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Sicilian Defense195,346
Old Sicilian13,318
Bowdler Attack13,207
Closed13,038
Alapin Variation12,876
Najdorf Variation10,748
Modern Variations10,357
Smith-Morra Gambit8,230
McDonnell Attack7,570
Taimanov Variation6,756
Open6,550
French Variation6,204
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack5,653
Accelerated Dragon5,621
Dragon Variation5,257
Kan Variation4,698
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted4,327
Löwenthal Variation3,618
Delayed Alapin Variation3,190
Lasker-Pelikan Variation3,115
Four Knights Variation2,770
O'Kelly Variation2,691
Grand Prix Attack2,442
Wing Gambit2,293
Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto2,080
Hyperaccelerated Dragon2,007
Classical Variation1,771
Staunton-Cochrane Variation1,669
Moscow Variation1,628
Mengarini Variation1,562
Smith-Morra Gambit Declined1,540
Scheveningen Variation1,451
Chekhover Variation1,193
Nimzowitsch Variation1,105
Snyder Variation1,079
Kalashnikov Variation935
Marshall Counterattack915
Franco-Sicilian Variation819
Sozin Attack808
Richter-Rauzer Variation768
Pin Variation712
Kramnik Variation673
Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl621
Morphy Gambit565
Lasker-Dunne Attack562
Paulsen-Basman Defense530
Godiva Variation485
Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred450
Portsmouth Gambit358
Prins Variation324
Katalimov Variation312
Keres Variation307
Drazic Variation299
Wing Gambit Deferred184
Jalalabad Variation146
Flohr Variation140
Nimzo-American Variation129
Kveinis Variation118
Boleslavsky Variation94
Bücker Variation89
Myers Attack82
Halasz Gambit75
Venice Attack67
Quinteros Variation65
French Defense82,747
Advance Variation14,571
Exchange Variation13,157
Knight Variation11,052
Tarrasch Variation5,293
Normal Variation4,447
Rubinstein Variation3,790
Winawer Variation3,663
Classical Variation3,405
La Bourdonnais Variation2,616
Queen's Knight1,902
Two Knights Variation1,805
Steiner Variation1,729
King's Indian Attack1,594
Franco-Sicilian Defense1,172
Steinitz Variation1,061
Horwitz Attack943
Schlechter Variation916
Steinitz Attack815
Paulsen Variation735
Wing Gambit616
Orthoschnapp Gambit498
Mediterranean Defense468
Chigorin Variation463
Alekhine-Chatard Attack375
St. George Defense324
Alapin Gambit290
Diemer-Duhm Gambit Accepted255
Marshall Gambit201
Perseus Gambit191
Pelikan Variation167
Réti-Spielmann Attack159
Franco-Hiva Gambit102
Diemer-Duhm Gambit90
Carlson Gambit81
Bird Invitation69
Henneberger Variation62
Queen's Pawn Game75,054
Accelerated London System16,879
Chigorin Variation8,511
London System6,111
Zukertort Variation5,853
Colle System5,523
Symmetrical Variation3,221
Modern Defense2,214
Levitsky Attack1,773
Krause Variation1,607
Torre Attack1,155
Stonewall Attack1,134
Anti-Torre1,104
Mason Attack848
Veresov Attack726
Anglo-Slav Opening381
Hübsch Gambit198
Barry Attack143
Veresov142
Italian Game71,747
Two Knights Defense18,703
Classical Variation11,428
Giuoco Pianissimo8,975
Anti-Fried Liver Defense7,107
Giuoco Piano5,685
Evans Gambit3,791
Scotch Gambit3,424
Blackburne-Kostić Gambit2,558
Rousseau Gambit1,800
Hungarian Defense1,591
Paris Defense1,326
Evans Gambit Declined507
