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 | 3,083 | 41% 28% 31% | 2124 | 2026 |
| c4 | 458 | 34% 35% 31% | 2201 | 2026 |
| Nbd2 | 225 | 33% 36% 31% | 2239 | 2026 |
| b3 | 152 | 37% 36% 28% | 2224 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 87 | 23% 38% 39% | 2077 | 2026 |
| a3 | 13 | 46% 23% 31% | 2172 | 2025 |
| c3 | 7 | 43% 29% 29% | 2114 | 2025 |
| Nc3 | 4 | 100% | 1923 | 2025 |
| Ne5 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2096 | 2023 |
| g3 | 1 | 100% | 1759 | 2024 |
| Bd2 | 1 | 100% | 1844 | 2014 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2853–Karjakin, Sergey2772 | 0-1 | WCh 2016 | 2016 |
| Carlsen, M2840–Giri, A2773 | ½-½ | 79th Tata Steel GpA | 2017 |
| Kramnik, V2811–Nakamura, Hi2793 | ½-½ | Zurich Korchnoi CC 2017 | 2017 |
| Erigaisi, Arjun2799–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2777 | 1-0 | Tata Steel India Rapid | 2024 |
| Nakamura, Hi2787–So, W2770 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2016 |
| Kramnik, V2809–Adams, Mi2748 | ½-½ | 8th London Classic 2016 | 2016 |
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2771–Caruana, F2784 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Rapid 2025 | 2025 |
| Kramnik, V2812–Wojtaszek, R2736 | ½-½ | 45th GM 2017 | 2017 |
| Mamedyarov, S2817–Wang Hao2730 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Fressinet, L2687–Carlsen, M2855 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid Paris 2016 | 2016 |