Chess Opening Statistics
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Opening/Variation | White Win % | Black Win % | Draw % | Moves |
Alekhine Defense | 38 | 32 | 30 | 1. e4 Nf6 |
- Four Pawns Attack | 36 | 40 | 24 | 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 |
- Modern Variation | 42 | 26 | 32 | 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 |
Anderssen's Opening | 30 | 43 | 27 | 1. a3 |
- 1...d5 Variation | 27 | 44 | 29 | 1...d5 |
- 1...e5 Variation | 34 | 42 | 24 | 1...e5 |
- 1...g6 Variation | 23 | 55 | 22 | 1...g6 |
Anti-Veresov Opening | 36 | 36 | 28 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 |
Benko Gambit | 40 | 32 | 28 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 |
- Accepted | 40 | 32 | 28 | 4. cxb5 |
- Fully Accepted | 39 | 29 | 32 | 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 |
- 7. e4 Variation | 42 | 36 | 22 | 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. e4 |
- Main Line | 39 | 26 | 35 | 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. e4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 g6 9. g3 Bg7 10. Kg2 O-O 11. Nf3 |
- Fianchetto Variation | 42 | 35 | 23 | 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 g6 7. g3 |
- Nescafe Frappe Attack | 36 | 45 | 19 | 4. cxb5 a6 5. Nc3 |
Benko Opening | 38 | 27 | 35 | 1. g3 |
- 1...d5 Variation | 35 | 29 | 36 | 1...d5 |
- 1...e5 Variation | 37 | 31 | 32 | 1...e5 |
- Lasker Simul Special | 66 | 11 | 23 | 1...h5 |
Benoni Defense | 41 | 31 | 28 | 1. d4 c5 |
- Full Benoni | 41 | 29 | 30 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 |
- Modern Variation | 46 | 30 | 24 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 |
Bird's Opening | 34 | 41 | 25 | 1. f4 |
- Dutch Variation | 34 | 40 | 26 | 1...d5 |
- From Gambit | 41 | 40 | 19 | 1...e5 2. fxe5 d6 |
- 1...f5 Variation | 39 | 30 | 31 | 1...f5 |
Bishop's Opening | 41 | 29 | 30 | 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 |
- Berlin Defense | 40 | 28 | 32 | 2...Nf6 |
- 3...d3 Variation | 40 | 26 | 34 | 2...Nf6 3. d3 |
- 3...Nc3 Variation | 38 | 32 | 30 | 2...Nf6 3. Nc3 |
- Classical Variation | 47 | 30 | 23 | 2...Bc5 |
Blackmar Diemer Gambit | 49 | 35 | 16 | 1. d4 d5 2. e4 |
- Caro-Kann | 37 | 28 | 35 | 2...c6 |
- Nimzowitsch Defense Center Variation | 43 | 35 | 22 | 2...d5 |
- Accepted | 50 | 35 | 15 | 2...dxe4 |
- French Defense | 40 | 30 | 30 | 2...e6 |
Blackmar Diemer Gambit (Delayed) | 45 | 39 | 16 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 |
- Caro-Kann Traditional Variation | 36 | 28 | 36 | 3...c6 |
- Accepted | 50 | 35 | 15 | 3...dxe4 |
- Accepted 4. f3 Variation | 52 | 34 | 14 | 3...dxe4 4...f3 |
- French Defense Main Line | 39 | 28 | 33 | 3...e6 |
- Hubsch Variation | 42 | 40 | 18 | 3...Nxe4 |
Bogo-Indian Defense | 36 | 22 | 42 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ |
Budapest Gambit | 46 | 27 | 27 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 |
- Fajarowicz Variation | 50 | 26 | 24 | 3. dxe5 Ne4 |
- Rubenstein Variation | 50 | 17 | 33 | 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Bf4 |
- Alekhine Variation | 41 | 37 | 22 | 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 |
- Adler Variation | 42 | 30 | 28 | 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 |
Caro-Kann | 38 | 28 | 34 | 1. e4 c6 |
- Advance Variation | 41 | 30 | 29 | 2. d4 d5 3. e5 |
- Panov-Botvinnik Attack | 36 | 29 | 35 | 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 |
- Traditional Variation | 36 | 28 | 36 | 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 |
- Capablanca Variation | 34 | 26 | 40 | 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 cxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 |
Centre Counter Game | 42 | 29 | 29 | 1. e4 d5 |
- 2...Nf6 Variation | 42 | 30 | 28 | 2. exd5 Nf6 |
- 2...Qxd5 Variation | 42 | 28 | 30 | 2. exd5 Qxd5 |
- 3...Qa5 Variation | 42 | 28 | 30 | 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 |
