Chess Opening Guides

Browse all 578 opening guides organized by ECO classification

ECOOpeningSharpnessPeakTrendStyle
A00Amar OpeningSharp400+14%Unorthodox
A00Amar Opening: GambitVery Sharp22000%Gambiteer
A00Amsterdam AttackBalanced400+100%Unorthodox
A00Anderssen's OpeningBalanced2500-68%Unorthodox
A00Anti-Borg OpeningSharp400-5%Unorthodox
A00Battambang OpeningBalanced400-17%Unorthodox
A00Benko's OpeningCalm1400-5%Unorthodox
A00Benko's Opening: Reversed AlekhineSharp400+8%Hypermodern
A00Clemenz OpeningBalanced400-9%Unorthodox
A00Crab OpeningSharp400-29%Unorthodox
A00Dunst OpeningBalanced400-6%Unorthodox
A00Durkin's AttackBalanced400-8%Unorthodox
A00Gedult's OpeningBalanced400+40%Unorthodox
A00Global OpeningBalanced1200+1%Unorthodox
A00Grob's AttackVery Sharp400+107%Unorthodox
A00Grob's Attack: Fritz GambitVery Sharp1800+317%Gambiteer
A00Grob's Attack: Romford Counter-GambitVery Sharp2500+100%Unorthodox
A00Grob's Attack: SpikeVery Sharp2500+1400%Unorthodox
A00HammerschlagVery Sharp2500+107%Unorthodox
A00Lasker Simul SpecialSharp2500+83%Unorthodox
A00Mieses OpeningCalm400+15%Unorthodox
A00Mieses Opening: Reversed RatCalm400-9%Unorthodox
A00Novosibirsk OpeningVery Sharp2500+300%Unorthodox
A00Polish OpeningSharp1600-32%Unorthodox
A00Polish Opening: Outflank VariationSharp2000+8%Unorthodox
A00Polish Opening: Tuebingen VariationSharp400-67%Unorthodox
A00Saragossa OpeningCalm400-18%Unorthodox
A00Valencia OpeningCalm2000+25%Unorthodox
A00Van't Kruijs OpeningCalm400-31%Unorthodox
A00Venezolana OpeningBalanced22000%Unorthodox
A00Ware OpeningBalanced400-31%Unorthodox
A01Nimzowitsch–Larsen AttackBalanced2500+30%Unorthodox
A02Bird OpeningSharp18000%Unorthodox
A03Bird Opening: d5Sharp1800-3%Unorthodox
A04Zukertort OpeningBalanced2500+39%Hypermodern
A05Zukertort Opening: Nf6Balanced2500+76%Hypermodern
A06Zukertort Opening: d5Balanced2500+32%Hypermodern
A07King's Indian AttackBalanced2500+66%Theoretician
A08King's Indian Attack: Sicilian VariationBalanced2200+22%Hypermodern
A09Réti OpeningBalanced2500+16%Hypermodern
A10English OpeningBalanced2200+18%Hypermodern
A11English Opening: c6Calm2200+87%Hypermodern
A12Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav VariationCalm2200+37%Hypermodern
A13English Opening: e6Calm2500+4%Hypermodern
A15English Opening: Nf6Balanced2200+51%Hypermodern
A18English Opening: Mikenas-Carls VariationSharp2200+18%Hypermodern
A20Reversed SicilianBalanced2500+1%Theoretician
A20g3 King's EnglishBalanced2500+204%Hypermodern
A30Symmetrical EnglishCalm2200+18%Solid Defender
A40Englund Gambit AcceptedVery Sharp1400+254%Gambiteer
A40Englund GambitVery Sharp400+237%Gambiteer
A40Main Line Englund GambitVery Sharp1400+314%Gambiteer
A40Queen's Pawn GameBalanced2500+7%Solid Defender
A40Queen's Pawn Systems (1...d5)Calm1200-4%Solid Defender
A41Queen's Pawn Game: d6Balanced2200+20%Hypermodern
A42Modern Defense: Averbakh SystemSharp2200+1%Hypermodern
A43Benoni DefenseSharp2200+36%Aggressor
A44Benoni Defense: Old BenoniBalanced2200+14%Aggressor
A45Indian Defense SystemsBalanced2500+27%Hypermodern
A45Indian Game MainlinesBalanced2500+27%Hypermodern
A45Indian Game: 2.Nf3 SystemsBalanced2500+27%Hypermodern
A45London System vs IndianCalm2200+391%Solid Defender
A45Trompowsky AttackSharp2500+50%Aggressor
