Chess Openings Explorer
Explore a curated tree of well-known chess openings by clicking through named lines, or play moves directly on the board — arrow thickness and shade show how often each move is played. Win, draw, and loss rates come from a sample of high-rated Lichess games.
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Starting position
Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett, recolored (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Starting Position
Stockfish position — beyond the bookEngine evaluation
Stockfish 18, depth 18. Positive favors White.
Game outcomes
Most-played next moves
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Stats computed from 350,000 high-rated games (June 2020; one player 2400+ Elo, opponent 2200+) via the Lichess Elite Database, itself drawn from Lichess's public game archive (CC0-licensed).