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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3

diagram

Black to move
17,097 games · 1902-2025

move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

9...Na5

6,694

37.3%

41.3%

21.5%

9...Nb8

4,044

32.4%

46.1%

21.5%

9...Bb7

3,071

32.1%

48.8%

19%

9...h6

933

29.5%

51.3%

19.2%

9...Nd7

860

36.7%

44.1%

19.2%

9...Re8

758

27.2%

58.6%

14.2

9...Be6

443

34.5%

49.7%

15.8

9...a5

200

35%

43%

22%

9...Qd7

66

40.9%

33.3%

25.8%

9...Rb8

39

23.1%

48.7%

28.2%

9...Bd7

17

47.1%

41.2%

9...d5

8

37.5%

37.5%

25%

9...Kh8

2

50%

50%

9...Ne8

Pillsbury vs P Selezniev, 1902 0-1

9...Qe8

Suetin vs I A Zaitsev, 1980 1-0

9...Bb7 +0.14 (37 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987 (1-0)
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1990 (1-0)
Karpov vs Unzicker, 1974 (1-0)
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986 (1-0)
Carlsen vs H Harestad, 2003 (1-0)

DEBUT: Tarrasch vs Schlechter, 1902 (1-0)
RECENT: I Saric vs A Kozak, 2018 (1-0)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
C92 Spanish: Closed [Black] by chess.master
Tabiyas 0010 +15 Moves + 100 Games by Chibauk

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
C92: Ruy Lopez, Closed (5027)
C95: Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer (3630)
C96: Ruy Lopez, Closed (2255)
C97: Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin (1915)
C99: Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd (1779)
C93: Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense (1341)
C98: Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin (735)
C94: Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defense (415)

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