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Most Common Chess Openings

Chess is a quite popular sport, especially since "The Queen's Gambit" was released in 2020. Can you name the top ten most popular chess openings?
In no particular order
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Source: https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/most-common-chess-openings-611517
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Last updated: April 10, 2023
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Known as the most popular response to 1. e4
Sicilian Defence
Prone to collapsing very easily
French Defence
Classified as codes A04-A09
Réti Opening
Considered "hardly worth using in the tournaments of the highest category" according to Garry Kasparov
Pirc Defence
One of GothamChess (IM Levy Rozman)'s favourite openings
Caro-Kann Defence
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Variations include Anglo-Indian, Anglo-Dutch, Anglo-Lithuanian, and Great Snake
English Opening
One of the oldest openings, being played in 32/34 of the 1927 World Chess Championship between Grandmasters Capablanca and Alekhine
Queen's Defence
The sister opening to the Italian Game
Ruy López/Spanish Game
Can lead to the Blumenfield Countergambit, Catalan Opening, Grünfield Defense, and Budapest Gambit
Indian Defence
Sometimes used interchangeably with the "Giuoco Piano" opening
Italian Game
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