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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be7 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 Be6

White to move
431 games · 1979-2025
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white wins - draws - black wins %

9. Nc2

149

40.9%

36.9%

22.1%

9. Be2

138

34.8%

34.1%

31.2%

9. Bd3

38%

39.4%

22.5%

9. Nd5

34.1%

29.5%

36.4%

9. Be3

28.1%

34.4%

37.5%

9. b3

14.3

57.1%

28.6%

9. g3

50%

9.Bd3 +0.46 (31 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Suetin vs R Shcherbakov, 1991 (0-1)
Xie Jun vs N Ioseliani, 1997 (1-0)

DEBUT: Van der Wiel vs F Hoelzl, 1980 (0-1)
RECENT: A Ranaivoharisoa vs S Maze, 2016 (0-1)

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
B32: Sicilian (427)
B20: Sicilian (2)
A30: English, Symmetrical (1)
B21: Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1)

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