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 | 6,983 | 43% 25% 32% | 2203 | 2026 |
| c6 | 209 | 51% 19% 30% | 2128 | 2026 |
| Nbd7 | 178 | 60% 17% 22% | 2019 | 2026 |
| a6 | 165 | 42% 21% 36% | 2275 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 95 | 47% 21% 32% | 2109 | 2025 |
| e5 | 64 | 52% 19% 30% | 2163 | 2026 |
| c5 | 49 | 45% 16% 39% | 2208 | 2025 |
| Nfd7 | 14 | 71% 21% | 2068 | 2026 |
| b6 | 12 | 67% 25% | 2143 | 2024 |
| Na6 | 11 | 55% 27% 18% | 2150 | 2025 |
| a5 | 8 | 63% 25% | 2090 | 2019 |
| h5 | 3 | 100% | 2032 | 2026 |
| e6 | 1 | 100% | 1691 | 2018 |
| g5 | 1 | 100% | 2045 | 2015 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2881–Grischuk, A2792 | 1-0 | FIDE World Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| Ding Liren2805–Grischuk, A2775 | ½-½ | 7th Norway Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Aronian, L2805–Vachier Lagrave, M2768 | ½-½ | 41st Olympiad Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Nakamura, Hi2802–Firouzja, Alireza2767 | 1-0 | SpeedChess Final 2024 | 2024 |
| Carlsen, M2881–Polgar, Ju2685 | 1-0 | FIDE World Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2731–Nakamura, Hi2814 | ½-½ | 3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015 | 2015 |
| Svidler, P2747–Radjabov, T2793 | 1-0 | FIDE Candidates | 2013 |
| Topalov, V2760–Nakamura, Hi2779 | ½-½ | Champions Showdown Rapid | 2016 |
| Topalov, V2760–Nakamura, Hi2779 | 0-1 | Champions Showdown Blitz | 2016 |
| Caruana, F2772–Svidler, P2747 | 0-1 | 20th TCh-RUS 2013 | 2013 |