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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d5 | 2,083 | 36% 35% 29% | 2258 | 2026 |
| Ne4 | 20 | 45% 20% 35% | 1954 | 2025 |
| Qe7 | 13 | 85% | 1863 | 2024 |
| Ng4 | 10 | 80% | 1785 | 2026 |
| Ng8 | 2 | 100% | 1801 | 2026 |
| Nxe5 | 1 | 100% | 1850 | 2017 |
| d6 | 1 | 100% | 1585 | 2014 |
Top games
| Nepomniachtchi, I2792–Carlsen, M2855 | ½-½ | 9th Norway Chess 2021 | 2021 |
| Aronian, L2775–Ding Liren2801 | 1-0 | 11th London Classic 2019 | 2019 |
| Caruana, F2819–So, W2754 | ½-½ | 7th Norway Chess 2019 | 2019 |
| Svidler, P2749–So, W2810 | ½-½ | 5th Sinquefield Cup 2017 | 2017 |
| Mamedyarov, S2772–Karjakin, Sergey2783 | ½-½ | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2017 | 2017 |
| So, W2772–Mamedyarov, S2782 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Aronian, L2772–Mamedyarov, S2772 | ½-½ | Superbet Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Aronian, L2772–Mamedyarov, S2772 | 1-0 | Superbet Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Aronian, L2765–Anand, V2773 | ½-½ | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2018 |
| Giri, A2776–So, W2760 | ½-½ | Superbet Blitz 2019 | 2019 |