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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| h3 | 1,238 | 31% 28% 41% | 2189 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 643 | 30% 28% 42% | 2132 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 80 | 19% 71% | 1922 | 2026 |
| Nbd2 | 71 | 30% 63% | 1950 | 2026 |
| c3 | 71 | 28% 24% 48% | 2090 | 2026 |
| c4 | 50 | 38% 16% 46% | 2009 | 2025 |
| Bc4 | 34 | 24% 15% 62% | 2031 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 8 | 38% 63% | 1972 | 2023 |
| h4 | 5 | 20% 80% | 2060 | 2025 |
| a4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2072 | 2015 |
| Bb5+ | 2 | 50% 50% | 1959 | 2023 |
| Bg3 | 1 | 100% | 1680 | 2024 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2850–Aronian, L2784 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Carlsen, M2832–Vachier Lagrave, M2796 | 1-0 | GCT Rapid TB Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Caruana, F2822–Vachier Lagrave, M2779 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Carlsen, M2850–Radjabov, T2738 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2015 | 2015 |
| Nakamura, Hi2767–Aronian, L2797 | ½-½ | Nakamura vs Aronian Blitz | 2014 |
| Caruana, F2806–Shankland, S2709 | 1-0 | 8th Sinquefield Cup 2021 | 2021 |
| Morozevich, A2722–Grischuk, A2777 | 0-1 | 21st TCh-RUS 2014 | 2014 |
| Wang Hao2744–Vachier Lagrave, M2750 | 0-1 | 10th Norway Armageddon | 2022 |
| Le Quang Liem2712–Nepomniachtchi, I2730 | 0-1 | FIDE World Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| Le Quang Liem2737–Howell, D2676 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2017 | 2017 |