Deutz Gambit416
Rosentreter Gambit414
Jerome Gambit209
Bird's Attack146
Scotch Invitation Declined78
Caro-Kann Defense68,888
Advance Variation13,094
Exchange Variation7,342
Two Knights Attack4,942
Classical Variation4,193
Panov Attack3,871
Hillbilly Attack2,646
Maróczy Variation2,400
Accelerated Panov Attack2,209
Tartakower Variation2,085
Main Line1,419
Karpov Variation1,163
Breyer Variation1,044
Campomanes Attack542
Endgame Offer424
von Hennig Gambit367
Rasa-Studier Gambit351
Forgacs Variation318
Goldman Variation303
Euwe Attack295
Bronstein-Larsen Variation274
Alien Gambit256
Alekhine Gambit236
Modern Variation215
Apocalypse Attack207
Ulysses Gambit198
Gurgenidze System185
Scandinavian Defense54,097
Mieses-Kotroc Variation11,503
Modern Variation10,703
Main Line10,058
Valencian Variation2,963
Gubinsky-Melts Defense2,208
Icelandic-Palme Gambit1,818
Panov Transfer1,466
Blackburne Gambit1,219
Marshall Variation1,146
Boehnke Gambit943
Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit854
Portuguese Gambit671
Kloosterboer Gambit552
Bronstein Variation324
Lasker Variation273
Classical Variation247
Kiel Variation221
Anderssen Counterattack214
Schiller-Pytel Variation132
Richter Variation110
Queen's Gambit Declined47,422
Marshall Defense7,381
Albin Countergambit3,972
Exchange Variation3,206
Chigorin Defense2,733
Modern Variation2,611
Queen's Knight Variation2,280
Ragozin Defense2,244
Baltic Defense2,048
Three Knights Variation1,879
Normal Defense1,754
Harrwitz Attack1,551
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1,477
Austrian Defense997
Tarrasch Defense948
Traditional Variation893
Vienna Variation592
Orthodox Defense513
Janowski Variation380
Neo-Orthodox Variation306
Barmen Variation258
Charousek Variation245
Cambridge Springs Defense228
Three Knights221
Tartakower Defense190
Austrian Attack153
Capablanca Variation116
Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation110
Been-Koomen Variation107
Alapin Variation76
Lasker Defense73
Anti-Tartakower Variation67
English Opening39,843
King's English Variation14,151
Symmetrical Variation6,541
Anglo-Indian Defense5,380
Agincourt Defense3,574
Anglo-Scandinavian Defense2,106
Caro-Kann Defensive System1,435
Great Snake Variation1,186
The Whale975
Carls-Bremen System625
Mikenas-Carls Variation622
Anglo-Dutch Defense586
Four Knights System333
Anglo-Grünfeld Defense293
Anglo-Lithuanian Variation262
Jaenisch Gambit151
Neo-Catalan75
Mikenas-Carls67
Ruy Lopez38,704
Morphy Defense7,498
Berlin Defense6,870
Steinitz Defense6,286
Classical Variation4,091
Exchange Variation3,556
Bird Variation1,927
Schliemann Defense1,916
Cozio Defense1,862
Closed1,280
Open700
Marshall Attack445
Nürnberg Variation315
Fianchetto Defense125
Spanish Countergambit122
Open Berlin Defense99
Vinogradov Variation72
Scotch Game35,532
Scotch Gambit7,307
Classical Variation4,677
Schmidt Variation3,145
Göring Gambit2,393
Lolli Variation1,809
Haxo Gambit1,592
Benima Defense1,133
Mieses Variation719
Potter Variation530
Modern Defense331
Malaniuk Variation261
Blumenfeld Attack216
Steinitz Variation180
Ghulam-Kassim Variation97
Relfsson Gambit88
Vitzthum Attack87
Paulsen Attack83
Indian Defense34,479
Budapest Defense5,487
Normal Variation2,026
