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Sicilian Defense200,505
Old Sicilian13,682
Bowdler Attack13,464
Closed13,421
Alapin Variation13,339
Najdorf Variation10,940
Modern Variations10,589
Smith-Morra Gambit8,385
McDonnell Attack7,760
Taimanov Variation6,938
Open6,720
French Variation6,361
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack5,797
Accelerated Dragon5,789
Dragon Variation5,356
Kan Variation4,842
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted4,583
Löwenthal Variation3,710
Delayed Alapin Variation3,330
Lasker-Pelikan Variation3,178
Four Knights Variation2,848
O'Kelly Variation2,773
Grand Prix Attack2,516
Wing Gambit2,390
Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto2,133
Hyperaccelerated Dragon2,067
Classical Variation1,816
Staunton-Cochrane Variation1,705
Moscow Variation1,663
Mengarini Variation1,634
Smith-Morra Gambit Declined1,612
Scheveningen Variation1,479
Chekhover Variation1,219
Nimzowitsch Variation1,134
Snyder Variation1,110
Kalashnikov Variation959
Marshall Counterattack948
Franco-Sicilian Variation829
Sozin Attack824
Richter-Rauzer Variation789
Pin Variation731
Kramnik Variation690
Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl642
Morphy Gambit584
Lasker-Dunne Attack575
Paulsen-Basman Defense549
Godiva Variation499
Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred464
Portsmouth Gambit386
Prins Variation328
Katalimov Variation318
Keres Variation317
Drazic Variation311
Wing Gambit Deferred190
Jalalabad Variation149
Flohr Variation143
Nimzo-American Variation132
Kveinis Variation122
Boleslavsky Variation95
Bücker Variation90
Myers Attack84
Halasz Gambit76
Quinteros Variation71
Venice Attack68
French Defense85,190
Advance Variation14,901
Exchange Variation13,699
Knight Variation11,206
Tarrasch Variation5,460
Normal Variation4,552
Rubinstein Variation3,941
Winawer Variation3,778
Classical Variation3,536
La Bourdonnais Variation2,697
Queen's Knight1,937
Two Knights Variation1,870
Steiner Variation1,793
King's Indian Attack1,635
Franco-Sicilian Defense1,214
Steinitz Variation1,093
Horwitz Attack992
Schlechter Variation937
Steinitz Attack838
Paulsen Variation759
Wing Gambit639
Orthoschnapp Gambit506
Mediterranean Defense481
Chigorin Variation475
Alekhine-Chatard Attack392
St. George Defense339
Alapin Gambit312
Diemer-Duhm Gambit Accepted264
Marshall Gambit235
Perseus Gambit192
Pelikan Variation173
Réti-Spielmann Attack161
Franco-Hiva Gambit107
Diemer-Duhm Gambit95
Carlson Gambit84
Bird Invitation72
Henneberger Variation67
Queen's Pawn Game77,450
Accelerated London System17,379
Chigorin Variation8,753
London System6,358
Zukertort Variation6,007
Colle System5,710
Symmetrical Variation3,303
Modern Defense2,354
Levitsky Attack1,836
Krause Variation1,651
Torre Attack1,209
Stonewall Attack1,182
Anti-Torre1,143
Mason Attack879
Veresov Attack749
Anglo-Slav Opening395
Hübsch Gambit207
Barry Attack161
Veresov147
Italian Game73,645
Two Knights Defense19,211
Classical Variation11,724
Giuoco Pianissimo9,228
Anti-Fried Liver Defense7,243
Giuoco Piano5,840
Evans Gambit3,854
Scotch Gambit3,537
Blackburne-Kostić Gambit2,614
Rousseau Gambit1,913
Hungarian Defense1,614
Paris Defense1,421
Evans Gambit Declined517
Rosentreter Gambit434
