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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bd7 | 909 | 35% 33% 32% | 2291 | 2026 |
| f5 | 336 | 32% 29% 39% | 2230 | 2026 |
| Nf6 | 114 | 34% 32% 34% | 2188 | 2026 |
| g6 | 91 | 29% 38% 33% | 2277 | 2026 |
| b5 | 19 | 74% 16% | 1937 | 2025 |
| Ne7 | 14 | 36% 21% 43% | 2091 | 2026 |
| Bg4 | 12 | 75% 25% | 2034 | 2025 |
| g5 | 9 | 44% 33% 22% | 2266 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 4 | 50% 50% | 2114 | 2023 |
| Qf6 | 1 | 100% | 1910 | 2016 |
| Be6 | 1 | 100% | 1679 | 2020 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2837–Mamedyarov, S2726 | 1-0 | World Rapid Final | 2012 |
| Caruana, F2828–Harikrishna, P2726 | ½-½ | Champions Showdown Rapid | 2019 |
| Yu Yangyi2751–Mamedyarov, S2799 | ½-½ | 2nd IMSA Basque 2017 | 2017 |
| Harikrishna, P2744–Mamedyarov, S2799 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2743–Caruana, F2792 | ½-½ | 7th Gashimov Mem Rapid | 2021 |
| Caruana, F2774–Ivanchuk, V2755 | 1-0 | Makedonia Palace GP | 2013 |
| Ivanchuk, V2726–Mamedyarov, S2799 | 1-0 | 2nd IMSA Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Fedoseev, Vl32718–Mamedyarov, S2799 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Caruana, F2774–Andreikin, D2713 | ½-½ | 8th Tal Memorial | 2013 |
| Kasimdzhanov, R2683–Mamedyarov, S2799 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2017 | 2017 |