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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| b6 | 1,590 | 33% 33% 34% | 2371 | 2026 |
| O-O | 1,060 | 40% 32% 28% | 2309 | 2026 |
| c5 | 700 | 36% 38% 26% | 2334 | 2026 |
| d5 | 633 | 36% 39% 25% | 2385 | 2026 |
| Bxc3+ | 138 | 41% 20% 39% | 2287 | 2026 |
| d6 | 70 | 39% 31% 30% | 2406 | 2026 |
| Ne4 | 51 | 47% 16% 37% | 2254 | 2025 |
| Nc6 | 40 | 48% 25% 28% | 2275 | 2025 |
| h6 | 20 | 35% 25% 40% | 2296 | 2026 |
| Qe7 | 5 | 20% 20% 60% | 2027 | 2019 |
| c6 | 2 | 100% | 2069 | 2022 |
| Bf8 | 1 | 100% | 2497 | 2020 |
| Be7 | 1 | 100% | 2148 | 2024 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2882–Ding Liren2805 | ½-½ | 7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2855–Caruana, F2804 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2016 |
| Topalov, V2772–Carlsen, M2881 | ½-½ | 2nd Norway Chess 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2877–Topalov, V2772 | ½-½ | 2nd Sinquefield Cup 2014 | 2014 |
| So, W2812–Carlsen, M2832 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Carlsen, M2855–Nakamura, Hi2787 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid Paris 2016 | 2016 |
| Carlsen, M2855–Nakamura, Hi2787 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2016 |
| Mamedyarov, S2800–Carlsen, M2832 | 0-1 | GCT Rapid Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Carlsen, M2870–So, W2760 | ½-½ | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2870–Anand, V2757 | 1-0 | Tata Steel India Rapid | 2019 |