| Position |
Opening |
Usage Ratio |
Games |
 |
 |
| Win |
Lost |
Draw |
Win |
Lost |
Draw |
| 1 |
A00 Polish (Sokolsky) opening |
 |
21.9% |
|
|
134 |
60 |
64 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 2 |
B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence |
|
16.6% |
|
|
102 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
43 |
51 |
7 |
| 3 |
B20 Sicilian defence |
|
|
| 3.4% |
|
21 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
6 |
0 |
| 4 |
A40 Modern defence |
|
|
| 2.9% |
|
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
8 |
1 |
| 5 |
C23 Bishop's opening |
|
|
| 2.0% |
|
12 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 6 |
A00 Van't Kruijs opening |
|
|
| 2.0% |
|
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
| 7 |
C41 Philidor's defence |
|
|
| 1.6% |
|
10 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 8 |
B00 King's pawn opening |
|
|
| 1.5% |
|
9 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
| 9 |
A45 Queen's pawn game |
|
|
| 1.5% |
|
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
| 10 |
D00 Queen's pawn game |
|
|
| 1.5% |
|
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
| 11 |
A04 Reti opening |
|
|
| 1.5% |
|
9 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 12 |
A00 Benko's opening |
|
|
| 1.5% |
|
9 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
| 13 |
C00 French defence |
|
|
| 1.3% |
|
8 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 14 |
B40 Sicilian defence |
|
|
| 1.1% |
|
7 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| 15 |
B21 Sicilian: Grand Prix attack |
|
|
| 1.1% |
|
7 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
| 16 |
C24 Bishop's opening: Berlin defence |
|
|
| 1.1% |
|
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 17 |
B00 Reversed Grob (Borg/Basman defence/macho Grob) |
|
|
| 1.0% |
|
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| 18 |
B50 Sicilian |
|
|
| 1.0% |
|
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| 19 |
A06 Reti opening |
|
|
| 1.0% |
|
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| 20 |
C30 King's gambit |
|
|
| 0.8% |
|
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 21 |
A00 Polish: Outflank variation |
|
|
| 0.8% |
|
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 22 |
B30 Sicilian defence |
|
|
| 0.8% |
|
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 23 |
B00 Owen defence |
|
|
| 0.8% |
|
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 24 |
C23 Bishop's opening: Classical variation |
|
|
| 0.7% |
|
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 25 |
B01 Scandinavian defence |
|
|
| 0.7% |
|
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 26 |
B06 Robatsch (modern) defence |
|
|
| 0.7% |
|
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 27 |
D20 QGA: 3.e4 |
|
|
| 0.7% |
|
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 28 |
D00 Queen's pawn, Mason variation |
|
|
| 0.7% |
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| 29 |
A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening) |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| 30 |
A48 King's Indian: London system |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| 31 |
A00 Clemenz (Mead's, Basman's or de Klerk's) opening |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 32 |
B00 St. George (Baker) defence |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 33 |
A00 Grob's attack |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 34 |
B00 KP: Nimzovich defence |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 35 |
B10 Caro-Kann defence |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 36 |
B02 Alekhine's defence |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 37 |
D10 QGD Slav defence |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| 38 |
A07 Reti: King's Indian attack (Barcza system) |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 39 |
A40 Queen's pawn |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 40 |
C20 King's pawn game |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 41 |
C44 King's pawn game |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 42 |
C00 French defence |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 43 |
C00 French: Labourdonnais variation |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 44 |
C55 Two knights defence (Modern bishop's opening) |
|
|
| 0.5% |
|
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 45 |
C21 Centre game |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 46 |
B02 Alekhine's defence |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 47 |
C00 Lengfellner system |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 48 |
B56 Sicilian |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 49 |
B40 Sicilian defence |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 50 |
B32 Sicilian defence |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 51 |
B21 Sicilian: Smith-Morra gambit |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 52 |
B22 Sicilian: Alapin's variation (2.c3) |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 53 |
B23 Sicilian: closed |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 54 |
D20 Queen's gambit accepted |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 55 |
B23 Sicilian: closed, 2...Nc6 |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 56 |
B28 Sicilian: O'Kelly variation |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 57 |
D00 Queen's pawn: Chigorin variation |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 58 |
B30 Sicilian: Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (without ...d6) |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 59 |
A40 Queen's pawn: Lundin (Kevitz-Mikenas) defence |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 60 |
A46 Queen's pawn game |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 61 |
A00 Anderssen's opening |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 62 |
A01 Nimzovich-Larsen attack: Dutch variation |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 63 |
A00 Saragossa opening |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 64 |
A80 Dutch |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 65 |
A00 Dunst (Sleipner,Heinrichsen) opening |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 66 |
