Openings: Most Played
Piece
Time Control
| Bullet Opening | Games | Record | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense | 3707 | 2223 / 1355 / 129 | 60.0% | |
| Benoni Defense: Benoni Gambit Accepted | 3625 | 1870 / 1632 / 123 | 51.6% | |
| Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit | 3394 | 1722 / 1563 / 109 | 50.7% | |
| Amar Gambit | 3280 | 1759 / 1385 / 136 | 53.6% | |
| Scandinavian Defense | 3116 | 1705 / 1334 / 77 | 54.7% | |
| Colle System: Rhamphorhynchus Variation | 3084 | 1545 / 1417 / 122 | 50.1% | |
| French Defense: Advance Variation | 2904 | 1784 / 1032 / 88 | 61.4% | |
| Barnes Defense | 2315 | 1264 / 957 / 94 | 54.6% | |
| Sicilian Defense | 2253 | 1212 / 957 / 84 | 53.8% | |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 2175 | 1132 / 961 / 82 | 52.0% |
| Blitz Opening | Games | Record | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit | 1413 | 696 / 631 / 86 | 49.3% | |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 1367 | 815 / 483 / 69 | 59.6% | |
| French Defense: Advance Variation | 1172 | 636 / 488 / 48 | 54.3% | |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 898 | 423 / 424 / 51 | 47.1% | |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 851 | 384 / 412 / 55 | 45.1% | |
| Sicilian Defense | 772 | 378 / 353 / 41 | 49.0% | |
| Scandinavian Defense | 771 | 426 / 302 / 43 | 55.2% | |
| Benoni Defense: Old Benoni | 763 | 329 / 393 / 41 | 43.1% | |
| Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation | 755 | 345 / 358 / 52 | 45.7% | |
| Benoni Defense: Benoni Gambit Accepted | 664 | 346 / 283 / 35 | 52.1% |
| Rapid Opening | Games | Record | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit | 242 | 113 / 119 / 10 | 46.7% | |
| Modern Defense: Pterodactyl Variation | 202 | 91 / 97 / 14 | 45.0% | |
| French Defense: Advance Variation | 194 | 99 / 78 / 17 | 51.0% | |
| Vienna Gambit, with Max Lange Defense | 172 | 68 / 94 / 10 | 39.5% | |
| Sicilian Defense | 170 | 76 / 87 / 7 | 44.7% | |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 157 | 81 / 62 / 14 | 51.6% | |
| Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation | 110 | 44 / 60 / 6 | 40.0% | |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed, Anti-Sveshnikov Variation, Kharlov-Kramnik Line | 98 | 44 / 45 / 9 | 44.9% | |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 97 | 44 / 47 / 6 | 45.4% | |
| Scandinavian Defense | 90 | 37 / 46 / 7 | 41.1% |