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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d3 | 1,748 | 39% 28% 32% | 2200 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 42 | 21% 24% 55% | 1980 | 2026 |
| f4 | 28 | 39% 14% 46% | 1980 | 2025 |
| Nge2 | 10 | 20% 70% | 2062 | 2024 |
| a3 | 7 | 14% 14% 71% | 1929 | 2023 |
| Bb3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1747 | 2024 |
| Bd5 | 1 | 100% | 1934 | 2012 |
| h3 | 1 | 100% | 1841 | 2013 |
| a4 | 1 | 100% | 1967 | 2017 |
| h4 | 1 | 100% | 1897 | 2014 |
| Qe2 | 1 | 100% | 1974 | 2012 |
Top games
| Nepomniachtchi, I2792–Carlsen, M2855 | 0-1 | 9th Norway Armageddon | 2021 |
| Nakamura, Hi2775–Carlsen, M2868 | ½-½ | Supreme Masters 2013 | 2013 |
| Kasparov, G2812–Caruana, F2795 | 1-0 | Ultimate Blitz Challenge | 2016 |
| Nakamura, Hi2780–Topalov, V2749 | 1-0 | Champions Showdown G30 | 2017 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2759–Radjabov, T2765 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2021 | 2021 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2766–Giri, A2748 | 1-0 | SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Aronian, L2745–Giri, A2768 | 1-0 | Superbet Rapid 2023 | 2023 |
| Rapport, R2752–Gukesh, D2758 | 1-0 | Armageddon Grand Finale L | 2023 |
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2766–Giri, A2745 | ½-½ | Superbet POL Blitz 2024 | 2024 |
| Wei Yi2754–Sindarov, Javokhir2745 | 0-1 | FIDE Candidates 2026 | 2026 |