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Viswanathan Anand — Openings
Viswanathan Anand's most-played openings, with game counts.
Sicilian: Najdorf (B90)160Ruy Lopez: Berlin (C65)135Petrov's Defense (C42)135Ruy Lopez: Berlin, Open (C67)110Italian Game (C50)101Queen's Indian (E15)81Ruy Lopez: Closed (C88)78Caro-Kann: Advance (B12)75Sicilian Defense (B33)74QGD (D37)69Ruy Lopez (C78)66Italian: Classical (C53)56French: Classical (C11)54Queen's Indian (E12)46Sicilian Defense (B30)43Ruy Lopez: Closed (C84)42QGD: Semi-Slav (D43)41French Defense (C10)40Sicilian: Rossolimo (B31)39Sicilian: Scheveningen (B80)38QGA: Classical (D27)38Ruy Lopez: Marshall (C89)38Sicilian: Najdorf (B92)37King's Indian Attack (A07)37Ruy Lopez: Closed (C92)36Caro-Kann: Classical (B19)36Caro-Kann: Steinitz (B17)35Sicilian: Scheveningen (B85)33QGD: Ragozin (D38)33Ruy Lopez: Open (C80)31Sicilian: Taimanov (B48)31English Opening (A20)30Modern Defense (B06)29QGD: Semi-Slav (D45)29Sicilian: Canal-Sokolsky (B51)28QGD: Semi-Slav, Meran (D47)28Sicilian: Kan (B42)27English Opening (A21)27Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer (B66)25Bogo-Indian (E11)25Catalan: Open (E04)25QGA (D20)24Pirc Defense (B07)24Ruy Lopez (C77)24English: Four Knights (A29)24Sicilian: Canal-Sokolsky (B52)24Catalan: Closed (E06)23Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer (C95)23Nimzo-Indian: Classical (E32)22QGD: Semi-Slav (D46)21