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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bg7 | 6,525 | 37% 35% 28% | 2289 | 2026 |
| c6 | 16 | 56% 31% | 2041 | 2025 |
| c5 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1857 | 2022 |
| dxc4 | 2 | 100% | 1739 | 2025 |
| a6 | 1 | 100% | 2104 | 2015 |
| Bg4 | 1 | 100% | 1924 | 2017 |
| e6 | 1 | 100% | 1899 | 2014 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2881–Grischuk, A2792 | ½-½ | 2nd Norway Chess 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2882–Vachier Lagrave, M2778 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Anand, V2792–Carlsen, M2863 | ½-½ | WCh 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2875–Vachier Lagrave, M2779 | 1-0 | Croatia GCT 2019 | 2019 |
| Grischuk, A2764–Carlsen, M2872 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates | 2013 |
| Carlsen, M2881–Giri, A2752 | 1-0 | 2nd Norway Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Mamedyarov, S2759–Carlsen, M2864 | 1-0 | SuperUnited Rapid 2022 | 2022 |
| Nakamura, Hi2778–Carlsen, M2837 | ½-½ | 45th Biel GM | 2012 |
| Giri, A2797–Grischuk, A2810 | ½-½ | Tbilisi FIDE GP 2015 | 2015 |
| Aronian, L2802–Vachier Lagrave, M2804 | ½-½ | FIDE World Cup 2017 | 2017 |