A46Colle SystemBalanced2500+5%Solid Defender
A47Pseudo Queen's Indian DefenseBalanced2500+22%Hypermodern
A48East Indian DefenseBalanced2500+45%Hypermodern
A49Indian Defense: Przepiorka VariationBalanced2500+20%Hypermodern
A50Queen's Indian AcceleratedBalanced2500-11%Hypermodern
A51Budapest GambitVery Sharp2000-29%Gambiteer
A53Old Indian DefenseBalanced2200+56%Hypermodern
A54Old Indian Defense: Two Knights VariationBalanced2500-34%Hypermodern
A55Old Indian Defense: Normal VariationBalanced2500+97%Hypermodern
A56Benoni DefenseBalanced2500+16%Hypermodern
A57Benko GambitVery Sharp2500+38%Gambiteer
A59Benko Gambit Accepted: YugoslavVery Sharp2200+137%Gambiteer
A60Modern Benoni DefenseVery Sharp2500+29%Aggressor
A61Benoni Defense (3.d5)Very Sharp2500+143%HypermodernAggressor
A62Benoni Defense: Classical Variation (7...Bg7)Sharp2500+154%HypermodernAggressor
A63Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hastings DefenseSharp2500+200%HypermodernAggressor
A65Benoni Defense: King's Pawn LineVery Sharp2200+52%HypermodernAggressor
A66Benoni Defense: Pawn Storm VariationVery Sharp2500+600%HypermodernAggressor
A67Benoni Defense: Taimanov VariationVery Sharp2500+733%HypermodernAggressor
A68Benoni Defense: Classical Variation (7...Bg7)Very Sharp2200+188%HypermodernAggressor
A69Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense (ECO A76)Very Sharp2200+183%HypermodernAggressor
A70Benoni Defense: Classical VariationVery Sharp2500+61%HypermodernAggressor
A71Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Averbakh-Grivas AttackVery Sharp2000+160%HypermodernAggressor
A72Benoni Defense: Classical Variation (7...Bg7)Very Sharp2200-12%HypermodernAggressor
A73Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Main LineVery Sharp2200-3%HypermodernAggressor
A74Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Full LineVery Sharp2200+33%HypermodernAggressor
A75Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Argentine CounterattackVery Sharp2200+300%HypermodernAggressor
A80Dutch DefenseVery Sharp2200+1%Aggressor
A81Dutch Defense: Fianchetto AttackVery Sharp2500-30%Aggressor
A82Staunton GambitVery Sharp2200+41%Gambiteer
A83Dutch Defense: Staunton GambitVery Sharp2200+45%Gambiteer
A84Dutch DefenseVery Sharp2000-20%Aggressor
A85Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight VariationVery Sharp2000-22%Aggressor
A86Dutch Defense: Fianchetto VariationVery Sharp2500-15%Aggressor
A87Dutch Defense: Leningrad VariationVery Sharp2500+68%Aggressor
A88Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation (7.Nc3)Very Sharp2500+115%Aggressor
A90Dutch Defense: Classical VariationVery Sharp2500+23%Aggressor
A91Dutch Defense: Classical Variation (4...Be7)Very Sharp2500+40%Aggressor
A92Dutch Defense: Alekhine VariationVery Sharp2500+52%Aggressor
A94Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation (7.b3)Very Sharp2200+100%Aggressor
A95Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation (7.Nc3)Very Sharp22000%Aggressor
ECOOpeningSharpnessPeakTrendStyle
B00King's Pawn GameSharp1000-4%Romantic
B00Owen's DefenseBalanced1600-14%Unorthodox
B00Pirc DefenseBalanced2000+33%Hypermodern
B01Gubinsky-Melts ScandinavianBalanced2500+34%Solid Defender
B01Main Line ScandinavianBalanced1800+65%Solid Defender
B01Mieses-Kotroc ScandinavianBalanced1200+28%Solid Defender
