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Built from the real recent games of top Chess.com players and grandmasters: how often each opening is chosen, and how they score with it as White and as Black. Score means wins plus half the draws.

• Sicilian Defense (1.e4 c5): 39455 games by 1373 players; White scores 61%, Black scores 58%
• English Opening (1.c4): 22842 games by 1368 players; White scores 62%, Black scores 55%
• Queens Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4): 17593 games by 1073 players; White scores 62%, Black scores 54%
• Caro Kann Defense (1.e4 c6): 16886 games by 1081 players; White scores 61%, Black scores 58%
• French Defense (1.e4 e6): 16798 games by 1061 players; White scores 63%, Black scores 56%
• Queens Pawn Opening: 14014 games by 1058 players; White scores 63%, Black scores 56%
• Reti Opening (1.Nf3): 13248 games by 990 players; White scores 63%, Black scores 57%
• Indian Game: 12926 games by 1075 players; White scores 62%, Black scores 56%
• Kings Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7): 10301 games by 847 players; White scores 60%, Black scores 56%
• Modern Defense (1.e4 g6): 8151 games by 717 players; White scores 60%, Black scores 60%
• Ruy Lopez Opening: 7362 games by 641 players; White scores 59%, Black scores 55%
• Scandinavian Defense (1.e4 d5): 4794 games by 474 players; White scores 63%, Black scores 56%
• Slav Defense (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6): 4062 games by 467 players; White scores 63%, Black scores 56%
• Kings Indian Attack (1.Nf3, g3, Bg2, O-O, d3 and e4): 4053 games by 474 players; White scores 62%, Black scores 56%
• Nimzowitsch Larsen Attack: 3665 games by 373 players; White scores 64%, Black scores 58%
• Nimzo Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4): 3492 games by 436 players; White scores 62%, Black scores 55%
• Pirc Defense (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6): 3075 games by 401 players; White scores 62%, Black scores 59%
• Closed Sicilian Defense: 2693 games by 392 players; White scores 63%, Black scores 57%
• Alekhines Defense: 2286 games by 270 players; White scores 58%, Black scores 61%
• Four Knights Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6): 2041 games by 276 players; White scores 65%, Black scores 55%
• Kings Pawn Opening: 1678 games by 232 players; White scores 68%, Black scores 55%
• Alapin Sicilian: 1513 games by 253 players; White scores 66%, Black scores 59%
• Old Benoni Defense: 1477 games by 150 players; White scores 68%, Black scores 60%
• Trompowsky Attack: 1386 games by 170 players; White scores 61%, Black scores 55%
• Grunfeld Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5): 1385 games by 218 players; White scores 60%, Black scores 56%
• Kings Fianchetto Opening: 1381 games by 129 players; White scores 66%, Black scores 66%
• Catalan Opening (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3): 1380 games by 244 players; White scores 58%, Black scores 58%
• Italian Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4): 1361 games by 219 players; White scores 64%, Black scores 56%
• Giuoco Piano Game: 1249 games by 220 players; White scores 59%, Black scores 54%
• Queens Indian Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6): 1207 games by 245 players; White scores 61%, Black scores 53%
• Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4): 1177 games by 184 players; White scores 60%, Black scores 55%
• Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6): 1161 games by 182 players; White scores 60%, Black scores 55%
• Alapin Sicilian Defense: 1060 games by 176 players; White scores 65%, Black scores 56%
• Indian: 963 games by 158 players; White scores 67%, Black scores 51%
• Petrovs Defense: 925 games by 171 players; White scores 62%, Black scores 56%
• Benoni Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5): 886 games by 146 players; White scores 66%, Black scores 57%
• Undefined: 873 games by 123 players; White scores 55%, Black scores 80%
• Vienna Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3): 872 games by 114 players; White scores 65%, Black scores 53%
• London: 744 games by 156 players; White scores 65%, Black scores 55%
• Birds Opening: 741 games by 87 players; White scores 54%, Black scores 59%
• Semi Slav Defense: 740 games by 159 players; White scores 65%, Black scores 59%
• Trompowsky: 677 games by 93 players; White scores 63%, Black scores 53%
• Sicilian: 580 games by 122 players; White scores 63%, Black scores 53%
• Nimzowitsch Defense (1.e4 Nc6): 578 games by 96 players; White scores 52%, Black scores 64%
• Dutch Defense (1.d4 f5): 569 games by 110 players; White scores 63%, Black scores 58%
• Bogo Indian Defense: 544 games by 128 players; White scores 59%, Black scores 55%
• Benko Gambit: 490 games by 104 players; White scores 65%, Black scores 60%
• Kings Indian: 445 games by 123 players; White scores 65%, Black scores 57%
• Owens Defense: 441 games by 59 players; White scores 67%, Black scores 50%
• Van t Kruijs Opening: 441 games by 55 players; White scores 59%, Black scores 68%
• Giuoco Piano: 417 games by 96 players; White scores 60%, Black scores 48%
• London System (1.d4 with Bf4, e3, Nf3 and c3): 410 games by 93 players; White scores 64%, Black scores 45%
• Bishops Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4): 397 games by 64 players; White scores 71%, Black scores 60%
• Englund Gambit: 390 games by 53 players; White scores 59%, Black scores 62%
• Colle System: 385 games by 65 players; White scores 64%, Black scores 49%
• Neo Grunfeld Defense: 377 games by 92 players; White scores 60%, Black scores 55%
• Mieses Opening: 351 games by 35 players; White scores 71%, Black scores 66%
• Pirc: 343 games by 78 players; White scores 57%, Black scores 57%
• Torre Attack: 324 games by 76 players; White scores 64%, Black scores 53%
• Tarrasch Defense: 315 games by 96 players; White scores 67%, Black scores 54%
• Caro Kann: 252 games by 50 players; White scores 69%, Black scores 53%
• Old Indian Defense: 246 games by 68 players; White scores 59%, Black scores 58%
• Kings Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.f4): 234 games by 40 players; White scores 59%, Black scores 52%
• Owens: 216 games by 42 players; White scores 57%, Black scores 57%
• Anderssen Opening: 210 games by 36 players; White scores 60%, Black scores 77%
• Richter Veresov Attack: 181 games by 27 players; White scores 51%, Black scores 73%
• Van Geet Opening: 137 games by 30 players; White scores 57%, Black scores 66%
• Polish Opening: 125 games by 31 players; White scores 79%, Black scores 83%
• Old Benoni: 107 games by 29 players; White scores 50%, Black scores 53%
• Center Game: 106 games by 18 players; White scores 77%, Black scores 75%
• Three Knights Opening: 94 games by 27 players; White scores 52%, Black scores 62%
• English Defense: 84 games by 16 players; White scores 43%, Black scores 44%
• Queens Pawn: 80 games by 20 players; White scores 54%, Black scores 56%
• Kings Fianchetto: 75 games by 19 players; White scores 54%, Black scores 42%
• Grob Opening: 71 games by 16 players; White scores 79%, Black scores 57%
• Lion Defense: 71 games by 24 players; White scores 56%, Black scores 49%
• Closed Sicilian: 71 games by 29 players; White scores 67%, Black scores 54%
• Saragossa Opening: 68 games by 13 players; White scores 62%, Black scores 75%
• Budapest Gambit: 67 games by 22 players; White scores 47%, Black scores 82%

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