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Queen's Gambit Refused, Chigorin Defense, Exchange Variation, Costa's Line

1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.cxd5 Qxd5 4.e3 e5 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 Bxc3 7.Bxc3 exd4 8.Ne2

ECO: D07

Average Player Rating: 2328

Performance Rating: 2374

Color: white

Opening Statistics

White Win %

37.9%

Black Win %

19.9%

Draw %

42.1%

Chess Trivia

Trivia: The record for the longest time for a piece not to be captured in a professional game is held by the bishop, which lasted for 6 years in the hands of Boris Gelfand.

Chess Quote

"Every chess master was once a beginner."

- Irving Chernev

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