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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bb2 | 206 | 41% 29% 30% | 2218 | 2026 |
| e4 | 33 | 52% 27% 21% | 2323 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 8 | 50% 38% | 2174 | 2024 |
| g3 | 4 | 25% 75% | 1999 | 2025 |
| e3 | 2 | 100% | 1993 | 2019 |
| c4 | 1 | 100% | 1983 | 2018 |
| d4 | 1 | 100% | 2348 | 2014 |
Top games
| Nakamura, Hi2775–Caruana, F2829 | 1-0 | 6th London CC Elite Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2782–Vachier Lagrave, M2789 | ½-½ | 6th Norway Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2828–Harikrishna, P2726 | 0-1 | Champions Showdown Blitz | 2019 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2773–So, W2780 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Duda, J2740–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2783 | ½-½ | TechM GCL 2024 | 2024 |
| Praggnanandhaa, R2758–Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.2749 | 1-0 | Superbet POL Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Giri, A2734–Ivanchuk, V2753 | 0-1 | 26th Leon Masters g5 | 2013 |
| Svidler, P2714–Radjabov, T2765 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2021 | 2021 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2745–Ivanchuk, V2731 | 0-1 | SportAccord Basque Men 2013 | 2013 |
| Jobava, Ba2711–Kamsky, G2762 | 0-1 | SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 | 2012 |