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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nf3 | 13,664 | 42% 29% 29% | 2257 | 2026 |
| Be2 | 9,911 | 45% 27% 28% | 2251 | 2026 |
| f3 | 6,653 | 43% 25% 32% | 2196 | 2026 |
| h3 | 5,506 | 50% 23% 27% | 2268 | 2026 |
| f4 | 1,980 | 43% 24% 33% | 2155 | 2026 |
| Bd3 | 1,216 | 41% 26% 33% | 2246 | 2026 |
| Nge2 | 1,147 | 46% 24% 30% | 2220 | 2026 |
| Bg5 | 300 | 44% 21% 34% | 2178 | 2026 |
| g3 | 102 | 34% 21% 45% | 2081 | 2026 |
| Be3 | 87 | 28% 23% 49% | 2028 | 2026 |
| h4 | 31 | 23% 48% 29% | 2268 | 2026 |
| Bf4 | 5 | 40% 60% | 2008 | 2024 |
| a3 | 2 | 100% | 1944 | 2024 |
| g4 | 1 | 100% | 1874 | 2025 |
| b3 | 1 | 100% | 2000 | 2014 |
| Qc2 | 1 | 100% | 1746 | 2025 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2881–Grischuk, A2792 | 1-0 | FIDE World Rapid 2014 | 2014 |
| Aronian, L2802–Carlsen, M2861 | ½-½ | 75th Tata Steel GpA | 2013 |
| Carlsen, M2872–Grischuk, A2777 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2839–Nakamura, Hi2807 | 0-1 | Esports World Cup 2025 | 2025 |
| Erigaisi, Arjun2782–Carlsen, M2837 | 1-0 | 13th Norway Armageddon | 2025 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2752–Carlsen, M2861 | ½-½ | Lindores Abbey Stars | 2019 |
| Erigaisi, Arjun2778–Carlsen, M2832 | 1-0 | FIDE World Bl Team Final | 2024 |
| Aronian, L2815–Radjabov, T2793 | 1-0 | SportAccord Blitz Men 2012 | 2012 |
| Aronian, L2809–Radjabov, T2793 | 1-0 | FIDE Candidates | 2013 |
| Giri, A2771–Carlsen, M2832 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid YourNextMove | 2017 |