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1. d4 Nf6   2. c4 e6   3. Nf3 b6  
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White to move
32,614 games · 1887-2025
 move games white wins - draws - black wins %
4. g3  18,451

31.2%

47.4%

21.4%
4. a3  6,276

35.5%

39.9%

24.7%
4. Nc3  4,923

34.4%

40.2%

25.4%
4. e3  2,324

32.6%

41.6%

25.8%
4. Bf4  541

37.9%

35.7%

26.4%
4. Bg5  388

30.2%

30.9%

38.9%
4. Nbd2  18

16.7

38.9%

44.4%
4. b3  5

40%

60%
4. Qc2  4

100%
4. h3  2

50%

50%
4. g4  2

50%

50%
4. Bd2 Y Grigorieva vs E Tomilova, 2022 0-1
4. Qa4 M S Thejkumar vs R Sangma, 2008 1-0
4. e4 A Gilimshin vs L Frost, 2003 1/2-1/2
4. d5 R Meijer vs Lasker, 1920 0-1
4. Qd3 A Etienne vs I Kalidjo, 2020 1-0

4.g3 +0.44 (41 ply) STOCKFISH   EDIT NOTES

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Saemisch vs Nimzowitsch, 1923 (0-1)
Kasparov vs Portisch, 1983 (1-0)
Tal vs Hecht, 1962 (1-0)
Topalov vs Aronian, 2006 (1-0)
Topalov vs Anand, 2005 (1-0)

DEBUT: Blackburne vs J Noa, 1887 (1-0)
RECENT: Tingjie Lei vs E Iturrizaga, 2018 (1/2-1/2)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
2001-2007, 4.g3 Ba6 5.b3 or 5.Nbd2, Rated 2700+ by cybermarauder
E15 QID: Fianchetto [Black] by chess.master
2006 QI 0-1 4...Ba6 by AugustAle

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