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1. b3

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Black to move
6,745 games · 1851-2025

move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

1...e5

2,882

35.9%

28.8%

35.3%

1...d5

1,763

37.8%

29.1%

33.1%

1...Nf6

1,161

38.1%

32.6%

29.4%

1...c5

360

38.6%

27.2%

34.2%

1...b6

154

39%

37%

24%

1...g6

126

25.4%

40.5%

34.1%

1...d6

109

41.3%

24.8%

33.9%

1...f5

49

44.9%

22.4%

32.7%

1...e6

48

54.2%

14.6

31.2%

1...a5

42

38.1%

21.4%

40.5%

1...Nc6

22

36.4%

22.7%

40.9%

1...b5

16

50%

18.8%

31.2%

1...c6

6

83.3%

16.7

1...Nh6

4

50%

25%

25%

1...f6

L Miranda Leao vs J N Sales, 1998 0-1

1...a6

D Isonzo vs P Mola, 1994 1/2-1/2

1...e5 -0.06 (41 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970 (0-1)
Fischer vs Ulf Andersson, 1970 (1-0)
Larsen vs Najdorf, 1968 (0-1)
Fischer vs Mecking, 1970 (1-0)
Bagirov vs K Grigorian, 1976 (1-0)

DEBUT: M van 't Kruijs vs K de Heer, 1851 (1-0)
RECENT: M Antipov vs V Mikhalevski, 2018 (1-0)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
A01 - 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 by Quicktor
it's Bagirov to play and win with the NLA by willyfly
Larsen Plays the Larsen by willyfly

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
A01: Nimzovich-Larsen Attack (6548)
A00: Uncommon Opening (80)
A06: Reti Opening (49)
A13: English (21)
A12: English with b3 (15)
A49: King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 (10)
A04: Reti Opening (7)
D05: Queen's Pawn Game (7)
A03: Bird's Opening (2)

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