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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d5 | 396 | 31% 34% 35% | 2313 | 2026 |
| c5 | 157 | 27% 37% 36% | 2343 | 2026 |
| b6 | 126 | 40% 21% 40% | 2216 | 2026 |
| d6 | 36 | 39% 25% 36% | 2256 | 2026 |
| Bxc3+ | 33 | 30% 30% 39% | 2314 | 2026 |
| Re8 | 13 | 38% 38% 23% | 2326 | 2026 |
| Ne4 | 4 | 75% 25% | 1969 | 2021 |
| Nc6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2141 | 2019 |
| Qe7 | 1 | 100% | 2257 | 2019 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2832–So, W2812 | 0-1 | GCT Rapid YourNextMove | 2017 |
| Aronian, L2797–Caruana, F2820 | ½-½ | 77th Tata Steel GpA | 2015 |
| Ding Liren2801–Aronian, L2775 | ½-½ | 11th London Classic 2019 | 2019 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2763–So, W2799 | 1-0 | FIDE Candidates 2018 | 2018 |
| So, W2778–Aronian, L2785 | ½-½ | American Cup Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| So, W2778–Karjakin, Sergey2782 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2018 |
| Le Quang Liem2713–Caruana, F2822 | 0-1 | Superbet Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Giri, A2773–Le, Quang Liem2709 | 0-1 | Oslo Esports Cup 2022 | 2022 |
| Wei Yi2725–Karjakin, Sergey2754 | ½-½ | Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix | 2019 |
| Korobov, A2692–Anand, V2779 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2016 | 2016 |