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Sicilian Defense142,990
Bowdler Attack10,232
Old Sicilian9,845
Closed9,298
Alapin Variation8,479
Najdorf Variation8,467
Modern Variations8,176
Smith-Morra Gambit6,858
McDonnell Attack5,525
Open4,855
Taimanov Variation4,810
French Variation4,427
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack4,204
Accelerated Dragon4,108
Dragon Variation4,072
Kan Variation3,224
Löwenthal Variation2,654
Lasker-Pelikan Variation2,392
Four Knights Variation1,919
O'Kelly Variation1,908
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted1,878
Grand Prix Attack1,696
Delayed Alapin Variation1,609
Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto1,561
Hyperaccelerated Dragon1,530
Wing Gambit1,461
Classical Variation1,339
Staunton-Cochrane Variation1,304
Marshall Gambit1,192
Scheveningen Variation1,149
Moscow Variation1,076
Smith-Morra Gambit Declined1,055
Mengarini Variation945
Chekhover Variation874
Nimzowitsch Variation805
Snyder Variation745
Kalashnikov Variation680
Marshall Counterattack678
Sozin Attack644
Franco-Sicilian Variation621
Richter-Rauzer Variation543
Pin Variation538
Kramnik Variation480
Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl458
Lasker-Dunne Attack448
Paulsen-Basman Defense385
Morphy Gambit382
Godiva Variation368
Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred285
Prins Variation253
Drazic Variation227
Katalimov Variation218
Keres Variation213
Wing Gambit Deferred114
Jalalabad Variation112
Flohr Variation105
Nimzo-American Variation89
Kveinis Variation88
Boleslavsky Variation83
Bücker Variation77
Portsmouth Gambit69
Myers Attack55
Venice Attack49
Kupreichik Variation48
Halasz Gambit44
Quinteros Variation43
French Defense59,015
Advance Variation11,073
Knight Variation8,863
Exchange Variation8,545
Tarrasch Variation3,817
Normal Variation3,162
Winawer Variation2,716
Rubinstein Variation2,394
Classical Variation2,308
La Bourdonnais Variation1,878
Queen's Knight1,457
Two Knights Variation1,201
Steiner Variation1,189
King's Indian Attack1,172
Franco-Sicilian Defense790
Steinitz Variation720
Schlechter Variation634
Steinitz Attack615
Horwitz Attack577
Paulsen Variation508
Wing Gambit371
Burn Variation366
Mediterranean Defense342
Orthoschnapp Gambit333
Chigorin Variation305
Alekhine-Chatard Attack268
St. George Defense222
MacCutcheon Variation204
Diemer-Duhm Gambit Accepted170
Réti-Spielmann Attack132
Perseus Gambit112
Alapin Gambit107
Pelikan Variation105
Franco-Hiva Gambit96
Diemer-Duhm Gambit65
Bird Invitation53
Carlson Gambit50
Queen's Pawn Game51,360
Accelerated London System11,591
Chigorin Variation6,044
Zukertort Variation4,197
London System3,710
Colle System3,536
Symmetrical Variation2,324
Levitsky Attack1,176
Krause Variation1,155
Torre Attack787
Stonewall Attack747
Anti-Torre746
Modern Defense637
Mason Attack610
Veresov Attack558
Anglo-Slav Opening278
Veresov105
Hübsch Gambit79
Barry Attack44
Italian Game50,849
Two Knights Defense13,225
Classical Variation7,791
Giuoco Pianissimo6,494
Anti-Fried Liver Defense5,606
Giuoco Piano4,103
Evans Gambit2,710
Scotch Gambit2,194
Blackburne-Kostić Gambit1,884
Hungarian Defense1,237
Rousseau Gambit806
Paris Defense410
Evans Gambit Declined385
Deutz Gambit271
Rosentreter Gambit254
Jerome Gambit142
Bird's Attack104
Caro-Kann Defense44,566
Advance Variation8,881
Exchange Variation4,268
Classical Variation3,002
Two Knights Attack2,986
Panov Attack2,636
Hillbilly Attack1,849
Accelerated Panov Attack1,485
Maróczy Variation1,229
Tartakower Variation1,132
Karpov Variation824
Main Line729
Breyer Variation729
Campomanes Attack344
Bronstein-Larsen Variation194
Forgacs Variation192
Euwe Attack185
Rasa-Studier Gambit173
Goldman Variation171
Gurgenidze System135
Alekhine Gambit129
von Hennig Gambit124
Modern Variation119
Ulysses Gambit113
Apocalypse Attack104
Scandinavian Defense35,627
Mieses-Kotroc Variation8,493
Modern Variation7,088
Main Line6,568
Gubinsky-Melts Defense1,602
Icelandic-Palme Gambit1,245
Panov Transfer975
Valencian Variation843
Blackburne Gambit805
Marshall Variation760
Boehnke Gambit615
Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit447
Kloosterboer Gambit340
Bronstein Variation227
Portuguese Gambit179
Classical Variation165
Lasker Variation163
Kiel Variation134
Anderssen Counterattack129
Schiller-Pytel Variation99
Richter Variation79
Queen's Gambit Declined34,513
Marshall Defense5,353
Albin Countergambit2,763
Exchange Variation2,360
Modern Variation1,919
Chigorin Defense1,905
Ragozin Defense1,667
Queen's Knight Variation1,649
Baltic Defense1,437
Three Knights Variation1,357
Normal Defense1,329
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1,121
Harrwitz Attack1,112
Austrian Defense713
Tarrasch Defense702
Traditional Variation682