B01Modern ScandinavianBalanced2000+62%Hypermodern
B01Scandinavian DefenseBalanced400+32%Solid Defender
B01Valencian ScandinavianBalanced1600+66%Solid Defender
B02Alekhine DefenseSharp400-10%Hypermodern
B03Alekhine DefenseSharp2500-4%Hypermodern
B04Alekhine Defense: Modern VariationSharp2500+3%Hypermodern
B06Modern DefenseBalanced1600+10%Hypermodern
B06Modern Defense: Robatsch VariationBalanced2500+10%Hypermodern
B07Pirc DefenseBalanced2500+113%Hypermodern
B08Pirc Defense: Austrian AttackBalanced2200+106%Hypermodern
B09Pirc Defense: Austrian AttackSharp2200+116%Hypermodern
B10Caro-Kann DefenseCalm2200+102%Solid Defender
B10Hillbilly AttackSharp1400+63%Unorthodox
B10Nc3 Caro-KannCalm2500+234%Solid Defender
B10Nf3 Caro-KannCalm1600+141%Solid Defender
B10Nf3 Exchange Caro-KannCalm1600+131%Solid Defender
B12Caro-Kann DefenseCalm2200+107%Solid Defender
B12Caro-Kann Defense: Advance VariationBalanced2500+99%Solid Defender
B12Caro-Kann Defense: Fantasy VariationSharp2500+102%Solid Defender
B12Caro-Kann Defense: Modern VariationBalanced2500+102%Solid Defender
B13Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange VariationCalm2200+159%Solid Defender
B14Caro-Kann Defense: Panov AttackBalanced2500+64%Solid Defender
B15Caro-Kann Defense (2...d5)Balanced2200+103%Solid Defender
B15Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower VariationBalanced2500+725%Solid Defender
B16Caro-Kann Defense: Bronstein-Larsen VariationBalanced2200+92%Solid Defender
B17Caro-Kann Defense: Classical VariationBalanced2200+17%Solid Defender
B18Caro-Kann Defense: Classical VariationBalanced2200+33%Solid Defender
B19Caro-Kann Defense: Classical VariationBalanced2500+43%Solid Defender
B20Sicilian DefenseSharp2200-4%TheoreticianAggressor
B20Sicilian Defense: Bowdler AttackSharp1400-42%Theoretician
B20Sicilian Defense: Nc6 SystemsSharp2000-4%Theoretician
B21Qxd4 SicilianVery Sharp1200-31%Theoretician
B21Sicilian Defense: McDonnell AttackVery Sharp1800-27%Theoretician
B21Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra GambitVery Sharp2000+91%Gambiteer
B22Sicilian Defense: Alapin VariationBalanced2200+58%Theoretician
B23Sicilian Defense: Closed VariationBalanced2200+65%Solid Defender
B23Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix AttackVery Sharp2200+161%Aggressor
B24Sicilian Defense: Closed, Fianchetto VariationBalanced2200+25%Solid Defender
B25Sicilian Defense: ClosedBalanced2500+83%Solid Defender
B26Sicilian Defense: Closed (6.Be3)Balanced2500+50%Solid Defender
B28Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly VariationBalanced2200+23%Theoretician
B29Sicilian Defense: Open (3...cxd4)Sharp2500+11%Theoretician
B30Sicilian Defense: Open VariationSharp2500+4%TheoreticianAggressor
B31Sicilian Defense: Rossolimo VariationBalanced2500+6%Theoretician
B32Sicilian Defense: OpenSharp2000-7%Theoretician
B33Sicilian Defense: Löwenthal-KalashnikovVery Sharp2500+9%AggressorTheoretician
B33Sicilian Defense: Open (3...cxd4)Sharp2200-20%Theoretician
B33Sicilian Defense: Sveshnikov VariationVery Sharp2500+9%Aggressor
B34Sicilian Defense: Accelerated DragonSharp2200+40%Aggressor
B41Sicilian Defense: Kan VariationSharp2200+6%Theoretician
B43Sicilian Defense: Classical VariationSharp2200+2%Theoretician
