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Chess Opening's Statistics
These statistics show the percentages of games won by white and black and the amount of games drawn from over 500000 matches since 1991. This page should give you a good idea on what openings and variations are the most successful for white and black.
| Opening | White Win % | Black Win % | Draw % | Moves |
| Alapin's Opening | 16 | 58 | 26 | 1. e4 e5 2. Ne2 |
| Alekhine Defence | 38 | 32 | 30 | 1. e4 Nf6 |
|
- Four Pawns Attack |
36 | 42 | 22 |
...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 |
28 | 46 | 27 |
1. a3 |
| Anti-Veresov Opening | 35 | 37 | 28 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 |
| Benko Opening | 37 | 28 | 34 | 1. g3 |
| - Lasker Simul Special | 57 | 14 | 29 | 1...h5 |
| Benoni Defence | 50 | 27 | 23 | 1. d4 c5 |
| Bird's Opening | 35 | 39 | 26 | 1. f4 |
| - Dutch Variation | 35 | 39 | 26 | 1...d5 |
| - From Gambit | 41 | 41 | 18 | 1...e5 2. fxe5 d6 |
| Bishop's Opening | 42 | 31 | 27 | 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 |
| Blackburne Gambit | 51 | 37 | 12 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nd4 |
| Blackmar Diemer Gambit | 47 | 38 | 15 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 |
| Bogo-Indian Defence | 37 | 23 | 40 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ |
| Borg Defence | 56 | 34 | 10 | 1. e4 g5 |
| Budapest Gambit | 48 | 28 | 26 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 |
| Caro-Kann | 39 | 30 | 31 | 1. e4 c6 |
| - Advance Variation | 41 | 31 | 28 | ...2. d4 d5 3. e5 |
| - Capablanca Variation | 36 | 27 | 37 | ...2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 cxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 |
| - Panov-Botvinnik Attack | 37 | 30 | 33 | ...2. d4 d5 3. exd5 |
| Centre Counter Game | 43 | 30 | 27 | 1. e4 d5 |
| - Mieses-Kotroc Gambit | 42 | 28 | 30 | ...2. exd5 Qxd5 |
| - 2...Nf6 Variation | 42 | 30 | 28 | ...2. exd5 Nf6 |
| Centre Game | 43 | 36 | 21 | 1. e4 e5 2. d4 |
| Clemenz Opening | 39 | 38 | 23 | 1. h3 |
| Colle System | 37 | 35 | 28 | 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 |
| Damiano Defence | 82 | 15 | 3 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f6 |
| Deprez Opening | 29 | 38 | 33 | 1. h4 |
| Dresden Variation | 13 | 69 | 18 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c4 |
| Dunst Opening | 38 | 37 | 25 | 1. Nc3 |
| Dutch Defence | 49 | 29 | 22 | 1. d4 f5 |
| English Opening | 37 | 23 | 40 | 1. c4 |
| Four Knight's Defence | 36 | 24 | 40 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 |
| Fred Defence | 43 | 36 | 21 | 1. e4 f5 |
| French Defence | 39 | 34 | 27 | 1. e4 e6 |
| - Advance Variation | 39 | 36 | 25 | 2. d4 d5 3. e5 |
| - Exchange Variation | 27 | 31 | 42 | 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 |
| - MacCutcheon Variation | 38 | 29 | 33 | 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 |
| - Main Line | 39 | 29 | 32 | 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 |
| - St George's Variation | 41 | 26 | 33 | 2. d4 a6 |
| - Tarrasch Variation | 39 | 17 | 44 | 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 |
| - Winawer Variation | 44 | 30 | 26 | 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 |
| Giucco Piano / Italian Game | 43 | 31 | 26 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 |
| - Evans Gambit | 44 | 36 | 20 | 3...Bc5 4. b4 |
| - Main Line | 40 | 32 | 27 | 3...Bc5 |
| - Max Lange Attack | 26 | 41 | 33 | 3...Nf6 4. d4 |
| - Two Knight's Defence | 42 | 41 | 17 | 3...Nc6 |
| Grob Opening | 36 | 49 | 15 | 1. g4 |
| Grunfeld Defence | 38 | 22 | 40 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 |
| Gunderam Defence | 51 | 26 | 23 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Qe7 |
| Horwitz Defence | 40 | 27 | 33 | 1. d4 e6 |
| King's Gambit | 43 | 37 | 20 | 1. e4 e5 2. f4 |
| - Abbazia / Modern Defence | 39 | 35 | 26 | 2...exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6 |
| - Allgaier Gambit | 41 | 40 | 19 | 2...exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5 |
| - Cunningham Defence | 43 | 38 | 19 | 2...exf4 3. Nf3 Be7 |
| - Falkbeer Counter Gambit | 42 | 36 | 22 | 2....d5 |
| - King's Gambit Accepted | 41 | 38 | 19 | 2...exf4 |
