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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bg7 | 2,922 | 36% 29% 35% | 2213 | 2026 |
| c6 | 76 | 33% 33% 34% | 2195 | 2026 |
| Bg4 | 25 | 60% 28% | 2027 | 2025 |
| a6 | 22 | 36% 50% | 2292 | 2024 |
| Nc6 | 7 | 29% 43% 29% | 2296 | 2024 |
| Nbd7 | 5 | 60% 20% 20% | 1931 | 2022 |
| c5 | 1 | 100% | 2349 | 2013 |
Top games
| Kramnik, V2808–Carlsen, M2832 | ½-½ | 5th Norway Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Carlsen, M2868–Svidler, P2769 | 1-0 | Norway Supreme Masters Blitz 2013 | 2013 |
| Anand, V2774–Carlsen, M2861 | ½-½ | Lindores Abbey Stars | 2019 |
| Yu Yangyi2752–Carlsen, M2882 | ½-½ | Saint Louis Rapid 2019 | 2019 |
| Svidler, P2765–Carlsen, M2837 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2017 | 2017 |
| Aronian, L2792–Caruana, F2804 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz Paris 2016 | 2016 |
| Nakamura, Hi2787–Caruana, F2804 | 1-0 | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2016 |
| Carlsen, M2840–Erigaisi, Arjun2751 | 0-1 | 31st Sigeman & Co TB | 2026 |
| Aronian, L2797–Nakamura, Hi2781 | ½-½ | Gibraltar Masters 2018 | 2018 |
| Gukesh, D2787–Erigaisi, Arjun2782 | 1-0 | 13th Norway Chess 2025 | 2025 |