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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be7 | 2,456 | 40% 38% 23% | 2289 | 2026 |
| Bb4+ | 2,161 | 33% 38% 30% | 2345 | 2026 |
| dxc4 | 1,867 | 34% 37% 29% | 2330 | 2026 |
| c6 | 349 | 55% 26% 19% | 2122 | 2026 |
| c5 | 110 | 45% 33% 23% | 2129 | 2026 |
| Nbd7 | 68 | 54% 22% 24% | 2160 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 60 | 23% 40% 37% | 2293 | 2026 |
| b6 | 57 | 63% 21% 16% | 2098 | 2026 |
| h6 | 43 | 35% 21% 44% | 2259 | 2026 |
| Bd6 | 36 | 36% 39% 25% | 2285 | 2026 |
| g6 | 29 | 31% 31% 38% | 2328 | 2025 |
| a6 | 29 | 24% 48% 28% | 2259 | 2025 |
| Ne4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1912 | 2025 |
| Bd7 | 2 | 100% | 1949 | 2023 |
Top games
| Ding Liren2805–Carlsen, M2882 | ½-½ | 7th Sinquefield Cup TB | 2019 |
| 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 |
| Giri, A2771–Carlsen, M2832 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2017 |
| Caruana, F2827–Anand, V2771 | 1-0 | 43rd Olympiad 2018 | 2018 |