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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. Nge2 O-O 9. O-O

Black to move
616 games · 1953-2023
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white wins - draws - black wins %

9...a6

170

45.9%

24.7%

29.4%

9...Na6

151

49.7%

18.5%

31.8%

9...b6

112

37.5%

28.6%

33.9%

9...Re8

111

54.1%

15.3

30.6%

9...Ng4

53.1%

28.1%

18.8%

9...Nbd7

54.2%

25%

20.8%

9...Ne8

41.7%

50%

9...Bd7

80%

20%

9...Qb6

Miles vs J O Fries-Nielsen, 1984 1-0

9...a6 =0.00 (41 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
J Penrose vs Tal, 1960 (1-0)
Kasparov vs Rachels, 1988 (1-0)
Szabo vs Ivkov, 1964 (0-1)
Kasparov vs Yurtaev, 1977 (1-0)

DEBUT: Novotelnov vs Nezhmetdinov, 1953 (0-1)
RECENT: M Hoffmann vs C Schramm, 2014 (1/2-1/2)

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
A65: Benoni, 6.e4 (356)
E77: King's Indian (68)
A56: Benoni Defense (68)
A57: Benko Gambit (55)
A60: Benoni Defense (23)
A40: Queen's Pawn Game (12)
E70: King's Indian (11)
A43: Old Benoni (9)
E61: King's Indian (6)

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