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1. b3 
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Black to move
7,067 games · 1851-2025
 move games white wins - draws - black wins %
1...e5  3,016

35.7%

28.9%

35.4%
1...d5  1,862

37.6%

29.3%

33.1%
1...Nf6  1,215

38.3%

31.7%

30%
1...c5  374

38.2%

27%

34.8%
1...b6  163

38.7%

36.8%

24.5%
1...g6  127

25.2%

40.2%

34.6%
1...d6  112

41.1%

25%

33.9%
1...e6  52

51.9%

15.4

32.7%
1...f5  51

47.1%

21.6%

31.4%
1...a5  42

38.1%

21.4%

40.5%
1...Nc6  23

39.1%

21.7%

39.1%
1...b5  16

50%

18.8%

31.2%
1...c6  6

83.3%

16.7
1...Nh6  4

50%

25%

25%
1...f6  2

100%
1...a6 D Isonzo vs P Mola, 1994 1/2-1/2

1...e5 -0.06 (41 ply) STOCKFISH   EDIT NOTES

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970 (0-1)
Fischer vs Ulf Andersson, 1970 (1-0)
Larsen vs Najdorf, 1968 (0-1)
Fischer vs Mecking, 1970 (1-0)
Bagirov vs K Grigorian, 1976 (1-0)

DEBUT: M van 't Kruijs vs K de Heer, 1851 (1-0)
RECENT: M Antipov vs V Mikhalevski, 2018 (1-0)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
A01 - 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 by Quicktor
it's Bagirov to play and win with the NLA by willyfly
Larsen Plays the Larsen by willyfly

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
A01: Nimzovich-Larsen Attack (6857)
A00: Uncommon Opening (86)
A06: Reti Opening (50)
A13: English (25)
A12: English with b3 (16)
A49: King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 (10)
A04: Reti Opening (7)
D05: Queen's Pawn Game (7)
A03: Bird's Opening (2)

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