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Sicilian Defense148,027
Bowdler Attack10,534
Old Sicilian10,171
Closed9,652
Alapin Variation8,911
Najdorf Variation8,694
Modern Variations8,405
Smith-Morra Gambit7,030
McDonnell Attack5,716
Open5,030
Taimanov Variation5,011
French Variation4,590
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack4,362
Accelerated Dragon4,240
Dragon Variation4,190
Kan Variation3,351
Löwenthal Variation2,740
Lasker-Pelikan Variation2,470
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted2,062
Four Knights Variation2,004
O'Kelly Variation1,972
Delayed Alapin Variation1,757
Grand Prix Attack1,755
Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto1,620
Hyperaccelerated Dragon1,564
Wing Gambit1,528
Classical Variation1,385
Staunton-Cochrane Variation1,349
Marshall Gambit1,234
Scheveningen Variation1,184
Moscow Variation1,122
Smith-Morra Gambit Declined1,102
Mengarini Variation997
Chekhover Variation904
Nimzowitsch Variation840
Snyder Variation776
Kalashnikov Variation706
Marshall Counterattack701
Sozin Attack658
Franco-Sicilian Variation645
Pin Variation556
Richter-Rauzer Variation556
Kramnik Variation493
Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl476
Lasker-Dunne Attack460
Morphy Gambit403
Paulsen-Basman Defense398
Godiva Variation377
Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred309
Prins Variation258
Drazic Variation229
Keres Variation225
Katalimov Variation224
Wing Gambit Deferred125
Jalalabad Variation116
Flohr Variation109
Nimzo-American Variation93
Kveinis Variation88
Portsmouth Gambit86
Boleslavsky Variation84
Bücker Variation80
Myers Attack55
Venice Attack51
Kupreichik Variation48
Halasz Gambit45
Quinteros Variation43
French Defense61,224
Advance Variation11,395
Knight Variation9,181
Exchange Variation8,872
Tarrasch Variation3,963
Normal Variation3,290
Winawer Variation2,811
Rubinstein Variation2,526
Classical Variation2,395
La Bourdonnais Variation1,948
Queen's Knight1,521
Two Knights Variation1,253
Steiner Variation1,236
King's Indian Attack1,211
Franco-Sicilian Defense830
Steinitz Variation754
Schlechter Variation663
Steinitz Attack632
Horwitz Attack605
Paulsen Variation529
Wing Gambit394
Burn Variation385
Mediterranean Defense351
Orthoschnapp Gambit347
Chigorin Variation316
Alekhine-Chatard Attack280
St. George Defense228
MacCutcheon Variation208
Diemer-Duhm Gambit Accepted174
Réti-Spielmann Attack135
Perseus Gambit121
Alapin Gambit115
Pelikan Variation109
Franco-Hiva Gambit97
Diemer-Duhm Gambit65
Carlson Gambit54
Bird Invitation54
Queen's Pawn Game53,679
Accelerated London System12,133
Chigorin Variation6,254
Zukertort Variation4,363
London System3,975
Colle System3,709
Symmetrical Variation2,410
Levitsky Attack1,248
Krause Variation1,201
Torre Attack823
Anti-Torre794
Stonewall Attack787
Modern Defense784
Mason Attack631
Veresov Attack580
Anglo-Slav Opening290
Veresov108
Hübsch Gambit82
Barry Attack51
Italian Game53,017
Two Knights Defense13,776
Classical Variation8,138
Giuoco Pianissimo6,751
Anti-Fried Liver Defense5,754
Giuoco Piano4,295
Evans Gambit2,846
Scotch Gambit2,313
Blackburne-Kostić Gambit1,961
Hungarian Defense1,269
Rousseau Gambit894
Paris Defense521
Evans Gambit Declined401
Deutz Gambit284
Rosentreter Gambit271
Jerome Gambit153
Bird's Attack107
Caro-Kann Defense46,775
Advance Variation9,310
Exchange Variation4,522
Two Knights Attack3,189
Classical Variation3,119
Panov Attack2,758
Hillbilly Attack1,925
Accelerated Panov Attack1,551
Maróczy Variation1,335
Tartakower Variation1,206
Karpov Variation851
Main Line774
Breyer Variation768
Campomanes Attack355
Forgacs Variation205
Bronstein-Larsen Variation199
Euwe Attack195
Rasa-Studier Gambit184
Goldman Variation182
Alekhine Gambit138
von Hennig Gambit137
Gurgenidze System136
Modern Variation126
Ulysses Gambit124
Apocalypse Attack113
Scandinavian Defense37,274
Mieses-Kotroc Variation8,782
Modern Variation7,406
Main Line6,845
Gubinsky-Melts Defense1,661
Icelandic-Palme Gambit1,298
Valencian Variation1,070
Panov Transfer1,018
Blackburne Gambit835
Marshall Variation793
Boehnke Gambit636
Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit476
Kloosterboer Gambit357
Bronstein Variation231
Portuguese Gambit231
Lasker Variation173
Classical Variation168
Kiel Variation138
Anderssen Counterattack134
Schiller-Pytel Variation101
Richter Variation81
Queen's Gambit Declined35,858
Marshall Defense5,554
Albin Countergambit2,892
Exchange Variation2,450
Chigorin Defense1,996
Modern Variation1,990
Ragozin Defense1,741
Queen's Knight Variation1,720
Baltic Defense1,500
Three Knights Variation1,404
Normal Defense1,366
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1,162
Harrwitz Attack1,155
Austrian Defense744
Tarrasch Defense725
