1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.c3 f5 6.exf5 Bxf5 7.O-O Bd3 8.Re1 Be7 9.Bc2 Bxc2 10.Qxc2 Nf6 11.d4 O-O 12.d5 e4 13.Ng5 Ne5 14.Ne6 Qd7 15.Nd2 e3 16.Rxe3 Nxd5 17.Nxf8 Nxe3 18.Qxh7+ Kxf8 19.fxe3 Re8 20.e4 d5 21.Nb3 dxe4 22.Be3 Bf6 23.Rf1 Ng4 24.Bd4 Qc6 25.Bc5+ 1-0

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Opening: Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense (C74)
Player profiles: Anand, Yusupov

Novelty of stem-game: 20. e4

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 f5 6. exf5 Bxf5 7. 0-0 Bd3  8. Re1 Be7  9. Bc2 Bxc2  10. Qxc2 Nf6  11. d4 0-0  12. d5 e4  13. Ng5 Ne5  14. Ne6 Qd7  15. Nd2 e3  16. Rxe3 Nxd5  17. Nxf8 Nxe3  18. Qxh7 Kxf8  19. fxe3 Re8

page 1 of 1; 3 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Anand vs Yusupov   1-0 25 1994 FIDE Candidates C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 2. Xie Jun vs Lautier   ½-½ 47 1994 Memorial J.Donner VIII Amsterdam (NED C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 3. Z Almasi vs Winants   1-0 37 1995 Hoogovens C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 f5 6. exf5 Bxf5 7. 0-0 Bd3  8. Re1 Be7  9. Bc2 Bxc2  10. Qxc2 Nf6  11. d4 0-0

page 1 of 1; 3 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Bannik vs Estrin   1-0 23 1963 Spartak CC C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 2. G Timmerman vs D Alderden   1-0 24 1984 NED Cup10 qf corr8384 C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 3. Balashov vs V Yandemirov   1-0 32 1994 RUS-ch Elista C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 f5 6. exf5 Bxf5 7. 0-0 Bd3  8. Re1 Be7  9. Bc2 Bxc2  10. Qxc2 Nf6  11. d4

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 32  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. B Lebedev vs Lutikov   1-0 43 1963 URS-ch sf C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 2. Balashov vs I Nei   ½-½ 72 1974 Daugavpils C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 3. Van der Sterren vs H Westerinen   1-0 51 1978 Lloyds Bank C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 4. G Timmerman vs F Kreideweiss   0-1 57 1985 ICCF M corr C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 5. Glek vs V Vorotnikov   ½-½ 46 1986 URS C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 6. Adams vs Piket   1-0 56 1992 Cannes 60'tt C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 7. Leko vs Yusupov   1-0 75 1996 Vienna Millenium C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 8. A Galkin vs V Vorotnikov   ½-½ 25 1998 RUS-ch C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 9. Sax vs Miroshnichenko   1-0 46 1999 Bled open C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 10. Navara vs P Bazant   ½-½ 42 2000 Olomouc Mipap Cup C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 11. Judit Polgar vs Timman   ½-½ 30 2000 Sigeman & Co C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 12. P Konguvel vs I Ibragimov   ½-½ 48 2000 Goodricke Open C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 13. D V Prasad vs E Vladimirov   ½-½ 25 2000 Penta Media GM C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 14. G Milos vs Timman   ½-½ 32 2000 Japfa Classic C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 15. D V Prasad vs P Konguvel   ½-½ 18 2001 ch-IND C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 16. S Azarov vs D Sermek   ½-½ 17 2001 EuTCh C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 17. B Vuckovic vs T Upton   0-1 63 2001 EuTCh C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 18. Sax vs D Sermek   ½-½ 21 2001 open C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 19. Tiviakov vs Piket   ½-½ 19 2001 Corus C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 20. S B Hansen vs Timman   1-0 41 2001 Bundesliga 2000-1 C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 21. M Meszaros vs V Yandemirov   ½-½ 86 2003 Cappelle La Grande C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 22. Stefansson vs H A Gretarsson   ½-½ 50 2003 Hrokurinn C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 23. I Rogers vs Winants   ½-½ 21 2004 36th Olympiad C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 24. N Fercec vs D Sermek   ½-½ 17 2005 CRO-chT C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 25. Akopian vs V Yandemirov   ½-½ 60 2005 Russian Team Championship C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 32

