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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bg7 | 7,907 | 36% 33% 31% | 2237 | 2026 |
| d5 | 267 | 30% 42% 28% | 2290 | 2026 |
| c5 | 234 | 24% 41% 35% | 2306 | 2026 |
| b6 | 151 | 22% 39% 39% | 2292 | 2026 |
| b5 | 22 | 36% 55% | 2244 | 2025 |
| d6 | 13 | 62% 23% 15% | 2018 | 2025 |
| c6 | 12 | 42% 25% 33% | 2201 | 2025 |
| e6 | 1 | 100% | 2019 | 2026 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2881–Caruana, F2783 | 1-0 | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014 | 2014 |
| Kramnik, V2809–Vachier Lagrave, M2804 | ½-½ | 8th London Classic 2016 | 2016 |
| Kramnik, V2812–Vachier Lagrave, M2791 | ½-½ | 45th GM 2017 | 2017 |
| Carlsen, M2881–Le Quang Liem2712 | 1-0 | FIDE World Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Grischuk, A2781–Caruana, F2805 | ½-½ | 3rd Norway Chess 2015 | 2015 |
| Mamedyarov, S2809–Grischuk, A2767 | 1-0 | FIDE Candidates 2018 | 2018 |
| Mamedyarov, S2762–Vachier Lagrave, M2811 | 1-0 | 32nd ECC Open 2016 | 2016 |
| Nakamura, Hi2810–Firouzja, Alireza2759 | 0-1 | SpeedChess Final 2025 | 2026 |
| Kramnik, V2792–Grischuk, A2766 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz Paris 2018 | 2018 |
| Mamedyarov, S2774–Vachier Lagrave, M2779 | 0-1 | 7th Norway Blitz 2019 | 2019 |