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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qc2 | 6,706 | 39% 37% 24% | 2326 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 3,652 | 38% 32% 30% | 2220 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 1,277 | 35% 36% 29% | 2316 | 2026 |
| b3 | 366 | 38% 33% 29% | 2238 | 2026 |
| cxd5 | 143 | 20% 21% 59% | 2055 | 2026 |
| a3 | 101 | 36% 28% 37% | 2169 | 2026 |
| Bd2 | 95 | 35% 31% 35% | 2138 | 2026 |
| a4 | 27 | 44% 37% 19% | 2424 | 2025 |
| h3 | 24 | 46% 50% | 2531 | 2026 |
| Nd2 | 10 | 30% 60% | 2383 | 2025 |
| Ne5 | 10 | 40% 40% 20% | 2299 | 2021 |
| c5 | 5 | 40% 60% | 2066 | 2023 |
| Qb3 | 5 | 20% 80% | 2140 | 2024 |
| g3 | 3 | 100% | 2052 | 2019 |
Top games
| Mamedyarov, S2764–Carlsen, M2882 | ½-½ | 7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 | 2019 |
| Giri, A2776–Carlsen, M2870 | ½-½ | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2019 |
| So, W2776–Carlsen, M2864 | ½-½ | 10th Norway Chess 2022 | 2022 |
| Mamedyarov, S2759–Carlsen, M2864 | ½-½ | SuperUnited Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Wang Hao2744–Carlsen, M2864 | 0-1 | 10th Norway Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Carlsen, M2830–Firouzja, Alireza2763 | 0-1 | CCT Final Playoff 2023 | 2023 |
| Giri, A2748–Carlsen, M2839 | ½-½ | SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2025 | 2025 |
| Giri, A2779–Ding Liren2805 | 0-1 | Croatia GCT 2019 | 2019 |
| Nakamura, Hi2790–Giri, A2793 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2016 | 2016 |
| Esipenko, Andrey2714–Carlsen, M2865 | ½-½ | 84th Tata Steel Masters | 2022 |