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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Ne2 c5 9. O-O

Black to move
1,404 games · 1935-2025
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white wins - draws - black wins %

9...Nc6

1,224

36.8%

37.9%

25.3%

9...cxd4

123

38.2%

37.4%

24.4%

9...Qc7

55.6%

18.5%

25.9%

9...Nd7

44%

9...Qa5

30%

60%

9...a6

E Rubin vs C T Morgan, 1961 0-1

9...Nc6 =0.00 (35 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Geller vs Smyslov, 1965 (1-0)
Gligoric vs Smyslov, 1959 (0-1)
Bronstein vs Boleslavsky, 1950 (1-0)
M van der Werf vs Nijboer, 2001 (0-1)
Topalov vs Shirov, 2008 (1-0)

DEBUT: W Winter vs V Mikenas, 1935 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: Shabalov vs M Flores, 2017 (1-0)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
Tabiyas 00013 +15 Moves + 100 Games by Miguel Medina

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
D87: Grunfeld, Exchange (1397)
D88: Grunfeld, Spassky Variation, Main line, 10...cd, 11.cd (6)
D89: Grunfeld (1)

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