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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4

Black to move
1,247 games · 1935-2025
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move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

9...Nxd4

591

35%

42.6%

22.3%

9...h6

500

36.4%

37%

26.6%

9...d5

33.3%

38.9%

27.8%

9...e5

38.8%

44.9%

16.3

9...a6

68.6%

17.1

14.3

9...Bd7

20%

70%

9...Qa5

50%

37.5%

9...Qb6

66.7%

16.7

9...Nxd4 +0.14 (28 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Keres vs Szabo, 1955 (1-0)
P Moran vs E Franco Raymundo, 1955 (1-0)
Korchnoi vs Geller, 1954 (1-0)
Leko vs Kramnik, 1995 (1-0)
Hort vs I Radulov, 1974 (1-0)

DEBUT: Konstantinopolsky vs Chistiakov, 1935 (1-0)
RECENT: K Paveto vs S Alonso, 2016 (0-1)

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OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
B64: Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack (656)
B65: Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4 (591)

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