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Sicilian Defense149,217
Bowdler Attack10,614
Old Sicilian10,248
Closed9,733
Alapin Variation8,991
Najdorf Variation8,742
Modern Variations8,465
Smith-Morra Gambit7,060
McDonnell Attack5,763
Open5,064
Taimanov Variation5,052
French Variation4,640
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack4,384
Accelerated Dragon4,272
Dragon Variation4,220
Kan Variation3,378
Löwenthal Variation2,764
Lasker-Pelikan Variation2,484
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted2,125
Four Knights Variation2,025
O'Kelly Variation1,990
Delayed Alapin Variation1,789
Grand Prix Attack1,771
Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto1,632
Hyperaccelerated Dragon1,577
Wing Gambit1,543
Classical Variation1,399
Staunton-Cochrane Variation1,358
Marshall Gambit1,241
Scheveningen Variation1,193
Moscow Variation1,143
Smith-Morra Gambit Declined1,114
Mengarini Variation1,012
Chekhover Variation910
Nimzowitsch Variation846
Snyder Variation786
Kalashnikov Variation712
Marshall Counterattack704
Sozin Attack661
Franco-Sicilian Variation649
Pin Variation559
Richter-Rauzer Variation559
Kramnik Variation500
Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl480
Lasker-Dunne Attack464
Morphy Gambit407
Paulsen-Basman Defense401
Godiva Variation378
Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred312
Prins Variation259
Drazic Variation231
Katalimov Variation229
Keres Variation229
Wing Gambit Deferred131
Jalalabad Variation117
Flohr Variation110
Nimzo-American Variation95
Kveinis Variation89
Portsmouth Gambit89
Boleslavsky Variation84
Bücker Variation80
Myers Attack55
Venice Attack51
Kupreichik Variation48
Halasz Gambit45
Quinteros Variation43
French Defense61,712
Advance Variation11,466
Knight Variation9,245
Exchange Variation8,922
Tarrasch Variation3,999
Normal Variation3,319
Winawer Variation2,832
Rubinstein Variation2,552
Classical Variation2,417
La Bourdonnais Variation1,967
Queen's Knight1,538
Two Knights Variation1,261
Steiner Variation1,253
King's Indian Attack1,222
Franco-Sicilian Defense834
Steinitz Variation759
Schlechter Variation672
Steinitz Attack637
Horwitz Attack611
Paulsen Variation537
Wing Gambit401
Burn Variation395
Mediterranean Defense352
Orthoschnapp Gambit350
Chigorin Variation319
Alekhine-Chatard Attack280
St. George Defense230
MacCutcheon Variation209
Diemer-Duhm Gambit Accepted177
Réti-Spielmann Attack137
Perseus Gambit122
Alapin Gambit116
Pelikan Variation111
Franco-Hiva Gambit97
Diemer-Duhm Gambit67
Carlson Gambit55
Bird Invitation54
Queen's Pawn Game54,188
Accelerated London System12,242
Chigorin Variation6,301
Zukertort Variation4,410
London System4,030
Colle System3,748
Symmetrical Variation2,427
Levitsky Attack1,256
Krause Variation1,211
Torre Attack827
Modern Defense819
Anti-Torre805
Stonewall Attack792
Mason Attack641
Veresov Attack584
Anglo-Slav Opening290
Veresov109
Hübsch Gambit87
Barry Attack53
Italian Game53,486
Two Knights Defense13,906
Classical Variation8,208
Giuoco Pianissimo6,809
Anti-Fried Liver Defense5,788
Giuoco Piano4,330
Evans Gambit2,875
Scotch Gambit2,333
Blackburne-Kostić Gambit1,980
Hungarian Defense1,271
Rousseau Gambit920
Paris Defense542
Evans Gambit Declined401
Deutz Gambit290
Rosentreter Gambit277
Jerome Gambit153
Bird's Attack108
Caro-Kann Defense47,322
Advance Variation9,416
Exchange Variation4,581
Two Knights Attack3,245
Classical Variation3,143
Panov Attack2,808
Hillbilly Attack1,942
Accelerated Panov Attack1,565
Maróczy Variation1,369
Tartakower Variation1,225
Karpov Variation860
Main Line789
Breyer Variation774
Campomanes Attack358
Forgacs Variation206
Bronstein-Larsen Variation202
Euwe Attack196
Rasa-Studier Gambit189
Goldman Variation182
von Hennig Gambit140
Alekhine Gambit139
Gurgenidze System137
Modern Variation128
Ulysses Gambit125
Apocalypse Attack114
Scandinavian Defense37,668
Mieses-Kotroc Variation8,860
Modern Variation7,480
Main Line6,911
Gubinsky-Melts Defense1,671
Icelandic-Palme Gambit1,313
Valencian Variation1,128
Panov Transfer1,029
Blackburne Gambit842
Marshall Variation801
Boehnke Gambit639
Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit479
Kloosterboer Gambit359
Portuguese Gambit244
Bronstein Variation232
Lasker Variation178
Classical Variation168
Kiel Variation140
Anderssen Counterattack136
Schiller-Pytel Variation101
Richter Variation81
Queen's Gambit Declined36,215
Marshall Defense5,604
Albin Countergambit2,923
Exchange Variation2,467
Chigorin Defense2,023
Modern Variation2,012
Ragozin Defense1,753
Queen's Knight Variation1,737
Baltic Defense1,521
Three Knights Variation1,423
Normal Defense1,382
Harrwitz Attack1,172
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1,167
Austrian Defense747
Tarrasch Defense732
Traditional Variation713
