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Semi-Slav Defense, Noteboom Variation, Abrahams Variation

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4 Bb4 6.e3 b5 7.Bd2 a5 8.axb5 Bxc3 9.Bxc3 cxb5 10.b3 Bb7

ECO: D31

Average Player Rating: 2305

Performance Rating: 2327

Color: black

Opening Statistics

White Win %

34.1%

Black Win %

40.8%

Draw %

25.1%

Chess Trivia

Trivia: The word 'Checkmate' comes from the Persian phrase 'Shah Mat,' which means 'the King is dead.'

Chess Quote

"To play for a draw, at any rate with white, is to some degree a crime against chess."

- Mikhail Tal

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