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1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Nc3 Nc6

White to move
250 games · 1904-2025
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move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

8. a4

1,120

22.2%

53%

24.7%

8. Bb3

312

41.7%

42.9%

15.4

8. Bd3

154

44.2%

42.9%

8. a3

136

37.5%

45.6%

16.9

8. Qe2

132

47%

34.1%

18.9%

8. dxc5

20.8%

64.2%

15.1

8. Re1

39.5%

42.1%

18.4%

8. d5

51.7%

34.5%

13.8

8. Be2

25%

75%

8. h3

33.3%

66.7%

8. Ne5

100%

8.Qe2 +0.26 (32 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES:
B Kostic vs H Wolf, 1922 (1-0)
Vidmar vs Rubinstein, 1909 (0-1)

DEBUT: W Napier vs Blackburne, 1904 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: F Levin vs M Korman, 2010 (1/2-1/2)

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
D26: Queen's Gambit Accepted (157)
D27: Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical (31)
D44: Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (27)
D31: Queen's Gambit Declined (6)
D41: Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch (6)
D32: Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch (6)
A06: Reti Opening (3)
D24: Queen's Gambit Accepted (3)
D20: Queen's Gambit Accepted (3)

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