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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nc3 | 18,058 | 38% 28% 33% | 2243 | 2026 |
| g3 | 12,467 | 39% 30% 31% | 2259 | 2026 |
| d3 | 748 | 46% 29% 26% | 2392 | 2026 |
| e3 | 532 | 44% 26% 30% | 2290 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 383 | 41% 28% 31% | 2318 | 2026 |
| a3 | 203 | 44% 32% 24% | 2292 | 2026 |
| b3 | 130 | 48% 27% 25% | 2282 | 2026 |
| e4 | 54 | 74% | 1950 | 2025 |
| d4 | 14 | 21% 29% 50% | 1920 | 2026 |
| Qc2 | 6 | 33% 17% 50% | 2235 | 2025 |
| g4 | 2 | 100% | 2136 | 2016 |
| h3 | 1 | 100% | 2101 | 2025 |
| f4 | 1 | 100% | 2033 | 2013 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2876–Caruana, F2812 | ½-½ | FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2875–Ding Liren2805 | ½-½ | 7th Norway Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2835–Caruana, F2832 | ½-½ | WCh 2018 | 2018 |
| Carlsen, M2835–Caruana, F2832 | ½-½ | WCh 2018 | 2018 |
| Carlsen, M2835–Caruana, F2832 | 1-0 | WCh Rapid TB 2018 | 2018 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2779–Carlsen, M2875 | ½-½ | 7th Norway Armageddon | 2019 |
| So, W2788–Carlsen, M2863 | ½-½ | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015 | 2015 |
| Carlsen, M2855–Vachier Lagrave, M2789 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid YourNextMove | 2016 |
| Carlsen, M2845–Giri, A2797 | 1-0 | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2875–Anand, V2767 | 1-0 | 7th Norway Armageddon | 2019 |