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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cxd5 | 498 | 44% 33% 23% | 2230 | 2026 |
| O-O | 435 | 48% 29% 23% | 2243 | 2026 |
| Qb3 | 408 | 56% 30% | 2258 | 2026 |
| b3 | 121 | 40% 30% 30% | 2147 | 2026 |
| d4 | 20 | 65% 20% 15% | 2155 | 2025 |
| Qa4 | 4 | 50% 25% 25% | 2006 | 2019 |
| d3 | 2 | 100% | 2290 | 2025 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2785–Carlsen, M2840 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2016 | 2016 |
| Carlsen, M2832–Niemann, Hans Moke2733 | ½-½ | SpeedChess Final 2024 | 2024 |
| Radjabov, T2793–Kamsky, G2762 | 1-0 | SportAccord Rapid Men 2012 | 2012 |
| Giri, A2783–Aronian, L2765 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2773–Aronian, L2767 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Rapid 2018 | 2018 |
| Grischuk, A2766–Aronian, L2767 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2753–Tomashevsky, E2749 | 1-0 | KM FIDE GP 2015 | 2015 |
| Eljanov, P2757–Malakhov, V2698 | ½-½ | 32nd ECC Open 2016 | 2016 |
| Jakovenko, D2745–Matlakov, M2685 | 1-0 | Russian Cup Final 2014 | 2014 |
| Grischuk, A2777–Potkin, V2625 | ½-½ | ch-Moscow Superfinal 2014 | 2014 |