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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Be3

Black to move
602 games · 1864-2025
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white wins - draws - black wins %

9...Be7

458

36.9%

41.5%

21.6%

9...Bc5

48.4%

38.5%

13.2

9...Nc5

40.5%

37.8%

21.6%

9...Na5

41.7%

58.3%

9...Qd7

50%

9...g6

Parma vs V Brendel, 1978 1-0

9...Be7 +0.22 (38 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Kasparov vs Shirov, 2004 (1-0)
Z Almasi vs I Sokolov, 1995 (0-1)
Timman vs Yusupov, 1987 (1-0)
Morozevich vs Ivanchuk, 1995 (0-1)
Kasparov vs Yusupov, 1979 (1-0)

DEBUT: M Lange vs W Paulsen, 1868 (1-0)
RECENT: Motylev vs I Khairullin, 2015 (0-1)

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
C80: Ruy Lopez, Open (602)

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