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A00= Irregular Openings

A01= Nimzovich-Larsen attack

A02= Bird's Opening

A03= Bird's Opening

A04= Reti Opening

A05= Reti Opening, 2..Nf6

A06= Reti Opening, 2..d5

A07= Reti Opening, King's Indian attack (Barcza system)

A08= Reti Opening, King's Indian attack

A09= Reti Opening, 2..d5 3.c4

A10= English Opening

A11= English, Caro-Kann defensive system

A12= English, Caro-Kann defensive system

A13= English Opening

A14= English, Neo-Catalan declined

A15= English, 1...Nf6 (Anglo-Indian defense)

A16= English Opening

A17= English Opening

A18= English, Mikenas-Carls variation

A19= English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian variation

A20= English Opening

A21= English Opening

A22= English Opening

A23= English Opening, Bremen system, Keres variation

A24= English Opening, Bremen system with 3...g6

A25= English Opening, Sicilian Reversed

A26= English Opening, Closed system

A27= English Opening, Three knights system

A28= English Opening, Four knights system

A29= English Opening, Four knights, kingside Fianchetto

A30= English Opening, Symmetrical variation

A31= English Opening, Symmetrical, Benoni formation

A32= English Opening, Symmetrical

A33= English Opening, Symmetrical

A34= English Opening, Symmetrical

A35= English Opening, Symmetrical

A36= English Opening, Symmetrical

A37= English Opening, Symmetrical

A38= English Opening, Symmetrical

A39= English Opening, Symmetrical, Main line with d4

A40= Queen's pawn

A41= Queen's pawn

A42= Modern defense, Averbakh system

A43= Old Benoni defense

A44= Old Benoni defence

A45= Queen's pawn game

A46= Queen's pawn game

A47= Queen's Indian defense

A48= King's Indian, East Indian defense

A49= King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4

A50= Queen's pawn game

A51= Budapest defense declined

A52= Budapest defense

A53= Old Indian defense

A54= Old Indian, Ukrainian variation

A55= Old Indian, Main line

A56= Benoni defense

A57= Benko gambit

A58= Benko gambit accepted

A59= Benko gambit, 7.e4

A60= Benoni defense

A61= Benoni defense

A62= Benoni, Fianchetto variation

A63= Benoni, Fianchetto variation, 9...Nbd7

A64= Benoni, Fianchetto variation, 11...Re8

A65= Benoni, 6.e4

A66= Benoni, pawn storm variation

A67= Benoni, Taimanov variation

A68= Benoni, Four pawns attack

A69= Benoni, Four pawns attack, Main line

A70= Benoni, Classical with e4 and Nf3

A71= Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5

A72= Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O

A73= Benoni, Classical, 9.O-O

A74= Benoni, Classical, 9...a6, 10.a4

A75= Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4

A76= Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8

A77= Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2

A78= Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6

A79= Benoni, Classical, 11.f3

A80= Dutch

A81= Dutch defense

A82= Dutch, Staunton gambit

A83= Dutch, Staunton gambit, Staunton's line

A84= Dutch defense

A85= Dutch with 2.c4 & 3.Nc3

A86= Dutch with 2.c4 & 3.g3

A87= Dutch, Leningrad, Main variation

A88= Dutch, Leningrad, Main variation with 7...c6

A89= Dutch, Leningrad, Main variation with Nc6

A90= Dutch defense

A91= Dutch defense

A92= Dutch defense

A93= Dutch, Stonewall, Botwinnik variation

A94= Dutch, Stonewall with Ba3

A95= Dutch, Stonewall with Nc3

A96= Dutch, Classical variation

A97= Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky variation

A98= Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky variation with Qc2

A99= Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky variation with b3

B00= King's pawn Opening

B01= Scandinavian (centercounter) center defense

B02= Alekhine's defense

B03= Alekhine's defense

B04= Alekhine's defense, Modern variation

B05= Alekhine's defense, Modern variation, 4...Bg4

B06= Robatsch (Modern) defense

B07= Pirc defense

B08= Pirc, Classical (Two knights) system

B09= Pirc, Austrian attack

B10= Caro-Kann defense

B11= Caro-Kann, Two knights, 3...Bg4

B12= Caro-Kann defense

B13= Caro-Kann, Exchange variation

B14= Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik attack, 5...e6

B15= Caro-Kann defense

B16= Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen variation

B17= Caro-Kann, Steinitz variation

B18= Caro-Kann, Classical variation

B19= Caro-Kann, Classical, 7...Nd7

B20= Sicilian defense

B21= Sicilian, Grand Prix attack

B22= Sicilian, Alapin's variation (2.c3)

