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Sicilian Defense142,879
Bowdler Attack10,219
Old Sicilian9,840
Closed9,292
Alapin Variation8,479
Najdorf Variation8,464
Modern Variations8,173
Smith-Morra Gambit6,850
McDonnell Attack5,523
Open4,850
Taimanov Variation4,806
French Variation4,419
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack4,200
Accelerated Dragon4,107
Dragon Variation4,069
Kan Variation3,221
Löwenthal Variation2,652
Lasker-Pelikan Variation2,390
Four Knights Variation1,917
O'Kelly Variation1,905
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted1,877
Grand Prix Attack1,696
Delayed Alapin Variation1,604
Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto1,560
Hyperaccelerated Dragon1,529
Wing Gambit1,461
Classical Variation1,337
Staunton-Cochrane Variation1,302
Marshall Gambit1,190
Scheveningen Variation1,148
Moscow Variation1,074
Smith-Morra Gambit Declined1,055
Mengarini Variation943
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 Variation212
Wing Gambit Deferred113
Jalalabad Variation112
Flohr Variation105
Nimzo-American Variation89
Kveinis Variation88
Boleslavsky Variation83
Bücker Variation77
Portsmouth Gambit67
Myers Attack55
Venice Attack49
Kupreichik Variation48
Quinteros Variation43
Halasz Gambit43
French Defense58,972
Advance Variation11,063
Knight Variation8,858
Exchange Variation8,541
Tarrasch Variation3,813
Normal Variation3,158
Winawer Variation2,715
Rubinstein Variation2,392
Classical Variation2,306
La Bourdonnais Variation1,878
Queen's Knight1,456
Two Knights Variation1,198
Steiner Variation1,189
King's Indian Attack1,171
Franco-Sicilian Defense790
Steinitz Variation720
Schlechter Variation633
Steinitz Attack615
Horwitz Attack577
Paulsen Variation508
Wing Gambit370
Burn Variation366
Mediterranean Defense342
Orthoschnapp Gambit333
Chigorin Variation305
Alekhine-Chatard Attack268
St. George Defense221
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 Game51,308
Accelerated London System11,579
Chigorin Variation6,037
Zukertort Variation4,194
London System3,703
Colle System3,530
Symmetrical Variation2,322
Levitsky Attack1,176
Krause Variation1,155
Torre Attack786
Anti-Torre746
Stonewall Attack745
Modern Defense637
Mason Attack608
Veresov Attack558
Anglo-Slav Opening277
Veresov105
Hübsch Gambit79
Barry Attack44
Italian Game50,809
Two Knights Defense13,210
Classical Variation7,786
Giuoco Pianissimo6,490
Anti-Fried Liver Defense5,603
Giuoco Piano4,103
Evans Gambit2,705
Scotch Gambit2,193
Blackburne-Kostić Gambit1,884
Hungarian Defense1,237
Rousseau Gambit803
Paris Defense408
Evans Gambit Declined385
Deutz Gambit270
Rosentreter Gambit254
Jerome Gambit142
Bird's Attack104
Caro-Kann Defense44,511
Advance Variation8,862
Exchange Variation4,263
Classical Variation2,998
Two Knights Attack2,983
Panov Attack2,635
Hillbilly Attack1,846
Accelerated Panov Attack1,483
Maróczy Variation1,226
Tartakower Variation1,131
Karpov Variation824
Main Line729
Breyer Variation728
Campomanes Attack343
Bronstein-Larsen Variation194
Forgacs Variation191
Euwe Attack185
Rasa-Studier Gambit173
Goldman Variation171
Gurgenidze System135
Alekhine Gambit129
von Hennig Gambit123
Modern Variation118
Ulysses Gambit113
Apocalypse Attack104
Scandinavian Defense35,597
Mieses-Kotroc Variation8,488
Modern Variation7,080
Main Line6,561
Gubinsky-Melts Defense1,601
Icelandic-Palme Gambit1,243
Panov Transfer974
Valencian Variation842
Blackburne Gambit804
Marshall Variation759
Boehnke Gambit615
Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit447
Kloosterboer Gambit339
Bronstein Variation227
Portuguese Gambit178
Classical Variation165
Lasker Variation163
Kiel Variation134
Anderssen Counterattack129
Schiller-Pytel Variation99
Richter Variation79
Queen's Gambit Declined34,477
Marshall Defense5,346
Albin Countergambit2,761
Exchange Variation2,357
