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B96: Sicilian, Najdorf, Polugayevsky, Simagin variation

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 b5 8. e5 dxe5 9. fxe5 Qc7 10. Qe2

Sicilian, Najdorf, Polugayevsky, Simagin variation

B96 Sub-variants:

Overview

Games on Database: 226
Last Played: Oct 2025
Overall score:
41.6% 22.1% 36.3%

Played frequently by:

White  
Yehuda Gruenfeld 5 games
Henrik Rudolf 2 games
Nicola Pegoraro 2 games
Black  
Lev Polugaevsky 7 games
Denis Homero Verduga 4 games
Stefano Tatai 4 games

Possible continuations:

10... Nfd7  219
40.6 % 22.8 % 36.5 %
10... Bb4  3
33.3 % 66.7 %
10... b4  3
100 %