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Sicilian Defense141,489
Bowdler Attack10,133
Old Sicilian9,754
Closed9,204
Najdorf Variation8,397
Alapin Variation8,362
Modern Variations8,105
Smith-Morra Gambit6,771
McDonnell Attack5,474
Open4,806
Taimanov Variation4,764
French Variation4,372
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack4,161
Accelerated Dragon4,064
Dragon Variation4,039
Kan Variation3,193
Löwenthal Variation2,630
Lasker-Pelikan Variation2,366
Four Knights Variation1,897
O'Kelly Variation1,883
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted1,854
Grand Prix Attack1,676
Delayed Alapin Variation1,572
Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto1,548
Hyperaccelerated Dragon1,519
Wing Gambit1,438
Classical Variation1,320
Staunton-Cochrane Variation1,288
Marshall Gambit1,177
Scheveningen Variation1,138
Moscow Variation1,055
Smith-Morra Gambit Declined1,043
Mengarini Variation924
Chekhover Variation867
Nimzowitsch Variation797
Snyder Variation730
Kalashnikov Variation675
Marshall Counterattack667
Sozin Attack640
Franco-Sicilian Variation617
Richter-Rauzer Variation537
Pin Variation531
Kramnik Variation477
Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl454
Lasker-Dunne Attack446
Paulsen-Basman Defense383
Morphy Gambit378
Godiva Variation367
Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred276
Prins Variation251
Drazic Variation224
Katalimov Variation217
Keres Variation206
Jalalabad Variation112
Wing Gambit Deferred111
Flohr Variation102
Nimzo-American Variation87
Kveinis Variation86
Boleslavsky Variation83
Bücker Variation77
Portsmouth Gambit58
Myers Attack55
Venice Attack49
Kupreichik Variation48
Quinteros Variation43
Halasz Gambit42
French Defense58,387
Advance Variation10,979
Knight Variation8,770
Exchange Variation8,454
Tarrasch Variation3,770
Normal Variation3,130
Winawer Variation2,690
Rubinstein Variation2,356
Classical Variation2,284
La Bourdonnais Variation1,861
Queen's Knight1,443
Two Knights Variation1,179
Steiner Variation1,178
King's Indian Attack1,161
Franco-Sicilian Defense783
Steinitz Variation716
Schlechter Variation628
Steinitz Attack611
Horwitz Attack569
Paulsen Variation504
Wing Gambit365
Burn Variation358
Mediterranean Defense339
Orthoschnapp Gambit329
Chigorin Variation301
Alekhine-Chatard Attack263
St. George Defense216
MacCutcheon Variation200
Diemer-Duhm Gambit Accepted166
Réti-Spielmann Attack130
Perseus Gambit108
Alapin Gambit105
Pelikan Variation105
Franco-Hiva Gambit93
Diemer-Duhm Gambit63
Bird Invitation53
Carlson Gambit50
Queen's Pawn Game50,682
Accelerated London System11,444
Chigorin Variation5,968
Zukertort Variation4,147
London System3,628
Colle System3,472
Symmetrical Variation2,294
Levitsky Attack1,161
Krause Variation1,143
Torre Attack777
Stonewall Attack737
Anti-Torre736
Mason Attack604
Modern Defense597
Veresov Attack554
Anglo-Slav Opening276
Veresov104
Hübsch Gambit78
Barry Attack43
Italian Game50,199
Two Knights Defense13,052
Classical Variation7,691
Giuoco Pianissimo6,424
Anti-Fried Liver Defense5,559
Giuoco Piano4,047
Evans Gambit2,676
Scotch Gambit2,154
Blackburne-Kostić Gambit1,867
Hungarian Defense1,222
Rousseau Gambit772
Evans Gambit Declined379
Paris Defense379
Deutz Gambit266
Rosentreter Gambit248
Jerome Gambit140
Bird's Attack104
Caro-Kann Defense43,835
Advance Variation8,740
Exchange Variation4,191
Classical Variation2,963
Two Knights Attack2,929
Panov Attack2,600
Hillbilly Attack1,820
Accelerated Panov Attack1,454
Maróczy Variation1,190
Tartakower Variation1,115
Karpov Variation811
Main Line714
Breyer Variation712
Campomanes Attack338
Bronstein-Larsen Variation194
Forgacs Variation185
Euwe Attack185
Goldman Variation171
Rasa-Studier Gambit170
Gurgenidze System134
Alekhine Gambit127
von Hennig Gambit117
Modern Variation117
Ulysses Gambit110
Apocalypse Attack100
Scandinavian Defense35,132
Mieses-Kotroc Variation8,411
Modern Variation6,983
Main Line6,471
Gubinsky-Melts Defense1,588
Icelandic-Palme Gambit1,230
Panov Transfer956
Valencian Variation796
Blackburne Gambit794
Marshall Variation751
Boehnke Gambit610
Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit438
Kloosterboer Gambit334
Bronstein Variation222
Portuguese Gambit166
Classical Variation163
Lasker Variation160
Kiel Variation132
Anderssen Counterattack126
Schiller-Pytel Variation97
Richter Variation79
Queen's Gambit Declined34,113
Marshall Defense5,299
Albin Countergambit2,727
Exchange Variation2,333
Modern Variation1,903
Chigorin Defense1,886
Ragozin Defense1,640
Queen's Knight Variation1,630
Baltic Defense1,419
Three Knights Variation1,338
Normal Defense1,312
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1,107
Harrwitz Attack1,101
Austrian Defense702
Tarrasch Defense695
Traditional Variation673