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 f5 6. exf5 Bxf5 7. 0-0 Bd3  8. Re1 Be7  9. Bc2 Bxc2  10. Qxc2 Nf6

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Gipslis vs V Shiyanovsky   ½-½ 25 1961 USSR Championship 1961b C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 2. Mulyar vs J Curdo   1-0 41 2002 30th Annual World Open C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 f5 6. exf5 Bxf5 7. 0-0 Bd3  8. Re1 Be7  9. Bc2 Bxc2  10. Qxc2

page 1 of 1; 8 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Sax vs H Westerinen   1-0 40 1978 Las Palmas Spain C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 2. Balashov vs V Vorotnikov   1-0 36 1991 Moscow7 op C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 3. E Polovnikova-Atalik vs Wang Yu   1-0 60 1996 Wch U14 Girls C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 4. M Brodsky vs A Khamatgaleev   1-0 40 1997 RUS-Cup4 C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 5. Vasiukov vs J Eskandary   1-0 40 2003 EU-chT Seniors 5th C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 6. A Shchekachev vs Winants   ½-½ 10 2005 21st European Club Cup C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 7. M De Jong vs J Van Ruitenburg   1-0 41 2006 Amsterdam Chess Tournament C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 8. R Lovkov vs V Pogosian   1-0 45 2010 Chigorin Mem Classic Open C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 f5 6. exf5 Bxf5 7. 0-0 Bd3  8. Re1 Be7  9. Bc2

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. G Timoshchenko vs J Trapl   1-0 21 1978 Decin 8th C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 2. M Valvo vs V Rezzuti   1-0 25 1991 WT/M/GT/297 C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 f5 6. exf5 Bxf5 7. 0-0 Bd3  8. Re1 Be7

page 1 of 1; 23 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Boleslavsky vs Ragozin   1-0 49 1949 USSR Championship C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 2. Aronin vs N Kopilov   1-0 40 1949 USSR Championship C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 3. Tal vs M Pasman ½-½ 56 1951 Riga C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 4. Kliavin vs V Mikenas   0-1 28 1959 11 C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 5. Kholmov vs V Muratov   1-0 55 1961 URS-ch29 sf C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 6. Geller vs Lutikov   1-0 41 1961 USSR Championship 1961a C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 7. Smyslov vs Lutikov   ½-½ 41 1961 USSR Championship 1961a C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 8. Tringov vs V Ciocaltea   1-0 53 1962 Varna ol (Men) C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 9. Tringov vs I N Zakharov   0-1 53 1964 URS-BUL m C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 10. Tringov vs Z Mestrovic   ½-½ 18 1967 Sarajevo It C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 11. E Ditt vs W Dannberg   0-1 39 1968 5.corr ol C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 12. Browne vs Kavalek   ½-½ 32 1971 Nathanya (Israel) C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 13. V Zagorovsky vs J Nun   1-0 39 1975 8th CC World Ch Final 7580 C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 14. V Kosenkov vs Estrin   1-0 39 1975 8th CC World Ch Final 7580 C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 15. K Andriejunas vs V Sutkus   ½-½ 23 1976 Corr. , Lithuania C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 16. Adams vs Piket 0-1 19 1991 Wijk aan Zee C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 17. Topalov vs Lautier ½-½ 44 1995 Linares SuperGM Tournament Linares SPA C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 18. A Zapata vs W Arencibia   0-1 60 1996 Capablanca mem Elite 31st C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 19. K Bryzgalin vs V Yandemirov   0-1 35 2001 Chigorin mem open C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 20. Anand vs J Moreno Carnero   ½-½ 27 2002 6th Corsica Masters C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 21. S Ter-Sahakyan vs A Pavlidis   ½-½ 60 2008 EU-ch U16 18th C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 22. B Firat vs A Mastrovasilis 0-1 30 2010 World Team Championship C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 23. M Davletbayeva vs Kosteniuk   0-1 69 2012 Chess Olympiad (Women) C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense  page 1 of 1; 23 games

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