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Sicilian Defense144,039
Bowdler Attack10,295
Old Sicilian9,916
Closed9,362
Alapin Variation8,570
Najdorf Variation8,519
Modern Variations8,224
Smith-Morra Gambit6,924
McDonnell Attack5,567
Open4,895
Taimanov Variation4,850
French Variation4,460
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack4,233
Accelerated Dragon4,142
Dragon Variation4,102
Kan Variation3,252
Löwenthal Variation2,676
Lasker-Pelikan Variation2,405
Four Knights Variation1,934
O'Kelly Variation1,922
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted1,892
Grand Prix Attack1,704
Delayed Alapin Variation1,636
Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto1,572
Hyperaccelerated Dragon1,538
Wing Gambit1,477
Classical Variation1,350
Staunton-Cochrane Variation1,311
Marshall Gambit1,203
Scheveningen Variation1,159
Moscow Variation1,080
Smith-Morra Gambit Declined1,066
Mengarini Variation958
Chekhover Variation881
Nimzowitsch Variation812
Snyder Variation751
Kalashnikov Variation685
Marshall Counterattack682
Sozin Attack647
Franco-Sicilian Variation626
Richter-Rauzer Variation544
Pin Variation540
Kramnik Variation481
Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl459
Lasker-Dunne Attack450
Paulsen-Basman Defense390
Morphy Gambit385
Godiva Variation371
Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred288
Prins Variation253
Drazic Variation228
Katalimov Variation219
Keres Variation215
Wing Gambit Deferred118
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 Defense59,473
Advance Variation11,143
Knight Variation8,919
Exchange Variation8,624
Tarrasch Variation3,838
Normal Variation3,187
Winawer Variation2,731
Rubinstein Variation2,428
Classical Variation2,327
La Bourdonnais Variation1,891
Queen's Knight1,475
Two Knights Variation1,208
Steiner Variation1,200
King's Indian Attack1,180
Franco-Sicilian Defense798
Steinitz Variation725
Schlechter Variation638
Steinitz Attack618
Horwitz Attack584
Paulsen Variation518
Burn Variation373
Wing Gambit373
Mediterranean Defense346
Orthoschnapp Gambit334
Chigorin Variation305
Alekhine-Chatard Attack270
St. George Defense223
MacCutcheon Variation205
Diemer-Duhm Gambit Accepted172
Réti-Spielmann Attack132
Perseus Gambit115
Alapin Gambit108
Pelikan Variation106
Franco-Hiva Gambit97
Diemer-Duhm Gambit65
Bird Invitation54
Carlson Gambit50
Queen's Pawn Game51,821
Accelerated London System11,701
Chigorin Variation6,087
Zukertort Variation4,227
London System3,764
Colle System3,567
Symmetrical Variation2,340
Levitsky Attack1,185
Krause Variation1,164
Torre Attack797
Anti-Torre758
Stonewall Attack755
Modern Defense665
Mason Attack616
Veresov Attack566
Anglo-Slav Opening279
Veresov105
Hübsch Gambit79
Barry Attack44
Italian Game51,285
Two Knights Defense13,330
Classical Variation7,867
Giuoco Pianissimo6,543
Anti-Fried Liver Defense5,638
Giuoco Piano4,140
Evans Gambit2,734
Scotch Gambit2,221
Blackburne-Kostić Gambit1,892
Hungarian Defense1,246
Rousseau Gambit823
Paris Defense434
Evans Gambit Declined389
Deutz Gambit272
Rosentreter Gambit259
Jerome Gambit144
Bird's Attack104
Caro-Kann Defense45,065
Advance Variation8,972
Exchange Variation4,341
Classical Variation3,037
Two Knights Attack3,029
Panov Attack2,665
Hillbilly Attack1,865
Accelerated Panov Attack1,504
Maróczy Variation1,253
Tartakower Variation1,153
Karpov Variation828
Breyer Variation740
Main Line735
Campomanes Attack347
Bronstein-Larsen Variation194
Forgacs Variation194
Euwe Attack185
Rasa-Studier Gambit175
Goldman Variation174
Gurgenidze System135
Alekhine Gambit131
von Hennig Gambit128
Modern Variation121
Ulysses Gambit115
Apocalypse Attack105
Scandinavian Defense35,943
Mieses-Kotroc Variation8,559
Modern Variation7,156
Main Line6,603
Gubinsky-Melts Defense1,612
Icelandic-Palme Gambit1,259
Panov Transfer980
Valencian Variation879
Blackburne Gambit811
Marshall Variation763
Boehnke Gambit619
Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit456
Kloosterboer Gambit344
Bronstein Variation227
Portuguese Gambit193
Lasker Variation167
Classical Variation166
Kiel Variation135
Anderssen Counterattack130
Schiller-Pytel Variation99
Richter Variation79
Queen's Gambit Declined34,793
Marshall Defense5,387
Albin Countergambit2,790
Exchange Variation2,383
Modern Variation1,932
Chigorin Defense1,929
Ragozin Defense1,683
Queen's Knight Variation1,663
Baltic Defense1,454
Three Knights Variation1,368
Normal Defense1,332
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1,126
Harrwitz Attack1,119
Austrian Defense724
Tarrasch Defense706
Traditional Variation687
Vienna Variation526
Orthodox Defense377
Janowski Variation227
Neo-Orthodox Variation216
Charousek Variation197
