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Sicilian Defense141,875
Bowdler Attack10,162
Old Sicilian9,779
Closed9,229
Najdorf Variation8,412
Alapin Variation8,392
Modern Variations8,128
Smith-Morra Gambit6,791
McDonnell Attack5,485
Open4,817
Taimanov Variation4,776
French Variation4,379
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack4,176
Accelerated Dragon4,076
Dragon Variation4,044
Kan Variation3,203
Löwenthal Variation2,636
Lasker-Pelikan Variation2,373
Four Knights Variation1,902
O'Kelly Variation1,889
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted1,858
Grand Prix Attack1,682
Delayed Alapin Variation1,581
Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto1,551
Hyperaccelerated Dragon1,522
Wing Gambit1,445
Classical Variation1,328
Staunton-Cochrane Variation1,292
Marshall Gambit1,180
Scheveningen Variation1,139
Moscow Variation1,059
Smith-Morra Gambit Declined1,047
Mengarini Variation932
Chekhover Variation870
Nimzowitsch Variation798
Snyder Variation733
Kalashnikov Variation676
Marshall Counterattack670
Sozin Attack640
Franco-Sicilian Variation617
Richter-Rauzer Variation539
Pin Variation534
Kramnik Variation477
Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl455
Lasker-Dunne Attack446
Paulsen-Basman Defense383
Morphy Gambit380
Godiva Variation367
Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred279
Prins Variation251
Drazic Variation225
Katalimov Variation218
Keres Variation209
Jalalabad Variation112
Wing Gambit Deferred111
Flohr Variation103
Nimzo-American Variation87
Kveinis Variation87
Boleslavsky Variation83
Bücker Variation77
Portsmouth Gambit61
Myers Attack55
Venice Attack49
Kupreichik Variation48
Halasz Gambit43
Quinteros Variation43
French Defense58,546
Advance Variation11,004
Knight Variation8,789
Exchange Variation8,481
Tarrasch Variation3,789
Normal Variation3,138
Winawer Variation2,698
Rubinstein Variation2,368
Classical Variation2,289
La Bourdonnais Variation1,865
Queen's Knight1,447
Two Knights Variation1,184
Steiner Variation1,181
King's Indian Attack1,163
Franco-Sicilian Defense784
Steinitz Variation716
Schlechter Variation630
Steinitz Attack613
Horwitz Attack570
Paulsen Variation504
Wing Gambit366
Burn Variation360
Mediterranean Defense340
Orthoschnapp Gambit329
Chigorin Variation301
Alekhine-Chatard Attack265
St. George Defense216
MacCutcheon Variation201
Diemer-Duhm Gambit Accepted166
Réti-Spielmann Attack130
Perseus Gambit109
Pelikan Variation105
Alapin Gambit105
Franco-Hiva Gambit94
Diemer-Duhm Gambit64
Bird Invitation53
Carlson Gambit50
Queen's Pawn Game50,884
Accelerated London System11,487
Chigorin Variation5,992
Zukertort Variation4,168
London System3,648
Colle System3,493
Symmetrical Variation2,302
Levitsky Attack1,164
Krause Variation1,144
Torre Attack781
Anti-Torre741
Stonewall Attack740
Modern Defense612
Mason Attack605
Veresov Attack556
Anglo-Slav Opening277
Veresov105
Hübsch Gambit79
Barry Attack43
Italian Game50,373
Two Knights Defense13,100
Classical Variation7,713
Giuoco Pianissimo6,443
Anti-Fried Liver Defense5,573
Giuoco Piano4,065
Evans Gambit2,687
Scotch Gambit2,166
Blackburne-Kostić Gambit1,871
Hungarian Defense1,227
Rousseau Gambit777
Paris Defense383
Evans Gambit Declined380
Deutz Gambit267
Rosentreter Gambit251
Jerome Gambit142
Bird's Attack104
Caro-Kann Defense44,020
Advance Variation8,770
Exchange Variation4,211
Classical Variation2,972
Two Knights Attack2,940
Panov Attack2,606
Hillbilly Attack1,828
Accelerated Panov Attack1,460
Maróczy Variation1,204
Tartakower Variation1,119
Karpov Variation818
Main Line719
Breyer Variation717
Campomanes Attack339
Bronstein-Larsen Variation194
Forgacs Variation186
Euwe Attack185
Rasa-Studier Gambit172
Goldman Variation171
Gurgenidze System134
Alekhine Gambit128
von Hennig Gambit117
Modern Variation117
Ulysses Gambit111
Apocalypse Attack101
Scandinavian Defense35,264
Mieses-Kotroc Variation8,433
Modern Variation7,010
Main Line6,492
Gubinsky-Melts Defense1,593
Icelandic-Palme Gambit1,234
Panov Transfer965
Valencian Variation811
Blackburne Gambit798
Marshall Variation754
Boehnke Gambit611
Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit440
Kloosterboer Gambit336
Bronstein Variation222
Portuguese Gambit172
Classical Variation163
Lasker Variation161
Kiel Variation133
Anderssen Counterattack127
Schiller-Pytel Variation97
Richter Variation79
Queen's Gambit Declined34,230
Marshall Defense5,311
Albin Countergambit2,738
Exchange Variation2,338
Modern Variation1,907
Chigorin Defense1,896
Ragozin Defense1,647
Queen's Knight Variation1,637
Baltic Defense1,423
Three Knights Variation1,344
Normal Defense1,319
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1,111
Harrwitz Attack1,107
Austrian Defense705
Tarrasch Defense696
Traditional Variation674
