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1,089 games · 1928-2025
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 move games white wins - draws - black wins %
8...b6  876

45.3%

37.7%

17
8...Re8  114

66.7%

25.4%

8...b5  59

45.8%

28.8%

25.4%
8...Qc7  32

71.9%

25%

8...c5  19

52.6%

42.1%

8...h6  17

76.5%

17.6

8...Bd6  11

81.8%

18.2%
8...a6  8

75%


12.5
8...a5  8

37.5%

62.5%
8...Nb6  4

25%

25%

50%
8...dxc4  2

100%
8...Qa5  2

50%

50%
8...Ne8 J Demina vs Z El Ghabi, 2000 1-0
8...Ng4 A Tamra vs Arun Shankar Baidya, 2016 1-0
8...Qb6 S Chloupek vs M Kantorik, 1992 1-0

8...c5 +0.10 (45 ply) STOCKFISH   EDIT NOTES

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Alekhine vs A Pomar Salamanca, 1945 (1-0)
Sajtar vs M Dietze, 1943 (1-0)

DEBUT: Alatortsev vs N Sorokin, 1931 (1-0)
RECENT: E Karavade vs W Broekman, 2017 (1-0)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
E09 Catalan. Closed. Traditional [Black] by chess.master

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
E09: Catalan, Closed (902)
E06: Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 (45)
E08: Catalan, Closed (31)
D30: Queen's Gambit Declined (21)
D02: Queen's Pawn Game (18)
D11: Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (15)
A13: English (11)
E01: Catalan, Closed (8)
E07: Catalan, Closed (8)

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