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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 1,912 | 43% 30% 27% | 2184 | 2026 |
| Bc4 | 681 | 41% 29% 30% | 2162 | 2026 |
| Bd2 | 360 | 42% 29% 29% | 2162 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 63 | 24% 30% 46% | 2036 | 2026 |
| h3 | 26 | 31% 31% 38% | 2079 | 2025 |
| a3 | 16 | 38% 25% 38% | 2322 | 2025 |
| Be2 | 8 | 25% 38% 38% | 1933 | 2022 |
| g3 | 3 | 33% 33% 33% | 1900 | 2019 |
| Be3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2181 | 2020 |
| Bb5+ | 2 | 100% | 1982 | 2023 |
| Bf4 | 2 | 100% | 2245 | 2024 |
| Qf3 | 1 | 100% | 2288 | 2024 |
| Ne2 | 1 | 100% | 2008 | 2024 |
| Rb1 | 1 | 100% | 1961 | 2016 |
| f3 | 1 | 100% | 1862 | 2016 |
Top games
| So, W2760–Carlsen, M2853 | 1-0 | Superbet Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Caruana, F2819–Mamedyarov, S2774 | ½-½ | Croatia GCT 2019 | 2019 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2792–Rapport, R2760 | 1-0 | 9th Norway Armageddon | 2021 |
| Gukesh, D2776–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2771 | 0-1 | SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Anand, V2764–Mamedyarov, S2765 | 0-1 | GCT Rapid Paris 2019 | 2019 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2758–Rapport, R2760 | ½-½ | 9th Norway Armageddon | 2021 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2750–Mamedyarov, S2764 | ½-½ | 7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 | 2019 |
| Praggnanandhaa, R2746–Wei Yi2763 | 0-1 | TechM GCL 2024 | 2024 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2736–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2771 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Kramnik, V2753–Mamedyarov, S2734 | 1-0 | Levitov Chess Week Rapid | 2023 |