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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 19,765 | 43% 29% 29% | 2264 | 2026 |
| Bg4 | 412 | 38% 33% 28% | 2275 | 2026 |
| Nbd7 | 158 | 63% 16% 22% | 1974 | 2026 |
| c6 | 52 | 54% 33% | 2036 | 2026 |
| c5 | 37 | 73% 16% | 2101 | 2025 |
| Nc6 | 27 | 81% | 1924 | 2026 |
| Na6 | 11 | 82% 18% | 2135 | 2024 |
| e5 | 8 | 63% 25% | 2210 | 2024 |
| a6 | 4 | 75% 25% | 2052 | 2024 |
| b6 | 4 | 50% 50% | 2059 | 2024 |
| a5 | 1 | 100% | 2165 | 2025 |
| h6 | 1 | 100% | 1725 | 2019 |
| Nfd7 | 1 | 100% | 1946 | 2024 |
Top games
| 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 |
| Carlsen, M2839–Nakamura, Hi2807 | 1-0 | Esports World Cup 2025 | 2025 |
| Carlsen, M2839–Caruana, F2789 | ½-½ | Clutch Chess: Champions | 2025 |
| Giri, A2761–Carlsen, M2864 | ½-½ | 10th Norway Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2752–Carlsen, M2861 | ½-½ | Lindores Abbey Stars | 2019 |
| Aronian, L2815–Radjabov, T2793 | 1-0 | SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 | 2012 |
| Giri, A2771–Carlsen, M2832 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid YourNextMove | 2017 |
| Erigaisi, Arjun2761–Carlsen, M2841 | 1-0 | FIDE World Bl Team 5-8th | 2026 |