Chess Openings
500 openings with master games
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The most popular openings in our database of 180,000+ master games.
B903,225 games
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
The sharpest and most complex Sicilian line, favoured by Fischer and Kasparov. Black fights for the initiative from move one.
A452,772 games
Canard Opening
An unusual 1.d4 f5 system. A tricky and offbeat choice that can catch opponents off guard.
B122,323 games
Caro-Kann Defense
A solid and reliable response to 1.e4. Black builds a strong pawn structure and aims for a safe middlegame.
C422,314 games
Petrov's Defense
A symmetrical and solid reply to 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3. Known for its drawish reputation at the top level, but full of hidden venom.
D372,262 games
Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack
A positional system in the QGD where White develops the bishop to f4 early, maintaining flexible central control.
A072,206 games
King's Indian Attack
A flexible system for White that can be used against almost any Black setup. Leads to rich middlegame play.
D022,205 games
Queen's Pawn Game: Anti-Torre
A solid queen's pawn setup avoiding main-line theory. Leads to strategic middlegames.
C502,144 games
Italian Game
One of the oldest openings in chess. White develops naturally with Bc4, targeting the f7 square.
A052,033 games
Zukertort Opening
A flexible opening beginning with 1.Nf3. White keeps all pawn structure options open and develops naturally.
C672,019 games
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Berlin Wall
The famous "Berlin Wall" that Kramnik used to dethrone Kasparov. An endgame-oriented defence that is rock solid.
C651,951 games
Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense
A classical and reliable defence to the Ruy Lopez. Black develops the knight to a natural square and keeps flexible options.
B401,776 games
Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation
A sharp Sicilian line where White pins the knight early. Leads to rich tactical middlegames.
All Openings by ECO Code
A — Flank Openings
A00Amar Opening1623A01Nimzo-Larsen Attack1622A02Bird Opening100A03Bird Opening: Sturm Gambit215A04Zukertort Opening1686A05Zukertort Opening2033A06Zukertort Opening1377A07King's Indian Attack2206A08Zukertort Opening: Reversed Gr440A09Réti Opening482A10English Opening523A11English Opening: Caro-Kann Def469A12Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Varia163A13English Opening: Neo-Catalan1270A14Réti Opening: Anglo-Slav Varia703A15English Orangutan1441A16English Opening: Anglo-Grünfel478A17English Opening: Anglo-Indian 435A18English Opening: Mikenas-Carls223A19English Opening: Mikenas-Carls64A20English Opening: Drill Variati1050A21English Opening: King's Englis497A22English Opening: Carls-Bremen 404A23English Opening: King's Englis48A24English Opening: King's Englis53A25English Opening: Closed, Taima384A26English Opening: King's Englis206A27English Opening: King's Englis94A28English Opening: Four Knights 805A29English Opening: King's Englis924A30English Opening: Wing Gambit1057A31English Opening: Symmetrical V180A32English Opening: Symmetrical V189A33English Opening: Symmetrical V488A34English Opening: Symmetrical V610A35English Opening: Symmetrical V463A36English Opening: Symmetrical V449A37English Opening: Symmetrical V495A38English Opening: Symmetrical V145A39English Opening: Symmetrical V148A40Zaire Defense1542A41Wade Defense570A42Pterodactyl Defense285A43Benoni Defense: Woozle335A44Benoni Defense: Old Benoni80A45Canard Opening2772A46Döry Defense1206A47Marienbad System371A48London System1279A49Indian Defense: Przepiorka Var325A50Slav Indian341A51Indian Defense: Budapest Defen19A52Indian Defense: Budapest Defen114A53Old Indian Defense244A54Old Indian Defense: Tartakower107A55Old Indian Defense: Normal Var129A56Benoni Defense262A57Benko Gambit301A58Benko Gambit: Nd2 Variation140A59Benko Gambit86A60Benoni Defense: Modern Variati80A61Benoni Defense175A62Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Var108A63Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Var44A64Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Var55A65Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Li159A66Benoni Defense: Mikenas Variat6A67Benoni Defense: Taimanov Varia52A68Benoni Defense: Four Pawns Att22A69Benoni Defense: Four Pawns Att23A70Benoni Defense: Classical Vari150A71Benoni Defense: Classical Vari12A72Benoni Defense: Classical Vari23A73Benoni Defense: Classical Vari24A74Benoni Defense: Classical Vari5A75Benoni Defense: Classical Vari55A76Benoni Defense: Classical Vari11A77Benoni Defense: Classical Vari65A78Benoni Defense: Classical Vari16A79Benoni Defense: Classical Vari35A80Dutch Defense439A81Dutch Defense: Fianchetto Atta235A82Rat Defense: Balogh Defense24A83Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit48A84Dutch Defense146A85Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight 207A86Dutch Defense: Leningrad Varia41A87Dutch Defense: Leningrad Varia122A88Dutch Defense: Leningrad Varia232A89Dutch Defense: Leningrad Varia52A90Dutch Defense: Classical Varia228A91Dutch Defense: Classical Varia32A92Dutch Defense: Alekhine Variat43A93Dutch Defense: Stonewall Varia32A94Dutch Defense: Stonewall Varia9A95Dutch Defense: Stonewall Varia26A96Dutch Defense: Classical Varia29A97Dutch Defense: Classical Varia12A98Dutch Defense: Classical Varia10A99Dutch Defense: Classical Varia11
B — Semi-Open Games
