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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d5 | 2,063 | 33% 33% 34% | 2290 | 2026 |
| Re8 | 1,037 | 24% 33% 44% | 2312 | 2026 |
| c6 | 765 | 27% 27% 46% | 2307 | 2026 |
| b6 | 159 | 52% 22% 26% | 2128 | 2026 |
| c5 | 56 | 54% 29% 18% | 2157 | 2026 |
| Ne4 | 20 | 40% 40% 20% | 2131 | 2025 |
| d6 | 18 | 83% 17% | 2159 | 2026 |
| b5 | 7 | 43% 43% 14% | 2286 | 2019 |
| Nc6 | 4 | 50% 50% | 1977 | 2017 |
| e5 | 1 | 100% | 1818 | 2016 |
| a5 | 1 | 100% | 1845 | 2015 |
| Bxc3+ | 1 | 100% | 1880 | 2026 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2864–Anand, V2786 | 1-0 | 8th Tal Memorial | 2013 |
| Carlsen, M2862–So, W2762 | ½-½ | 77th Tata Steel GpA | 2015 |
| Caruana, F2811–So, W2792 | ½-½ | 80th Tata Steel GpA | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2822–So, W2780 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2816–Karjakin, Sergey2782 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2018 |
| So, W2779–Topalov, V2816 | ½-½ | 3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015 | 2015 |
| Caruana, F2816–Anand, V2759 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2804–So, W2757 | ½-½ | American Cup Elim | 2024 |
| Caruana, F2782–Gelfand, B2777 | 0-1 | 5th Classic KO 2013 | 2013 |
| So, W2780–Nakamura, Hi2777 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Blitz 2018 | 2018 |