Sunday, November 9, 2014

Chess Opening Statistics

Chess Opening Statistics



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"These statistics show the percentages of games won by white and black and the amount of games drawn from over 2 million matches for 60 of the most common Chess openings and 230 further variations of those openings. This page should give you a good idea of what openings and variations are the most successful for white and black. There is also a written summary below the table that summaries all the best and worst variations for the openings in the table. As well as that there are lists of the top 10 best and worst openings for white and black and the most and least drawn openings."

Opening/VariationWhite Win %Black Win %Draw %Moves
Alekhine Defense3832301. e4 Nf6
- Four Pawns Attack3640242. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4
- Modern Variation4226322. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3
Anderssen's Opening3043271. a3
- 1...d5 Variation2744291...d5
- 1...e5 Variation3442241...e5
- 1...g6 Variation2355221...g6
Anti-Veresov Opening3636281. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5
Benko Gambit4032281. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5
- Accepted4032284. cxb5
- Fully Accepted3929324. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6
- 7. e4 Variation4236224. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. e4
- Main Line3926354. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. e4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 g6 9. g3 Bg7 10. Kg2 O-O 11. Nf3
- Fianchetto Variation4235234. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 g6 7. g3
- Nescafe Frappe Attack3645194. cxb5 a6 5. Nc3
Benko Opening3827351. g3
- 1...d5 Variation3529361...d5
- 1...e5 Variation3731321...e5
- Lasker Simul Special6611231...h5
Benoni Defense4131281. d4 c5
- Full Benoni4129301. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4
- Modern Variation4630241. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6
Bird's Opening3441251. f4
- Dutch Variation3440261...d5
- From Gambit4140191...e5 2. fxe5 d6
- 1...f5 Variation3930311...f5
Bishop's Opening4129301. e4 e5 2. Bc4
- Berlin Defense4028322...Nf6
- 3...d3 Variation4026342...Nf6 3. d3
- 3...Nc3 Variation3832302...Nf6 3. Nc3
- Classical Variation4730232...Bc5
Blackmar Diemer Gambit4935161. d4 d5 2. e4
- Caro-Kann3728352...c6
- Nimzowitsch Defense Center Variation4335222...d5
- Accepted5035152...dxe4
- French Defense4030302...e6
Blackmar Diemer Gambit (Delayed)4539161. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4
- Caro-Kann Traditional Variation3628363...c6
- Accepted5035153...dxe4
- Accepted 4. f3 Variation5234143...dxe4 4...f3
- French Defense Main Line3928333...e6
- Hubsch Variation4240183...Nxe4
Bogo-Indian Defense3622421. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+
Budapest Gambit4627271. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5
- Fajarowicz Variation5026243. dxe5 Ne4
- Rubenstein Variation5017333. dxe5 Ng4 4. Bf4
- Alekhine Variation4137223. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4
- Adler Variation4230283. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3
Caro-Kann3828341. e4 c6
- Advance Variation4130292. d4 d5 3. e5
- Panov-Botvinnik Attack3629352. d4 d5 3. exd5
- Traditional Variation3628362. d4 d5 3. Nc3
- Capablanca Variation3426402. d4 d5 3. Nc3 cxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5
Centre Counter Game4229291. e4 d5
- 2...Nf6 Variation4230282. exd5 Nf6
- 2...Qxd5 Variation4228302. exd5 Qxd5
- 3...Qa5 Variation4228302. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5
- 3...Qd8 Variation4226322. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8
Centre Game4434221. e4 e5 2. d4
- Accepted4235232...exd4
- Danish Gambit4436202...exd4 3. c3
- Danish Gambit Fully Accepted4635192...exd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Bc4 cxb2
- 3. Qxd4 Variation4236222...exd4 3. Qxd4
Colle System3534311. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3
- 3...Bf5 Variation3036343...Bf5
- 3...c5 Variation2939323...c5
- Zukertort Variation4328293...e6 4. Bd3 c5
Dunst Opening3636281. Nc3
- 1...d5 Variation3438281...d5
- 1...e5 Variation4824281...e5
- 1...Nf6 Variation4827251...Nf6
Dutch Defense4228301. d4 f5
English Opening3828341. c4
- Symmetrical3731321...c5
- Reti's Opening3724391...c6
- Reversed Sicilian3725381...e5
Four Knight's Defense3427391. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6
French Defense4030301. e4 e6
- St George's Variation5032182. d4 a6
- Winawer Variation4229292. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4
- Advance Variation3835272. d4 d5 3. e5
- Exchange Variation2532432. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5
- Main Line3928332. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6
- MacCutcheon Variation3930312. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4
- Main Line 4. e54029312. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5
