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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6

White to move
57,791 games · 1926-2025

move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

6. Bg5

12,849

36.8%

28.8%

34.5%

6. Be3

12,528

37.8%

32.8%

29.4%

6. Be2

10,628

33.8%

32.4%

6. Bc4

5,407

36.5%

26.3%

37.2%

6. f4

4,120

37.8%

31.9%

30.3%

6. h3

3,510

39.3%

30.3%

30.4%

6. f3

2,606

38.3%

27.7%

34%

6. g3

2,574

36.1%

34.3%

29.7%

6. a4

1,574

35.1%

34.8%

30.2%

6. Bd3

765

34%

32.3%

33.7%

6. Rg1

402

37.6%

29.6%

32.8%

6. Nb3

377

41.6%

27.3%

31%

6. h4

200

42%

24.5%

33.5%

6. a3

181

37.6%

29.3%

33.1%

6. Qf3

177

39%

26%

35%

6. Qd3

151

41.7%

34.4%

23.8%

6. Qe2

44.2%

20.9%

34.9%

6. Nf3

33.3%

58.3%

6. b3

55.6%

33.3%

6. Bd2

16.7

83.3%

6. g4

33.3%

66.7%

6. e5

Z Nyvlt vs C Szucs, 2001 1/2-1/2

6.h3 +0.35 (36 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Karjakin vs Anand, 2006 (0-1)
Adams vs Kasparov, 2005 (0-1)
Anand vs Topalov, 2005 (1/2-1/2)
Fischer vs J Sherwin, 1957 (1-0)
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969 (1-0)

DEBUT: Kupchik vs Santasiere, 1926 (0-1)
RECENT: Lahno vs E Grinberg, 2018 (1-0)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
Play The Najdorf Sicilian by SantGG

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