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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be3 | 5,582 | 46% 32% 22% | 2187 | 2026 |
| Nc2 | 458 | 53% 24% 23% | 2174 | 2026 |
| Nxc6 | 25 | 36% 52% | 1996 | 2026 |
| Nb3 | 19 | 42% 47% | 1992 | 2026 |
| Nb5 | 5 | 40% 60% | 2201 | 2025 |
| Nf3 | 3 | 67% 33% | 1736 | 2024 |
| Ne2 | 1 | 100% | 2129 | 2017 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2831–Nakamura, Hi2802 | ½-½ | TechM GCL 2024 | 2024 |
| Caruana, F2789–Nakamura, Hi2816 | ½-½ | Clutch Chess: Champions | 2025 |
| Gukesh, D2752–Nakamura, Hi2816 | 0-1 | Clutch Chess: Champions | 2025 |
| Keymer, Vincent2733–Carlsen, M2831 | 0-1 | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2024 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2735–Nakamura, Hi2802 | 0-1 | TechM GCL 2024 | 2024 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2766–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2767 | 0-1 | FIDE World Rapid Team | 2025 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2757–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2771 | ½-½ | Superbet ROM Classic 2025 | 2025 |
| Leko, P2732–Radjabov, T2793 | 0-1 | SportAccord Rapid Men 2012 | 2012 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2785–Mamedov, Rau2688 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2016 | 2016 |
| Navara, D2706–Svidler, P2741 | ½-½ | Cez Trophy 2012 | 2012 |