| - Muzio Gambit | 40 | 43 | 17 | 2...exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O |
| King's Indian Attack | 37 | 23 | 40 | 1. Nf3 |
| Konstantinopolsky Opening | 30 | 52 | 18 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 |
| Larsen's Defence | 38 | 32 | 30 | 1. b3 |
| - Classical Variation | 35 | 35 | 30 | 1...d5 |
| - Indian Variation | 36 | 30 | 34 | 1...Nf6 |
| - Modern Variation | 40 | 33 | 27 | 1...e5 |
| Latvian Gambit | 41 | 29 | 30 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 |
| Mason's Variation | 32 | 49 | 19 | 1. d4 d5 2. f4 |
| Mieses Opening | 38 | 35 | 27 | 1. d3 |
| Modern Defence | 43 | 29 | 28 | 1. d4 g6 |
| Nimzo Indian | 34 | 31 | 35 | 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 |
| Nimzowitsch Defence | 41 | 34 | 25 | 1. e4 Nc6 |
| Owen Defence | 47 | 29 | 34 | 1. e4 b6 |
| Petroff's Defence | 40 | 24 | 36 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 |
| Philidor's Defence | 48 | 29 | 23 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 |
| Pirc Defence | 37 | 34 | 29 | 1. e4 d6 |
| - Austrian Attack | 44 | 29 | 27 | 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 |
| - Classical Variation | 38 | 29 | 33 | 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 |
| Polish Defence | 39 | 40 | 21 | 1. b4 |
| Polish Opening | 50 | 27 | 23 | 1. d4 b5 |
| Ponziani's Opening | 41 | 29 | 30 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 |
| Queen's Gambit | 41 | 25 | 34 | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 |
| - Albin Counter-Gambit | 50 | 31 | 19 | 2...e5 |
| - Benko Gambit | 40 | 33 | 27 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 |
| - Cambridge Springs Defence | 44 | 27 | 29 | 2...e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 |
| - Chigorin Variation | 46 | 29 | 25 | 2...Nc6 |
| - Meran Variation | 35 | 27 | 38 | 2...e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. Bxd4 b5 |
| - Old Line | 36 | 26 | 38 | 2...e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. Bxd4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 |
| - Queen's Gambit Accepted | 37 | 25 | 38 | 2...dxc4 |
| - Queen's Gambit Declined | 41 | 24 | 35 | 2...e6 |
| - Semi Slav | 39 | 26 | 35 | 2...e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 |
| - Tarrasch Variation | 39 | 27 | 34 | 2...e6 3. Nc3 c5 |
| - Slav Defence | 39 | 23 | 38 | 2...c6 |
| - Slav Defence Main Line | 34 | 25 | 41 | 2...c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. c4 dxc4 |
| Queen's Indian Defence | 41 | 29 | 30 | 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 |
| Rat | 38 | 30 | 32 | 1. d4 d6 |
| Reti's Opening | 36 | 25 | 37 | 1. c4 c6 |
| Robatsch Defence | 39 | 33 | 28 | 1. e4 g6 |
| Ruy Lopez / Spanish Game | 40 | 27 | 33 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 |
| - Arkhangelsk Variation | 40 | 27 | 33 | 3...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 |
| - Avoiding the Marshall Counter-Gambit | 44 | 23 | 33 | 3...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 |
| - Berlin Defence | 41 | 27 | 32 | 3...Nf6 |
| - Bird's Defence | 53 | 24 | 23 | 3...Nd4 |
| - Breyer Variation | 34 | 24 | 42 | 3...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb8 |
| - Centre Attack | 39 | 28 | 33 | 3...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d4 |
| - Chigorin Variation | 41 | 22 | 37 | 3...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 |
| - Classical / Cordel Defence | 47 | 29 | 24 | 3...Bc5 |
| - Closed Defence | 38 | 25 | 37 | 3...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 |
| - Exchange Variation | 35 | 29 | 36 | 3...a6 4. Bxc6 |
| - Kere's Attack | 36 | 24 | 40 | 3...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Qe2 |
| - Marshall Counter-Gambit | 36 | 36 | 28 | 3...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 |
| - Morphy Defence | 40 | 27 | 33 | 3...a6 4. Ba4 |
| - Open Defence | 39 | 25 | 36 | 3...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 |
| - Rio de Janiero Variation | 32 | 28 | 40 | 3...Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 |
| - Schliemann Gambit | 42 | 31 | 27 | 3...f5 |
| - Smyslov's / Zaitsev 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 |
