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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Bg5

Black to move
383 games · 1955-2022
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white wins - draws - black wins %

8...h6

244

45.1%

21.7%

33.2%

8...O-O

60.6%

19.2%

20.2%

8...a6

40%

32.5%

27.5%

8...Bg4

100%

8...Qa5

Petrosian vs E Contedini, 1958 1-0

8...h6 =0.00 (35 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES:
Geller vs Tal, 1959 (0-1)

DEBUT: M Bobotsov vs S Muehlberg, 1957 (1-0)
RECENT: R Vasquez Schroeder vs A Kovacevic, 2010 (0-1)

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
A71: Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5 (383)

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