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ICC Help: eco2

The ICC database contains over 5.8 million games as of 8/23/04. The following is a breakdown of wins/draws/losses for White in each opening, along with the ECO codes that represent each listed opening. Read help search for more information on how to explore the master database on ICC. Thanks to erict for collecting these statistics.

Opening name            ECO            White-draws-Black  White %  Draw %
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Alekhine                B02-05         38742- 7831-35188   52.17    9.57
Benko Gambit            A57-59         25151- 5102-22216   52.79    9.72
Benoni Defense          A56, 60-79     36434- 6043-30867   53.79    8.23
Bird's Opening          A02-03         77672-19610-69040   52.59   11.79
Bishop's Opening        C23-24          9208- 2221- 8468   51.85   11.16
Bogo-Indian             E11            13079- 3305-10266   55.27   12.40
Budapest                A52             3663-  730- 3364   51.92    9.41
Caro-Kann               B10-19        108335-25313-100010  51.78   10.83
  -Advance              B12            29364- 5433-27040   51.87    8.78
  -Classical            B18-19         15893- 4556-14358   52.20   13.08
  -Panov-Botvinnik      B13-14         21944- 5925-20265   51.74   12.30
     -5. e6 or g6       B14            12054- 3203-10525   52.96   12.42
     -Other             B13             9890- 2722- 9740   50.33   12.17
Catalan                 E00-09         17367- 5235-14428   53.96   14.13
Center Counter          B01            62534-13809-63536   49.64    9.87
Center Game             C21-22          5820- 1224- 5477   51.36    9.77
Dutch Defense           A80-99         27235- 5906-23198   53.58   10.48
English                 A10-39        145649-34633-127442  52.95   11.25
  -1. ... c6            A11-12         10497- 2640- 9273   52.73   11.78
  -1. ... e6            A13-14         15490- 3789-12967   53.91   11.75
  -1. ... Nf6           A15-19         24706- 5347-21143   53.47   10.44
  -1. ... e5            A20-29         35980- 9016-33557   51.54   11.47
  -1. ... c5            A30-39         41692-10594-35483   53.53   12.07
Evans Gambit            C51-52          3011-  757- 2354   55.36   12.36
Four Knights Game       C47-49         17278- 5538-16648   50.79   14.03
French Defense          C00-19        199793-40765-167338  53.97    9.99
  -Advance              C02            22341- 3984-21622   50.74    8.30
  -Tarrasch             C03-09         41941- 9295-31585   56.25   11.22
     -Closed Variation  C05-06         19106- 3295-13495   57.81    9.17
  -Winawer              C15-19         38443- 7207-30311   55.35    9.48
  -Other                C00-01, 10-14  97068-20279-83820   53.29   10.08
Giuoco Piano            C50, 53-54     11400- 3209-10935   50.91   12.56
Grunfeld Defense        D80-99         32265- 9730-28604   52.59   13.78
King's Gambit           C30-39         15219- 3249-14212   51.54    9.94
King's Indian Defense  A48-49, E60-99 161276-31703-130898  54.68    9.78
  -Averbakh             E73-75          6496- 1011- 5007   55.94    8.07
  -Fianchetto           E62-69         17540- 3696-13935   55.12   10.50
  -Four Pawns           E76-79          5645-  926- 4407   55.63    8.43
  -Orthodox             E94-99         29610- 5823-22509   56.12   10.04
  -Samisch              E80-89         16439- 3071-12901   55.45    9.47
King's Pawn Game        B00, C20, 46   38202- 6629-33190   53.21    8.49
Latvian Counter-Gambit  C40            10026- 1887- 9601   50.98    8.77
Modern (Robatsch) Def.  A41-42, B06    59728-11583-54657   52.01    9.19
  -Averbakh System      A42             7901- 1600- 7736   50.47    9.28
Neo-Grunfeld Defense    D70-79          6441- 1742- 5528   53.32   12.70
Nimzo-Indian Defense    E20-59         54111-14812-49927   51.76   12.46
  -Classical            E32-39         17961- 5588-16295   52.09   14.02
  -Samisch              E24-29          3918-  781- 3622   51.77    9.38
  -4. e3                E40-59         19911- 5776-18126   52.03   13.18
Nimzovich-Larsen Attack A01            22200- 3733-19784   52.64    8.16
Old Benoni              A44             9053- 1413- 6790   56.55    8.18
Old Indian              A53-55          8449- 1460- 6983   54.33    8.64
Petrov                  C42-43         24427- 9192-23707   50.62   16.03
  -3. d4                C43             4991- 2091- 4378   52.67   18.24
Philidor                C41            16065- 3250-14468   52.36    9.62
Pirc                    B07-09         62436-12406-52926   53.72    9.70
