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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 452 | 34% 32% 34% | 2283 | 2026 |
| Ne5 | 390 | 35% 33% 32% | 2287 | 2026 |
| a4 | 122 | 37% 39% 25% | 2377 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 11 | 64% 36% | 2277 | 2024 |
| Qc2 | 6 | 33% 17% 50% | 2138 | 2025 |
| Nbd2 | 1 | 100% | 1810 | 2026 |
Top games
| Yu Yangyi2738–Caruana, F2819 | ½-½ | 7th Norway Chess 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2859–Keymer, Vincent2696 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Vidit, S2730–Gukesh, D2725 | 1-0 | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2022 |
| Vidit, S2711–Vitiugov, N2726 | ½-½ | 1st Prague Masters 2019 | 2019 |
| Grischuk, A2759–Bok, B2640 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2019 | 2019 |
| Dubov, Daniil2708–Narayanan, Sl2669 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Chigaev, M2624–Praggnanandhaa, R2746 | 0-1 | 39th ECC Open 2024 | 2024 |
| Esipenko, Andrey2675–Keymer, Vincent2690 | 1-0 | WR Chess Masters 2023 | 2023 |
| Cheparinov, I2688–Anton Guijarro, D2675 | ½-½ | FEDA Int Scheveningen | 2020 |
| Fedoseev, Vl32717–Mendonca, Leon Luke2639 | 0-1 | 87th Tata Steel Masters | 2025 |