- 3...Qd8 Variation | 42 | 26 | 32 | 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 |
Centre Game | 44 | 34 | 22 | 1. e4 e5 2. d4 |
- Accepted | 42 | 35 | 23 | 2...exd4 |
- Danish Gambit | 44 | 36 | 20 | 2...exd4 3. c3 |
- Danish Gambit Fully Accepted | 46 | 35 | 19 | 2...exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2 |
- 3. Qxd4 Variation | 42 | 36 | 22 | 2...exd4 3. Qxd4 |
Colle System | 35 | 34 | 31 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 |
- 3...Bf5 Variation | 30 | 36 | 34 | 3...Bf5 |
- 3...c5 Variation | 29 | 39 | 32 | 3...c5 |
- Zukertort Variation | 43 | 28 | 29 | 3...e6 4. Bd3 c5 |
Dunst Opening | 36 | 36 | 28 | 1. Nc3 |
- 1...d5 Variation | 34 | 38 | 28 | 1...d5 |
- 1...e5 Variation | 48 | 24 | 28 | 1...e5 |
- 1...Nf6 Variation | 48 | 27 | 25 | 1...Nf6 |
Dutch Defense | 42 | 28 | 30 | 1. d4 f5 |
English Opening | 38 | 28 | 34 | 1. c4 |
- Symmetrical | 37 | 31 | 32 | 1...c5 |
- Reti's Opening | 37 | 24 | 39 | 1...c6 |
- Reversed Sicilian | 37 | 25 | 38 | 1...e5 |
Four Knight's Defense | 34 | 27 | 39 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 |
French Defense | 40 | 30 | 30 | 1. e4 e6 |
- St George's Variation | 50 | 32 | 18 | 2. d4 a6 |
- Winawer Variation | 42 | 29 | 29 | 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 |
- Advance Variation | 38 | 35 | 27 | 2. d4 d5 3. e5 |
- Exchange Variation | 25 | 32 | 43 | 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 |
- Main Line | 39 | 28 | 33 | 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 |
- MacCutcheon Variation | 39 | 30 | 31 | 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 |
- Main Line 4. e5 | 40 | 29 | 31 | 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 |
- Tarrasch Variation | 40 | 25 | 35 | 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 |
Giuoco Piano | 40 | 32 | 28 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 |
- Main Line | 39 | 32 | 29 | 3...Bc5 |
- Evans Gambit | 39 | 38 | 23 | 3...Bc5 4. b4 |
- Main Line | 41 | 29 | 30 | 3...Bc5 4. c3 |
- Main Line 5. d3 Variation | 38 | 26 | 36 | 3...Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 |
- Main Line 5. d4 Variation | 40 | 33 | 27 | 3...Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 |
- Moller Attack | 31 | 43 | 26 | 3...Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. d5 |
- Giuoco Pianissimo | 35 | 34 | 31 | 3...Bc5 4. d3 |
- 4. Nc3 Variation | 36 | 35 | 29 | 3...Bc5 4. Nc3 |
- 4. O-O Variation | 38 | 34 | 28 | 3...Bc5 4. O-O |
- Hungarian Defense | 45 | 26 | 29 | 3...Be7 |
- Blackburne Gambit | 53 | 35 | 12 | 3...Nd4 |
- Two Knight's Defense | 39 | 34 | 27 | 3...Nf6 |
- Max Lange Attack | 39 | 33 | 28 | 3...Nf6 4. d4 |
Grob Opening | 36 | 46 | 18 | 1. g4 |
- 1...d5 Variation | 35 | 48 | 17 | 1...d5 |
- 1...e5 Variation | 34 | 49 | 17 | 1...e5 |
Grunfeld Defense | 37 | 26 | 37 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 |
- Classical System | 36 | 24 | 40 | 4. Bf4 |
- Exchange Variation | 38 | 25 | 37 | 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 |
- Russian System | 41 | 24 | 35 | 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 |
Gunderam Defense | 50 | 25 | 25 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Qe7 |
Horwitz Defense | 39 | 27 | 34 | 1. d4 e6 |
King's Gambit | 43 | 37 | 20 | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 |
- Falkbeer Counter Gambit | 41 | 36 | 23 | 2...d5 |
- Declined | 66 | 21 | 13 | 2...d6 |
- Accepted | 42 | 37 | 21 | 2...exf4 |
- Cunningham Defense | 42 | 37 | 21 | 2...exf4 3. Nf3 Be7 |
- Abbazia Defense | 37 | 33 | 30 | 2...exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 |
- Allgaier Gambit | 50 | 37 | 13 | 2...exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5 |
King's Pawn Opening | 38 | 31 | 31 | 1. e4 |
- 1...e5 | 42 | 30 | 28 | 1...e5 |
- King's Knight Opening | 41 | 29 | 30 | 1...e5 2. Nf3 |
- Queen's Knight Opening | 41 | 29 | 30 | 1...e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 |
