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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cxd5 | 1,865 | 33% 40% 26% | 2340 | 2026 |
| a3 | 1,147 | 28% 44% 28% | 2368 | 2026 |
| e3 | 143 | 27% 22% 50% | 2058 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 102 | 34% 27% 38% | 2223 | 2026 |
| Bg5 | 78 | 35% 24% 41% | 2121 | 2026 |
| Bd2 | 4 | 25% 25% 50% | 2074 | 2025 |
| c5 | 1 | 100% | 2218 | 2019 |
Top games
| Mamedyarov, S2760–Carlsen, M2881 | 0-1 | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014 | 2014 |
| Mamedyarov, S2804–Carlsen, M2834 | ½-½ | 80th Tata Steel GpA | 2018 |
| So, W2754–Carlsen, M2875 | ½-½ | Croatia GCT 2019 | 2019 |
| Mamedyarov, S2809–So, W2799 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2844–Gelfand, B2748 | 1-0 | Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 | 2014 |
| Mamedyarov, S2814–Karjakin, Sergey2778 | ½-½ | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2018 | 2018 |
| Mamedyarov, S2808–Karjakin, Sergey2782 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid YourNextMove | 2018 |
| Kasparov, G2812–Karjakin, Sergey2773 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| So, W2752–Carlsen, M2830 | ½-½ | CCT Final KO 2023 | 2023 |
| Yu Yangyi2763–Ding Liren2811 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2019 | 2019 |