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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| h3 | 900 | 33% 30% 37% | 2181 | 2026 |
| O-O | 564 | 33% 29% 38% | 2190 | 2026 |
| c4 | 38 | 42% 29% 29% | 2110 | 2025 |
| c3 | 29 | 34% 24% 41% | 2232 | 2025 |
| Nbd2 | 23 | 35% 52% | 1941 | 2024 |
| Nc3 | 4 | 25% 75% | 2148 | 2026 |
| h4 | 2 | 100% | 2143 | 2016 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2832–Vachier Lagrave, M2796 | ½-½ | 5th Norway Chess 2017 | 2017 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2779–Grischuk, A2766 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Rapid 2018 | 2018 |
| Duda, J2750–Giri, A2773 | 1-0 | Oslo Esports Cup 2022 | 2022 |
| Ding Liren2762–Firouzja, Alireza2737 | 0-1 | 12th Norway Armageddon | 2024 |
| Naiditsch, A2718–Dominguez Perez, L2754 | ½-½ | 76th Tata Steel Masters | 2014 |
| Inarkiev, E2693–Nepomniachtchi, I2775 | ½-½ | Armageddon: Chess for TV | 2019 |
| Inarkiev, E2690–Wei Yi2735 | ½-½ | Inarkiev-Wei Yi Match | 2018 |
| Inarkiev, E2690–Wei Yi2735 | 1-0 | Inarkiev-Wei Yi Rapid | 2018 |
| Le Quang Liem2737–Howell, D2676 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Le Quang Liem2737–Amonatov, F2636 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2017 | 2017 |