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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bc4 a6 7. Bb3 b5 8. O-O

Black to move
1,457 games · 1950-2025
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white wins - draws - black wins %

8...Be7

1,179

33.1%

30.5%

36.4%

8...Bb7

195

48.7%

20.5%

30.8%

8...b4

119

40.3%

28.6%

31.1%

8...Nbd7

50%

42.9%

8...Qc7

53.8%

23.1%

8...Bd7

42.9%

57.1%

8...Qb6

75%

25%

8...Qd7

100%

8...Be7 -0.23 (44 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Fischer vs J Sherwin, 1957 (1-0)
Kasparov vs Gelfand, 1993 (1-0)
D Gormally vs Sutovsky, 2005 (0-1)
Mamedyarov vs Gelfand, 2011 (0-1)
Fischer vs J A Rubinetti, 1970 (1-0)

DEBUT: Lipnitsky vs Aronin, 1950 (1-0)
RECENT: A Zapata vs A Abreu Delgado, 2017 (1-0)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
Sicilian Naidorf: 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 b5 by suprata

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
B87: Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 (1132)
B90: Sicilian, Najdorf (312)
B86: Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack (11)
B50: Sicilian (1)
B43: Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 (1)

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