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1. e4 c5 2. f4

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2,643 games · 1620-2025
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white wins - draws - black wins %

2...Nc6

788

37.7%

22.3%

40%

2...d5

681

27.5%

29.4%

43.2%

2...e6

612

31.7%

27.1%

41.2%

2...g6

312

28.5%

25%

46.5%

2...d6

214

43.9%

22%

34.1%

2...Nf6

70

31.4%

21.4%

47.1%

2...e5

21

71.4%

14.3

14.3

2...b6

15

26.7%

33.3%

40%

2...a6

13

46.2%

46.2%

2...Qc7

3

33.3%

66.7%

2...g5

Dennis Hill vs K Shirazi, 1983 0-1

2...e6 =0.00 (37 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
V Disawal vs M Anshuman, 2008 (1-0)
Morphy vs Loewenthal, 1850 (1-0)
A Khavsky vs Korchnoi, 1950 (0-1)
L Day vs Benko, 1980 (1-0)
B Raphael vs H Montgomery, 1856 (1-0)

DEBUT: NN vs Greco, 1620 (0-1)
RECENT: H Wagner vs Baklan, 2017 (0-1)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
B21 Macdonnel Attack [White] by chess.master
White - Sicilian closed: Black wins by gaborn
1.e4c5.2f4d5 by Adoryn

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
B21: Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (2547)
B23: Sicilian, Closed (52)
C30: King's Gambit Declined (20)
B25: Sicilian, Closed (7)
A02: Bird's Opening (6)
C11: French (4)
B82: Sicilian, Scheveningen (2)
B93: Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 (1)
B85: Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical (1)

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