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1. e3

Black to move
295 games · 1497-2013
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move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

1...d5

32.2%

20.7%

47.1%

1...e5

39.3%

19.6%

41.1%

1...g6

22%

62%

1...Nf6

31.7%

29.3%

39%

1...c5

45.5%

18.2%

36.4%

1...f5

52.9%

35.3%

1...d6

50%

37.5%

1...e6

57.1%

28.6%

14.3

1...b6

20%

80%

1...Nc6

E Hahn vs J Vitense, 1932 1-0

1...a5

T Piceu vs S Geirnaert, 2006 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE GAMES:
J Krejcik vs NN, 1908 (1-0)
E Eliskases vs F Hoelzl, 1931 (1-0)
K Moll vs Falkbeer, 1864 (0-1)
B Corneliussen vs M Jensen, 1991 (1-0)
Blackburne vs Nimzowitsch, 1914 (1-0)

DEBUT: NN vs Lucena, 1497 (0-1)
RECENT: A Nazarov vs D Saiboulatov, 2010 (0-1)

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
A00: Uncommon Opening (240)
D05: Queen's Pawn Game (6)
A04: Reti Opening (6)
C01: French, Exchange (5)
A03: Bird's Opening (4)
D00: Queen's Pawn Game (4)
A02: Bird's Opening (4)
C53: Giuoco Piano (3)
D04: Queen's Pawn Game (3)

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