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Sicilian Defense104,375
Bowdler Attack7,639
Old Sicilian7,089
Najdorf Variation6,776
Closed6,743
Modern Variations6,094
Alapin Variation5,730
Smith-Morra Gambit4,691
McDonnell Attack3,935
Open3,562
Taimanov Variation3,511
Accelerated Dragon3,333
French Variation3,201
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack3,066
Dragon Variation3,008
Kan Variation2,362
Löwenthal Variation1,994
Lasker-Pelikan Variation1,854
Delayed Alapin1,509
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted1,368
Four Knights Variation1,352
O'Kelly Variation1,330
Grand Prix Attack1,235
Hyperaccelerated Dragon1,157
Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto1,141
Delayed Alapin Variation1,049
Staunton-Cochrane Variation994
Classical Variation994
Scheveningen Variation967
Wing Gambit919
Canal Attack800
Marshall Gambit797
Moscow Variation733
Smith-Morra Gambit Declined730
Chekhover Variation635
Mengarini Variation602
Kalashnikov Variation530
Nimzowitsch Variation528
Sozin Attack516
Snyder Variation513
Marshall Counterattack476
Franco-Sicilian Variation445
Pin Variation406
Richter-Rauzer Variation404
Kramnik Variation357
Lasker-Dunne Attack347
Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl329
Sozin268
Godiva Variation256
Morphy Gambit254
Paulsen-Basman Defense250
Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred188
Prins Variation185
Drazic Variation167
Keres Variation147
Katalimov Variation146
Flohr Variation79
Jalalabad Variation77
Wing Gambit Deferred72
Accelerated Fianchetto68
Boleslavsky Variation65
Nimzo-American Variation60
Bücker Variation54
Kveinis Variation44
Myers Attack37
Venice Attack37
Kupreichik Variation35
Quinteros Variation28
Halasz Gambit25
Kronberger Variation20
French Defense42,107
Advance Variation8,402
Knight Variation6,516
Exchange Variation6,417
Tarrasch Variation2,835
Normal Variation2,153
Winawer Variation1,971
Rubinstein Variation1,667
Classical Variation1,661
La Bourdonnais Variation1,351
Queen's Knight1,029
King's Indian Attack856
Steiner Variation803
Two Knights Variation795
Steinitz Variation553
Steinitz Attack455
Schlechter Variation438
Horwitz Attack373
Paulsen Variation347
Burn Variation245
Mediterranean Defense228
Wing Gambit223
Chigorin Variation212
Alekhine-Chatard Attack189
Orthoschnapp Gambit178
MacCutcheon Variation152
Diemer-Duhm Gambit106
Réti-Spielmann Attack106
Alapin Gambit74
Franco-Hiva Gambit70
Pelikan Variation65
Perseus Gambit64
Bird Invitation37
Carlson Gambit21
Queen's Pawn Game34,963
Chigorin Variation4,032
Zukertort Variation2,928
London System2,451
Colle System2,344
Symmetrical Variation1,686
Steinitz Countergambit853
Levitsky Attack762
Krause Variation741
Franco-Sicilian Defense584
Torre Attack537
Stonewall Attack532
Anti-Torre503
Mason Attack448
Veresov Attack403
Anglo-Slav Opening201
Veresov72
Hübsch Gambit55
Accelerated London System54
Barry Attack30
Morris Countergambit21
Italian Game33,619
Two Knights Defense9,476
Classical Variation5,628
Giuoco Pianissimo4,652
Anti-Fried Liver Defense4,293
Evans Gambit1,949
Scotch Gambit1,501
Schilling-Kostic Gambit1,469
Hungarian Defense935
Giuoco Piano443
Rousseau Gambit346
Evans Gambit Declined259
Deutz Gambit192
Scotch Gambit Declined145
Rosentreter Gambit133
Jerome Gambit82
Bird's Attack79
Caro-Kann Defense29,277
Advance Variation6,022
Exchange Variation2,819
Classical Variation2,191
Panov Attack1,848
Two Knights Attack1,741
Hillbilly Attack1,251
Accelerated Panov Attack930
Tartakower Variation732