- Tarrasch Variation4025352. d4 d5 3. Nd2
Giuoco Piano4032281. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4
- Main Line3932293...Bc5
- Evans Gambit3938233...Bc5 4. b4
- Main Line4129303...Bc5 4. c3
- Main Line 5. d3 Variation3826363...Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3
- Main Line 5. d4 Variation4033273...Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4
- Moller Attack3143263...Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. d5
- Giuoco Pianissimo3534313...Bc5 4. d3
- 4. Nc3 Variation3635293...Bc5 4. Nc3
- 4. O-O Variation3834283...Bc5 4. O-O
- Hungarian Defense4526293...Be7
- Blackburne Gambit5335123...Nd4
- Two Knight's Defense3934273...Nf6
- Max Lange Attack3933283...Nf6 4. d4
Grob Opening3646181. g4
- 1...d5 Variation3548171...d5
- 1...e5 Variation3449171...e5
Grunfeld Defense3726371. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5
- Classical System3624404. Bf4
- Exchange Variation3825374. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4
- Russian System4124354. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3
Gunderam Defense5025251. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Qe7
Horwitz Defense3927341. d4 e6
King's Gambit4337201. e4 e5 2. f4
- Falkbeer Counter Gambit4136232...d5
- Declined6621132...d6
- Accepted4237212...exf4
- Cunningham Defense4237212...exf4 3. Nf3 Be7
- Abbazia Defense3733302...exf4 3. Nf3 d5 4. exd5 Nf6
- Allgaier Gambit5037132...exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5
King's Pawn Opening3831311. e4
- 1...e54230281...e5
- King's Knight Opening4129301...e5 2. Nf3
- Queen's Knight Opening4129301...e5 2. Nf3 Nc6
King's Indian4228301. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6
- Averbakh Variation4525305. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5
- Classical Variation4126335. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5
- Samisch Variation4230285. f3
- Four Pawns Attack4330275. f4
Larsen's Defense3733301. b3
- Classical Variation3434321...d5
- Modern Variation3833291...e5
- Indian Variation3630341...Nf6
Latvian Gambit5033171. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5
- Accepted5131183. exf5
- 3. Nxe5 Variation5631133. Nxe5
Mieses Opening3937241. d3
1...d5 Variation3936251...d5
1...e5 Variation4043171...e5
Modern Defense3931301. d4 g6
- 2. c4 Variation4030302. c4
- Robatsch Defense3932292. e4
Nimzo Indian3330371. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4
- Samisch Variation3145244. a3
- Leningrad Variation3439274. Bg5
- Main Line3330374. e3
- Queenside Fianchetto3432344. e3 b6
- Main Line 4...c53628364. e3 c5
- Main Line 5. Bd33628364. e3 c5 5. Bd3
- Rubenstein's Variation3824384. e3 c5 5. Ne2
- Taimanov System4128314. e3 Nc6
- 4. f3 Variation3830324. f3
- Kasparov's Variation3227414. g3
- 4. Nf3 Variation3328394. Nf3
- Spielmann's Variation3928334. Qb3
- Classical Variation3326414. Qc2
Nimzowitsch Defense4134251. e4 Nc6
- Centre Variation4137222. d4
- 2...d5 Variation4335222. d4 d5
- 2...d6 Variation4141182. d4 d6
- 2...e5 Variation3938232. d4 e5
- Declined4231272. Nf3
- 2...d5 Variation4827252. Nf3 d5
- 2...d6 Variation4331262. Nf3 d6
Petroff's Defense3922391. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6
- Steinitz Variation4321363. d4
- Paulsen Variation3719443. Nxe5 d6
- Classical Attack3920413. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5
- Damiano Variation5028223. Nxe5 Nxe4
- 3...Qe7 Variation5223253. Nxe5 Qe7
Philidor's Defense4627271. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6
Pirc Defense4130291. e4 d6
- 4. f3 Variation4235232. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f3
- Austrian Attack4428282. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4
- Classical Variation3729342. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3
Polish Defense3839231. b4
- 1...d53738251...d5
- 1...e53840221...e5
- 1...Nf63640241...Nf6
Polish Opening4928231. d4 b5
Ponziani's Opening3834281. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3
- 3...d5 Variation3242263...d5
- Jaenisch Counterattack3832303...Nf6
Pseudo King's Indian3829331. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6
Queen's Gambit4024361. d4 d5 2. c4
- Slav Defense3923382...c6
- Slav Defense 4...Bf5 Variation5721222...c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bf5
- Slav Defense Main Line3825372...c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4
- Accepted3724392...dxc4
- Albin Counter-Gambit4830222...e5
- Declined4123362...e6
- Tarrasch Variation3926352...e6 3. Nc3 c5
- Declined Main Line4422342...e6 3. Nc3 Nf6
- Declined Classical Variation3112572...e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O Nxc3 12. Rxc3 e5
- Cambridge Springs Defense4326312...e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7
- Semi Slav3825372...e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6
- Semi Slav 5. Bg5 Variation4027332...e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. Bg5
- Semi Slav 5. e3 Variation3823392...e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3