Vienna Variation522
Orthodox Defense374
Janowski Variation224
Neo-Orthodox Variation212
Charousek Variation196
Barmen Variation192
Cambridge Springs Defense152
Tartakower Defense139
Austrian Attack114
Capablanca Variation91
Been-Koomen Variation81
Three Knights79
Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation78
Alapin Variation58
Anti-Tartakower Variation57
Lasker Defense54
Alekhine Variation39
English Opening28,670
King's English Variation10,307
Symmetrical Variation4,788
Anglo-Indian Defense3,922
Agincourt Defense2,432
Anglo-Scandinavian Defense1,403
Caro-Kann Defensive System970
Great Snake Variation923
The Whale758
Carls-Bremen System485
Mikenas-Carls Variation416
Anglo-Dutch Defense415
Four Knights System251
Anglo-Grünfeld Defense198
Anglo-Lithuanian Variation184
Jaenisch Gambit91
Neo-Catalan57
Mikenas-Carls53
Ruy Lopez28,575
Morphy Defense5,512
Berlin Defense5,098
Steinitz Defense4,777
Classical Variation2,864
Exchange Variation2,737
Bird Variation1,467
Cozio Defense1,400
Schliemann Defense1,158
Closed1,007
Open493
Marshall Attack344
Nürnberg Variation234
Fianchetto Defense92
Spanish Countergambit83
Open Berlin Defense70
Vinogradov Variation52
Alapin Defense40
Lucena Variation36
Indian Defense24,404
Budapest Defense3,910
Normal Variation1,493
London System1,333
Knights Variation769
Anti-Nimzo-Indian747
Wade-Tartakower Defense632
Spielmann-Indian555
West Indian Defense462
Seirawan Attack303
Przepiorka Variation296
Reversed Chigorin Defense274
Tartakower Attack262
Pawn Push Variation236
Omega Gambit151
King's Indian Variation102
Czech-Indian101
Colle System97
Anti-Grünfeld76
Maddigan Gambit66
Pseudo-Benko41
Devin Gambit39
Scotch Game24,281
Scotch Gambit4,769
Classical Variation3,384
Schmidt Variation2,282
Göring Gambit1,407
Haxo Gambit1,038
Benima Defense778
Mieses Variation516
Lolli Variation385
Potter Variation356
Modern Defense205
Malaniuk Variation193
Blumenfeld Attack138
Steinitz Variation124
Ghulam-Kassim Variation78
Relfsson Gambit66
Paulsen Attack58
Vitzthum Attack50
Russian Game19,587
Philidor Defense18,155
Four Knights Game13,759
Modern Defense13,756
King's Gambit Accepted13,580
MacLeod Defense2,080
Fischer Defense1,770
King's Knight's Gambit1,684
Bishop's Gambit1,206
Cunningham Defense1,194
Modern Defense1,108
Schallopp Defense1,052
Abbazia Defense551
Kieseritzky Gambit372
Becker Defense366
Muzio Gambit323
Blachly Gambit262
Salvio Gambit236
Rosentreter Gambit205
Bonsch-Osmolovsky Variation172
Allgaier Gambit130
Polerio Gambit128
Hanstein Gambit92
Lolli Gambit80
Double Muzio Gambit73
Traditional Variation68
Ghulam-Kassim Gambit63
Sörensen Gambit52
Mason-Keres Gambit38
Gianutio Countergambit36
Zukertort Opening12,369
Tennison Gambit2,618
Sicilian Invitation1,226
Black Mustang Defense1,052
Queen's Gambit Invitation767
Kingside Fianchetto725
Pirc Invitation557
Slav Invitation524
Queenside Fianchetto Variation473
Dutch Variation426
Nimzo-Larsen Variation354
Old Indian Attack347
Lemberger Gambit309
Ross Gambit287
Reversed Mexican Defense204
Quiet System157
Wade Defense149
Lisitsyn Gambit107
The Walrus81
Vos Gambit63
Herrstrom Gambit61
Arctic Defense58
Polish Defense46
Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred43
Basman Defense39
Bishop's Opening12,181
Pirc Defense11,914
Slav Defense11,899
King's Pawn Game11,552
Busch-Gass Gambit2,124
Leonardis Variation2,028
McConnell Defense1,416
Wayward Queen Attack1,271
Napoleon Attack560
Maróczy Defense462
Damiano Defense452
Tayler Opening352
King's Head Opening252
Gunderam Gambit251
Dresden Opening190
Beyer Gambit179
Alapin Opening171
Mengarini's Opening158
MacLeod Attack136
Clam Variation49
Tortoise Opening42
Vienna Game11,447
King's Indian Defense8,736
Normal Variation2,726
Orthodox Variation925
Fianchetto Variation685
Sämisch Variation665
Four Pawns Attack602
Smyslov Variation359
Zinnowitz Variation287
Makogonov Variation252
Semi-Classical Variation175
Accelerated Averbakh Variation156
Larsen Variation137
Semi-Averbakh System129
Petrosian Variation115
Averbakh Variation109
Exchange Variation72
Kramer Variation68
Steiner Attack58
Benoni Defense8,445
Nimzowitsch Defense7,767
Alekhine Defense7,685
Nimzo-Larsen Attack7,606
Horwitz Defense7,212
Bird Opening5,878
Dutch Defense5,611
Nimzo-Indian Defense5,571
Van't Kruijs Opening4,890
Semi-Slav Defense4,720
Center Game4,319
Hungarian Opening4,166
Ponziani Opening3,391
Englund Gambit3,323
Grünfeld Defense3,112
Polish Opening3,054
Danish Gambit2,962
King's Indian Attack2,880
Rat Defense2,839
King's Gambit2,815
English Defense2,622
Van Geet Opening1,767
Tarrasch Defense1,715
Old Indian Defense1,651
Réti Opening1,366
Duras Gambit824
Slav Indian355
Ware Opening244
Ware Defense211
Carr Defense165
Wade Defense123
Amar Opening104
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