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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nc3 | 358 | 52% 28% 20% | 2274 | 2026 |
| cxd5 | 299 | 46% 23% 31% | 2232 | 2026 |
| e3 | 151 | 36% 26% 38% | 2094 | 2026 |
| Bf4 | 13 | 62% 31% | 2255 | 2023 |
| Bg5 | 10 | 60% 30% | 2371 | 2025 |
| Qa4 | 9 | 56% 22% 22% | 2308 | 2021 |
| Nbd2 | 9 | 44% 44% | 2186 | 2026 |
| h3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2254 | 2022 |
| Ne5 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2151 | 2022 |
| a3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2349 | 2026 |
| c5 | 1 | 100% | 1810 | 2021 |
| g3 | 1 | 100% | 2284 | 2024 |
Top games
| Gelfand, B2740–Ivanchuk, V2757 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates | 2013 |
| Kasparov, G2812–Short, N2664 | 1-0 | Legends Blitz Match 2015 | 2015 |
| Nakamura, Hi2785–Rapport, R2692 | 1-0 | Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 | 2017 |
| Vidit, S2695–Rapport, R2731 | ½-½ | 81st Tata Steel GpA | 2019 |
| Grischuk, A2708–Rapport, R2715 | 1-0 | FIDE World Bl Team Final | 2024 |
| Korobov, A2700–Morozevich, A2711 | 1-0 | 16th Karpov Poikovsky | 2015 |
| Ding Liren2680–Nepomniachtchi, I2718 | 0-1 | 8th RUS-CHN Summit Men Rapid | 2012 |
| Tomashevsky, E2702–Rapport, R2692 | ½-½ | Palma De Mallorca GP 2017 | 2017 |
| Ding Liren2772–Stevic, H2616 | 1-0 | 33rd ECC Open 2017 | 2017 |
| Hammer, J2682–Rapport, R2693 | ½-½ | 20th European Teams | 2015 |