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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cxd5 | 8,029 | 31% 47% 21% | 2264 | 2026 |
| Qxd5 | 17 | 47% 29% 24% | 1982 | 2026 |
| Nf6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1918 | 2026 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2881–Anand, V2785 | 0-1 | FIDE World Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| So, W2778–Carlsen, M2843 | 1-0 | 6th Norway Chess 2018 | 2018 |
| Grischuk, A2761–Carlsen, M2832 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Aronian, L2813–Nakamura, Hi2775 | 1-0 | Supreme Masters 2013 | 2013 |
| Aronian, L2815–Karjakin, Sergey2771 | 0-1 | 2nd Norway Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Caruana, F2828–Duda, J2757 | 1-0 | 8th Norway Chess 2020 | 2020 |
| Caruana, F2776–Nakamura, Hi2804 | 0-1 | 13th Norway Chess 2025 | 2025 |
| Mamedyarov, S2808–Aronian, L2764 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz Paris 2018 | 2018 |
| Vallejo Pons, F2711–Carlsen, M2840 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Nakamura, Hi2767–Caruana, F2772 | ½-½ | Renova FIDE GP Zug | 2013 |