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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bb4 | 1,964 | 36% 40% 24% | 2288 | 2026 |
| Nd4 | 1,533 | 35% 44% 22% | 2331 | 2026 |
| Bd6 | 1,137 | 32% 31% 36% | 2347 | 2026 |
| Bc5 | 608 | 40% 32% 27% | 2244 | 2026 |
| d6 | 354 | 51% 24% 25% | 2061 | 2026 |
| a6 | 60 | 63% 25% | 1989 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 13 | 38% 31% 31% | 2071 | 2025 |
| d5 | 1 | 100% | 1936 | 2026 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2839–Nakamura, Hi2807 | ½-½ | Esports World Cup 2025 | 2025 |
| Carlsen, M2837–Nakamura, Hi2804 | ½-½ | 13th Norway Chess 2025 | 2025 |
| Carlsen, M2843–Ding Liren2778 | ½-½ | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2018 | 2018 |
| Harikrishna, P2766–Carlsen, M2840 | ½-½ | 79th Tata Steel GpA | 2017 |
| Wei Yi2758–Carlsen, M2837 | ½-½ | 13th Norway Chess 2025 | 2025 |
| Caruana, F2791–Aronian, L2782 | ½-½ | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | 2021 |
| Naiditsch, A2706–Carlsen, M2865 | 1-0 | 3rd GRENKE Classic TB | 2015 |
| Andreikin, D2720–Carlsen, M2850 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Carlsen, M2830–Praggnanandhaa, R2740 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2023 | 2023 |
| Duda, J2725–Carlsen, M2837 | ½-½ | SuperUnited CRO Rapid 2025 | 2025 |