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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bf4 | 1,066 | 52% 27% 21% | 2128 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 883 | 45% 23% 32% | 2088 | 2026 |
| e3 | 303 | 58% 22% 19% | 2182 | 2026 |
| e4 | 203 | 57% 16% 27% | 2122 | 2026 |
| Nh3 | 35 | 49% 26% 26% | 2185 | 2025 |
| Nc3 | 34 | 44% 21% 35% | 2146 | 2025 |
| e6 | 9 | 44% 44% | 2103 | 2025 |
| Qd4 | 9 | 44% 56% | 1993 | 2023 |
| a3 | 4 | 50% 25% 25% | 1963 | 2024 |
| b3 | 3 | 33% 67% | 1872 | 2024 |
| Nd2 | 1 | 100% | 2304 | 2021 |
| b4 | 1 | 100% | 1932 | 2017 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2809–Ivanchuk, V2757 | 1-0 | FIDE Candidates | 2013 |
| Gelfand, B2777–Rapport, R2691 | 0-1 | 76th Tata Steel Masters | 2014 |
| Wojtaszek, R2727–Ivanchuk, V2710 | 1-0 | IMSA Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Wojtaszek, R2711–Jobava, Ba2710 | 0-1 | Tata Steel Challengers | 2014 |
| Wojtaszek, R2713–Short, N2698 | ½-½ | 13th Karpov GM | 2012 |
| Khairullin, I2658–Mamedyarov, S2753 | 1-0 | FIDE World Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
| Eljanov, P2732–Mamedov, Rau2660 | ½-½ | Vugar Gashimov Mem B 2014 | 2014 |
| Cori, J2671–Firouzja, Alireza2702 | 0-1 | 23rd Hoogeveen Matches | 2019 |
| Postny, E2631–Naiditsch, A2724 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2013-14 | 2014 |
| Predke, A2668–Ponkratov, P2662 | ½-½ | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | 2021 |