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Mikhail Tal — Openings
Mikhail Tal's most-played openings, with game counts.
English: Symmetrical (A30)40Ruy Lopez: Closed (C92)29QGD: Semi-Tarrasch (D41)29English: Symmetrical (A34)27Sicilian: Scheveningen (B85)26Sicilian: Taimanov (B48)24Caro-Kann: Steinitz (B17)24Sicilian: Kan (B43)23Modern Defense (B06)23Pirc Defense (B07)22Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer (C95)21QGD: Semi-Tarrasch (D40)20Sicilian: Scheveningen (B82)20Ruy Lopez: Closed (C96)19Sicilian: Scheveningen (B80)19Pirc: Classical (B08)18Sicilian: Najdorf (B92)18QGD: Tartakower (D58)18QGD: Ragozin (D38)18English: Neo-Catalan (A14)18Queen's Indian (E12)17Bogo-Indian (E11)17King's Indian: Classical (E92)17Sicilian: Taimanov (B47)16French: Tarrasch (C07)16English Opening (A13)16Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer (B66)16King's Indian Defense (E61)16Caro-Kann: Advance (B12)15Sicilian: Najdorf (B96)15English: Four Knights (A29)15Sicilian: Najdorf (B94)15English Opening (A16)15Petrov's Defense (C42)15Sicilian: Alapin (B22)15Caro-Kann: Classical (B18)14Queen's Indian (E14)14Sicilian: Canal-Sokolsky (B52)14Queen's Indian (E18)14Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer (B63)14Sicilian: Scheveningen (B84)14Caro-Kann: Panov-Botvinnik (B14)13Sicilian: Scheveningen (B83)13Sicilian Defense (B30)13Sicilian: Kan (B42)13Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein (E55)13Ruy Lopez: Smyslov Defense (C93)13Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer (B67)13Caro-Kann Defense (B10)13English: Symmetrical (A36)13