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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d5 | 890 | 42% 30% 27% | 2246 | 2026 |
| Be7 | 760 | 45% 29% 26% | 2201 | 2026 |
| c6 | 531 | 44% 31% 25% | 2261 | 2026 |
| Bb4+ | 195 | 48% 29% 24% | 2178 | 2026 |
| d6 | 45 | 53% 27% 20% | 2165 | 2026 |
| g6 | 31 | 35% 26% 39% | 2293 | 2026 |
| c5 | 8 | 50% 38% | 2203 | 2025 |
| Nc6 | 5 | 60% 20% 20% | 1907 | 2025 |
| a5 | 2 | 100% | 2306 | 2023 |
| Ne4 | 1 | 100% | 2206 | 2014 |
Top games
| Ding Liren2801–Carlsen, M2870 | 1-0 | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2019 |
| Caruana, F2802–Carlsen, M2863 | 0-1 | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015 | 2015 |
| Anand, V2797–Carlsen, M2865 | 0-1 | 3rd GRENKE Chess Classic | 2015 |
| Grischuk, A2781–Carlsen, M2876 | 1-0 | 3rd Norway Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Aronian, L2792–Carlsen, M2855 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2016 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2781–Carlsen, M2832 | 0-1 | 5th Norway Blitz 2017 | 2017 |
| Eljanov, P2755–Carlsen, M2840 | 0-1 | 79th Tata Steel GpA | 2017 |
| Gelfand, B2741–Carlsen, M2850 | 0-1 | World Blitz 2015 | 2015 |
| Wojtaszek, R2734–Carlsen, M2850 | 0-1 | World Rapid 2015 | 2015 |
| Wojtaszek, R2749–Ivanchuk, V2747 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2016 | 2016 |