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1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Qe2 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. Nc3

Black to move
331 games · 1899-2025
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move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

9...Nbd7

332

29.2%

35.2%

35.5%

9...Nc6

36.8%

41.2%

22.1%

9...Be7

27.3%

39.4%

33.3%

9...cxd4

50%

20%

30%

9...Qc7

57.1%

42.9%

9...b4

50%

9...Qb6

J Friedman vs A Belakovskaia, 1999 1-0

9...c4

G Wainwright vs Blackburne, 1910 1-0

9...Nbd7 -0.29 (32 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES:
Boleslavsky vs Dzindzichashvili, 1967 (1-0)
Reshevsky vs Najdorf, 1952 (1-0)
Leitao vs Baburin, 1998 (1-0)
J Gil Capape vs Anand, 1986 (0-1)
Petrosian vs Smyslov, 1959 (0-1)

DEBUT: Steinitz vs Janowski, 1899 (0-1)
RECENT: T Lampen vs M Hoffmann, 2010 (0-1)

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
D29: Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical (92)
D44: Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (78)
D27: Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical (64)
D45: Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (25)
D26: Queen's Gambit Accepted (19)
D20: Queen's Gambit Accepted (11)
D24: Queen's Gambit Accepted (10)
D31: Queen's Gambit Declined (5)
D10: Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (4)

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