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Sicilian Defense198,638
Old Sicilian13,538
Bowdler Attack13,370
Closed13,280
Alapin Variation13,161
Najdorf Variation10,868
Modern Variations10,501
Smith-Morra Gambit8,332
McDonnell Attack7,681
Taimanov Variation6,886
Open6,660
French Variation6,309
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack5,744
Accelerated Dragon5,722
Dragon Variation5,321
Kan Variation4,796
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted4,502
Löwenthal Variation3,677
Delayed Alapin Variation3,288
Lasker-Pelikan Variation3,162
Four Knights Variation2,817
O'Kelly Variation2,740
Grand Prix Attack2,486
Wing Gambit2,355
Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto2,112
Hyperaccelerated Dragon2,046
Classical Variation1,800
Staunton-Cochrane Variation1,691
Moscow Variation1,652
Mengarini Variation1,609
Smith-Morra Gambit Declined1,590
Scheveningen Variation1,469
Chekhover Variation1,207
Nimzowitsch Variation1,122
Snyder Variation1,099
Kalashnikov Variation948
Marshall Counterattack936
Franco-Sicilian Variation824
Sozin Attack816
Richter-Rauzer Variation781
Pin Variation722
Kramnik Variation688
Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl636
Morphy Gambit578
Lasker-Dunne Attack568
Paulsen-Basman Defense542
Godiva Variation493
Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred460
Portsmouth Gambit376
Prins Variation327
Katalimov Variation315
Keres Variation312
Drazic Variation308
Wing Gambit Deferred185
Jalalabad Variation149
Flohr Variation142
Nimzo-American Variation131
Kveinis Variation121
Boleslavsky Variation95
Bücker Variation89
Myers Attack84
Halasz Gambit75
Quinteros Variation67
Venice Attack67
French Defense84,271
Advance Variation14,788
Exchange Variation13,495
Knight Variation11,138
Tarrasch Variation5,399
Normal Variation4,516
Rubinstein Variation3,880
Winawer Variation3,744
Classical Variation3,481
La Bourdonnais Variation2,661
Queen's Knight1,928
Two Knights Variation1,846
Steiner Variation1,774
King's Indian Attack1,611
Franco-Sicilian Defense1,197
Steinitz Variation1,080
Horwitz Attack973
Schlechter Variation928
Steinitz Attack826
Paulsen Variation746
Wing Gambit633
Orthoschnapp Gambit503
Mediterranean Defense476
Chigorin Variation469
Alekhine-Chatard Attack386
St. George Defense335
Alapin Gambit304
Diemer-Duhm Gambit Accepted261
Marshall Gambit226
Perseus Gambit192
Pelikan Variation170
Réti-Spielmann Attack161
Franco-Hiva Gambit103
Diemer-Duhm Gambit92
Carlson Gambit84
Bird Invitation71
Henneberger Variation65
Queen's Pawn Game76,549
Accelerated London System17,170
Chigorin Variation8,677
London System6,273
Zukertort Variation5,948
Colle System5,637
Symmetrical Variation3,274
Modern Defense2,296
Levitsky Attack1,815
Krause Variation1,634
Torre Attack1,184
Stonewall Attack1,164
Anti-Torre1,127
Mason Attack866
Veresov Attack740
Anglo-Slav Opening389
Hübsch Gambit202
Barry Attack151
Veresov146
Italian Game72,967
Two Knights Defense19,035
Classical Variation11,630
Giuoco Pianissimo9,137
Anti-Fried Liver Defense7,192
Giuoco Piano5,791
Evans Gambit3,827
Scotch Gambit3,488
Blackburne-Kostić Gambit2,594
Rousseau Gambit1,865
Hungarian Defense1,608
Paris Defense1,382
Evans Gambit Declined509
Rosentreter Gambit430
