| Position |
Opening |
Usage Ratio |
Games |
 |
 |
| Win |
Lost |
Draw |
Win |
Lost |
Draw |
| 1 |
B20 Sicilian defence |
 |
10.8% |
|
|
51 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
40 |
9 |
0 |
| 2 |
B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence |
|
7.4% |
|
|
35 |
21 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 3 |
C41 Philidor: exchange variation |
|
5.3% |
|
|
25 |
19 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 4 |
B00 King's pawn opening |
|
4.5% |
|
|
21 |
13 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 5 |
A45 Queen's pawn game |
|
3.8% |
|
|
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
5 |
0 |
| 6 |
B30 Sicilian defence |
|
|
| 3.6% |
|
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
6 |
0 |
| 7 |
B33 Sicilian defence |
|
|
| 3.2% |
|
15 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
| 8 |
B50 Sicilian |
|
|
| 2.5% |
|
12 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
| 9 |
C62 Ruy Lopez: old Steinitz defence |
|
|
| 2.3% |
|
11 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
A00 Van't Kruijs opening |
|
|
| 2.1% |
|
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
| 11 |
C00 French defence |
|
|
| 1.7% |
|
8 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 12 |
C61 Ruy Lopez: Bird's defence |
|
|
| 1.7% |
|
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 13 |
B32 Sicilian defence |
|
|
| 1.5% |
|
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
| 14 |
B21 Sicilian: Smith-Morra gambit |
|
|
| 1.5% |
|
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
| 15 |
C41 Philidor's defence |
|
|
| 1.5% |
|
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 16 |
C40 Greco defence |
|
|
| 1.5% |
|
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 17 |
C40 King's knight opening |
|
|
| 1.5% |
|
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 18 |
A46 Queen's pawn game |
|
|
| 1.5% |
|
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
| 19 |
C60 Ruy Lopez: Cozio defence |
|
|
| 1.3% |
|
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 20 |
B22 Sicilian: Alapin's variation (2.c3) |
|
|
| 1.3% |
|
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
| 21 |
B31 Sicilian: Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (with ...g6, without ...d6) |
|
|
| 1.3% |
|
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
| 22 |
B90 Sicilian: Najdorf |
|
|
| 1.3% |
|
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| 23 |
B41 Sicilian: Kan, Maroczy bind (Reti variation) |
|
|
| 1.1% |
|
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 24 |
B01 Scandinavian: Pytel-Wade variation |
|
|
| 1.1% |
|
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 25 |
B00 Owen defence |
|
|
| 1.1% |
|
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 26 |
A00 Polish (Sokolsky) opening |
|
|
| 0.8% |
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| 27 |
B21 Sicilian: Smith-Morra gambit |
|
|
| 0.8% |
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| 28 |
B21 Sicilian: Grand Prix attack |
|
|
| 0.8% |
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| 29 |
C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin defence, 4.O-O |
|
|
| 0.8% |
|
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 30 |
B18 Caro-Kann: classical, 6.h4 |
|
|
| 0.8% |
|
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 31 |
B52 Sicilian: Canal-Sokolsky attack, 3...Bd7 |
|
|
| 0.8% |
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| 32 |
B33 Sicilian: Pelikan (Lasker/Sveshnikov) variation |
|
|
| 0.6% |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 33 |
C16 French: Winawer, advance variation |
|
|
| 0.6% |
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 34 |
C42 Petrov: Damiano variation |
|
|
| 0.6% |
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 35 |
C11 French: Steinitz, Boleslavsky variation |
|
|
| 0.6% |
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 36 |
E00 Queen's pawn game |
|
|
| 0.6% |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 37 |
B54 Sicilian |
|
|
| 0.6% |
|
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 38 |
E10 Queen's pawn game |
|
|
| 0.6% |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| 39 |
E20 Nimzo-Indian defence |
|
|
| 0.6% |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 40 |
B90 Sicilian: Najdorf, Lipnitzky attack |
|
|
| 0.6% |
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 41 |
B00 KP: Nimzovich defence |
|
|
| 0.6% |
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 42 |
A00 Mieses opening |
|
|
| 0.6% |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 43 |
A00 Benko's opening |
|
|
| 0.6% |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| 44 |
A00 Anti-Borg (Desprez) opening |
|
|
| 0.6% |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 45 |
C41 Philidor: Boden variation |
|
|
| 0.4% |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 46 |
C50 Giuoco Piano |
|
|
| 0.4% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 47 |
C41 Philidor: Nimzovich variation |
|
|
| 0.4% |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 48 |
C40 Damiano's defence |
|
|
| 0.4% |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 49 |
C40 Gunderam defence |
|
|
| 0.4% |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 50 |
A20 English opening |
|
|
| 0.4% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 51 |
C30 King's gambit |
|
|
| 0.4% |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 52 |
C42 Petrov's defence |
|
|
| 0.4% |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 53 |
C11 French: Steinitz variation |
|
|
| 0.4% |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 54 |
C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin defence, Beverwijk variation |
|
|
| 0.4% |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 55 |
C67 Ruy Lopez: Berlin defence, open variation |
|
|
| 0.4% |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 56 |
