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1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Qe8 8. Qc2

Black to move
211 games · 1931-2024
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move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

8...Qh5

120

45.8%

29.2%

25%

8...Qg6

44.7%

34.2%

21.1%

8...Nc6

61.1%

19.4%

8...Nbd7

72.2%

16.7

8...a5

25%

62.5%

8...c6

75%

12.5

8...Bd8

33.3%

66.7%

8...a6

100%

8...Na6

50%

8...d5

E Yeung vs B Marshall, 2023 1-0

8...a5 +0.41 (33 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES:
MacChess vs Bronstein, 1997 (0-1)
I A Horowitz vs Fine, 1934 (0-1)
B P Reilly vs Fine, 1935 (1-0)
Taimanov vs Korchnoi, 1950 (0-1)

DEBUT: Alatortsev vs Ilyin-Zhenevsky, 1932 (1-0)
RECENT: D Kolbus vs A Walton, 2011 (1-0)

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
A97: Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky (190)
A98: Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky Variation with Qc2 (7)
A96: Dutch, Classical Variation (7)
A04: Reti Opening (3)
A84: Dutch (1)
A80: Dutch (1)
A81: Dutch (1)
A91: Dutch Defense (1)

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