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Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 (B59)
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 d6 6 Be2 e5
7 Nb3

Number of games in database: 959
Years covered: 1882 to 2023
Overall record:
   White wins 21.5%
   Black wins 45.3%
   Draws 33.3%

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Herman Pilnik  17 games
Varlam Vepkhvishvili  16 games
Dragoljub Janosevic  10 games
Isaac Boleslavsky  9 games
Enrico Paoli  8 games
Svetozar Gligoric  8 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1943
I Rogers vs Shirov, 1990
Karpov vs Timman, 1977
Pilnik vs Geller, 1955
K Blake vs Fischer, 1956
O Sterner vs Boleslavsky, 1954
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 page 1 of 39; games 1-25 of 959  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. V Hruby vs Paulsen 0-1531882ViennaB59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
2. Gunsberg vs Paulsen 0-14818875th DSB Congress, FrankfurtB59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
3. V Vinogradov vs Boleslavsky  0-1441943Sverdlovsk ChB59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
4. Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky 1-0521943SverdlovskB59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
5. Estrin vs Boleslavsky  0-13719466th Ch RSFSRB59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
6. O'Kelly vs Tartakower  ½-½381946GroningenB59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
7. Yanofsky vs Boleslavsky  ½-½441946GroningenB59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
8. V Kirillov vs E Kuzminykh  ½-½431947URS-ch sfB59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
9. I Branicki vs Boleslavsky  0-1401947WarsawB59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
10. A Pomar Salamanca vs H Kramer  0-1641947Int AB59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
11. Sokolsky vs Bronstein  ½-½241947URS-ch sfB59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
12. J H Donner vs H Bouwmeester 0-1101948AmsterdamB59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
13. A Pomar Salamanca vs L Marini  0-1401948ARG-ESP radio mB59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
14. H Rossetto vs Bolbochan  ½-½211948ARG-ch MatchB59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
15. Denker vs M Castillo  1-0451948Mar del PlataB59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
16. A Medina Garcia vs Denker  1-0381948Mar del PlataB59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
17. E E Book vs Bronstein ½-½251948Saltsjobaden InterzonalB59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
18. E German vs S Ribeiro  1-0301949Brazilian ChampionshipB59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
19. N Cortlever vs Janosevic  1-0511949YUG-NEDB59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
20. N Cortlever vs C Kottnauer  0-1461949CSR-NEDB59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
21. M Yudovich Sr. vs A Konstantinopolsky  ½-½511949Moscow ChampionshipB59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
22. M Bonch-Osmolovsky vs A Chistiakov  ½-½661949Moscow ChampionshipB59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
23. Janosevic vs Gligoric  0-1311949Yugoslav Championship 1948/49B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
24. J Lokvenc vs Gligoric  0-1261949YUG-AUTB59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
25. C Guimard vs H Rossetto  ½-½211949Mar del PlataB59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-04-04  PinkPanther: Ouch, not looking too good for white in this variation.
Jun-27-05  12929011: In my MCO 14th edition, 6...e5 is given an exclamation point, but it doesn't explain why it is such a good move. It just doesn't seem apparent to me why black does so well here. Could someone explain please?
Sep-03-05  lopium: All depend of all.
Apr-25-06  sewun77: i was enter my card number , and still can not proccess. exactly what must i do now
Apr-13-10  rapidcitychess: <12929011> I think it is due to the sidelining of the knight on b3. My book says white has a large advantage<Winning chess openings> but this turned about to be wrong about the Sicilian, and French.
Apr-13-10  CruyffTurn: 7.Nb3 just leads to an equal game. 7.Nf3 planning h3, Re1, b3, Bb2 is slightly more testing, but Black is still fine.
Sep-07-11  Robert Hill: Yes, in all my games playing Nf3, I do a lot better.

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