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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cxd4 | 479 | 36% 39% 25% | 2320 | 2026 |
| b6 | 227 | 43% 26% 31% | 2267 | 2026 |
| d5 | 167 | 30% 49% 22% | 2356 | 2026 |
| d6 | 84 | 25% 43% 32% | 2375 | 2026 |
| O-O | 74 | 45% 31% 24% | 2155 | 2026 |
| Ne4 | 16 | 44% 44% | 2185 | 2024 |
| Nc6 | 11 | 73% 18% | 2066 | 2024 |
| Ba5 | 1 | 100% | 2263 | 2019 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2859–So, W2760 | ½-½ | 85th Tata Steel Masters | 2023 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2755–Carlsen, M2831 | ½-½ | CCT Final KO 2024 | 2024 |
| Caruana, F2782–Nepomniachtchi, I2779 | ½-½ | SuperUnited Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Giri, A2780–So, W2766 | ½-½ | WR Chess Masters 2023 | 2023 |
| Caruana, F2795–So, W2752 | 1-0 | 10th Sinquefield Cup | 2023 |
| Van Foreest, Jorden2735–Caruana, F2788 | ½-½ | GCT Super ROM Classic | 2026 |
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2762–So, W2751 | 1-0 | 11th Sinquefield Cup | 2024 |
| Grischuk, A2732–Nepomniachtchi, I2771 | 0-1 | Levitov Chess Week Rapid | 2023 |
| Navara, D2737–Tomashevsky, E2724 | 1-0 | Bundesliga 2016-17 | 2017 |
| Vitiugov, N2719–Morozevich, A2739 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2013 | 2013 |