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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d5 | 95,693 | 40% 30% 30% | 2219 | 2026 |
| b6 | 683 | 49% 21% 30% | 2086 | 2026 |
| c5 | 534 | 44% 21% 35% | 2079 | 2026 |
| a6 | 100 | 38% 21% 41% | 2221 | 2026 |
| d6 | 88 | 72% 22% | 1994 | 2026 |
| Nf6 | 32 | 75% 16% | 1986 | 2025 |
| c6 | 23 | 96% | 1918 | 2026 |
| g6 | 21 | 76% 19% | 1983 | 2025 |
| Ne7 | 20 | 55% 15% 30% | 2099 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 7 | 71% 14% 14% | 2038 | 2019 |
| Be7 | 6 | 100% | 1860 | 2025 |
| h6 | 4 | 25% 75% | 2212 | 2025 |
| b5 | 3 | 33% 67% | 2079 | 2016 |
| a5 | 1 | 100% | 2262 | 2013 |
| Qh4 | 1 | 100% | 1878 | 2025 |
| Ke7 | 1 | 100% | 2049 | 2026 |
| f5 | 1 | 100% | 2023 | 2025 |
| Bb4+ | 1 | 100% | 1602 | 2023 |
| e5 | 1 | 100% | 2296 | 2013 |
| f6 | 1 | 100% | 1901 | 2018 |
| Qf6 | 1 | 100% | 2133 | 2014 |
Top games
| Aronian, L2775–Carlsen, M2872 | ½-½ | 11th London Classic 2019 | 2019 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2750–Carlsen, M2882 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Giri, A2760–Carlsen, M2864 | 0-1 | FTX Crypto Cup 2022 | 2022 |
| Giri, A2764–Carlsen, M2859 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2778–Carlsen, M2843 | ½-½ | 5th Final Masters | 2012 |
| Kasparov, G2812–Caruana, F2807 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Caruana, F2773–Carlsen, M2843 | 1-0 | 5th Final Masters | 2012 |
| Kramnik, V2808–Caruana, F2808 | 0-1 | 5th Norway Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Caruana, F2764–Carlsen, M2853 | 1-0 | 11th Norway Chess 2023 | 2023 |
| So, W2760–Carlsen, M2853 | ½-½ | 11th Norway Blitz 2023 | 2023 |