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Sicilian Defense143,723
Bowdler Attack10,278
Old Sicilian9,900
Closed9,349
Alapin Variation8,550
Najdorf Variation8,500
Modern Variations8,210
Smith-Morra Gambit6,905
McDonnell Attack5,557
Open4,878
Taimanov Variation4,838
French Variation4,448
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack4,221
Accelerated Dragon4,129
Dragon Variation4,090
Kan Variation3,239
Löwenthal Variation2,671
Lasker-Pelikan Variation2,405
Four Knights Variation1,929
O'Kelly Variation1,918
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted1,887
Grand Prix Attack1,703
Delayed Alapin Variation1,629
Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto1,569
Hyperaccelerated Dragon1,537
Wing Gambit1,474
Classical Variation1,343
Staunton-Cochrane Variation1,310
Marshall Gambit1,198
Scheveningen Variation1,157
Moscow Variation1,078
Smith-Morra Gambit Declined1,063
Mengarini Variation953
Chekhover Variation878
Nimzowitsch Variation809
Snyder Variation750
Kalashnikov Variation682
Marshall Counterattack681
Sozin Attack647
Franco-Sicilian Variation625
Richter-Rauzer Variation544
Pin Variation540
Kramnik Variation481
Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl459
Lasker-Dunne Attack449
Paulsen-Basman Defense388
Morphy Gambit383
Godiva Variation370
Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred288
Prins Variation253
Drazic Variation228
Katalimov Variation218
Keres Variation213
Wing Gambit Deferred116
Jalalabad Variation113
Flohr Variation106
Nimzo-American Variation89
Kveinis Variation88
Boleslavsky Variation83
Bücker Variation77
Portsmouth Gambit70
Myers Attack55
Venice Attack50
Kupreichik Variation48
Halasz Gambit44
Quinteros Variation43
French Defense59,319
Advance Variation11,120
Knight Variation8,898
Exchange Variation8,594
Tarrasch Variation3,831
Normal Variation3,176
Winawer Variation2,726
Rubinstein Variation2,417
Classical Variation2,320
La Bourdonnais Variation1,887
Queen's Knight1,473
Two Knights Variation1,208
Steiner Variation1,197
King's Indian Attack1,176
Franco-Sicilian Defense796
Steinitz Variation725
Schlechter Variation637
Steinitz Attack616
Horwitz Attack582
Paulsen Variation513
Wing Gambit373
Burn Variation371
Mediterranean Defense344
Orthoschnapp Gambit334
Chigorin Variation305
Alekhine-Chatard Attack269
St. George Defense223
MacCutcheon Variation205
Diemer-Duhm Gambit Accepted171
Réti-Spielmann Attack132
Perseus Gambit115
Alapin Gambit107
Pelikan Variation106
Franco-Hiva Gambit97
Diemer-Duhm Gambit65
Bird Invitation53
Carlson Gambit50
Queen's Pawn Game51,692
Accelerated London System11,664
Chigorin Variation6,073
Zukertort Variation4,220
London System3,749
Colle System3,562
Symmetrical Variation2,337
Levitsky Attack1,183
Krause Variation1,162
Torre Attack796
Anti-Torre757
Stonewall Attack755
Modern Defense656
Mason Attack615
Veresov Attack562
Anglo-Slav Opening279
Veresov105
Hübsch Gambit79
Barry Attack44
Italian Game51,154
Two Knights Defense13,311
Classical Variation7,844
Giuoco Pianissimo6,524
Anti-Fried Liver Defense5,628
Giuoco Piano4,127
Evans Gambit2,724
Scotch Gambit2,217
Blackburne-Kostić Gambit1,889
Hungarian Defense1,241
Rousseau Gambit818
Paris Defense425
Evans Gambit Declined388
Deutz Gambit271
Rosentreter Gambit258
Jerome Gambit144
Bird's Attack104
Caro-Kann Defense44,927
Advance Variation8,949
Exchange Variation4,322
Classical Variation3,028
Two Knights Attack3,016
Panov Attack2,657
Hillbilly Attack1,861
Accelerated Panov Attack1,500
Maróczy Variation1,246
Tartakower Variation1,145
Karpov Variation828
Breyer Variation736
Main Line733
Campomanes Attack347
Bronstein-Larsen Variation194
Forgacs Variation194
Euwe Attack185
Rasa-Studier Gambit175
Goldman Variation172
Gurgenidze System135
Alekhine Gambit131
von Hennig Gambit126
Modern Variation119
Ulysses Gambit114
Apocalypse Attack105
Scandinavian Defense35,839
Mieses-Kotroc Variation8,535
Modern Variation7,133
Main Line6,593
Gubinsky-Melts Defense1,612
Icelandic-Palme Gambit1,252
Panov Transfer978
Valencian Variation865
Blackburne Gambit809
Marshall Variation763
Boehnke Gambit619
Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit450
Kloosterboer Gambit344
Bronstein Variation227
Portuguese Gambit188
Lasker Variation167
Classical Variation165
Kiel Variation135
Anderssen Counterattack129
Schiller-Pytel Variation99
Richter Variation79
Queen's Gambit Declined34,715
Marshall Defense5,380
Albin Countergambit2,784
Exchange Variation2,376
Modern Variation1,930
Chigorin Defense1,923
Ragozin Defense1,680
Queen's Knight Variation1,659
Baltic Defense1,447
Three Knights Variation1,365
Normal Defense1,331
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1,125
Harrwitz Attack1,118
Austrian Defense722
Tarrasch Defense705
Traditional Variation684
