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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c4 | 694 | 48% 21% 32% | 2043 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 638 | 50% 25% 24% | 2085 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 27 | 52% 22% 26% | 2155 | 2026 |
| Bc4 | 22 | 32% 41% 27% | 1906 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 10 | 40% 50% | 1994 | 2022 |
| c3 | 9 | 56% 33% | 1987 | 2025 |
| h3 | 8 | 25% 75% | 1981 | 2025 |
| g3 | 5 | 20% 40% 40% | 2078 | 2022 |
| Bd3 | 4 | 50% 50% | 1948 | 2017 |
| Bb5+ | 1 | 100% | 1816 | 2025 |
Top games
| Wang Hao2739–Nepomniachtchi, I2718 | 0-1 | 8th RUS-CHN Summit Men Rapid | 2012 |
| Yu Yangyi2656–Nepomniachtchi, I2718 | 0-1 | 8th RUS-CHN Summit Men Rapid | 2012 |
| Matlakov, M2691–Bernadskiy, V2592 | ½-½ | President of UZB Prizes | 2021 |
| Hou Yifan2673–Muzychuk, A2545 | ½-½ | SportAccord Blitz w 2014 | 2014 |
| Inarkiev, E2688–Krylov, M Rus2478 | 1-0 | Aeroflot Open Rapid Qualifier 2013 | 2013 |
| Kovalev, Vl2661–Xu, Zhihang2506 | 1-0 | SCO Teams 2019 | 2019 |
| Bacrot, E2683–Nevednichy, V2452 | 1-0 | European Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Baramidze, D2614–Pakleza, Z2508 | 1-0 | Bundesliga 2018-19 | 2019 |
| Lu Shanglei2630–Ma, Zhonghan2489 | ½-½ | ch-CHN Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Shirov, A2630–Krylov, M Rus2476 | 0-1 | TCh-RUS Blitz 2017 | 2017 |