- Meran Variation3327402...e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. Bxd4 b5
- Old Line3728352...e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. Bxd4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5
- Chigorin Variation4629252...Nc6
Queenside Fianchetto4629251. e4 b6
- 2. d4 Variation4728252. d4
- 2. Nc3 Variation2848242. Nc3
- 2. Nf3 Variation3737262. Nf3
Queen's Indian Defense3325421. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6
- Petrosian System3525404. a3
- 4. e3 Variation3425414. e3
- 4. g3 Variation3123464. g3
- 4. Nc3 Variation3626384. Nc3
Queen's Pawn Opening3828341. d4
- 1...d54025351...d5
- 1...d5 2. c44024361...d5 2. c4
- 1...d5 2. e44935161...d5 2. e4
- 1...d5 2. Nf33727361...d5 2. Nf3
- 1...Nf63829331...Nf6
- 1...Nf6 2. c43928331...Nf6 2. c4
- 1...Nf6 2. Nf33629351...Nf6 2. Nf3
Rat3730331. d4 d6
Reti Opening3726371. Nf3
- 1...d5 Variation3626381...d5
- 1...g6 Variation3629351...g6
- 1...Nc6 Variation4627271...Nc6
- 1...Nf6 Variation3824381...Nf6
Robatsch Defense3833291. e4 g6
2. d4 Variation3932292. d4
2. Nf3 Variation3732312. Nf3
Ruy Lopez4027331. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5
- Morphy Defense3725383...a6
- 4. Ba4 Variation4027333...a6 4. Ba4
- Arkhangelsk Variation4026343...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5
- Closed Defense3623413...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7
- Centre Attack4128313...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d4
- Worrall Attack4126333...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2
- Smyslov's Variation3925363...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 h6
- Chigorin Variation3822403...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5
- Breyer Variation3324433...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8
- Avoiding the Marshall Counter-Gambit4223353...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
- Marshall Counter-Gambit3334333...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5
- Marshall Counter-Gambit Main Line3434323...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3
- Open Defense3825373...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4
- Kere's Attack3723403...a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Qe2
- Exchange Variation3328393...a6 4. Bxc6
- Classical Defense4626283...Bc5
- Steinitz Defense5923183...d6
- Schliemann Gambit4130293...f5
- Bird's Defense5125243...Nd4
- Berlin Defense3625393...Nf6
- Rio de Janiero Variation3026443...Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4
Saragossa Opening3443231. c3
1...d5 Variation3345221...d5
1...e5 Variation4045151...e5
Sarratt Attack3730331. d4 d5 2. Bf4
Scotch Game4030301. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
- Goring Gambit4530253...exd4 4. c3
- Goring Gambit Declined3234343...exd4 4. c3 d5
- Goring Gambit Accepted5530153...exd4 4. c3 dxc3
- Goring Gambit Fully Accepted603373...exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Bc4 cxb2
- 4. Main Line3928333...exd4 4. Nxd4
- 4...Bc5 Variation3729343...exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5
- Schmidt Variation3629353...exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6
Sicilian Defense3734291. e4 c5
- Wing Gambit2949222. b4 cxb4 3. a3
- Alapin Variation3532332. c3
- Grand Prix Attack3342252. f4
- Closed Sicilian3537282. Nc3
- 2. Nf3 Variation3733302. Nf3
- 2...d6 Variation3732312. Nf3 d6
- Najdorf Variation3733302. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6
- Schveningen Variation4031292. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6
- Dragon Variation4231272. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6
- 2...e6 Variation3533322. Nf3 e6
- Kan Variation3535302. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6
- 2...Nc6 Variation3833292. Nf3 Nc6
- Lowenthal Hunting Variation3734292. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4
- Maroczy Bind3821412. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4
- Pelikan Variation3632322. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5
- Nimzowitsch Variation4029312. Nf3 Nf6
St George's Defense5030201. e4 a6
Three Knight's Defense3728351. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3
Torre Attack3732311. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bg5
- 3...Ne4 Variation2839333...Ne4
Trompowsky Attack3831311. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5
- 2...d5 Variation3629352...d5
- 2...Ne4 Variation3832302...Ne4
Van't Kruijs Attack2847251. e3
- 1...d5 Variation2354231...d5
- 1...e5 Variation3743201...e5
Vienna Game4130291. e4 e5 2. Nc3
- 2...Bc5 Variation4428282...Bc5
- 2...Nc6 Variation4132272...Nc6
- Falkbeer Variation3831312...Nf6
- Vienna Gambit4131282...Nf6 3. f4
- Modern Variation3635292...Nf6 3. f4 d5
If there are statistics for other openings or variations that I have missed that you are interested in then position searches can be done at www.chesslab.com/PositionSearch.html. To do the search, set the position up on the board and click on the 'Position Stats' button.

