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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e4 | 8,628 | 35% 38% 27% | 2287 | 2026 |
| Bd2 | 2,083 | 37% 37% 26% | 2297 | 2026 |
| g3 | 287 | 32% 43% 25% | 2291 | 2026 |
| Na4 | 233 | 40% 34% 26% | 2230 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 135 | 26% 30% 44% | 2193 | 2026 |
| e3 | 59 | 39% 32% 29% | 2263 | 2026 |
| Qb3 | 36 | 22% 33% 44% | 2173 | 2026 |
| Nxd5 | 10 | 30% 30% 40% | 2145 | 2025 |
| h4 | 8 | 38% 38% 25% | 2237 | 2025 |
| Bg5 | 5 | 40% 20% 40% | 2145 | 2025 |
| Qa4+ | 5 | 40% 40% 20% | 2362 | 2020 |
| Nb5 | 1 | 100% | 1709 | 2014 |
| f3 | 1 | 100% | 1869 | 2014 |
| Nb1 | 1 | 100% | 1933 | 2019 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2882–Nepomniachtchi, I2774 | ½-½ | 7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 | 2019 |
| Anand, V2792–Carlsen, M2863 | ½-½ | WCh 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2872–Vachier Lagrave, M2780 | ½-½ | 11th London Classic 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2875–Grischuk, A2775 | 1-0 | 7th Norway Chess 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2875–Mamedyarov, S2774 | ½-½ | 7th Norway Chess 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2875–Mamedyarov, S2774 | 1-0 | 7th Norway Armageddon | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2862–Vachier Lagrave, M2784 | 1-0 | 83rd Tata Steel Masters | 2021 |
| Carlsen, M2872–Nepomniachtchi, I2767 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2862–Vachier Lagrave, M2757 | ½-½ | 77th Tata Steel GpA | 2015 |
| Caruana, F2842–Nepomniachtchi, I2774 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2020 | 2020 |