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Sicilian Defense198,750
Old Sicilian13,541
Bowdler Attack13,377
Closed13,291
Alapin Variation13,172
Najdorf Variation10,875
Modern Variations10,507
Smith-Morra Gambit8,339
McDonnell Attack7,683
Taimanov Variation6,889
Open6,667
French Variation6,315
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack5,746
Accelerated Dragon5,725
Dragon Variation5,322
Kan Variation4,797
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted4,505
Löwenthal Variation3,678
Delayed Alapin Variation3,291
Lasker-Pelikan Variation3,163
Four Knights Variation2,818
O'Kelly Variation2,740
Grand Prix Attack2,489
Wing Gambit2,356
Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto2,113
Hyperaccelerated Dragon2,049
Classical Variation1,801
Staunton-Cochrane Variation1,691
Moscow Variation1,653
Mengarini Variation1,612
Smith-Morra Gambit Declined1,591
Scheveningen Variation1,471
Chekhover Variation1,207
Nimzowitsch Variation1,122
Snyder Variation1,099
Kalashnikov Variation949
Marshall Counterattack936
Franco-Sicilian Variation824
Sozin Attack816
Richter-Rauzer Variation781
Pin Variation722
Kramnik Variation688
Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl636
Morphy Gambit578
Lasker-Dunne Attack568
Paulsen-Basman Defense544
Godiva Variation494
Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred460
Portsmouth Gambit377
Prins Variation327
Katalimov Variation316
Keres Variation312
Drazic Variation308
Wing Gambit Deferred185
Jalalabad Variation149
Flohr Variation142
Nimzo-American Variation131
Kveinis Variation121
Boleslavsky Variation95
Bücker Variation89
Myers Attack84
Halasz Gambit75
Venice Attack67
Quinteros Variation67
French Defense84,328
Advance Variation14,797
Exchange Variation13,512
Knight Variation11,140
Tarrasch Variation5,402
Normal Variation4,517
Rubinstein Variation3,881
Winawer Variation3,747
Classical Variation3,483
La Bourdonnais Variation2,662
Queen's Knight1,928
Two Knights Variation1,847
Steiner Variation1,775
King's Indian Attack1,613
Franco-Sicilian Defense1,201
Steinitz Variation1,081
Horwitz Attack973
Schlechter Variation930
Steinitz Attack826
Paulsen Variation747
Wing Gambit634
Orthoschnapp Gambit503
Mediterranean Defense476
Chigorin Variation469
Alekhine-Chatard Attack386
St. George Defense335
Alapin Gambit304
Diemer-Duhm Gambit Accepted261
Marshall Gambit227
Perseus Gambit192
Pelikan Variation171
Réti-Spielmann Attack161
Franco-Hiva Gambit104
Diemer-Duhm Gambit93
Carlson Gambit84
Bird Invitation71
Henneberger Variation66
Queen's Pawn Game76,604
Accelerated London System17,182
Chigorin Variation8,682
London System6,277
Zukertort Variation5,951
Colle System5,640
Symmetrical Variation3,277
Modern Defense2,298
Levitsky Attack1,815
Krause Variation1,635
Torre Attack1,187
Stonewall Attack1,167
Anti-Torre1,128
Mason Attack866
Veresov Attack741
Anglo-Slav Opening390
Hübsch Gambit204
Barry Attack152
Veresov146
Italian Game73,004
Two Knights Defense19,043
Classical Variation11,639
Giuoco Pianissimo9,141
Anti-Fried Liver Defense7,195
Giuoco Piano5,793
Evans Gambit3,828
Scotch Gambit3,492
Blackburne-Kostić Gambit2,595
Rousseau Gambit1,867
Hungarian Defense1,609
Paris Defense1,383
Evans Gambit Declined509
Rosentreter Gambit430
Deutz Gambit425
Jerome Gambit216
Bird's Attack149
Scotch Invitation Declined81
Caro-Kann Defense70,461
Advance Variation13,333
Exchange Variation7,517
Two Knights Attack5,081
Classical Variation4,289
Panov Attack3,948
Hillbilly Attack2,701
Maróczy Variation2,479
Accelerated Panov Attack2,253
Tartakower Variation2,153
Main Line1,469
Karpov Variation1,193
Breyer Variation1,065
Campomanes Attack551
Endgame Offer451
von Hennig Gambit386
Rasa-Studier Gambit367
Forgacs Variation328
Goldman Variation308
Euwe Attack298
Alien Gambit295
Bronstein-Larsen Variation279
Alekhine Gambit245
Modern Variation220
Apocalypse Attack211
Ulysses Gambit206
Gurgenidze System190
Scandinavian Defense55,392
Mieses-Kotroc Variation11,719
Modern Variation10,947
Main Line10,299
Valencian Variation3,095
Gubinsky-Melts Defense2,243
Icelandic-Palme Gambit1,870
Panov Transfer1,501
Blackburne Gambit1,251
Marshall Variation1,178
Boehnke Gambit971
Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit879
Portuguese Gambit709
Kloosterboer Gambit560
Bronstein Variation332
Lasker Variation286
Classical Variation257
Kiel Variation231
Anderssen Counterattack217
Schiller-Pytel Variation133
Richter Variation116
Queen's Gambit Declined48,198
Marshall Defense7,506
Albin Countergambit4,034
Exchange Variation3,263
Chigorin Defense2,776
Modern Variation2,653
Queen's Knight Variation2,317
Ragozin Defense2,283
Baltic Defense2,090
Three Knights Variation1,915
Normal Defense1,778
Harrwitz Attack1,574
