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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a3 | 1,096 | 39% 41% 20% | 2319 | 2026 |
| cxd5 | 699 | 39% 40% 21% | 2341 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 190 | 27% 33% 41% | 2045 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 96 | 26% 34% 40% | 2077 | 2026 |
| dxc5 | 50 | 36% 36% 28% | 2152 | 2025 |
| b3 | 14 | 21% 21% 57% | 1927 | 2025 |
| h3 | 7 | 29% 14% 57% | 2059 | 2025 |
| Ne5 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2095 | 2017 |
| g3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1890 | 2022 |
| Bd2 | 1 | 100% | 2380 | 2014 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2842–So, W2780 | ½-½ | 6th Sinquefield Cup 2018 | 2018 |
| Carlsen, M2868–Radjabov, T2745 | 1-0 | Supreme Masters 2013 | 2013 |
| So, W2812–Vachier Lagrave, M2796 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2017 |
| So, W2822–Karjakin, Sergey2783 | 1-0 | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2017 | 2017 |
| Carlsen, M2870–Harikrishna, P2731 | 1-0 | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2019 |
| Giri, A2776–Kasparov, G2812 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 | 2021 |
| Giri, A2771–So, W2812 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid YourNextMove | 2017 |
| Caruana, F2822–So, W2760 | 0-1 | Superbet Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Caruana, F2799–Grischuk, A2782 | 1-0 | Champions Showdown G10 | 2017 |
| Giri, A2776–Caruana, F2803 | ½-½ | KM FIDE GP 2015 | 2015 |