Deutz Gambit425
Jerome Gambit216
Bird's Attack149
Scotch Invitation Declined81
Caro-Kann Defense70,399
Advance Variation13,325
Exchange Variation7,508
Two Knights Attack5,077
Classical Variation4,283
Panov Attack3,945
Hillbilly Attack2,699
Maróczy Variation2,475
Accelerated Panov Attack2,252
Tartakower Variation2,153
Main Line1,466
Karpov Variation1,193
Breyer Variation1,063
Campomanes Attack550
Endgame Offer450
von Hennig Gambit386
Rasa-Studier Gambit367
Forgacs Variation328
Goldman Variation308
Euwe Attack298
Alien Gambit293
Bronstein-Larsen Variation279
Alekhine Gambit245
Modern Variation220
Apocalypse Attack211
Ulysses Gambit206
Gurgenidze System190
Scandinavian Defense55,354
Mieses-Kotroc Variation11,711
Modern Variation10,937
Main Line10,293
Valencian Variation3,093
Gubinsky-Melts Defense2,241
Icelandic-Palme Gambit1,867
Panov Transfer1,501
Blackburne Gambit1,251
Marshall Variation1,178
Boehnke Gambit971
Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit879
Portuguese Gambit709
Kloosterboer Gambit560
Bronstein Variation332
Lasker Variation285
Classical Variation257
Kiel Variation231
Anderssen Counterattack217
Schiller-Pytel Variation133
Richter Variation116
Queen's Gambit Declined48,173
Marshall Defense7,501
Albin Countergambit4,034
Exchange Variation3,262
Chigorin Defense2,774
Modern Variation2,651
Queen's Knight Variation2,316
Ragozin Defense2,282
Baltic Defense2,089
Three Knights Variation1,915
Normal Defense1,775
Harrwitz Attack1,572
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1,495
Austrian Defense1,014
Tarrasch Defense965
Traditional Variation903
Vienna Variation597
Orthodox Defense523
Janowski Variation387
Neo-Orthodox Variation313
Barmen Variation262
Charousek Variation248
Cambridge Springs Defense235
Three Knights226
Tartakower Defense190
Austrian Attack158
Capablanca Variation116
Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation112
Been-Koomen Variation107
Alapin Variation76
Lasker Defense73
Anti-Tartakower Variation69
English Opening40,530
King's English Variation14,400
Symmetrical Variation6,627
Anglo-Indian Defense5,468
Agincourt Defense3,648
Anglo-Scandinavian Defense2,152
Caro-Kann Defensive System1,455
Great Snake Variation1,199
The Whale992
Mikenas-Carls Variation633
Carls-Bremen System631
Anglo-Dutch Defense601
Four Knights System339
Anglo-Grünfeld Defense299
Anglo-Lithuanian Variation270
Jaenisch Gambit157
Neo-Catalan77
Mikenas-Carls68
Ruy Lopez39,277
Morphy Defense7,606
Berlin Defense6,974
Steinitz Defense6,378
Classical Variation4,158
Exchange Variation3,600
Schliemann Defense1,965
Bird Variation1,950
Cozio Defense1,894
Closed1,299
Open710
Marshall Attack450
Nürnberg Variation317
Fianchetto Defense126
Spanish Countergambit123
Open Berlin Defense99
Vinogradov Variation73
Scotch Game36,210
Scotch Gambit7,466
Classical Variation4,757
Schmidt Variation3,200
Göring Gambit2,453
Lolli Variation1,892
Haxo Gambit1,620
Benima Defense1,151
Mieses Variation731
Potter Variation538
Modern Defense340
Malaniuk Variation266
Blumenfeld Attack218
Steinitz Variation184
Ghulam-Kassim Variation100
Vitzthum Attack90
Relfsson Gambit89
Paulsen Attack87
Indian Defense35,075
Budapest Defense5,565
Normal Variation2,056
London System1,869
Anti-Nimzo-Indian1,093
