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Book Openings

Below is a list of known standard chess book openings. If you would like to use a game board to find an opening, use the Game Explorer !

ECOOpeningViewsComments
B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation
1.e4 c5 2.c3		 18445 420
C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5		 17557 152
B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed Variation
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3		 16593 68
B30 Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6		 16013 83
A04 Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation
1.Nf3 c5		 15754 51
C00 French Defense: King's Indian Attack
1.e4 e6 2.d3		 14672 73
A07 King's Indian Attack
1.Nf3 d5 2.g3		 14293 92
B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense
1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5		 14080 43
A45 Trompowsky Attack
1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5		 13658 84
B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined
1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5 4.d4 cxd4		 13570 33
B06 Modern Defense: Standard Defense
1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6		 12777 52
A04 Zukertort Opening: Symmetrical Variation
1.Nf3 Nf6		 12537 34
B30 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5		 12375 32
B31 Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6		 12213 28
D02 Queen Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3		 12133 40
B40 Sicilian Defense: French Variation
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6		 11951 23
A16 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation
1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3		 11914 57
B43 Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Knight Variation
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Nc3		 10782 32
B24 Sicilian Defense: Closed Variation, Fianchetto Variation
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3		 10633 29
A05 King's Indian Attack: Symmterical Defense
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6		 10449 58
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