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 | 2,745 | 48% 23% 30% | 2063 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 934 | 48% 25% 28% | 2092 | 2026 |
| Bb5+ | 790 | 52% 22% 26% | 2068 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 419 | 34% 24% 42% | 1973 | 2026 |
| c4 | 408 | 47% 25% 29% | 2055 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 38 | 42% 24% 34% | 2029 | 2026 |
| Bc4 | 30 | 43% 17% 40% | 1919 | 2025 |
| d6 | 5 | 40% 60% | 1946 | 2019 |
| h3 | 5 | 20% 60% 20% | 1998 | 2025 |
| d3 | 3 | 33% 33% 33% | 2090 | 2023 |
| b3 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2014 | 2019 |
| g3 | 1 | 100% | 1709 | 2013 |
| f4 | 1 | 100% | 1771 | 2017 |
| a3 | 1 | 100% | 1718 | 2025 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2840–Adhiban, Baskaran2653 | ½-½ | 79th Tata Steel GpA | 2017 |
| Wang Hao2739–Nepomniachtchi, I2718 | 0-1 | 8th RUS-CHN Summit Men Rapid | 2012 |
| Leko, P2707–Kasimdzhanov, R2704 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Caruana, F2795–Akobian, V2615 | 1-0 | ch-USA 2016 | 2016 |
| Wei Yi2740–Adhiban, Baskaran2671 | 1-0 | Adhiban-Wei Yi Basque m | 2017 |
| Li Chao22624–Wei Yi2758 | ½-½ | 15th Nat Games Tm Prelim | 2025 |
| Yu Yangyi2656–Nepomniachtchi, I2718 | 0-1 | 8th RUS-CHN Summit Men Rapid | 2012 |
| Matlakov, M2691–Bernadskiy, V2592 | ½-½ | President of UZB Prizes | 2021 |
| Harikrishna, P2717–Tazbir, M2508 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Yu Yangyi2759–Ye Rongguang2461 | 1-0 | ch-CHN Rapid 2018 | 2018 |