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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 1,764 | 39% 27% 34% | 2244 | 2026 |
| f4 | 1,597 | 31% 23% 46% | 2076 | 2026 |
| g3 | 1,488 | 31% 25% 43% | 2105 | 2026 |
| Nge2 | 899 | 41% 27% 32% | 2212 | 2026 |
| d4 | 205 | 43% 24% 33% | 2223 | 2026 |
| Bc4 | 119 | 34% 21% 45% | 1988 | 2026 |
| d3 | 104 | 21% 18% 61% | 2019 | 2026 |
| Qe2 | 4 | 25% 25% 50% | 2037 | 2023 |
| b3 | 4 | 25% 75% | 2046 | 2024 |
| g4 | 4 | 75% 25% | 1965 | 2024 |
| a3 | 3 | 67% 33% | 1930 | 2022 |
| Be2 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2168 | 2024 |
| Bd3 | 1 | 100% | 2017 | 2022 |
| e5 | 1 | 100% | 1854 | 2026 |
| Bb5 | 1 | 100% | 2055 | 2013 |
| a4 | 1 | 100% | 1911 | 2024 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2764–Caruana, F2816 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2018 |
| Aronian, L2747–Firouzja, Alireza2757 | ½-½ | Superbet ROM Classic 2025 | 2025 |
| Topalov, V2752–Svidler, P2749 | 1-0 | World Blitz Final | 2012 |
| Sindarov, Javokhir2726–Erigaisi, Arjun2775 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Dubov, Daniil2696–Ding Liren2778 | 1-0 | China vs World Team 2018 | 2018 |
| Zherebukh, Y2640–Caruana, F2804 | 0-1 | ch-USA 2018 | 2018 |
| Wei Yi2706–Wang Yue2726 | 1-0 | TCh-CHN 2015 | 2015 |
| Vallejo Pons, F2716–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2713 | 0-1 | 8th Gashimov Mem Blitz | 2022 |
| Jobava, Ba2702–Vachier Lagrave, M2722 | 0-1 | 20th TCh-RUS 2013 | 2013 |
| Sindarov, Javokhir2661–Kramnik, V2753 | 1-0 | Satty Zhuldyz Rapid 2023 | 2023 |