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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