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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8. Nc3

Black to move
1,309 games · 1938-2025
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move

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white wins - draws - black wins %

8...Nc6

1,635

33.5%

43.2%

23.3%

8...c6

49.1%

23.6%

27.3%

8...Na6

35.3%

41.2%

23.5%

8...a5

36.4%

45.5%

18.2%

8...N8d7

66.7%

33.3%

8...Re8

50%

8...c5

H Ree vs C Vreeken, 1976 1-0

8...Nc6 =0.00 (39 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Smyslov vs Lilienthal, 1942 (1-0)
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1948 (1/2-1/2)

DEBUT: P N Troitsky vs Lilienthal, 1938 (0-1)
RECENT: R Jumabayev vs T Kantans, 2017 (0-1)

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
D76: Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6 (1057)
D85: Grunfeld (51)
A16: English (46)
A15: English (39)
D90: Grunfeld (20)
D71: Neo-Grunfeld (19)
D80: Grunfeld (19)
E60: King's Indian Defense (18)
E61: King's Indian (14)

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