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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bd3 | 688 | 32% 34% 33% | 2113 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 153 | 24% 36% 40% | 2067 | 2026 |
| Qc2 | 148 | 35% 28% 36% | 2141 | 2026 |
| b3 | 137 | 39% 37% 23% | 2274 | 2026 |
| a3 | 93 | 32% 46% 22% | 2366 | 2026 |
| cxd5 | 46 | 28% 24% 48% | 2140 | 2026 |
| Bd2 | 19 | 42% 47% | 2172 | 2026 |
| h3 | 6 | 67% 33% | 2329 | 2026 |
| c5 | 3 | 67% 33% | 1944 | 2025 |
| Ne5 | 1 | 100% | 2063 | 2016 |
| Qb3 | 1 | 100% | 2071 | 2017 |
| g3 | 1 | 100% | 1725 | 2026 |
Top games
| Kramnik, V2792–Karjakin, Sergey2782 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz Paris 2018 | 2018 |
| Mamedyarov, S2799–Cheparinov, I2710 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Aronian, L2727–Nepomniachtchi, I2771 | ½-½ | 10th Sinquefield Cup | 2023 |
| Praggnanandhaa, R2733–Keymer, Vincent2759 | 1-0 | 14th Norway Chess 2026 | 2026 |
| Kramnik, V2753–Esipenko, Andrey2704 | ½-½ | Kramnik-Esipenko Blitz | 2024 |
| Radjabov, T2713–Wang Hao2735 | 1-0 | SportAccord Basque Men 2013 | 2013 |
| Andreikin, D2724–Wojtaszek, R2725 | 1-0 | Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix | 2019 |
| Andreikin, D2737–Leko, P2693 | ½-½ | European Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Vidit, S2721–Tomashevsky, E2705 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Andreikin, D2724–Matlakov, M2699 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2019 | 2019 |