London System1,841
Anti-Nimzo-Indian1,076
Knights Variation1,056
Wade-Tartakower Defense941
Spielmann-Indian822
West Indian Defense561
Reversed Chigorin Defense453
Seirawan Attack392
Przepiorka Variation368
Tartakower Attack329
Pawn Push Variation296
Omega Gambit244
Czech-Indian139
Colle System133
Anti-Grünfeld119
Maddigan Gambit108
Pseudo-Benko64
Philidor Defense24,229
King's Gambit Accepted19,510
MacLeod Defense2,957
Fischer Defense2,472
King's Knight's Gambit2,337
Bishop's Gambit1,694
Cunningham Defense1,693
Modern Defense1,589
Schallopp Defense1,426
Abbazia Defense840
Kieseritzky Gambit575
Becker Defense542
Muzio Gambit510
Blachly Gambit409
Salvio Gambit406
Rosentreter Gambit301
Bonsch-Osmolovsky Variation264
Allgaier Gambit197
Hanstein Gambit132
Double Muzio Gambit120
Traditional Variation112
Lolli Gambit104
Ghulam-Kassim Gambit95
Sörensen Gambit71
Mason-Keres Gambit61
Four Knights Game19,080
Zukertort Opening18,695
Tennison Gambit4,373
Sicilian Invitation1,769
Black Mustang Defense1,510
Queen's Gambit Invitation1,075
Kingside Fianchetto979
Slav Invitation835
Pirc Invitation799
Queenside Fianchetto Variation703
Dutch Variation610
Old Indian Attack514
Nimzo-Larsen Variation486
Ross Gambit472
Lemberger Gambit470
Reversed Mexican Defense267
Quiet System243
Wade Defense224
Reversed Grünfeld187
Lisitsyn Gambit163
The Walrus138
Vos Gambit116
Herrstrom Gambit112
Arctic Defense83
Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred71
Polish Defense66
Modern Defense18,561
Pirc Defense17,676
Vienna Game17,421
Bishop's Opening17,372
Slav Defense16,700
King's Pawn Game16,194
Busch-Gass Gambit3,267
Leonardis Variation2,833
McConnell Defense1,925
Wayward Queen Attack1,610
Napoleon Attack743
Maróczy Defense673
Damiano Defense668
MacLeod Attack496
Tayler Opening437
Gunderam Gambit360
King's Head Opening356
Beyer Gambit290
Alapin Opening257
Dresden Opening222
Mengarini's Opening204
Clam Variation77
Tortoise Opening60
Queen's Gambit Accepted13,072
Benoni Defense12,141
Nimzowitsch Defense11,751
Nimzo-Larsen Attack11,541
King's Indian Defense11,285
Normal Variation3,527
Orthodox Variation1,152
Fianchetto Variation885
Sämisch Variation845
Four Pawns Attack770
Smyslov Variation517
Zinnowitz Variation365
Makogonov Variation351
Semi-Classical Variation216
Accelerated Averbakh Variation198
Semi-Averbakh System177
Larsen Variation167
Averbakh Variation154
Petrosian Variation139
Kramer Variation93
Exchange Variation85
Steiner Attack73
Alekhine Defense11,133
Horwitz Defense10,086
Bird Opening9,182
Englund Gambit9,081
Dutch Defense8,445
Nimzo-Indian Defense7,509
Petrov's Defense7,047
Van't Kruijs Opening6,970
Semi-Slav Defense6,688
Center Game6,542
Hungarian Opening5,815
Ponziani Opening5,214
Polish Opening4,455
Rat Defense4,206
Grünfeld Defense4,007
English Defense4,003
King's Indian Attack3,933
King's Gambit3,830
Danish Gambit3,402
Van Geet Opening2,670
Old Indian Defense2,321
Tarrasch Defense2,299
Réti Opening2,160
London System1,507
Latvian Gambit1,437
Czech Defense1,297
Duras Gambit1,276
Saragossa Opening1,265
East Indian Defense1,082
Slav Indian479
Ware Opening382
Ware Defense333
Carr Defense251
Wade Defense185
Amar Opening142
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