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 | 9,452 | 45% 28% 28% | 2253 | 2026 |
| Nbd7 | 174 | 48% 22% 30% | 2193 | 2026 |
| e5 | 78 | 46% 27% 27% | 2297 | 2026 |
| c5 | 59 | 51% 19% 31% | 2207 | 2026 |
| c6 | 54 | 54% 15% 31% | 2145 | 2026 |
| Na6 | 47 | 32% 36% 32% | 2311 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 30 | 70% 17% | 2141 | 2026 |
| a6 | 11 | 55% 27% 18% | 2128 | 2026 |
| b6 | 6 | 33% 33% 33% | 1992 | 2025 |
| a5 | 5 | 60% 20% 20% | 2188 | 2025 |
| h6 | 2 | 100% | 2114 | 2023 |
| Bd7 | 2 | 100% | 1992 | 2024 |
| h5 | 2 | 100% | 2003 | 2025 |
Top games
| Erigaisi, Arjun2782–Carlsen, M2837 | 1-0 | 13th Norway Armageddon | 2025 |
| Erigaisi, Arjun2778–Carlsen, M2832 | 1-0 | FIDE World Bl Team Final | 2024 |
| Carlsen, M2832–Firouzja, Alireza2767 | 1-0 | SpeedChess Final 2024 | 2024 |
| Erigaisi, Arjun2801–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2777 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2024 | 2024 |
| Topalov, V2784–Nakamura, Hi2782 | 1-0 | 30th ECC Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Gelfand, B2777–Nakamura, Hi2786 | ½-½ | 5th Classic KO 2013 | 2013 |
| Caruana, F2786–Rapport, R2776 | 1-0 | Superbet Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| So, W2757–Caruana, F2804 | ½-½ | American Cup Elim | 2024 |
| Gelfand, B2773–Grischuk, A2780 | 1-0 | FIDE GP Beijing | 2013 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2771–Firouzja, Alireza2777 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Blitz 2023 | 2023 |