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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nc3 | 700 | 54% 33% | 2336 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 384 | 35% 43% 22% | 2227 | 2026 |
| d4 | 105 | 46% 28% 27% | 2306 | 2026 |
| Qc2 | 70 | 44% 30% 26% | 2279 | 2026 |
| g3 | 47 | 43% 38% 19% | 2316 | 2026 |
| cxd5 | 9 | 33% 44% 22% | 2095 | 2025 |
| d3 | 4 | 25% 75% | 2026 | 2022 |
| Rg1 | 4 | 50% 25% 25% | 2397 | 2023 |
| g4 | 1 | 100% | 2690 | 2023 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2834–Giri, A2752 | 1-0 | 80th Tata Steel GpA TB | 2018 |
| Nakamura, Hi2746–Caruana, F2832 | 0-1 | 10th London Classic 2018 | 2018 |
| Nakamura, Hi2775–Anand, V2793 | 1-0 | 6th LCC Super Rapidplay Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Nakamura, Hi2802–Firouzja, Alireza2767 | ½-½ | SpeedChess Final 2024 | 2024 |
| Nakamura, Hi2785–Karjakin, Sergey2781 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Harikrishna, P2763–Kramnik, V2801 | 0-1 | 4th Norway Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2763–Kramnik, V2800 | 1-0 | 11th Tal Mem Rapid 2018 | 2018 |
| Harikrishna, P2726–Caruana, F2828 | ½-½ | Champions Showdown Rapid | 2019 |
| Topalov, V2761–Nakamura, Hi2787 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz Paris 2016 | 2016 |
| Nakamura, Hi2768–Firouzja, Alireza2778 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Rapid 2022 | 2022 |