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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4

Black to move
987 games · 1935-2025
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move

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white wins - draws - black wins %

10...Qa5

822

37.3%

42%

20.7%

10...h6

138

32.6%

47.8%

19.6%

10...a6

44.4%

33.3%

22.2%

10...Bd7

58.3%

16.7

25%

10...Qc7

66.7%

33.3%

10...h6 =0.00 (37 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Stein vs V Osnos, 1959 (1-0)
Spassky vs V S Korensky, 1973 (1-0)
Oll vs J M Hodgson, 1993 (0-1)
Nijboer vs Anand, 1998 (0-1)
N Castaneda vs Y Dembo, 2001 (0-1)

DEBUT: P Dubinin vs Veresov, 1940 (0-1)
RECENT: N Vitiugov vs A Predke, 2017 (1/2-1/2)

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
B65: Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4 (987)

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