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 | 13,079 | 46% 32% 22% | 2271 | 2026 |
| c6 | 4,608 | 39% 35% 27% | 2350 | 2026 |
| g6 | 4,370 | 33% 40% 27% | 2416 | 2026 |
| Bg4 | 3,059 | 38% 36% 26% | 2372 | 2026 |
| c5 | 2,621 | 42% 33% 25% | 2252 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 1,861 | 37% 30% 34% | 2329 | 2026 |
| Nd7 | 1,482 | 35% 34% 31% | 2348 | 2026 |
| e6 | 636 | 56% 25% 19% | 2189 | 2026 |
| b6 | 292 | 34% 41% 25% | 2380 | 2026 |
| Bf5 | 267 | 49% 25% 25% | 2165 | 2026 |
| b5 | 14 | 43% 21% 36% | 2340 | 2026 |
| h5 | 13 | 77% 15% | 2253 | 2025 |
| f5 | 12 | 50% 42% | 2137 | 2026 |
| d4 | 5 | 80% 20% | 1959 | 2023 |
| h6 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2119 | 2016 |
| f6 | 2 | 100% | 1997 | 2020 |
| a6 | 1 | 100% | 2111 | 2021 |
| e5 | 1 | 100% | 1868 | 2013 |
| a5 | 1 | 100% | 2464 | 2024 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2870–Anand, V2775 | ½-½ | WCh 2013 | 2013 |
| Caruana, F2808–Carlsen, M2832 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2017 | 2017 |
| Nakamura, Hi2804–Carlsen, M2837 | 1-0 | 13th Norway Armageddon | 2025 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2788–Carlsen, M2851 | 0-1 | 4th Norway Blitz 2016 | 2016 |
| Carlsen, M2856–Nepomniachtchi, I2782 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2021 | 2021 |
| Vachier Lagrave, M2789–Carlsen, M2843 | ½-½ | 6th Norway Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Rapport, R2747–Carlsen, M2882 | 0-1 | Saint Louis Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Kramnik, V2777–Carlsen, M2850 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Carlsen, M2832–Aronian, L2793 | 1-0 | 5th Norway Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Caruana, F2829–Anand, V2793 | 0-1 | 6th London CC Elite Blitz 2014 | 2014 |