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Sicilian Defense142,929
Bowdler Attack10,226
Old Sicilian9,844
Closed9,292
Alapin Variation8,479
Najdorf Variation8,464
Modern Variations8,175
Smith-Morra Gambit6,856
McDonnell Attack5,524
Open4,852
Taimanov Variation4,808
French Variation4,424
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack4,201
Accelerated Dragon4,108
Dragon Variation4,071
Kan Variation3,222
Löwenthal Variation2,652
Lasker-Pelikan Variation2,390
Four Knights Variation1,919
O'Kelly Variation1,906
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted1,878
Grand Prix Attack1,696
Delayed Alapin Variation1,605
Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto1,560
Hyperaccelerated Dragon1,530
Wing Gambit1,461
Classical Variation1,337
Staunton-Cochrane Variation1,303
Marshall Gambit1,191
Scheveningen Variation1,148
Moscow Variation1,076
Smith-Morra Gambit Declined1,055
Mengarini Variation945
Chekhover Variation874
Nimzowitsch Variation804
Snyder Variation744
Kalashnikov Variation680
Marshall Counterattack678
Sozin Attack644
Franco-Sicilian Variation621
Richter-Rauzer Variation542
Pin Variation537
Kramnik Variation479
Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl458
Lasker-Dunne Attack448
Paulsen-Basman Defense385
Morphy Gambit382
Godiva Variation368
Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred284
Prins Variation253
Drazic Variation226
Katalimov Variation218
Keres Variation213
Wing Gambit Deferred113
Jalalabad Variation112
Flohr Variation105
Nimzo-American Variation89
Kveinis Variation88
Boleslavsky Variation83
Bücker Variation77
Portsmouth Gambit68
Myers Attack55
Venice Attack49
Kupreichik Variation48
Halasz Gambit44
Quinteros Variation43
French Defense58,995
Advance Variation11,068
Knight Variation8,861
Exchange Variation8,543
Tarrasch Variation3,815
Normal Variation3,160
Winawer Variation2,716
Rubinstein Variation2,393
Classical Variation2,307
La Bourdonnais Variation1,878
Queen's Knight1,456
Two Knights Variation1,199
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 Game51,334
Accelerated London System11,584
Chigorin Variation6,042
Zukertort Variation4,196
London System3,709
Colle System3,531
Symmetrical Variation2,323
Levitsky Attack1,176
Krause Variation1,155
Torre Attack787
Stonewall Attack746
Anti-Torre746
Modern Defense637
Mason Attack610
Veresov Attack558
Anglo-Slav Opening277
Veresov105
Hübsch Gambit79
Barry Attack44
Italian Game50,826
Two Knights Defense13,215
Classical Variation7,788
Giuoco Pianissimo6,492
Anti-Fried Liver Defense5,605
Giuoco Piano4,103
Evans Gambit2,708
Scotch Gambit2,193
Blackburne-Kostić Gambit1,884
Hungarian Defense1,237
Rousseau Gambit805
Paris Defense408
Evans Gambit Declined385
Deutz Gambit271
Rosentreter Gambit254
Jerome Gambit142
Bird's Attack104
Caro-Kann Defense44,532
Advance Variation8,870
Exchange Variation4,266
Classical Variation2,998
Two Knights Attack2,983
Panov Attack2,635
Hillbilly Attack1,846
Accelerated Panov Attack1,484
Maróczy Variation1,228
Tartakower Variation1,131
Karpov Variation824
Main Line729
Breyer Variation728
Campomanes Attack343
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 Defense35,614
Mieses-Kotroc Variation8,493
Modern Variation7,083
Main Line6,565
Gubinsky-Melts Defense1,601
Icelandic-Palme Gambit1,243
Panov Transfer975
Valencian Variation843
Blackburne Gambit805
Marshall Variation759
Boehnke Gambit615
Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit447
Kloosterboer Gambit340
Bronstein Variation227
Portuguese Gambit178
Classical Variation165
Lasker Variation163
Kiel Variation134
Anderssen Counterattack129
Schiller-Pytel Variation99
Richter Variation79
Queen's Gambit Declined34,495
Marshall Defense5,350
Albin Countergambit2,762
Exchange Variation2,359
Modern Variation1,919
Chigorin Defense1,905
Ragozin Defense1,665
Queen's Knight Variation1,648
Baltic Defense1,435
Three Knights Variation1,357
Normal Defense1,328
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1,121
Harrwitz Attack1,112
Austrian Defense713
