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Sicilian Defense143,430
Bowdler Attack10,267
Old Sicilian9,876
Closed9,327
Alapin Variation8,525
Najdorf Variation8,487
Modern Variations8,187
Smith-Morra Gambit6,884
McDonnell Attack5,542
Open4,869
Taimanov Variation4,830
French Variation4,442
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack4,214
Accelerated Dragon4,121
Dragon Variation4,081
Kan Variation3,233
Löwenthal Variation2,663
Lasker-Pelikan Variation2,400
Four Knights Variation1,925
O'Kelly Variation1,916
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted1,885
Grand Prix Attack1,700
Delayed Alapin Variation1,617
Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto1,567
Hyperaccelerated Dragon1,533
Wing Gambit1,469
Classical Variation1,340
Staunton-Cochrane Variation1,307
Marshall Gambit1,198
Scheveningen Variation1,157
Moscow Variation1,076
Smith-Morra Gambit Declined1,059
Mengarini Variation951
Chekhover Variation876
Nimzowitsch Variation807
Snyder Variation749
Kalashnikov Variation681
Marshall Counterattack680
Sozin Attack645
Franco-Sicilian Variation623
Richter-Rauzer Variation544
Pin Variation540
Kramnik Variation480
Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl458
Lasker-Dunne Attack448
Paulsen-Basman Defense387
Morphy Gambit383
Godiva Variation370
Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred286
Prins Variation253
Drazic Variation227
Katalimov Variation218
Keres Variation213
Wing Gambit Deferred115
Jalalabad Variation112
Flohr Variation106
Nimzo-American Variation89
Kveinis Variation88
Boleslavsky Variation83
Bücker Variation77
Portsmouth Gambit70
Myers Attack55
Venice Attack50
Kupreichik Variation48
Halasz Gambit44
Quinteros Variation43
French Defense59,222
Advance Variation11,100
Knight Variation8,886
Exchange Variation8,580
Tarrasch Variation3,826
Normal Variation3,171
Winawer Variation2,724
Rubinstein Variation2,408
Classical Variation2,315
La Bourdonnais Variation1,885
Queen's Knight1,468
Two Knights Variation1,206
Steiner Variation1,194
King's Indian Attack1,175
Franco-Sicilian Defense795
Steinitz Variation725
Schlechter Variation637
Steinitz Attack615
Horwitz Attack582
Paulsen Variation512
Wing Gambit373
Burn Variation370
Mediterranean Defense343
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 Gambit96
Diemer-Duhm Gambit65
Bird Invitation53
Carlson Gambit50
Queen's Pawn Game51,566
Accelerated London System11,635
Chigorin Variation6,061
Zukertort Variation4,213
London System3,736
Colle System3,550
Symmetrical Variation2,334
Levitsky Attack1,181
Krause Variation1,157
Torre Attack793
Anti-Torre751
Stonewall Attack751
Modern Defense647
Mason Attack614
Veresov Attack560
Anglo-Slav Opening278
Veresov105
Hübsch Gambit79
Barry Attack44
Italian Game51,034
Two Knights Defense13,269
Classical Variation7,825
Giuoco Pianissimo6,514
Anti-Fried Liver Defense5,623
Giuoco Piano4,118
Evans Gambit2,721
Scotch Gambit2,207
Blackburne-Kostić Gambit1,887
Hungarian Defense1,238
Rousseau Gambit814
Paris Defense419
Evans Gambit Declined386
Deutz Gambit271
Rosentreter Gambit257
Jerome Gambit143
Bird's Attack104
Caro-Kann Defense44,786
Advance Variation8,919
Exchange Variation4,307
Classical Variation3,019
Two Knights Attack3,005
Panov Attack2,648
Hillbilly Attack1,857
Accelerated Panov Attack1,495
Maróczy Variation1,243
Tartakower Variation1,138
Karpov Variation827
Main Line733
Breyer Variation732
Campomanes Attack345
Bronstein-Larsen Variation194
Forgacs Variation193
Euwe Attack185
Rasa-Studier Gambit174
Goldman Variation172
Gurgenidze System135
Alekhine Gambit130
von Hennig Gambit124
Modern Variation119
Ulysses Gambit114
Apocalypse Attack105
Scandinavian Defense35,758
Mieses-Kotroc Variation8,522
Modern Variation7,112
Main Line6,585
Gubinsky-Melts Defense1,611
Icelandic-Palme Gambit1,247
Panov Transfer976
Valencian Variation857
Blackburne Gambit808
Marshall Variation763
Boehnke Gambit617
Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit450
Kloosterboer Gambit343
Bronstein Variation227
Portuguese Gambit184
Lasker Variation165
Classical Variation165
Kiel Variation134
Anderssen Counterattack129
Schiller-Pytel Variation99
Richter Variation79
Queen's Gambit Declined34,639
Marshall Defense5,369
Albin Countergambit2,776
Exchange Variation2,372
Modern Variation1,927
Chigorin Defense1,915
Ragozin Defense1,672
Queen's Knight Variation1,655
Baltic Defense1,444
