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Sicilian Defense196,521
Old Sicilian13,391
Bowdler Attack13,261
Closed13,120
Alapin Variation12,969
Najdorf Variation10,790
Modern Variations10,407
Smith-Morra Gambit8,272
McDonnell Attack7,618
Taimanov Variation6,806
Open6,591
French Variation6,248
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack5,681
Accelerated Dragon5,656
Dragon Variation5,279
Kan Variation4,732
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted4,384
Löwenthal Variation3,632
Delayed Alapin Variation3,225
Lasker-Pelikan Variation3,131
Four Knights Variation2,788
O'Kelly Variation2,710
Grand Prix Attack2,455
Wing Gambit2,314
Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto2,088
Hyperaccelerated Dragon2,024
Classical Variation1,781
Staunton-Cochrane Variation1,676
Moscow Variation1,634
Mengarini Variation1,580
Smith-Morra Gambit Declined1,563
Scheveningen Variation1,456
Chekhover Variation1,196
Nimzowitsch Variation1,116
Snyder Variation1,090
Kalashnikov Variation938
Marshall Counterattack922
Franco-Sicilian Variation821
Sozin Attack814
Richter-Rauzer Variation772
Pin Variation714
Kramnik Variation676
Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl624
Morphy Gambit571
Lasker-Dunne Attack564
Paulsen-Basman Defense535
Godiva Variation489
Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred454
Portsmouth Gambit368
Prins Variation324
Katalimov Variation315
Keres Variation309
Drazic Variation303
Wing Gambit Deferred184
Jalalabad Variation148
Flohr Variation140
Nimzo-American Variation129
Kveinis Variation119
Boleslavsky Variation95
Bücker Variation89
Myers Attack83
Halasz Gambit75
Quinteros Variation67
Venice Attack67
French Defense83,268
Advance Variation14,642
Exchange Variation13,271
Knight Variation11,086
Tarrasch Variation5,327
Normal Variation4,471
Rubinstein Variation3,820
Winawer Variation3,691
Classical Variation3,428
La Bourdonnais Variation2,632
Queen's Knight1,912
Two Knights Variation1,823
Steiner Variation1,744
King's Indian Attack1,599
Franco-Sicilian Defense1,178
Steinitz Variation1,064
Horwitz Attack953
Schlechter Variation920
Steinitz Attack819
Paulsen Variation739
Wing Gambit621
Orthoschnapp Gambit500
Mediterranean Defense471
Chigorin Variation464
Alekhine-Chatard Attack380
St. George Defense328
Alapin Gambit294
Diemer-Duhm Gambit Accepted256
Marshall Gambit207
Perseus Gambit192
Pelikan Variation169
Réti-Spielmann Attack161
Franco-Hiva Gambit103
Diemer-Duhm Gambit91
Carlson Gambit82
Bird Invitation70
Henneberger Variation63
Queen's Pawn Game75,573
Accelerated London System16,989
Chigorin Variation8,567
London System6,179
Zukertort Variation5,880
Colle System5,564
Symmetrical Variation3,239
Modern Defense2,242
Levitsky Attack1,783
Krause Variation1,618
Torre Attack1,166
Stonewall Attack1,142
Anti-Torre1,113
Mason Attack853
Veresov Attack730
Anglo-Slav Opening383
Hübsch Gambit199
Barry Attack149
Veresov144
Italian Game72,153
Two Knights Defense18,811
Classical Variation11,496
Giuoco Pianissimo9,033
Anti-Fried Liver Defense7,136
Giuoco Piano5,721
Evans Gambit3,802
Scotch Gambit3,441
Blackburne-Kostić Gambit2,567
Rousseau Gambit1,827
Hungarian Defense1,594
Paris Defense1,345
Evans Gambit Declined508
