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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 129 | 33% 29% 38% | 2308 | 2026 |
| a4 | 36 | 33% 53% | 2371 | 2024 |
| Ne5 | 27 | 41% 19% 41% | 2303 | 2026 |
| Nbd2 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2082 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2442 | 2024 |
| Na3 | 1 | 100% | 2502 | 2015 |
| Qc2 | 1 | 100% | 1688 | 2026 |
Top games
| Laznicka, V2679–Vitiugov, N2742 | ½-½ | FIDE World Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Eljanov, P2706–Malakhov, V2707 | 0-1 | ACP Cup 2013 | 2013 |
| Wang Hao2726–Rodshtein, M2684 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2019 | 2019 |
| Cheparinov, I2710–Dreev, A2653 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Melkumyan, H2661–Dreev, A2671 | ½-½ | Tournament of Peace 2019 | 2019 |
| Shimanov, A2606–Malakhov, V2702 | 1-0 | ch-RUS Rapid 2015 | 2015 |
| Tkachiev, V2649–Khairullin, I2658 | ½-½ | FIDE World Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
| Mchedlishvili, M2603–Malakhov, V2686 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Ivanchuk, V2644–Grandelius, N2637 | 0-1 | 30th Sigeman & Co 2025 | 2025 |
| Ipatov, Alexander2659–Baryshpolets, A2592 | 1-0 | Pan-Am Intercollegiate | 2017 |