Modern Variation1,919
Chigorin Defense1,905
Ragozin Defense1,662
Queen's Knight Variation1,648
Baltic Defense1,435
Three Knights Variation1,357
Normal Defense1,328
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1,121
Harrwitz Attack1,112
Austrian Defense712
Tarrasch Defense701
Traditional Variation681
Vienna Variation523
Orthodox Defense376
Janowski Variation225
Neo-Orthodox Variation215
Charousek Variation196
Barmen Variation192
Cambridge Springs Defense153
Tartakower Defense140
Austrian Attack115
Capablanca Variation91
Three Knights83
Been-Koomen Variation82
Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation80
Alapin Variation59
Anti-Tartakower Variation57
Lasker Defense55
Alekhine Variation40
English Opening28,882
King's English Variation10,392
Symmetrical Variation4,822
Anglo-Indian Defense3,951
Agincourt Defense2,446
Anglo-Scandinavian Defense1,417
Caro-Kann Defensive System977
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 Lopez28,773
Morphy Defense5,547
Berlin Defense5,135
Steinitz Defense4,806
Classical Variation2,891
Exchange Variation2,753
Bird Variation1,480
Cozio Defense1,409
Schliemann Defense1,169
Closed1,014
Open499
Marshall Attack345
Nürnberg Variation235
Fianchetto Defense92
Spanish Countergambit84
Open Berlin Defense70
Vinogradov Variation53
Alapin Defense40
Lucena Variation36
Indian Defense24,604
Budapest Defense3,947
Normal Variation1,507
London System1,342
Knights Variation774
Anti-Nimzo-Indian753
Wade-Tartakower Defense640
Spielmann-Indian562
West Indian Defense464
Seirawan Attack306
Przepiorka Variation298
Reversed Chigorin Defense275
Tartakower Attack264
Pawn Push Variation237
Omega Gambit153
King's Indian Variation105
Czech-Indian101
Colle System97
Anti-Grünfeld77
Maddigan Gambit67
Pseudo-Benko41
Devin Gambit39
Scotch Game24,465
Scotch Gambit4,806
Classical Variation3,405
Schmidt Variation2,293
Göring Gambit1,419
Haxo Gambit1,046
Benima Defense783
Mieses Variation524
Lolli Variation412
Potter Variation358
Modern Defense210
Malaniuk Variation194
Blumenfeld Attack139
Steinitz Variation124
Ghulam-Kassim Variation78
Relfsson Gambit66
Paulsen Attack60
Vitzthum Attack50
Russian Game19,762
Philidor Defense18,277
Four Knights Game13,870
Modern Defense13,840
King's Gambit Accepted13,700
MacLeod Defense2,099
Fischer Defense1,788
King's Knight's Gambit1,694
Bishop's Gambit1,211
Cunningham Defense1,204
Modern Defense1,115
Schallopp Defense1,059
Abbazia Defense559
Kieseritzky Gambit377
Becker Defense370
Muzio Gambit327
Blachly Gambit267
Salvio Gambit237
Rosentreter Gambit207
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 Opening12,477
Tennison Gambit2,650
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 Gambit288
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 Opening12,271
Pirc Defense12,019
Slav Defense11,993
King's Pawn Game11,652
Busch-Gass Gambit2,148
Leonardis Variation2,045
McConnell Defense1,428
Wayward Queen Attack1,281
Napoleon Attack566
Maróczy Defense466
Damiano Defense456
Tayler Opening353
Gunderam Gambit254
King's Head Opening254
Dresden Opening190
Beyer Gambit182
Alapin Opening173
Mengarini's Opening159
MacLeod Attack144
Clam Variation49
Tortoise Opening42
Vienna Game11,577
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 Defense8,502
Nimzowitsch Defense7,815
Alekhine Defense7,738
Nimzo-Larsen Attack7,690
Horwitz Defense7,270
Bird Opening5,926
Dutch Defense5,648
Nimzo-Indian Defense5,622
Van't Kruijs Opening4,928
Semi-Slav Defense4,754
Center Game4,371
Hungarian Opening4,195
Ponziani Opening3,436
Englund Gambit3,371
Grünfeld Defense3,132
Polish Opening3,085
Danish Gambit2,980
King's Indian Attack2,895
Rat Defense2,861
King's Gambit2,837
English Defense2,644
Van Geet Opening1,790
Tarrasch Defense1,723
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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