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Sicilian Defense143,088
Bowdler Attack10,239
Old Sicilian9,853
Closed9,302
Alapin Variation8,488
Najdorf Variation8,469
Modern Variations8,179
Smith-Morra Gambit6,864
McDonnell Attack5,526
Open4,857
Taimanov Variation4,815
French Variation4,430
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack4,207
Accelerated Dragon4,109
Dragon Variation4,075
Kan Variation3,226
Löwenthal Variation2,658
Lasker-Pelikan Variation2,396
Four Knights Variation1,919
O'Kelly Variation1,909
Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted1,881
Grand Prix Attack1,697
Delayed Alapin Variation1,612
Hyperaccelerated Fianchetto1,561
Hyperaccelerated Dragon1,530
Wing Gambit1,465
Classical Variation1,339
Staunton-Cochrane Variation1,307
Marshall Gambit1,193
Scheveningen Variation1,151
Moscow Variation1,076
Smith-Morra Gambit Declined1,056
Mengarini Variation946
Chekhover Variation874
Nimzowitsch Variation807
Snyder Variation747
Kalashnikov Variation680
Marshall Counterattack678
Sozin Attack644
Franco-Sicilian Variation621
Richter-Rauzer Variation544
Pin Variation539
Kramnik Variation480
Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl458
Lasker-Dunne Attack448
Paulsen-Basman Defense385
Morphy Gambit382
Godiva Variation368
Smith-Morra Gambit Deferred286
Prins Variation253
Drazic Variation227
Katalimov Variation218
Keres Variation213
Wing Gambit Deferred114
Jalalabad Variation112
Flohr Variation106
Nimzo-American Variation89
Kveinis Variation88
Boleslavsky Variation83
Bücker Variation77
Portsmouth Gambit70
Myers Attack55
Venice Attack49
Kupreichik Variation48
Halasz Gambit44
Quinteros Variation43
French Defense59,061
Advance Variation11,079
Knight Variation8,868
Exchange Variation8,553
Tarrasch Variation3,820
Normal Variation3,165
Winawer Variation2,717
Rubinstein Variation2,394
Classical Variation2,310
La Bourdonnais Variation1,879
Queen's Knight1,458
Two Knights Variation1,202
Steiner Variation1,191
King's Indian Attack1,172
Franco-Sicilian Defense791
Steinitz Variation722
Schlechter Variation636
Steinitz Attack615
Horwitz Attack578
Paulsen Variation508
Wing Gambit372
Burn Variation367
Mediterranean Defense343
Orthoschnapp Gambit333
Chigorin Variation305
Alekhine-Chatard Attack268
St. George Defense222
MacCutcheon Variation204
Diemer-Duhm Gambit Accepted170
Réti-Spielmann Attack132
Perseus Gambit113
Alapin Gambit107
Pelikan Variation105
Franco-Hiva Gambit96
Diemer-Duhm Gambit65
Bird Invitation53
Carlson Gambit50
Queen's Pawn Game51,414
Accelerated London System11,603
Chigorin Variation6,049
Zukertort Variation4,201
London System3,717
Colle System3,537
Symmetrical Variation2,326
Levitsky Attack1,177
Krause Variation1,155
Torre Attack788
Stonewall Attack749
Anti-Torre747
Modern Defense641
Mason Attack610
Veresov Attack559
Anglo-Slav Opening278
Veresov105
Hübsch Gambit79
Barry Attack44
Italian Game50,887
Two Knights Defense13,233
Classical Variation7,796
Giuoco Pianissimo6,499
Anti-Fried Liver Defense5,612
Giuoco Piano4,109
Evans Gambit2,711
Scotch Gambit2,194
Blackburne-Kostić Gambit1,884
Hungarian Defense1,238
Rousseau Gambit809
Paris Defense411