B23= Sicilian, Closed

B24= Sicilian, Closed

B25= Sicilian, Closed

B26= Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3

B27= Sicilian defense

B28= Sicilian, O'Kelly variation

B29= Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein variation

B30= Sicilian defense

B31= Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (with ...g6, without ...d6)

B32= Sicilian defense

B33= Sicilian defense

B34= Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Exchange variation

B35= Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern variation with Bc4

B36= Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy bind

B37= Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy bind, 5...Bg7

B38= Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy bind, 6.Be3

B39= Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer variation

B40= Sicilian defense

B41= Sicilian, Kan variation

B42= Sicilian, Kan, 5.Bd3

B43= Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3

B44= Sicilian defense

B45= Sicilian, Taimanov variation

B46= Sicilian, Taimanov variation

B47= Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) variation

B48= Sicilian, Taimanov variation

B49= Sicilian, Taimanov variation

B50= Sicilian

B51= Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Nimzovich-Rossolimo, Moscow) attack

B52= Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky attack, 3...Bd7

B53= Sicilian, Chekhover variation

B54= Sicilian

B55= Sicilian, Prins variation, Venice attack

B56= Sicilian

B57= Sicilian, Sozin (not Scheveningen)

B58= Sicilian, Classical

B59= Sicilian, Boleslavsky variation, 7.Nb3

B60= Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer

B61= Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen variation, 7.Qd2

B62= Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 6...e6

B63= Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack

B64= Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack, 7...Be7 defense, 9.f4

B65= Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack, 7...Be7 defense, 9...Nxd4

B66= Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack, 7...a6

B67= Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack, 7...a6 defense, 8...Bd7

B68= Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack, 7...a6 defense, 9...Be7

B69= Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack, 7...a6 defense, 11.Bxf6

B70= Sicilian, Dragon variation

B71= Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish variation

B72= Sicilian, Dragon, 6.Be3

B73= Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 8.O-O

B74= Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 9.Nb3

B75= Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav attack

B76= Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav attack, 7...O-O

B77= Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav attack, 9.Bc4

B78= Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav attack, 10.O-O-O

B79= Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav attack, 12.h4

B80= Sicilian, Scheveningen variation

B81= Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres attack

B82= Sicilian, Scheveningen, 6.f4

B83= Sicilian, Scheveningen, 6.Be2

B84= Sicilian, Scheveningen (Paulsen), Classical variation

B85= Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical variation with ...Qc7 and ...Nc6

