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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d3 | 52 | 37% 23% 40% | 1997 | 2026 |
| h3 | 10 | 30% 60% | 1925 | 2025 |
| a3 | 8 | 75% | 1908 | 2019 |
| b3 | 2 | 100% | 1728 | 2018 |
| Re1 | 2 | 100% | 2240 | 2025 |
| Bb3 | 1 | 100% | 1959 | 2012 |
| Nxe5 | 1 | 100% | 1848 | 2022 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2729–So, W2753 | ½-½ | American Cup Champ | 2026 |
| Dubov, Daniil2691–Vokhidov, Shamsiddin2645 | ½-½ | FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 | 2025 |
| Lagno, Kateryna2508–Rakshitta, Ravi2321 | 0-1 | Tata Steel India Blitz w | 2026 |
| Tsereteli, T2332–Javakhishvili, L2463 | 0-1 | 75th ch-GEO w 2018 | 2018 |
| Belyakov, B2490–Ioffe, Ilya2240 | ½-½ | 22nd Voronezh Master Open | 2018 |
| Wang, Tongsen2309–Xu, Yi2396 | ½-½ | CHN Team Men 2016 | 2016 |
| Trkulja, Z2189–Radionov, Timur2285 | 0-1 | Vienna Open 2016 | 2016 |
| Pasztor, F12219–Kende, G2171 | 1-0 | Hungarian National Open 2013 | 2013 |
| Mucha, R2203–Goslawski, M2151 | ½-½ | Malopolska Open 2015 | 2015 |
| Guimaraes, D2216–Manzi, L2101 | 1-0 | 80th ch-BRA S/F 1 2013 | 2013 |