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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dxc4 | 1,176 | 39% 31% 30% | 2330 | 2026 |
| Bf5 | 1,150 | 47% 30% 23% | 2236 | 2026 |
| g6 | 888 | 46% 34% 20% | 2308 | 2026 |
| Bg4 | 810 | 48% 33% 20% | 2311 | 2026 |
| e6 | 441 | 51% 31% 18% | 2197 | 2026 |
| Nbd7 | 87 | 57% 16% 26% | 2162 | 2026 |
| h6 | 27 | 52% 15% 33% | 2088 | 2026 |
| a6 | 23 | 61% 22% 17% | 2290 | 2026 |
| d4 | 5 | 40% 40% 20% | 2159 | 2025 |
| b5 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2372 | 2025 |
| Qc7 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2115 | 2023 |
| a5 | 1 | 100% | 2308 | 2023 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2784–Carlsen, M2851 | 1-0 | 4th Norway Chess 2016 | 2016 |
| Aronian, L2785–Carlsen, M2840 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2016 | 2016 |
| Adams, Mi2761–So, W2822 | ½-½ | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2017 | 2017 |
| Aronian, L2765–Caruana, F2818 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Nakamura, Hi2776–Anand, V2797 | 1-0 | 4th Zurich CC Rapid | 2015 |
| Aronian, L2792–So, W2770 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2016 |
| Kramnik, V2803–Mamedyarov, S2753 | ½-½ | 8th Tal Mem Blitz | 2013 |
| Radjabov, T2793–Kamsky, G2762 | 1-0 | SportAccord Rapid Men 2012 | 2012 |
| Aronian, L2785–Mamedyarov, S2768 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2016 | 2016 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2760–Kramnik, V2783 | 1-0 | 4th Zurich CC Rapid | 2015 |