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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d6 | 131,524 | 38% 28% 34% | 2245 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 80,238 | 39% 29% 32% | 2221 | 2026 |
| e6 | 79,928 | 37% 29% 34% | 2242 | 2026 |
| g6 | 12,432 | 44% 28% 28% | 2152 | 2026 |
| a6 | 6,052 | 36% 25% 39% | 2159 | 2026 |
| Nf6 | 2,479 | 38% 28% 34% | 2237 | 2026 |
| b6 | 331 | 38% 17% 45% | 2259 | 2026 |
| d5 | 21 | 48% 19% 33% | 2023 | 2026 |
| Qa5 | 20 | 60% 20% 20% | 2094 | 2025 |
| h6 | 17 | 29% 41% 29% | 2154 | 2025 |
| Qc7 | 12 | 58% 33% | 2131 | 2025 |
| f5 | 4 | 25% 25% 50% | 2246 | 2018 |
| Qb6 | 2 | 100% | 2372 | 2014 |
| c4 | 1 | 100% | 2257 | 2017 |
| e5 | 1 | 100% | 1817 | 2017 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2818–Carlsen, M2882 | 1-0 | Saint Louis Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Caruana, F2819–Carlsen, M2875 | ½-½ | 7th Norway Chess 2019 | 2019 |
| Caruana, F2819–Carlsen, M2875 | 1-0 | 7th Norway Armageddon | 2019 |
| Caruana, F2828–Carlsen, M2863 | ½-½ | 8th Norway Chess 2020 | 2020 |
| Caruana, F2820–Carlsen, M2862 | 0-1 | 77th Tata Steel GpA | 2015 |
| Caruana, F2801–Carlsen, M2877 | ½-½ | 2nd Sinquefield Cup 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2853–Topalov, V2816 | 0-1 | 3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015 | 2015 |
| Caruana, F2832–Carlsen, M2835 | ½-½ | WCh 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2832–Carlsen, M2835 | ½-½ | WCh 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2832–Carlsen, M2835 | ½-½ | WCh 2018 | 2018 |