| Position |
Opening |
Usage Ratio |
Games |
 |
 |
| Win |
Lost |
Draw |
Win |
Lost |
Draw |
| 1 |
C41 Philidor's defence |
 |
12.6% |
|
|
77 |
25 |
15 |
2 |
9 |
26 |
0 |
| 2 |
C23 Bishop's opening |
|
4.4% |
|
|
27 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
11 |
1 |
| 3 |
B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence |
|
|
| 4.1% |
|
25 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
| 4 |
C20 KP: Indian opening |
|
|
| 3.6% |
|
22 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
| 5 |
B40 Sicilian defence |
|
|
| 2.8% |
|
17 |
10 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 6 |
A00 Van't Kruijs opening |
|
|
| 2.6% |
|
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
8 |
1 |
| 7 |
C40 King's knight opening |
|
|
| 2.3% |
|
14 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| 8 |
B00 King's pawn opening |
|
|
| 2.3% |
|
14 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
C00 French defence |
|
|
| 2.3% |
|
14 |
8 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
C50 King's pawn game |
|
|
| 2.1% |
|
13 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
| 11 |
C62 Ruy Lopez: old Steinitz defence |
|
|
| 2.0% |
|
12 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 12 |
D00 Queen's pawn game |
|
|
| 2.0% |
|
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
| 13 |
D02 Queen's pawn game, Chigorin variation |
|
|
| 1.5% |
|
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
| 14 |
C44 King's pawn game |
|
|
| 1.3% |
|
8 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 15 |
C20 KP: Patzer opening |
|
|
| 1.3% |
|
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
| 16 |
C40 Greco defence |
|
|
| 1.3% |
|
8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 17 |
C41 Philidor's defence |
|
|
| 1.3% |
|
8 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| 18 |
A00 Benko's opening |
|
|
| 1.3% |
|
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
| 19 |
A01 Nimzovich-Larsen attack: modern variation |
|
|
| 1.1% |
|
7 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 20 |
C55 Two knights defence |
|
|
| 1.1% |
|
7 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 21 |
D20 QGA: 3.e4 |
|
|
| 1.1% |
|
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
| 22 |
D00 Queen's pawn: Chigorin variation |
|
|
| 1.1% |
|
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
| 23 |
A40 Queen's pawn: Charlick (Englund) gambit |
|
|
| 1.1% |
|
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
| 24 |
C46 Three knights game |
|
|
| 1.0% |
|
6 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 25 |
C20 KP: Napoleon's opening |
|
|
| 1.0% |
|
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
| 26 |
B00 Owen defence |
|
|
| 1.0% |
|
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 27 |
B50 Sicilian |
|
|
| 1.0% |
|
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 28 |
C34 KGA: Fischer defence |
|
|
| 1.0% |
|
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
| 29 |
B01 Scandinavian defence |
|
|
| 0.8% |
|
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 30 |
C40 QP counter-gambit (elephant gambit) |
|
|
| 0.8% |
|
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 31 |
C25 Vienna game |
|
|
| 0.8% |
|
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
| 32 |
A06 Reti opening |
|
|
| 0.8% |
|
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| 33 |
C42 Petrov's defence |
|
|
| 0.8% |
|
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| 34 |
C00 French defence |
|
|
| 0.7% |
|
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 35 |
A40 Modern defence |
|
|
| 0.7% |
|
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| 36 |
A20 English opening |
|
|
| 0.7% |
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| 37 |
D20 Queen's gambit accepted |
|
|
| 0.7% |
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| 38 |
C20 King's pawn game |
|
|
| 0.7% |
|
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| 39 |
B20 Sicilian defence |
|
|
| 0.7% |
|
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 40 |
B00 KP: Nimzovich defence |
|
|
| 0.7% |
|
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 41 |
C30 King's gambit |
|
|
| 0.7% |
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| 42 |
A03 Bird's opening |
|
|
| 0.7% |
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| 43 |
C00 Lengfellner system |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 44 |
C41 Philidor: exchange variation |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| 45 |
B28 Sicilian: O'Kelly variation |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 46 |
B30 Sicilian defence |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 47 |
C41 Philidor: exchange variation |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 48 |
B30 Sicilian: Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (without ...d6) |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 49 |
C00 St. George defence |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 50 |
C20 KP: Mengarini's opening |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 51 |
C34 King's knight's gambit |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| 52 |
C42 Petrov: Italian variation |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 53 |
C69 Ruy Lopez: exchange variation, 5.O-O |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 54 |
C68 Ruy Lopez: exchange variation |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 55 |
A04 Reti opening |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| 56 |
A10 English opening |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| 57 |
A00 Mieses opening |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| 58 |
A00 Saragossa opening |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| 59 |
A40 Queen's pawn |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 60 |
B00 KP: Nimzovich defence |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 61 |
B02 Alekhine's defence |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 62 |
B06 Robatsch (modern) defence |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 63 |
B06 Robatsch (modern) defence |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 64 |
C22 Centre game: Paulsen attack |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 65 |
A02 Bird's opening |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 66 |
C24 Bishop's opening: Berlin defence |
|
|
| 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 |
C21 Centre game |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 69 |
C20 KP: Lopez opening |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 70 |
B10 Caro-Kann defence |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 71 |
C20 KP: King's head opening |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 72 |
