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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d5 | 11,606 | 36% 36% 28% | 2302 | 2026 |
| Bb4+ | 4,358 | 36% 37% 27% | 2299 | 2026 |
| c5 | 3,761 | 32% 30% 38% | 2317 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 150 | 53% 29% 18% | 2124 | 2026 |
| b6 | 68 | 56% 22% 22% | 2141 | 2026 |
| c6 | 45 | 56% 24% 20% | 2090 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 27 | 52% 26% 22% | 2188 | 2026 |
| g6 | 22 | 50% 32% 18% | 2125 | 2025 |
| h6 | 3 | 33% 33% 33% | 2188 | 2026 |
| d6 | 3 | 100% | 1987 | 2025 |
| Ne4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2229 | 2024 |
| e5 | 2 | 100% | 2131 | 2025 |
| a6 | 1 | 100% | 2064 | 2019 |
Top games
| Ding Liren2805–Carlsen, M2882 | ½-½ | 7th Sinquefield Cup TB | 2019 |
| Caruana, F2823–Carlsen, M2862 | ½-½ | 83rd Tata Steel Masters | 2021 |
| Kramnik, V2810–Carlsen, M2872 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates | 2013 |
| Kramnik, V2783–Carlsen, M2881 | ½-½ | 2nd Norway Chess 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2864–Firouzja, Alireza2793 | ½-½ | SuperUnited Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Grischuk, A2764–Carlsen, M2856 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Carlsen, M2837–Anand, V2782 | ½-½ | 9th London Classic 2017 | 2017 |
| Ding Liren2777–Carlsen, M2837 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Ding Liren2774–Carlsen, M2837 | 0-1 | Carlsen-Ding Showdown G30 | 2017 |
| Caruana, F2805–Anand, V2804 | 0-1 | 3rd Norway Blitz 2015 | 2015 |