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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cxd5 | 11,424 | 35% 37% 27% | 2287 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 6,298 | 36% 35% 28% | 2292 | 2026 |
| Bg5 | 1,616 | 38% 33% 30% | 2303 | 2026 |
| Bf4 | 1,540 | 34% 38% 28% | 2286 | 2026 |
| e3 | 809 | 33% 29% 38% | 2215 | 2026 |
| Qb3 | 287 | 45% 27% 28% | 2262 | 2026 |
| h4 | 104 | 43% 21% 36% | 2201 | 2026 |
| Qa4+ | 48 | 33% 38% 29% | 2332 | 2026 |
| g3 | 41 | 39% 34% 27% | 2060 | 2026 |
| f3 | 34 | 44% 18% 38% | 2146 | 2026 |
| Bd2 | 27 | 56% 22% 22% | 2426 | 2026 |
| h3 | 9 | 22% 22% 56% | 1994 | 2026 |
| c5 | 5 | 100% | 1966 | 2024 |
| b3 | 4 | 25% 75% | 1887 | 2017 |
| g4 | 2 | 50% 50% | 2461 | 2018 |
| Nh3 | 1 | 100% | 2421 | 2020 |
| e4 | 1 | 100% | 2426 | 2016 |
| Qd2 | 1 | 100% | 2519 | 2023 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2881–Grischuk, A2792 | ½-½ | 2nd Norway Chess 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2882–Vachier Lagrave, M2778 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2882–Nepomniachtchi, I2774 | ½-½ | 7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 | 2019 |
| Anand, V2792–Carlsen, M2863 | ½-½ | WCh 2014 | 2014 |
| Anand, V2792–Carlsen, M2863 | ½-½ | WCh 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2875–Vachier Lagrave, M2779 | 1-0 | Croatia GCT 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2872–Vachier Lagrave, M2780 | ½-½ | 11th London Classic 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2875–Grischuk, A2775 | 1-0 | 7th Norway Chess 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2875–Mamedyarov, S2774 | ½-½ | 7th Norway Chess 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2875–Mamedyarov, S2774 | 1-0 | 7th Norway Armageddon | 2019 |