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 | 2,584 | 38% 35% 28% | 2324 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 530 | 53% 25% 22% | 2149 | 2026 |
| Ne4 | 454 | 30% 39% 30% | 2368 | 2026 |
| g6 | 373 | 27% 28% 45% | 2396 | 2026 |
| d6 | 63 | 51% 37% | 2182 | 2026 |
| c5 | 27 | 63% 15% 22% | 2044 | 2026 |
| Bxf3 | 11 | 36% 18% 45% | 2292 | 2024 |
| h6 | 6 | 50% 50% | 2011 | 2024 |
| a5 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2288 | 2024 |
| Bd6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2378 | 2019 |
| Bc8 | 1 | 100% | 2125 | 2019 |
| a6 | 1 | 100% | 2163 | 2016 |
| c6 | 1 | 100% | 2348 | 2023 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2830–Caruana, F2805 | 1-0 | 12th Norway Armageddon | 2024 |
| Tomashevsky, E2695–Carlsen, M2881 | ½-½ | FIDE World Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| Anand, V2772–Karjakin, Sergey2780 | ½-½ | 75th Tata Steel GpA | 2013 |
| Mamedyarov, S2768–Karjakin, Sergey2785 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Mamedyarov, S2765–Vachier Lagrave, M2775 | 0-1 | Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 | 2019 |
| Grischuk, A2783–Karjakin, Sergey2756 | 1-0 | SportAccord Rapid Men 2013 | 2013 |
| Grischuk, A2783–Karjakin, Sergey2756 | 1-0 | SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 | 2013 |
| Mamedyarov, S2800–Eljanov, P2739 | ½-½ | Geneva Grand Prix 2017 | 2017 |
| Kamsky, G2762–Karjakin, Sergey2775 | ½-½ | FIDE GP Tashkent | 2012 |
| Praggnanandhaa, R2737–Erigaisi, Arjun2799 | 1-0 | Tata Steel India Rapid | 2024 |