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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e5 | 99 | 36% 37% 26% | 2223 | 2026 |
| Ng4 | 49 | 39% 22% 39% | 2166 | 2026 |
| Nbd7 | 40 | 40% 25% 35% | 2098 | 2025 |
| Na6 | 29 | 41% 28% 31% | 2338 | 2025 |
| c5 | 19 | 42% 42% 16% | 2282 | 2026 |
| c6 | 13 | 38% 38% 23% | 2260 | 2025 |
| Bg4 | 13 | 54% 15% 31% | 2271 | 2025 |
| Nc6 | 9 | 22% 22% 56% | 2069 | 2023 |
| b6 | 3 | 33% 67% | 1898 | 2017 |
| a6 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2263 | 2026 |
| h6 | 1 | 100% | 1935 | 2013 |
| Re8 | 1 | 100% | 2339 | 2024 |
| a5 | 1 | 100% | 2401 | 2026 |
Top games
| Gukesh, D2752–Caruana, F2789 | 0-1 | Clutch Chess: Champions | 2025 |
| Predke, A2689–Rapport, R2731 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2023 | 2023 |
| Rapport, R2752–Mamedov, Rau2648 | ½-½ | 35th ECC Open 2019 | 2019 |
| Predke, A2689–Sadhwani, Raunak2654 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Nihal, Sarin2693–Pavlidis, Ant2577 | 1-0 | Bundesliga 2025-26 | 2026 |
| Fedoseev, Vl32707–Firouzja, Alireza2561 | 1-0 | 25th Abu Dhabi Masters | 2018 |
| Hakobyan, Aram2619–Aryan, C2630 | 1-0 | St Louis Spring A | 2024 |
| Nikitenko, M2521–Rapport, R2713 | ½-½ | Aeroflot Open A 2025 | 2025 |
| Shevchenko, Kirill2694–Korpa, B2522 | 1-0 | ch-HUN Rapid 2023 | 2023 |
| Shevchenko, Kirill2645–Plat, V2546 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2022-23 | 2023 |