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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 607 | 39% 33% 28% | 2356 | 2026 |
| c5 | 250 | 34% 42% 24% | 2345 | 2026 |
| d5 | 169 | 40% 36% 24% | 2375 | 2026 |
| Bxc3+ | 52 | 29% 23% 48% | 2338 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 15 | 33% 33% 33% | 2276 | 2025 |
| Ne4 | 10 | 70% 20% | 2267 | 2025 |
| d6 | 8 | 38% 50% | 2385 | 2022 |
| c6 | 1 | 100% | 2223 | 2019 |
| e5 | 1 | 100% | 2459 | 2012 |
| h6 | 1 | 100% | 2336 | 2014 |
| Qe7 | 1 | 100% | 2217 | 2014 |
| b6 | 1 | 100% | 2145 | 2015 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2822–So, W2780 | 1-0 | Sinquefield GCT TB 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2822–Karjakin, Sergey2773 | 1-0 | 6th Sinquefield Cup 2018 | 2018 |
| Erigaisi, Arjun2751–Carlsen, M2840 | 0-1 | 31st Sigeman & Co TB | 2026 |
| Erigaisi, Arjun2782–Gukesh, D2787 | 1-0 | 13th Norway Chess 2025 | 2025 |
| So, W2780–Anand, V2768 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Carlsen, M2861–Niemann, Hans Moke2688 | 0-1 | 9th Sinquefield Cup 2022 | 2022 |
| So, W2780–Aronian, L2767 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Mamedyarov, S2746–Karjakin, Sergey2774 | 1-0 | Eurasian Blitz Chess Cup | 2016 |
| Mamedyarov, S2740–Nakamura, Hi2768 | ½-½ | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2022 |
| Caruana, F2786–Keymer, Vincent2717 | ½-½ | FIDE Grand Swiss 2023 | 2023 |