Her er en lidt forældet liste over almindelige åbninger i Othello;
| C4c3D3c5B2 | X-square Opening | |
| C4c3D3c5B3 | Snake/Peasant | |
| C4c3D3c5B3f3 | Lysons | |
| C4c3D3c5B3f4B5b4C6d6F5 | Pyramid/Checkerboarding Peasant | |
| C4c3D3c5B4 | Heath/Tobidashi | |
| C4c3D3c5B4d2C2f4D6c6F5e6F7 | Mimura Variation II | |
| C4c3D3c5B4d2D6 | Heath-Bat | |
| C4c3D3c5B4d2E2 | Iwasaki Variation | |
| C4c3D3c5B4e3 | Heath-Chimney | |
| C4c3D3c5B5 | Raccoon Dog | |
| C4c3D3c5B6 | Rocket | |
| C4c3D3c5B6c6B5 | Hamilton | |
| C4c3D3c5B6e3 | Lollipop | |
| C4c3D3c5D6 | Cow | |
| C4c3D3c5D6e3 | Chimney | |
| C4c3D3c5D6f4B4 | Cow Bat/Bat/Cambridge | |
| C4c3D3c5D6f4B4b6B5c6B3 | Bat (Piau Continuation 2) | |
| C4c3D3c5D6f4B4b6B5c6F5 | Melnikov/Bat (Piau Continuation 1) | |
| C4c3D3c5D6f4B4c6B5b3B6e3C2a4A5a6D2 | Bat (Kling Continuation) | |
| C4c3D3c5D6f4B4e3B3 | Bat (Kling Alternative) | |
| C4c3D3c5D6f4F5 | Rose-v-Toth | |
| C4c3D3c5D6f4F5d2 | Tanida | |
| C4c3D3c5D6f4F5d2B5 | Aircraft/Feldborg | |
| C4c3D3c5D6f4F5d2G4d7 | Sailboat | |
| C4c3D3c5D6f4F5e6C6d7 | Maruoka | |
| C4c3D3c5D6f4F5e6F6 | Landau | |
| C4c3D3c5F6 | Buffalo/Kenichi Variation | |
| C4c3D3c5F6e2C6 | Maruoka Buffalo | |
| C4c3D3c5F6e3C6f5F4g5 | Tanida Buffalo | |
| C4c3D3c5F6f5 | Hokuriku Buffalo | |
| C4c3E6c5 | Wing Variation | |
| C4c3F5c5 | Semi-Wing Variation | |
| C4c5 | Parallel Opening | |
| C4e3 | Perpendicular Opening | |
| C4e3F4c5D6e6 | Mimura | |
| C4e3F4c5D6f3C6 | Shaman/Danish | |
| C4e3F4c5D6f3D3 | Inoue | |
| C4e3F4c5D6f3D3c3 | Iago | |
| C4e3F4c5D6f3E2 | Bhagat | |
| C4e3F4c5D6f3E6c3D3e2 | Rose | |
| C4e3F4c5D6f3E6c3D3e2B5 | Flat | |
| C4e3F4c5D6f3E6c3D3e2B5f5 | Rotating Flat | |
| C4e3F4c5D6f3E6c3D3e2B5f5B3 | Murakami Variation | |
| C4e3F4c5D6f3E6c3D3e2B5f5B4f6C2e7D2c7 | Rotating Flat (Kling Continuation) | |
| C4e3F4c5D6f3E6c3D3e2B6f5 | Rose-Birth | |
| C4e3F4c5D6f3E6c3D3e2B6f5B4f6G5d7 | Brightstein | |
| C4e3F4c5D6f3E6c3D3e2B6f5G5 | Rose-Birdie/Rose-Tamenori | |
| C4e3F4c5D6f3E6c3D3e2B6f5G5f6 | Rose-Tamenori-Kling | |
| C4e3F4c5D6f3E6c3D3e2D2 | Greenberg/Dawg | |
| C4e3F4c5D6f3E6c6 | Ralle | |
| C4e3F4c5E6 | Horse | |
| C4e3F5b4 | Ganglion/No-Cat | |
| C4e3F5b4F3 | Swallow | |
| C4e3F5b4F3f4E2e6G5f6D6c6 | No-Cat (Continuation) | |
| C4e3F5e6D3 | Italian | |
| C4e3F5e6F4 | Cat | |
| C4e3F5e6F4c5D6c6F7f3 | Sakaguchi | |
| C4e3F5e6F4c5D6c6F7g5G6 | Berner | |
| C4e3F6b4 | Bent Ganglion | |
| C4e3F6e6F5 | Tiger | |
| C4e3F6e6F5c5C3 | Stephenson | |
| C4e3F6e6F5c5C3b4 | No-Kung | |
| C4e3F6e6F5c5C3b4D6c6B5a6B6c7 | No-Kung (Continuation) | |
| C4e3F6e6F5c5C3c6 | Comp'Oth | |
| C4e3F6e6F5c5C3c6D3d2E2b3C1c2B4a3A5b5A6a4A2 | F.A.T. Draw | |
| C4e3F6e6F5c5C3c6D6 | Lighning Bolt | |
| C4e3F6e6F5c5C3g5 | Kung | |
| C4e3F6e6F5c5D3 | Leader's Tiger | |
| C4e3F6e6F5c5D6 | Brightwell | |
| C4e3F6e6F5c5F4g5G4f3C6d3D6 | Ishii | |
| C4e3F6e6F5c5F4g5G4f3C6d3D6b3C3b4E2b6 | Mainline Tiger | |
| C4e3F6e6F5c5F4g6F7 | Rose-Bill | |
| C4e3F6e6F5c5F4g6F7d3 | Tamenori | |
| C4e3F6e6F5c5F4g6F7g5 | Central Rose-Bill/Dead Draw | |
| C4e3F6e6F5g6 | Aubrey/Tanaka | |
| C4e3F6e6F5g6E7c5 | Aubrey (Feldborg Continuation) |
