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English, Hedgehog (A17); English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Var. (A19); English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto (A29); English, Symmetrical, 7.d4 (A39); Old Indian, Main Line (A55); Benko Gambit (A59); Benoni, Taimanov Var. (A67); Benoni, Classical, 9.O-O (A73); Dutch (A80); Dutch, Staunton Gambit (A82); Dutch, Leningrad, Main Var. (A87); Alekhine's Defense (B02); Alekhine's Defense (B03); Alekhine's Defense, Modern (B04); Alekhine Defense, Modern (B05); Robatsch (B06); Pirc (B07); Pirc, Classical (B08); Pirc, Austrian Attack (B09); Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack (B14); Caro-Kann, Steinitz Var. (B17); Caro-Kann, Classical (B19); Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 (B43); Sicilian, Szen (B44); Sicilian, Taimanov, Bastrikov (B47); Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B60); Sicilian, Yugoslav, 7...0-0 (B76); Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 9.Bc4 (B77); Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.0-0-0 (B78); Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 (B79); Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack (B86); Sicilian, Sozin 7.Be3 (B89); Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line (B99); French, Tarrasch, 3....a6 (C03); French, Tarrasch, 3....Bc6 (C04); French, Tarrasch, 3....Nf6 (C05); French, Tarrasch, 3....c5 (C07); French, Winawer (C18); King's Gambit: Allagier & Kiesertisky (C39); Petrov Defense (C42); Petrov Defense, Modern Attack (C43); Scotch Game (C45); Three Knights (C46); Evans Gambit (C51); Two Knights Defense (C55); Two Knights Defense (C56); Ruy Lopez, Berlin (C61); Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz (C62); Ruy Lopez, Schliemann (C63); Ruy Lopez, Cordel (C64); Ruy Lopez, Berlin (C65); Ruy Lopez, Exchange (C68); Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz (C71); Ruy Lopez, Morphy (C77); Ruy Lopez, 5.0-0 (C78); Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Deferred (C79); Ruy Lopez, Open (C80); Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack (C81); Ruy Lopez, Open, Classical (C83); Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84); Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Doubly Deferred (C85); Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack (C86); Marshall Gambit (C89); Ruy Lopez, Closed, 9.h3 (C92); Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense (C93); Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer (C94); Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin (C96); QGD, Albin Counter Gambit (D08); Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (D15); QGD Slav, Dutch (D18); QGD Exchange (D35); QGD Semi-Slav (D44); QGD Semi-Slav, Meran (D48); Neo-Grunfeld Defense (D70); Grunfeld Defense (D80); Grunfeld, 4.Bf4 (D82); Grunfeld Gambit (D83); Grunfeld, Exchange (D85); Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4+ (E02); Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 (E04); Catalan Open, Classical (E05); Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 (E06); Catalan, Closed (E09); Queen's Indian (E15); Nimzo-Indian (E20); Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights (E21); Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Var. (E22); Nimzo-Indian, Samisch (E24); Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad (E30); Nimzo-Indian, Classical (E32); Nimzo-Indian 4.e3 c5 (E41); Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Var. (E43); King's Indian (E60); King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack (E76); King's Indian, Saemisch (E81); King's Indian (E97)GMs by Country
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