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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dxe5 | 2,803 | 51% 23% 26% | 2115 | 2026 |
| d5 | 123 | 33% 18% 50% | 1939 | 2026 |
| e3 | 75 | 32% 19% 49% | 1936 | 2025 |
| Nf3 | 16 | 19% 50% 31% | 2178 | 2023 |
| Nc3 | 11 | 27% 64% | 2010 | 2026 |
| Bg5 | 9 | 89% | 1801 | 2024 |
| a3 | 2 | 100% | 1810 | 2024 |
| g3 | 1 | 100% | 1938 | 2018 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2809–Ivanchuk, V2757 | 1-0 | FIDE Candidates | 2013 |
| Gelfand, B2777–Rapport, R2691 | 0-1 | 76th Tata Steel Masters | 2014 |
| Wojtaszek, R2727–Ivanchuk, V2710 | 1-0 | IMSA Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Wojtaszek, R2711–Jobava, Ba2710 | 0-1 | Tata Steel Challengers | 2014 |
| Wojtaszek, R2713–Short, N2698 | ½-½ | 13th Karpov GM | 2012 |
| Khairullin, I2658–Mamedyarov, S2753 | 1-0 | FIDE World Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
| Eljanov, P2732–Mamedov, Rau2660 | ½-½ | Vugar Gashimov Mem B 2014 | 2014 |
| Cori, J2671–Firouzja, Alireza2702 | 0-1 | 23rd Hoogeveen Matches | 2019 |
| Postny, E2631–Naiditsch, A2724 | ½-½ | Bundesliga 2013-14 | 2014 |
| Predke, A2668–Ponkratov, P2662 | ½-½ | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | 2021 |