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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cxd5 | 1,130 | 42% 36% 22% | 2304 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 176 | 40% 31% 29% | 2268 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 27 | 30% 33% 37% | 2112 | 2024 |
| e3 | 3 | 33% 33% 33% | 2269 | 2021 |
| b3 | 1 | 100% | 1923 | 2016 |
| Qa4+ | 1 | 100% | 2436 | 2021 |
| c5 | 1 | 100% | 1973 | 2013 |
Top games
| Kramnik, V2810–Grischuk, A2764 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates | 2013 |
| Carlsen, M2837–Artemiev, V2691 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Wang Hao2752–Topalov, V2767 | ½-½ | FIDE GP Beijing | 2013 |
| Ivanchuk, V2731–Grischuk, A2783 | 1-0 | SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 | 2013 |
| Ding Liren2777–Li Chao22732 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Mamedyarov, S2799–Artemiev, V2691 | 0-1 | Nutcracker Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Ivanchuk, V2753–Giri, A2734 | ½-½ | 26th Leon Masters g5 | 2013 |
| Topalov, V2800–Wei Yi2675 | ½-½ | Gibraltar Masters 2015 | 2015 |
| Grischuk, A2764–Cheparinov, I2702 | 1-0 | 20th TCh-RUS 2013 | 2013 |
| Inarkiev, E2709–Li Chao22720 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2016 | 2016 |