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 | 2,646 | 31% 29% 40% | 2182 | 2026 |
| d6 | 1,660 | 30% 27% 43% | 2163 | 2026 |
| c5 | 215 | 31% 33% 37% | 2162 | 2026 |
| d5 | 119 | 41% 30% 29% | 2030 | 2026 |
| b6 | 61 | 30% 25% 46% | 2233 | 2026 |
| Nh5 | 20 | 40% 35% 25% | 2093 | 2026 |
| c6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2134 | 2024 |
| e6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2183 | 2013 |
| Nd5 | 1 | 100% | 2041 | 2013 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2850–Aronian, L2784 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Carlsen, M2832–Vachier Lagrave, M2796 | ½-½ | 5th Norway Chess 2017 | 2017 |
| Carlsen, M2832–Vachier Lagrave, M2796 | 1-0 | GCT Rapid TB Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Caruana, F2822–Vachier Lagrave, M2779 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2804–Vachier Lagrave, M2789 | 0-1 | GCT Rapid Paris 2016 | 2016 |
| Carlsen, M2850–Radjabov, T2738 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2015 | 2015 |
| Caruana, F2816–Aronian, L2764 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2018 |
| Carlsen, M2832–Niemann, Hans Moke2733 | 1-0 | SpeedChess Final 2024 | 2024 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2779–Grischuk, A2766 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Rapid 2018 | 2018 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2773–Grischuk, A2766 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Blitz 2018 | 2018 |