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Sicilian Defense143,586
Bowdler Attack10,272
Old Sicilian9,887
Closed9,339
Alapin Variation8,543
Najdorf Variation8,495
Modern Variations8,197
Smith-Morra Gambit6,891
McDonnell Attack5,548
Open4,872
Taimanov Variation4,835
French Variation4,447
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack4,219
Accelerated Dragon4,125
Dragon Variation4,086
Kan Variation3,236
Löwenthal Variation2,669
Lasker-Pelikan Variation2,403
Four Knights Variation1,928
O'Kelly Variation1,916
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted1,885
Grand Prix Attack1,701
Delayed Alapin Variation1,626
Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto1,568
Hyperaccelerated Dragon1,534
Wing Gambit1,472
Classical Variation1,340
Staunton-Cochrane Variation1,309
Marshall Gambit1,198
Scheveningen Variation1,157
Moscow Variation1,078
Smith-Morra Gambit Declined1,061
Mengarini Variation951
Chekhover Variation877
Nimzowitsch Variation809
Snyder Variation750
Kalashnikov Variation681
Marshall Counterattack681
Sozin Attack646
Franco-Sicilian Variation624
Richter-Rauzer Variation544
Pin Variation540
Kramnik Variation480
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 Deferred115
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 Defense59,281
Advance Variation11,113
Knight Variation8,890
Exchange Variation8,593
Tarrasch Variation3,830
Normal Variation3,173
Winawer Variation2,726
Rubinstein Variation2,413
Classical Variation2,318
La Bourdonnais Variation1,887
Queen's Knight1,470
Two Knights Variation1,207
Steiner Variation1,196
King's Indian Attack1,175
Franco-Sicilian Defense796
Steinitz Variation725
Schlechter Variation637
Steinitz Attack615
Horwitz Attack582
Paulsen Variation512
Wing Gambit373
Burn Variation371
Mediterranean Defense344
Orthoschnapp Gambit334
Chigorin Variation305
Alekhine-Chatard Attack269
St. George Defense222
MacCutcheon Variation204
Diemer-Duhm Gambit Accepted171
Réti-Spielmann Attack132
Perseus Gambit114
Alapin Gambit107
Pelikan Variation106
Franco-Hiva Gambit97
Diemer-Duhm Gambit65
Bird Invitation53
Carlson Gambit50
Queen's Pawn Game51,634
Accelerated London System11,651
Chigorin Variation6,066
Zukertort Variation4,217
London System3,743
Colle System3,560
Symmetrical Variation2,335
Levitsky Attack1,183
Krause Variation1,160
Torre Attack794
Stonewall Attack755
Anti-Torre753
Modern Defense651
Mason Attack614
Veresov Attack562
Anglo-Slav Opening278
Veresov105
Hübsch Gambit79
Barry Attack44
Italian Game51,105
Two Knights Defense13,295
Classical Variation7,838
Giuoco Pianissimo6,517
Anti-Fried Liver Defense5,626
Giuoco Piano4,123
Evans Gambit2,723
Scotch Gambit2,212
Blackburne-Kostić Gambit1,889
Hungarian Defense1,238
Rousseau Gambit817
Paris Defense423
Evans Gambit Declined387
Deutz Gambit271
Rosentreter Gambit258
Jerome Gambit143
Bird's Attack104
Caro-Kann Defense44,851
Advance Variation8,929
Exchange Variation4,312
Classical Variation3,023
Two Knights Attack3,011
Panov Attack2,655
Hillbilly Attack1,859
Accelerated Panov Attack1,496
Maróczy Variation1,245
Tartakower Variation1,142
Karpov Variation827
Breyer Variation735
Main Line733
Campomanes Attack346
Bronstein-Larsen Variation194
Forgacs Variation193
Euwe Attack185
Rasa-Studier Gambit175
Goldman Variation172
Gurgenidze System135
Alekhine Gambit131
von Hennig Gambit126
Modern Variation119
Ulysses Gambit114
Apocalypse Attack105
Scandinavian Defense35,807
Mieses-Kotroc Variation8,529
Modern Variation7,123
Main Line6,591
Gubinsky-Melts Defense1,611
Icelandic-Palme Gambit1,251
Panov Transfer977
Valencian Variation861
Blackburne Gambit809
Marshall Variation763
Boehnke Gambit618
Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit450
Kloosterboer Gambit343
Bronstein Variation227
Portuguese Gambit187
Lasker Variation166
Classical Variation165
Kiel Variation135
Anderssen Counterattack129
Schiller-Pytel Variation99
Richter Variation79
Queen's Gambit Declined34,689
Marshall Defense5,378
Albin Countergambit2,781
Exchange Variation2,374
Modern Variation1,928
Chigorin Defense1,920
Ragozin Defense1,678
Queen's Knight Variation1,658
Baltic Defense1,445
Three Knights Variation1,365
Normal Defense1,331
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1,125
Harrwitz Attack1,117
Austrian Defense720
Tarrasch Defense705
Traditional Variation684
Vienna Variation526
Orthodox Defense376
Janowski Variation226
Neo-Orthodox Variation215
Charousek Variation197
Barmen Variation192
Cambridge Springs Defense154
Tartakower Defense140
Austrian Attack116
Capablanca Variation91
