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Kibitzing

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 Nc6 8. O-O O-O 9. Nb3

Black to move
1,204 games · 1903-2025
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move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

9...Be6

835

31.9%

31.3%

36.9%

9...a5

129

27.1%

31%

41.9%

9...a6

126

35.7%

20.6%

43.7%

9...Bd7

35.8%

33.3%

30.9%

9...b6

30.5%

35.6%

33.9%

9...Qc7

50.9%

21.1%

28.1%

9...Ne5

50%

9...Na5

33.3%

9...h5

66.7%

33.3%

9...h6

A G Conde vs M Marchand, 1919 1-0

9...e6

S Mashabova vs A Hasnaoui, 2024 1-0

9...a6 -0.36 (41 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Ragozin vs Veresov, 1945 (1-0)
Ragozin vs Taimanov, 1945 (1-0)
B Kostic vs Noteboom, 1931 (1-0)
Ragozin vs Aronin, 1948 (1-0)

DEBUT: G Marco vs Maroczy, 1903 (0-1)
RECENT: S Lobanov vs O Cvitan, 2016 (1-0)

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
B74: Sicilian, Dragon, Classical (1204)

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