King's Indian | 42 | 28 | 30 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 |
- Averbakh Variation | 45 | 25 | 30 | 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 |
- Classical Variation | 41 | 26 | 33 | 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 |
- Samisch Variation | 42 | 30 | 28 | 5. f3 |
- Four Pawns Attack | 43 | 30 | 27 | 5. f4 |
Larsen's Defense | 37 | 33 | 30 | 1. b3 |
- Classical Variation | 34 | 34 | 32 | 1...d5 |
- Modern Variation | 38 | 33 | 29 | 1...e5 |
- Indian Variation | 36 | 30 | 34 | 1...Nf6 |
Latvian Gambit | 50 | 33 | 17 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 |
- Accepted | 51 | 31 | 18 | 3. exf5 |
- 3. Nxe5 Variation | 56 | 31 | 13 | 3. Nxe5 |
Mieses Opening | 39 | 37 | 24 | 1. d3 |
1...d5 Variation | 39 | 36 | 25 | 1...d5 |
1...e5 Variation | 40 | 43 | 17 | 1...e5 |
Modern Defense | 39 | 31 | 30 | 1. d4 g6 |
- 2. c4 Variation | 40 | 30 | 30 | 2. c4 |
- Robatsch Defense | 39 | 32 | 29 | 2. e4 |
Nimzo Indian | 33 | 30 | 37 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 |
- Samisch Variation | 31 | 45 | 24 | 4. a3 |
- Leningrad Variation | 34 | 39 | 27 | 4. Bg5 |
- Main Line | 33 | 30 | 37 | 4. e3 |
- Queenside Fianchetto | 34 | 32 | 34 | 4. e3 b6 |
- Main Line 4...c5 | 36 | 28 | 36 | 4. e3 c5 |
- Main Line 5. Bd3 | 36 | 28 | 36 | 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 |
- Rubenstein's Variation | 38 | 24 | 38 | 4. e3 c5 5. Ne2 |
- Taimanov System | 41 | 28 | 31 | 4. e3 Nc6 |
- 4. f3 Variation | 38 | 30 | 32 | 4. f3 |
- Kasparov's Variation | 32 | 27 | 41 | 4. g3 |
- 4. Nf3 Variation | 33 | 28 | 39 | 4. Nf3 |
- Spielmann's Variation | 39 | 28 | 33 | 4. Qb3 |
- Classical Variation | 33 | 26 | 41 | 4. Qc2 |
Nimzowitsch Defense | 41 | 34 | 25 | 1. e4 Nc6 |
- Centre Variation | 41 | 37 | 22 | 2. d4 |
- 2...d5 Variation | 43 | 35 | 22 | 2. d4 d5 |
- 2...d6 Variation | 41 | 41 | 18 | 2. d4 d6 |
- 2...e5 Variation | 39 | 38 | 23 | 2. d4 e5 |
- Declined | 42 | 31 | 27 | 2. Nf3 |
- 2...d5 Variation | 48 | 27 | 25 | 2. Nf3 d5 |
- 2...d6 Variation | 43 | 31 | 26 | 2. Nf3 d6 |
Petroff's Defense | 39 | 22 | 39 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 |
- Steinitz Variation | 43 | 21 | 36 | 3. d4 |
- Paulsen Variation | 37 | 19 | 44 | 3. Nxe5 d6 |
- Classical Attack | 39 | 20 | 41 | 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 |
- Damiano Variation | 50 | 28 | 22 | 3. Nxe5 Nxe4 |
- 3...Qe7 Variation | 52 | 23 | 25 | 3. Nxe5 Qe7 |
Philidor's Defense | 46 | 27 | 27 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 |
Pirc Defense | 41 | 30 | 29 | 1. e4 d6 |
- 4. f3 Variation | 42 | 35 | 23 | 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f3 |
- Austrian Attack | 44 | 28 | 28 | 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 |
- Classical Variation | 37 | 29 | 34 | 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 |
Polish Defense | 38 | 39 | 23 | 1. b4 |
- 1...d5 | 37 | 38 | 25 | 1...d5 |
- 1...e5 | 38 | 40 | 22 | 1...e5 |
- 1...Nf6 | 36 | 40 | 24 | 1...Nf6 |
Polish Opening | 49 | 28 | 23 | 1. d4 b5 |
Ponziani's Opening | 38 | 34 | 28 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 |
- 3...d5 Variation | 32 | 42 | 26 | 3...d5 |
- Jaenisch Counterattack | 38 | 32 | 30 | 3...Nf6 |
Pseudo King's Indian | 38 | 29 | 33 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 |
Queen's Gambit | 40 | 24 | 36 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 |
- Slav Defense | 39 | 23 | 38 | 2...c6 |
- Slav Defense 4...Bf5 Variation | 57 | 21 | 22 | 2...c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bf5 |
- Slav Defense Main Line | 38 | 25 | 37 | 2...c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 |
- Accepted | 37 | 24 | 39 | 2...dxc4 |
- Albin Counter-Gambit | 48 | 30 | 22 | 2...e5 |
- Declined | 41 | 23 | 36 | 2...e6 |
- Tarrasch Variation | 39 | 26 | 35 | 2...e6 3. Nc3 c5 |
- Declined Main Line | 44 | 22 | 34 | 2...e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 |
