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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e3 | 725 | 33% 46% 21% | 2347 | 2026 |
| a4 | 221 | 31% 31% 38% | 2247 | 2026 |
| e4 | 27 | 41% 22% 37% | 2372 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 11 | 27% 36% 36% | 2371 | 2026 |
| g3 | 11 | 36% 18% 45% | 2087 | 2026 |
Top games
| Giri, A2785–Carlsen, M2855 | ½-½ | 9th Masters Final 2016 | 2016 |
| Aronian, L2809–Svidler, P2747 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates | 2013 |
| Duda, J2738–Mamedyarov, S2782 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 | 2021 |
| Grischuk, A2780–Svidler, P2734 | ½-½ | KM FIDE GP 2015 | 2015 |
| Moiseenko, A12710–So, W2779 | ½-½ | TCh-TUR Super League 2015 | 2015 |
| Mamedyarov, S2772–Alekseenko, K2704 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Xiong, Jeffery2690–So, W2774 | ½-½ | ch-USA 2022 | 2022 |
| Keymer, Vincent2731–Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.2729 | 0-1 | 7th Prague Masters 2025 | 2025 |
| Dominguez Perez, L2732–Ponomariov, R2712 | 0-1 | IMSA Basque 2016 | 2016 |
| Cheparinov, I2681–Svidler, P2751 | ½-½ | 41st Olympiad Open 2014 | 2014 |