Opening explorer over 1,964,188 over-the-board games. Online games are searchable and count for prep, but are excluded from opening statistics.
Moves
| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d5 | 1,692 | 38% 29% 33% | 2180 | 2026 |
| Bb4 | 1,240 | 30% 27% 43% | 2276 | 2026 |
| c6 | 657 | 33% 28% 39% | 2148 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 481 | 46% 23% 31% | 2134 | 2026 |
| Bc5 | 235 | 46% 20% 34% | 2088 | 2026 |
| g6 | 119 | 48% 19% 33% | 2136 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 55 | 55% 20% 25% | 2009 | 2026 |
| d6 | 54 | 50% 24% 26% | 2071 | 2025 |
| h6 | 14 | 29% 29% 43% | 2267 | 2026 |
| c5 | 11 | 55% 27% 18% | 1981 | 2024 |
| h5 | 5 | 60% 40% | 2172 | 2025 |
| a6 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2085 | 2025 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2835–Caruana, F2832 | 1-0 | WCh Rapid TB 2018 | 2018 |
| Carlsen, M2845–Anand, V2774 | ½-½ | GRENKE Chess Classic 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2861–Karjakin, Sergey2752 | 1-0 | Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Giri, A2798–Anand, V2803 | 1-0 | 8th Grand Slam Masters | 2015 |
| Nakamura, Hi2802–Giri, A2773 | ½-½ | 3rd Norway Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Giri, A2784–Aronian, L2788 | ½-½ | 7th London Classic 2015 | 2015 |
| Aronian, L2752–Caruana, F2819 | 0-1 | 7th Norway Chess 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2831–Niemann, Hans Moke2734 | ½-½ | World Blitz Final KO 2024 | 2024 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2760–Anand, V2797 | ½-½ | 4th Zurich CC Classical | 2015 |
| Svidler, P2757–Aronian, L2786 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2016 | 2016 |