Tarrasch Defense702
Traditional Variation681
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 Opening28,886
King's English Variation10,392
Symmetrical Variation4,823
Anglo-Indian Defense3,952
Agincourt Defense2,447
Anglo-Scandinavian Defense1,417
Caro-Kann Defensive System978
Great Snake Variation926
The Whale763
Carls-Bremen System488
Mikenas-Carls Variation419
Anglo-Dutch Defense416
Four Knights System251
Anglo-Grünfeld Defense199
Anglo-Lithuanian Variation184
Jaenisch Gambit92
Neo-Catalan58
Mikenas-Carls55
Ruy Lopez28,783
Morphy Defense5,548
Berlin Defense5,140
Steinitz Defense4,808
Classical Variation2,891
Exchange Variation2,754
Bird Variation1,480
Cozio Defense1,409
Schliemann Defense1,170
Closed1,014
Open499
Marshall Attack345
Nürnberg Variation235
Fianchetto Defense92
Spanish Countergambit84
Open Berlin Defense70
Vinogradov Variation53
Alapin Defense40
Lucena Variation36
Indian Defense24,610
Budapest Defense3,947
Normal Variation1,508
London System1,342
Knights Variation774
Anti-Nimzo-Indian753
Wade-Tartakower Defense640
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 Game24,472
Scotch Gambit4,808
Classical Variation3,406
Schmidt Variation2,295
Göring Gambit1,419
Haxo Gambit1,046
Benima Defense783
Mieses Variation525
Lolli Variation413
Potter Variation358
Modern Defense210
Malaniuk Variation194
Blumenfeld Attack139
Steinitz Variation124
Ghulam-Kassim Variation78
Relfsson Gambit66
Paulsen Attack60
Vitzthum Attack50
Russian Game19,771
Philidor Defense18,283
Four Knights Game13,876
Modern Defense13,848
King's Gambit Accepted13,708
MacLeod Defense2,100
Fischer Defense1,789
King's Knight's Gambit1,694
Bishop's Gambit1,213
Cunningham Defense1,206
Modern Defense1,115
Schallopp Defense1,060
Abbazia Defense559
Kieseritzky Gambit377
Becker Defense370
Muzio Gambit327
Blachly Gambit267
Salvio Gambit237
Rosentreter Gambit208
Bonsch-Osmolovsky Variation176
Allgaier Gambit131
Polerio Gambit131
Hanstein Gambit95
Lolli Gambit80
Double Muzio Gambit75
Traditional Variation68
Ghulam-Kassim Gambit63
Sörensen Gambit52
Mason-Keres Gambit38
Gianutio Countergambit36
Zukertort Opening12,481
Tennison Gambit2,653
Sicilian Invitation1,236
Black Mustang Defense1,056
Queen's Gambit Invitation774
Kingside Fianchetto729
Pirc Invitation559
Slav Invitation531
Queenside Fianchetto Variation480
Dutch Variation428
Nimzo-Larsen Variation357
Old Indian Attack348
Lemberger Gambit310
Ross Gambit289
Reversed Mexican Defense205
Quiet System158
Wade Defense150
Lisitsyn Gambit107
The Walrus82
Vos Gambit64
Herrstrom Gambit62
Arctic Defense58
Polish Defense46
Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred44
Basman Defense40
Bishop's Opening12,283
Pirc Defense12,024
Slav Defense11,997
King's Pawn Game11,656
Busch-Gass Gambit2,148
Leonardis Variation2,045
McConnell Defense1,428
Wayward Queen Attack1,281
Napoleon Attack566
Maróczy Defense467
Damiano Defense457
Tayler Opening353
Gunderam Gambit254
King's Head Opening254
Dresden Opening190
Beyer Gambit182
Alapin Opening173
Mengarini's Opening160
MacLeod Attack145
Clam Variation49
Tortoise Opening42
Vienna Game11,583
King's Indian Defense8,773
Normal Variation2,741
Orthodox Variation926
Fianchetto Variation690
Sämisch Variation668
Four Pawns Attack602
Smyslov Variation360
Zinnowitz Variation287
Makogonov Variation253
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 Defense7,820
Alekhine Defense7,738
Nimzo-Larsen Attack7,693
Horwitz Defense7,272
Bird Opening5,929
Dutch Defense5,653
Nimzo-Indian Defense5,626
Van't Kruijs Opening4,930
Semi-Slav Defense4,756
Center Game4,374
Hungarian Opening4,195
Ponziani Opening3,436
Englund Gambit3,377
Grünfeld Defense3,133
Polish Opening3,085
Danish Gambit2,982
King's Indian Attack2,895
Rat Defense2,862
King's Gambit2,837
English Defense2,649
Van Geet Opening1,791
Tarrasch Defense1,725
Old Indian Defense1,658
Réti Opening1,379
Duras Gambit831
Slav Indian357
Ware Opening247
Ware Defense216
Carr Defense167
Wade Defense124
Amar Opening106
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