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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d3 | 349 | 54% 26% 20% | 2286 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 225 | 39% 31% 30% | 2152 | 2026 |
| h4 | 48 | 54% 25% 21% | 2266 | 2026 |
| d4 | 36 | 42% 31% 28% | 2175 | 2026 |
| b3 | 6 | 33% 50% 17% | 2220 | 2023 |
| a4 | 4 | 25% 50% 25% | 2239 | 2022 |
| e3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1988 | 2024 |
| e4 | 1 | 100% | 2104 | 2016 |
| f4 | 1 | 100% | 2139 | 2013 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2803–Le Quang Liem2703 | 1-0 | SportAccord Rapid Men 2013 | 2013 |
| Movsesian, S2699–Mamedyarov, S2753 | 1-0 | FIDE World Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
| Jones, G2653–Areshchenko, A2720 | 1-0 | TCh-ISL 2012-13 | 2013 |
| Korobov, A2698–Safarli, E2644 | ½-½ | 20th TCh-RUS 2013 | 2013 |
| Jakovenko, D2752–Zeng, C2535 | 1-0 | TCh-CHN 2018 | 2018 |
| Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo2650–Ivanchuk, V2634 | ½-½ | Grand Prix Bucharest 2026 | 2026 |
| Aronian, L2802–Cawdery, D2449 | 1-0 | FIDE World Cup 2017 | 2017 |
| Short, N2692–Salem, Ar2536 | 1-0 | World Cities Team GpA | 2012 |
| Ivanchuk, V2733–Muzychuk, M2491 | ½-½ | 2nd Karpov Trophy Prelim | 2013 |
| Romanov, E2647–Tomczak, J2560 | 1-0 | Bundesliga 2014-15 | 2014 |