Maróczy Variation625
Karpov Variation583
Main Line435
Breyer Variation422
Campomanes Attack228
Bronstein-Larsen Variation143
Rasa-Studier Gambit108
Euwe Attack106
Forgacs Variation105
Gurgenidze System100
Goldman Variation96
Modern Variation86
Alekhine Gambit77
von Hennig Gambit67
Ulysses Gambit64
Apocalypse Attack52
Gurgenidze Counterattack20
Queen's Gambit Declined23,931
Marshall Defense3,666
Albin Countergambit1,710
Exchange Variation1,699
Modern Variation1,357
Chigorin Defense1,164
Ragozin Defense1,151
Queen's Knight Variation1,134
Three Knights Variation986
Normal Defense951
Baltic Defense935
Harrwitz Attack792
Semi-Tarrasch Defense773
Traditional Variation493
Tarrasch Defense470
Austrian Defense450
Vienna Variation424
Orthodox Defense291
Neo-Orthodox Variation167
Janowski Variation162
Charousek Variation154
Barmen Variation138
Tartakower Defense114
Cambridge Springs Defense101
Austrian Attack75
Capablanca Variation70
Been-Koomen Variation57
Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation53
Anti-Tartakower Variation47
Lasker Defense39
Alapin Variation37
Alekhine Variation28
Manhattan Variation22
Scandinavian Defense23,190
Mieses-Kotroc Variation6,168
Modern Variation4,427
Main Line4,315
Gubinsky-Melts Defense1,087
Icelandic-Palme Gambit840
Panov Transfer665
Blackburne Gambit551
Marshall Variation511
Portuguese Variation417
Boehnke Gambit415
Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit264
Kloosterboer Gambit194
Bronstein Variation144
Classical Variation129
Lasker Variation119
Kiel Variation88
Anderssen Counterattack80
Schiller-Pytel Variation65
Richter Variation60
Ruy Lopez21,238
Morphy Defense4,267
Berlin Defense3,674
Steinitz Defense3,627
Classical Variation2,078
Exchange Variation1,957
Bird Variation1,100
Cozio Defense1,070
Closed816
Schliemann Defense734
Open376
Marshall Attack279
Nürnberg Variation167
Fianchetto Defense65
Open Berlin Defense52
Spanish Countergambit49
Vinogradov Variation38
Alapin Defense32
Lucena Variation29
English Opening20,739
King's English Variation7,352
Symmetrical Variation3,567
Anglo-Indian Defense2,949
Agincourt Defense1,789
Anglo-Scandinavian Defense887
Great Snake Variation699
Caro-Kann Defensive System692
The Whale530
Carls-Bremen System364
Anglo-Dutch Defense303
Mikenas-Carls Variation300
Four Knights System182
Anglo-Grünfeld Defense131
Anglo-Lithuanian Variation129
Jaenisch Gambit57
Neo-Catalan48
Mikenas-Carls36
Indian Defense16,896
Budapest Defense2,607
Normal Variation1,085
London System929
Knights Variation553
Anti-Nimzo-Indian531
Wade-Tartakower Defense429
Spielmann-Indian379
West Indian Defense369
Przepiorka Variation231
Seirawan Attack219
Tartakower Attack195
Pawn Push Variation173
Reversed Chigorin Defense161
Omega Gambit104
King's Indian Variation82
Colle System63
Czech-Indian59
Anti-Grünfeld47
Maddigan Gambit42
Pseudo-Benko28
Gibbins-Wiedenhagen Gambit Accepted23
Scotch Game16,792
Scotch Gambit3,204
Classical Variation2,363
Schmidt Variation1,626
Göring Gambit964
Haxo Gambit674
Benima Defense576
Mieses Variation402
Potter Variation252
Lolli Variation207
Modern Defense146
Malaniuk Variation136
Blumenfeld Attack105
Steinitz Variation69
Ghulam-Kassim Variation58
Paulsen Attack44
Vitzthum Attack38
Relfsson Gambit37
Alekhine Gambit20
Philidor Defense13,378
Russian Game12,753
Modern Defense10,177
Four Knights Game10,006
King's Gambit Accepted9,308
MacLeod Defense1,432
Fischer Defense1,244
King's Knight's Gambit1,151
Bishop's Gambit847
Cunningham Defense838
Modern Defense792
Schallopp Defense729
