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 | 804 | 31% 37% 32% | 2309 | 2026 |
| Bd2 | 653 | 38% 38% 24% | 2412 | 2026 |
| a3 | 136 | 24% 32% 45% | 2272 | 2026 |
| Qc2 | 59 | 19% 32% 49% | 2217 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 53 | 26% 40% 34% | 2268 | 2026 |
| cxd5 | 20 | 20% 20% 60% | 2192 | 2026 |
| Qb3 | 12 | 17% 33% 50% | 2152 | 2024 |
| c5 | 1 | 100% | 2014 | 2019 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2767–Carlsen, M2863 | ½-½ | 8th Norway Chess 2020 | 2020 |
| Caruana, F2820–Nepomniachtchi, I2792 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid Paris 2021 | 2021 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2763–So, W2799 | 1-0 | FIDE Candidates 2018 | 2018 |
| So, W2778–Karjakin, Sergey2782 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2018 |
| Ivanchuk, V2738–So, W2812 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2017 |
| So, W2748–Caruana, F2783 | 0-1 | Champions Showdown Kings | 2025 |
| Ivanchuk, V2747–Anand, V2779 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Jakovenko, D2735–Giri, A2783 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Grischuk, A2764–Leko, P2744 | ½-½ | 20th TCh-RUS 2013 | 2013 |
| Aronian, L2785–Esipenko, Andrey2723 | 1-0 | FIDE Grand Prix 3 Pool A | 2022 |