Evans Gambit Declined385
Deutz Gambit271
Rosentreter Gambit254
Jerome Gambit142
Bird's Attack104
Caro-Kann Defense44,624
Advance Variation8,890
Exchange Variation4,276
Classical Variation3,006
Two Knights Attack2,991
Panov Attack2,639
Hillbilly Attack1,850
Accelerated Panov Attack1,486
Maróczy Variation1,234
Tartakower Variation1,134
Karpov Variation825
Main Line731
Breyer Variation729
Campomanes Attack345
Bronstein-Larsen Variation194
Forgacs Variation192
Euwe Attack185
Rasa-Studier Gambit173
Goldman Variation171
Gurgenidze System135
Alekhine Gambit129
von Hennig Gambit124
Modern Variation119
Ulysses Gambit114
Apocalypse Attack105
Scandinavian Defense35,658
Mieses-Kotroc Variation8,501
Modern Variation7,094
Main Line6,574
Gubinsky-Melts Defense1,604
Icelandic-Palme Gambit1,245
Panov Transfer975
Valencian Variation846
Blackburne Gambit805
Marshall Variation760
Boehnke Gambit615
Blackburne-Kloosterboer Gambit448
Kloosterboer Gambit340
Bronstein Variation227
Portuguese Gambit181
Classical Variation165
Lasker Variation163
Kiel Variation134
Anderssen Counterattack129
Schiller-Pytel Variation99
Richter Variation79
Queen's Gambit Declined34,543
Marshall Defense5,356
Albin Countergambit2,766
Exchange Variation2,364
Modern Variation1,921
Chigorin Defense1,907
Ragozin Defense1,668
Queen's Knight Variation1,649
Baltic Defense1,438
Three Knights Variation1,358
Normal Defense1,329
Semi-Tarrasch Defense1,121
Harrwitz Attack1,112
Austrian Defense715
Tarrasch Defense702
Traditional Variation683
Vienna Variation524
Orthodox Defense376
Janowski Variation226
Neo-Orthodox Variation215
Charousek Variation196
Barmen Variation192
Cambridge Springs Defense153
Tartakower Defense140
Austrian Attack115
Capablanca Variation91
Three Knights84
Been-Koomen Variation82
Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation80
Alapin Variation59
Anti-Tartakower Variation57
Lasker Defense55
Alekhine Variation40
English Opening28,912
King's English Variation10,401
Symmetrical Variation4,826
Anglo-Indian Defense3,956
Agincourt Defense2,450
Anglo-Scandinavian Defense1,421
Caro-Kann Defensive System979
Great Snake Variation927
The Whale763
Carls-Bremen System488
Mikenas-Carls Variation420
Anglo-Dutch Defense416
Four Knights System251
Anglo-Grünfeld Defense199
Anglo-Lithuanian Variation184
Jaenisch Gambit92
Neo-Catalan58
Mikenas-Carls55
Ruy Lopez28,819
Morphy Defense5,553
Berlin Defense5,148
Steinitz Defense4,813
Classical Variation2,895
Exchange Variation2,759
Bird Variation1,481
Cozio Defense1,412
Schliemann Defense1,172
Closed1,014
Open499
Marshall Attack347
Nürnberg Variation236
Fianchetto Defense92
Spanish Countergambit84
Open Berlin Defense70
Vinogradov Variation53
Alapin Defense40
Lucena Variation36
Indian Defense24,641
Budapest Defense3,949
Normal Variation1,509
London System1,344
Knights Variation775
Anti-Nimzo-Indian753
Wade-Tartakower Defense642
Spielmann-Indian562
West Indian Defense464
Seirawan Attack307
Przepiorka Variation298
Reversed Chigorin Defense276
Tartakower Attack264
Pawn Push Variation237
Omega Gambit153
King's Indian Variation105
Czech-Indian101
Colle System97
Anti-Grünfeld77
Maddigan Gambit67
