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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 915 | 38% 33% 29% | 2312 | 2026 |
| Bb3 | 877 | 35% 30% 34% | 2216 | 2026 |
| a4 | 402 | 33% 29% 39% | 2275 | 2026 |
| Nbd2 | 297 | 39% 27% 34% | 2253 | 2026 |
| Bg5 | 65 | 34% 35% 31% | 2428 | 2026 |
| b4 | 58 | 22% 43% 34% | 2155 | 2026 |
| h3 | 33 | 48% 30% 21% | 2226 | 2025 |
| Be3 | 4 | 25% 75% | 1947 | 2025 |
| Qe2 | 2 | 100% | 2136 | 2024 |
Top games
| Vachier Lagrave, M2796–Carlsen, M2832 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Kramnik, V2808–So, W2812 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2017 |
| Caruana, F2811–Aronian, L2777 | ½-½ | 4th Zurich CC Rapid | 2015 |
| Kramnik, V2801–Aronian, L2784 | ½-½ | 4th Norway Chess 2016 | 2016 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2789–Kramnik, V2792 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2018 | 2018 |
| Topalov, V2798–Aronian, L2780 | 0-1 | 3rd Norway Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Kryvoruchko, Y2710–Carlsen, M2850 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2015 | 2015 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2785–Nakamura, Hi2775 | 0-1 | 11th Norway Armageddon | 2023 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2760–Mamedyarov, S2799 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Topalov, V2760–So, W2794 | 0-1 | 8th London Classic 2016 | 2016 |