B86= Sicilian, Sozin attack

B87= Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5

B88= Sicilian, Sozin, Leonhardt variation

B89= Sicilian, Sozin, 7.Be3

B90= Sicilian, Najdorf

B91= Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) variation

B92= Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) variation

B93= Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4

B94= Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.Bg5

B95= Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6

B96= Sicilian, Najdorf, 7.f4

B97= Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Qb6

B98= Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7

B99= Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line

C00= French defense

C01= French, Exchange variation

C02= French, Advance variation

C03= French, Tarrasch

C04= French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line

C05= French, Tarrasch, Closed variation

C06= French, Tarrasch, Closed variation, Main line

C07= French, Tarrasch, Open variation

C08= French, Tarrasch, Open, 4.exd5 exd5

C09= French, Tarrasch, Open variation, Main line

C10= French, Paulsen variation

C11= French defense

C12= French, MacCutcheon variation

C13= French, Classical

C14= French, Classical variation

C15= French, Winawer (Nimzovich) variation

C16= French, Winawer, Advance variation

C17= French, Winawer, Advance variation

C18= French, Winawer, Advance variation

C19= French, Winawer, Advance, 6...Ne7

C20= King's pawn game

C21= center game

C22= center game

C23= Bishop's Opening

C24= Bishop's Opening, Berlin defense

C25= Vienna game

C26= Vienna, Falkbeer variation

C27= Vienna game

C28= Vienna game

C29= Vienna gambit, Kaufmann variation

C30= King's gambit

C31= KGD, Falkbeer counter-gambit

C32= KGD, Falkbeer, 5. dxe4

C33= King's gambit accepted

C34= King's knight's gambit

C35= KGA, Cunningham defense

C36= KGA, Abbazia defense (Classical defense, Modern defense)

C37= KGA, Quaade gambit

C38= King's knight's gambit

C39= King's knight's gambit

C40= King's knight Opening

C41= Philidor's defense

C42= Petrov's defense

C43= Petrov, Modern (Steinitz) attack

C44= King's pawn game

C45= Scotch game

C46= Three knights game

C47= Four knights, Scotch variation

C48= Four knights, Spanish variation

C49= Four knights, double Ruy Lopez

C50= King's pawn game

C51= Evans gambit declined

C52= Evans gambit

C53= Giuoco piano

C54= Guioco piano

C55= Two knights defense

C56= Two knights defense

C57= Two knights defense

C58= Two knights defense

C59= Two knights defense

C60= Ruy Lopez

C61= Ruy Lopez, Bird's defense

C62= Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz defence

C63= Ruy Lopez, Schilemann defense

C64= Ruy Lopez, Classical (Cordel) defence

C65= Ruy Lopez, Berlin defense

C66= Ruy Lopez, Berlin defence, 4.O-O, d6

C67= Ruy Lopez, Berlin defence, Open variation

C68= Ruy Lopez, Exchange variation

C69= Ruy Lopez, Exchange variation, 5.O-O

C70= Ruy Lopez,

C71= Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz defense

C72= Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz defense 5.0-0

C73= Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz defense, Richter variation

C74= Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz defense

C75= Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz defense

C76= Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz defense, Fianchetto (Bronstein) variation

C77= Ruy Lopez, Morphy defence

C78= Ruy Lopez, 5.O-O

C79= Ruy Lopez, Steinitz defense deferred (Russian defence)

C80= Ruy Lopez, Open (Tarrasch) defence

C81= Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell attack

C82= Ruy Lopez, Open, 9.c3

C83= Ruy Lopez, Open, Classical defence

C84= Ruy Lopez, Closed defense

C85= Ruy Lopez, Exchange variation doubly deferred (DERLD)

C86= Worrall attack

C87= Ruy Lopez, Closed, Averbach variation

C88= Ruy Lopez, Closed

C89= Ruy Lopez, Marshall counter-attack

C90= Ruy Lopez, closed (with ...d6)