  -Austrian Attack      B09            12660- 2767-10400   54.37   10.71
  -Classical (4. Nf3)   B08             6198- 1476- 4627   56.38   11.99
  -4. Be2               B07            43578- 8163-37899   53.16    9.10
Queen's Gambit          D06-69        244376-71737-218668  52.40   13.41
  -Accepted             D20-29         28010-10171-29253   49.07   15.08
  -Orthodox Defense     D60-69          6681- 2120- 5367   54.63   14.96
  -Semi-Slav            D31, D43-49    49798-13863-43211   53.08   12.97
     -5. Bg5            D43-44         13984- 3662-12738   52.05   12.05
  -Semi-Tarrasch        D40-42          1995-  746- 1590   54.67   17.22
  -Slav                 D10-19         77517-20890-69363   52.43   12.45
     -Exchange          D12-14         10045- 3633- 9813   50.49   15.46
     -Accepted(4. ..dc) D15-19         29736- 8286-27532   51.68   12.63
  -Tarrasch             D32-34         11753- 3780-10024   53.38   14.79
Queen's Indian Defense  A47, E12-19    31492-10465-28180   52.36   14.92
Queen's P game (1. d4) A40-41, 45-46, 250618-55428-252616  49.82    9.92
  (out of book quickly) A50, D00-5,E10
Reti                    A04-09         94646-21299-84091   52.63   10.64
  -KIA Reti-Smyslov     A05            32296- 7816-28983   52.39   11.31
  -Other KIA            A07-08         15033- 3726-13706   52.04   11.47
Ruy Lopez               C60-99         91587-27847-85793   51.41   13.56
  -Berlin               C65-67         11475- 3623-11687   49.60   13.52
  -Closed               C84, 88, 90-99 20152- 7236-17766   52.64   16.02
     -7. ... d6         C88             4164- 1095- 3554   53.46   12.42
  -Exchange             C68-69         12090- 4381-12523   49.25   15.11
     -Gligoric          C69             5754- 2295- 5606   50.54   16.80
     -Other             C68             6336- 2086- 6917   48.10   13.59
  -Marshall             C89             2657- 1105- 2481   51.40   17.69
  -Modern Steinitz      C70-76          6730- 1495- 5389   54.92   10.98
  -Open                 C80-83          4747- 1852- 4937   49.17   16.05
Scotch Gambit           C44             9603- 1942- 8502   52.74    9.68
Scotch Game             C45            16505- 4496-15008   52.07   12.48
Sicilian Defense        B20-99        599412-133261-547736 52.01   10.40
  -Accelerated Fianchet B34-39         25705- 7400-23229   52.19   13.13
  -Alapin               B22            42211-10888-36829   52.99   12.10
  -Canal-Sokolsky       B51-52         21311- 5712-19273   52.20   12.33
  -Closed               B23-26         57722-11841-52668   52.06    9.68
     -Grand Prix        B23            42582- 8324-37508   52.86    9.41
     -Smyslov           B24             6297- 1235- 6227   50.25    8.97
     -6. Be3            B26             5327- 1210- 5275   50.22   10.24
  -Dragon               B70-79         34343- 6559-29454   53.47    9.32
     -Classical         B72-74          3657-  940- 3565   50.56   11.51
     -Levenfish         B71             1759-  273- 1401   55.21    7.95
     -Yugoslav          B75-79         22306- 4110-18750   53.93    9.09
        -with 9. Bc4    B77-79         11801- 2057- 9950   53.88    8.63
        -without 9. Bc4 B75-76         10505- 2053- 8800   53.99    9.61
  -Kan                  B41-43         42601- 8074-41041   50.85    8.80
  -Najdorf              B90-99         58127-12954-52586   52.24   10.47
     -with 6. Bg5       B94-99         18758- 4582-17249   51.85   11.28
     -without 6. Bg5    B90-93         39369- 8372-35337   52.42   10.07
  -Nimzovich-Rossolimo  B30-31         51433-10333-44432   53.29    9.72
  -Pelikan              B33            27578- 6749-23356   53.65   11.70
  -Richter-Rauzer       B60-69         19949- 5010-17363   53.05   11.83
  -Scheveningen         B80-85         15603- 4152-14076   52.25   12.27
  -Smith-Morra Gambit   B21            16487- 3312-16512   49.96    9.12
  -Sozin                B86-89         14685- 3127-14152   50.83    9.78
  -Taimanov             B45-49         24896- 6237-22479   52.25   11.63
  -Wing Gambit          B20            24301- 4900-24083   50.20    9.19
  -Wing Gambit Deferred B50            21010- 4144-19258   51.97    9.33
Two Knights Defense     C55-59         18177- 4102-17601   50.72   10.28
Vienna Game             C25-29         16153- 4219-14114   52.95   12.23
Other                   A00            56472-11211-59581   48.77    8.80
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Total                               2702327-625507-2447903 52.20   10.83

 

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