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1. e4 c5   2. Nc3 Nc6   3. g3 g6   4. Bg2 Bg7   5. d3 d6  
diagram
White to move
5,529 games · 1881-2025
 move games white wins - draws - black wins %
6. Be3  2,485

27.6%
32.8%
39.7%
6. f4  2,198

27.1%
32.2%
40.7%
6. Nge2  930

27.3%
33.3%
39.4%
6. Nh3  275

31.3%
29.8%
38.9%
6. Nf3  135

20.7%
34.1%
45.2%
6. Bg5  39

23.1%
30.8%
46.2%
6. Nd5  33

27.3%
45.5%
27.3%
6. Bd2  15

20%
40%
40%
6. h3  9

55.6%

33.3%
6. h4  9


44.4%
44.4%
6. Rb1  6

33.3%
33.3%
33.3%
6. a3  3

33.3%
33.3%
33.3%
6. Nce2  3

33.3%
66.7%
6. Bf4 A Toksanbay vs J Lu, 2016 0-1

6.Be3 +0.22 (36 ply) STOCKFISH   EDIT NOTES

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Spassky vs Geller, 1968 (1-0)
Smyslov vs Kotov, 1943 (1-0)
Navara vs Sasikiran, 2009 (1-0)
Adams vs Kasparov, 1999 (0-1)
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1954 (0-1)

DEBUT: Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1881 (1-0)
RECENT: M Helin vs Francesco Sonis, 2018 (0-1)

 GAME COLLECTIONS:
sicilian closed by sergionm
Spassky closed Sicilian collection by apeters
Sicilian, Closed by Xmas elf

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
A07: King's Indian Attack (3432)
B25: Sicilian, Closed (2074)
B26: Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3 (23)

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