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1,496
Austrian Defense1,014
Tarrasch Defense965
Traditional Variation903
Vienna Variation597
Orthodox Defense525
Janowski Variation387
Neo-Orthodox Variation313
Barmen Variation263
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 Opening40,550
King's English Variation14,408
Symmetrical Variation6,630
Anglo-Indian Defense5,470
Agincourt Defense3,649
Anglo-Scandinavian Defense2,152
Caro-Kann Defensive System1,455
Great Snake Variation1,199
The Whale993
Mikenas-Carls Variation633
Carls-Bremen System632
Anglo-Dutch Defense602
Four Knights System339
Anglo-Grünfeld Defense299
Anglo-Lithuanian Variation270
Jaenisch Gambit157
Neo-Catalan77
Mikenas-Carls68
Ruy Lopez39,299
Morphy Defense7,609
Berlin Defense6,977
Steinitz Defense6,383
Classical Variation4,162
Exchange Variation3,603
Schliemann Defense1,967
Bird Variation1,951
Cozio Defense1,894
Closed1,300
Open710
Marshall Attack450
Nürnberg Variation317
Fianchetto Defense126
Spanish Countergambit123
Open Berlin Defense99
Vinogradov Variation73
Scotch Game36,229
Scotch Gambit7,471
Classical Variation4,761
Schmidt Variation3,200
Göring Gambit2,457
Lolli Variation1,892
Haxo Gambit1,621
Benima Defense1,152
Mieses Variation731
Potter Variation539
Modern Defense341
Malaniuk Variation266
Blumenfeld Attack218
Steinitz Variation184
Ghulam-Kassim Variation100
Vitzthum Attack90
Relfsson Gambit89
Paulsen Attack87
Indian Defense35,097
Budapest Defense5,570
Normal Variation2,056
London System1,869
Anti-Nimzo-Indian1,094
Knights Variation1,075
Wade-Tartakower Defense957
Spielmann-Indian841
West Indian Defense567
Reversed Chigorin Defense465
Seirawan Attack399
Przepiorka Variation372
Tartakower Attack333
Pawn Push Variation301
Omega Gambit253
Accelerated London System165
Czech-Indian142
Colle System133
Anti-Grünfeld124
Maddigan Gambit112
Pseudo-Benko67
Philidor Defense24,598
King's Gambit Accepted19,882
MacLeod Defense3,013
Fischer Defense2,521
King's Knight's Gambit2,378
Bishop's Gambit1,724
Cunningham Defense1,715
Modern Defense1,619
Schallopp Defense1,454
Abbazia Defense859
Kieseritzky Gambit586
Becker Defense556
Muzio Gambit522
Blachly Gambit419
Salvio Gambit417
Rosentreter Gambit304
Bonsch-Osmolovsky Variation273
Allgaier Gambit199
Hanstein Gambit132
Double Muzio Gambit124
Traditional Variation113
Lolli Gambit107
Ghulam-Kassim Gambit96
Sörensen Gambit75
Mason-Keres Gambit62
Four Knights Game19,370
Zukertort Opening19,057
Tennison Gambit4,491
Sicilian Invitation1,802
Black Mustang Defense1,536
Queen's Gambit Invitation1,088
Kingside Fianchetto990
Slav Invitation846
Pirc Invitation813
Queenside Fianchetto Variation713
Dutch Variation623
Old Indian Attack521
Nimzo-Larsen Variation492
Lemberger Gambit487
Ross Gambit477
Reversed Mexican Defense271
Quiet System246
Wade Defense228
Reversed Grünfeld197
Lisitsyn Gambit165
The Walrus139
Vos Gambit121
Herrstrom Gambit116
Arctic Defense83
Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred72
Polish Defense68
Modern Defense18,829
Pirc Defense18,083
Vienna Game17,790
Bishop's Opening17,681
Slav Defense17,027
King's Pawn Game16,471
Busch-Gass Gambit3,344
Leonardis Variation2,875
McConnell Defense1,954
Wayward Queen Attack1,623
Napoleon Attack752
Maróczy Defense690
Damiano Defense677
MacLeod Attack514
Tayler Opening440
Gunderam Gambit373
King's Head Opening366
Beyer Gambit296
Alapin Opening265
Dresden Opening223
Mengarini's Opening208
Clam Variation80
Tortoise Opening63
Queen's Gambit Accepted13,314
Benoni Defense12,396
Nimzowitsch Defense12,027
Nimzo-Larsen Attack11,809
King's Indian Defense11,433
Normal Variation3,568
Orthodox Variation1,165
Fianchetto Variation899
Sämisch Variation859
Four Pawns Attack780
Smyslov Variation525
Zinnowitz Variation372
Makogonov Variation355
Semi-Classical Variation219
Accelerated Averbakh Variation201
Semi-Averbakh System179
Larsen Variation170
Averbakh Variation155
Petrosian Variation139
Kramer Variation94
Exchange Variation85
Steiner Attack74
Alekhine Defense11,332
Horwitz Defense10,270
King's Gambit Declined10,064
Englund Gambit9,465
Bird Opening9,413
Dutch Defense8,643
Nimzo-Indian Defense7,636
Petrov's Defense7,476
Van't Kruijs Opening7,077
Semi-Slav Defense6,822
Center Game6,665
Hungarian Opening5,907
Ponziani Opening5,311
Polish Opening4,538
Rat Defense4,277
English Defense4,108
Grünfeld Defense4,067
King's Indian Attack3,987
King's Gambit3,893
Danish Gambit3,427
Van Geet Opening2,734
Old Indian Defense2,364
Tarrasch Defense2,334
Réti Opening2,217
London System1,548
Latvian Gambit1,481
Czech Defense1,328
Saragossa Opening1,294
Duras Gambit1,292
East Indian Defense1,101
Slav Indian486
Ware Opening391
Ware Defense339
Carr Defense260
Wade Defense187
Amar Opening142
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