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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c3 | 867 | 39% 32% 30% | 2338 | 2026 |
| O-O | 690 | 32% 27% 40% | 2244 | 2026 |
| d4 | 617 | 37% 35% 28% | 2311 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 47 | 26% 26% 49% | 2231 | 2025 |
| d3 | 36 | 25% 28% 47% | 2119 | 2025 |
| Bxc6 | 25 | 24% 68% | 2204 | 2026 |
| h4 | 12 | 42% 58% | 2327 | 2026 |
| Ba4 | 1 | 100% | 2370 | 2019 |
| b3 | 1 | 100% | 2581 | 2018 |
Top games
| Anand, V2804–Carlsen, M2876 | 0-1 | 3rd Norway Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Nakamura, Hi2787–Carlsen, M2877 | ½-½ | 2nd Sinquefield Cup 2014 | 2014 |
| Giri, A2773–Carlsen, M2876 | ½-½ | 3rd Norway Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Caruana, F2816–Mamedyarov, S2808 | 0-1 | GCT Rapid YourNextMove | 2018 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2769–Carlsen, M2844 | ½-½ | 78th Tata Steel GpA | 2016 |
| Adams, Mi2745–Carlsen, M2863 | ½-½ | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015 | 2015 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2789–Mamedyarov, S2808 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2018 |
| Grischuk, A2766–Mamedyarov, S2808 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2018 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2763–Mamedyarov, S2809 | 0-1 | FIDE Candidates 2018 | 2018 |
| Anand, V2786–Nakamura, Hi2784 | 0-1 | 8th Tal Memorial | 2013 |