B44Sicilian Defense: Taimanov VariationSharp2500-19%Aggressor
B45Sicilian Defense: Classical VariationSharp2500-10%Theoretician
B50Sicilian Defense: d6 SystemsVery Sharp2500-4%Theoretician
B51Sicilian Defense: Moscow VariationBalanced2500-1%Theoretician
B53Chekhover SicilianSharp2500-14%Theoretician
B56Sicilian Defense: Classical VariationSharp2500+9%Theoretician
B56Sicilian Defense: Four Knights VariationSharp2500-14%Theoretician
B59Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky VariationSharp2500-48%Theoretician
B60Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer VariationSharp2500+30%Theoretician
B70Sicilian Defense: Dragon VariationVery Sharp2500+19%Aggressor
B72Sicilian Defense: Dragon VariationVery Sharp2500+43%Aggressor
B86Sicilian Defense: Sozin AttackSharp1800-27%Aggressor
B90Sicilian Defense: Najdorf VariationVery Sharp2500+10%AggressorTheoretician
B91Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Zagreb VariationVery Sharp2500+79%AggressorTheoretician
B92Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Opocensky VariationVery Sharp2500-33%AggressorTheoretician
B93Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam VariationVery Sharp2500-24%AggressorTheoretician
B94Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (6.Bg5)Very Sharp2500+27%AggressorTheoretician
B95Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (6...e6)Very Sharp2500+14%AggressorTheoretician
B96Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (7.f4)Very Sharp2500+61%AggressorTheoretician
B97Najdorf Sicilian, Poisoned Pawn VariationVery Sharp2500+125%AggressorTheoretician
B98Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (7...Be7)Very Sharp2200+27%AggressorTheoretician
B99Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Main LineVery Sharp2500+104%AggressorTheoretician
ECOOpeningSharpnessPeakTrendStyle
C00French DefenseCalm1800-20%Theoretician
C00Knight Variation FrenchCalm1800+9%Theoretician
C00Queen's Knight FrenchCalm2000+59%Theoretician
C01French Defense: Exchange VariationCalm2000+17%Theoretician
C02French Defense: Advance VariationBalanced1600-21%Theoretician
C03French Defense: Tarrasch VariationBalanced2500+13%Theoretician
C05French Defense, Tarrasch Variation: Nf6Balanced2200+15%Theoretician
C07French Defense, Tarrasch Variation: c5Balanced2500-6%Theoretician
C10French Defense: Paulsen VariationCalm2500+9%Theoretician
C10French Defense: Rubinstein VariationBalanced2200+30%Theoretician
C11French Defense: Classical VariationBalanced2500+27%Theoretician
C12French Defense: McCutcheon VariationBalanced2500-29%Theoretician
C14French Defense: Classical VariationBalanced2200-9%Theoretician
C15French Defense: Winawer VariationSharp2500-8%Theoretician
C20Kiddie CountergambitVery Sharp400-39%Gambiteer
C20King's Pawn Game: Hungarian DefenseCalm1800-14%Unorthodox
C20Open Games (1...e5)Sharp400-14%Romantic
C20Wayward Queen AttackVery Sharp400-51%Unorthodox
C21Center Game AcceptedSharp1200-17%Romantic
C22Center GameSharp1000-30%Romantic
C23Bishop's OpeningBalanced400-32%Romantic
C24Bishop's Opening: Nf6Balanced400-39%Romantic
C25Vienna GameSharp400+85%Romantic
C26Vienna Game: Nf6Sharp400+44%Romantic
C29Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit, Main LineVery Sharp2200+210%Romantic
