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Sicilian Defense146,457
Bowdler Attack10,449
Old Sicilian10,074
Closed9,519
Alapin Variation8,775
Najdorf Variation8,628
Modern Variations8,332
Smith-Morra Gambit6,989
McDonnell Attack5,655
Open4,978
Taimanov Variation4,943
French Variation4,545
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack4,312
Accelerated Dragon4,196
Dragon Variation4,162
Kan Variation3,314
Löwenthal Variation2,715
Lasker-Pelikan Variation2,450
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted2,000
Four Knights Variation1,977
O'Kelly Variation1,949
Grand Prix Attack1,739
Delayed Alapin Variation1,707
Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto1,601
Hyperaccelerated Dragon1,556
Wing Gambit1,509
Classical Variation1,371
Staunton-Cochrane Variation1,333
Marshall Gambit1,223
Scheveningen Variation1,169
Moscow Variation1,109
Smith-Morra Gambit Declined1,086
Mengarini Variation987
Chekhover Variation896
Nimzowitsch Variation832
Snyder Variation765
Kalashnikov Variation696
Marshall Counterattack693
Sozin Attack654
Franco-Sicilian Variation637
Richter-Rauzer Variation553
Pin Variation551
Kramnik Variation488
Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl468
Lasker-Dunne Attack455
Morphy Gambit396
Paulsen-Basman Defense395
Godiva Variation375
Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred295
Prins Variation258
Drazic Variation228
Katalimov Variation222
Keres Variation220
Wing Gambit Deferred124
Jalalabad Variation113
Flohr Variation107
Nimzo-American Variation92
Kveinis Variation88
Boleslavsky Variation83
Portsmouth Gambit78
Bücker Variation78
Myers Attack55
Venice Attack51
Kupreichik Variation48
Halasz Gambit44
Quinteros Variation43
French Defense60,551
Advance Variation11,302
Knight Variation9,082
Exchange Variation8,764
Tarrasch Variation3,921
Normal Variation3,242
Winawer Variation2,787
Rubinstein Variation2,492
Classical Variation2,368
La Bourdonnais Variation1,925
Queen's Knight1,497
Two Knights Variation1,231
Steiner Variation1,221
King's Indian Attack1,202
Franco-Sicilian Defense821
Steinitz Variation744
Schlechter Variation657
Steinitz Attack628
Horwitz Attack599
Paulsen Variation527
Wing Gambit386
Burn Variation380
Mediterranean Defense349
Orthoschnapp Gambit340
Chigorin Variation311
Alekhine-Chatard Attack276
St. George Defense226
MacCutcheon Variation208
Diemer-Duhm Gambit Accepted172
Réti-Spielmann Attack134
Perseus Gambit117
Alapin Gambit112
Pelikan Variation108
Franco-Hiva Gambit97
Diemer-Duhm Gambit65
Bird Invitation54
Carlson Gambit53
Queen's Pawn Game52,929
Accelerated London System11,958
Chigorin Variation6,187
Zukertort Variation4,306
London System3,880
Colle System3,658
Symmetrical Variation2,382
Levitsky Attack1,223
Krause Variation1,190
Torre Attack810
Anti-Torre780
Stonewall Attack775
Modern Defense727
Mason Attack625
Veresov Attack573
Anglo-Slav Opening286
Veresov107
Hübsch Gambit81
Barry Attack49
Italian Game52,332
Two Knights Defense13,581
Classical Variation8,036
Giuoco Pianissimo6,670
Anti-Fried Liver Defense5,706
Giuoco Piano4,238
Evans Gambit2,804
Scotch Gambit2,285
Blackburne-Kostić Gambit1,942
Hungarian Defense1,258
Rousseau Gambit865
Paris Defense485
Evans Gambit Declined395
Deutz Gambit277
Rosentreter Gambit265
Jerome Gambit151