Summary

This is a summary of what the best and worst variations and moves to play are from the table above. These were worked out by counting a win as one point and a draw as half a point like you'd get in most tournaments or league matches. See the table above for the moves played in the opening/variation mentioned.

White's 1st Move

The best first moves for white are 1. c41. d41. g3 and 1. Nf3. They all have very similar success rates for white. 1. e4 is not quite so successful because of the popularity of black's equally most successful opening, the Sicilian Defense.

Replies to White's 1st Move

Against 1. a3 (Anderssen's Opening), play 1...g6, don't play 1...e5.
Against 1. b3 (Larsen's Defense), play 1...d5 (Classical Variation).
Against 1. b4 (Polish Defense)1...Nf6 is slightly more successful than 1...d5 and 1...e5.
Against 1. c3 (Saragossa Opening), play 1...d5.
Against 1. c4 (English Opening), play 1...c5 (Symmetrical Variation).
Against 1. d3 (Mieses Opening), play 1...e5.
Against 1. d4 (Queen's Pawn Opening)1...Nf6 is black's best reply. 1...g6 and 1...d6 are also quite good for black. 1...d5 is a very common reply but not as successful for black. 1...f5 (Dutch Defense) and 1...b5 (Polish Opening) are both bad for black.
Against 1. e3 (Van't Kruijs Attack), play 1...d5, don't play 1...e5.
Against 1. e4 (King's Pawn Opening)1...c5 (Sicilian Defense) is black's best reply. Although not too commonly played, 1...g6 (Robatsch Defense)1...Nf6 (Alekhine's Defense) and 1...Nc6 (Nimzowitsch Defense) are also quite good for black while other replies like 1...c6 (Caro-Kann),1...d6 (Pirc Defense) and 1...e6 (French Defense) are also a little bit more successful than the more common 1...e5.
Against 1. f4 (Bird's Opening), play 1...d5 (Dutch Variation).
Against 1. g3 (Benko Opening), play either 1...d5 or 1...e5, don't play 1...h5 (Lasker Simul Special).
Against 1. g4 (Grob Opening), play 1...e5.
Against 1. Nc3 (Dunst Opening), play 1...d5, don't play 1...e5 or 1...Nf6.
Against 1. Nf3 (Reti Opening), play 1...g6, don't play 1...Nc6.
Against any other first move, play either 1...d5 or 1...e5.

