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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3

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Black to move
12,274 games · 1956-2025

move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

6...e5

7,239

36.4%

34%

29.6%

6...e6

4,436

40.3%

27%

32.8%

6...Ng4

1,435

32.7%

43.1%

24.3%

6...Nc6

240

45.8%

27.5%

26.7%

6...g6

212

43.9%

27.4%

28.8%

6...Nbd7

152

44.7%

21.1%

34.2%

6...Qc7

65

60%

13.8

26.2%

6...b5

43

53.5%

34.9%

6...h5

9

55.6%

44.4%

6...Bd7

8

62.5%

25%

12.5

6...Ng4 =0.00 (44 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Karjakin vs Anand, 2006 (0-1)
Adams vs Kasparov, 2005 (0-1)
Anand vs Topalov, 2005 (1/2-1/2)
Judit Polgar vs Anand, 1999 (1-0)
Movsesian vs Kasparov, 2000 (0-1)

DEBUT: N Elder vs A Ivanova, 1963 (0-1)
RECENT: Lahno vs E Grinberg, 2018 (1-0)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
Najdorf - 6. Be3 by pcmvtal
B90 Sicilian: Najdorf / English Attack [White] by chess.master
Najdorf 6.Be3 (B) by Xmas elf

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
B90: Sicilian, Najdorf (10015)
B80: Sicilian, Scheveningen (1492)
B81: Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack (663)
B92: Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation (48)
B84: Sicilian, Scheveningen (12)
B91: Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation (11)
B93: Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 (11)
B97: Sicilian, Najdorf (7)
B96: Sicilian, Najdorf (5)

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