Bird's Attack106
Caro-Kann Defense46,145
Advance Variation9,188
Exchange Variation4,453
Two Knights Attack3,133
Classical Variation3,093
Panov Attack2,728
Hillbilly Attack1,908
Accelerated Panov Attack1,530
Maróczy Variation1,314
Tartakower Variation1,188
Karpov Variation847
Main Line758
Breyer Variation754
Campomanes Attack354
Forgacs Variation201
Bronstein-Larsen Variation198
Euwe Attack192
Rasa-Studier Gambit180
Goldman Variation180
Alekhine Gambit135
Gurgenidze System135
von Hennig Gambit134
Modern Variation123
Ulysses Gambit121
Apocalypse Attack110
Scandinavian Defense36,811
Mieses-Kotroc Variation8,700
Modern Variation7,312
Main Line6,765
Gubinsky-Melts Defense1,643
Icelandic-Palme Gambit1,287
Valencian Variation1,013
Panov Transfer1,006
Blackburne Gambit827
Marshall Variation784
Boehnke Gambit629
Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit470
Kloosterboer Gambit350
Bronstein Variation228
Portuguese Gambit219
Lasker Variation169
Classical Variation167
Kiel Variation135
Anderssen Counterattack131
Schiller-Pytel Variation100
Richter Variation81
Queen's Gambit Declined35,414
Marshall Defense5,481
Albin Countergambit2,841
Exchange Variation2,422
Modern Variation1,969
Chigorin Defense1,963
Ragozin Defense1,715
Queen's Knight Variation1,694
Baltic Defense1,482
Three Knights Variation1,388
Normal Defense1,353
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1,152
Harrwitz Attack1,136
Austrian Defense737
Tarrasch Defense715
Traditional Variation702
Vienna Variation529
Orthodox Defense393
Janowski Variation238
Neo-Orthodox Variation221
Barmen Variation200
Charousek Variation199
Cambridge Springs Defense159
Tartakower Defense143
Austrian Attack116
Three Knights97
Capablanca Variation93
Been-Koomen Variation84
Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation82
Alapin Variation60
Anti-Tartakower Variation58
Lasker Defense57
Alekhine Variation41
English Opening29,587
King's English Variation10,635
Symmetrical Variation4,921
Anglo-Indian Defense4,026
Agincourt Defense2,532
Anglo-Scandinavian Defense1,467
Caro-Kann Defensive System1,008
Great Snake Variation946
The Whale776
Carls-Bremen System496
Mikenas-Carls Variation436
Anglo-Dutch Defense426
Four Knights System256
Anglo-Grünfeld Defense203
Anglo-Lithuanian Variation190
Jaenisch Gambit96
Neo-Catalan58
Mikenas-Carls55
Ruy Lopez29,525
Morphy Defense5,695
Berlin Defense5,271
Steinitz Defense4,913
Classical Variation2,984
Exchange Variation2,813
Bird Variation1,511
Cozio Defense1,448
Schliemann Defense1,230
Closed1,031
Open517
Marshall Attack358
Nürnberg Variation239
Fianchetto Defense96
Spanish Countergambit87
Open Berlin Defense72
Vinogradov Variation53
Alapin Defense40
Indian Defense25,271
Budapest Defense4,065
Normal Variation1,537
London System1,386
Knights Variation792
Anti-Nimzo-Indian780
Wade-Tartakower Defense655
Spielmann-Indian581
West Indian Defense469
Seirawan Attack315
Przepiorka Variation303
Reversed Chigorin Defense292
Tartakower Attack268
Pawn Push Variation242
Omega Gambit157
King's Indian Variation109
Czech-Indian104
Colle System98
Anti-Grünfeld80
Maddigan Gambit71
Pseudo-Benko42
Devin Gambit40
Scotch Game25,195
Scotch Gambit4,959
Classical Variation3,490
Schmidt Variation2,360
Göring Gambit1,473
Haxo Gambit1,083
Benima Defense808
Mieses Variation537
