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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| h6 | 785 | 30% 40% 30% | 2322 | 2026 |
| d6 | 739 | 33% 34% 33% | 2231 | 2026 |
| a6 | 431 | 36% 34% 29% | 2361 | 2026 |
| O-O | 156 | 28% 36% 36% | 2239 | 2026 |
| a5 | 4 | 50% 25% 25% | 2243 | 2026 |
Top games
| Kramnik, V2800–Aronian, L2794 | 1-0 | FIDE Candidates 2018 | 2018 |
| Carlsen, M2865–Vidit, S2727 | ½-½ | 84th Tata Steel Masters | 2022 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2755–Carlsen, M2831 | ½-½ | CCT Final RR 2024 | 2024 |
| Giri, A2768–Anand, V2793 | 1-0 | 6th London CC Elite Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2771–Caruana, F2784 | 1-0 | Esports World Cup D 2025 | 2025 |
| Kramnik, V2777–Anand, V2773 | 0-1 | 81st Tata Steel GpA | 2019 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2792–Firouzja, Alireza2759 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid Paris 2021 | 2021 |
| Rapport, R2719–Carlsen, M2830 | ½-½ | GRENKE Chess Playoffs 1-2 | 2024 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2782–Aronian, L2764 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2018 |
| Aronian, L2772–Giri, A2772 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2021 | 2021 |