Vienna Variation523
Orthodox Defense376
Janowski Variation226
Neo-Orthodox Variation215
Charousek Variation196
Barmen Variation192
Cambridge Springs Defense153
Tartakower Defense140
Austrian Attack115
Capablanca Variation91
Three Knights84
Been-Koomen Variation82
Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation80
Alapin Variation59
Anti-Tartakower Variation57
Lasker Defense55
Alekhine Variation40
English Opening28,892
King's English Variation10,395
Symmetrical Variation4,824
Anglo-Indian Defense3,952
Agincourt Defense2,447
Anglo-Scandinavian Defense1,418
Caro-Kann Defensive System978
Great Snake Variation926
The Whale763
Carls-Bremen System488
Mikenas-Carls Variation420
Anglo-Dutch Defense416
Four Knights System251
Anglo-Grünfeld Defense199
Anglo-Lithuanian Variation184
Jaenisch Gambit92
Neo-Catalan58
Mikenas-Carls55
Ruy Lopez28,795
Morphy Defense5,549
Berlin Defense5,143
Steinitz Defense4,811
Classical Variation2,892
Exchange Variation2,755
Bird Variation1,481
Cozio Defense1,409
Schliemann Defense1,170
Closed1,014
Open499
Marshall Attack346
Nürnberg Variation236
Fianchetto Defense92
Spanish Countergambit84
Open Berlin Defense70
Vinogradov Variation53
Alapin Defense40
Lucena Variation36
Indian Defense24,617
Budapest Defense3,947
Normal Variation1,508
London System1,344
Knights Variation774
Anti-Nimzo-Indian753
Wade-Tartakower Defense641
Spielmann-Indian562
West Indian Defense464
Seirawan Attack306
Przepiorka Variation298
Reversed Chigorin Defense276
Tartakower Attack264
Pawn Push Variation237
Omega Gambit153
King's Indian Variation105
Czech-Indian101
Colle System97
Anti-Grünfeld77
Maddigan Gambit67
Pseudo-Benko41
Devin Gambit39
Scotch Game24,480
Scotch Gambit4,810
Classical Variation3,406
Schmidt Variation2,296
Göring Gambit1,420
Haxo Gambit1,047
Benima Defense784
Mieses Variation525
Lolli Variation414
Potter Variation358
Modern Defense211
Malaniuk Variation194
Blumenfeld Attack139
Steinitz Variation124
Ghulam-Kassim Variation78
Relfsson Gambit66
Paulsen Attack60
Vitzthum Attack50
Russian Game19,779
Philidor Defense18,290
Four Knights Game13,879
Modern Defense13,854
King's Gambit Accepted13,713
MacLeod Defense2,101
Fischer Defense1,789
King's Knight's Gambit1,694
Bishop's Gambit1,213
Cunningham Defense1,208
Modern Defense1,115
Schallopp Defense1,060
Abbazia Defense559
Kieseritzky Gambit377
Becker Defense370
Muzio Gambit328
Blachly Gambit267
Salvio Gambit237
Rosentreter Gambit208
Bonsch-Osmolovsky Variation177
Allgaier Gambit131
Polerio Gambit131
Hanstein Gambit95
Lolli Gambit80
Double Muzio Gambit75
Traditional Variation68
Ghulam-Kassim Gambit63
Sörensen Gambit52
Mason-Keres Gambit38
Gianutio Countergambit36
Zukertort Opening12,486
Tennison Gambit2,655
Sicilian Invitation1,236
Black Mustang Defense1,056
Queen's Gambit Invitation774
Kingside Fianchetto729
Pirc Invitation559
Slav Invitation532
Queenside Fianchetto Variation480
Dutch Variation428
Nimzo-Larsen Variation358
Old Indian Attack348
Lemberger Gambit310
Ross Gambit289
Reversed Mexican Defense205
Quiet System158
Wade Defense150
Lisitsyn Gambit107
The Walrus83
Vos Gambit64
Herrstrom Gambit62
Arctic Defense58
Polish Defense46
Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred44
Basman Defense40
Bishop's Opening12,289
Pirc Defense12,028
Slav Defense12,004
King's Pawn Game11,662
Busch-Gass Gambit2,149
Leonardis Variation2,045
McConnell Defense1,430
Wayward Queen Attack1,281
Napoleon Attack567
Maróczy Defense468
Damiano Defense458
Tayler Opening353
Gunderam Gambit254
King's Head Opening254
Dresden Opening190
Beyer Gambit182
Alapin Opening173
Mengarini's Opening160
MacLeod Attack145
Clam Variation49
Tortoise Opening42
Vienna Game11,588
King's Indian Defense8,776
Normal Variation2,742
Orthodox Variation926
Fianchetto Variation690
Sämisch Variation668
Four Pawns Attack602
Smyslov Variation360
Zinnowitz Variation287
Makogonov Variation254
Semi-Classical Variation175
Accelerated Averbakh Variation156
Larsen Variation137
Semi-Averbakh System133
Petrosian Variation115
Averbakh Variation109
Exchange Variation72
Kramer Variation69
Steiner Attack58
Benoni Defense8,507
Nimzowitsch Defense7,822
Alekhine Defense7,743
Nimzo-Larsen Attack7,700
Horwitz Defense7,275
Bird Opening5,931
Dutch Defense5,657
Nimzo-Indian Defense5,631
Van't Kruijs Opening4,933
Semi-Slav Defense4,756
Center Game4,375
Hungarian Opening4,198
Ponziani Opening3,438
Englund Gambit3,379
Grünfeld Defense3,135
Polish Opening3,086
Danish Gambit2,982
King's Indian Attack2,895
Rat Defense2,863
King's Gambit2,838
English Defense2,650
Van Geet Opening1,793
Tarrasch Defense1,725
Old Indian Defense1,658
Réti Opening1,380
Duras Gambit831
Slav Indian357
Ware Opening247
Ware Defense216
Carr Defense167
Wade Defense124
Amar Opening106
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