| Position |
Opening |
Usage Ratio |
Games |
 |
 |
| Win |
Lost |
Draw |
Win |
Lost |
Draw |
| 1 |
D06 QGD: Marshall defence |
 |
7.3% |
 |
|
46 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
31 |
2 |
| 2 |
C50 King's pawn game |
 |
7.2% |
 |
|
45 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
26 |
0 |
| 3 |
C45 Scotch game |
 |
6.5% |
 |
|
41 |
16 |
23 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 4 |
C24 Bishop's opening: Berlin defence |
 |
5.4% |
 |
|
34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
22 |
1 |
| 5 |
C00 French defence |
 |
4.5% |
 |
|
28 |
9 |
17 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 6 |
C60 Ruy Lopez (Spanish opening) |
 |
4.0% |
 |
|
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
17 |
0 |
| 7 |
B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence |
 |
3.7% |
 |
|
23 |
8 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 8 |
C20 King's pawn game |
 |
3.3% |
 |
|
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
12 |
2 |
| 9 |
C44 Scotch opening |
 |
3.2% |
 |
|
20 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
1 |
| 10 |
C30 King's gambit |
 |
2.9% |
 |
|
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
9 |
2 |
| 11 |
C45 Scotch game |
 |
|
 | 2.1% |
|
13 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 12 |
C41 Philidor: exchange variation |
 |
|
 | 2.1% |
|
13 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 13 |
B10 Caro-Kann defence |
 |
|
 | 1.9% |
|
12 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 14 |
D00 Queen's pawn game |
 |
|
 | 1.9% |
|
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
| 15 |
B53 Sicilian, Chekhover variation |
 |
|
 | 1.8% |
|
11 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 16 |
B32 Sicilian defence |
 |
|
 | 1.8% |
|
11 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 17 |
A00 Van't Kruijs opening |
 |
|
 | 1.4% |
|
9 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
| 18 |
B00 King's pawn opening |
 |
|
 | 1.4% |
|
9 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 19 |
C41 Philidor's defence |
 |
|
 | 1.4% |
|
9 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 20 |
D02 Queen's pawn game, Chigorin variation |
 |
|
 | 1.3% |
|
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
| 21 |
C25 Vienna game |
 |
|
 | 1.3% |
|
8 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 22 |
C40 Greco defence |
 |
|
 | 1.1% |
|
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 23 |
C20 KP: Patzer opening |
 |
|
 | 1.1% |
|
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
| 24 |
A03 Bird's opening |
 |
|
 | 1.1% |
|
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
| 25 |
B00 KP: Nimzovich defence |
 |
|
 | 1.0% |
|
6 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 26 |
B32 Sicilian: Labourdonnais-Loewenthal variation |
 |
|
 | 1.0% |
|
6 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 27 |
C44 Ponziani opening |
 |
|
 | 1.0% |
|
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
| 28 |
D00 Queen's pawn: Chigorin variation |
 |
|
 | 1.0% |
|
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| 29 |
C26 Vienna: Falkbeer variation |
 |
|
 | 0.8% |
|
5 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 30 |
B06 Robatsch (modern) defence |
 |
|
 | 0.8% |
|
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 31 |
B02 Alekhine's defence |
 |
|
 | 0.8% |
|
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 32 |
B00 Owen defence |
 |
|
 | 0.8% |
|
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 33 |
C41 Philidor: exchange variation |
 |
|
 | 0.8% |
|
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 34 |
C44 King's pawn game |
 |
|
 | 0.8% |
|
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
| 35 |
C40 King's knight opening |
 |
|
 | 0.6% |
|
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 36 |
B28 Sicilian: O'Kelly variation |
 |
|
 | 0.6% |
|
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 37 |
A20 English opening |
 |
|
 | 0.6% |
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| 38 |
C00 French defence |
 |
|
 | 0.6% |
|
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 39 |
C40 QP counter-gambit (elephant gambit) |
 |
|
 | 0.5% |
|
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 40 |
C41 Philidor: exchange variation |
 |
|
 | 0.5% |
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 41 |
C45 Scotch: Steinitz variation |
 |
|
 | 0.5% |
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 42 |
C45 Scotch: Ghulam Kassim variation |
 |
|
 | 0.5% |
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 43 |
C42 Petrov three knights game |
 |
|
 | 0.5% |
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 44 |
C20 KP: Indian opening |
 |
|
 | 0.5% |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| 45 |
A00 Benko's opening |
 |
|
 | 0.5% |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| 46 |
B33 Sicilian defence |
 |
|
 | 0.5% |
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 47 |
B54 Sicilian |
 |
|
 | 0.5% |
|
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 48 |
B44 Sicilian defence |
 |
|
 | 0.5% |
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 49 |
D00 Queen's pawn, Mason variation |
 |
|
