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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. Be3

Black to move
2,578 games · 1947-2025
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move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

7...Be7

1,542

41.1%

28.1%

30.9%

7...a6

1,002

36.1%

26.7%

37.1%

7...Bd7

41.2%

22.5%

36.2%

7...Qc7

42.3%

19.2%

38.5%

7...d5

71.4%

28.6%

7...Na5

50%

7...Qa5

33.3%

66.7%

7...a6 +0.06 (37 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
W A Brown vs R Kneebone, 1985 (1-0)
Fischer vs Geller, 1967 (0-1)
A Ostapenko vs Yartsev, 1969 (1-0)
A Sokolov vs Salov, 1983 (1-0)
Velimirovic vs J Sofrevski, 1965 (1-0)

DEBUT: Tartakower vs Pachman, 1949 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: T Dijkhuis vs Van Wely, 2017 (1-0)

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
B89: Sicilian (2577)
B88: Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack (1)

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