Traditional Variation708
Vienna Variation531
Orthodox Defense397
Janowski Variation241
Neo-Orthodox Variation226
Barmen Variation203
Charousek Variation200
Cambridge Springs Defense160
Tartakower Defense143
Austrian Attack118
Three Knights105
Capablanca Variation93
Been-Koomen Variation85
Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation84
Alapin Variation60
Anti-Tartakower Variation59
Lasker Defense57
Alekhine Variation42
English Opening29,915
King's English Variation10,746
Symmetrical Variation4,978
Anglo-Indian Defense4,075
Agincourt Defense2,565
Anglo-Scandinavian Defense1,483
Caro-Kann Defensive System1,017
Great Snake Variation952
The Whale783
Carls-Bremen System499
Mikenas-Carls Variation436
Anglo-Dutch Defense433
Four Knights System259
Anglo-Grünfeld Defense206
Anglo-Lithuanian Variation194
Jaenisch Gambit96
Neo-Catalan59
Mikenas-Carls56
Ruy Lopez29,877
Morphy Defense5,758
Berlin Defense5,332
Steinitz Defense4,968
Classical Variation3,025
Exchange Variation2,847
Bird Variation1,526
Cozio Defense1,463
Schliemann Defense1,251
Closed1,042
Open526
Marshall Attack362
Nürnberg Variation245
Fianchetto Defense97
Spanish Countergambit90
Open Berlin Defense73
Vinogradov Variation53
Alapin Defense41
Indian Defense25,548
Budapest Defense4,105
Normal Variation1,550
London System1,402
Knights Variation797
Anti-Nimzo-Indian792
Wade-Tartakower Defense663
Spielmann-Indian593
West Indian Defense473
Seirawan Attack318
Przepiorka Variation307
Reversed Chigorin Defense298
Tartakower Attack268
Pawn Push Variation242
Omega Gambit162
King's Indian Variation109
Czech-Indian105
Colle System100
Anti-Grünfeld81
Maddigan Gambit71
Pseudo-Benko42
Devin Gambit41
Scotch Game25,520
Scotch Gambit5,035
Classical Variation3,527
Schmidt Variation2,393
Göring Gambit1,498
Haxo Gambit1,093
Benima Defense816
Lolli Variation561
Mieses Variation538
Potter Variation371
Modern Defense220
Malaniuk Variation200
Blumenfeld Attack143
Steinitz Variation132
Ghulam-Kassim Variation80
Relfsson Gambit71
Paulsen Attack62
Vitzthum Attack54
Philidor Defense18,841
Four Knights Game14,425
King's Gambit Accepted14,311
MacLeod Defense2,188
Fischer Defense1,866
King's Knight's Gambit1,760
Bishop's Gambit1,264
Cunningham Defense1,259
Modern Defense1,157
Schallopp Defense1,092
Abbazia Defense581
Kieseritzky Gambit401
Becker Defense383
Muzio Gambit353
Blachly Gambit291
Salvio Gambit257
Rosentreter Gambit218
Bonsch-Osmolovsky Variation185
Allgaier Gambit137
Polerio Gambit137
Hanstein Gambit97
Double Muzio Gambit83
Lolli Gambit83
Traditional Variation71
Ghulam-Kassim Gambit67
Sörensen Gambit53
Mason-Keres Gambit40
Modern Defense14,310
Zukertort Opening13,060
Tennison Gambit2,815
Sicilian Invitation1,290
Black Mustang Defense1,089
Queen's Gambit Invitation804
Kingside Fianchetto761
Pirc Invitation572
Slav Invitation560
Queenside Fianchetto Variation496
Dutch Variation446
Nimzo-Larsen Variation368
Old Indian Attack364
Lemberger Gambit329
Ross Gambit307
Reversed Mexican Defense208
Quiet System164
Wade Defense159
Lisitsyn Gambit113
The Walrus88
Herrstrom Gambit66
Vos Gambit65
Arctic Defense59
Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred50
Reversed Grünfeld50
Polish Defense48
Basman Defense40
Bishop's Opening12,798
Pirc Defense12,525
Slav Defense12,453
Vienna Game12,189
King's Pawn Game12,110
Busch-Gass Gambit2,262
Leonardis Variation2,125
McConnell Defense1,477
Wayward Queen Attack1,312
Napoleon Attack589
Damiano Defense482
Maróczy Defense480
Tayler Opening360
Gunderam Gambit266
King's Head Opening264
Dresden Opening192
Beyer Gambit191
Alapin Opening185
MacLeod Attack181
Mengarini's Opening162
Clam Variation52
Tortoise Opening42
King's Indian Defense9,010
Normal Variation2,815
Orthodox Variation948
Fianchetto Variation700
Sämisch Variation679
Four Pawns Attack617
Smyslov Variation381
Zinnowitz Variation295
Makogonov Variation264
Semi-Classical Variation180
Accelerated Averbakh Variation157
Larsen Variation141
Semi-Averbakh System140
Petrosian Variation117
Averbakh Variation115
Exchange Variation75
Kramer Variation71
Steiner Attack59
Benoni Defense8,831
Nimzowitsch Defense8,164
Alekhine Defense8,105
Nimzo-Larsen Attack8,066
Horwitz Defense7,538
Bird Opening6,226
Dutch Defense5,895
Nimzo-Indian Defense5,851
Van't Kruijs Opening5,142
Semi-Slav Defense4,940
Center Game4,563
Hungarian Opening4,341
Ponziani Opening3,633
Polish Opening3,226
Grünfeld Defense3,224
Danish Gambit3,077
Rat Defense3,005
King's Indian Attack2,989
King's Gambit2,925
English Defense2,753
Van Geet Opening1,872
Tarrasch Defense1,776
Old Indian Defense1,718
Réti Opening1,464
Duras Gambit872
Slav Indian378
Ware Opening266
Ware Defense225
Carr Defense169
Wade Defense131
Amar Opening108
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