Abbazia Defense390
Kieseritzky Gambit252
Becker Defense246
Muzio Gambit217
Blachly Gambit148
Salvio Gambit144
Rosentreter Gambit126
Bonsch-Osmolovsky Variation114
Allgaier Gambit92
Polerio Gambit90
Hanstein Gambit60
Lolli Gambit52
Traditional Variation48
Double Muzio Gambit46
Quade Gambit45
Sörensen Gambit35
Ghulam-Kassim Gambit35
Greco Gambit21
Slav Defense8,523
Exchange Variation1,549
Three Knights Variation985
Modern Line948
Quiet Variation654
Schlechter Variation182
Chameleon Variation179
Geller Gambit178
Slav Gambit167
Czech Variation159
Bonet Gambit103
Diemer Gambit75
Alekhine Variation58
Two Knights Attack40
Alapin Variation37
Winawer Countergambit34
Steiner Variation21
Breyer Variation20
Pirc Defense8,394
Zukertort Opening8,125
Tennison Gambit1,395
Sicilian Invitation857
Black Mustang Defense749
Queen's Gambit Invitation546
Kingside Fianchetto529
Pirc Invitation385
Slav Invitation345
Queenside Fianchetto Variation335
Dutch Variation308
Nimzo-Larsen Variation263
Old Indian Attack260
Lemberger Gambit178
Ross Gambit167
Reversed Mexican Defense130
Quiet System115
Wade Defense93
Grünfeld Reversed52
The Walrus49
Lisitsyn Gambit48
Arctic Defense40
Herrstrom Gambit39
Polish Defense34
Vos Gambit32
Basman Defense25
Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred25
Bishop's Opening7,927
King's Pawn Game7,530
Leonardis Variation1,358
Busch-Gass Gambit1,295
McConnell Defense1,009
Wayward Queen Attack780
Macleod Attack622
Napoleon Attack346
Maróczy Defense314
Tayler Opening266
Damiano Defense263
Gunderam Gambit166
King's Head Opening149
Dresden Opening139
Mengarini's Opening105
Alapin Opening104
Beyer Gambit97
Clam Variation32
Tortoise Opening25
Vienna Game7,137
King's Indian Defense7,035
Normal Variation2,197
Orthodox Variation783
Sämisch Variation562
Fianchetto Variation560
Four Pawns Attack480
Smyslov Variation260
Zinnowitz Variation220
Makogonov Variation205
Semi-Classical Variation144
Accelerated Averbakh Variation110
Larsen Variation110
Semi-Averbakh System109
Petrosian Variation93
Averbakh Variation87
Exchange Variation60
Kramer Variation54
Steiner Attack46
Kazakh Variation23
Benoni Defense5,650
Alekhine Defense5,166
Nimzowitsch Defense5,131
Horwitz Defense5,030
Nimzo-Larsen Attack4,910
Nimzo-Indian Defense3,967
Bird Opening3,883
Dutch Defense3,818
Queen's Knight Variation686
Raphael Variation327
Rubinstein Variation282
Classical Variation267
Normal Variation215
Hopton Attack158
Staunton Gambit145
Leningrad Variation101
Staunton Gambit Accepted79
Fianchetto Attack66
Blackmar's Second Gambit37
Stonewall Variation33
Krejcik Gambit23
Semi-Leningrad Variation20
Semi-Slav Defense3,500
Van't Kruijs Opening3,287
Giuoco Piano3,094
Hungarian Opening2,956
Center Game2,804
Grünfeld Defense2,370
Ponziani Opening2,254
King's Indian Attack2,160
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit2,124
Ryder Gambit478
Gedult Gambit283
Euwe Defense207
Teichmann Variation186
Zeller Defense129
Vienna Variation116
von Popiel Gambit113
Netherlands Variation99
Ziegler Defense71
Lemberger Countergambit29
Diemer-Rosenberg Attack27
Tartakower Variation26
Bogoljubov Variation25
Fritz Attack24
Pietrowsky Defense22
Rasa-Studier Gambit19
Rat Defense2,043
Danish Gambit2,040
Polish Opening2,014
Englund Gambit1,891
English Defense1,786
King's Gambit1,738
Old Indian Defense1,214
Tarrasch Defense1,198
Van Geet Opening1,096
Réti Opening866
Duras Gambit514
Slav Indian246
Ware Opening165
Ware Defense130
Carr Defense109
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