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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d6 | 36,116 | 44% 27% 30% | 2241 | 2026 |
| O-O | 3,058 | 40% 25% 34% | 2277 | 2026 |
| c5 | 17 | 29% 24% 47% | 2128 | 2026 |
| e6 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2026 | 2024 |
| c6 | 1 | 100% | 1878 | 2018 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2881–Grischuk, A2792 | 1-0 | FIDE World Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| Aronian, L2802–Carlsen, M2861 | ½-½ | 75th Tata Steel GpA | 2013 |
| Carlsen, M2872–Grischuk, A2777 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2839–Nakamura, Hi2807 | 0-1 | Esports World Cup 2025 | 2025 |
| Erigaisi, Arjun2782–Carlsen, M2837 | 1-0 | 13th Norway Armageddon | 2025 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2752–Carlsen, M2861 | ½-½ | Lindores Abbey Stars | 2019 |
| Erigaisi, Arjun2778–Carlsen, M2832 | 1-0 | FIDE World Bl Team Final | 2024 |
| Aronian, L2815–Radjabov, T2793 | 1-0 | SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 | 2012 |
| Aronian, L2809–Radjabov, T2793 | 1-0 | FIDE Candidates | 2013 |
| Giri, A2771–Carlsen, M2832 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid YourNextMove | 2017 |