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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf6 | 31,607 | 42% 36% 22% | 2300 | 2026 |
| e6 | 1,906 | 50% 28% 23% | 2226 | 2026 |
| dxc4 | 319 | 39% 34% 27% | 2275 | 2026 |
| Bf5 | 126 | 75% 17% | 1997 | 2026 |
| g6 | 49 | 63% 24% | 2040 | 2026 |
| a6 | 39 | 49% 38% | 2113 | 2026 |
| Bg4 | 20 | 85% | 1937 | 2026 |
| f5 | 8 | 50% 25% 25% | 1980 | 2025 |
| Nd7 | 3 | 67% 33% | 1907 | 2024 |
| f6 | 1 | 100% | 2033 | 2014 |
| b5 | 1 | 100% | 2228 | 2017 |
| e5 | 1 | 100% | 2057 | 2015 |
| h6 | 1 | 100% | 2047 | 2024 |
| Nh6 | 1 | 100% | 1778 | 2018 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2805–Carlsen, M2877 | ½-½ | 41st Olympiad Open 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2876–Topalov, V2798 | 0-1 | 3rd Norway Chess 2015 | 2015 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2793–Carlsen, M2864 | 0-1 | SuperUnited Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Carlsen, M2881–Nakamura, Hi2772 | 1-0 | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014 | 2014 |
| So, W2808–Carlsen, M2840 | ½-½ | 79th Tata Steel GpA | 2017 |
| Carlsen, M2864–Karjakin, Sergey2782 | 1-0 | 8th Tal Mem Blitz | 2013 |
| Giri, A2776–Carlsen, M2870 | ½-½ | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2019 |
| Ding Liren2805–Caruana, F2842 | 1-0 | FIDE Candidates 2020 | 2020 |
| Carlsen, M2881–Mamedyarov, S2760 | 1-0 | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014 | 2014 |
| So, W2776–Carlsen, M2864 | ½-½ | 10th Norway Chess 2022 | 2022 |