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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nh4 | 3,938 | 41% 36% 23% | 2362 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 453 | 27% 42% 31% | 2254 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 318 | 36% 33% 31% | 2123 | 2026 |
| Qb3 | 187 | 40% 25% 35% | 2124 | 2026 |
| cxd5 | 54 | 31% 24% 44% | 1959 | 2026 |
| a3 | 36 | 17% 33% 50% | 1991 | 2025 |
| h3 | 31 | 19% 29% 52% | 2097 | 2025 |
| Ne5 | 12 | 58% 25% 17% | 2037 | 2024 |
| Bd2 | 10 | 70% 20% | 1890 | 2026 |
| b3 | 6 | 17% 83% | 2092 | 2024 |
| c5 | 3 | 33% 67% | 1956 | 2015 |
| g3 | 1 | 100% | 2143 | 2019 |
Top games
| Giri, A2763–Caruana, F2842 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2020 | 2020 |
| Nakamura, Hi2779–Caruana, F2823 | 0-1 | Champions Showdown Blitz | 2016 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2773–Caruana, F2822 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Giri, A2798–Aronian, L2792 | 0-1 | 5th Zurich Opening Blitz | 2016 |
| Topalov, V2760–Caruana, F2823 | ½-½ | Champions Showdown Rapid | 2016 |
| Caruana, F2823–Topalov, V2760 | 1-0 | Champions Showdown Rapid | 2016 |
| Kramnik, V2808–Giri, A2771 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2017 |
| Nakamura, Hi2790–Topalov, V2780 | 1-0 | FIDE Candidates 2016 | 2016 |
| Nakamura, Hi2810–Firouzja, Alireza2759 | 1-0 | SpeedChess Final 2025 | 2026 |
| Ding Liren2805–Yu Yangyi2752 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Blitz 2019 | 2019 |