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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e3 | 256 | 41% 23% 36% | 2217 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 91 | 51% 29% 21% | 2340 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 54 | 31% 22% 46% | 2143 | 2026 |
| g3 | 35 | 49% 40% | 2138 | 2025 |
| d3 | 23 | 61% 26% | 2251 | 2025 |
| a3 | 13 | 46% 23% 31% | 2230 | 2022 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2831–Vidit, S2739 | 1-0 | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2024 |
| Topalov, V2761–Aronian, L2792 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz Paris 2016 | 2016 |
| Navara, D2734–Ding Liren2805 | ½-½ | Navara-Ding Match 2019 | 2019 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2754–Karjakin, Sergey2758 | 0-1 | 9th Norway Armageddon | 2021 |
| Topalov, V2730–Radjabov, T2753 | ½-½ | 10th Norway Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Rapport, R2738–Navara, D2739 | ½-½ | 1st Prague Masters 2019 | 2019 |
| Rapport, R2763–Svidler, P2714 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Rapid 2021 | 2021 |
| Topalov, V2730–Wang Hao2744 | 1-0 | 10th Norway Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Rapport, R2736–Vidit, S2707 | ½-½ | IMSA World Masters Blitz | 2019 |
| Rapport, R2736–Korobov, A2687 | ½-½ | IMSA World Masters Blitz | 2019 |