Queen's Pawn Openings

After 1. d4 d5
If black replies to 1. d4 with 1...d5 then white's most successful openings are 2. c4 (Queen's Gambit) and 2. e4 (Blackmar Diemer Gambit). Other fairly common continuations like 2. Nf3 are not as successful.
Against 2. c4 (Queen's Gambit), the best continuations for black are the Queen's Gambit Accepted and the Semi Slav. If black plays the Semi Slav then its better for white to play 5. Bg5 rather than 5. e3 because that can easily lead into the Meran Variation which is black's most successful continuation from the Queen's Gambit.
After 1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 is more successful than 2. Nf3 for white but black can try for the Nimzo Indian after 2. c4 and that is black's equally most successful opening overall, however white can avoid that by playing a different third move. Another alternative that occasionally gets played is 2. Bg5 (Trompowsky Attack), black's most successful reply to that is 2...d5.
After 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4
There are two common continuations for black in this position which are 2...e6 (normally leading to a Nimzo Indian or Queen's Indian) or 2...g6 (normally leading to a King's Indian or Grunfeld Defense). Out of those two continuations 2...e6 is more successful for black.
Benko Gambit - White should fully accept the gambit and try to keep to the main line. Playing the Nescafe Frappe Attack instead of fully accepting the gambit is bad for white.
Benoni Defense - White should play the Modern Variation against this opening.
Grunfeld Defense - All of the main lines are good for white but the Russian System is a little bit more successful.
King's Indian - This is an extremely popular opening for black but its nowhere near as successful for black as the Nimzo Indian. White's most successful continuation is the Averbakh Variation, also note that if black makes the mistake in that variation of playing 6...e5 then 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Nd5 is very good for white.
Nimzo Indian - This is black's equally most successful opening along with the Sicilian Defense. The best continuations for white are 4. Qb3 (Spielmann's Variation)4. e3 (Main Line) and the 4. f3 variation. If the 4.e3 c5 Main Line is played, white should play 5. Ne2 (Rubenstein's Variation) as this is white's most successful reply overall to the Nimzo Indian. White should avoid playing 4. a3 (Samisch Variation) and 4. Bg5 (Leningrad Variation).
Queen's Indian - This is less successful than the Nimzo Indian but more successful than the King's Indian. All the main variations have very similar success rates for white but the 4. a3 (Petrosian System) and 4. Nf3 Variation are slightly better. The Queen's Indian can be reached if white plays 3. Nf3 to avoid the Nimzo Indian. Also note that 3...Bb4+ would lead to a Bogo-Indian Defense which is bad for black as white can play 4. Nbd2 to avoid the risk of getting doubled pawns on the c-file and an isolated pawn on the a-file.