Rosentreter Gambit419
Deutz Gambit419
Jerome Gambit211
Bird's Attack148
Scotch Invitation Declined78
Caro-Kann Defense69,435
Advance Variation13,173
Exchange Variation7,404
Two Knights Attack4,993
Classical Variation4,224
Panov Attack3,892
Hillbilly Attack2,669
Maróczy Variation2,430
Accelerated Panov Attack2,219
Tartakower Variation2,110
Main Line1,438
Karpov Variation1,174
Breyer Variation1,053
Campomanes Attack547
Endgame Offer433
von Hennig Gambit374
Rasa-Studier Gambit360
Forgacs Variation321
Goldman Variation305
Euwe Attack297
Bronstein-Larsen Variation275
Alien Gambit267
Alekhine Gambit240
Modern Variation216
Apocalypse Attack209
Ulysses Gambit198
Gurgenidze System187
Scandinavian Defense54,512
Mieses-Kotroc Variation11,577
Modern Variation10,773
Main Line10,134
Valencian Variation3,015
Gubinsky-Melts Defense2,219
Icelandic-Palme Gambit1,836
Panov Transfer1,478
Blackburne Gambit1,227
Marshall Variation1,153
Boehnke Gambit949
Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit860
Portuguese Gambit684
Kloosterboer Gambit553
Bronstein Variation330
Lasker Variation275
Classical Variation252
Kiel Variation224
Anderssen Counterattack215
Schiller-Pytel Variation132
Richter Variation112
Queen's Gambit Declined47,662
Marshall Defense7,412
Albin Countergambit3,991
Exchange Variation3,227
Chigorin Defense2,740
Modern Variation2,627
Queen's Knight Variation2,291
Ragozin Defense2,257
Baltic Defense2,062
Three Knights Variation1,891
Normal Defense1,763
Harrwitz Attack1,560
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1,482
Austrian Defense1,000
Tarrasch Defense955
Traditional Variation894
Vienna Variation595
Orthodox Defense515
Janowski Variation383
Neo-Orthodox Variation310
Barmen Variation260
Charousek Variation247
Cambridge Springs Defense230
Three Knights223
Tartakower Defense190
Austrian Attack155
Capablanca Variation116
Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation111
Been-Koomen Variation107
Alapin Variation76
Lasker Defense73
Anti-Tartakower Variation68
English Opening40,082
King's English Variation14,239
Symmetrical Variation6,570
Anglo-Indian Defense5,414
Agincourt Defense3,609
Anglo-Scandinavian Defense2,119
Caro-Kann Defensive System1,442
Great Snake Variation1,189
The Whale979
Carls-Bremen System629
Mikenas-Carls Variation626
Anglo-Dutch Defense587
Four Knights System335
Anglo-Grünfeld Defense294
Anglo-Lithuanian Variation263
Jaenisch Gambit154
Neo-Catalan76
Mikenas-Carls67
Ruy Lopez38,905
Morphy Defense7,543
Berlin Defense6,901
Steinitz Defense6,316
Classical Variation4,114
Exchange Variation3,570
Bird Variation1,935
Schliemann Defense1,933
Cozio Defense1,872
Closed1,288
Open704
Marshall Attack448
Nürnberg Variation316
Fianchetto Defense126
Spanish Countergambit123
Open Berlin Defense99
Vinogradov Variation72
Scotch Game35,776
Scotch Gambit7,366
Classical Variation4,713
Schmidt Variation3,165
Göring Gambit2,417
Lolli Variation1,841
Haxo Gambit1,599
Benima Defense1,141
Mieses Variation721
Potter Variation532
Modern Defense332
Malaniuk Variation262
Blumenfeld Attack216
Steinitz Variation182
Ghulam-Kassim Variation98
Relfsson Gambit88
Vitzthum Attack88
Paulsen Attack84
Indian Defense34,696
Budapest Defense5,512
Normal Variation2,037
