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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 2,370 | 37% 40% 22% | 2272 | 2026 |
| cxd5 | 2,117 | 43% 35% 22% | 2329 | 2026 |
| Bf4 | 399 | 40% 40% 19% | 2328 | 2026 |
| Qc2 | 37 | 49% 24% 27% | 2235 | 2026 |
| e3 | 26 | 23% 23% 54% | 2145 | 2025 |
| e4 | 22 | 27% 18% 55% | 2047 | 2025 |
| g3 | 11 | 36% 27% 36% | 2162 | 2026 |
| Qb3 | 2 | 100% | 2374 | 2013 |
| f3 | 1 | 100% | 2522 | 2016 |
| a3 | 1 | 100% | 2362 | 2017 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2853–Nakamura, Hi2814 | ½-½ | 3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015 | 2015 |
| Mamedyarov, S2800–So, W2812 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Nakamura, Hi2764–Caruana, F2844 | ½-½ | Baku FIDE Grand Prix 2014 | 2014 |
| Giri, A2784–Caruana, F2820 | ½-½ | 77th Tata Steel GpA | 2015 |
| Aronian, L2793–So, W2812 | 1-0 | 5th Norway Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Kramnik, V2800–So, W2799 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2018 | 2018 |
| Nakamura, Hi2787–Caruana, F2804 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz Paris 2016 | 2016 |
| Mamedyarov, S2808–Giri, A2782 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid YourNextMove | 2018 |
| Nakamura, Hi2798–So, W2788 | ½-½ | ch-USA 2015 | 2015 |
| Nakamura, Hi2787–Caruana, F2795 | 1-0 | Ultimate Blitz Challenge | 2016 |