A00 Dunst (Sleipner, Heinrichsen) opening |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 67 |
A00 Mieses opening |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 68 |
A01 Nimzovich-Larsen attack: Indian variation |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 69 |
A05 Reti opening |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 70 |
A22 English: Bremen, Smyslov system |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 71 |
B01 Scandinavian, Mieses-Kotrvc gambit |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 72 |
B01 Scandinavian: Pytel-Wade variation |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 73 |
B02 Alekhine's defence |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 74 |
A21 English opening |
|
|
| 0.3% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 75 |
C44 Ponziani opening |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 76 |
C45 Scotch game |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 77 |
C50 King's pawn game |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 78 |
C42 Petrov's defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 79 |
C40 QP counter-gambit (elephant gambit) |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 80 |
C40 Greco defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 81 |
C39 KGA: Allgaier, Horny defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 82 |
C39 King's knight's gambit |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 83 |
C34 King's knight's gambit |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 84 |
C30 KGD: 2...Nf6 |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 85 |
C30 KGD: classical, Soldatenkov variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 86 |
C30 KGD: classical variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 87 |
C53 Giuoco Piano |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 88 |
C54 Giuoco Piano |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 89 |
A01 Nimzovich-Larsen attack |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 90 |
C68 Ruy Lopez: exchange variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 91 |
C74 Ruy Lopez: modern Steinitz defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 92 |
D00 Levitsky attack (Queen's bishop attack) |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 93 |
D02 Queen's pawn game |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 94 |
D06 QGD: Marshall defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 95 |
A00 Polish: Tuebingen variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 96 |
D21 QGA: Ericson variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 97 |
D31 QGD: 3.Nc3 |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 98 |
D85 Gruenfeld: exchange variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 99 |
E00 Queen's pawn game |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 100 |
E60 King's Indian defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 101 |
E61 King's Indian defence, 3.Nc3 |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 102 |
E61 King's Indian: Smyslov system |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 103 |
B52 Sicilian: Canal-Sokolsky attack, 3...Bd7 |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 104 |
A25 English: closed system |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 105 |
B41 Sicilian: Kan variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 106 |
A36 English: symmetrical variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 107 |
A40 Queen's pawn: English defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 108 |
A51 Budapest: Fajarowicz, Steiner variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 109 |
A56 Benoni defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 110 |
B27 Sicilian: Hungarian variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 111 |
B00 Corn stalk defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 112 |
B00 Lemming defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 113 |
B00 Barnes defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 114 |
B00 KP: Nimzovich defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 115 |
B00 KP: Nimzovich defence, Bogolyubov variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 116 |
B12 Caro-Kann: advance variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 117 |
B01 Scandinavian defence, Lasker variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 118 |
B06 Robatsch (modern) defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 119 |
B02 Alekhine's defence: two pawns' (Lasker's) attack |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 120 |
B02 Alekhine's defence: Maroczy variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 121 |
C30 KGD: Keene's defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 122 |
A02 Bird's opening |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 123 |
A03 Bird's opening |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 124 |
A04 Reti opening |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 125 |
C23 Bishop's opening: Calabrese counter-gambit |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 126 |
C23 Bishop's opening: Philidor counter-attack |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 127 |
C22 Centre game |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 128 |
A06 Santasiere's folly |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 129 |
C21 Danish gambit |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 130 |
C21 Halasz gambit |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 131 |
C20 KP: Indian opening |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 132 |
A13 English opening |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 133 |
C01 French: exchange variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 134 |
A15 English opening |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 135 |
A20 English opening |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 136 |
C00 French: King's Indian attack |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 137 |
A21 English, Kramnik-Shirov counterattack |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 138 |
C00 French: Steinitz attack |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-22