C30King's GambitVery Sharp1600-40%GambiteerRomantic
C31Falkbeer CountergambitVery Sharp1800-23%Gambiteer
C33King's Gambit: exf4Very Sharp1600-54%GambiteerRomantic
C34King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's GambitVery Sharp1600-55%GambiteerRomantic
C35King's Gambit Accepted: Cunningham DefenseVery Sharp1800-66%GambiteerRomantic
C36King's Gambit Accepted: Modern DefenseVery Sharp1800-42%GambiteerRomantic
C37King's Gambit Accepted: King's Knight's Gambit (3...g5)Very Sharp1800-56%GambiteerRomantic
C38King's Gambit Accepted: Traditional VariationVery Sharp2000-59%GambiteerRomantic
C40King's Knight OpeningSharp1000-6%Romantic
C41Philidor DefenseCalm1200-43%Romantic
C42Petrov DefenseCalm400+8%Solid Defender
C43Petrov's Defense: Modern AttackCalm400+22%Solid Defender
C44King's Knight Opening: Nc6Sharp1200+10%Romantic
C44Ponziani OpeningBalanced1000+33%Romantic
C45Scotch GameSharp1200+23%Theoretician
C46Three Knights GameBalanced400+38%Romantic
C47Four Knights Game, Scotch VariationBalanced400+23%Theoretician
C47Four Knights GameBalanced400+39%Theoretician
C48Four Knights Game, Spanish VariationBalanced1000+26%Theoretician
C49Four Knights Game, Spanish Variation: Bb4Balanced400+37%Theoretician
C50Italian GameSharp1200+26%TheoreticianRomantic
C51Evans GambitVery Sharp1800+20%GambiteerRomantic
C52Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Main LineVery Sharp2000+36%GambiteerRomantic
C53Italian Game: Classical VariationSharp1600+54%TheoreticianRomantic
C53Italian Game: Giuoco PianoSharp1400+47%TheoreticianRomantic
C55Italian Game: Two Knights DefenseSharp1000+44%TheoreticianRomantic
C60Ruy LopezSharp1200-21%Theoretician
C61Ruy Lopez: Nd4Sharp1200-34%Theoretician
C62Ruy Lopez: Steinitz DefenseCalm1400-26%Theoretician
C63Ruy Lopez: Schliemann DefenseVery Sharp2200-21%Theoretician
C64Ruy Lopez: Bc5Balanced1400+5%Theoretician
C65Ruy Lopez: Berlin DefenseCalm1200+11%Theoretician
C65Ruy Lopez: Morphy DefenseBalanced2500-32%Theoretician
C67Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Berlin WallCalm2500+15%Theoretician
C68Ruy Lopez, Exchange VariationCalm1200-41%Theoretician
C70Ruy Lopez: Morphy DefenseBalanced2500-23%Theoretician
C71Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz DeferredBalanced2500+21%Theoretician
C72Ruy Lopez: Brix VariationBalanced2500-12%Theoretician
C77Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen VariationBalanced2500-30%Theoretician
C78Ruy Lopez: Brix VariationBalanced2500-37%Theoretician
C79Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz DeferredBalanced2500-38%Theoretician
C81Ruy Lopez: Open, Howell AttackBalanced25000%Theoretician
C82Ruy Lopez: OpenBalanced2500+33%Theoretician
C83Ruy Lopez: Open, Breslau VariationBalanced25000%Theoretician
C84Ruy Lopez, Closed DefenseBalanced2500-42%Theoretician
C85Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed ExchangeCalm2500-35%Theoretician
C86Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall AttackBalanced2500-20%Theoretician
C87Ruy Lopez: Closed (8...d6)Balanced2000-10%Theoretician
C88Ruy Lopez: Closed (7.Bb3)Balanced2500-54%Theoretician
C89Ruy Lopez, Marshall AttackVery Sharp2200-61%Theoretician
C90Ruy Lopez: Closed (8...d6)Balanced2500-44%Theoretician
C91Ruy Lopez: Closed, Bogoljubow VariationBalanced2500-39%Theoretician
