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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bg2 | 8,398 | 41% 32% 27% | 2233 | 2026 |
| b3 | 3,476 | 47% 33% 19% | 2306 | 2026 |
| c4 | 391 | 48% 34% 19% | 2334 | 2026 |
| b4 | 169 | 45% 27% 28% | 2202 | 2026 |
| d4 | 166 | 51% 27% 23% | 2255 | 2026 |
| d3 | 29 | 24% 38% 38% | 2132 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 5 | 20% 20% 60% | 1807 | 2020 |
| a4 | 1 | 100% | 2619 | 2024 |
| c3 | 1 | 100% | 1965 | 2017 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2837–Ding Liren2774 | 1-0 | Carlsen-Ding Showdown G5 | 2017 |
| Carlsen, M2850–Vachier Lagrave, M2758 | 1-0 | World Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Carlsen, M2837–Grischuk, A2772 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Grischuk, A2766–Carlsen, M2842 | ½-½ | 6th Sinquefield Cup 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2795–Kasparov, G2812 | 0-1 | Ultimate Blitz Challenge | 2016 |
| Topalov, V2798–Caruana, F2805 | 0-1 | 3rd Norway Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Keymer, Vincent2759–Carlsen, M2840 | ½-½ | 14th Norway Chess 2026 | 2026 |
| Kramnik, V2783–Caruana, F2811 | 1-0 | 4th Zurich CC Rapid | 2015 |
| Grischuk, A2781–Caruana, F2805 | ½-½ | 3rd Norway Chess 2015 | 2015 |
| Caruana, F2799–Grischuk, A2782 | ½-½ | Champions Showdown G5 | 2017 |