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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d4 | 8,001 | 42% 26% 31% | 2201 | 2026 |
| c4 | 1,731 | 36% 22% 42% | 2102 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 444 | 40% 24% 36% | 2149 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 168 | 38% 24% 39% | 2150 | 2026 |
| Bc4 | 80 | 40% 24% 36% | 2047 | 2026 |
| g3 | 30 | 37% 50% | 2213 | 2026 |
| Qf3 | 11 | 27% 18% 55% | 2173 | 2025 |
| f4 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2063 | 2025 |
| c3 | 3 | 33% 67% | 1964 | 2024 |
| a4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2034 | 2022 |
| b3 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2169 | 2023 |
| a3 | 1 | 100% | 1732 | 2015 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2832–Firouzja, Alireza2767 | ½-½ | SpeedChess Final 2024 | 2024 |
| Carlsen, M2835–Rapport, R2752 | 1-0 | SuperUnited Blitz 2023 | 2023 |
| Erigaisi, Arjun2797–Abdusattorov, Nodirbek2783 | ½-½ | TechM GCL 2024 | 2024 |
| Anand, V2784–Nakamura, Hi2787 | 1-0 | 5th Zurich Opening Blitz | 2016 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2775–Kamsky, G2762 | 1-0 | SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 | 2012 |
| Grischuk, A2764–Nakamura, Hi2760 | 0-1 | SportAccord Rapid Men 2012 | 2012 |
| Dominguez Perez, L2748–Nepomniachtchi, I2767 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Blitz 2024 | 2024 |
| Grischuk, A2763–Kamsky, G2746 | 0-1 | 40th Olympiad Open | 2012 |
| Morozevich, A2748–Nakamura, Hi2760 | 0-1 | SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 | 2012 |
| Anand, V2754–Rapport, R2752 | ½-½ | SuperUnited Blitz 2023 | 2023 |