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Sicilian Defense141,809
Bowdler Attack10,158
Old Sicilian9,773
Closed9,227
Najdorf Variation8,411
Alapin Variation8,388
Modern Variations8,126
Smith-Morra Gambit6,786
McDonnell Attack5,483
Open4,814
Taimanov Variation4,772
French Variation4,378
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack4,172
Accelerated Dragon4,073
Dragon Variation4,043
Kan Variation3,202
Löwenthal Variation2,635
Lasker-Pelikan Variation2,372
Four Knights Variation1,901
O'Kelly Variation1,888
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted1,858
Grand Prix Attack1,681
Delayed Alapin Variation1,579
Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto1,550
Hyperaccelerated Dragon1,521
Wing Gambit1,444
Classical Variation1,328
Staunton-Cochrane Variation1,292
Marshall Gambit1,179
Scheveningen Variation1,139
Moscow Variation1,058
Smith-Morra Gambit Declined1,046
Mengarini Variation930
Chekhover Variation870
Nimzowitsch Variation798
Snyder Variation732
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 Deferred278
Prins Variation251
Drazic Variation225
Katalimov Variation217
Keres Variation208
Jalalabad Variation112
Wing Gambit Deferred111
Flohr Variation102
Kveinis Variation87
Nimzo-American Variation87
Boleslavsky Variation83
Bücker Variation77
Portsmouth Gambit60
Myers Attack55
Venice Attack49
Kupreichik Variation48
Halasz Gambit43
Quinteros Variation43
French Defense58,519
Advance Variation11,003
Knight Variation8,784
Exchange Variation8,474
Tarrasch Variation3,786
Normal Variation3,135
Winawer Variation2,697
Rubinstein Variation2,367
Classical Variation2,289
La Bourdonnais Variation1,864
Queen's Knight1,446
Two Knights Variation1,184
Steiner Variation1,181
King's Indian Attack1,162
Franco-Sicilian Defense784
Steinitz Variation716
Schlechter Variation629
Steinitz Attack613
Horwitz Attack570
Paulsen Variation504
Wing Gambit366
Burn Variation360
Mediterranean Defense339
Orthoschnapp Gambit329
Chigorin Variation301
Alekhine-Chatard Attack265
St. George Defense216
MacCutcheon Variation201
Diemer-Duhm Gambit Accepted166
Réti-Spielmann Attack130
Perseus Gambit108
Alapin Gambit105
Pelikan Variation105
Franco-Hiva Gambit94
Diemer-Duhm Gambit64
Bird Invitation53
Carlson Gambit50
Queen's Pawn Game50,860
Accelerated London System11,479
Chigorin Variation5,991
Zukertort Variation4,165
London System3,646
Colle System3,493
Symmetrical Variation2,302
Levitsky Attack1,164
Krause Variation1,144
Torre Attack781
Anti-Torre741
Stonewall Attack739
Modern Defense609
Mason Attack604
Veresov Attack556
Anglo-Slav Opening277
Veresov105
Hübsch Gambit79
Barry Attack43
Italian Game50,350
Two Knights Defense13,095
Classical Variation7,709
Giuoco Pianissimo6,442
Anti-Fried Liver Defense5,573
Giuoco Piano4,059
Evans Gambit2,684
Scotch Gambit2,165
Blackburne-Kostić Gambit1,870
Hungarian Defense1,227
Rousseau Gambit776
Paris Defense383
Evans Gambit Declined380
Deutz Gambit266
Rosentreter Gambit251
Jerome Gambit142
Bird's Attack104
Caro-Kann Defense43,999
Advance Variation8,764
Exchange Variation4,210
Classical Variation2,972
Two Knights Attack2,938
Panov Attack2,605
Hillbilly Attack1,827
Accelerated Panov Attack1,460
Maróczy Variation1,201
Tartakower Variation1,118
Karpov Variation818
Main Line717
Breyer Variation716
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 Defense35,247
Mieses-Kotroc Variation8,431
Modern Variation7,005
Main Line6,489
Gubinsky-Melts Defense1,592
Icelandic-Palme Gambit1,234
Panov Transfer964
Valencian Variation809
Blackburne Gambit797
Marshall Variation754
Boehnke Gambit611
Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit440
