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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-O | 3,608 | 37% 45% 18% | 2335 | 2026 |
| Qe2 | 94 | 52% 32% 16% | 2331 | 2026 |
| Nc3 | 90 | 26% 46% 29% | 2241 | 2026 |
| dxc5 | 23 | 26% 39% 35% | 2330 | 2025 |
| a3 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2151 | 2024 |
| b3 | 2 | 100% | 1744 | 2022 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2835–Mamedyarov, S2817 | 1-0 | 81st Tata Steel GpA | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2837–Caruana, F2799 | ½-½ | 9th London Classic 2017 | 2017 |
| So, W2812–Caruana, F2808 | ½-½ | 5th Norway Chess 2017 | 2017 |
| Aronian, L2809–Caruana, F2807 | 0-1 | 5th Sinquefield Cup 2017 | 2017 |
| So, W2810–Caruana, F2807 | ½-½ | 5th Sinquefield Cup 2017 | 2017 |
| Nakamura, Hi2785–Caruana, F2827 | ½-½ | Gibraltar Masters 2017 | 2017 |
| Aronian, L2793–Caruana, F2808 | ½-½ | 5th Norway Chess 2017 | 2017 |
| Aronian, L2781–Caruana, F2820 | ½-½ | Superbet Classic 2021 | 2021 |
| Giri, A2771–Caruana, F2823 | ½-½ | 8th London Classic 2016 | 2016 |
| Grischuk, A2782–Caruana, F2799 | ½-½ | Champions Showdown G10 | 2017 |