King's Pawn Openings

After 1. e4 e5
Against 2. d4 (Centre Game), play 2...exd4. After that, the Danish Gambit is a bit more successful for white. In that continuation, black shouldn't fully accept the gambit by taking the pawn on b2.
Against 2. f4 (King's Gambit), play either 2...d5 (Falkbeer Counter Gambit) or 2...exf4 (Accepted), definitely don't play 2...d6 (Declined). Black's best continuation is the Abbazia Defense, closely followed by the Cunningham Defense. The Allgaier Gambit isn't so good for black.
Against 2. Bc4 (Bishop's Opening)2...Nf6 (Berlin Defense) is a bit more successful than 2...Nc6 (Classical Variation). After 2...Nf6 is played, 3. d3 is better for white than 3. Nc3.
Against 2. Nc3 (Vienna Game), black's most successful reply is 2...Nf6 (Falkbeer Variation). If white plays 3. f4 (Vienna Gambit) after that then 3...d5 (Modern Variation) is good for black. Black shouldn't play 3...exf4 to accept the gambit as that has a very low success rate for black.
Against 2. Nf3 f5 (Latvian Gambit), play 3. Nxe5.
Against 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 (Ponziani's Opening)3...d5 is better than 3...Nf6 for black.
Against 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 (Scotch Game), black should play 3...exd4. Overall the best continuation for white is 4. c3 (Goring Gambit) but that is risky because the 4...d5 (Declined) reply is good for black. If black accepts the Goring Gambit then they shouldn't fully accept it by taking the pawn on b2 as well as this is very good for white. The main line of 4. Nxd4 is nearly as successful for white overall and doesn't have the problem of one of the main replies being more successful for black. Black's two main continuations after 4. Nxd4 are 4...Bc5 and 4...Nf6 (Schmidt Variation) and they both have similar success rates for black.
Against 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 (Ruy Lopez), the best replies are 3...a6 (Morphy Defense)3...f5 (Schliemann Gambit) and 3...Nf6 (Berlin Gambit). The least successful replies are 3...d6 (Steinitz Defense)3...Nd4 (Bird's Defense) and 3...Bc5 (Classical Defense). If black plays 3...a6 (Morphy Defense)4. Ba5 is better than 4. Bxc6 (Exchange Variation). If a closed variation is played, the Centre Attack and Worrall Attack are almost as good as the main line. If the main line of a Closed Variation is played up until black's 9th move then black's most successful continuation at that point is 9...Nb8 (Breyer's Variation). Overall, black's best variation is the Marshall Counter-Gambit however trying to play for that is a bit risky as 8. a4 is very successful for white. Also good for black is the Rio de Janiero Variation.
Against 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 (Giuoco Piano)3...Nf6 (Two Knight's Defense) is slightly more successful than 3...Bc5 (Main Line). In the 3...Bc5 Main Line, white should play 4. c3 to prepare d4 but if black plays 4...Nf6 then 5. d3 is a more successful continuation for white than 5. d4. In the main line, white should avoid playing the Moller Attack as that is good for black. The Evans Gambit,Giuoco Pianissimo and 3...Bc5 4. Nc3 line are not too good for white either.
Against 2. Nf3 Nf6 (Petroff's Defense)3. d4 (Steinitz Variation) is white's best reply. If white plays 3. Nxe5, then black should play 3...d6 (Paulsen Variation). The 3. Nxe5 Qe7 Variation and 3. Nxe5 Nxe4 (Damiano Variation) are bad for black.
Other 1. e4 Replies
Against 1...b6 (Queenside Fianchetto), play 2. d4.
Against 1...c5 (Sicilian Defense), the two most successful replies are 2. Nf3 and then 2. c3 (Alapin Variation). Other continuations like 2. Nc3 (Closed Variation)2. f4 (Grand Prix Attack) and 2. b4 (Wing Gambit) aren't so good. After 2. Nf3 is played, the most successful reply to that is2...e6. The other common replies of 2...d6 and 2...Nc6 aren't quite so successful but still good. 2...Nf6 (Nimzowitsch Variation) isn't so good. In the main line of the 2...d6 Variation5...a6 (Najdorf Variation) is much more successful for black than 5...e6 (Schveningen Variation) and 5...g6 (Dragon Variation). In the 2...e6 Variation, black should try for the Kan Variation as that has black's best success rate out of all the most common 2. Nf3 lines. In the 2...Nc6 Variation, white should try for the Maroczy Bind as that has white's best success rate out of all the most common 2. Nf3 lines.
Against 1...c6 (Caro-Kann), all the most common variations give a similar success rate for white but the Advance Variation is slightly more successful.
Against 1...d5 (Center-Counter)2...Nf6 is slightly better than 2. Qxd8 if white takes the pawn on move two. In the 2...Qxd5 3. Nc3 Variation3...Qa5 is a little better than 3...Qd8.
Against 1...d6 (Pirc Defense), if you are white then play the Austrian Attack if black carries on with a normal continuation like 2...Nf6 and 3...g6. That variation is easily white's most successful.
Against 1...e6 (French Defense), carry on as normal with 2. d4 d5, then for white the Tarrasch Variation is the most successful followed by the Main Line. White should avoid the Exchange Variation and the Advance Variation as they are statistically the worst of the main variations for white. In the main line of 3. Nc3, the reply 3...Nf6 is slightly more successful than 3...Bb4 (Winawer Variation) for black.
Against 1...g6 (Robatsch Defense)2. Nf3 is a little bit more successful for white than 2. d4.
Against 1...Nc6 (Nimzowitsch Defense)2. Nf3 is more successful than 2. d4.
Against 1...Nf6 (Alekhine Defense), play the Modern Variation, don't play the Four Pawns Attack.