- Declined Classical Variation | 31 | 12 | 57 | 2...e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O Nxc3 12. Rxc3 e5 |
- Cambridge Springs Defense | 43 | 26 | 31 | 2...e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 |
- Semi Slav | 38 | 25 | 37 | 2...e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 |
- Semi Slav 5. Bg5 Variation | 40 | 27 | 33 | 2...e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. Bg5 |
- Semi Slav 5. e3 Variation | 38 | 23 | 39 | 2...e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 |
- Meran Variation | 33 | 27 | 40 | 2...e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. Bxd4 b5 |
- Old Line | 37 | 28 | 35 | 2...e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. Bxd4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 |
- Chigorin Variation | 46 | 29 | 25 | 2...Nc6 |
Queenside Fianchetto | 46 | 29 | 25 | 1. e4 b6 |
- 2. d4 Variation | 47 | 28 | 25 | 2. d4 |
- 2. Nc3 Variation | 28 | 48 | 24 | 2. Nc3 |
- 2. Nf3 Variation | 37 | 37 | 26 | 2. Nf3 |
Queen's Indian Defense | 33 | 25 | 42 | 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 |
- Petrosian System | 35 | 25 | 40 | 4. a3 |
- 4. e3 Variation | 34 | 25 | 41 | 4. e3 |
- 4. g3 Variation | 31 | 23 | 46 | 4. g3 |
- 4. Nc3 Variation | 36 | 26 | 38 | 4. Nc3 |
Queen's Pawn Opening | 38 | 28 | 34 | 1. d4 |
- 1...d5 | 40 | 25 | 35 | 1...d5 |
- 1...d5 2. c4 | 40 | 24 | 36 | 1...d5 2. c4 |
- 1...d5 2. e4 | 49 | 35 | 16 | 1...d5 2. e4 |
- 1...d5 2. Nf3 | 37 | 27 | 36 | 1...d5 2. Nf3 |
- 1...Nf6 | 38 | 29 | 33 | 1...Nf6 |
- 1...Nf6 2. c4 | 39 | 28 | 33 | 1...Nf6 2. c4 |
- 1...Nf6 2. Nf3 | 36 | 29 | 35 | 1...Nf6 2. Nf3 |
Rat | 37 | 30 | 33 | 1. d4 d6 |
Reti Opening | 37 | 26 | 37 | 1. Nf3 |
- 1...d5 Variation | 36 | 26 | 38 | 1...d5 |
- 1...g6 Variation | 36 | 29 | 35 | 1...g6 |
- 1...Nc6 Variation | 46 | 27 | 27 | 1...Nc6 |
- 1...Nf6 Variation | 38 | 24 | 38 | 1...Nf6 |
Robatsch Defense | 38 | 33 | 29 | 1. e4 g6 |
2. d4 Variation | 39 | 32 | 29 | 2. d4 |
2. Nf3 Variation | 37 | 32 | 31 | 2. Nf3 |
Ruy Lopez | 40 | 27 | 33 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 |
- Morphy Defense | 37 | 25 | 38 | 3...a6 |
- 4. Ba4 Variation | 40 | 27 | 33 | 3...a6 4. Ba4 |
- Arkhangelsk Variation | 40 | 26 | 34 | 3...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 |
- Closed Defense | 36 | 23 | 41 | 3...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 |
- Centre Attack | 41 | 28 | 31 | 3...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d4 |
- Worrall Attack | 41 | 26 | 33 | 3...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 |
- Smyslov's Variation | 39 | 25 | 36 | 3...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 h6 |
- Chigorin Variation | 38 | 22 | 40 | 3...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 |
- Breyer Variation | 33 | 24 | 43 | 3...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 |
- Avoiding the Marshall Counter-Gambit | 42 | 23 | 35 | 3...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 |
- Marshall Counter-Gambit | 33 | 34 | 33 | 3...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 |
- Marshall Counter-Gambit Main Line | 34 | 34 | 32 | 3...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 |
- Open Defense | 38 | 25 | 37 | 3...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 |
- Kere's Attack | 37 | 23 | 40 | 3...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Qe2 |
- Exchange Variation | 33 | 28 | 39 | 3...a6 4. Bxc6 |
- Classical Defense | 46 | 26 | 28 | 3...Bc5 |
- Steinitz Defense | 59 | 23 | 18 | 3...d6 |
- Schliemann Gambit | 41 | 30 | 29 | 3...f5 |
- Bird's Defense | 51 | 25 | 24 | 3...Nd4 |
- Berlin Defense | 36 | 25 | 39 | 3...Nf6 |
- Rio de Janiero Variation | 30 | 26 | 44 | 3...Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 |
Saragossa Opening | 34 | 43 | 23 | 1. c3 |
1...d5 Variation | 33 | 45 | 22 | 1...d5 |
1...e5 Variation | 40 | 45 | 15 | 1...e5 |
