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927 games · 1497-2025
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white wins - draws - black wins %

1...d5

260

32.7%

20.8%

46.5%

1...e5

182

40.1%

17

42.9%

1...Nf6

166

31.3%

25.3%

43.4%

1...g6

160

20%

21.2%

58.8%

1...c5

61

37.7%

14.8

47.5%

1...f5

27

44.4%

18.5%

37%

1...e6

26

50%

38.5%

1...d6

22

40.9%

18.2%

40.9%

1...b6

16

31.2%

56.2%

1...Nc6

3

33.3%

66.7%

1...c6

2

50%

50%

1...a6

G Pirker vs L Deutsch, 2002 1/2-1/2

1...a5

T Piceu vs S Geirnaert, 2006 1/2-1/2

1...b6 -0.08 (40 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
J Krejcik vs NN, 1908 (1-0)
Nimzowitsch vs Euwe, 1929 (1-0)
Blackburne vs Nimzowitsch, 1914 (1-0)
K Moll vs Falkbeer, 1864 (0-1)
B Corneliussen vs Martin Jensen, 1991 (1-0)

DEBUT: NN vs Lucena, 1497 (0-1)
RECENT: M Song vs Li Chao, 2017 (0-1)

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
A00: Uncommon Opening (742)
A04: Reti Opening (43)
A02: Bird's Opening (21)
D05: Queen's Pawn Game (14)
A03: Bird's Opening (12)
D00: Queen's Pawn Game (10)
A28: English (8)
C01: French, Exchange (6)
D32: Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch (6)

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