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1. b4 
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Black to move
621 games · 1868-2013
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 move gameswhite wins - draws - black wins %
1...e5 271

34.3%
22.9%
42.8%
1...d5 132

31.1%
23.5%
45.5%
1...Nf6 81

29.6%
29.6%
40.7%
1...e6 47

48.9%
12.8
38.3%
1...c6 43

25.6%
25.6%
48.8%
1...a5 27

51.9%

44.4%
1...f5 5

40%
20%
40%
1...d6 4

25%
25%
50%
1...b6 4

25%
25%
50%
1...c5 3

33.3%
33.3%
33.3%
1...b5 2

100%
1...Nc6 I Frosinos vs E Kritsiligou, 2000 1-0
1...a6 J F Cubas vs O Zambrana, 2002 1/2-1/2

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NOTABLE GAMES:
B Fleissig vs Schlechter, 1893 (0-1)
K Chernyshov vs A Lesiak, 1969 (1-0)
Capablanca vs Kevitz, 1924 (0-1)
Brichinova vs Alexandrova, 1979 (0-1)
Sokolsky vs Strugatsch, 1958 (1-0)

DEBUT: A Skipworth vs Cuthbertson, 1868 (1-0)
RECENT: A De Santis vs S Kasparov, 2012 (1/2-1/2)

 GAME COLLECTIONS:
Black - Uncommon opening by gaborn
Orang-Utan Openings by Melanogaster
1.B4!! by Cshatranj

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
A00: Uncommon Opening (613)
A06: Reti Opening (6)
A04: Reti Opening (2)

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