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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 Bb7 9. d3

Black to move
1,346 games · 1925-2025
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white wins - draws - black wins %

9...d6

1,175

38.6%

40.6%

20.9%

9...Re8

143

39.9%

38.5%

21.7%

9...d5

51.6%

35.5%

12.9

9...h6

42.9%

23.8%

33.3%

9...b4

76.5%

17.6

9...Na5

68.8%

25%

9...Bc5

IsiChess vs Zzzzzz, 2006 1-0

9...Nd4

B Djurasevic vs A Beltran Tassis, 1961 1-0

9...d6 =0.00 (45 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Kasparov vs Leko, 2001 (1-0)
Kasparov vs Short, 1993 (1-0)
D King vs D Howell, 2003 (1-0)
Ivanchuk vs Adams, 2002 (1-0)
Anand vs Svidler, 2016 (1-0)

DEBUT: Bronstein vs Pachman, 1946 (1-0)
RECENT: M Kraemer vs M A Tabatabaei, 2017 (1/2-1/2)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
MARSHALL ANTI GAMBIT 8. a4 by gambitfan

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
C84: Ruy Lopez, Closed (1116)
C78: Ruy Lopez (186)
C88: Ruy Lopez (29)
C77: Ruy Lopez (14)
C70: Ruy Lopez (1)

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