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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Qc7 8. f4 Nc6

White to move
162 games · 1927-2022
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move

games

white wins - draws - black wins %

9. Be3

492

39.2%

37%

23.8%

9. Kh1

137

47.4%

26.3%

9. Nb3

30%

40%

9. a4

33.3%

66.7%

9. f5

J Babic vs N Ostojic, 2004 1-0

9.Be3 +0.40 (42 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES:
Karpov vs E Cobo Arteaga, 1972 (1-0)
L Barden vs Rossolimo, 1950 (0-1)

DEBUT: Leonhardt vs Hilse, 1927 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: L Milman vs Yudasin, 2009 (1-0)

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
B85: Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical (162)

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