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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e6 | 4,211 | 38% 44% 18% | 2329 | 2026 |
| Bg4 | 1,218 | 38% 35% 27% | 2300 | 2026 |
| a6 | 522 | 38% 34% 28% | 2268 | 2026 |
| b5 | 384 | 35% 31% 34% | 2357 | 2026 |
| Be6 | 118 | 30% 41% 30% | 2318 | 2026 |
| c5 | 101 | 39% 41% 21% | 2286 | 2026 |
| g6 | 75 | 35% 45% 20% | 2280 | 2026 |
| Bf5 | 13 | 62% 15% 23% | 2029 | 2024 |
| Nc6 | 9 | 78% | 2100 | 2024 |
| c6 | 3 | 67% 33% | 1834 | 2024 |
| b6 | 1 | 100% | 2371 | 2015 |
| Nbd7 | 1 | 100% | 2144 | 2016 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2835–Mamedyarov, S2817 | 1-0 | 81st Tata Steel GpA | 2019 |
| Aronian, L2809–Caruana, F2807 | 0-1 | 5th Sinquefield Cup 2017 | 2017 |
| So, W2810–Caruana, F2807 | ½-½ | 5th Sinquefield Cup 2017 | 2017 |
| Nakamura, Hi2785–Caruana, F2827 | ½-½ | Gibraltar Masters 2017 | 2017 |
| Giri, A2771–Caruana, F2823 | ½-½ | 8th London Classic 2016 | 2016 |
| Giri, A2771–Caruana, F2808 | ½-½ | 5th Norway Chess 2017 | 2017 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2759–Nakamura, Hi2810 | ½-½ | SpeedChess Final 2025 | 2026 |
| Caruana, F2786–So, W2776 | 1-0 | Superbet Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Ding Liren2805–Nakamura, Hi2754 | ½-½ | Croatia GCT 2019 | 2019 |
| Kramnik, V2783–Karjakin, Sergey2771 | 0-1 | 2nd Norway Blitz 2014 | 2014 |