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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| exd5 | 2,658 | 41% 33% 26% | 2240 | 2026 |
| cxd5 | 1,141 | 43% 31% 26% | 2206 | 2026 |
| e5 | 20 | 30% 30% 40% | 2263 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 13 | 31% 15% 54% | 2086 | 2024 |
| d4 | 2 | 100% | 2005 | 2014 |
| d3 | 1 | 100% | 2245 | 2023 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2840–Gukesh, D2732 | 1-0 | 14th Norway Chess 2026 | 2026 |
| Artemiev, V2731–Giri, A2776 | 1-0 | Superbet Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Ivanchuk, V2771–Jakovenko, D2732 | 1-0 | 28th European Club Cup | 2012 |
| Svidler, P2749–Gelfand, B2738 | 0-1 | World Blitz Final | 2012 |
| Ponomariov, R2733–Kamsky, G2741 | 1-0 | Renova FIDE GP Zug | 2013 |
| Navara, D2722–Mamedyarov, S2748 | ½-½ | 28th European Club Cup | 2012 |
| Safarli, E2664–Karjakin, Sergey2779 | ½-½ | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2016 | 2016 |
| Navara, D2691–Kamsky, G2746 | ½-½ | 40th Olympiad Open | 2012 |
| Artemiev, V2709–Vitiugov, N2719 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2018 | 2018 |
| Bacrot, E2721–Shirov, A2703 | ½-½ | 15th Karpov GM 2014 | 2014 |