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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e3 | 2,803 | 44% 36% 20% | 2185 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 688 | 43% 31% 27% | 2109 | 2026 |
| cxd5 | 325 | 42% 33% 24% | 2113 | 2026 |
| Bxf6 | 10 | 50% 40% | 2028 | 2025 |
| Qc2 | 9 | 78% | 2066 | 2024 |
| Rc1 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2016 | 2018 |
| a3 | 1 | 100% | 1428 | 2019 |
| h3 | 1 | 100% | 1493 | 2018 |
| c5 | 1 | 100% | 1816 | 2025 |
Top games
| So, W2812–Kramnik, V2808 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2017 |
| Mamedyarov, S2808–Kramnik, V2792 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz Paris 2018 | 2018 |
| So, W2770–Kramnik, V2812 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid YourNextMove | 2016 |
| So, W2747–Carlsen, M2831 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2024 | 2024 |
| Gelfand, B2755–Kramnik, V2803 | ½-½ | 8th Tal Mem Blitz | 2013 |
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2727–Carlsen, M2830 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2023 | 2023 |
| Topalov, V2741–Kramnik, V2811 | ½-½ | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2017 | 2017 |
| Kasparov, G2812–Dominguez Perez, L2739 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| So, W2792–Giri, A2752 | ½-½ | 80th Tata Steel GpA | 2018 |
| Jobava, Ba2707–Kramnik, V2808 | 0-1 | GCT Rapid YourNextMove | 2017 |