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 | 400,865 | 37% 32% 31% | 2265 | 2026 |
| d5 | 187,200 | 41% 33% 26% | 2228 | 2026 |
| e6 | 27,474 | 39% 30% 31% | 2237 | 2026 |
| d6 | 19,585 | 36% 28% 36% | 2253 | 2026 |
| f5 | 16,810 | 41% 27% 32% | 2202 | 2026 |
| g6 | 16,569 | 36% 26% 37% | 2231 | 2026 |
| c5 | 6,521 | 41% 23% 36% | 2131 | 2026 |
| c6 | 1,321 | 52% 25% 23% | 2090 | 2026 |
| b6 | 1,030 | 47% 19% 34% | 2113 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 897 | 49% 22% 28% | 2177 | 2026 |
| b5 | 498 | 48% 19% 33% | 2140 | 2026 |
| e5 | 216 | 59% 17% 24% | 2015 | 2026 |
| a6 | 183 | 27% 30% 43% | 2294 | 2026 |
| Na6 | 29 | 34% 17% 48% | 2270 | 2026 |
| h6 | 17 | 59% 18% 24% | 2095 | 2025 |
| f6 | 7 | 43% 43% 14% | 2084 | 2025 |
| a5 | 6 | 33% 50% 17% | 2180 | 2025 |
| h5 | 6 | 67% 17% 17% | 2194 | 2023 |
| g5 | 2 | 100% | 2359 | 2013 |
| Nh6 | 1 | 100% | 1999 | 2018 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2882–Caruana, F2818 | ½-½ | 7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2881–Aronian, L2815 | ½-½ | 2nd Norway Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2881–Aronian, L2815 | 1-0 | 2nd Norway Chess 2014 | 2014 |
| Aronian, L2815–Carlsen, M2881 | ½-½ | FIDE World Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| Aronian, L2815–Carlsen, M2881 | ½-½ | FIDE World Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2872–Caruana, F2822 | ½-½ | 82nd Tata Steel GpA | 2020 |
| Carlsen, M2863–Caruana, F2828 | 1-0 | 8th Norway Chess 2020 | 2020 |
| Ding Liren2805–Carlsen, M2882 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Ding Liren2805–Carlsen, M2882 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2882–Ding Liren2805 | ½-½ | 7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 | 2019 |