Kloosterboer Gambit336
Bronstein Variation222
Portuguese Gambit171
Classical Variation163
Lasker Variation161
Kiel Variation133
Anderssen Counterattack127
Schiller-Pytel Variation97
Richter Variation79
Queen's Gambit Declined34,216
Marshall Defense5,310
Albin Countergambit2,737
Exchange Variation2,338
Modern Variation1,906
Chigorin Defense1,894
Ragozin Defense1,647
Queen's Knight Variation1,637
Baltic Defense1,423
Three Knights Variation1,343
Normal Defense1,318
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1,111
Harrwitz Attack1,106
Austrian Defense703
Tarrasch Defense696
Traditional Variation674
Vienna Variation522
Orthodox Defense373
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 Opening28,663
King's English Variation10,306
Symmetrical Variation4,786
Anglo-Indian Defense3,921
Agincourt Defense2,431
Anglo-Scandinavian Defense1,402
Caro-Kann Defensive System970
Great Snake Variation922
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 Lopez28,563
Morphy Defense5,508
Berlin Defense5,096
Steinitz Defense4,776
Classical Variation2,860
Exchange Variation2,736
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 Defense24,394
Budapest Defense3,908
Normal Variation1,493
London System1,333
Knights Variation769
Anti-Nimzo-Indian745
Wade-Tartakower Defense631
Spielmann-Indian555
West Indian Defense462
Seirawan Attack303
Przepiorka Variation295
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 Game24,269
Scotch Gambit4,767
Classical Variation3,381
Schmidt Variation2,282
Göring Gambit1,407
Haxo Gambit1,038
Benima Defense778
Mieses Variation516
Lolli Variation384
Potter Variation356
Modern Defense205
Malaniuk Variation193
Blumenfeld Attack138
Steinitz Variation124
Ghulam-Kassim Variation78
Relfsson Gambit66
Paulsen Attack58
Vitzthum Attack50
Russian Game19,571
Philidor Defense18,145
Four Knights Game13,755
Modern Defense13,754
King's Gambit Accepted13,573
MacLeod Defense2,079
Fischer Defense1,769
King's Knight's Gambit1,683
Bishop's Gambit1,206
Cunningham Defense1,194
Modern Defense1,108
Schallopp Defense1,050
Abbazia Defense549
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 Opening12,362
Tennison Gambit2,615
Sicilian Invitation1,225
Black Mustang Defense1,050
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 Opening12,178
Pirc Defense11,908
Slav Defense11,892
King's Pawn Game11,546
Busch-Gass Gambit2,122
Leonardis Variation2,026
McConnell Defense1,414
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 Game11,442
King's Indian Defense8,734
Normal Variation2,725
Orthodox Variation925
Fianchetto Variation685
Sämisch Variation665
Four Pawns Attack602
Smyslov Variation359
Zinnowitz Variation286
Makogonov Variation252
Semi-Classical Variation175
Accelerated Averbakh Variation156
Larsen Variation137
Semi-Averbakh System129
Petrosian Variation115
Averbakh Variation109
Exchange Variation72
Kramer Variation68
Steiner Attack58
Benoni Defense8,442
Nimzowitsch Defense7,764
Alekhine Defense7,680
Nimzo-Larsen Attack7,603
Horwitz Defense7,209
Bird Opening5,875
Dutch Defense5,608
Nimzo-Indian Defense5,570
Van't Kruijs Opening4,890
Semi-Slav Defense4,718
Center Game4,318
Hungarian Opening4,165
Ponziani Opening3,389
Englund Gambit3,321
Grünfeld Defense3,111
Polish Opening3,052
Danish Gambit2,962
King's Indian Attack2,879
Rat Defense2,837
King's Gambit2,812
English Defense2,620
Van Geet Opening1,767
Tarrasch Defense1,715
Old Indian Defense1,651
Réti Opening1,366
Duras Gambit823
Slav Indian355
Ware Opening244
Ware Defense211
Carr Defense165
Wade Defense122
Amar Opening104
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