Knights Variation1,075
Wade-Tartakower Defense957
Spielmann-Indian841
West Indian Defense567
Reversed Chigorin Defense464
Seirawan Attack399
Przepiorka Variation372
Tartakower Attack332
Pawn Push Variation301
Omega Gambit253
Accelerated London System156
Czech-Indian142
Colle System133
Anti-Grünfeld123
Maddigan Gambit112
Pseudo-Benko67
Philidor Defense24,580
King's Gambit Accepted19,871
MacLeod Defense3,013
Fischer Defense2,515
King's Knight's Gambit2,377
Bishop's Gambit1,723
Cunningham Defense1,715
Modern Defense1,619
Schallopp Defense1,453
Abbazia Defense859
Kieseritzky Gambit586
Becker Defense556
Muzio Gambit522
Blachly Gambit419
Salvio Gambit417
Rosentreter Gambit303
Bonsch-Osmolovsky Variation273
Allgaier Gambit198
Hanstein Gambit132
Double Muzio Gambit124
Traditional Variation113
Lolli Gambit107
Ghulam-Kassim Gambit96
Sörensen Gambit75
Mason-Keres Gambit62
Four Knights Game19,361
Zukertort Opening19,039
Tennison Gambit4,486
Sicilian Invitation1,802
Black Mustang Defense1,533
Queen's Gambit Invitation1,087
Kingside Fianchetto989
Slav Invitation846
Pirc Invitation812
Queenside Fianchetto Variation712
Dutch Variation623
Old Indian Attack521
Nimzo-Larsen Variation491
Lemberger Gambit486
Ross Gambit476
Reversed Mexican Defense271
Quiet System246
Wade Defense228
Reversed Grünfeld197
Lisitsyn Gambit165
The Walrus139
Vos Gambit121
Herrstrom Gambit116
Arctic Defense83
Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred72
Polish Defense67
Modern Defense18,821
Pirc Defense18,067
Vienna Game17,776
Bishop's Opening17,672
Slav Defense17,013
King's Pawn Game16,464
Busch-Gass Gambit3,342
Leonardis Variation2,875
McConnell Defense1,953
Wayward Queen Attack1,623
Napoleon Attack752
Maróczy Defense689
Damiano Defense677
MacLeod Attack513
Tayler Opening439
Gunderam Gambit372
King's Head Opening366
Beyer Gambit296
Alapin Opening265
Dresden Opening223
Mengarini's Opening208
Clam Variation80
Tortoise Opening63
Queen's Gambit Accepted13,308
Benoni Defense12,386
Nimzowitsch Defense12,016
Nimzo-Larsen Attack11,802
King's Indian Defense11,430
Normal Variation3,568
Orthodox Variation1,165
Fianchetto Variation899
Sämisch Variation859
Four Pawns Attack779
Smyslov Variation525
Zinnowitz Variation371
Makogonov Variation355
Semi-Classical Variation219
Accelerated Averbakh Variation201
Semi-Averbakh System179
Larsen Variation169
Averbakh Variation155
Petrosian Variation139
Kramer Variation94
Exchange Variation85
Steiner Attack74
Alekhine Defense11,329
Horwitz Defense10,267
King's Gambit Declined10,057
Englund Gambit9,447
Bird Opening9,407
Dutch Defense8,636
Nimzo-Indian Defense7,630
Petrov's Defense7,452
Van't Kruijs Opening7,073
Semi-Slav Defense6,817
Center Game6,656
Hungarian Opening5,902
Ponziani Opening5,310
Polish Opening4,534
Rat Defense4,275
English Defense4,106
Grünfeld Defense4,067
King's Indian Attack3,987
King's Gambit3,889
Danish Gambit3,427
Van Geet Opening2,732
Old Indian Defense2,361
Tarrasch Defense2,330
Réti Opening2,216
London System1,548
Latvian Gambit1,477
Czech Defense1,328
Saragossa Opening1,294
Duras Gambit1,291
East Indian Defense1,101
Slav Indian486
Ware Opening391
Ware Defense338
Carr Defense259
Wade Defense187
Amar Opening142
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