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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| g6 | 2,145 | 41% 28% 31% | 2220 | 2026 |
| d5 | 1,228 | 39% 31% 30% | 2216 | 2026 |
| e6 | 350 | 48% 29% 23% | 2169 | 2026 |
| d6 | 327 | 38% 26% 36% | 2195 | 2026 |
| c5 | 324 | 39% 32% 29% | 2244 | 2026 |
| b6 | 244 | 40% 38% 23% | 2236 | 2026 |
| b5 | 22 | 32% 27% 41% | 2281 | 2026 |
| a5 | 15 | 67% 20% | 2312 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 11 | 55% 36% | 1854 | 2025 |
| c6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1928 | 2017 |
| e5 | 1 | 100% | 1604 | 2020 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2804–Nakamura, Hi2787 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2016 |
| Radjabov, T2765–Caruana, F2820 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz Paris 2021 | 2021 |
| Caruana, F2816–Grischuk, A2766 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz Paris 2018 | 2018 |
| Nakamura, Hi2793–Caruana, F2787 | ½-½ | Showdown Rapid 2015 | 2015 |
| Nakamura, Hi2793–Caruana, F2787 | 0-1 | Showdown Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Nakamura, Hi2793–Caruana, F2787 | 0-1 | Showdown Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Caruana, F2820–Vachier Lagrave, M2760 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz Paris 2021 | 2021 |
| Nakamura, Hi2804–Caruana, F2776 | ½-½ | 13th Norway Armageddon | 2025 |
| Nakamura, Hi2769–Mamedyarov, S2808 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2018 |
| Nakamura, Hi2769–Mamedyarov, S2808 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz Paris 2018 | 2018 |