B00Borg Defense814B01Scandinavian Defense1028B02Alekhine Defense181B03Alekhine Defense264B04Alekhine Defense: Modern Varia425B05Alekhine Defense: Modern Varia129B06Modern Defense1745B07Pirc Defense1059B08Pirc Defense: Classical Variat647B09Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack391B10Caro-Kann Defense1159B11Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights380B12Caro-Kann Defense2323B13Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attac785B14Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attac327B15Caro-Kann Defense510B16Caro-Kann Defense: Finnish Var116B17Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Vari509B18Caro-Kann Defense: Martian Gam332B19Caro-Kann Defense: Classical V474B20Sicilian Defense511B21Sicilian Defense: Halasz Gambi219B22Sicilian Defense: Alapin Varia1080B23Sicilian Defense: Closed1145B24Sicilian Defense: Closed89B25Sicilian Defense: Closed228B26Sicilian Defense: Closed161B27Sicilian Defense302B28Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Vari201B29Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch 220B30Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian1718B31Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdino995B32Sicilian Defense: Open410B33Sicilian Defense: Open1327B34Sicilian Defense: Accelerated 107B35Sicilian Defense: Dragon Varia278B36Sicilian Defense: Accelerated 317B37Sicilian Defense: Accelerated 89B38Sicilian Defense: Accelerated 297B39Sicilian Defense: Accelerated 91B40Sicilian Defense: Pin Variatio1776B41Sicilian Defense: Kan Variatio479B42Sicilian Defense: Kan Variatio839B43Sicilian Defense: Kan Variatio547B44Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Var291B45Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Var299B46Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Var391B47Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Var515B48Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Var630B49Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Var128B50Sicilian Defense1049B51Sicilian Defense: Moscow Varia1192B52Sicilian Defense: Moscow Varia708B53Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Va439B54Sicilian Defense: Prins Variat284B55Sicilian Defense: Prins Variat21B56Sicilian Defense: Venice Attac239B57Sicilian Defense: Magnus Smith143B58Sicilian Defense: Classical Va81B59Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky 50B60Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauz113B61Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauz90B62Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauz66B63Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauz164B64Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauz57B65Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauz110B66Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauz349B67Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauz307B68Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauz42B69Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauz66B70Sicilian Defense: Dragon Varia317B71Sicilian Defense: Dragon Varia31B72Sicilian Defense: Dragon Varia115B73Sicilian Defense: Dragon Varia105B74Sicilian Defense: Dragon Varia68B75Sicilian Defense: Dragon Varia61B76Sicilian Defense: Dragon Varia298B77Sicilian Defense: Dragon Varia95B78Sicilian Defense: Dragon Varia136B79Sicilian Defense: Dragon Varia21B80Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen527B81Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen388B82Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen238B83Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen250B84Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Vari300B85Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen476B86Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack83B87Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack168B88Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack113B89Sicilian Defense: Velimirovic 124B90Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Vari3225B91Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Vari280B92Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Vari852B93Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Vari252B94Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Vari273B95Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Vari119B96Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Vari330B97Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Vari255B98Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Vari33B99Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Vari143
C — Open Games & French
C00French Defense801C01French Defense: Exchange Varia591C02French Defense: Advance Variat1180C03French Defense: Tarrasch Varia318C04French Defense: Tarrasch Varia93C05French Defense: Tarrasch Varia261C06French Defense: Tarrasch Varia187C07French Defense: Tarrasch Varia597C08French Defense: Tarrasch Varia218C09French Defense: Tarrasch Varia250C10French Defense: Marshall Gambi747C11French Defense: Steinitz Varia1538C12French Defense: McCutcheon Var175C13French Defense: Classical Vari93C14French Defense: Classical Vari104C15French Defense: Winawer Variat278C16French Defense: Winawer Variat263C17French Defense: Winawer Variat225C18French Defense: Winawer Variat487C19French Defense: Winawer Variat379C20Center Game64C21Center Game28C22Center Game: Hall Variation102C23Bishop's Opening43C24Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybri416C25Vienna Game156C26Vienna Game: Mieses Variation279C27Vienna Game: Adams' Gambit49C28Vienna Game: Stanley Variation203C29Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit118C30King's Gambit126C31King's Gambit Declined: Falkbe37C32King's Gambit Declined: Falkbe26C33King's Gambit