Deutz Gambit431
Jerome Gambit216
Bird's Attack151
Scotch Invitation Declined83
Caro-Kann Defense71,303
Advance Variation13,471
Exchange Variation7,618
Two Knights Attack5,143
Classical Variation4,335
Panov Attack3,989
Hillbilly Attack2,719
Maróczy Variation2,521
Accelerated Panov Attack2,288
Tartakower Variation2,198
Main Line1,506
Karpov Variation1,207
Breyer Variation1,078
Campomanes Attack557
Endgame Offer460
von Hennig Gambit401
Rasa-Studier Gambit375
Forgacs Variation331
Goldman Variation311
Alien Gambit306
Euwe Attack302
Bronstein-Larsen Variation281
Alekhine Gambit247
Modern Variation225
Apocalypse Attack213
Ulysses Gambit211
Gurgenidze System192
Scandinavian Defense56,060
Mieses-Kotroc Variation11,824
Modern Variation11,082
Main Line10,409
Valencian Variation3,168
Gubinsky-Melts Defense2,266
Icelandic-Palme Gambit1,900
Panov Transfer1,519
Blackburne Gambit1,274
Marshall Variation1,193
Boehnke Gambit980
Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit892
Portuguese Gambit724
Kloosterboer Gambit568
Bronstein Variation334
Lasker Variation291
Classical Variation259
Kiel Variation240
Anderssen Counterattack221
Schiller-Pytel Variation134
Richter Variation116
Queen's Gambit Declined48,638
Marshall Defense7,570
Albin Countergambit4,068
Exchange Variation3,295
Chigorin Defense2,805
Modern Variation2,671
Queen's Knight Variation2,347
Ragozin Defense2,299
Baltic Defense2,114
Three Knights Variation1,934
Normal Defense1,792
Harrwitz Attack1,596
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1,505
Austrian Defense1,028
Tarrasch Defense977
Traditional Variation909
Vienna Variation601
Orthodox Defense530
Janowski Variation393
Neo-Orthodox Variation316
Barmen Variation264
Charousek Variation251
Cambridge Springs Defense239
Three Knights226
Tartakower Defense191
Austrian Attack158
Capablanca Variation117
Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation114
Been-Koomen Variation108
Alapin Variation77
Lasker Defense74
Anti-Tartakower Variation69
English Opening40,965
King's English Variation14,551
Symmetrical Variation6,696
Anglo-Indian Defense5,523
Agincourt Defense3,691
Anglo-Scandinavian Defense2,187
Caro-Kann Defensive System1,469
Great Snake Variation1,212
The Whale995
Mikenas-Carls Variation643
Carls-Bremen System635
Anglo-Dutch Defense607
Four Knights System341
Anglo-Grünfeld Defense303
Anglo-Lithuanian Variation274
Jaenisch Gambit158
Neo-Catalan79
Mikenas-Carls68
Ruy Lopez39,630
Morphy Defense7,671
Berlin Defense7,046
Steinitz Defense6,433
Classical Variation4,199
Exchange Variation3,628
Schliemann Defense1,990
Bird Variation1,958
Cozio Defense1,910
Closed1,310
Open718
Marshall Attack454
Nürnberg Variation318
Fianchetto Defense127
Spanish Countergambit123
Open Berlin Defense99
Vinogradov Variation74
Scotch Game36,594
Scotch Gambit7,545
Classical Variation4,808
Schmidt Variation3,228
Göring Gambit2,488
Lolli Variation1,932
Haxo Gambit1,639
Benima Defense1,159
Mieses Variation735
Potter Variation543
Modern Defense344
Malaniuk Variation267
Blumenfeld Attack218
Steinitz Variation185
Ghulam-Kassim Variation100
Relfsson Gambit92
Vitzthum Attack90
Paulsen Attack89
Indian Defense35,450
Budapest Defense5,629
Normal Variation2,075
London System1,886
Anti-Nimzo-Indian1,104
