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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bg2 | 6,806 | 37% 37% 27% | 2306 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 5,494 | 36% 35% 29% | 2275 | 2026 |
| cxd5 | 14 | 14% 79% | 2095 | 2025 |
| Nc3 | 5 | 20% 40% 40% | 2032 | 2026 |
| Bg5 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1760 | 2024 |
| c5 | 1 | 100% | 1883 | 2022 |
| Nd2 | 1 | 100% | 1779 | 2017 |
| Qc2 | 1 | 100% | 2132 | 2025 |
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 |
| 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 |
| Carlsen, M2837–Caruana, F2776 | 1-0 | 13th Norway Chess 2025 | 2025 |
| Ding Liren2774–Carlsen, M2837 | 0-1 | Carlsen-Ding Showdown G30 | 2017 |
| Caruana, F2805–Anand, V2804 | 0-1 | 3rd Norway Blitz 2015 | 2015 |