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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cxd5 | 2,674 | 44% 34% 22% | 2229 | 2026 |
| e3 | 489 | 36% 35% 29% | 2239 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 129 | 33% 20% 47% | 2101 | 2026 |
| dxc5 | 24 | 42% 29% 29% | 2107 | 2026 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2845–Mamedyarov, S2790 | ½-½ | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019 | 2019 |
| Vidit, S2722–Carlsen, M2870 | ½-½ | Tata Steel India Rapid | 2019 |
| Kasparov, G2812–Grischuk, A2778 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 | 2021 |
| Shankland, S2708–Carlsen, M2865 | ½-½ | 84th Tata Steel Masters | 2022 |
| Mamedyarov, S2767–Caruana, F2792 | 0-1 | 7th Gashimov Mem Blitz | 2021 |
| Caruana, F2796–Gukesh, D2763 | 1-0 | SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2024 | 2024 |
| Nakamura, Hi2794–Firouzja, Alireza2737 | ½-½ | 12th Norway Chess 2024 | 2024 |
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2777–So, W2747 | 0-1 | Tata Steel India Rapid | 2024 |
| So, W2747–Firouzja, Alireza2763 | ½-½ | World Blitz Final KO 2024 | 2024 |
| Gukesh, D2732–Nakamura, Hi2775 | 0-1 | 11th Norway Chess 2023 | 2023 |