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Sicilian Defense141,974
Bowdler Attack10,169
Old Sicilian9,786
Closed9,238
Najdorf Variation8,415
Alapin Variation8,401
Modern Variations8,134
Smith-Morra Gambit6,797
McDonnell Attack5,490
Open4,821
Taimanov Variation4,777
French Variation4,382
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack4,180
Accelerated Dragon4,076
Dragon Variation4,048
Kan Variation3,204
Löwenthal Variation2,638
Lasker-Pelikan Variation2,373
Four Knights Variation1,903
O'Kelly Variation1,890
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted1,859
Grand Prix Attack1,685
Delayed Alapin Variation1,582
Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto1,552
Hyperaccelerated Dragon1,523
Wing Gambit1,447
Classical Variation1,329
Staunton-Cochrane Variation1,295
Marshall Gambit1,181
Scheveningen Variation1,139
Moscow Variation1,060
Smith-Morra Gambit Declined1,048
Mengarini Variation932
Chekhover Variation870
Nimzowitsch Variation798
Snyder Variation734
Kalashnikov Variation676
Marshall Counterattack672
Sozin Attack640
Franco-Sicilian Variation618
Richter-Rauzer Variation539
Pin Variation534
Kramnik Variation478
Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl455
Lasker-Dunne Attack446
Paulsen-Basman Defense383
Morphy Gambit380
Godiva Variation367
Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred279
Prins Variation251
Drazic Variation226
Katalimov Variation218
Keres Variation210
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 Defense58,582
Advance Variation11,010
Knight Variation8,795
Exchange Variation8,485
Tarrasch Variation3,792
Normal Variation3,141
Winawer Variation2,700
Rubinstein Variation2,371
Classical Variation2,289
La Bourdonnais Variation1,865
Queen's Knight1,447
Two Knights Variation1,185
Steiner Variation1,181
King's Indian Attack1,164
Franco-Sicilian Defense785
Steinitz Variation716
Schlechter Variation630
Steinitz Attack613
Horwitz Attack570
Paulsen Variation504
Wing Gambit366
Burn Variation362
Mediterranean Defense340
Orthoschnapp Gambit329
Chigorin Variation302
Alekhine-Chatard Attack265
St. George Defense216
MacCutcheon Variation201
Diemer-Duhm Gambit Accepted166
Réti-Spielmann Attack130
Perseus Gambit110
Alapin Gambit106
Pelikan Variation105
Franco-Hiva Gambit94
Diemer-Duhm Gambit64
Bird Invitation53
Carlson Gambit50
Queen's Pawn Game50,924
Accelerated London System11,498
Chigorin Variation5,996
Zukertort Variation4,171
London System3,655
Colle System3,494
Symmetrical Variation2,303
Levitsky Attack1,164
Krause Variation1,147
Torre Attack782
Anti-Torre742
Stonewall Attack740
Modern Defense613
Mason Attack605
Veresov Attack556
Anglo-Slav Opening277
Veresov105
Hübsch Gambit79
Barry Attack43
Italian Game50,415
Two Knights Defense13,112
Classical Variation7,721
Giuoco Pianissimo6,447
Anti-Fried Liver Defense5,575
Giuoco Piano4,069
Evans Gambit2,689
Scotch Gambit2,170
Blackburne-Kostić Gambit1,872
Hungarian Defense1,228
Rousseau Gambit778
Paris Defense384
Evans Gambit Declined381
Deutz Gambit267
Rosentreter Gambit251
Jerome Gambit142
Bird's Attack104
Caro-Kann Defense44,065
Advance Variation8,775
Exchange Variation4,215
Classical Variation2,974
Two Knights Attack2,943
Panov Attack2,608
Hillbilly Attack1,831
Accelerated Panov Attack1,464
Maróczy Variation1,204
Tartakower Variation1,120
Karpov Variation818
Main Line722
Breyer Variation717
Campomanes Attack339
Bronstein-Larsen Variation194
Forgacs Variation187
Euwe Attack185
Rasa-Studier Gambit172
Goldman Variation171
Gurgenidze System134
Alekhine Gambit128
von Hennig Gambit119
Modern Variation117
Ulysses Gambit111
Apocalypse Attack101
Scandinavian Defense35,303
Mieses-Kotroc Variation8,440
Modern Variation7,020
Main Line6,498
Gubinsky-Melts Defense1,594
Icelandic-Palme Gambit1,234
Panov Transfer967
Valencian Variation815
Blackburne Gambit800
Marshall Variation755
Boehnke Gambit611
Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit441
Kloosterboer Gambit336
Bronstein Variation222
Portuguese Gambit174
Classical Variation163
Lasker Variation161
Kiel Variation133
Anderssen Counterattack127
Schiller-Pytel Variation98
Richter Variation79
Queen's Gambit Declined34,259
Marshall Defense5,313
Albin Countergambit2,740
Exchange Variation2,341
Modern Variation1,909
Chigorin Defense1,896
Ragozin Defense1,649
Queen's Knight Variation1,638
Baltic Defense1,426
Three Knights Variation1,346
Normal Defense1,320
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1,113
Harrwitz Attack1,109
Austrian Defense705
Tarrasch Defense696
Traditional Variation675