Accepted124C34King's Gambit Accepted: Greco 71C35King's Gambit Accepted: Cunnin18C36King's Gambit Accepted: Modern94C37King's Gambit Accepted: Kotov 29C38King's Gambit Accepted: Greco 21C39King's Gambit Accepted: Allgai74C40Latvian Gambit46C41Philidor Defense650C42Petrov's Defense2314C43Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambi479C44Scotch Game391C45Scotch Game1138C46Three Knights Opening377C47Four Knights Game562C48Four Knights Game: Spanish Var424C49Four Knights Game: Spanish Var312C50Italian Game2144C51Italian Game: Evans Gambit157C52Evans Gambit111C53Italian Game: Bird's Attack1114C54Italian Game: Classical Variat406C55Italian Game: Two Knights Defe941C56Italian Game: Scotch Gambit47C57Italian Game: Two Knights Defe29C58Italian Game: Two Knights Defe137C59Italian Game: Two Knights Defe67C60Ruy Lopez341C61Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation75C62Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense96C63Ruy Lopez: Schliemann Defense258C64Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation136C65Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense1951C66Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Tar154C67Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Ber2019C68Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation284C69Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation,289C70Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense459C71Ruy Lopez: Noah's Ark Trap84C72Ruy Lopez: Closed, Kecskemet V203C73Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Mod107C74Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Mod46C75Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Mod121C76Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Mod180C77Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Jaf854C78Ruy Lopez: Brix Variation1124C79Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Ste208C80Ruy Lopez: Open408C81Ruy Lopez: Open, Howell Attack100C82Ruy Lopez: Open217C83Ruy Lopez: Open, Tarrasch Trap274C84Ruy Lopez: Closed957C85Ruy Lopez: Closed, Delayed Exc219C86Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Att179C87Ruy Lopez: Closed, Averbakh Va194C88Ruy Lopez: Closed1115C89Ruy Lopez: Marshall Attack437C90Ruy Lopez: Closed318C91Ruy Lopez: Closed, Yates Varia363C92Ruy Lopez: Closed840C93Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Def182C94Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defe57C95Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer650C96Ruy Lopez: Closed, Keres Defen276C97Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin De170C98Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin De90C99Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin De236
D — Closed & Semi-Closed Games
D00Amazon Attack1110D01Rapport-Jobava System135D02Queen's Pawn Game: Anti-Torre2205D03Queen's Pawn Game: Torre Attac348D04Queen's Pawn Game: Colle Syste233D05Rubinstein Opening353D06Queen's Gambit209D07Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigo159D08Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin62D09Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin24D10Slav Defense753D11Slav Defense: Modern Line1103D12Slav Defense: Quiet Variation,690D13Slav Defense: Exchange Variati268D14Slav Defense: Exchange Variati192D15Slav Defense: Geller Gambit881D16Slav Defense: Alapin Variation222D17Slav Defense: Czech Variation498D18Slav Defense: Czech Variation,183D19Slav Defense: Czech Variation,253D20Queen's Gambit Accepted584D21Queen's Gambit Accepted: Slav 62D22Queen's Gambit Accepted: Alekh110D23Queen's Gambit Accepted119D24Queen's Gambit Accepted94D25Queen's Gambit Accepted: Winaw139D26Queen's Gambit Accepted: Class240D27Queen's Gambit Accepted: Furma792D28Queen's Gambit Accepted: Class95D29Queen's Gambit Accepted: Class72D30Queen's Gambit Declined894D31Semi-Slav Defense: Gunderam Ga921D32Tarrasch Defense311D33Tarrasch Defense: Dubov Tarras133D34Tarrasch Defense: Classical Va299D35Queen's Gambit Declined: Norma1186D36Queen's Gambit Declined: Excha495D37Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrw2262D38Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragoz1156D39Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragoz208D40Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-294D41Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-710D42Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-194D43Semi-Slav Defense999D44Semi-Slav Defense Accepted262D45Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line1231D46Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line365D47Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Varia404D48Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Varia160D49Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Varia60D50Queen's Gambit Declined: Moder54D51Queen's Gambit Declined: Rochl70D52Queen's Gambit Declined284D53Queen's Gambit Declined264D54Queen's Gambit Declined: Neo-O65D55Queen's Gambit Declined: Pills389D56Queen's Gambit Declined: Laske170D57Queen's Gambit Declined: Laske40D58Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarta524D59Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarta127D60Queen's Gambit Declined: Ortho76D61Queen's Gambit Declined: Ortho113D62Queen's Gambit Declined: Ortho26D63Queen's Gambit Declined: Ortho118D64Queen's Gambit Declined: Ortho47D65Queen's Gambit Declined: Ortho35D66Queen's Gambit Declined: Ortho44D67Queen's Gambit Declined: Ortho49D68Queen's Gambit Declined: Ortho17D69Queen's Gambit Declined: Ortho13D70Neo-Grünfeld Defense: with g3125D71Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Exchange118D7266D73147D74Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed 