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 move games white wins - draws - black wins %
9. f4  2,798

36.6%

31.3%

32.1%
9. f3  1,208

42.6%

28.1%

29.2%
9. Kb1  183

38.8%

31.7%

29.5%
9. Be2  98

37.8%

26.5%

35.7%
9. Nxc6  69

40.6%

36.2%

23.2%
9. Nb3  30

20%

20%

60%
9. Qe1  9

55.6%

44.4%
9. g3  6

16.7

50%

33.3%
9. Bxf6  4

50%

50%
9. Bc4  2

50%

50%
9. h3  2

100%
9. h4 F Khairallah vs B Buehler, 2001 1-0

9.f4 +0.39 (34 ply) STOCKFISH   EDIT NOTES

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Anand vs Timman, 2004 (1-0)
Joel Benjamin vs Z Kozul, 1997 (0-1)
Oll vs Azmaiparashvili, 1993 (1-0)
Karjakin vs Caruana, 2016 (1-0)
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972 (1/2-1/2)

DEBUT: Konstantinopolsky vs Boleslavsky, 1943 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: R Pabalan vs R Bellin, 2018 (0-1)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
B67 Sicilian: Richter-Rauser [Black] by chess.master
B67-69 (van der Wiel) by Chessdreamer
Kozul plays Suicide Variation by Deceptor

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
B67: Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 (3464)
B69: Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 11.Bxf6 (439)
B68: Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 9...Be7 (420)

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