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Black to move
460 games · 1946-2025
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 move games white wins - draws - black wins %
8...Nfd7  436

36.2%
39.9%
23.9%
8...Nc6  16

62.5%
25%
12.5
8...Nbd7  8

25%
75%
8...Bxf3  4

50%
50%
8...c6 S Bjarnason vs M Moe, 1981 1-0
8...a6 P Cumbers vs R Tymrakiewicz, 2010 0-1

8...Nfd7 +0.36 (35 ply) STOCKFISH   EDIT NOTES

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

DEBUT: Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1946 (1-0)
RECENT: R Wojtaszek vs Navara, 2015 (1/2-1/2)

 OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
D98: Grunfeld, Russian (259)
D99: Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov (201)

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