C91= Ruy Lopez, closed, 9.d4

C92= Ruy Lopez, closed, 9.d4

C93= Ruy Lopez, closed, Smyslov defense

C94= Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer defense

C95= Ruy Lopez, closed, Breyer, 10.d4

C96= Ruy Lopez, closed, 8...Na5

C97= Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin defense

C98= Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...Nc6

C99= Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...c5d4

D00= Queen's pawn game

D01= Richter-Veresov attack

D02= Queen's pawn game, 2. Nf3

D03= Torre attack, Tartakower variation

D04= Queen's pawn game

D05= Queen's pawn game, Zukertort variation

D06= Queen's Gambit

D07= QGD; Chigorin defense

D08= QGD; Albin counter-gambit

D09= QGD; Albin counter-gambit, 5.g3

D10= QGD; Slav defense

D11= QGD; Slav defense, 3.Nf3

D12= QGD; Slav defense, 4.e3 Bf5

D13= QGD; Slav defense, Exchange variation

D14= QGD; Slav defense, Exchange variation

D15= QGD; Slav accepted, Exchange variation, 6.Bf4 Bf5

D16= QGD; Slav accepted, Alapin variation

D17= QGD; Slav defense, Czech defence

D18= QGD; Dutch variation

D19= QGD; Dutch variation

D20= Queen's Gambit accepted

D21= QGA, 3.Nf3

D22= QGA; Alekhine defense

D23= Queen's gambit accepted

D24= QGA, 4.Nc3

D25= QGA, 4.e3

D26= QGA; classical variation

D27= QGA; classical variation

D28= QGA; Classical variation 7.Qe2

D29= QGA; Classical variation 8...Bb7

D30= QGD

D31= QGD, 3.Nc3

D32= QGD; Tarrasch defense

D33= QGD; Tarrasch, Schlechter-Rubinstein system

D34= QGD; Tarrasch, 7...Be7

D35= QGD; 3...Nf6

D36= QGD; Exchange, positional line, 6.Qc2

D37= QGD; 4.Nf3

D38= QGD; Ragozin variation

D39= QGD; Ragozin, Vienna variation

D40= QGD; Semi-Tarrasch defense

D41= QGD; Semi-Tarrasch, 5.cd

D42= QGD; Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3

D43= QGD; Semi-Slav

D44= QGD; Semi-Slav 5.Bg5 dc

D45= QGD; Semi-Slav 5.e3

D46= QGD; Semi-Slav 6.Bd3

D47= QGD; Semi-Slav 7.Bc4

D48= QGD; Meran, 8...a6

D49= QGD; Meran, 11. Nxb5

D50= QGD; 4.Bg5

D51= QGD; 4.Bg5 Nbd7

D52= QGD

D53= QGD; 4.Bg5 Be7

D54= QGD; Anti-neo-Orthodox variation

D55= QGD; 6.Nf3

D56= QGD; Lasker defense

D57= QGD; Lasker defense, Main line

D58= QGD; Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) system

D59= QGD; Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) system, 8.cd Nxd5

D60= QGD; Orthodox defense

D61= QGD; Orthodox defense, Rubinstein variation

D62= QGD; Orthodox defense, 7.Qc2 c5, 8.cd (Rubinstein)

D63= QGD; Orthodox defense, 7.Rc1

D64= QGD; Orthodox defense, Rubinstein attack (with Rc1)

