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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8. cxd5

Black to move
285 games · 1905-2022
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move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

8...Nxd5

165

25.5%

66.1%

8...cxd4

24.3%

61.4%

14.3

8...exd5

53.8%

28.8%

17.3

8...cxd4 +0.26 (34 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES:
Flohr vs Vidmar, 1936 (1-0)
P Nikolic vs Piket, 2000 (1-0)
Flohr vs Capablanca, 1935 (1/2-1/2)
Spielmann vs Maroczy, 1931 (0-1)

DEBUT: W John vs Swiderski, 1907 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: M Gagunashvili vs B Rzayev, 2011 (1/2-1/2)

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
D62: Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack (285)

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