Three Knights Variation1,365
Normal Defense1,331
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1,124
Harrwitz Attack1,115
Austrian Defense716
Tarrasch Defense703
Traditional Variation683
Vienna Variation526
Orthodox Defense376
Janowski Variation226
Neo-Orthodox Variation215
Charousek Variation196
Barmen Variation192
Cambridge Springs Defense154
Tartakower Defense140
Austrian Attack115
Capablanca Variation91
Three Knights84
Been-Koomen Variation82
Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation80
Alapin Variation59
Anti-Tartakower Variation57
Lasker Defense55
Alekhine Variation40
English Opening28,983
King's English Variation10,427
Symmetrical Variation4,832
Anglo-Indian Defense3,963
Agincourt Defense2,458
Anglo-Scandinavian Defense1,428
Caro-Kann Defensive System981
Great Snake Variation930
The Whale763
Carls-Bremen System491
Mikenas-Carls Variation424
Anglo-Dutch Defense418
Four Knights System252
Anglo-Grünfeld Defense199
Anglo-Lithuanian Variation184
Jaenisch Gambit92
Neo-Catalan58
Mikenas-Carls55
Ruy Lopez28,895
Morphy Defense5,579
Berlin Defense5,161
Steinitz Defense4,826
Classical Variation2,902
Exchange Variation2,762
Bird Variation1,483
Cozio Defense1,412
Schliemann Defense1,178
Closed1,015
Open501
Marshall Attack347
Nürnberg Variation237
Fianchetto Defense92
Spanish Countergambit84
Open Berlin Defense71
Vinogradov Variation53
Alapin Defense40
Lucena Variation36
Indian Defense24,707
Budapest Defense3,957
Normal Variation1,512
London System1,348
Knights Variation777
Anti-Nimzo-Indian756
Wade-Tartakower Defense644
Spielmann-Indian563
West Indian Defense464
Seirawan Attack307
Przepiorka Variation300
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 Game24,562
Scotch Gambit4,828
Classical Variation3,419
Schmidt Variation2,302
Göring Gambit1,423
Haxo Gambit1,053
Benima Defense787
Mieses Variation530
Lolli Variation424
Potter Variation358
Modern Defense211
Malaniuk Variation194
Blumenfeld Attack139
Steinitz Variation124
Ghulam-Kassim Variation78
Relfsson Gambit66
Paulsen Attack60
Vitzthum Attack50
Russian Game19,859
Philidor Defense18,341
Four Knights Game13,928
Modern Defense13,902
King's Gambit Accepted13,780
MacLeod Defense2,113
Fischer Defense1,798
King's Knight's Gambit1,701
Bishop's Gambit1,219
Cunningham Defense1,212
Modern Defense1,121
Schallopp Defense1,063
Abbazia Defense563
Kieseritzky Gambit381
Becker Defense370
Muzio Gambit331
Blachly Gambit270
Salvio Gambit240
Rosentreter Gambit209
Bonsch-Osmolovsky Variation177
Allgaier Gambit131
Polerio Gambit131
Hanstein Gambit95
Lolli Gambit80
Double Muzio Gambit76
Traditional Variation68
Ghulam-Kassim Gambit63
Sörensen Gambit52
Mason-Keres Gambit38
Gianutio Countergambit36
Zukertort Opening12,523
Tennison Gambit2,669
Sicilian Invitation1,238
Black Mustang Defense1,057
Queen's Gambit Invitation776
Kingside Fianchetto732
Pirc Invitation559
Slav Invitation532
Queenside Fianchetto Variation480
Dutch Variation428
Nimzo-Larsen Variation358
Old Indian Attack350
Lemberger Gambit311
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 Opening12,333
Pirc Defense12,076
Slav Defense12,044
King's Pawn Game11,708
Busch-Gass Gambit2,162
Leonardis Variation2,048
McConnell Defense1,435
Wayward Queen Attack1,284
Napoleon Attack572
Maróczy Defense469
Damiano Defense460
Tayler Opening354
King's Head Opening255
Gunderam Gambit255
Dresden Opening190
Beyer Gambit183
Alapin Opening175
Mengarini's Opening160
MacLeod Attack149
Clam Variation49
Tortoise Opening42
Vienna Game11,648
King's Indian Defense8,795
Normal Variation2,751
Orthodox Variation927
Fianchetto Variation690
Sämisch Variation668
Four Pawns Attack602
Smyslov Variation363
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 Defense8,546
Nimzowitsch Defense7,848
Alekhine Defense7,772
Nimzo-Larsen Attack7,731
Horwitz Defense7,298
Bird Opening5,955
Dutch Defense5,685
Nimzo-Indian Defense5,645
Van't Kruijs Opening4,948
Semi-Slav Defense4,773
Center Game4,392
Hungarian Opening4,211
Ponziani Opening3,453
Englund Gambit3,397
Grünfeld Defense3,141
Polish Opening3,095
Danish Gambit2,989
King's Indian Attack2,902
Rat Defense2,886
King's Gambit2,845
English Defense2,658
Van Geet Opening1,802
Tarrasch Defense1,732
Old Indian Defense1,660
Réti Opening1,386
Duras Gambit835
Slav Indian359
Ware Opening250
Ware Defense217
Carr Defense167
Wade Defense124
Amar Opening106
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