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 | 996 | 47% 24% 30% | 2214 | 2026 |
| Nbd7 | 73 | 30% 22% 48% | 2250 | 2026 |
| a6 | 25 | 36% 28% 36% | 2342 | 2025 |
| c6 | 19 | 42% 32% 26% | 2190 | 2025 |
| e5 | 15 | 53% 33% | 2266 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 14 | 71% 21% | 2201 | 2024 |
| c5 | 6 | 50% 17% 33% | 2158 | 2026 |
| h5 | 4 | 25% 50% 25% | 2353 | 2023 |
| a5 | 3 | 100% | 2445 | 2026 |
| Nfd7 | 1 | 100% | 2167 | 2019 |
| Na6 | 1 | 100% | 2292 | 2014 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2881–Radjabov, T2713 | 0-1 | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014 | 2014 |
| Aronian, L2744–Caruana, F2789 | 0-1 | GCT Finals 2025 | 2025 |
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2777–Praggnanandhaa, R2737 | 0-1 | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2024 |
| Le, Quang Liem2731–Firouzja, Alireza2777 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Aronian, L2794–Naiditsch, A2701 | 1-0 | GRENKE Chess Classic 2018 | 2018 |
| Bologan, V2732–Bacrot, E2713 | ½-½ | 45th Biel GM | 2012 |
| Salem, Ar2660–Grischuk, A2771 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Rapport, R2693–Ding Liren2714 | 0-1 | Breisacher Memorial | 2013 |
| Le Quang Liem2713–Amin, B2683 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Le Quang Liem2714–Demchenko, A2679 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2018 | 2018 |