C00 French defence |
|
|
| 0.4% |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 57 |
B95 Sicilian: Najdorf, 6...e6 |
|
|
| 0.4% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 58 |
B40 Sicilian defence |
|
|
| 0.4% |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 59 |
B40 Sicilian: Marshall variation |
|
|
| 0.4% |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 60 |
A00 Ware (Meadow Hay) opening |
|
|
| 0.4% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 61 |
B32 Sicilian: Labourdonnais-Loewenthal (Kalashnikov) variation |
|
|
| 0.4% |
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 62 |
E21 Nimzo-Indian: three knights variation |
|
|
| 0.4% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 63 |
B12 Caro-Kann defence |
|
|
| 0.4% |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 64 |
B23 Sicilian: closed, 2...Nc6 |
|
|
| 0.4% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 65 |
B30 Sicilian: Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (without ...d6) |
|
|
| 0.4% |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 66 |
B06 Robatsch defence |
|
|
| 0.4% |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 67 |
B06 Robatsch (modern) defence |
|
|
| 0.4% |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 68 |
C44 Scotch: Goering gambit |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 69 |
C44 Scotch gambit |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 70 |
C45 Scotch game |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 71 |
E30 Nimzo-Indian: Leningrad variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 72 |
C60 Ruy Lopez (Spanish opening) |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 73 |
A00 Clemenz (Mead's, Basman's or de Klerk's) opening |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 74 |
E40 Nimzo-Indian: 4.e3 |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 75 |
A00 Gedult's opening |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 76 |
A00 Mieses opening |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 77 |
C64 Ruy Lopez: classical (Cordel) defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 78 |
C64 Ruy Lopez: classical defence, 4.c3 |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 79 |
C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 80 |
A00 Crab opening |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 81 |
D06 QGD: Marshall defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 82 |
C66 Ruy Lopez: Berlin defence, 4.O-O, d6 |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 83 |
D00 Queen's pawn game |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 84 |
C68 Ruy Lopez: exchange variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 85 |
C70 Ruy Lopez: Classical defence deferred |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 86 |
C92 Ruy Lopez: closed, Kholmov variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 87 |
C79 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz defence deferred (Russian defence) |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 88 |
C74 Ruy Lopez: modern Steinitz defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 89 |
B24 Sicilian: closed |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 90 |
B23 Sicilian: Grand Prix attack |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 91 |
B20 Sicilian: Steinitz variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 92 |
B32 Sicilian: Labourdonnais-Loewenthal variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 93 |
B19 Caro-Kann: classical, Spassky variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 94 |
B16 Caro-Kann: Bronstein-Larsen variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 95 |
B15 Caro-Kann defence |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 96 |
B50 Sicilian: wing gambit deferred |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 97 |
B10 Caro-Kann: Hillbilly attack |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 98 |
B53 Sicilian, Chekhover variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 99 |
B92 Sicilian: Najdorf, Opovcensky variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 100 |
A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening) |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 101 |
C00 Lengfellner system |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 102 |
C03 French: Tarrasch |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 103 |
C10 French: Paulsen variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 104 |
C10 French: Rubinstein variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 105 |
A45 Paleface attack |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 106 |
A45 Canard opening |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 107 |
C17 French: Winawer, advance, Bogolyubov variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 108 |
C17 French: Winawer, advance, 5.a3 |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 109 |
C18 French: Winawer, advance variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 110 |
C21 Danish gambit |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 111 |
C36 KGA: Abbazia defence (classical defence, modern defence) |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 112 |
A15 English, 1...Nf6 (Anglo-Indian defense) |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 113 |
C40 QP counter-gambit (elephant gambit) |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 114 |
C40 QP counter-gambit: Maroczy gambit |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 115 |
A03 Bird's opening |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 116 |
A01 Nimzovich-Larsen attack: modern variation |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 117 |
C44 Scotch opening |
|
|
| 0.2% |
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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