Sarratt Attack | 37 | 30 | 33 | 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 |
Scotch Game | 40 | 30 | 30 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 |
- Goring Gambit | 45 | 30 | 25 | 3...exd4 4. c3 |
- Goring Gambit Declined | 32 | 34 | 34 | 3...exd4 4. c3 d5 |
- Goring Gambit Accepted | 55 | 30 | 15 | 3...exd4 4. c3 dxc3 |
- Goring Gambit Fully Accepted | 60 | 33 | 7 | 3...exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Bc4 cxb2 |
- 4. Main Line | 39 | 28 | 33 | 3...exd4 4. Nxd4 |
- 4...Bc5 Variation | 37 | 29 | 34 | 3...exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 |
- Schmidt Variation | 36 | 29 | 35 | 3...exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 |
Sicilian Defense | 37 | 34 | 29 | 1. e4 c5 |
- Wing Gambit | 29 | 49 | 22 | 2. b4 cxb4 3. a3 |
- Alapin Variation | 35 | 32 | 33 | 2. c3 |
- Grand Prix Attack | 33 | 42 | 25 | 2. f4 |
- Closed Sicilian | 35 | 37 | 28 | 2. Nc3 |
- 2. Nf3 Variation | 37 | 33 | 30 | 2. Nf3 |
- 2...d6 Variation | 37 | 32 | 31 | 2. Nf3 d6 |
- Najdorf Variation | 37 | 33 | 30 | 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 |
- Schveningen Variation | 40 | 31 | 29 | 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 |
- Dragon Variation | 42 | 31 | 27 | 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 |
- 2...e6 Variation | 35 | 33 | 32 | 2. Nf3 e6 |
- Kan Variation | 35 | 35 | 30 | 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 |
- 2...Nc6 Variation | 38 | 33 | 29 | 2. Nf3 Nc6 |
- Lowenthal Hunting Variation | 37 | 34 | 29 | 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 |
- Maroczy Bind | 38 | 21 | 41 | 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 |
- Pelikan Variation | 36 | 32 | 32 | 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 |
- Nimzowitsch Variation | 40 | 29 | 31 | 2. Nf3 Nf6 |
St George's Defense | 50 | 30 | 20 | 1. e4 a6 |
Three Knight's Defense | 37 | 28 | 35 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 |
Torre Attack | 37 | 32 | 31 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bg5 |
- 3...Ne4 Variation | 28 | 39 | 33 | 3...Ne4 |
Trompowsky Attack | 38 | 31 | 31 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 |
- 2...d5 Variation | 36 | 29 | 35 | 2...d5 |
- 2...Ne4 Variation | 38 | 32 | 30 | 2...Ne4 |
Van't Kruijs Attack | 28 | 47 | 25 | 1. e3 |
- 1...d5 Variation | 23 | 54 | 23 | 1...d5 |
- 1...e5 Variation | 37 | 43 | 20 | 1...e5 |
Vienna Game | 41 | 30 | 29 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 |
- 2...Bc5 Variation | 44 | 28 | 28 | 2...Bc5 |
- 2...Nc6 Variation | 41 | 32 | 27 | 2...Nc6 |
- Falkbeer Variation | 38 | 31 | 31 | 2...Nf6 |
- Vienna Gambit | 41 | 31 | 28 | 2...Nf6 3. f4 |
- Modern Variation | 36 | 35 | 29 | 2...Nf6 3. f4 d5 |
Summary
This is a summary of what the best and worst variations and moves to play are from the table above. These were worked out by counting a win as one point and a draw as half a point like you'd get in most tournaments or league matches. See the table above for the moves played in the opening/variation mentioned.White's 1st Move
The best first moves for white are 1. c4, 1. d4, 1. g3 and 1. Nf3. They all have very similar success rates for white. 1. e4 is not quite so successful because of the popularity of black's equally most successful opening, the Sicilian Defense.Replies to White's 1st Move
Against 1. a3 (Anderssen's Opening), play 1...g6, don't play 1...e5.Against 1. b3 (Larsen's Defense), play 1...d5 (Classical Variation).
Against 1. b4 (Polish Defense), 1...Nf6 is slightly more successful than 1...d5 and 1...e5.
Against 1. c3 (Saragossa Opening), play 1...d5.
Against 1. c4 (English Opening), play 1...c5 (Symmetrical Variation).
Against 1. d3 (Mieses Opening), play 1...e5.
Against 1. d4 (Queen's Pawn Opening), 1...Nf6 is black's best reply. 1...g6 and 1...d6 are also quite good for black. 1...d5 is a very common reply but not as successful for black. 1...f5 (Dutch Defense) and 1...b5 (Polish Opening) are both bad for black.
