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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e6 | 8,905 | 39% 28% 33% | 2296 | 2026 |
| Bd7 | 1,688 | 37% 28% 35% | 2290 | 2026 |
| Qb6 | 315 | 35% 24% 40% | 2286 | 2026 |
| g6 | 259 | 40% 33% 27% | 2315 | 2026 |
| a6 | 173 | 46% 27% 27% | 2258 | 2026 |
| Qa5 | 114 | 46% 17% 37% | 2181 | 2026 |
| e5 | 42 | 81% | 2029 | 2025 |
| h6 | 20 | 65% 15% 20% | 2117 | 2026 |
| Nd7 | 5 | 60% 40% | 1976 | 2025 |
| Nxd4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2048 | 2024 |
| a5 | 1 | 100% | 2197 | 2015 |
| Bg4 | 1 | 100% | 1757 | 2026 |
| Nxe4 | 1 | 100% | 2177 | 2013 |
| Nb8 | 1 | 100% | 2451 | 2025 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2830–Nakamura, Hi2795 | ½-½ | Casablanca Chess 2024 | 2024 |
| Anand, V2776–Carlsen, M2843 | ½-½ | GRENKE Chess Classic 2018 | 2018 |
| Anand, V2764–Caruana, F2819 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2859–Maghsoodloo, Parham2719 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2760–Caruana, F2794 | 1-0 | FIDE Candidates 2016 | 2016 |
| Harikrishna, P2726–Caruana, F2828 | 0-1 | Champions Showdown Blitz | 2019 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2779–Morozevich, A2770 | ½-½ | World Blitz Final | 2012 |
| Kramnik, V2808–Ivanchuk, V2738 | 1-0 | GCT Rapid YourNextMove | 2017 |
| Wang Hao2725–Ding Liren2812 | ½-½ | TCh-CHN 2019 | 2019 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2785–Ivanchuk, V2747 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2016 | 2016 |