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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| exd4 | 18,754 | 36% 31% 33% | 2201 | 2026 |
| d6 | 119 | 69% 14% 17% | 2019 | 2026 |
| Nxd4 | 17 | 59% 29% | 1941 | 2026 |
| f6 | 14 | 100% | 1836 | 2026 |
| Nf6 | 14 | 79% 21% | 2028 | 2024 |
| d5 | 13 | 92% | 2014 | 2023 |
| Bb4+ | 8 | 88% | 1941 | 2019 |
| Bd6 | 8 | 88% | 1874 | 2025 |
| Qf6 | 3 | 67% 33% | 1879 | 2017 |
| f5 | 3 | 67% 33% | 1818 | 2026 |
| g6 | 1 | 100% | 1797 | 2017 |
| Qe7 | 1 | 100% | 1813 | 2014 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2881–Nakamura, Hi2775 | ½-½ | FIDE World Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2768–Carlsen, M2877 | ½-½ | 2nd Sinquefield Cup 2014 | 2014 |
| So, W2810–Carlsen, M2822 | 0-1 | 5th Sinquefield Cup 2017 | 2017 |
| Nakamura, Hi2781–Carlsen, M2837 | ½-½ | 9th London Classic 2017 | 2017 |
| Nepomniachtchi, I2730–Carlsen, M2881 | ½-½ | FIDE World Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2771–Carlsen, M2839 | ½-½ | Esports World Cup D 2025 | 2025 |
| Kasparov, G2812–Caruana, F2795 | ½-½ | Ultimate Blitz Challenge | 2016 |
| Kasparov, G2812–Caruana, F2795 | 0-1 | Ultimate Blitz Challenge | 2016 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2796–Kramnik, V2808 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2017 |
| Kasparov, G2812–Nakamura, Hi2787 | 1-0 | Ultimate Blitz Challenge | 2016 |