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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Bg4

White to move
297 games · 1941-2013
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move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

8. Be3

248

33.1%

43.5%

23.4%

8. Be2

40%

28.6%

31.4%

8. Ne5

15.4

69.2%

15.4

8. Ng5

Najdorf vs Ragozin, 1948 0-1

NOTABLE GAMES:
Botvinnik vs Fischer, 1962 (1/2-1/2)
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1957 (1-0)
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1958 (1-0)
Euwe vs Smyslov, 1948 (0-1)
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986 (1-0)

DEBUT: J C Balparda vs M Castillo, 1941 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: A Evdokimov vs I Kurnosov, 2011 (1/2-1/2)

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
D98: Grunfeld, Russian (177)
D99: Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov (120)

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