diff --git a/src/lib/openings.ts b/src/lib/openings.ts
index 17be8f4..296727b 100644
--- a/src/lib/openings.ts
+++ b/src/lib/openings.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import ecoB from '../../public/openings/ecoB.json';
 import ecoC from '../../public/openings/ecoC.json';
 import ecoD from '../../public/openings/ecoD.json';
 import ecoE from '../../public/openings/ecoE.json';
+import moveIndex from '../../public/openings/moveIndex.json';
 
 export interface OpeningMetadata {
     src: string;
@@ -34,3 +35,111 @@ export function lookupOpening(fen: string): OpeningMetadata | null {
     }
     return null;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Lookup possible openings from a move sequence.
+ * Returns up to maxResults openings that match the given move sequence.
+ *
+ * @param moveSequence - The move sequence in SAN notation (e.g., "1. e4 c5 2. Nf3")
+ * @param maxResults - Maximum number of results to return (default: 5)
+ * @returns Array of opening metadata objects
+ *
+ * @example
+ * // After 1.e4
+ * const openings = lookupPossibleOpenings("1. e4", 5);
+ * // Returns: [{ eco: "B00", name: "King's Pawn Game", ... }]
+ *
+ * @example
+ * // After 1.e4 c5
+ * const openings = lookupPossibleOpenings("1. e4 c5", 5);
+ * // Returns: [{ eco: "B20", name: "Sicilian Defense", ... }, ...]
+ */
+export function lookupPossibleOpenings(
+    moveSequence: string,
+    maxResults: number = 5
+): OpeningMetadata[] {
+    const normalized = moveSequence.trim();
+    const matches = (moveIndex as Record<string, OpeningMetadata[]>)[normalized] || [];
+    return matches.slice(0, maxResults);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Extract move sequence from PGN string.
+ * Removes headers and metadata, keeping only the move sequence.
+ *
+ * @param pgn - PGN string (may include headers)
+ * @returns Move sequence in SAN notation (e.g., "1. e4 c5 2. Nf3")
+ *
+ * @example
+ * const pgn = '[Event "Game"]\n[Site "..."]\n\n1. e4 c5 2. Nf3';
+ * const moves = extractMoveSequenceFromPGN(pgn);
+ * // Returns: "1. e4 c5 2. Nf3"
+ */
+export function extractMoveSequenceFromPGN(pgn: string): string {
+    // Remove headers (lines starting with '[')
+    const lines = pgn.split('\n');
+    const moveLines = lines.filter(line => !line.trim().startsWith('['));
+
+    // Join and clean up
+    let moveSequence = moveLines.join(' ').trim();
+
+    // Remove result markers (1-0, 0-1, 1/2-1/2, *)
+    moveSequence = moveSequence.replace(/\s+(1-0|0-1|1\/2-1\/2|\*)\s*$/, '');
+
+    // Remove comments in curly braces
+    moveSequence = moveSequence.replace(/\{[^}]*\}/g, '');
+
+    // Remove variations in parentheses
+    moveSequence = moveSequence.replace(/\([^)]*\)/g, '');
+
+    // Remove annotations ($1, $2, etc.)
+    moveSequence = moveSequence.replace(/\$\d+/g, '');
+
+    // Remove NAG symbols (!, ?, !!, ??, !?, ?!)
+    moveSequence = moveSequence.replace(/[!?]+/g, '');
+
+    // Normalize whitespace
+    moveSequence = moveSequence.replace(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
+
+    return moveSequence;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Build move sequence from an array of move steps.
+ * Used in the analysis page to construct the move sequence up to a given index.
+ *
+ * @param steps - Array of move steps with san and color properties
+ * @param upToIndex - Build sequence up to this index (exclusive)
+ * @returns Move sequence in SAN notation
+ *
+ * @example
+ * const steps = [
+ *   { san: "e4", color: "white", moveNumber: 1, ... },
+ *   { san: "c5", color: "black", moveNumber: 1, ... },
+ *   { san: "Nf3", color: "white", moveNumber: 2, ... }
+ * ];
+ * const sequence = buildMoveSequenceFromSteps(steps, 3);
+ * // Returns: "1. e4 c5 2. Nf3"
+ */
+export function buildMoveSequenceFromSteps(
+    steps: Array<{ san: string; color: 'white' | 'black'; moveNumber: number }>,
+    upToIndex: number
+): string {
+    const parts: string[] = [];
+    let currentMoveNumber = 0;
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < upToIndex && i < steps.length; i++) {
+        const step = steps[i];
+
+        if (step.color === 'white') {
+            // White's move - include move number
+            parts.push(`${step.moveNumber}. ${step.san}`);
+            currentMoveNumber = step.moveNumber;
+        } else {
+            // Black's move - no move number prefix
+            parts.push(step.san);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return parts.join(' ');
+}