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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4 c6 9. h3

Black to move
2,596 games · 1936-2025
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move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

9...Qb6

943

38.8%

35.6%

25.6%

9...Re8

640

51.9%

29.5%

18.6%

9...Qa5

625

38.1%

34.2%

27.7%

9...exd4

302

47%

30.1%

22.8%

9...a6

133

43.6%

33.1%

23.3%

9...a5

129

47.3%

31%

21.7%

9...Qc7

123

69.1%

17.1

13.8

9...Qe7

55.7%

30.7%

13.6

9...Ne8

40.3%

19.4%

9...h6

73.1%

23.1%

9...Nh5

66.7%

29.2%

9...b6

40%

20%

40%

9...Rb8

60%

40%

9...Kh8

P H Nielsen vs T Casper, 1999 1-0

9...Qb6 +0.35 (29 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Botvinnik vs Tal, 1960 (0-1)
Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1951 (0-1)
Botvinnik vs Geller, 1969 (0-1)
Yusupov vs Kasparov, 1990 (0-1)
J H Donner vs Tal, 1961 (0-1)

DEBUT: S Landau vs W Schelfhout, 1936 (1-0)
RECENT: R Ashwath vs V Antonio, 2017 (1/2-1/2)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
KID GUIDE GAME by nikkiurbz
Wojo's Weapons vol. II by Shams

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
E69: King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line (2596)

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