Vienna Variation534
Orthodox Defense399
Janowski Variation244
Neo-Orthodox Variation228
Barmen Variation204
Charousek Variation201
Cambridge Springs Defense160
Tartakower Defense143
Austrian Attack118
Three Knights112
Capablanca Variation94
Been-Koomen Variation85
Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation84
Alapin Variation62
Anti-Tartakower Variation59
Lasker Defense57
Alekhine Variation43
English Opening30,137
King's English Variation10,819
Symmetrical Variation5,018
Anglo-Indian Defense4,105
Agincourt Defense2,583
Anglo-Scandinavian Defense1,497
Caro-Kann Defensive System1,024
Great Snake Variation959
The Whale787
Carls-Bremen System505
Mikenas-Carls Variation441
Anglo-Dutch Defense435
Four Knights System260
Anglo-Grünfeld Defense208
Anglo-Lithuanian Variation196
Jaenisch Gambit100
Neo-Catalan59
Mikenas-Carls56
Ruy Lopez30,122
Morphy Defense5,803
Berlin Defense5,376
Steinitz Defense5,005
Classical Variation3,054
Exchange Variation2,867
Bird Variation1,538
Cozio Defense1,471
Schliemann Defense1,267
Closed1,049
Open533
Marshall Attack368
Nürnberg Variation246
Fianchetto Defense99
Spanish Countergambit90
Open Berlin Defense74
Vinogradov Variation53
Alapin Defense41
Indian Defense25,777
Budapest Defense4,149
Normal Variation1,564
London System1,418
Knights Variation805
Anti-Nimzo-Indian801
Wade-Tartakower Defense666
Spielmann-Indian598
West Indian Defense476
Seirawan Attack319
Przepiorka Variation309
Reversed Chigorin Defense299
Tartakower Attack271
Pawn Push Variation244
Omega Gambit162
King's Indian Variation109
Czech-Indian106
Colle System101
Anti-Grünfeld83
Maddigan Gambit72
Pseudo-Benko44
Devin Gambit41
Scotch Game25,763
Scotch Gambit5,082
Classical Variation3,569
Schmidt Variation2,408
Göring Gambit1,533
Haxo Gambit1,100
Benima Defense822
Lolli Variation584
Mieses Variation540
Potter Variation378
Modern Defense223
Malaniuk Variation201
Blumenfeld Attack145
Steinitz Variation132
Ghulam-Kassim Variation81
Relfsson Gambit71
Paulsen Attack62
Vitzthum Attack56
Philidor Defense18,980
Four Knights Game14,526
King's Gambit Accepted14,457
MacLeod Defense2,208
Fischer Defense1,886
King's Knight's Gambit1,779
Bishop's Gambit1,282
Cunningham Defense1,269
Modern Defense1,166
Schallopp Defense1,099
Abbazia Defense586
Kieseritzky Gambit407
Becker Defense384
Muzio Gambit360
Blachly Gambit294
Salvio Gambit259
Rosentreter Gambit220
Bonsch-Osmolovsky Variation189
Polerio Gambit139
Allgaier Gambit137
Hanstein Gambit99
Double Muzio Gambit84
Lolli Gambit84
Traditional Variation72
Ghulam-Kassim Gambit68
Sörensen Gambit53
Mason-Keres Gambit41
Gianutio Countergambit38
Modern Defense14,392
Zukertort Opening13,221
Tennison Gambit2,866
Sicilian Invitation1,309
Black Mustang Defense1,101
Queen's Gambit Invitation812
Kingside Fianchetto770
Pirc Invitation574
Slav Invitation570
Queenside Fianchetto Variation501
Dutch Variation448
Nimzo-Larsen Variation368
Old Indian Attack367
Lemberger Gambit332
Ross Gambit313
Reversed Mexican Defense209
Quiet System169
Wade Defense162
Lisitsyn Gambit114
The Walrus88
Herrstrom Gambit67
Vos Gambit66
Arctic Defense62
Reversed Grünfeld51
Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred50
Polish Defense48
Basman Defense40
Bishop's Opening12,921
Pirc Defense12,634
Slav Defense12,566
Vienna Game12,344
King's Pawn Game12,238
Busch-Gass Gambit2,303
Leonardis Variation2,152
McConnell Defense1,485
Wayward Queen Attack1,319
Napoleon Attack591
Damiano Defense486
Maróczy Defense482
Tayler Opening363
Gunderam Gambit268
King's Head Opening268
Dresden Opening193
Beyer Gambit192
MacLeod Attack190
Alapin Opening189
Mengarini's Opening164
Clam Variation54
Tortoise Opening42
King's Indian Defense9,076
Normal Variation2,827
Orthodox Variation954
Fianchetto Variation707
Sämisch Variation682
Four Pawns Attack621
Smyslov Variation386
Zinnowitz Variation300
Makogonov Variation267
Semi-Classical Variation182
Accelerated Averbakh Variation158
Larsen Variation141
Semi-Averbakh System141
Petrosian Variation118
Averbakh Variation116
Exchange Variation75
Kramer Variation71
Steiner Attack59
Benoni Defense8,912
Nimzowitsch Defense8,253
Alekhine Defense8,196
Nimzo-Larsen Attack8,152
Horwitz Defense7,591
Bird Opening6,290
Dutch Defense5,961
Nimzo-Indian Defense5,905
Van't Kruijs Opening5,183
Semi-Slav Defense4,990
Center Game4,615
Hungarian Opening4,373
Ponziani Opening3,675
Polish Opening3,250
Grünfeld Defense3,246
Danish Gambit3,081
Rat Defense3,028
King's Indian Attack3,014
King's Gambit2,950
English Defense2,779
Van Geet Opening1,895
Tarrasch Defense1,786
Old Indian Defense1,730
Réti Opening1,481
Duras Gambit880
Slav Indian383
Ware Opening268
Ware Defense228
Carr Defense169
Wade Defense132
Amar Opening108
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