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Kibitzing

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5

Black to move
105,971 games · 1837-2025

move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

3...a6

77,807

36.2%

39%

24.8%

3...Nf6

16,245

32.4%

45.6%

21.9%

3...f5

3,325

42.7%

28.8%

28.4%

3...Bc5

2,259

42.6%

31.2%

26.3%

3...g6

1,879

34.5%

36.2%

29.3%

3...Nge7

1,515

40.7%

28.2%

31.2%

3...d6

1,400

54.7%

24.4%

20.9%

3...Nd4

1,234

48.2%

27%

24.8%

3...Bb4

118

33.1%

38.1%

28.8%

3...Qf6

60.3%

29.3%

3...Bd6

71.9%

25%

3...Be7

45.8%

29.2%

25%

3...Qe7

52.6%

15.8

31.6%

3...f6

70.6%

23.5%

3...a5

62.5%

25%

3...g5

66.7%

16.7

3...Nce7

100%

3...Nb8

33.3%

3...Nb4

33.3%

3...h6

66.7%

33.3%

3...b6

100%

3...Na5

100%

3...d5

J Bookter vs B Floyd, 1979 0-1

3...Nf6 =0.00 (41 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1918 (1-0)
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987 (1-0)
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892 (1-0)
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1914 (1-0)
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1990 (1-0)

DEBUT: H Hesse vs NN, 1803 (1-0)
RECENT: I Saric vs A Kozak, 2018 (1-0)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
Chess in the USSR 1945 - 72, Part 2 (Leach) by Chessdreamer
98_C80-C83_Ruy Lopez, Open by whiteshark
Spanish disasters by fredthebear

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