Knights Variation1,086
Wade-Tartakower Defense973
Spielmann-Indian853
West Indian Defense569
Reversed Chigorin Defense472
Seirawan Attack399
Przepiorka Variation374
Tartakower Attack339
Pawn Push Variation302
Accelerated London System276
Omega Gambit256
Czech-Indian145
Colle System133
Anti-Grünfeld126
Maddigan Gambit112
Pseudo-Benko68
Philidor Defense24,811
King's Gambit Accepted20,075
MacLeod Defense3,047
Fischer Defense2,544
King's Knight's Gambit2,393
Bishop's Gambit1,740
Cunningham Defense1,727
Modern Defense1,634
Schallopp Defense1,467
Abbazia Defense868
Kieseritzky Gambit592
Becker Defense563
Muzio Gambit530
Salvio Gambit425
Blachly Gambit424
Rosentreter Gambit310
Bonsch-Osmolovsky Variation277
Allgaier Gambit201
Hanstein Gambit137
Double Muzio Gambit125
Traditional Variation113
Lolli Gambit107
Ghulam-Kassim Gambit96
Sörensen Gambit75
Mason-Keres Gambit63
Four Knights Game19,544
Zukertort Opening19,287
Tennison Gambit4,543
Sicilian Invitation1,826
Black Mustang Defense1,550
Queen's Gambit Invitation1,097
Kingside Fianchetto1,010
Slav Invitation852
Pirc Invitation828
Queenside Fianchetto Variation723
Dutch Variation628
Old Indian Attack524
Nimzo-Larsen Variation497
Lemberger Gambit494
Ross Gambit480
Reversed Mexican Defense272
Quiet System248
Wade Defense231
Reversed Grünfeld205
Lisitsyn Gambit166
The Walrus142
Vos Gambit125
Herrstrom Gambit120
Arctic Defense84
Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred74
Polish Defense69
Modern Defense19,007
Pirc Defense18,282
Vienna Game17,973
Bishop's Opening17,856
Slav Defense17,199
King's Pawn Game16,622
Busch-Gass Gambit3,376
Leonardis Variation2,912
McConnell Defense1,970
Wayward Queen Attack1,635
Napoleon Attack754
Maróczy Defense694
Damiano Defense682
MacLeod Attack525
Tayler Opening443
Gunderam Gambit377
King's Head Opening372
Beyer Gambit298
Alapin Opening269
Dresden Opening226
Mengarini's Opening209
Clam Variation82
Tortoise Opening63
Queen's Gambit Accepted13,428
Benoni Defense12,537
Nimzowitsch Defense12,170
Nimzo-Larsen Attack11,958
King's Indian Defense11,514
Normal Variation3,599
Orthodox Variation1,169
Fianchetto Variation906
Sämisch Variation861
Four Pawns Attack785
Smyslov Variation527
Zinnowitz Variation374
Makogonov Variation364
Semi-Classical Variation220
Accelerated Averbakh Variation202
Semi-Averbakh System182
Larsen Variation172
Averbakh Variation157
Petrosian Variation139
Kramer Variation95
Exchange Variation86
Steiner Attack74
Alekhine Defense11,429
Horwitz Defense10,354
King's Gambit Declined10,171
Englund Gambit9,649
Bird Opening9,553
Dutch Defense8,761
Nimzo-Indian Defense7,707
Petrov's Defense7,700
Van't Kruijs Opening7,142
Semi-Slav Defense6,885
Center Game6,738
Hungarian Opening5,949
Ponziani Opening5,362
Polish Opening4,589
Rat Defense4,319
English Defense4,159
Grünfeld Defense4,103
King's Indian Attack4,019
King's Gambit3,922
Danish Gambit3,433
Van Geet Opening2,770
Old Indian Defense2,396
Tarrasch Defense2,352
Réti Opening2,257
London System1,567
Latvian Gambit1,499
Czech Defense1,344
Saragossa Opening1,312
Duras Gambit1,309
East Indian Defense1,112
Slav Indian488
Ware Opening392
Ware Defense343
Carr Defense262
Wade Defense189
Amar Opening142
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