B12 Caro-Kann defence |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 73 |
C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin defence, 4.O-O |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 74 |
C42 Petrov three knights game |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 75 |
C44 Scotch: Lolli variation |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 76 |
B02 Alekhine's defence: Mokele Mbembe (Buecker) variation |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 77 |
A00 Grob: Fritz gambit |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 78 |
C60 Ruy Lopez (Spanish opening) |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 79 |
C44 Scotch opening |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 80 |
C60 Ruy Lopez: Cozio defence |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 81 |
A00 Dunst (Sleipner, Heinrichsen) opening |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 82 |
C36 KGA: Abbazia defence (classical defence, modern defence) |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 83 |
D07 QGD: Chigorin defence |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 84 |
C00 French: Reti (Spielmann) variation |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 85 |
B20 Sicilian: Steinitz variation |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 86 |
B02 Alekhine's defence |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 87 |
A21 English opening |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 88 |
D00 Queen's pawn, Mason variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 89 |
D00 Levitsky attack (Queen's bishop attack) |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 90 |
C41 Philidor: Lopez counter-gambit |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 91 |
D30 Queen's gambit declined |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 92 |
C78 Ruy Lopez: Wing attack |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 93 |
C41 Philidor: exchange variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 94 |
C41 Philidor: Nimzovich variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 95 |
C67 Ruy Lopez: Berlin defence, open variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 96 |
C66 Ruy Lopez: Berlin defence, 4.O-O, d6 |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 97 |
C41 Philidor: Hanham variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 98 |
C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 99 |
C64 Ruy Lopez: classical defence, 4.c3 |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 100 |
C64 Ruy Lopez: classical (Cordel) defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 101 |
C61 Ruy Lopez: Bird's defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 102 |
C44 Inverted Hungarian |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 103 |
C45 Scotch game |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 104 |
C50 Giuoco Piano |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 105 |
B00 St. George (Baker) defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 106 |
B00 Fried fox defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 107 |
B00 Barnes defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 108 |
A41 Queen's Pawn |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 109 |
A40 Queen's pawn: English defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 110 |
A40 Queen's pawn: Lundin (Kevitz-Mikenas) defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 111 |
A20 English, Nimzovich variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 112 |
A10 English opening |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 113 |
A07 Reti: King's Indian attack (Barcza system) |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 114 |
A02 Bird: From gambit |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 115 |
A01 Nimzovich-Larsen attack: classical variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 116 |
A01 Nimzovich-Larsen attack |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 117 |
A00 Hammerschlag (Fried fox/Pork chop opening) |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 118 |
A00 Gedult's opening |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 119 |
A00 Valencia opening |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 120 |
A00 Ware (Meadow Hay) opening |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 121 |
A00 Anderssen's opening |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 122 |
A00 Dunst (Sleipner,Heinrichsen) opening |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 123 |
A00 Global opening |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 124 |
A00 Clemenz (Mead's, Basman's or de Klerk's) opening |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 125 |
A00 Polish (Sokolsky) opening |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 126 |
C40 Gunderam defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 127 |
C33 KGA: bishop's gambit, Anderssen variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 128 |
C33 KGA: bishop's gambit |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 129 |
C25 Vienna game, Max Lange defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 130 |
C23 Bishop's opening: Philidor counter-attack |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 131 |
C22 Centre game |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 132 |
C21 Centre game |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 133 |
C21 Danish gambit |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 134 |
C02 French: advance, Nimzovich system |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 135 |
C02 French: advance variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 136 |
C01 French: exchange variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 137 |
C00 French defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 138 |
B54 Sicilian |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 139 |
B53 Sicilian, Chekhover variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 140 |
B44 Sicilian defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 141 |
B27 Sicilian defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 142 |
B21 Sicilian: Grand Prix attack |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 143 |
B12 Caro-Kann: advance variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 144 |
B07 Pirc defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 145 |
B02 Alekhine's defence: two pawns' (Lasker's) attack |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 146 |
B01 Scandinavian: Pytel-Wade variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 147 |
B00 Guatemala defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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