Lolli Variation520
Potter Variation369
Modern Defense218
Malaniuk Variation197
Blumenfeld Attack140
Steinitz Variation129
Ghulam-Kassim Variation79
Relfsson Gambit69
Paulsen Attack61
Vitzthum Attack52
Philidor Defense18,678
Four Knights Game14,245
Modern Defense14,180
King's Gambit Accepted14,139
MacLeod Defense2,166
Fischer Defense1,840
King's Knight's Gambit1,743
Cunningham Defense1,247
Bishop's Gambit1,246
Modern Defense1,142
Schallopp Defense1,084
Abbazia Defense577
Kieseritzky Gambit398
Becker Defense375
Muzio Gambit341
Blachly Gambit285
Salvio Gambit253
Rosentreter Gambit216
Bonsch-Osmolovsky Variation181
Allgaier Gambit136
Polerio Gambit136
Hanstein Gambit97
Lolli Gambit83
Double Muzio Gambit82
Traditional Variation68
Ghulam-Kassim Gambit65
Sörensen Gambit53
Mason-Keres Gambit39
Gianutio Countergambit37
Zukertort Opening12,863
Tennison Gambit2,768
Sicilian Invitation1,272
Black Mustang Defense1,076
Queen's Gambit Invitation799
Kingside Fianchetto747
Pirc Invitation565
Slav Invitation550
Queenside Fianchetto Variation488
Dutch Variation439
Nimzo-Larsen Variation363
Old Indian Attack358
Lemberger Gambit322
Ross Gambit299
Reversed Mexican Defense207
Quiet System163
Wade Defense157
Lisitsyn Gambit110
The Walrus84
Vos Gambit65
Herrstrom Gambit65
Arctic Defense58
Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred49
Polish Defense48
Reversed Grünfeld44
Basman Defense40
Bishop's Opening12,635
Pirc Defense12,375
Slav Defense12,307
Exchange Variation2,221
Three Knights Variation1,459
Modern Line1,437
Quiet Variation886
Slav Gambit247
Geller Gambit236
Schlechter Variation235
Czech Variation216
Bonet Gambit145
Diemer Gambit140
Alekhine Variation78
Two Knights Attack60
Winawer Countergambit53
Alapin Variation52
Chebanenko Variation42
Steiner Variation37
Vienna Game11,998
King's Pawn Game11,971
Busch-Gass Gambit2,229
Leonardis Variation2,100
McConnell Defense1,457
Wayward Queen Attack1,303
Napoleon Attack584
Damiano Defense477
Maróczy Defense476
Tayler Opening358
Gunderam Gambit261
King's Head Opening261
Dresden Opening190
Beyer Gambit188
Alapin Opening183
MacLeod Attack169
Mengarini's Opening161
Clam Variation52
Tortoise Opening42
King's Indian Defense8,943
Normal Variation2,794
Orthodox Variation940
Fianchetto Variation697
Sämisch Variation677
Four Pawns Attack614
Smyslov Variation375
Zinnowitz Variation292
Makogonov Variation263
Semi-Classical Variation180
Accelerated Averbakh Variation157
Larsen Variation140
Semi-Averbakh System137
Petrosian Variation117
Averbakh Variation112
Exchange Variation75
Kramer Variation70
Steiner Attack58
Benoni Defense8,748
Nimzowitsch Defense8,065
Alekhine Defense8,001
Nimzo-Larsen Attack7,942
Horwitz Defense7,463
Bird Opening6,143
Dutch Defense5,831
Nimzo-Indian Defense5,773
Van't Kruijs Opening5,079
Semi-Slav Defense4,878
Center Game4,501
Hungarian Opening4,295
Ponziani Opening3,584
Englund Gambit3,554
Grünfeld Defense3,198
Polish Opening3,170
Danish Gambit3,063
Rat Defense2,965
King's Indian Attack2,956
King's Gambit2,891
English Defense2,718
Van Geet Opening1,854
Tarrasch Defense1,762
Old Indian Defense1,699
Réti Opening1,437
Duras Gambit860
Slav Indian372
Ware Opening262
Ware Defense223
Carr Defense169
Wade Defense126
Amar Opening107
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