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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e5 | 1,309 | 56% 20% 24% | 2239 | 2026 |
| c5 | 680 | 54% 24% 22% | 2314 | 2026 |
| Na6 | 362 | 43% 25% 31% | 2353 | 2026 |
| Nbd7 | 317 | 48% 23% 29% | 2263 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 241 | 42% 28% 30% | 2332 | 2026 |
| c6 | 183 | 44% 29% 27% | 2320 | 2026 |
| a5 | 45 | 44% 22% 33% | 2268 | 2026 |
| a6 | 41 | 49% 29% 22% | 2371 | 2025 |
| b6 | 16 | 75% 19% | 2230 | 2025 |
| Nfd7 | 12 | 50% 33% 17% | 2289 | 2026 |
| Qe8 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2304 | 2018 |
| Re8 | 2 | 100% | 2522 | 2024 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2832–Nakamura, Hi2746 | 0-1 | 10th London Classic 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2822–Firouzja, Alireza2723 | 1-0 | 82nd Tata Steel GpA | 2020 |
| Praggnanandhaa, R2758–Erigaisi, Arjun2775 | 1-0 | Tata Steel India Rapid | 2026 |
| Robson, R2696–Firouzja, Alireza2777 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Rapid 2023 | 2023 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2744–Van Foreest, Jorden2728 | ½-½ | GCT Super Rapid Croatia | 2026 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2744–Van Foreest, Jorden2728 | 1-0 | GCT Super Blitz Croatia | 2026 |
| Grischuk, A2764–Ding Liren2702 | 1-0 | SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 | 2012 |
| Praggnanandhaa, R2747–Rapport, R2717 | 0-1 | 6th Prague Masters 2024 | 2024 |
| Nakamura, Hi2746–Amin, B2710 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Andreikin, D2728–Vitiugov, N2727 | 1-0 | Tolstoy Mem 2021 | 2021 |