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@GBA87
I also asked it before. Same for the Dutch, the caro-kann and the Petrov. I don't know. Except for stockfish evaluation, and perhaps grand masters, I think this is mostly a matter of taste.

Upvote French, Downvote Italian

Sicilian Defense - 21
Nimzo Indian Defense - 19
French defense - 18
Queen's Indian Defense - 20
Queen's Gambit Declined - 18
Italian game - 18
Ruy Lopez - 15
English opening - 15
King's Indian - 8
Upvote Slav (even though it isn't there), down vote Sicilian
the mean score rounded to the nearest integer is currently 17 so if we're adding a new opening

Queen's Indian Defense - 20
Sicilian Defense - 19
Nimzo Indian Defense - 19
French defense - 18
Queen's Gambit Declined - 18
Slav Defense - 18
Italian game - 16
Ruy Lopez - 15
English opening - 15
King's Indian - 9

upvote King's Indian, downvote Italian
After @the_loving_boy

Queen's Indian Defense - 20
Sicilian Defense - 20
Nimzo Indian Defense - 19
French defense - 18
Queen's Gambit Declined - 18
Slav Defense - 18
Italian game - 16
Ruy Lopez - 13
English opening - 15
King's Indian - 9
-2 English

Queen's Indian Defense - 20
Sicilian Defense - 20
Nimzo Indian Defense - 19
French defense - 18
Queen's Gambit Declined - 18
Slav Defense - 18
Italian game - 16
Ruy Lopez - 13
English opening - 13
King's Indian - 9
+1 Nimzo
-2 Sicilian

Queen's Indian Defense - 20
Sicilian Defense - 19
Nimzo Indian Defense - 20
French defense - 18
Queen's Gambit Declined - 18
Slav Defense - 18
Italian game - 16
Ruy Lopez - 13
English opening - 15
King's Indian - 9
Queen's Indian Defense - 20
Sicilian Defense - 19
Nimzo Indian Defense - 20
French defense - 18
Queen's Gambit Declined - 18
Slav Defense - 18
Italian game - 16
Ruy Lopez - 13
English opening - 13
King's Indian - 9

Quick Change: English -2
Upvote sicilian defense, downvote Nimzo Indian
Queen's Indian Defense - 20
Sicilian Defense - 20
Nimzo Indian Defense -18
French defense - 18
Queen's Gambit Declined - 18
Slav Defense - 18
Italian game - 16
Ruy Lopez - 13
English opening - 13
King's Indian - 9
after expert:
Up Ruy down italian :P

Queen's Indian Defense - 20
Sicilian Defense - 20
Nimzo Indian Defense -18
French defense - 18
Queen's Gambit Declined - 18
Slav Defense - 18
Italian game - 14
Ruy Lopez - 14
English opening - 13
King's Indian - 9

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