Against 1. e3 (Van't Kruijs Attack), play 1...d5, don't play 1...e5.
Against 1. e4 (King's Pawn Opening), 1...c5 (Sicilian Defense) is black's best reply. Although not too commonly played, 1...g6 (Robatsch Defense), 1...Nf6 (Alekhine's Defense) and 1...Nc6 (Nimzowitsch Defense) are also quite good for black while other replies like 1...c6 (Caro-Kann),1...d6 (Pirc Defense) and 1...e6 (French Defense) are also a little bit more successful than the more common 1...e5.
Against 1. f4 (Bird's Opening), play 1...d5 (Dutch Variation).
Against 1. g3 (Benko Opening), play either 1...d5 or 1...e5, don't play 1...h5 (Lasker Simul Special).
Against 1. g4 (Grob Opening), play 1...e5.
Against 1. Nc3 (Dunst Opening), play 1...d5, don't play 1...e5 or 1...Nf6.
Against 1. Nf3 (Reti Opening), play 1...g6, don't play 1...Nc6.
Against any other first move, play either 1...d5 or 1...e5.
Queen's Pawn Openings
After 1. d4 d5If black replies to 1. d4 with 1...d5 then white's most successful openings are 2. c4 (Queen's Gambit) and 2. e4 (Blackmar Diemer Gambit). Other fairly common continuations like 2. Nf3 are not as successful.
Against 2. c4 (Queen's Gambit), the best continuations for black are the Queen's Gambit Accepted and the Semi Slav. If black plays the Semi Slav then its better for white to play 5. Bg5 rather than 5. e3 because that can easily lead into the Meran Variation which is black's most successful continuation from the Queen's Gambit.
After 1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 is more successful than 2. Nf3 for white but black can try for the Nimzo Indian after 2. c4 and that is black's equally most successful opening overall, however white can avoid that by playing a different third move. Another alternative that occasionally gets played is 2. Bg5 (Trompowsky Attack), black's most successful reply to that is 2...d5.
After 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4
There are two common continuations for black in this position which are 2...e6 (normally leading to a Nimzo Indian or Queen's Indian) or 2...g6 (normally leading to a King's Indian or Grunfeld Defense). Out of those two continuations 2...e6 is more successful for black.
Benko Gambit - White should fully accept the gambit and try to keep to the main line. Playing the Nescafe Frappe Attack instead of fully accepting the gambit is bad for white.
Benoni Defense - White should play the Modern Variation against this opening.
Grunfeld Defense - All of the main lines are good for white but the Russian System is a little bit more successful.
King's Indian - This is an extremely popular opening for black but its nowhere near as successful for black as the Nimzo Indian. White's most successful continuation is the Averbakh Variation, also note that if black makes the mistake in that variation of playing 6...e5 then 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Nd5 is very good for white.
Nimzo Indian - This is black's equally most successful opening along with the Sicilian Defense. The best continuations for white are 4. Qb3 (Spielmann's Variation), 4. e3 (Main Line) and the 4. f3 variation. If the 4.e3 c5 Main Line is played, white should play 5. Ne2 (Rubenstein's Variation) as this is white's most successful reply overall to the Nimzo Indian. White should avoid playing 4. a3 (Samisch Variation) and 4. Bg5 (Leningrad Variation).
Queen's Indian - This is less successful than the Nimzo Indian but more successful than the King's Indian. All the main variations have very similar success rates for white but the 4. a3 (Petrosian System) and 4. Nf3 Variation are slightly better. The Queen's Indian can be reached if white plays 3. Nf3 to avoid the Nimzo Indian. Also note that 3...Bb4+ would lead to a Bogo-Indian Defense which is bad for black as white can play 4. Nbd2 to avoid the risk of getting doubled pawns on the c-file and an isolated pawn on the a-file.
King's Pawn Openings
After 1. e4 e5Against 2. d4 (Centre Game), play 2...exd4. After that, the Danish Gambit is a bit more successful for white. In that continuation, black shouldn't fully accept the gambit by taking the pawn on b2.
Against 2. f4 (King's Gambit), play either 2...d5 (Falkbeer Counter Gambit) or 2...exf4 (Accepted), definitely don't play 2...d6 (Declined). Black's best continuation is the Abbazia Defense, closely followed by the Cunningham Defense. The Allgaier Gambit isn't so good for black.
Against 2. Bc4 (Bishop's Opening), 2...Nf6 (Berlin Defense) is a bit more successful than 2...Nc6 (Classical Variation). After 2...Nf6 is played, 3. d3 is better for white than 3. Nc3.
Against 2. Nc3 (Vienna Game), black's most successful reply is 2...Nf6 (Falkbeer Variation). If white plays 3. f4 (Vienna Gambit) after that then 3...d5 (Modern Variation) is good for black. Black shouldn't play 3...exf4 to accept the gambit as that has a very low success rate for black.