Vienna Variation526
Orthodox Defense376
Janowski Variation226
Neo-Orthodox Variation215
Charousek Variation197
Barmen Variation193
Cambridge Springs Defense154
Tartakower Defense140
Austrian Attack116
Capablanca Variation91
Three Knights87
Been-Koomen Variation82
Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation80
Alapin Variation59
Anti-Tartakower Variation57
Lasker Defense55
Alekhine Variation40
English Opening29,029
King's English Variation10,448
Symmetrical Variation4,839
Anglo-Indian Defense3,968
Agincourt Defense2,459
Anglo-Scandinavian Defense1,431
Caro-Kann Defensive System984
Great Snake Variation931
The Whale766
Carls-Bremen System491
Mikenas-Carls Variation424
Anglo-Dutch Defense419
Four Knights System252
Anglo-Grünfeld Defense200
Anglo-Lithuanian Variation184
Jaenisch Gambit92
Neo-Catalan58
Mikenas-Carls55
Ruy Lopez28,960
Morphy Defense5,597
Berlin Defense5,170
Steinitz Defense4,831
Classical Variation2,906
Exchange Variation2,765
Bird Variation1,489
Cozio Defense1,418
Schliemann Defense1,183
Closed1,017
Open502
Marshall Attack349
Nürnberg Variation237
Fianchetto Defense93
Spanish Countergambit85
Open Berlin Defense71
Vinogradov Variation53
Alapin Defense40
Lucena Variation36
Indian Defense24,750
Budapest Defense3,966
Normal Variation1,514
London System1,354
Knights Variation779
Anti-Nimzo-Indian758
Wade-Tartakower Defense644
Spielmann-Indian563
West Indian Defense464
Seirawan Attack308
Przepiorka Variation301
Reversed Chigorin Defense278
Tartakower Attack266
Pawn Push Variation239
Omega Gambit153
King's Indian Variation106
Czech-Indian101
Colle System97
Anti-Grünfeld77
Maddigan Gambit68
Pseudo-Benko41
Devin Gambit39
Scotch Game24,616
Scotch Gambit4,840
Classical Variation3,421
Schmidt Variation2,307
Göring Gambit1,429
Haxo Gambit1,057
Benima Defense789
Mieses Variation531
Lolli Variation433
Potter Variation360
Modern Defense211
Malaniuk Variation194
Blumenfeld Attack139
Steinitz Variation125
Ghulam-Kassim Variation78
Relfsson Gambit66
Paulsen Attack60
Vitzthum Attack51
Russian Game19,905
Philidor Defense18,370
Four Knights Game13,953
Modern Defense13,919
King's Gambit Accepted13,812
MacLeod Defense2,120
Fischer Defense1,799
King's Knight's Gambit1,706
Bishop's Gambit1,222
Cunningham Defense1,216
Modern Defense1,125
Schallopp Defense1,064
Abbazia Defense564
Kieseritzky Gambit382
Becker Defense371
Muzio Gambit331
Blachly Gambit271
Salvio Gambit242
Rosentreter Gambit209
Bonsch-Osmolovsky Variation177
Polerio Gambit131
Allgaier Gambit131
Hanstein Gambit96
Lolli Gambit80
Double Muzio Gambit76
Traditional Variation68
Ghulam-Kassim Gambit63
Sörensen Gambit52
Mason-Keres Gambit38
Gianutio Countergambit36
Zukertort Opening12,561
Tennison Gambit2,683
Sicilian Invitation1,243
Black Mustang Defense1,059
Queen's Gambit Invitation776
Kingside Fianchetto733
Pirc Invitation559
Slav Invitation534
Queenside Fianchetto Variation481
Dutch Variation431
Nimzo-Larsen Variation359
Old Indian Attack351
Lemberger Gambit312
Ross Gambit290
Reversed Mexican Defense206
Quiet System159
Wade Defense151
Lisitsyn Gambit108
The Walrus83
Vos Gambit64
Herrstrom Gambit62
Arctic Defense58
Polish Defense46
Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred45
Basman Defense40
Bishop's Opening12,358
Pirc Defense12,102
Slav Defense12,066
King's Pawn Game11,726
Busch-Gass Gambit2,167
Leonardis Variation2,052
McConnell Defense1,436
Wayward Queen Attack1,286
Napoleon Attack575
Maróczy Defense469
Damiano Defense460
Tayler Opening354
Gunderam Gambit255
King's Head Opening255
Dresden Opening190
Beyer Gambit183
Alapin Opening175
Mengarini's Opening160
MacLeod Attack151
Clam Variation49
Tortoise Opening42
Vienna Game11,687
King's Indian Defense8,809
Normal Variation2,754
Orthodox Variation929
Fianchetto Variation690
Sämisch Variation669
Four Pawns Attack602
Smyslov Variation365
Zinnowitz Variation288
Makogonov Variation256
Semi-Classical Variation176
Accelerated Averbakh Variation156
Larsen Variation137
Semi-Averbakh System133
Petrosian Variation115
Averbakh Variation110
Exchange Variation72
Kramer Variation69
Steiner Attack58
Benoni Defense8,563
Nimzowitsch Defense7,862
Alekhine Defense7,784
Nimzo-Larsen Attack7,745
Horwitz Defense7,305
Bird Opening5,970
Dutch Defense5,697
Nimzo-Indian Defense5,656
Van't Kruijs Opening4,954
Semi-Slav Defense4,784
Center Game4,397
Hungarian Opening4,222
Ponziani Opening3,465
Englund Gambit3,403
Grünfeld Defense3,146
Polish Opening3,103
Danish Gambit2,992
King's Indian Attack2,911
Rat Defense2,894
King's Gambit2,847
English Defense2,664
Van Geet Opening1,806
Tarrasch Defense1,735
Old Indian Defense1,661
Réti Opening1,394
Duras Gambit838
Slav Indian360
Ware Opening253
Ware Defense219
Carr Defense167
Wade Defense124
Amar Opening106
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