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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf6 | 1,608 | 37% 38% 26% | 2287 | 2026 |
| e5 | 1,180 | 34% 39% 27% | 2286 | 2026 |
| e6 | 246 | 41% 36% 23% | 2219 | 2026 |
| c5 | 107 | 34% 36% 30% | 2275 | 2026 |
| a6 | 84 | 40% 31% 29% | 2173 | 2026 |
| Be6 | 84 | 40% 24% 36% | 2230 | 2026 |
| b5 | 72 | 49% 18% 33% | 2276 | 2025 |
| Nc6 | 12 | 42% 25% 33% | 2158 | 2026 |
| g6 | 9 | 33% 67% | 2213 | 2024 |
| c6 | 7 | 57% 14% 29% | 1960 | 2018 |
| Bf5 | 5 | 80% 20% | 2084 | 2022 |
| Qd6 | 1 | 100% | 1857 | 2016 |
| b6 | 1 | 100% | 2070 | 2022 |
| f5 | 1 | 100% | 1823 | 2013 |
| Nd7 | 1 | 100% | 2243 | 2026 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2837–Caruana, F2799 | ½-½ | 9th London Classic 2017 | 2017 |
| Carlsen, M2856–Aronian, L2772 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2021 | 2021 |
| So, W2812–Caruana, F2808 | ½-½ | 5th Norway Chess 2017 | 2017 |
| Aronian, L2793–Caruana, F2808 | ½-½ | 5th Norway Chess 2017 | 2017 |
| Aronian, L2781–Caruana, F2820 | ½-½ | Superbet Classic 2021 | 2021 |
| Aronian, L2815–Nakamura, Hi2775 | 1-0 | FIDE World Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| Grischuk, A2782–Caruana, F2799 | ½-½ | Champions Showdown G10 | 2017 |
| Carlsen, M2840–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2732 | 0-1 | World Blitz Final KO 2025 | 2025 |
| Grischuk, A2795–Karjakin, Sergey2770 | 1-0 | Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Caruana, F2844–Kasimdzhanov, R2706 | ½-½ | Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 | 2014 |