45D75Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed 77D76Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed 175D77Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classica178D78Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classica464D79Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Ultra-De252D80Grünfeld Defense258D81Grünfeld Defense: Russian Vari40D82Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann A97D83Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann A64D84Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann A28D85Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Var1329D86Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Var237D87Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Var220D88Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Var30D89Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Var38D90Grünfeld Defense: Flohr Variat233D91Grünfeld Defense: Three Knight224D92Grünfeld Defense: Three Knight92D93Grünfeld Defense: Three Knight126D94Grünfeld Defense: Flohr Defens382D95Grünfeld Defense: Pachman Vari68D96Grünfeld Defense: Russian Vari55D97Grünfeld Defense: Russian Vari309D98Grünfeld Defense: Russian Vari59D99Grünfeld Defense: Russian Vari43
E — Indian Defences
E00Indian Defense545E01Catalan Opening: Closed247E02Catalan Opening: Open Defense70E03Catalan Opening: Open Defense56E04Catalan Opening: Open Defense863E05Catalan Opening: Open Defense,385E06Catalan Opening: Closed1109E07Catalan Opening: Closed105E08Catalan Opening: Closed133E09Catalan Opening: Closed, Main 83E10Blumenfeld Countergambit875E11Bogo-Indian Defense1249E12Queen's Indian Defense1260E13Queen's Indian Defense: Kaspar150E14Queen's Indian Defense: Spassk480E15Queen's Indian Defense: Buerge1742E16Queen's Indian Defense: Yates 391E17Queen's Indian Defense: Euwe V395E18Queen's Indian Defense: Classi406E19Queen's Indian Defense: Classi241E20Nimzo-Indian Defense566E21Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Kn467E22Nimzo-Indian Defense: Spielman38E23Nimzo-Indian Defense: Spielman29E24Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch 115E25Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch 134E26Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch 53E27Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch 36E28Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch 81E29Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch 77E30Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningra87E31Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningra64E32Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classica1154E33Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classica116E34Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classica212E35Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classica208E36Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classica111E37Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classica92E38Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classica141E39Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classica219E40Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinste76E41Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinste152E42Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinste202E43Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Pete214E44Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Pete122E45Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Pete102E46Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal V464E47Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal V131E48Nimzo-Indian Defense: Ragozin 283E49Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal V174E50Nimzo-Indian Defense57E51Nimzo-Indian Defense: Ragozin 177E52Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal V146E53Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal V176E54Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal V273E55Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal V199E56Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal V91E5732E58Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal V82E59Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal V120E60Queen's Pawn, Mengarini Attack1134E61King's Indian Defense355E62King's Indian Defense: Fianche531E63King's Indian Defense: Fianche268E64King's Indian Defense: Fianche84E65King's Indian Defense: Fianche102E66King's Indian Defense: Fianche119E67King's Indian Defense: Fianche188E68King's Indian Defense: Fianche330E69King's Indian Defense: Fianche272E70King's Indian Defense: Kramer 267E71King's Indian Defense: Makogon253E72King's Indian Defense: Pomar S51E73King's Indian Defense: Averbak332E74King's Indian Defense: Averbak87E75King's Indian Defense: Averbak46E76King's Indian Defense: Four Pa55E77King's Indian Defense: Six Paw21E78King's Indian Defense: Four Pa3E79King's Indian Defense: Four Pa15E80King's Indian Defense: Sämisch90E81King's Indian Defense: Steiner392E82King's Indian Defense: Sämisch45E83King's Indian Defense: Sämisch51E84King's Indian Defense: Sämisch70E85King's Indian Defense: Sämisch43E86King's Indian Defense: Sämisch55E87King's Indian Defense: Sämisch65E8858E89King's Indian Defense: Sämisch44E90King's Indian Defense: Larsen 393E91King's Indian Defense: Kazakh 323E92King's Indian Defense: Exchang532E93King's Indian Defense: Petrosi45E94King's Indian Defense: Orthodo674E95King's Indian Defense: Orthodo85E96King's Indian Defense: Orthodo39E97King's Indian Defense: Orthodo587E98King's Indian Defense: Orthodo125E99King's Indian Defense: Orthodo121