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Upvote English, downvote French

Sicilian Defense - 20
Ruy Lopez - 21
Nimzo Indian Defence - 20
Queen's Gambit Declined - 18
Queen's Indian Defense - 20
King's Indian - 20
French Defense - 16
Italian Game - 20
English Opening - 19
GROB'S ATTACK!!! - 22
Upvote Sicilian, downvote Grob's (i think it is time to end that joke)
Sicilian Defense - 21
Ruy Lopez - 21
Nimzo Indian Defence - 20
Queen's Gambit Declined - 18
Queen's Indian Defense - 20
King's Indian - 20
French Defense - 16
Italian Game - 20
English Opening - 19
Grob's Attack - 20
Upvote Sicilian, downvote Grob's attack

Sicilian Defense - 22
Ruy Lopez - 21
Nimzo Indian Defence - 20
Queen's Gambit Declined - 18
Queen's Indian Defense - 20
King's Indian - 20
French Defense - 16
Italian Game - 20
English Opening - 19
Grob's Attack - 19
Upvote Ruy Lopez, downvote Italian Game

Sicilian Defense - 22
Ruy Lopez - 22
Nimzo Indian Defence - 20
Queen's Gambit Declined - 18
Queen's Indian Defense - 20
King's Indian - 20
French Defense - 16
Italian Game - 18
English Opening - 19
Grob's Attack - 19
@johny09 remember a downvote is -2 lives not just -1.

The current standings then are:
Sicilian Defense - 22
Ruy Lopez - 22
Nimzo Indian Defence - 20
Queen's Gambit Declined - 18
Queen's Indian Defense - 20
King's Indian - 20
French Defense - 16
Italian Game - 18
English Opening - 19
Grob's Attack - 18
Upvote QGD, downvote KID

Sicilian Defense - 22
Ruy Lopez - 22
Nimzo Indian Defence - 20
Queen's Gambit Declined - 19
Queen's Indian Defense - 20
King's Indian - 18
French Defense - 16
Italian Game - 18
English Opening - 19
Grob's Attack - 18
I'm kinda badly informed on opening names, but why not include Scandinavian or Scotch? Even Dutch, King's Gambit or Bird? (just for them to be presumably voted away due dislike against moving up f pawn.)
@lement I tried to choose the best openings not ones that would be voted away. Also I did consider the Scandinavian but choose GROBS ATTACK!!! instead. :)
Heh, 'kay. I think Scotch and Scandinavian are solid, though. (Unless you're +3000 AlphaZero, I suppose.)

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