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 | 772 | 38% 23% 39% | 2329 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 173 | 35% 50% 15% | 2336 | 2026 |
| Nbd7 | 100 | 51% 23% 26% | 2278 | 2026 |
| g5 | 73 | 52% 15% 33% | 2174 | 2026 |
| Bb4 | 6 | 50% 17% 33% | 2120 | 2024 |
| Bd6 | 3 | 100% | 1874 | 2022 |
| Qb6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2154 | 2023 |
| a6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2015 | 2024 |
Top games
| Nakamura, Hi2787–Mamedyarov, S2809 | ½-½ | Region Blitz Moscow 2018 | 2018 |
| Carlsen, M2876–Matlakov, M2716 | 1-0 | FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss | 2019 |
| Nakamura, Hi2791–Ding Liren2755 | 1-0 | 4th Sinquefield Cup 2016 | 2016 |
| Grischuk, A2767–Ding Liren2769 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2018 | 2018 |
| Erigaisi, Arjun2775–Firouzja, Alireza2762 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Morozevich, A2760–Caruana, F2774 | 0-1 | 8th Tal Mem Blitz | 2013 |
| Erigaisi, Arjun2775–Giri, A2760 | 1-0 | TechM GCL 2025 | 2025 |
| Grischuk, A2780–Karjakin, Sergey2753 | 1-0 | KM FIDE GP 2015 | 2015 |
| Morozevich, A2770–Gelfand, B2738 | 1-0 | World Blitz Final | 2012 |
| Radjabov, T2745–Gukesh, D2758 | ½-½ | Tata Steel IND Rapid Open | 2023 |