Chess Opening Rankings
Fifty of the most important and widely played chess openings.
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Ruy López (Spanish Opening)—
Sicilian Defence—
French Defence—
Caro-Kann Defence—
Pirc Defence—
King's Indian Defence—
Queen's Gambit—
Queen's Gambit Declined—
Queen's Gambit Accepted—
Nimzo-Indian Defence—
Queen's Indian Defence—
King's Indian Attack—
English Opening—
Réti Opening—
Catalan Opening—
Grünfeld Defence—
Slav Defence—
Semi-Slav Defence—
Dutch Defence—
London System—
Trompowsky Attack—
Torre Attack—
Italian Game—
Giuoco Piano—
Four Knights Game—
Two Knights Defence—
Scotch Game—
Vienna Game—
King's Gambit—
Danish Gambit—
Latvian Gambit—
Alekhine's Defence—
Scandinavian Defence—
Budapest Gambit—
Benoni Defence—
Benko Gambit—
Modern Defence—
Owen's Defence—
Bird's Opening—
From's Gambit—
Nimzowitsch–Larsen Attack—
Colle System—
Stonewall Attack—
Barry Attack—
Polish Opening (Orangutan)—
Sicilian Najdorf—
Sicilian Dragon—
Sicilian Scheveningen—
Sicilian Kan—
Sicilian Sveshnikov—