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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d4 | 4,575 | 42% 30% 28% | 2202 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 449 | 32% 27% 40% | 2045 | 2026 |
| Bc4 | 161 | 37% 24% 40% | 2042 | 2026 |
| g3 | 145 | 41% 29% 30% | 2191 | 2026 |
| d3 | 17 | 82% | 1875 | 2024 |
| Nb5 | 13 | 23% 62% 15% | 2185 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 10 | 20% 20% 60% | 2079 | 2025 |
| h3 | 8 | 38% 50% | 1951 | 2023 |
| Ne4 | 8 | 50% 25% 25% | 2330 | 2026 |
| b3 | 4 | 50% 50% | 1862 | 2019 |
| b4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2000 | 2025 |
| a3 | 1 | 100% | 2032 | 2015 |
| Qf3 | 1 | 100% | 2390 | 2021 |
| Nge2 | 1 | 100% | 2374 | 2023 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2808–Carlsen, M2857 | ½-½ | 42nd Olympiad 2016 | 2016 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2780–Carlsen, M2872 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2773–Carlsen, M2870 | 0-1 | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2019 |
| Anand, V2757–Carlsen, M2870 | 0-1 | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2830–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2766 | 0-1 | Superbet POL Blitz 2024 | 2024 |
| Caruana, F2819–Nakamura, Hi2754 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2019 | 2019 |
| Andreikin, D2722–Caruana, F2844 | 1-0 | Baku FIDE Grand Prix 2014 | 2014 |
| Giri, A2779–Nakamura, Hi2754 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz Paris 2019 | 2019 |
| Mamedov, Rau2659–Carlsen, M2872 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Sindarov, Javokhir2777–Wei Yi2753 | 1-0 | FIDE World Bl Team Final | 2026 |