| Position |
Opening |
Usage Ratio |
Games |
 |
 |
| Win |
Lost |
Draw |
Win |
Lost |
Draw |
| 1 |
C41 Philidor's defence |
 |
6.8% |
 |
|
46 |
33 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2 |
C23 Bishop's opening |
 |
5.7% |
 |
|
39 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
13 |
3 |
| 3 |
C46 Three knights game |
 |
5.3% |
 |
|
36 |
28 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 4 |
C62 Ruy Lopez: old Steinitz defence |
 |
5.1% |
 |
|
35 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
13 |
4 |
| 5 |
C50 King's pawn game |
 |
4.7% |
 |
|
32 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
8 |
3 |
| 6 |
D00 Queen's pawn game |
 |
4.1% |
 |
|
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
9 |
3 |
| 7 |
B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence |
 |
3.8% |
 |
|
26 |
19 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 8 |
C30 King's gambit |
 |
3.2% |
 |
|
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
11 |
2 |
| 9 |
C46 Four knights game |
 |
3.1% |
 |
|
21 |
15 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 10 |
B30 Sicilian defence |
 |
2.8% |
 |
|
19 |
8 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
C45 Scotch game |
 |
2.6% |
 |
|
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
7 |
1 |
| 12 |
C20 King's pawn game |
 |
2.3% |
 |
|
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
1 |
| 13 |
D06 QGD: Marshall defence |
 |
2.3% |
 |
|
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
| 14 |
C47 Four knights: Scotch, 4...exd4 |
 |
|
 | 1.9% |
|
13 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 15 |
A04 Reti opening |
 |
|
 | 1.9% |
|
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
| 16 |
B50 Sicilian |
 |
|
 | 1.9% |
|
13 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 17 |
C44 Ponziani: Jaenisch counter-attack |
 |
|
 | 1.6% |
|
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
| 18 |
C20 KP: Indian opening |
 |
|
 | 1.5% |
|
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
| 19 |
C42 Petrov three knights game |
 |
|
 | 1.5% |
|
10 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 20 |
C20 KP: Patzer opening |
 |
|
 | 1.3% |
|
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
| 21 |
C40 King's knight opening |
 |
|
 | 1.3% |
|
9 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 22 |
A01 Nimzovich-Larsen attack: modern variation |
 |
|
 | 1.2% |
|
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
| 23 |
C40 Greco defence |
 |
|
 | 1.0% |
|
7 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 24 |
C02 French: advance variation |
 |
|
 | 1.0% |
|
7 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 25 |
A00 Van't Kruijs opening |
 |
|
 | 1.0% |
|
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
| 26 |
B00 King's pawn opening |
 |
|
 | 0.9% |
|
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 27 |
D00 Queen's pawn, Mason variation |
 |
|
 | 0.9% |
|
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| 28 |
B00 Owen defence |
 |
|
 | 0.9% |
|
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 29 |
D06 QGD: Grau (Sahovic) defence |
 |
|
 | 0.9% |
|
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
| 30 |
C02 French: advance variation |
 |
|
 | 0.9% |
|
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 31 |
C00 French defence |
 |
|
 | 0.9% |
|
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 32 |
C40 Damiano's defence |
 |
|
 | 0.7% |
|
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 33 |
C26 Vienna: Falkbeer variation |
 |
|
 | 0.7% |
|
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| 34 |
C44 King's pawn game |
 |
|
 | 0.7% |
|
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 35 |
C02 French: advance variation |
 |
|
 | 0.6% |
|
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 36 |
B40 Sicilian defence |
 |
|
 | 0.6% |
|
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 37 |
C21 Centre game |
 |
|
 | 0.6% |
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| 38 |
C34 KGA: Fischer defence |
 |
|
 | 0.6% |
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| 39 |
C40 QP counter-gambit (elephant gambit) |
 |
|
 | 0.6% |
|
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 40 |
C48 Four knights: Spanish variation |
 |
|
 | 0.6% |
|
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 41 |
D00 Queen's pawn: Chigorin variation |
 |
|
 | 0.6% |
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| 42 |
D02 Queen's pawn game, Chigorin variation |
 |
|
 | 0.6% |
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| 43 |
D20 Queen's gambit accepted |
 |
|
 | 0.6% |
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| 44 |
A00 Benko's opening |
 |
|
 | 0.6% |
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| 45 |
B00 KP: Nimzovich defence |
 |
|
 | 0.6% |
|
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 46 |
A03 Bird's opening |
 |
|
 | 0.6% |
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| 47 |
A20 English opening |
 |
|
 | 0.6% |
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| 48 |
B02 Alekhine's defence: Scandinavian variation |
 |
|
 | 0.4% |
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 49 |
B02 Alekhine's defence |
 |
|
 | 0.4% |
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 50 |
C20 KP: Napoleon's opening |
 |
|
 | 0.4% |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 51 |
A00 Dunst (Sleipner,Heinrichsen) opening |
 |
|
 | 0.4% |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 52 |
C47 Four knights: Scotch variation |
 |
|
 | 0.4% |
