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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e3 | 23,134 | 35% 34% 31% | 2320 | 2026 |
| Qc2 | 15,022 | 31% 37% 31% | 2310 | 2026 |
| f3 | 4,512 | 35% 28% 37% | 2273 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 3,707 | 36% 35% 29% | 2361 | 2026 |
| a3 | 1,865 | 37% 24% 40% | 2226 | 2026 |
| Bd2 | 1,139 | 26% 31% 43% | 2160 | 2026 |
| g3 | 1,060 | 37% 35% 27% | 2359 | 2026 |
| Bg5 | 837 | 32% 23% 45% | 2194 | 2026 |
| Qb3 | 340 | 33% 31% 35% | 2218 | 2026 |
| Bf4 | 82 | 38% 22% 40% | 2205 | 2026 |
| Qd3 | 9 | 22% 67% | 1911 | 2025 |
| g4 | 4 | 25% 75% | 2340 | 2023 |
| h4 | 4 | 75% 25% | 1900 | 2025 |
| Qa4 | 1 | 100% | 2380 | 2022 |
| a4 | 1 | 100% | 2070 | 2018 |
| Qd2 | 1 | 100% | 1987 | 2019 |
| d5 | 1 | 100% | 1890 | 2018 |
| e4 | 1 | 100% | 1885 | 2012 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2863–Caruana, F2828 | 1-0 | 8th Norway Chess 2020 | 2020 |
| Carlsen, M2882–Ding Liren2805 | ½-½ | 7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2861–Ding Liren2805 | ½-½ | Lindores Abbey Stars | 2019 |
| Radjabov, T2793–Carlsen, M2872 | 0-1 | FIDE Candidates | 2013 |
| Kramnik, V2783–Carlsen, M2881 | ½-½ | 2nd Norway Blitz 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2843–Caruana, F2822 | 1-0 | 6th Norway Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Nakamura, Hi2789–Carlsen, M2872 | 0-1 | Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2855–Caruana, F2804 | 0-1 | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2016 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2772–Carlsen, M2881 | ½-½ | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014 | 2014 |
| Nakamura, Hi2772–Carlsen, M2881 | 0-1 | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014 | 2014 |