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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bg7 | 4,766 | 31% 28% 41% | 2176 | 2026 |
| d6 | 249 | 34% 22% 44% | 2144 | 2026 |
| c5 | 62 | 32% 23% 45% | 2118 | 2026 |
| d5 | 57 | 46% 28% 26% | 2027 | 2026 |
| b6 | 16 | 31% 19% 50% | 2219 | 2025 |
| Nh5 | 11 | 18% 18% 64% | 2222 | 2023 |
| c6 | 2 | 100% | 2031 | 2017 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2850–Aronian, L2784 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Carlsen, M2832–Vachier Lagrave, M2796 | ½-½ | 5th Norway Chess 2017 | 2017 |
| Aronian, L2802–Vachier Lagrave, M2804 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2017 | 2017 |
| Aronian, L2802–Vachier Lagrave, M2804 | 1-0 | FIDE World Cup 2017 | 2017 |
| Caruana, F2822–Vachier Lagrave, M2779 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2804–Vachier Lagrave, M2789 | 0-1 | GCT Rapid Paris 2016 | 2016 |
| Carlsen, M2850–Radjabov, T2738 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2015 | 2015 |
| Nakamura, Hi2793–Caruana, F2787 | ½-½ | Showdown Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Kramnik, V2800–Grischuk, A2767 | 0-1 | 11th Tal Mem Rapid 2018 | 2018 |
| Carlsen, M2832–Niemann, Hans Moke2733 | 1-0 | SpeedChess Final 2024 | 2024 |