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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O

Black to move
1,960 games · 1955-2025
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white wins - draws - black wins %

9...Nbd7

1,942

42.8%

27.8%

29.4%

9...Nc6

103

57.3%

17.5

25.2%

9...h6

35.9%

25.6%

38.5%

9...O-O

49.4%

28.6%

22.1%

9...b5

73.5%

18.4%

9...Bd7

42.3%

30.8%

26.9%

9...Nbd7 =0.00 (34 ply)

NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Keres vs Fischer, 1959 (0-1)
Smyslov vs Fischer, 1959 (0-1)
Kholmov vs Bronstein, 1965 (1-0)
Minic vs Fischer, 1970 (0-1)
Navara vs J Helbich, 1998 (1-0)

DEBUT: P Ravn vs Scherbakoff, 1955 (1-0)
RECENT: V Abbasov vs D Debashis, 2017 (0-1)

GAME COLLECTIONS:
Ag5 by Najdorf1
Tabiyas 0002 +15Moves +100 Games by Miguel Medina
B99 Sicilian: Najdorf.Main Line.Be7 [Black] by chess.master

OPENING DESIGNATIONS:
B99: Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line (1661)
B98: Sicilian, Najdorf (299)

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