Vienna Variation521
Orthodox Defense373
Janowski Variation223
Neo-Orthodox Variation211
Charousek Variation196
Barmen Variation191
Cambridge Springs Defense152
Tartakower Defense138
Austrian Attack114
Capablanca Variation91
Been-Koomen Variation79
Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation78
Three Knights77
Anti-Tartakower Variation57
Alapin Variation57
Lasker Defense53
Alekhine Variation39
English Opening28,592
King's English Variation10,277
Symmetrical Variation4,776
Anglo-Indian Defense3,914
Agincourt Defense2,427
Anglo-Scandinavian Defense1,394
Caro-Kann Defensive System969
Great Snake Variation922
The Whale755
Carls-Bremen System485
Mikenas-Carls Variation416
Anglo-Dutch Defense412
Four Knights System251
Anglo-Grünfeld Defense196
Anglo-Lithuanian Variation183
Jaenisch Gambit91
Neo-Catalan57
Mikenas-Carls53
Ruy Lopez28,501
Morphy Defense5,490
Berlin Defense5,086
Steinitz Defense4,765
Classical Variation2,854
Exchange Variation2,734
Bird Variation1,465
Cozio Defense1,397
Schliemann Defense1,153
Closed1,006
Open493
Marshall Attack344
Nürnberg Variation233
Fianchetto Defense92
Spanish Countergambit82
Open Berlin Defense70
Vinogradov Variation52
Alapin Defense40
Lucena Variation36
Indian Defense24,321
Budapest Defense3,893
Normal Variation1,487
London System1,329
Knights Variation764
Anti-Nimzo-Indian744
Wade-Tartakower Defense631
Spielmann-Indian555
West Indian Defense462
Seirawan Attack303
Przepiorka Variation295
Reversed Chigorin Defense273
Tartakower Attack261
Pawn Push Variation236
Omega Gambit151
King's Indian Variation102
Czech-Indian100
Colle System97
Anti-Grünfeld75
Maddigan Gambit64
Pseudo-Benko41
Devin Gambit38
Scotch Game24,214
Scotch Gambit4,751
Classical Variation3,373
Schmidt Variation2,276
Göring Gambit1,407
Haxo Gambit1,033
Benima Defense776
Mieses Variation516
Lolli Variation380
Potter Variation355
Modern Defense205
Malaniuk Variation192
Blumenfeld Attack138
Steinitz Variation123
Ghulam-Kassim Variation77
Relfsson Gambit66
Paulsen Attack58
Vitzthum Attack50
Russian Game19,510
Philidor Defense18,101
Modern Defense13,724
Four Knights Game13,716
King's Gambit Accepted13,538
MacLeod Defense2,075
Fischer Defense1,765
King's Knight's Gambit1,679
Bishop's Gambit1,205
Cunningham Defense1,191
Modern Defense1,105
Schallopp Defense1,049
Abbazia Defense548
Kieseritzky Gambit370
Becker Defense366
Muzio Gambit321
Blachly Gambit262
Salvio Gambit235
Rosentreter Gambit205
Bonsch-Osmolovsky Variation172
Allgaier Gambit129
Polerio Gambit126
Hanstein Gambit91
Lolli Gambit80
Double Muzio Gambit73
Traditional Variation65
Ghulam-Kassim Gambit63
Sörensen Gambit52
Mason-Keres Gambit38
Gianutio Countergambit36
Zukertort Opening12,331
Tennison Gambit2,609
Sicilian Invitation1,223
Black Mustang Defense1,045
Queen's Gambit Invitation767
Kingside Fianchetto722
Pirc Invitation555
Slav Invitation523
Queenside Fianchetto Variation472
Dutch Variation426
Nimzo-Larsen Variation352
Old Indian Attack347
Lemberger Gambit308
Ross Gambit285
Reversed Mexican Defense204
Quiet System156
Wade Defense149
Lisitsyn Gambit107
The Walrus80
Vos Gambit62
Herrstrom Gambit60
Arctic Defense58
Polish Defense46
Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred43
Basman Defense39
Bishop's Opening12,130
Pirc Defense11,879
Slav Defense11,858
King's Pawn Game11,514
Busch-Gass Gambit2,116
Leonardis Variation2,020
McConnell Defense1,411
Wayward Queen Attack1,266
Napoleon Attack559
Maróczy Defense461
Damiano Defense447
Tayler Opening352
King's Head Opening251
Gunderam Gambit251
Dresden Opening190
Beyer Gambit179
Alapin Opening171
Mengarini's Opening158
MacLeod Attack134
Clam Variation49
Tortoise Opening42
Vienna Game11,409
King's Indian Defense8,719
Normal Variation2,718
Orthodox Variation923
Fianchetto Variation685
Sämisch Variation665
Four Pawns Attack600
Smyslov Variation359
Zinnowitz Variation286
Makogonov Variation252
Semi-Classical Variation175
Accelerated Averbakh Variation155
Larsen Variation136
Semi-Averbakh System129
Petrosian Variation115
Averbakh Variation109
Exchange Variation72
Kramer Variation68
Steiner Attack58
Benoni Defense8,417
Nimzowitsch Defense7,737
Alekhine Defense7,658
Nimzo-Larsen Attack7,584
Horwitz Defense7,196
Bird Opening5,855
Dutch Defense5,589
Nimzo-Indian Defense5,556
Van't Kruijs Opening4,872
Semi-Slav Defense4,708
Center Game4,307
Hungarian Opening4,154
Ponziani Opening3,375
Englund Gambit3,305
Grünfeld Defense3,104
Polish Opening3,047
Danish Gambit2,950
King's Indian Attack2,873
Rat Defense2,827
King's Gambit2,802
English Defense2,616
Van Geet Opening1,761
Tarrasch Defense1,711
Old Indian Defense1,648
Réti Opening1,362
Duras Gambit822
Slav Indian355
Ware Opening243
Ware Defense210
Carr Defense165
Wade Defense122
Amar Opening104
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