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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4

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Black to move
52,952 games · 1834-2025

move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

4...Nf6

28,180

35.7%

33%

31.3%

4...e6

22,175

34%

35.1%

30.9%

4...g6

11,039

36.6%

34.6%

28.7%

4...e5

5,298

38.2%

32.4%

29.4%

4...Qc7

2,364

31.2%

35.6%

33.2%

4...Qb6

2,157

32.1%

27%

40.9%

4...d6

756

50.8%

26.6%

22.6%

4...a6

124

52.4%

12.9

34.7%

4...d5

112

41.1%

37.5%

21.4%

4...Nxd4

34

76.5%

17.6

4...b6

A Kislova vs H Konarkowska-Sokolov, 1967 1-0

4...Ne5

T Schwager vs H Von Minden, 2001 0-1

4...Qa5+

B Podlesnik vs A Krnicar, 1992 1-0

4...Nf6 +0.12 (36 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Tal vs Larsen, 1965 (1-0)
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834 (0-1)
Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962 (1-0)
Fischer vs Tal, 1961 (1-0)
Fischer vs Reshevsky, 1958 (1-0)

DEBUT: McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: A Paramzina vs D Kollars, 2018 (0-1)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
Special Henryski Collection BRAVO [White] by chess.master
Special Henryski Collection ALPHA [White] by chess.master
B33 Sicilian: Pelikan/Sveshnikov [White] by chess.master

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