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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2

Black to move
1,072 games · 1929-2025
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move

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white wins - draws - black wins %

7...c6

1,833

48.4%

37%

14.6

7...c5

64.6%

24.1%

7...b6

57.6%

31.8%

7...dxc4

60.7%

23%

16.4

7...Ne4

64.3%

23.8%

7...a5

28%

52%

20%

7...a6

60%

33.3%

7...Re8

78.6%

14.3

7...h6

100%

7...Rb8

K van Vlaenderen vs G van Bunderen, 2017 1-0

7...c6 +0.12 (39 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Keene vs Robatsch, 1971 (1-0)
Smyslov vs J A Rubinetti, 1970 (1-0)
Keres vs Levenfish, 1947 (1-0)
Ivkov vs D Ciric, 1963 (1-0)

DEBUT: S Landau vs Spielmann, 1933 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: D Eggleston vs N Studer, 2016 (0-1)

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
E08: Catalan, Closed (778)
E09: Catalan, Closed (294)

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