Opening report

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 a6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 d6

B54, 5...d6

67 games in 'megacor3'


1. History
Earliest game:
Horowitz,A - Denker,A 0-1, USA ch corr 1936
Latest game:
Chascarrillo - Richard 0-1, ACL-E111 www.playchess.de 2003

Games played in years (67)


Fashion index - Distribution of games relative to database [%]


2. Players

a) Strong grandmasters who used this line as Black:

Wilfried (GER) Schiller
Result=1/1 1999 Elo-Ø: 2333 games: 1
Manfred (GER) Fritz Result=1/1 1999 Elo-Ø: 2244 games: 1
Herbert (GER) Zapf Result=0.5/1 2000 Elo-Ø: 2452 games: 1
David (BRA) Borensztajn Result=0/1 2001 Elo-Ø: 2086 games: 1
Zygmunt (POL) Kulczewski Result=0/1 1992 Elo-Ø: 2430 games: 1

b) Other notable players:

Devid Rafailovich Godes Result=2/4 1981-1991 games: 4
Che Hassan Che Ahmed Result=2/2 1999 Elo-Ø: 1493 games: 2


3. Statistics

Black scores above average (52%).
Black performs Elo 1754 against an opposition of Elo 1740 (+14).
White performs Elo 1814 against an opposition of Elo 1828 (-14).
White wins: 26 (=39%), Draws: 12 (=18%), Black wins: 29 (=43%)
The drawing quote is very low. (4% quick draws, < 20 Moves)

White wins are short (27).
Black wins are shorter than average (34).
Draws are short (30).


4. Moves and Plans

a) 6.Be2

27 games, 1936-2003, Ø=1992
White scores averagely (54%).
Elo-Ø: 1853, 8 games. Performance = Elo 1836
played by: Borys, 2285, 1/1; Baer, 2280, 0/1; Dunn, 1873, 2/2; Pinasco, 1794, 1/1; Kern, 1728, 1/1

You should play:
6...Nf6 Click for games




Pinasco,D - Bajek,M 1-0; Dunn,C - Powles,J 1-0; Dunn,C - Billen,H 1-0; Byrnes,J - Che Ahmed,C 0-1; Pedersen,J - Che Ahmed,C 0-1; Kern,M - Conley,S 1-0

Main line:

7.0-0 Be7 8.f4 0-0 9.Be3 Qc7 40%, 1867
5 games
7.0-0 Be7 8.Be3 60%, 1748
5 games

Critical line:
7.0-0 Be7 8.f4 0-0 9.Be3 58 % Black. Click for games


Plans White:
0-0/Bc1-e3/f2-f4/Kg1-h1 (4) Click for games
0-0/Kg1-h1/ ..(b7-b5)/a2-a3 (3) Click for games
f2-f4/f4-f5/g2-g4 (2) Click for games
Bc1-e3/Nd4-b3 (3) Click for games
f2-f4/Qd1-e1 (3) Click for games
Qd1-d2/Ra1-d1 (2) Click for games

Plans Black:
Bf8-e7/0-0/Qd8-c7/Nb8-c6 (6)
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Nb8-c6/Qd8-c7/h7-h6/Nc6xd4 (2) Click for games
0-0/b7-b5/Bc8-b7 (5) Click for games
0-0/Nb8-c6/Kg8-h8 (2) Click for games
Nb8-c6/d6-d5/Nc6xd4 (2) Click for games
Qd8-c7/b7-b5 (4) Click for games



b) 6.Be3

15 games, 1975-2002, Ø=1992
White scores above average (57%).
Elo-Ø: 1833, 3 games. Performance = Elo 2074
played by: Walsh, 2326, 0.5/1; Polaszek, 1858, 0/1; Baer, 1315, 0/1

You should play:
6...Nf6

Baer,W - Wunderlich,C 0-1; Telbis,G - Godes,D 0-1; Zeibig,O - Datler,W 0-1; Kinder,R - Artis,S 0-1; Gipslis,A - Rastenis,G ½-½; Peter_Richard - Sms1010 1-0




c) 6.Bc4

12 games, 1973-2002, Ø=1991
White scores miserably (33%).
Elo-Ø: 1143, 2 games. Performance = Elo 1321
played by: Fantoni, 1504, 0/1; Van Rijswijk, 783, 0/1

You should play:
6...Nf6

Fantoni,F - Gramstad,R 0-1; Van Rijswijk,O - Jimenez Haertel,W 0-1; Hubb - Tapiwa 0-1; Galdeano,I - Isidro,M 0-1; Esplana,C - Guevara Pijoan,J 0-1; Levitsky,V - Richter,W 1-0




d) 6.Bd3

5 games, 1975-2000, Ø=1993
White scores badly (40%).


You should play:
6...b5

Knopp,A - Mrkvicka,J 0-1; Bjorkqvist,A - Kiviaho,A 1-0




e) 6.a4

3 games, 1986-1995, Ø=1991
White scores below average (50%).


You should play:
6...Nf6

Brzozka,S - Godes,D ½-½; Kopylov,I - Godes,D ½-½




5. Opening keys

Key: 5.... a6 6.---

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