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#PreviewCandidateWin rateMatch win rate
1King's Indian Defense1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7100% win100% match wins
2Sicilian Najdorf1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a60% win67% match wins
3Nimzowitsch Defense1.e4 Nc60% win50% match wins
3Bogo-Indian Defense1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+0% win50% match wins
5Modern Defense1.e4 g60% win0% match wins
5Philidor Defense1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d60% win0% match wins
5Latvian Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f50% win0% match wins
5Queen's Indian Defense1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b60% win0% match wins
Sicilian Defense1.e4 c50% win match wins
Sicilian Dragon1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g60% win match wins
Sicilian Sveshnikov1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e50% win match wins
French Defense1.e4 e60% win match wins
Caro-Kann Defense1.e4 c60% win match wins
Scandinavian Defense1.e4 d50% win match wins
Pirc Defense1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g60% win match wins
Alekhine's Defense1.e4 Nf60% win match wins
Owen's Defense1.e4 b60% win match wins
St. George Defense1.e4 a60% win match wins
Petrov Defense1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf60% win match wins
Elephant Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d50% win match wins
Stafford Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc60% win match wins
Berlin Defense1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf60% win match wins
Schliemann Gambit1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f50% win match wins
Two Knights Defense1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf60% win match wins
Traxler Counterattack1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc50% win match wins
Marshall Attack1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d50% win match wins
Queen's Gambit Declined1.d4 d5 2.c4 e60% win match wins
Queen's Gambit Accepted1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc40% win match wins
Slav Defense1.d4 d5 2.c4 c60% win match wins
Nimzo-Indian Defense1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb40% win match wins
Grünfeld Defense1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d50% win match wins
Benoni Defense1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e60% win match wins
Benko Gambit1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b50% win match wins
Dutch Defense1.d4 f50% win match wins
Budapest Gambit1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e50% win match wins
Albin Countergambit1.d4 d5 2.c4 e50% win match wins
Englund Gambit1.d4 e50% win match wins

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