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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nc6 | 7,793 | 42% 31% 27% | 2287 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 416 | 39% 27% 34% | 2383 | 2026 |
| a6 | 171 | 39% 30% 32% | 2308 | 2026 |
| Qb6 | 92 | 35% 33% 33% | 2282 | 2026 |
| cxd4 | 28 | 68% 21% | 2149 | 2026 |
| b6 | 17 | 35% 41% 24% | 2301 | 2023 |
| g6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1997 | 2016 |
| Nb6 | 1 | 100% | 1886 | 2025 |
| f6 | 1 | 100% | 2050 | 2022 |
Top games
| Karjakin, Sergey2750–Carlsen, M2882 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Kasparov, G2812–Caruana, F2807 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Caruana, F2764–Carlsen, M2853 | 1-0 | 11th Norway Chess 2023 | 2023 |
| Carlsen, M2837–Morozevich, A2770 | 1-0 | World Rapid Final | 2012 |
| Caruana, F2787–Nakamura, Hi2793 | 1-0 | Showdown Rapid 2015 | 2015 |
| Anand, V2785–Caruana, F2791 | ½-½ | FIDE World Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| Grischuk, A2761–Caruana, F2808 | 1-0 | GCT Rapid Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2782–Topalov, V2784 | 1-0 | Sberbank GM Rapid | 2013 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2763–Erigaisi, Arjun2801 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2024 | 2024 |
| So, W2773–Nakamura, Hi2787 | ½-½ | ch-USA 2016 | 2016 |