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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Qc2

Black to move
520 games · 1914-2024
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move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

8...Re8

177

51.4%

32.2%

16.4

8...a6

131

47.3%

38.2%

14.5

8...h6

54.7%

24.4%

20.9%

8...Ne4

37.7%

43.5%

18.8%

8...dxc4

46.7%

26.7%

8...b6

71.4%

23.8%

8...c5

37.5%

62.5%

8...Qa5

100%

8...Ne8

40%

20%

8...Nh5

66.7%

33.3%

8...Qc7

J McClure vs N Hernandez, 1914 1-0

8...a5

V Goglidze vs V Rauzer, 1936 1/2-1/2

8...Nb6

Joshua Christie vs M Njoroge, 2024 1-0

8...a6 +0.04 (30 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Alekhine vs Yates, 1922 (1-0)
Gruenfeld vs Alekhine, 1923 (0-1)
Alekhine vs Rubinstein, 1923 (1-0)
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927 (1-0)
Rubinstein vs M Hirschbein, 1927 (1-0)

DEBUT: J McClure vs N Hernandez, 1914 (1-0)
RECENT: G Danner vs W Scholzen, 2014 (1-0)

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
D63: Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense (280)
D64: Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack (145)
D65: Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, Main line (47)
D61: Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack (13)
D43: Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (12)
D50: Queen's Gambit Declined (5)
D55: Queen's Gambit Declined (5)
D37: Queen's Gambit Declined (5)
D51: Queen's Gambit Declined (3)

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