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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e5 | 15,176 | 42% 30% 28% | 2270 | 2026 |
| Nbd7 | 2,653 | 38% 25% 37% | 2191 | 2026 |
| Na6 | 1,890 | 35% 27% 38% | 2289 | 2026 |
| c5 | 1,308 | 42% 30% 28% | 2262 | 2026 |
| Bg4 | 1,122 | 36% 31% 33% | 2256 | 2026 |
| c6 | 427 | 41% 23% 36% | 2241 | 2026 |
| Nc6 | 329 | 56% 18% 26% | 2088 | 2026 |
| Qe8 | 50 | 36% 40% 24% | 2248 | 2026 |
| a6 | 41 | 54% 22% 24% | 2208 | 2026 |
| b6 | 37 | 51% 22% 27% | 2148 | 2026 |
| Re8 | 37 | 51% 22% 27% | 2191 | 2026 |
| a5 | 30 | 33% 23% 43% | 2234 | 2026 |
| Nfd7 | 12 | 42% 33% 25% | 2090 | 2023 |
| h6 | 7 | 57% 29% 14% | 2165 | 2025 |
| e6 | 3 | 67% 33% | 2032 | 2015 |
| Bd7 | 1 | 100% | 2503 | 2026 |
Top games
| Carlsen, M2872–Grischuk, A2777 | ½-½ | World Blitz 2019 | 2019 |
| Carlsen, M2839–Nakamura, Hi2807 | 1-0 | Esports World Cup 2025 | 2025 |
| Carlsen, M2864–Aronian, L2775 | ½-½ | FTX Crypto Cup 2022 | 2022 |
| Carlsen, M2839–Caruana, F2789 | ½-½ | Clutch Chess: Champions | 2025 |
| Giri, A2761–Carlsen, M2864 | ½-½ | 10th Norway Blitz 2022 | 2022 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2752–Carlsen, M2861 | ½-½ | Lindores Abbey Stars | 2019 |
| Giri, A2771–Carlsen, M2832 | ½-½ | GCT Rapid YourNextMove | 2017 |
| Aronian, L2812–Nakamura, Hi2789 | 1-0 | 76th Tata Steel Masters | 2014 |
| Nakamura, Hi2787–Kasparov, G2812 | ½-½ | Ultimate Blitz Challenge | 2016 |
| Carlsen, M2832–Firouzja, Alireza2767 | ½-½ | SpeedChess Final 2024 | 2024 |