C92Ruy Lopez: Closed (9.h3)Balanced2500-51%Theoretician
C93Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov DefenseBalanced2200+17%Theoretician
C94Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer DefenseBalanced2500-35%Theoretician
C95Ruy Lopez: Closed, BreyerBalanced2500-38%Theoretician
C96Ruy Lopez: Closed, Borisenko VariationBalanced2500-60%Theoretician
C97Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin DefenseBalanced2500-58%Theoretician
C98Ruy Lopez: Chigorin DefenseBalanced2500-67%Theoretician
C99Ruy Lopez: Chigorin Defense, Main LineBalanced2500-55%Theoretician
ECOOpeningSharpnessPeakTrendStyle
D00Accelerated London SystemCalm1200+228%Solid Defender
D00Veresov AttackSharp400-7%Aggressor
D01Richter–Veresov AttackSharp2500-1%Aggressor
D02London SystemCalm2500+191%Solid Defender
D02Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort VariationBalanced2500+2%Solid Defender
D03Queen's Pawn Game: Torre AttackBalanced2000+32%Solid Defender
D04Queen's Pawn Game: Colle SystemCalm2000+9%Solid Defender
D05Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System (3...e6)Calm1800-5%Solid Defender
D06Queen's GambitBalanced2500-22%GambiteerUnorthodox
D07Chigorin DefenseBalanced1400+8%Aggressor
D08Albin CountergambitVery Sharp2000-14%Gambiteer
D10Slav DefenseBalanced2200-9%Theoretician
D11Slav Defense: Modern LineBalanced2500+13%Theoretician
D13Slav Defense: Exchange VariationBalanced2500+101%Theoretician
D15Slav Defense: Three Knights VariationBalanced2200+16%Theoretician
D16Slav Defense: Alapin VariationBalanced2500+27%Theoretician
D20Queen's Gambit AcceptedSharp1200-36%Theoretician
D21Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal VariationSharp2500-36%Theoretician
D22Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine DefenseSharp2500-24%Theoretician
D23Queen's Gambit AcceptedSharp2500-8%Theoretician
D25Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekhine DefenseSharp2500-13%Theoretician
D30Queen's Gambit DeclinedCalm2500-23%Theoretician
D32Tarrasch DefenseCalm2500-12%Theoretician
D33Tarrasch Defense: Rubinstein SystemCalm2500-28%Theoretician
D35Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal DefenseCalm2000-11%Theoretician
D38Ragozin VariationCalm2500+25%Theoretician
D40Semi-Tarrasch DefenseCalm2500-5%Theoretician
D43Semi-Slav DefenseCalm2200-13%Theoretician
D44Semi-Slav Defense AcceptedCalm2500+42%Theoretician
D46Semi-Slav Defense: Bogoljubow VariationCalm2500-66%Theoretician
D47Semi-Slav Defense: Meran VariationCalm2500-63%Theoretician
D53Queen's Gambit Declined (4...Be7)Calm2000-16%Theoretician
D56Queen's Gambit Declined (4...Be7 5.e3)Calm2500+3%Theoretician
D70Grünfeld DefenseSharp2500-29%Hypermodern
D71Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Exchange VariationBalanced2500+43%Hypermodern
D72Neo-Grünfeld Defense: with g3 (5.cxd5)Very Sharp2500+200%Hypermodern
D74King's Indian Defense: Orthodox VariationBalanced2500-9%Hypermodern
D77Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical VariationVery Sharp2500+158%Hypermodern
D80Grünfeld Defense: Stockholm VariationSharp2500-17%Hypermodern
D82Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann AttackSharp2500+47%Hypermodern
D85Grünfeld Defense: Exchange VariationSharp2500-25%Hypermodern
