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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3

Black to move
287,872 games · 1834-2025

move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

2...d6

120,742

36.4%

32.2%

31.4%

2...Nc6

80,224

36.9%

33.2%

29.9%

2...e6

73,728

35.6%

32.6%

31.8%

2...g6

6,908

39.6%

30.1%

30.3%

2...a6

3,603

38.2%

27.1%

34.7%

2...Nf6

2,696

41.8%

30.5%

27.6%

2...b6

363

40.2%

24.5%

35.3%

2...Qc7

51.9%

24.7%

23.4%

2...Qa5

64.3%

21.4%

14.3

2...h6

41.2%

23.5%

35.3%

2...d5

37.5%

31.2%

2...f5

60%

40%

2...Qb6

50%

2...f6

50%

2...Nh6

Tarrasch vs Muenchhoff, 1881 1-0

2...d6 -0.20 (43 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985 (0-1)
Tal vs Larsen, 1965 (1-0)
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834 (0-1)
Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962 (1-0)
Karjakin vs Anand, 2006 (0-1)

DEBUT: McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: Jakovenko vs Gelfand, 2018 (1/2-1/2)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
Play The Najdorf Sicilian by ttavenner
Sicilian Play The Najdorf Sicilian - Collection by fredthebear

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