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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f4

Black to move
2,798 games · 1940-2025
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white wins - draws - black wins %

9...b5

1,302

35.4%

30.2%

34.4%

9...Be7

1,069

37.8%

29.5%

32.7%

9...h6

559

36.3%

37.2%

26.5%

9...Qc7

48.1%

23.1%

28.8%

9...Qb6

16.7

45.8%

37.5%

9...Rc8

52.4%

28.6%

19%

9...Qa5

50%

9...Nxd4

50%

9...h6 =0.00 (43 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Joel Benjamin vs Z Kozul, 1997 (0-1)
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972 (1/2-1/2)
Karpov vs E Torre, 1976 (0-1)
Yifan Hou vs Li Chao, 2011 (0-1)
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972 (1/2-1/2)

DEBUT: Konstantinopolsky vs Boleslavsky, 1943 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: T Kuybokarov vs A Gupta, 2017 (1/2-1/2)

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