| - Steinitz Defence | 61 | 23 | 16 | 3...d6 |
| - Worrall Attack | 40 | 30 | 30 | 3...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 |
| - 9...Be6 Variation | 34 | 25 | 41 | 3...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Be6 |
| Saragossa Opening | 30 | 45 | 25 | 1. c3 |
| Sarratt Attack | 37 | 30 | 33 | 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 |
| Scandinavian Defence | 42 | 30 | 28 | 1. e4 d5 |
| Scotch Game | 40 | 29 | 31 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 |
| Sicilian Defence | 37 | 34 | 29 | 1. e4 c5 |
| - Alapin Variation | 35 | 32 | 33 | 2. c3 |
| - Dragon Variation | 43 | 32 | 25 | 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 |
| - Grand Prix Attack | 34 | 44 | 23 | 2. f4 |
| - Kan Variation | 35 | 37 | 28 | 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 |
| - Lowenthal Hunting Variation | 37 | 34 | 29 | 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 |
| - Najdorf Variation | 39 | 34 | 27 | 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 |
| - Schveningen Variation | 41 | 32 | 27 | 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 |
| St George's Defence | 53 | 30 | 17 | 1. e4 a6 |
| Three Knight's Defence | 37 | 28 | 35 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 |
| Torre Attack | 33 | 28 | 39 | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 |
| Van't Kruijs Attack | 28 | 46 | 26 | 1. e3 |
| Vienna Game | 41 | 30 | 29 | 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 |
| - Vienna Gambit | 42 | 31 | 27 | 2...Nf6 3. f4 |
White's Best 10 Openings (Based on White Win % minus Black Win %)
| Position | Opening | Difference % |
| 1 | Queen's Gambit | +16 |
| =2 | English Opening | +14 |
| =2 | King's Indian Attack | +14 |
| 4 | Ruy Lopez | +13 |
| =5 | Four Knight's Defence | +12 |
| =5 | Giucco Piano | +12 |
| =5 | Ponziani's Opening | +12 |
| 8 | Bishop's Opening | +11 |
| =9 | Benko Opening | +9 |
| =9 | Blackmar Diemer Gambit | +9 |
White's Worst 10 Openings (Based on White Win % minus Black Win %)
| Position | Opening | Difference % |
| 1 | Dresden Variation | -56 |
| 2 | Alapin's Opening | -42 |
| 3 | Konstantinopolsky Opening | -22 |
| =4 | Anderssen's Opening | -18 |
| =4 | Van't Kruijs Opening | -18 |
| 6 | Mason's Variation | -17 |
| 7 | Saragossa Opening | -15 |
| 8 | Grob Opening | -13 |
| 9 | Deprez Opening | -9 |
| 10 | Bird's Opening | -4 |
Black's Best 10 Openings (Based on Black Win % minus White Win %)
| Position | Opening | Difference % |
| =1 | Nimzo Indian | -3 |
| =1 | Pirc Defence | -3 |
| =1 | Sicilian Defence | -3 |
| 4 | French Defence | -5 |
| =5 | Alekhine Defence | -6 |
| =5 | Robatsch Defence | -6 |
| =7 | Fred Defence | -7 |
| =7 | Nimzowitsch Defence | -7 |
| 9 | Rat | -8 |
| 10 | Caro-Kann | -9 |
Black's Worst 10 Openings (Based on Black Win % minus White Win %)
| Position | Opening | Difference % |
| 1 | Damiano Defence | -67 |
| 2 | Lasker Simul Special | -43 |
| =3 | Benoni Defence | -23 |
| =3 | Gunderam Defence | -23 |
| =3 | Polish Defence | -23 |
| =3 | St George's Defence | -23 |
| =7 | Borg Defence | -22 |
| =7 | Budapest Gambit | -22 |
| 9 | Dutch Defence | -20 |
| 10 | Philidor's Defence | -19 |
10 Most Drawish Openings (Based on openings with the highest Draw %)
| Position | Opening | Draw % |
| =1 | Bogo-Indian Defence | 40 |
| =1 | English Opening | 40 |
| =1 | Four Knight's Defence | 40 |
| =1 | Grunfeld Defence | 40 |
| =1 | King's Indian Attack | 40 |
| 6 | Torre Attack | 39 |
| 7 | Reti's Opening | 37 |
| 8 | Petroff's Defence | 36 |
| =9 | Nimzo Indian | 35 |
| =9 | Three Knight's Defence | 35 |
10 Least Drawish Openings (Based on openings with the lowest Draw %)
| Position | Opening | Draw % |
| 1 | Damiano Defence | 3 |
| 2 | Borg Defence | 10 |
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3 |
Blackburne Gambit | 12 |
| =4 | Blackmar Diemer Gambit | 15 |
| =4 | Grob Opening | 15 |
| 6 | St George's Defence | 17 |
| 7 | Konstantinopolsky Opening | 18 |
| 8 | Mason's Variation | 19 |
| 9 | King's Gambit | 20 |
| =10 | Centre Game | 21 |
| =10 | Fred Defence | 21 |
| =10 | Polish Defence | 21 |
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Chess Opening's Statistics
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