Pseudo-Benko41
Devin Gambit39
Scotch Game24,502
Scotch Gambit4,815
Classical Variation3,409
Schmidt Variation2,300
Göring Gambit1,420
Haxo Gambit1,049
Benima Defense785
Mieses Variation526
Lolli Variation415
Potter Variation358
Modern Defense211
Malaniuk Variation194
Blumenfeld Attack139
Steinitz Variation124
Ghulam-Kassim Variation78
Relfsson Gambit66
Paulsen Attack60
Vitzthum Attack50
Russian Game19,796
Philidor Defense18,307
Four Knights Game13,893
Modern Defense13,861
King's Gambit Accepted13,732
MacLeod Defense2,102
Fischer Defense1,793
King's Knight's Gambit1,697
Bishop's Gambit1,217
Cunningham Defense1,210
Modern Defense1,115
Schallopp Defense1,060
Abbazia Defense560
Kieseritzky Gambit377
Becker Defense370
Muzio Gambit329
Blachly Gambit268
Salvio Gambit237
Rosentreter Gambit208
Bonsch-Osmolovsky Variation177
Allgaier Gambit131
Polerio Gambit131
Hanstein Gambit95
Lolli Gambit80
Double Muzio Gambit76
Traditional Variation68
Ghulam-Kassim Gambit63
Sörensen Gambit52
Mason-Keres Gambit38
Gianutio Countergambit36
Zukertort Opening12,495
Tennison Gambit2,657
Sicilian Invitation1,237
Black Mustang Defense1,057
Queen's Gambit Invitation776
Kingside Fianchetto730
Pirc Invitation559
Slav Invitation532
Queenside Fianchetto Variation480
Dutch Variation428
Nimzo-Larsen Variation358
Old Indian Attack348
Lemberger Gambit310
Ross Gambit290
Reversed Mexican Defense205
Quiet System158
Wade Defense150
Lisitsyn Gambit107
The Walrus83
Vos Gambit64
Herrstrom Gambit62
Arctic Defense58
Polish Defense46
Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred44
Basman Defense40
Bishop's Opening12,303
Pirc Defense12,048
Slav Defense12,015
King's Pawn Game11,672
Busch-Gass Gambit2,151
Leonardis Variation2,047
McConnell Defense1,431
Wayward Queen Attack1,281
Napoleon Attack569
Maróczy Defense468
Damiano Defense459
Tayler Opening353
King's Head Opening255
Gunderam Gambit254
Dresden Opening190
Beyer Gambit182
Alapin Opening173
Mengarini's Opening160
MacLeod Attack146
Clam Variation49
Tortoise Opening42
Vienna Game11,603
King's Indian Defense8,780
Normal Variation2,746
Orthodox Variation926
Fianchetto Variation690
Sämisch Variation668
Four Pawns Attack602
Smyslov Variation360
Zinnowitz Variation287
Makogonov Variation254
Semi-Classical Variation175
Accelerated Averbakh Variation156
Larsen Variation137
Semi-Averbakh System133
Petrosian Variation115
Averbakh Variation109
Exchange Variation72
Kramer Variation69
Steiner Attack58
Benoni Defense8,515
Nimzowitsch Defense7,830
Alekhine Defense7,747
Nimzo-Larsen Attack7,708
Horwitz Defense7,284
Bird Opening5,936
Dutch Defense5,665
Nimzo-Indian Defense5,634
Van't Kruijs Opening4,940
Semi-Slav Defense4,759
Center Game4,380
Hungarian Opening4,200
Ponziani Opening3,441
Englund Gambit3,384
Grünfeld Defense3,135
Polish Opening3,088
Danish Gambit2,986
King's Indian Attack2,895
Rat Defense2,868
King's Gambit2,839
English Defense2,651
Van Geet Opening1,800
Tarrasch Defense1,726
Old Indian Defense1,658
Réti Opening1,381
Duras Gambit831
Slav Indian359
Ware Opening248
Ware Defense216
Carr Defense167
Wade Defense124
Amar Opening106
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