D65= QGD; Orthodox defense, Rubinstein attack, Main line

D66= QGD; Orthodox defense, Bd3 line

D67= QGD; Orthodox defense, Bd3 line, Capablanca freeing manoever

D68= QGD; Orthodox defense, Classical variation

D69= QGD; Orthodox defense, Classical, 13.dxe5

D70= Neo-Gruenfeld defense

D71= Neo-Gruenfeld, 5.cd

D72= Neo-Gruenfeld, 5.cd, Main line

D73= Neo-Gruenfeld, 5.Nf3

D74= Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O

D75= Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.Nc3

D76= Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6

D77= Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.O-O

D78= Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.O-O c6

D79= Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.O-O, Main line

D80= Gruenfeld defense

D81= Gruenfeld; Russian variation

D82= Gruenfeld 4.Bf4

D83= Gruenfeld gambit

D84= Gruenfeld gambit accepted

D85= Gruenfeld, exchange variation

D86= Gruenfeld, Exchange, Classical variation

D87= Gruenfeld, Exchange, Spassky variation

D88= Gruenfeld, Spassky variation, Main line, 10...cd, 11.cd

D89= Gruenfeld, Spassky variation, Main line, 13.Bd3

D90= Gruenfeld, Three knights variation

D91= Gruenfeld, Three knights variation

D92= Gruenfeld, 5.Bf4

D93= Gruenfeld with 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3

D94= Gruenfeld, 5.e3

D95= Gruenfeld with 5. e3 O-O 6. Qb3

D96= Gruenfeld, Russian variation

D97= Gruenfeld, Russian variation with 7. e4

D98= Gruenfeld, Russian, Smyslov variation

D99= Gruenfeld defense, Smyslov, Main line

E00= Queen's pawn game

E01= Catalan, closed

E02= Catalan, open, 5.Qa4

E03= Catalan, open, Alekhine variation

E04= Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3

E05= Catalan, Open, Classical line

E06= Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3

E07= Catalan, Closed, 6...Nbd7

E08= Catalan, Closed, 7.Qc2

E09= Catalan, Closed, Main line

E10= Queen's pawn game 3. Nf3

E11= Bogo-Indian defense

E12= Queen's Indian defense

E13= Queen's Indian, 4.Nc3, Main line

E14= Queen's Indian, 4.e3

E15= Queen's Indian, 4.g3

E16= Queen's Indian, Capablanca variation

E17= Queen's Indian, 5.Bg2 Be7

E18= Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3

E19= Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3

E20= Nimzo-Indian defense

E21= Nimzo-Indian, Three knights variation

E22= Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann variation

E23= Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 4...c5, 5.dc Nc6

E24= Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch variation

E25= Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch variation, Keres variation

E26= Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch variation, 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. e3

E27= Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch variation, 5...0-0

E28= Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch variation, 6. e3

E29= Nimzo-Indian, Saemisch variation, Main line

E30= Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad variation,

E31= Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad variation, main line

E32= Nimzo-Indian, Classical variation

E33= Nimzo-Indian, Classical variation, 4...Nc6

E34= Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa variation

E35= Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa variation, 5. cxd5 exd5

E36= Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa variation, 5. a3

E37= Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa variation, Main line, 7.Qc2

E38= Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5

E39= Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc variation

E40= Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3

E41= Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5

E42= Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

E43= Nimzo-Indian, Fischer variation

E44= Nimzo-Indian, Fischer variation, 5.Ne2

E45= Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) variation

E46= Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O

E47= Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O, 5.Bd3

E48= Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O, 5.Bd3 d5

E49= Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Botvinnik system

E50= Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 e8g8, 5.Nf3, without ...d5

E51= Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 e8g8, 5.Nf3 d7d5

E52= Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6

E53= Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...c5

E54= Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric system with 7...dc

E55= Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric system, Bronstein variation

E56= Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6

E57= Nimzo-Indian, 4. e3, Main line with 8...dxc4 and 9...Bxc4 cxd4

E58= Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3

E59= Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

E60= King's Indian defense

E61= King's Indian defense, 3.Nc3

E62= King's Indian, Fianchetto variation

E63= King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno variation

E64= King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav system

E65= King's Indian, Yugoslav, 7.O-O

E66= King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno

E67= King's Indian, Fianchetto with ...Nd7

E68= King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical variation, 8.e4

E69= King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line

E70= King's Indian, 4.e4

E71= King's Indian, Makagonov system (5.h3)

E72= King's Indian with e4 & g3

E73= King's Indian, 5.Be2

E74= King's Indian, Averbakh, 6...c5

E75= King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line

E76= King's Indian, Four pawns attack

E77= King's Indian, Four pawns attack, 6.Be2

E78= King's Indian, Four pawns attack, with Be2 and Nf3

E79= King's Indian, Four pawns attack, Main line

E80= King's Indian, Saemisch variation

E81= King's Indian, Saemisch, 5...O-O

E82= King's Indian, Saemisch, double Fianchetto variation

E83= King's Indian, Saemisch, 6...Nc6

E84= King's Indian, Saemisch, Panno Main line

E85= King's Indian, Saemisch, Orthodox variation

E86= King's Indian, Saemisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6

E87= King's Indian, Saemisch, Orthodox, 7.d5

E88= King's Indian, Saemisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6

E89= King's Indian, Saemisch, Orthodox Main line

E90= King's Indian, 5.Nf3

E91= King's Indian, 6.Be2

E92= King's Indian, Classical variation

E93= King's Indian, Petrosian system, Main line

E94= King's Indian, Orthodox variation

E95= King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1

E96= King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, Main line

E97= King's Indian, Orthodox, Aronin-Taimanov variation (Yugoslav attack / Mar del Plata variation)

E98= King's Indian, Orthodox, Aronin-Taimanov, 9.Ne1

E99= King's Indian, Orthodox, Aronin-Taimanov, Main line

SEE ALSO

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