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593 games · 1973-2009
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Nick DeFirmian with the white pieces [X]

move games white wins - draws - black wins %

1. e4 554

42.4%
38.8%
18.8%
1. d4 26

46.2%
42.3%
1. Nf3 11

45.5%
36.4%
18.2%
1. b3 DeFirmian vs V Ciocaltea, 1981 1-0
1. c4 DeFirmian vs I Zhivanov, 1981 1-0

B57: Sicilian (25)
B89: Sicilian (24)
B06: Robatsch (24)
C19: French, Winawer, Advance (21)
B90: Sicilian, Najdorf (20)
C92: Ruy Lopez, Closed (20)
B17: Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation (19)
B47: Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation (17)
C42: Petrov Defense (16)

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