Thursday, November 15, 2012

King’s Indian Defence At No.1 Chess Opening

15 Nov 2012, Kuala Lumpur – Based on the trends of chess openings as played by international masters and grandmasters in September 2012 as researched by Chess magazine November 2012, the following are the top twenty chess openings:-

Ranking Number

Chess Opening

Number of games

1

King’s Indian Defence

129

2

Slav Defence

122

3

Nimzo Indian Defence

108

4

Caro-Kann Defence

89

5

Reti Opening

82

6

Sicilian, Najdorf Variation

68

7

Grunfeld, Classical Variation

67

8

Semi-Slav Defence

64

9

Queen’s Gambit Declined

62

10

Sicilian, Kan Variation

58

11

English, 1 c4 Nf6

55

12

English, 1 c4 e5

55

13

Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence

52

14

English, 1 c4 c5

50

15

Queen’s Indian Defence

50

16

Queen’s Pawn, 1 d4 Nf6

49

17

Sicilian, 2 Nf3 d6 sidelines

45

18

English, 1 c4 e6

41

19

French, Tarrasch Variation

41

20

Sicilian, 2 Nf3 deviations

39

(source: Chess Magazine, Volume 77 No.8 November 2012)

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