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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| g3 | 1,182 | 41% 26% 33% | 2186 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 872 | 42% 22% 36% | 2136 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 472 | 47% 25% 28% | 2190 | 2026 |
| d4 | 434 | 44% 25% 31% | 2201 | 2026 |
| b3 | 60 | 57% 30% | 2219 | 2025 |
| e4 | 19 | 47% 21% 32% | 2164 | 2025 |
| d3 | 11 | 36% 27% 36% | 2077 | 2022 |
| b4 | 6 | 83% 17% | 2256 | 2025 |
| g4 | 5 | 80% 20% | 2054 | 2021 |
| e3 | 5 | 60% 20% 20% | 2045 | 2025 |
| f4 | 4 | 25% 50% 25% | 2050 | 2022 |
| h3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1976 | 2018 |
| Qc2 | 1 | 100% | 2127 | 2024 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2803–Ponomariov, R2731 | 1-0 | SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 | 2013 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2745–Ponomariov, R2731 | 0-1 | SportAccord Basque Men 2013 | 2013 |
| Tomashevsky, E2733–Wang Hao2739 | 1-0 | 8th RUS-CHN Summit Men Rapid | 2012 |
| Inarkiev, E2707–Grischuk, A2761 | ½-½ | Geneva Grand Prix 2017 | 2017 |
| Ivanchuk, V2731–Ponomariov, R2731 | 1-0 | SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 | 2013 |
| Jakovenko, D2747–Nepomniachtchi, I2714 | 0-1 | 5th Yaroslav the Wise Rapid | 2014 |
| Wang Yue2723–Ponomariov, R2731 | ½-½ | SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 | 2013 |
| Vitiugov, N2747–Anton Guijarro, D2685 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Almasi, Z2693–Vallejo Pons, F2700 | 0-1 | 49th Capablanca Elite 2014 | 2014 |
| Matlakov, M2701–Cheparinov, I2689 | ½-½ | Gibraltar Masters 2017 | 2017 |