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 53 |
B12 Caro-Kann defence |
 |
|
 | 0.4% |
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 54 |
A22 English: Carls' Bremen system |
 |
|
 | 0.4% |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| 55 |
C40 Latvian counter-gambit |
 |
|
 | 0.4% |
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 56 |
A00 Grob's attack |
 |
|
 | 0.4% |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| 57 |
C46 Four knights: Schultze-Mueller gambit |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 58 |
A00 Mieses opening |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 59 |
B00 Fred |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 60 |
B00 Barnes defence |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 61 |
B00 St. George (Baker) defence |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 62 |
A00 Gedult's opening |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 63 |
A00 Saragossa opening |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 64 |
C44 Scotch: Goering gambit |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 65 |
C26 Vienna: Paulsen-Mieses variation |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 66 |
A02 Bird's opening |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 67 |
A00 Anti-Borg (Desprez) opening |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 68 |
A00 Ware (Meadow Hay) opening |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 69 |
C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin defence |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 70 |
B27 Sicilian: Hungarian variation |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 71 |
C21 Danish gambit |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 72 |
C20 KP: Lopez opening |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 73 |
B23 Sicilian: closed |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 74 |
B06 Robatsch (modern) defence |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 75 |
B12 Caro-Kann: advance variation |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 76 |
C00 Lengfellner system |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 77 |
C00 St. George defence |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 78 |
D02 Queen's pawn game |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 79 |
A00 Polish (Sokolsky) opening |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 80 |
D02 Queen's bishop game |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 81 |
C46 Four knights: Italian variation |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 82 |
A00 Clemenz (Mead's, Basman's or de Klerk's) opening |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 83 |
D01 Richter-Veresov attack |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 84 |
A00 Amar (Paris) opening |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 85 |
C47 Four knights: Belgrade gambit |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 86 |
D00 Blackmar gambit |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 87 |
D00 Levitsky attack (Queen's bishop attack) |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 88 |
A00 Anderssen's opening |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 89 |
A00 Crab opening |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 90 |
C55 Two knights defence (Modern bishop's opening) |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 91 |
B27 Sicilian: Stiletto (Althouse) variation |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 92 |
B28 Sicilian: O'Kelly variation |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 93 |
B27 Sicilian defence |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 94 |
B23 Sicilian: closed, 2...Nc6 |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 95 |
B12 Caro-Masi defence |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 96 |
C02 French: advance, Nimzovich system |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 97 |
B10 Caro-Kann defence |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 98 |
C02 French: advance, Paulsen attack |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 99 |
B07 Pirc defence |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 100 |
C20 KP: Mengarini's opening |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 101 |
C20 KP: King's head opening |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 102 |
B06 Robatsch (modern) defence |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 103 |
C21 Danish gambit: Schlechter defence |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 104 |
C22 Centre game |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 105 |
C22 Centre game: Paulsen attack |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 106 |
C25 Vienna game, Max Lange defence |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 107 |
C26 Vienna game |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 108 |
C40 Gunderam defence |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 109 |
B00 Lemming defence |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 110 |
B00 Corn stalk defence |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 111 |
A22 English opening |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 112 |
A21 English, Kramnik-Shirov counterattack |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 113 |
C44 Konstantinopolsky opening |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 114 |
C46 Three knights: Winawer defence (Gothic defence) |
 |
|
 | <0.1% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |