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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 Nc6 8. O-O O-O 9. Nb3

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Black to move
472 games · 1903-2013
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white wins - draws - black wins %

9...Be6

315

31.4%

34%

34.6%

9...a5

52

23.1%

32.7%

44.2%

9...a6

48

33.3%

20.8%

45.8%

9...Bd7

37

40.5%

24.3%

35.1%

9...b6

23

34.8%

34.8%

30.4%

9...Na5

4

50%

25%

25%

9...Ne5

4

50%

50%

9...h5

2

50%

50%

9...h6

A G Conde vs M Marchand, 1919 1-0

NOTABLE GAMES:
Ragozin vs Veresov, 1945 (1-0)

DEBUT: G Marco vs Maroczy, 1903 (0-1)
RECENT: S Abu Sufian vs A Smith, 2012 (0-1)

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
B74: Sicilian, Dragon, Classical (472)

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