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1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. Qe2

Black to move
1,145 games · 1950-2025
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white wins - draws - black wins %

8...a6

644

42.2%

27.2%

30.6%

8...O-O

453

41.3%

24.9%

33.8%

8...Bd7

42.9%

27.3%

29.9%

8...Qc7

40.7%

24.1%

35.2%

8...Nxd4

42.9%

35.7%

21.4%

8...Na5

33.3%

16.7

50%

8...Qa5

100%

8...e5

50%

8...d5

100%

8...Nxe4

A van der Mije vs O Andreieva, 1970 1-0

8...a6 -0.22 (42 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
W A Brown vs R Kneebone, 1985 (1-0)
A Ostapenko vs Yartsev, 1969 (1-0)
Velimirovic vs J Sofrevski, 1965 (1-0)
F Amonatov vs A Timofeev, 2007 (1-0)
Velimirovic vs V Bukal Sr, 1971 (1-0)

DEBUT: Rossolimo vs L Marini, 1950 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: B Adhiban vs C Aravindh, 2016 (0-1)

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
B89: Sicilian (1145)

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