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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c5 | 420 | 44% 24% 32% | 2211 | 2026 |
| h6 | 100 | 59% 23% 18% | 2057 | 2026 |
| Nbd7 | 97 | 61% 20% 20% | 2098 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 92 | 49% 23% 28% | 2196 | 2026 |
| a6 | 84 | 39% 36% 25% | 2293 | 2026 |
| c6 | 57 | 61% 16% 23% | 2146 | 2026 |
| Na6 | 13 | 54% 38% | 2117 | 2026 |
| b6 | 5 | 20% 60% 20% | 2187 | 2023 |
| e5 | 5 | 80% 20% | 1885 | 2023 |
| a5 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2303 | 2014 |
| Nfd7 | 1 | 100% | 2021 | 2023 |
| Bd7 | 1 | 100% | 2324 | 2017 |
| Qe8 | 1 | 100% | 2206 | 2018 |
Top games
| Nakamura, Hi2816–Caruana, F2789 | 1-0 | Clutch Chess: Champions | 2025 |
| Nakamura, Hi2802–Firouzja, Alireza2767 | 1-0 | SpeedChess Final 2024 | 2024 |
| Ponomariov, R2714–Bacrot, E2718 | ½-½ | SportAccord Basque 2014 | 2014 |
| Korobov, A2652–Amin, B2693 | 0-1 | 80th Tata Steel GpB | 2018 |
| Miton, K2591–Korobov, A2713 | 0-1 | ch-European Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
| Sasikiran, K2640–Zvjaginsev, V2609 | ½-½ | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | 2021 |
| Iniyan, P2556–Sindarov, Javokhir2651 | ½-½ | 2nd President of UZB 2022 | 2022 |
| Sadler, M2687–Zhou, Y2461 | 1-0 | 4NCL 2017-18 | 2018 |
| Nyzhnyk, I2654–Escalante Ramirez, Brian Sebasti2474 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Super Swiss | 2023 |
| Leenhouts, K2483–Van Foreest, Jorden2640 | 0-1 | ch-NED 2018 | 2018 |