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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4

Black to move
4,265 games · 1939-2025
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move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

9...Bd7

3,692

43.9%

24.9%

31.2%

9...Nxd4

201

45.8%

37.8%

16.4

9...Nd7

195

43.6%

25.1%

31.3%

9...Qa5

41.3%

35.9%

22.8%

9...a6

66.7%

14.7

18.7%

9...a5

39.3%

37.5%

23.2%

9...Na5

51%

24.5%

9...Ne5

39.4%

30.3%

9...Qc7

76.9%

15.4

9...e6

100%

9...Re8

66.7%

33.3%

9...Rb8

100%

9...d5

100%

9...Qd7

W Kobese vs A Simutowe, 2001 1/2-1/2

9...Be6

K Zvorykina vs M Albulet-Pogorevici, 1959 1-0

9...Kh8

A Jacobs vs M Rojas, 2010 1-0

9...e5

H Gross vs W E Kaiser, 1961 1-0

9...Bd7 +0.22 (34 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1974 (1-0)
Fischer vs Larsen, 1958 (1-0)
Tal vs R Forbis, 1988 (1-0)
Anand vs Kasparov, 1995 (0-1)
Anand vs Kasparov, 1995 (0-1)

DEBUT: K Plater vs Hans Roepstorff, 1938 (0-1)
RECENT: I Agrest vs M Sebenik, 2018 (1/2-1/2)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
ghost007's Dragon Yugoslav by ghost007
kinginmind01's B77 Dragon 9Bc4 by kinginmind01
Destructive dragons by Chathurang1

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
B78: Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long (2184)
B77: Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (2069)
B79: Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4 (12)

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