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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a6 | 79 | 39% 19% 42% | 2231 | 2025 |
| a5 | 5 | 80% 20% | 2028 | 2023 |
Top games
| Sindarov, Javokhir2609–Aronian, L2772 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Sindarov, Javokhir2609–Mamedyarov, S2767 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Wei Yi2551–Mamedyarov, S2775 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2013 | 2013 |
| Wei Yi2607–Harikrishna, P2706 | ½-½ | Gibraltar Masters 2014 | 2014 |
| Aditya, Mittal2595–Sanal, V2595 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2023 | 2023 |
| Molner, M2479–Romanov, E2623 | 1-0 | 40th Annual World Open | 2012 |
| Antal, Ge2563–Nagy, Ga12501 | 1-0 | 68th ch-HUN Prelim 2019 | 2019 |
| Kurmann, O2439–Milov, V2622 | 0-1 | 114th ch-SUI 2014 | 2014 |
| Mahdavi, Reza2454–Sanal, V2550 | 0-1 | Fujairah Global Masters | 2025 |
| Brkic, A2584–Rogulj, B2414 | 1-0 | 21st TCh-CRO 1a 2012 | 2012 |