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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 6,698 | 31% 40% 29% | 2319 | 2026 |
| d5 | 3,327 | 31% 40% 29% | 2329 | 2026 |
| c5 | 2,268 | 34% 32% 34% | 2266 | 2026 |
| d6 | 959 | 25% 37% 39% | 2375 | 2026 |
| b6 | 931 | 33% 30% 38% | 2269 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 716 | 36% 34% 30% | 2239 | 2026 |
| h6 | 69 | 25% 26% 49% | 2350 | 2026 |
| Bxc3+ | 29 | 52% 24% 24% | 1951 | 2026 |
| Qe7 | 18 | 28% 44% 28% | 2356 | 2026 |
| c6 | 5 | 60% 40% | 2280 | 2026 |
| b5 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2029 | 2023 |
| a6 | 1 | 100% | 1822 | 2014 |
| Ng8 | 1 | 100% | 1718 | 2024 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2863–Caruana, F2828 | 1-0 | 8th Norway Chess 2020 | 2020 |
| Radjabov, T2793–Carlsen, M2872 | 0-1 | FIDE Candidates | 2013 |
| Kramnik, V2783–Carlsen, M2881 | ½-½ | 2nd Norway Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Mamedyarov, S2760–Carlsen, M2881 | 0-1 | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014 | 2014 |
| Mamedyarov, S2804–Carlsen, M2834 | ½-½ | 80th Tata Steel GpA | 2018 |
| So, W2754–Carlsen, M2875 | ½-½ | Croatia GCT 2019 | 2019 |
| Mamedyarov, S2808–Caruana, F2816 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2018 |
| Mamedyarov, S2808–Caruana, F2816 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid Paris 2018 | 2018 |
| Mamedyarov, S2801–Caruana, F2822 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Carlsen, M2853–Giri, A2768 | 1-0 | 11th Norway Armageddon | 2023 |