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8. Be3  451

36.8%
39.7%
23.5%
8. Be2  68

30.9%
30.9%
38.2%
8. Ne5  18

22.2%
66.7%
8. Ng5  3

33.3%
66.7%
8. Bf4  2

50%
50%
8. Bg5  2

50%
50%
8. e5 S Tica vs A Brnas, 2011 0-1

8.Be3 +0.70 (34 ply) STOCKFISH   EDIT NOTES

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Botvinnik vs Fischer, 1962 (1/2-1/2)
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1957 (1-0)
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1958 (1-0)
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986 (1-0)
Euwe vs Smyslov, 1948 (0-1)

DEBUT: J C Balparda vs M Castillo, 1941 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: I Bukavshin vs Svidler, 2015 (1/2-1/2)

 OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
D98: Grunfeld, Russian (346)
D99: Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov (199)

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