Barmen Variation195
Cambridge Springs Defense155
Tartakower Defense141
Austrian Attack116
Capablanca Variation91
Three Knights87
Been-Koomen Variation82
Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation80
Alapin Variation59
Anti-Tartakower Variation57
Lasker Defense55
Alekhine Variation40
English Opening29,094
King's English Variation10,467
Symmetrical Variation4,845
Anglo-Indian Defense3,976
Agincourt Defense2,470
Anglo-Scandinavian Defense1,437
Caro-Kann Defensive System986
Great Snake Variation932
The Whale767
Carls-Bremen System492
Mikenas-Carls Variation426
Anglo-Dutch Defense420
Four Knights System252
Anglo-Grünfeld Defense200
Anglo-Lithuanian Variation187
Jaenisch Gambit92
Neo-Catalan58
Mikenas-Carls55
Ruy Lopez29,030
Morphy Defense5,609
Berlin Defense5,187
Steinitz Defense4,841
Classical Variation2,913
Exchange Variation2,773
Bird Variation1,489
Cozio Defense1,423
Schliemann Defense1,187
Closed1,020
Open504
Marshall Attack349
Nürnberg Variation238
Fianchetto Defense93
Spanish Countergambit85
Open Berlin Defense71
Vinogradov Variation53
Alapin Defense40
Lucena Variation36
Indian Defense24,804
Budapest Defense3,973
Normal Variation1,515
London System1,357
Knights Variation779
Anti-Nimzo-Indian763
Wade-Tartakower Defense645
Spielmann-Indian566
West Indian Defense464
Seirawan Attack309
Przepiorka Variation301
Reversed Chigorin Defense279
Tartakower Attack266
Pawn Push Variation239
Omega Gambit153
King's Indian Variation106
Czech-Indian101
Colle System97
Anti-Grünfeld77
Maddigan Gambit68
Pseudo-Benko41
Devin Gambit39
Scotch Game24,668
Scotch Gambit4,850
Classical Variation3,429
Schmidt Variation2,314
Göring Gambit1,432
Haxo Gambit1,061
Benima Defense791
Mieses Variation531
Lolli Variation441
Potter Variation361
Modern Defense211
Malaniuk Variation195
Blumenfeld Attack139
Steinitz Variation126
Ghulam-Kassim Variation78
Relfsson Gambit66
Paulsen Attack60
Vitzthum Attack51
Russian Game19,959
Philidor Defense18,409
Four Knights Game13,995
Modern Defense13,949
King's Gambit Accepted13,835
MacLeod Defense2,122
Fischer Defense1,800
King's Knight's Gambit1,707
Bishop's Gambit1,223
Cunningham Defense1,222
Modern Defense1,126
Schallopp Defense1,067
Abbazia Defense565
Kieseritzky Gambit383
Becker Defense372
Muzio Gambit332
Blachly Gambit274
Salvio Gambit242
Rosentreter Gambit209
Bonsch-Osmolovsky Variation177
Allgaier Gambit131
Polerio Gambit131
Hanstein Gambit97
Lolli Gambit80
Double Muzio Gambit76
Traditional Variation68
Ghulam-Kassim Gambit63
Sörensen Gambit52
Mason-Keres Gambit38
Gianutio Countergambit36
Zukertort Opening12,588
Tennison Gambit2,692
Sicilian Invitation1,244
Black Mustang Defense1,061
Queen's Gambit Invitation779
Kingside Fianchetto733
Pirc Invitation560
Slav Invitation535
Queenside Fianchetto Variation483
Dutch Variation432
Nimzo-Larsen Variation360
Old Indian Attack351
Lemberger Gambit316
Ross Gambit290
Reversed Mexican Defense206
Quiet System159
Wade Defense151
Lisitsyn Gambit108
The Walrus83
Vos Gambit64
Herrstrom Gambit62
Arctic Defense58
Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred46
Polish Defense46
Basman Defense40
Bishop's Opening12,392
Pirc Defense12,130
Slav Defense12,085
King's Pawn Game11,753
Busch-Gass Gambit2,171
Leonardis Variation2,058
McConnell Defense1,439
Wayward Queen Attack1,287
Napoleon Attack576
Maróczy Defense470
Damiano Defense463
Tayler Opening354
Gunderam Gambit256
King's Head Opening255
Dresden Opening190
Beyer Gambit184
Alapin Opening175
Mengarini's Opening160
MacLeod Attack155
Clam Variation50
Tortoise Opening42
Vienna Game11,728
King's Indian Defense8,828
Normal Variation2,760
Orthodox Variation931
Fianchetto Variation691
Sämisch Variation670
Four Pawns Attack603
Smyslov Variation368
Zinnowitz Variation290
Makogonov Variation256
Semi-Classical Variation176
Accelerated Averbakh Variation156
Larsen Variation137
Semi-Averbakh System133
Petrosian Variation115
Averbakh Variation110
Exchange Variation72
Kramer Variation70
Steiner Attack58
Benoni Defense8,587
Nimzowitsch Defense7,887
Alekhine Defense7,816
Nimzo-Larsen Attack7,763
Horwitz Defense7,320
Bird Opening5,988
Dutch Defense5,710
Nimzo-Indian Defense5,667
Van't Kruijs Opening4,973
Semi-Slav Defense4,793
Center Game4,408
Hungarian Opening4,230
Ponziani Opening3,477
Englund Gambit3,413
Grünfeld Defense3,149
Polish Opening3,109
Danish Gambit3,003
King's Indian Attack2,913
Rat Defense2,902
King's Gambit2,851
English Defense2,673
Van Geet Opening1,813
Tarrasch Defense1,738
Old Indian Defense1,666
Réti Opening1,400
Duras Gambit843
Slav Indian361
Ware Opening254
Ware Defense219
Carr Defense167
Wade Defense124
Amar Opening107
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