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1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3

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Black to move
26,018 games · 1879-2025

move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

2...e5

13,431

36.4%

36.3%

27.3%

2...g6

7,972

44.2%

30%

25.7%

2...e6

6,876

40.5%

37.7%

21.8%

2...c5

4,919

37.6%

37.5%

24.9%

2...d5

2,359

42.5%

34.8%

22.7%

2...c6

707

44.6%

33%

22.5%

2...d6

638

48.7%

29.5%

21.8%

2...b6

111

53.2%

18.9%

27.9%

2...Nc6

91

46.2%

26.4%

27.5%

2...Ng8

T Hoang vs E Kaplan, 2011 1-0

2...Nd5

S Agdestein vs Lagno, 2010 1-0

2...h5

Potkin vs Y Dzhumagaliev, 2017 0-1

2...e5 -0.01 (37 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Timman vs Karpov, 1979 (0-1)
Keres vs Smyslov, 1953 (0-1)
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969 (1-0)
Polugaevsky vs Tal, 1969 (1-0)
Botvinnik vs Keres, 1966 (1-0)

DEBUT: A Schwarz vs Paulsen, 1879 (0-1)
RECENT: E Iturrizaga vs D Debashis, 2018 (0-1)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
A16 English: AID/Queen's Knight [White] by chess.master
A16 English: Golombek Defense [White] by chess.master
Coffee Match Preparation DELTA [White by chess.master

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