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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. Qe2 Nb6 8. Bb3

Black to move
453 games · 1939-2024
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white wins - draws - black wins %

8...h6

387

33.3%

43.2%

23.5%

8...a5

51.7%

20.7%

27.6%

8...Be7

78.6%

14.3

8...c5

18.2%

27.3%

54.5%

8...Bd6

60%

20%

8...Qxd4

66.7%

33.3%

8...g6

J Enders vs O Malcanek, 1961 1-0

8...Qc7

F Gragger vs Barcza, 1962 0-1

8...Nbd5

Spassky vs E Perez Gosalbes, 1964 1-0

8...h6 -0.31 (31 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Tal vs Petrosian, 1973 (0-1)
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1992 (1-0)
Judit Polgar vs Epishin, 1996 (1-0)
Karpov vs Petrosian, 1982 (1-0)
Anand vs Macieja, 2000 (1-0)

DEBUT: Suetin vs Keres, 1955 (0-1)
RECENT: B Savchenko vs H Martirosyan, 2014 (1/2-1/2)

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
B17: Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation (453)

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