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
94,031 games| Move | Games | White · Draw · Black | Elo | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d4 | 71,518 | 38% 30% 32% | 2220 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 8,952 | 36% 32% 32% | 2235 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 7,823 | 39% 31% 30% | 2255 | 2026 |
| c4 | 2,791 | 40% 29% 31% | 2192 | 2026 |
| d3 | 1,955 | 40% 27% 33% | 2192 | 2026 |
| Ne2 | 481 | 48% 22% 30% | 2210 | 2026 |
| f4 | 138 | 28% 17% 55% | 2048 | 2026 |
| Bc4 | 117 | 26% 15% 59% | 2017 | 2026 |
| b3 | 86 | 36% 20% 44% | 2120 | 2025 |
| g3 | 41 | 29% 17% 54% | 2034 | 2026 |
| e5 | 40 | 25% 33% 43% | 2180 | 2026 |
| Qe2 | 22 | 32% 23% 45% | 2164 | 2025 |
| c3 | 18 | 39% 17% 44% | 1955 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 17 | 35% 29% 35% | 2322 | 2025 |
| f3 | 13 | 62% 15% 23% | 2312 | 2026 |
| h4 | 7 | 43% 57% | 2280 | 2026 |
| Qf3 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2144 | 2025 |
| Bd3 | 3 | 67% 33% | 1979 | 2024 |
| Qg4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2508 | 2022 |
| b4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2070 | 2024 |
| a3 | 1 | 100% | 2167 | 2013 |
| Qh5 | 1 | 100% | 2255 | 2016 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2856–Firouzja, Alireza2804 | 1-0 | World Rapid 2021 | 2021 |
| Anand, V2775–Carlsen, M2870 | ½-½ | WCh 2013 | 2013 |
| Firouzja, Alireza2778–Carlsen, M2864 | 1-0 | FTX Crypto Cup 2022 | 2022 |
| Giri, A2782–Carlsen, M2855 | 0-1 | GCT Rapid YourNextMove | 2016 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2796–Carlsen, M2832 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid YourNextMove | 2017 |
| Carlsen, M2864–Morozevich, A2760 | ½-½ | 8th Tal Memorial | 2013 |
| Caruana, F2822–Mamedyarov, S2801 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2818–Ding Liren2805 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Duda, J2757–Carlsen, M2863 | 1-0 | 8th Norway Chess 2020 | 2020 |
| Duda, J2750–Carlsen, M2864 | 0-1 | Oslo Esports Cup 2022 | 2022 |