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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nc6 | 1,030 | 39% 33% 28% | 2314 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 81 | 47% 38% 15% | 2148 | 2026 |
| Bd6 | 18 | 61% 17% 22% | 2171 | 2025 |
| dxc4 | 17 | 47% 35% 18% | 2265 | 2026 |
| a6 | 15 | 33% 47% 20% | 2302 | 2026 |
| b6 | 10 | 80% 20% | 2065 | 2025 |
| Nbd7 | 5 | 60% 20% 20% | 2167 | 2023 |
| g6 | 3 | 67% 33% | 1727 | 2025 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2823–Nakamura, Hi2779 | 0-1 | Champions Showdown Blitz | 2016 |
| So, W2812–Anand, V2786 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2017 |
| So, W2812–Nakamura, Hi2785 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2780–Ding Liren2801 | ½-½ | 11th London Classic 2019 | 2019 |
| Topalov, V2761–Kramnik, V2812 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2016 |
| Mamedyarov, S2801–Aronian, L2767 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Nakamura, Hi2761–Ding Liren2805 | 1-0 | Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| So, W2770–Giri, A2782 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2016 |
| Nakamura, Hi2768–Firouzja, Alireza2778 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Nakamura, Hi2802–Niemann, Hans Moke2733 | 1-0 | SpeedChess Final 2024 | 2024 |