London System1,853
Anti-Nimzo-Indian1,081
Knights Variation1,063
Wade-Tartakower Defense948
Spielmann-Indian829
West Indian Defense563
Reversed Chigorin Defense455
Seirawan Attack393
Przepiorka Variation370
Tartakower Attack331
Pawn Push Variation296
Omega Gambit247
Czech-Indian140
Colle System133
Anti-Grünfeld121
Maddigan Gambit110
Pseudo-Benko66
Philidor Defense24,344
King's Gambit Accepted19,640
MacLeod Defense2,976
Fischer Defense2,490
King's Knight's Gambit2,357
Bishop's Gambit1,706
Cunningham Defense1,698
Modern Defense1,600
Schallopp Defense1,436
Abbazia Defense844
Kieseritzky Gambit577
Becker Defense545
Muzio Gambit516
Blachly Gambit413
Salvio Gambit411
Rosentreter Gambit301
Bonsch-Osmolovsky Variation267
Allgaier Gambit197
Hanstein Gambit132
Double Muzio Gambit121
Traditional Variation112
Lolli Gambit105
Ghulam-Kassim Gambit95
Sörensen Gambit71
Mason-Keres Gambit62
Four Knights Game19,185
Zukertort Opening18,810
Tennison Gambit4,418
Sicilian Invitation1,777
Black Mustang Defense1,519
Queen's Gambit Invitation1,078
Kingside Fianchetto980
Slav Invitation841
Pirc Invitation802
Queenside Fianchetto Variation704
Dutch Variation614
Old Indian Attack516
Nimzo-Larsen Variation488
Lemberger Gambit475
Ross Gambit473
Reversed Mexican Defense267
Quiet System244
Wade Defense226
Reversed Grünfeld190
Lisitsyn Gambit164
The Walrus138
Vos Gambit117
Herrstrom Gambit113
Arctic Defense83
Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred71
Polish Defense67
Modern Defense18,656
Pirc Defense17,799
Vienna Game17,544
Bishop's Opening17,469
Slav Defense16,812
King's Pawn Game16,296
Busch-Gass Gambit3,295
Leonardis Variation2,850
McConnell Defense1,937
Wayward Queen Attack1,616
Napoleon Attack746
Maróczy Defense678
Damiano Defense671
MacLeod Attack499
Tayler Opening438
Gunderam Gambit366
King's Head Opening358
Beyer Gambit292
Alapin Opening260
Dresden Opening222
Mengarini's Opening206
Clam Variation78
Tortoise Opening62
Queen's Gambit Accepted13,161
Benoni Defense12,226
Nimzowitsch Defense11,835
Nimzo-Larsen Attack11,637
King's Indian Defense11,336
Normal Variation3,543
Orthodox Variation1,158
Fianchetto Variation888
Sämisch Variation850
Four Pawns Attack773
Smyslov Variation517
Zinnowitz Variation368
Makogonov Variation353
Semi-Classical Variation218
Accelerated Averbakh Variation201
Semi-Averbakh System178
Larsen Variation167
Averbakh Variation155
Petrosian Variation139
Kramer Variation93
Exchange Variation85
Steiner Attack73
Alekhine Defense11,196
Horwitz Defense10,147
Bird Opening9,265
Englund Gambit9,215
Dutch Defense8,514
Nimzo-Indian Defense7,543
Petrov's Defense7,214
Van't Kruijs Opening7,010
Semi-Slav Defense6,734
Center Game6,580
Hungarian Opening5,847
Ponziani Opening5,247
Polish Opening4,481
Rat Defense4,231
English Defense4,032
Grünfeld Defense4,025
King's Indian Attack3,946
King's Gambit3,847
Danish Gambit3,408
Van Geet Opening2,696
Old Indian Defense2,335
Tarrasch Defense2,309
Réti Opening2,178
London System1,520
Latvian Gambit1,446
Czech Defense1,307
Duras Gambit1,283
Saragossa Opening1,272
East Indian Defense1,089
Slav Indian480
Ware Opening385
Ware Defense333
Carr Defense253
Wade Defense186
Amar Opening142
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