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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| d4 | 3,724 | 21% 64% 15% | 2429 | 2026 |
| Re1 | 3,506 | 20% 68% | 2453 | 2026 |
| Qe2 | 136 | 17% 74% | 2419 | 2026 |
| Bxc6 | 6 | 33% 67% | 2092 | 2023 |
| d3 | 2 | 100% | 1926 | 2023 |
| Be2 | 1 | 100% | 1999 | 2013 |
Top games
| Caruana, F2828–Carlsen, M2863 | 0-1 | 8th Norway Armageddon | 2020 |
| Caruana, F2805–Carlsen, M2876 | 1-0 | 3rd Norway Chess 2015 | 2015 |
| Caruana, F2811–Carlsen, M2865 | ½-½ | 3rd GRENKE Chess Classic | 2015 |
| Anand, V2816–Carlsen, M2853 | ½-½ | 3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015 | 2015 |
| Carlsen, M2855–Kramnik, V2812 | ½-½ | GCT Blitz YourNextMove | 2016 |
| Caruana, F2783–Carlsen, M2881 | 1-0 | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2863–Anand, V2792 | ½-½ | WCh 2014 | 2014 |
| Carlsen, M2863–Anand, V2792 | 1-0 | WCh 2014 | 2014 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2771–Carlsen, M2881 | ½-½ | 2nd Norway Chess 2014 | 2014 |
| Karjakin, Sergey2782–Carlsen, M2864 | ½-½ | 8th Tal Memorial | 2013 |