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Sicilian Defense, Richter-Rauzer Variation, Ivanov Variation

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Qb6

ECO: B63

Average Player Rating: 2417

Performance Rating: 2371

Color: black

Opening Statistics

White Win %

33%

Black Win %

29.1%

Draw %

37.9%

Chess Trivia

Did you know? The number of possible ways to play the first four moves for both sides in chess is 318,979,564,000.

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