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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Bg4 8. Be3

Black to move
454 games · 1946-2025
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white wins - draws - black wins %

8...Nfd7

431

36.7%

39.2%

24.1%

8...Nc6

60%

26.7%

13.3

8...Nbd7

25%

75%

8...Bxf3

33.3%

66.7%

8...a6

P Cumbers vs R Tymrakiewicz, 2010 0-1

8...c6

S Bjarnason vs M Moe, 1981 1-0

8...Nfd7 +0.36 (35 ply)

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: Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1946 (1-0)
RECENT: R Wojtaszek vs Navara, 2015 (1/2-1/2)

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
D98: Grunfeld, Russian (253)
D99: Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov (201)

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