 | 0.5% |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| 50 |
A22 English opening |
 |
|
 | 0.5% |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| 51 |
B00 Fred |
 |
|
 | 0.5% |
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 52 |
B21 Sicilian: Smith-Morra gambit |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 53 |
C40 Damiano's defence |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 54 |
C48 Four knights: Spanish variation |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 55 |
C40 Latvian counter-gambit |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 56 |
A00 Gedult's opening |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 57 |
D00 Blackmar gambit |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 58 |
C62 Ruy Lopez: old Steinitz defence |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 59 |
A21 English, Kramnik-Shirov counterattack |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 60 |
C44 Scotch: Lolli variation |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 61 |
A20 English, Nimzovich variation |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 62 |
C44 Inverted Hungarian |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 63 |
D00 Levitsky attack (Queen's bishop attack) |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 64 |
C44 Ponziani: Jaenisch counter-attack |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 65 |
A06 Reti opening |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 66 |
B90 Sicilian: Najdorf, Lipnitzky attack |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 67 |
B94 Sicilian: Najdorf, 6.Bg5 |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 68 |
A00 Saragossa opening |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 69 |
C20 KP: Mengarini's opening |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 70 |
B43 Sicilian: Kan, 5.Nc3 |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 71 |
B40 Sicilian: Anderssen variation |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 72 |
C20 KP: Napoleon's opening |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 73 |
C20 KP: Lopez opening |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 74 |
C45 Scotch: Schmidt variation |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 75 |
D01 Richter-Veresov attack |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 76 |
C24 Bishop's opening: Ponziani gambit |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 77 |
C25 Vienna game, Max Lange defence |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 78 |
C46 Four knights: Italian variation |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 79 |
B34 Sicilian: accelerated fianchetto, exchange variation |
 |
|
 | 0.3% |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 80 |
C46 Three knights game |
 |
|
 | 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 81 |
C45 Scotch: Paulsen attack |
 |
|
 | 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 82 |
C46 Four knights: Gunsberg variation |
 |
|
 | 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 83 |
A00 Polish (Sokolsky) opening |
 |
|
 | 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 84 |
A00 Grob's attack |
 |
|
 | 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 85 |
A00 Clemenz (Mead's, Basman's or de Klerk's) opening |
 |
|
 | 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 86 |
A00 Amar (Paris) opening |
 |
|
 | 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 87 |
A01 Nimzovich-Larsen attack: modern variation |
 |
|
 | 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 88 |
A06 Reti: Nimzovich-Larsen attack |
 |
|
 | 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 89 |
A07 Reti: King's Indian attack (Barcza system) |
 |
|
 | 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 90 |
A21 English opening |
 |
|
 | 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 91 |
B00 Corn stalk defence |
 |
|
 | 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 92 |
B00 KP: Colorado counter |
 |
|
 | 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 93 |
B02 Alekhine's defence: Scandinavian variation |
 |
|
 | 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 94 |
B10 Caro-Kann defence |
 |
|
 | 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 95 |
B27 Sicilian: Hungarian variation |
 |
|
 | 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 96 |
B40 Sicilian defence |
 |
|
 | 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 97 |
B40 Sicilian defence |
 |
|
 | 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 98 |
B70 Sicilian: dragon variation |
 |
|
 | 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 99 |
C20 KP: King's head opening |
 |
|
 | 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 100 |
C23 Bishop's opening |
 |
|
 | 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 101 |
C26 Vienna: Mengarini variation |
 |
|
 | 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 102 |
C41 Philidor: Larsen variation |
 |
|
 | 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 103 |
C41 Philidor: Hanham variation |
 |
|
 | 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 104 |
C42 Petrov's defence |
 |
|
 | 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |