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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d5 | 3,835 | 41% 33% 26% | 2229 | 2026 |
| e5 | 394 | 44% 27% 28% | 2251 | 2026 |
| g6 | 119 | 45% 18% 36% | 2169 | 2026 |
| d6 | 92 | 46% 20% 35% | 2105 | 2026 |
| e6 | 79 | 62% 24% | 2047 | 2026 |
| Qa5 | 6 | 33% 33% 33% | 2097 | 2021 |
| Nf6 | 3 | 100% | 1830 | 2024 |
| Na6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2145 | 2016 |
| a6 | 1 | 100% | 1514 | 2018 |
| c5 | 1 | 100% | 2107 | 2013 |
| a5 | 1 | 100% | 1939 | 2013 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2840–Gukesh, D2732 | 1-0 | 14th Norway Chess 2026 | 2026 |
| Svidler, P2769–Topalov, V2793 | 1-0 | Norway Supreme Masters Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
| Artemiev, V2731–Giri, A2776 | 1-0 | Superbet Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Ivanchuk, V2771–Jakovenko, D2732 | 1-0 | 28th European Club Cup | 2012 |
| Svidler, P2749–Gelfand, B2738 | 0-1 | World Blitz Final | 2012 |
| Ponomariov, R2733–Kamsky, G2741 | 1-0 | Renova FIDE GP Zug | 2013 |
| Navara, D2722–Mamedyarov, S2748 | ½-½ | 28th European Club Cup | 2012 |
| Xiong, Jeffery2690–Nakamura, Hi2768 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Safarli, E2664–Karjakin, Sergey2779 | ½-½ | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2016 | 2016 |
| Navara, D2691–Kamsky, G2746 | ½-½ | 40th Olympiad Open | 2012 |