Vienna Variation522
Orthodox Defense374
Janowski Variation224
Neo-Orthodox Variation212
Charousek Variation196
Barmen Variation192
Cambridge Springs Defense152
Tartakower Defense140
Austrian Attack114
Capablanca Variation91
Been-Koomen Variation81
Three Knights80
Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation78
Alapin Variation58
Anti-Tartakower Variation57
Lasker Defense54
Alekhine Variation39
English Opening28,694
King's English Variation10,317
Symmetrical Variation4,792
Anglo-Indian Defense3,927
Agincourt Defense2,433
Anglo-Scandinavian Defense1,404
Caro-Kann Defensive System970
Great Snake Variation923
The Whale759
Carls-Bremen System485
Mikenas-Carls Variation416
Anglo-Dutch Defense415
Four Knights System251
Anglo-Grünfeld Defense199
Anglo-Lithuanian Variation184
Jaenisch Gambit91
Neo-Catalan57
Mikenas-Carls53
Ruy Lopez28,590
Morphy Defense5,513
Berlin Defense5,102
Steinitz Defense4,780
Classical Variation2,864
Exchange Variation2,738
Bird Variation1,468
Cozio Defense1,401
Schliemann Defense1,161
Closed1,007
Open493
Marshall Attack344
Nürnberg Variation234
Fianchetto Defense92
Spanish Countergambit83
Open Berlin Defense70
Vinogradov Variation53
Alapin Defense40
Lucena Variation36
Indian Defense24,422
Budapest Defense3,911
Normal Variation1,494
London System1,334
Knights Variation769
Anti-Nimzo-Indian747
Wade-Tartakower Defense634
Spielmann-Indian556
West Indian Defense462
Seirawan Attack303
Przepiorka Variation297
Reversed Chigorin Defense275
Tartakower Attack262
Pawn Push Variation236
Omega Gambit151
King's Indian Variation102
Czech-Indian101
Colle System97
Anti-Grünfeld76
Maddigan Gambit66
Pseudo-Benko41
Devin Gambit39
Scotch Game24,298
Scotch Gambit4,771
Classical Variation3,385
Schmidt Variation2,285
Göring Gambit1,409
Haxo Gambit1,039
Benima Defense778
Mieses Variation516
Lolli Variation386
Potter Variation356
Modern Defense206
Malaniuk Variation193
Blumenfeld Attack139
Steinitz Variation124
Ghulam-Kassim Variation78
Relfsson Gambit66
Paulsen Attack58
Vitzthum Attack50
Russian Game19,603
Philidor Defense18,166
Four Knights Game13,771
Modern Defense13,766
King's Gambit Accepted13,591
MacLeod Defense2,081
Fischer Defense1,774
King's Knight's Gambit1,684
Bishop's Gambit1,206
Cunningham Defense1,195
Modern Defense1,108
Schallopp Defense1,052
Abbazia Defense554
Kieseritzky Gambit372
Becker Defense366
Muzio Gambit323
Blachly Gambit263
Salvio Gambit236
Rosentreter Gambit205
Bonsch-Osmolovsky Variation173
Allgaier Gambit130
Polerio Gambit128
Hanstein Gambit92
Lolli Gambit80
Double Muzio Gambit73
Traditional Variation68
Ghulam-Kassim Gambit63
Sörensen Gambit52
Mason-Keres Gambit38
Gianutio Countergambit36
Zukertort Opening12,380
Tennison Gambit2,621
Sicilian Invitation1,227
Black Mustang Defense1,053
Queen's Gambit Invitation768
Kingside Fianchetto726
Pirc Invitation557
Slav Invitation524
Queenside Fianchetto Variation473
Dutch Variation426
Nimzo-Larsen Variation354
Old Indian Attack347
Lemberger Gambit309
Ross Gambit288
Reversed Mexican Defense204
Quiet System157
Wade Defense149
Lisitsyn Gambit107
The Walrus81
Vos Gambit63
Herrstrom Gambit61
Arctic Defense58
Polish Defense46
Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred44
Basman Defense39
Bishop's Opening12,190
Pirc Defense11,929
Slav Defense11,910
King's Pawn Game11,558
Busch-Gass Gambit2,125
Leonardis Variation2,031
McConnell Defense1,416
Wayward Queen Attack1,272
Napoleon Attack560
Maróczy Defense462
Damiano Defense453
Tayler Opening352
King's Head Opening252
Gunderam Gambit251
Dresden Opening190
Beyer Gambit179
Alapin Opening171
Mengarini's Opening158
MacLeod Attack136
Clam Variation49
Tortoise Opening42
Vienna Game11,461
King's Indian Defense8,740
Normal Variation2,728
Orthodox Variation925
Fianchetto Variation686
Sämisch Variation666
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 Defense8,452
Nimzowitsch Defense7,774
Alekhine Defense7,690
Nimzo-Larsen Attack7,612
Horwitz Defense7,216
Bird Opening5,879
Dutch Defense5,614
Nimzo-Indian Defense5,578
Van't Kruijs Opening4,893
Semi-Slav Defense4,725
Center Game4,323
Hungarian Opening4,170
Ponziani Opening3,394
Englund Gambit3,327
Grünfeld Defense3,114
Polish Opening3,060
Danish Gambit2,963
King's Indian Attack2,880
Rat Defense2,843
King's Gambit2,816
English Defense2,624
Van Geet Opening1,767
Tarrasch Defense1,716
Old Indian Defense1,651
Réti Opening1,368
Duras Gambit824
Slav Indian355
Ware Opening244
Ware Defense213
Carr Defense165
Wade Defense123
Amar Opening104
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