Top 10s

A win counts as one point and a draw counts as half a point in the following tables. The openings here are all fairly common so these tables don't include openings that never get played in higher level Chess because the win percentages won't be very accurate.

White's Best 10 Openings (Based on White Win % + (Draw % x 0.5))

RankOpeningWhite Win %Draw %Black Win %Points per 100 games
1Queen's Gambit40362458
2Blackmar Diemer Gambit49163557
3Ruy Lopez40332756.5
4Bishop's Opening41302956
5Benko Opening38352755.5
=5Reti Opening37372655.5
=5Vienna Game41293055.5
8Centre Game44223455
=8English Opening38342855
=8Scotch Game40303055

White's Worst 10 Openings (Based on White Win % + (Draw % x 0.5))

RankOpeningWhite Win %Draw %Black Win %Points per 100 games
1Van't Kruijs Attack28254740.5
2Anderssen's Opening30274343.5
3Grob Opening36184645
4Saragossa Opening34234345.5
5Bird's Opening34254146.5
6Polish Defense38233949.5
7Dunst Opening36283650
=7Anti-Veresov Opening36283650
9Colle System35313450.5
10Mieses Opening39243751

Black's Best 10 Openings (Based on Black Win % + (Draw % x 0.5))

RankOpeningWhite Win %Draw %Black Win %Points per 100 games
1Sicilian Defense37293448.5
=1Nimzo Indian33373048.5
3Robatsch Defense38293347.5
4Alekhine Defense38303247
5Nimzowitsch Defense41253446.5
=5Rat37333046.5
7Benko Gambit40283246
=7Modern Defense39303146
=7Queen's Indian Defense33422546
10Pseudo King's Indian38332945.5

Black's Worst 10 Openings (Based on Black Win % + (Draw % x 0.5))

RankOpeningWhite Win %Draw %Black Win %Points per 100 games
1Gunderam Defense50252537.5
2Polish Opening49232839.5
3St George's Defense50203040
4Budapest Gambit46272740.5
=4Philidor's Defense46272740.5
6Latvian Gambit50173341.5
=6Petroff's Defense39392241.5
=6Queenside Fianchetto46252941.5
9Bogo-Indian Defense36422243
=9Dutch Defense42302843
=9King's Indian42302843

10 Most Drawn Openings

RankOpeningDraw (%)
1Bogo-Indian Defense42
=1Queen's Indian Defense42
3Petroff's Defense39
=3Four Knight's Defense39
5Grunfeld Defense37
=5Nimzo Indian37
=5Reti Opening37
8Queen's Gambit36
9Benko Opening35
=9Three Knight's Defense35

10 Least Drawn Openings

RankOpeningDraw (%)
1Blackmar Diemer Gambit16
=1Blackmar Diemer Gambit (Delayed)16
3Latvian Gambit17
4Grob Opening18
5King's Gambit20
=5St George's Defense20
7Center Game22
8Polish Defense23
=8Polish Opening23
=8Saragossa Opening23


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