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Black to move
23,108 games · 1841-2025
 move games white wins - draws - black wins %
2...Nf6  9,328

30.1%
35.2%
34.7%
2...d5  7,977

31.6%
36.6%
31.8%
2...e6  2,194

31.6%
34.8%
33.6%
2...d6  1,696

38.4%
27.5%
34.1%
2...g6  823

35.4%
29.9%
34.8%
2...b6  355

34.9%
27.9%
37.2%
2...e5  318

42.1%
28.6%
29.2%
2...Nc6  194

60.8%
20.1%
19.1%
2...Qa5  186

34.4%
28.5%
37.1%
2...a6  30

36.7%
26.7%
36.7%
2...Qc7  11

27.3%
36.4%
36.4%

2...Nf6 =0.00 (38 ply) STOCKFISH   EDIT NOTES

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Deep Blue vs Kasparov, 1996 (1-0)
Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1912 (1-0)
Ljubojevic vs Judit Polgar, 1994 (0-1)
Zakar vs Szabo, 1933 (0-1)
Rybka vs Houdini, 2011 (0-1)

DEBUT: W M Popert vs Staunton, 1841 (1-0)
RECENT: Abhimanyu Puranik vs S Agdestein, 2018 (0-1)

 GAME COLLECTIONS:
c3 sicilian by rpsingh4
Special Panopsky Collection [Black] ALPHA by chess.master
Sicilian Alapin by Justs99171

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
B22: Sicilian, Alapin (22111)
C02: French, Advance (553)
B40: Sicilian (234)
B13: Caro-Kann, Exchange (72)
B50: Sicilian (55)
B00: Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (29)
B21: Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (22)
C07: French, Tarrasch (12)
A00: Uncommon Opening (11)

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