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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e3 | 6,094 | 41% 35% 24% | 2311 | 2026 |
| Qc2 | 1,403 | 41% 33% 26% | 2243 | 2026 |
| Nf3 | 34 | 24% 35% 41% | 2045 | 2026 |
| Qd2 | 1 | 100% | 2054 | 2019 |
| a3 | 1 | 100% | 1725 | 2026 |
| e4 | 1 | 100% | 2127 | 2019 |
| Bxf6 | 1 | 100% | 1826 | 2018 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2851–Kramnik, V2801 | 1-0 | 4th Norway Chess 2016 | 2016 |
| Aronian, L2777–Carlsen, M2865 | ½-½ | 3rd GRENKE Chess Classic | 2015 |
| Erigaisi, Arjun2799–Carlsen, M2831 | 0-1 | Tata Steel India Blitz | 2024 |
| Grischuk, A2764–Carlsen, M2856 | ½-½ | World Rapid 2021 | 2021 |
| Aronian, L2830–Kramnik, V2787 | ½-½ | FIDE Candidates 2014 | 2014 |
| Mamedyarov, S2809–Kramnik, V2800 | 0-1 | 11th Tal Mem Blitz 2018 | 2018 |
| Caruana, F2799–Kramnik, V2803 | 1-0 | chess.com IoM Masters | 2017 |
| Nakamura, Hi2787–Kramnik, V2812 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz Paris 2016 | 2016 |
| Carlsen, M2863–Firouzja, Alireza2728 | ½-½ | 8th Norway Chess 2020 | 2020 |
| Carlsen, M2863–Firouzja, Alireza2728 | 1-0 | 8th Norway Armageddon | 2020 |