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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d4 | 67 | 42% 42% 16% | 2490 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 54 | 28% 30% 43% | 2439 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 27 | 33% 33% 33% | 2437 | 2025 |
| g3 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2436 | 2022 |
| Ne2 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2444 | 2017 |
| f4 | 1 | 100% | 2218 | 2018 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2861–Caruana, F2781 | ½-½ | 75th Tata Steel GpA | 2013 |
| Svidler, P2753–Carlsen, M2881 | 0-1 | 2nd Norway Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| So, W2788–Giri, A2790 | 1-0 | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015 | 2015 |
| Topalov, V2749–So, W2812 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Harikrishna, P2744–Aronian, L2805 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Praggnanandhaa, R2767–Erigaisi, Arjun2782 | 1-0 | 2nd UzChess Cup Masters | 2025 |
| Nakamura, Hi2775–Svidler, P2769 | 1-0 | Makedonia Palace GP | 2013 |
| Aronian, L2815–Giri, A2720 | ½-½ | SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 | 2012 |
| Topalov, V2761–So, W2770 | 0-1 | GCT Rapid YourNextMove | 2016 |
| Ivanchuk, V2769–Svidler, P2749 | ½-½ | World Blitz Final | 2012 |