Against 2. Nf3 f5 (Latvian Gambit), play 3. Nxe5.
Against 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 (Ponziani's Opening), 3...d5 is better than 3...Nf6 for black.
Against 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 (Scotch Game), black should play 3...exd4. Overall the best continuation for white is 4. c3 (Goring Gambit) but that is risky because the 4...d5 (Declined) reply is good for black. If black accepts the Goring Gambit then they shouldn't fully accept it by taking the pawn on b2 as well as this is very good for white. The main line of 4. Nxd4 is nearly as successful for white overall and doesn't have the problem of one of the main replies being more successful for black. Black's two main continuations after 4. Nxd4 are 4...Bc5 and 4...Nf6 (Schmidt Variation) and they both have similar success rates for black.
Against 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 (Ruy Lopez), the best replies are 3...a6 (Morphy Defense), 3...f5 (Schliemann Gambit) and 3...Nf6 (Berlin Gambit). The least successful replies are 3...d6 (Steinitz Defense), 3...Nd4 (Bird's Defense) and 3...Bc5 (Classical Defense). If black plays 3...a6 (Morphy Defense), 4. Ba5 is better than 4. Bxc6 (Exchange Variation). If a closed variation is played, the Centre Attack and Worrall Attack are almost as good as the main line. If the main line of a Closed Variation is played up until black's 9th move then black's most successful continuation at that point is 9...Nb8 (Breyer's Variation). Overall, black's best variation is the Marshall Counter-Gambit however trying to play for that is a bit risky as 8. a4 is very successful for white. Also good for black is the Rio de Janiero Variation.
Against 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 (Giuoco Piano), 3...Nf6 (Two Knight's Defense) is slightly more successful than 3...Bc5 (Main Line). In the 3...Bc5 Main Line, white should play 4. c3 to prepare d4 but if black plays 4...Nf6 then 5. d3 is a more successful continuation for white than 5. d4. In the main line, white should avoid playing the Moller Attack as that is good for black. The Evans Gambit,Giuoco Pianissimo and 3...Bc5 4. Nc3 line are not too good for white either.
Against 2. Nf3 Nf6 (Petroff's Defense), 3. d4 (Steinitz Variation) is white's best reply. If white plays 3. Nxe5, then black should play 3...d6 (Paulsen Variation). The 3. Nxe5 Qe7 Variation and 3. Nxe5 Nxe4 (Damiano Variation) are bad for black.
Other 1. e4 Replies
Against 1...b6 (Queenside Fianchetto), play 2. d4.
Against 1...c5 (Sicilian Defense), the two most successful replies are 2. Nf3 and then 2. c3 (Alapin Variation). Other continuations like 2. Nc3 (Closed Variation), 2. f4 (Grand Prix Attack) and 2. b4 (Wing Gambit) aren't so good. After 2. Nf3 is played, the most successful reply to that is2...e6. The other common replies of 2...d6 and 2...Nc6 aren't quite so successful but still good. 2...Nf6 (Nimzowitsch Variation) isn't so good. In the main line of the 2...d6 Variation, 5...a6 (Najdorf Variation) is much more successful for black than 5...e6 (Schveningen Variation) and 5...g6 (Dragon Variation). In the 2...e6 Variation, black should try for the Kan Variation as that has black's best success rate out of all the most common 2. Nf3 lines. In the 2...Nc6 Variation, white should try for the Maroczy Bind as that has white's best success rate out of all the most common 2. Nf3 lines.
Against 1...c6 (Caro-Kann), all the most common variations give a similar success rate for white but the Advance Variation is slightly more successful.
Against 1...d5 (Center-Counter), 2...Nf6 is slightly better than 2. Qxd8 if white takes the pawn on move two. In the 2...Qxd5 3. Nc3 Variation, 3...Qa5 is a little better than 3...Qd8.
Against 1...d6 (Pirc Defense), if you are white then play the Austrian Attack if black carries on with a normal continuation like 2...Nf6 and 3...g6. That variation is easily white's most successful.
Against 1...e6 (French Defense), carry on as normal with 2. d4 d5, then for white the Tarrasch Variation is the most successful followed by the Main Line. White should avoid the Exchange Variation and the Advance Variation as they are statistically the worst of the main variations for white. In the main line of 3. Nc3, the reply 3...Nf6 is slightly more successful than 3...Bb4 (Winawer Variation) for black.
Against 1...g6 (Robatsch Defense), 2. Nf3 is a little bit more successful for white than 2. d4.
Against 1...Nc6 (Nimzowitsch Defense), 2. Nf3 is more successful than 2. d4.
Against 1...Nf6 (Alekhine Defense), play the Modern Variation, don't play the Four Pawns Attack.
