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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf6 | 5,008 | 40% 29% 30% | 2242 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 1,221 | 46% 26% 28% | 2159 | 2026 |
| Bc5 | 233 | 52% 21% 27% | 1999 | 2026 |
| d6 | 73 | 56% 22% 22% | 2086 | 2026 |
| c6 | 38 | 55% 16% 29% | 2090 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 11 | 82% | 1960 | 2025 |
| f5 | 9 | 33% 33% 33% | 1937 | 2025 |
| Qh4 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2062 | 2019 |
| Qf6 | 3 | 67% 33% | 1827 | 2022 |
| h6 | 2 | 50% 50% | 1962 | 2023 |
| d5 | 2 | 100% | 2390 | 2024 |
| Qe7 | 2 | 100% | 2031 | 2017 |
| Bd6 | 1 | 100% | 2196 | 2015 |
| Nh6 | 1 | 100% | 2332 | 2017 |
| Qg5 | 1 | 100% | 2218 | 2023 |
| g6 | 1 | 100% | 1783 | 2018 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2877–Caruana, F2801 | 0-1 | 2nd Sinquefield Cup 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2843–Caruana, F2822 | 1-0 | 6th Norway Chess 2018 | 2018 |
| Carlsen, M2855–Giri, A2782 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid Paris 2016 | 2016 |
| Carlsen, M2875–So, W2754 | ½-½ | 7th Norway Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Grischuk, A2792–Aronian, L2815 | ½-½ | 2nd Norway Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Caruana, F2816–So, W2778 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz Paris 2018 | 2018 |
| Wei Yi2758–Carlsen, M2837 | 1-0 | 13th Norway Armageddon | 2025 |
| Carlsen, M2865–Vidit, S2727 | ½-½ | 84th Tata Steel Masters | 2022 |
| Caruana, F2822–Nakamura, Hi2769 | ½-½ | 6th Norway Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2799–Grischuk, A2782 | 0-1 | Champions Showdown G10 | 2017 |