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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 231 | 43% 34% 23% | 2327 | 2026 |
| d4 | 101 | 51% 31% 18% | 2389 | 2026 |
| f4 | 12 | 25% 33% 42% | 2325 | 2024 |
| d3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1947 | 2019 |
| Qg4 | 1 | 100% | 2210 | 2026 |
| g3 | 1 | 100% | 2283 | 2013 |
| Ne4 | 1 | 100% | 2027 | 2018 |
| Bd3 | 1 | 100% | 2465 | 2014 |
Top games
| Ding Liren2811–Radjabov, T2758 | 1-0 | FIDE World Cup 2019 | 2019 |
| Caruana, F2792–Rapport, R2763 | 0-1 | 84th Tata Steel Masters | 2022 |
| Ivanchuk, V2766–Nakamura, Hi2760 | ½-½ | SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 | 2012 |
| Maghsoodloo, Parham2695–Giri, A2748 | ½-½ | FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 | 2025 |
| Giri, A2767–Dubov, Daniil2648 | ½-½ | 32nd ECC Open 2016 | 2016 |
| Wojtaszek, R2748–Kovalev, Vl2661 | 0-1 | FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss | 2019 |
| Bartel, Mat2651–Tabatabaei, M2694 | 0-1 | 13th London Classic 2023 | 2023 |
| Dubov, Daniil2683–Kovalev, Vl2660 | 1-0 | 82nd Tata Steel GpA | 2020 |
| Wang Hao2687–Lu Shanglei2643 | ½-½ | Shenzhen Nanshan 2025 | 2025 |
| Grischuk, A2654–Sargsyan, Shant2665 | ½-½ | 4th UZB President Masters | 2025 |