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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Be2

Black to move
1,296 games · 1886-2025
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move

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white wins - draws - black wins %

7...Nf6

1,212

33%

33.2%

33.8%

7...b5

244

24.6%

38.1%

37.3%

7...Bb4

37.5%

18.8%

43.8%

7...d6

50%

7...Nxd4

40%

20%

7...Na5

25%

50%

25%

7...Nge7

33.3%

7...Be7

50%

7...Bc5

T J Beach vs J A Johnstone, 1964 1-0

7...Bd6

E Roscam Abbing vs C Zuidema, 1963 0-1

7...Nf6 +0.12 (28 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
E Paoli vs Ulf Andersson, 1973 (0-1)
Shirov vs Joel Benjamin, 1994 (1-0)
Tal vs Taimanov, 1962 (1-0)

DEBUT: A van Foreest vs C Messemaker, 1886 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: B Bannink vs D Vocaturo, 2017 (0-1)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
B49 Sicilian: Taimanov [Black] by chess.master
Special Tomisky Collection [Black] by chess.master

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
B49: Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (1241)
B85: Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical (55)

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