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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3

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Black to move
17,668 games · 1902-2025

move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

9...Na5

6,885

37.4%

41.2%

21.4%

9...Nb8

4,166

32.4%

46.1%

21.5%

9...Bb7

3,210

32.1%

48.9%

19%

9...h6

968

29.8%

50.6%

19.6%

9...Nd7

884

37%

43.6%

19.5%

9...Re8

785

27%

58.7%

14.3

9...Be6

463

35.2%

49.5%

15.3

9...a5

206

35.4%

42.2%

22.3%

9...Qd7

67

40.3%

34.3%

25.4%

9...Rb8

44

27.3%

47.7%

25%

9...Bd7

18

44.4%

44.4%

9...d5

8

37.5%

37.5%

25%

9...Kh8

2

50%

50%

9...Qe8

Suetin vs I A Zaitsev, 1980 1-0

9...Ne8

Pillsbury vs Pavel Selezniev, 1902 0-1

9...Bb7 +0.14 (37 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987 (1-0)
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1990 (1-0)
Karpov vs Unzicker, 1974 (1-0)
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986 (1-0)
Carlsen vs H Harestad, 2003 (1-0)

DEBUT: Tarrasch vs Schlechter, 1902 (1-0)
RECENT: I Saric vs A Kozak, 2018 (1-0)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
C92 Spanish: Closed [Black] by chess.master
Tabiyas 0010 +15 Moves + 100 Games by Chibauk

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
C92: Ruy Lopez, Closed (5236)
C95: Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer (3746)
C96: Ruy Lopez, Closed (2323)
C97: Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin (1980)
C99: Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd (1821)
C93: Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense (1389)
C98: Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin (752)
C94: Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defense (421)

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