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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qa4+ | 3,071 | 37% 40% 23% | 2358 | 2026 |
| O-O | 522 | 38% 34% 28% | 2335 | 2026 |
| Na3 | 284 | 34% 33% 33% | 2282 | 2026 |
| Qc2 | 74 | 24% 42% 34% | 2281 | 2025 |
| Ne5 | 12 | 50% 42% | 2256 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 4 | 25% 75% | 2114 | 2022 |
| a4 | 4 | 50% 25% 25% | 2193 | 2025 |
Top games
| Ding Liren2805–Carlsen, M2882 | 1-0 | 7th Sinquefield Cup TB | 2019 |
| Aronian, L2812–Anand, V2773 | 1-0 | Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 | 2014 |
| Aronian, L2802–Ding Liren2771 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2017 | 2017 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2792–Aronian, L2781 | 1-0 | GCT Rapid Paris 2021 | 2021 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2792–Aronian, L2781 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2021 | 2021 |
| So, W2792–Ding Liren2771 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2017 | 2017 |
| Ding Liren2769–Aronian, L2794 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2018 | 2018 |
| Aronian, L2794–Karjakin, Sergey2763 | 0-1 | FIDE Candidates 2018 | 2018 |
| Ding Liren2806–Duda, J2750 | 1-0 | FIDE Candidates 2022 | 2022 |
| Ding Liren2805–Karjakin, Sergey2750 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Rapid 2019 | 2019 |