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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nxc3

White to move
1,601 games · 1925-2025
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white wins - draws - black wins %

9. Qxc3

1,634

26.2%

58%

15.8

9. bxc3

128

39.1%

28.1%

32.8%

9. Ng5

33.3%

66.7%

9.Qxc3 +0.59 (32 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Euwe vs Keres, 1940 (0-1)
Najdorf vs Averbakh, 1953 (0-1)
Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963 (1-0)
Lilienthal vs Botvinnik, 1940 (1-0)
Petrosian vs Karpov, 1976 (1/2-1/2)

DEBUT: L Asztalos vs Tartakower, 1925 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: N Birnboim vs I Jones, 2017 (1-0)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
E19 by HirschSt

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
E19: Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3 (1470)
E17: Queen's Indian (129)
E15: Queen's Indian (2)

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