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1. e4 c5   2. Nf3 d6   3. d4 cxd4   4. Nxd4 Nf6   5. Nc3 g6   6. Be3 Bg7   7. f3 O-O   8. Qd2 Nc6   9. Bc4 
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4,411 games · 1939-2025
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 move games white wins - draws - black wins %
9...Bd7  3,820

43.8%

25.1%

31.2%
9...Nxd4  205

44.9%

38.5%

16.6
9...Nd7  203

43.8%

25.1%

31%
9...Qa5  98

42.9%

34.7%

22.4%
9...a6  78

67.9%

14.1

17.9
9...a5  56

39.3%

37.5%

23.2%
9...Na5  50

50%

24%

26%
9...Ne5  34

41.2%

29.4%

29.4%
9...Qc7  15

66.7%

20%

13.3
9...e6  4

100%
9...Re8  3

66.7%

33.3%
9...d5  2

100%
9...Rb8  2

100%
9...Kh8 A Jacobs vs M Rojas, 2010 1-0
9...e5 H Gross vs W E Kaiser, 1961 1-0
9...Be6 K Zvorykina vs M Albulet-Pogorevici, 1959 1-0
9...Qd7 W Kobese vs A Simutowe, 2001 1/2-1/2

9...Bd7 +0.22 (34 ply) STOCKFISH   EDIT NOTES

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1974 (1-0)
Fischer vs Larsen, 1958 (1-0)
Tal vs R Forbis, 1988 (1-0)
Anand vs Kasparov, 1995 (0-1)
Anand vs Kasparov, 1995 (0-1)

DEBUT: K Plater vs Hans Roepstorff, 1938 (0-1)
RECENT: I Agrest vs M Sebenik, 2018 (1/2-1/2)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
ghost007's Dragon Yugoslav by ghost007
kinginmind01's B77 Dragon 9Bc4 by kinginmind01
Destructive dragons by Chathurang1

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
B78: Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long (2264)
B77: Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (2135)
B79: Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 (12)

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