D89Grünfeld Defense: Exchange, Spassky VariationSharp2200-53%HypermodernSolid Defender
D95Grünfeld Defense: Botvinnik VariationSharp2500-54%Hypermodern
D96Grünfeld Defense, Russian SystemSharp2500+6%Hypermodern
D97Grünfeld Defense: Russian VariationSharp2500+27%Hypermodern
ECOOpeningSharpnessPeakTrendStyle
E00Catalan OpeningBalanced2500+64%Solid DefenderTheoretician
E01Catalan Opening: Open Defense (4.Bg2)Balanced2500+85%Solid DefenderTheoretician
E02Catalan Opening: Open Defense (5.Qa4+)Balanced2500-22%Solid DefenderTheoretician
E03Catalan Opening: Open Defense (6.Qxc4)Balanced2500+100%Solid DefenderTheoretician
E04Catalan Opening: Closed (5.Nf3)Balanced2500+151%Solid DefenderTheoretician
E05Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical LineBalanced2500+65%Solid DefenderTheoretician
E06Catalan Opening: Closed (5.Nf3)Balanced2500+139%Solid DefenderTheoretician
E07Catalan Opening: Closed (6...Nbd7)Balanced2500+95%Solid DefenderTheoretician
E08Catalan Opening: Closed (7.Qc2)Balanced2500+112%Solid DefenderTheoretician
E09Catalan Opening: Closed Variation, Rabinovich VariationBalanced2500+136%Solid DefenderTheoretician
E10Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-IndianBalanced2500+13%Hypermodern
E11Bogo-Indian DefenseBalanced25000%Hypermodern
E12Queen's Indian DefenseCalm2500-3%Solid Defender
E13Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov VariationCalm2500+50%Solid Defender
E14Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky SystemCalm2500-41%Solid Defender
E20Nimzo-Indian DefenseBalanced2500-3%Theoretician
E20Nimzo-Indian and Queen's IndianBalanced2500-3%Theoretician
E22Nimzo-Indian Defense: Spielmann VariationBalanced2500+21%Theoretician
E27Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal VariationBalanced2500-28%Theoretician
E30Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad VariationBalanced2000-10%Theoretician
E32Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical VariationBalanced2500+22%Theoretician
E40Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein SystemBalanced2500+2%Theoretician
E46Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal VariationBalanced2500+42%Theoretician
E47Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation (5.Bd3)Balanced2500+60%Theoretician
E50Nimzo-Indian DefenseBalanced2500-29%Theoretician
E60King's Indian DefenseVery Sharp2500+3%Theoretician
E61King's Indian DefenseVery Sharp2500+2%Hypermodern
E65King's Indian Defense: Orthodox VariationSharp2500+136%Hypermodern
E70King's Indian Defense: Normal VariationVery Sharp2500+12%Hypermodern
E71King's Indian Defense: Makogonov VariationVery Sharp2500+46%Hypermodern
E76King's Indian Defense, Four Pawns AttackVery Sharp2000+13%Hypermodern
E77King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns AttackVery Sharp2200-19%Hypermodern
E80King's Indian Defense, Sämisch VariationVery Sharp2200-9%Hypermodern
E81King's Indian Defense, Sämisch Variation: 0-0Very Sharp2500-9%Hypermodern
E91King's Indian Defense: Kazakh VariationVery Sharp2500+27%Hypermodern
E92King's Indian Defense: Exchange VariationBalanced2500+39%Hypermodern
E94King's Indian Defense: Orthodox VariationVery Sharp2500+36%Hypermodern

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