Top 10s
A win counts as one point and a draw counts as half a point in the following tables. The openings here are all fairly common so these tables don't include openings that never get played in higher level Chess because the win percentages won't be very accurate.White's Best 10 Openings (Based on White Win % + (Draw % x 0.5))
Rank | Opening | White Win % | Draw % | Black Win % | Points per 100 games |
1 | Queen's Gambit | 40 | 36 | 24 | 58 |
2 | Blackmar Diemer Gambit | 49 | 16 | 35 | 57 |
3 | Ruy Lopez | 40 | 33 | 27 | 56.5 |
4 | Bishop's Opening | 41 | 30 | 29 | 56 |
5 | Benko Opening | 38 | 35 | 27 | 55.5 |
=5 | Reti Opening | 37 | 37 | 26 | 55.5 |
=5 | Vienna Game | 41 | 29 | 30 | 55.5 |
8 | Centre Game | 44 | 22 | 34 | 55 |
=8 | English Opening | 38 | 34 | 28 | 55 |
=8 | Scotch Game | 40 | 30 | 30 | 55 |
White's Worst 10 Openings (Based on White Win % + (Draw % x 0.5))
Rank | Opening | White Win % | Draw % | Black Win % | Points per 100 games |
1 | Van't Kruijs Attack | 28 | 25 | 47 | 40.5 |
2 | Anderssen's Opening | 30 | 27 | 43 | 43.5 |
3 | Grob Opening | 36 | 18 | 46 | 45 |
4 | Saragossa Opening | 34 | 23 | 43 | 45.5 |
5 | Bird's Opening | 34 | 25 | 41 | 46.5 |
6 | Polish Defense | 38 | 23 | 39 | 49.5 |
7 | Dunst Opening | 36 | 28 | 36 | 50 |
=7 | Anti-Veresov Opening | 36 | 28 | 36 | 50 |
9 | Colle System | 35 | 31 | 34 | 50.5 |
10 | Mieses Opening | 39 | 24 | 37 | 51 |
Black's Best 10 Openings (Based on Black Win % + (Draw % x 0.5))
Rank | Opening | White Win % | Draw % | Black Win % | Points per 100 games |
1 | Sicilian Defense | 37 | 29 | 34 | 48.5 |
=1 | Nimzo Indian | 33 | 37 | 30 | 48.5 |
3 | Robatsch Defense | 38 | 29 | 33 | 47.5 |
4 | Alekhine Defense | 38 | 30 | 32 | 47 |
5 | Nimzowitsch Defense | 41 | 25 | 34 | 46.5 |
=5 | Rat | 37 | 33 | 30 | 46.5 |
7 | Benko Gambit | 40 | 28 | 32 | 46 |
=7 | Modern Defense | 39 | 30 | 31 | 46 |
=7 | Queen's Indian Defense | 33 | 42 | 25 | 46 |
10 | Pseudo King's Indian | 38 | 33 | 29 | 45.5 |
Black's Worst 10 Openings (Based on Black Win % + (Draw % x 0.5))
Rank | Opening | White Win % | Draw % | Black Win % | Points per 100 games |
1 | Gunderam Defense | 50 | 25 | 25 | 37.5 |
2 | Polish Opening | 49 | 23 | 28 | 39.5 |
3 | St George's Defense | 50 | 20 | 30 | 40 |
4 | Budapest Gambit | 46 | 27 | 27 | 40.5 |
=4 | Philidor's Defense | 46 | 27 | 27 | 40.5 |
6 | Latvian Gambit | 50 | 17 | 33 | 41.5 |
=6 | Petroff's Defense | 39 | 39 | 22 | 41.5 |
=6 | Queenside Fianchetto | 46 | 25 | 29 | 41.5 |
9 | Bogo-Indian Defense | 36 | 42 | 22 | 43 |
=9 | Dutch Defense | 42 | 30 | 28 | 43 |
=9 | King's Indian | 42 | 30 | 28 | 43 |
10 Most Drawn Openings
Rank | Opening | Draw (%) |
1 | Bogo-Indian Defense | 42 |
=1 | Queen's Indian Defense | 42 |
3 | Petroff's Defense | 39 |
=3 | Four Knight's Defense | 39 |
5 | Grunfeld Defense | 37 |
=5 | Nimzo Indian | 37 |
=5 | Reti Opening | 37 |
8 | Queen's Gambit | 36 |
9 | Benko Opening | 35 |
=9 | Three Knight's Defense | 35 |
10 Least Drawn Openings
Rank | Opening | Draw (%) |
1 | Blackmar Diemer Gambit | 16 |
=1 | Blackmar Diemer Gambit (Delayed) | 16 |
3 | Latvian Gambit | 17 |
4 | Grob Opening | 18 |
5 | King's Gambit | 20 |
=5 | St George's Defense | 20 |
7 | Center Game | 22 |
8 | Polish Defense | 23 |
=8 | Polish Opening | 23 |
=8 | Saragossa Opening | 23 |
References:
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