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1. e4 c5   2. Nf3 d6   3. d4 cxd4   4. Nxd4 Nf6   5. Nc3 e6   6. Bc4 a6   7. Bb3 b5  
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 move games white wins - draws - black wins %
8. O-O  1,419

36.4%
28.8%
34.7%
8. Bg5  297

38.7%
25.6%
35.7%
8. f4  141

22.7%
29.8%
47.5%
8. Be3  131

35.9%
17.6
46.6%
8. Qf3  90

34.4%
25.6%
40%
8. Qe2  81

32.1%
24.7%
43.2%
8. a3  80

28.8%
20%
51.2%
8. f3  76

34.2%
18.4%
47.4%
8. h3  2

50%
50%

8.a3 =0.00 (44 ply) STOCKFISH   EDIT NOTES

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Fischer vs Tal, 1959 (0-1)
Ivanchuk vs Karjakin, 2008 (1-0)
Kasparov vs Gelfand, 1993 (1-0)
D Gormally vs Sutovsky, 2005 (0-1)
Mamedyarov vs Gelfand, 2011 (0-1)

DEBUT: E Nievergelt vs Larry Evans, 1958 (0-1)
RECENT: Radjabov vs Topalov, 2017 (1/2-1/2)

 GAME COLLECTIONS:
B87 Sicilian: Fischer-Sozin / Flank [Black] by chess.master
B87 Sicilian: Fischer-Sozin / Flank [White] by chess.master
Sicilian Najdorf : Sozin Black Wins by ISeth

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
B87: Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 (1885)

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