B64: Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack, 7...Be7 defence, 9.f4

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4

Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack, 7...Be7 defence, 9.f4

B64 Sub-variants:

Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack, 7...Be7 defence, 9.f4
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4

Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack, Geller variation
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4 e5

Overview

Games on Database:

1766

Last Played:

Oct 2025

Overall score:

36.5%

39.4%

24.1%

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Played frequently by:

White
Zoltan Almasi	14 games
Wolfgang Unzicker	12 games
Semen I Dvoirys	10 games

Black
Vasilios Kotronias	30 games
Dmitry Gurevich	27 games
Peter K Wells	15 games

Possible continuations:

9... Nxd4

904

35.8 %

40.5 %

23.7 %

9... h6

650

36.5 %

38.2 %

25.4 %

9... d5

30.2 %

36.5 %

33.3 %

9... e5

33.9 %

52.5 %

9... a6

63.8 %

21.3 %

14.9 %

9... Qb6

53.3 %

26.7 %

20 %

9... Qa5

14.3 %

35.7 %

50 %

9... Bd7

33.3 %

58.3 %