Three Knights86
Been-Koomen Variation82
Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation80
Alapin Variation59
Anti-Tartakower Variation57
Lasker Defense55
Alekhine Variation40
English Opening29,006
King's English Variation10,436
Symmetrical Variation4,837
Anglo-Indian Defense3,964
Agincourt Defense2,458
Anglo-Scandinavian Defense1,430
Caro-Kann Defensive System984
Great Snake Variation930
The Whale765
Carls-Bremen System491
Mikenas-Carls Variation424
Anglo-Dutch Defense419
Four Knights System252
Anglo-Grünfeld Defense199
Anglo-Lithuanian Variation184
Jaenisch Gambit92
Neo-Catalan58
Mikenas-Carls55
Ruy Lopez28,938
Morphy Defense5,588
Berlin Defense5,167
Steinitz Defense4,830
Classical Variation2,905
Exchange Variation2,765
Bird Variation1,486
Cozio Defense1,416
Schliemann Defense1,183
Closed1,016
Open502
Marshall Attack349
Nürnberg Variation237
Fianchetto Defense92
Spanish Countergambit85
Open Berlin Defense71
Vinogradov Variation53
Alapin Defense40
Lucena Variation36
Indian Defense24,730
Budapest Defense3,961
Normal Variation1,513
London System1,351
Knights Variation778
Anti-Nimzo-Indian758
Wade-Tartakower Defense644
Spielmann-Indian563
West Indian Defense464
Seirawan Attack307
Przepiorka Variation301
Reversed Chigorin Defense278
Tartakower Attack265
Pawn Push Variation239
Omega Gambit153
King's Indian Variation106
Czech-Indian101
Colle System97
Anti-Grünfeld77
Maddigan Gambit68
Pseudo-Benko41
Devin Gambit39
Scotch Game24,586
Scotch Gambit4,832
Classical Variation3,420
Schmidt Variation2,302
Göring Gambit1,426
Haxo Gambit1,056
Benima Defense787
Mieses Variation530
Lolli Variation430
Potter Variation359
Modern Defense211
Malaniuk Variation194
Blumenfeld Attack139
Steinitz Variation124
Ghulam-Kassim Variation78
Relfsson Gambit66
Paulsen Attack60
Vitzthum Attack50
Russian Game19,886
Philidor Defense18,354
Four Knights Game13,939
Modern Defense13,909
King's Gambit Accepted13,799
MacLeod Defense2,117
Fischer Defense1,799
King's Knight's Gambit1,703
Bishop's Gambit1,220
Cunningham Defense1,213
Modern Defense1,125
Schallopp Defense1,064
Abbazia Defense563
Kieseritzky Gambit381
Becker Defense371
Muzio Gambit331
Blachly Gambit271
Salvio Gambit242
Rosentreter Gambit209
Bonsch-Osmolovsky Variation177
Allgaier Gambit131
Polerio Gambit131
Hanstein Gambit96
Lolli Gambit80
Double Muzio Gambit76
Traditional Variation68
Ghulam-Kassim Gambit63
Sörensen Gambit52
Mason-Keres Gambit38
Gianutio Countergambit36
Zukertort Opening12,549
Tennison Gambit2,682
Sicilian Invitation1,239
Black Mustang Defense1,058
Queen's Gambit Invitation776
Kingside Fianchetto733
Pirc Invitation559
Slav Invitation532
Queenside Fianchetto Variation481
Dutch Variation430
Nimzo-Larsen Variation358
Old Indian Attack350
Lemberger Gambit312
Ross Gambit290
Reversed Mexican Defense206
Quiet System158
Wade Defense151
Lisitsyn Gambit108
The Walrus83
Vos Gambit64
Herrstrom Gambit62
Arctic Defense58
Polish Defense46
Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred45
Basman Defense40
Bishop's Opening12,350
Pirc Defense12,088
Slav Defense12,059
King's Pawn Game11,718
Busch-Gass Gambit2,164
Leonardis Variation2,049
McConnell Defense1,436
Wayward Queen Attack1,285
Napoleon Attack575
Maróczy Defense469
Damiano Defense460
Tayler Opening354
King's Head Opening255
Gunderam Gambit255
Dresden Opening190
Beyer Gambit183
Alapin Opening175
Mengarini's Opening160
MacLeod Attack150
Clam Variation49
Tortoise Opening42
Vienna Game11,671
King's Indian Defense8,803
Normal Variation2,753
Orthodox Variation929
Fianchetto Variation690
Sämisch Variation669
Four Pawns Attack602
Smyslov Variation364
Zinnowitz Variation287
Makogonov Variation255
Semi-Classical Variation176
Accelerated Averbakh Variation156
Larsen Variation137
Semi-Averbakh System133
Petrosian Variation115
Averbakh Variation110
Exchange Variation72
Kramer Variation69
Steiner Attack58
Benoni Defense8,553
Nimzowitsch Defense7,854
Alekhine Defense7,781
Nimzo-Larsen Attack7,740
Horwitz Defense7,302
Bird Opening5,964
Dutch Defense5,692
Nimzo-Indian Defense5,652
Van't Kruijs Opening4,953
Semi-Slav Defense4,779
Center Game4,395
Hungarian Opening4,213
Ponziani Opening3,459
Englund Gambit3,402
Grünfeld Defense3,144
Polish Opening3,100
Danish Gambit2,990
King's Indian Attack2,903
Rat Defense2,891
King's Gambit2,845
English Defense2,663
Van Geet Opening1,805
Tarrasch Defense1,734
Old Indian Defense1,660
Réti Opening1,391
Duras Gambit837
Slav Indian360
Ware Opening252
Ware Defense219
Carr Defense167
Wade Defense124
Amar Opening106
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