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Stem game: Viswanathan Anand vs Boris Gelfand (1996) 1-0

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Bc4 O-O 9.O-O Nc6 10.Bg5 Be6 11.Bb3 Na5 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.Nd5 Bg5 14.Qd3 Rc8 15.Rfd1 Kh8 16.Nc3 Be7 17.Nd5 Bg5 18.Kh1 Bh6 19.Nc3 Nxb3 20.axb3 Qb6 21.Kg1 Rc6 22.Qe2 Qc7 23.Ne1 f5 24.Nd3 fxe4 25.Qxe4 Qf7 26.Qe2 Qg6 27.f3 Bf5 28.Nb4 Rc7 29.Nbd5 Rcf7 30.Ne4 Bg5 31.Ndc3 Be7 32.Rd3 Rc8 33.Rad1 Rc6 34.Nd5 Bf8 35.Rc3 h5 36.Kh1 h4 37.h3 Kg8 38.Rc4 Qh5 39.Ne3 d5 40.Nxd5 Bxh3 41.gxh3 Rxf3 42.Nef6+ 1-0
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Opening: Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Player profiles: Anand, Gelfand

Novelty of stem-game: 13. Nd5

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7  8. Bc4 0-0  9. 0-0 Nc6  10. Bg5 Be6  11. Bb3 Na5  12. Bxf6 Bxf6
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Anand vs Gelfand 1-042 1996 It (cat.19)B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
2. I Smirnov vs A Zhigalko  ½-½76 2005 Czech OpenB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7  8. Bc4 0-0  9. 0-0 Nc6  10. Bg5 Be6  11. Bb3 Na5
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Kotronias vs Gelfand  ½-½17 1993 Chalkidiki (Greece)B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

 
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7  8. Bc4 0-0  9. 0-0 Nc6  10. Bg5 Be6  11. Bb3
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Adams vs Granda-Zuniga  ½-½22 2006 37th Chess OlympiadB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
2. S Mikheev vs H Odeev  0-130 2006 37th Chess OlympiadB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
3. K Asrian vs Areshchenko  1-050 2008 Russian Team ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
4. C Balogh vs R Kempinski  1-078 2008 Najdorf MemorialB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
5. M Vachier-Lagrave vs Bu Xiangzhi  1-074 2008 Cap d'AgdeB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
6. S Fedorchuk vs E Najer  ½-½75 2008 2008-2009 BundesligaB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
7. Leko vs Van Wely  ½-½36 2008 Amber Tournament (Rapid)B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
8. A Brkic vs Yifan Hou ½-½27 2008 World Junior ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
9. Z Almasi vs Bu Xiangzhi  1-038 2008 MindsportsB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
10. T L Petrosian vs S Sjugirov  ½-½60 2009 Aeroflot OpenB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
11. Areshchenko vs G N Gopal  ½-½58 2009 Zurich Chess Club 200th AnniversaryB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
12. Akopian vs S Sjugirov  1-055 2010 European Individual ChampionshipsB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
13. T Petrik vs Zhou Jianchao  ½-½108 2010 Chess OlympiadB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
14. Y Melnikova vs N Zdebskaja  ½-½24 2010 European Individual Championships (Women)B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
15. T L Petrosian vs M Makarov  ½-½63 2010 European Individual ChampionshipsB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
16. T L Petrosian vs G N Gopal ½-½104 2010 World Team ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
17. D Kononenko vs Gelfand ½-½30 2010 European Club CupB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
18. D Svetushkin vs E Ghaem Maghami  0-140 2010 2009-2010 BundesligaB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
19. Z Andriasian vs S Sjugirov  1-079 2010 Russia Cup Final KOB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
20. R Rapport vs P Szwarc  1-045 2012 12th MetLife Amplico European (Rapid)B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
21. T Gharamian vs V Petkov  ½-½20 2013 29th Cappelle-la-GrandeB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7  8. Bc4 0-0  9. 0-0 Nc6  10. Bg5 Be6
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. I Khairullin vs Z Andriasian  ½-½51 2006 World Junior ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf

 
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7  8. Bc4 0-0  9. 0-0 Nc6  10. Bg5
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. T Bakre vs Efimenko  ½-½58 2006 Gibtelecom Chess FestivalB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
2. J op den Kelder vs K Van der Weide  0-142 2007 Dieren opB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
3. M Vachier-Lagrave vs I Paulet  1-055 2008 European Union ChampionshipsB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
4. A Kovacevic vs I Papaioannou  ½-½10 2009 10th European Individual ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
5. G N Gopal vs I Nepomniachtchi 0-153 2013 Moscow OpenB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7  8. Bc4 0-0  9. 0-0 Nc6
 page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 120  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Gipslis vs Rashkovsky  1-032 1976 Dubna (Russia)B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
2. Smirin vs Rashkovsky  ½-½40 1987 URS-ch FL55B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
3. Khalifman vs R Byrne  1-033 1990 It (open)B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
4. N Kalesis vs F Hellers  0-166 1993 Biel iztB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
5. Smirin vs Wolff  0-137 1993 Biel InterzonalB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
6. Kotronias vs E Kengis  ½-½64 1994 It (open)B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
7. Topalov vs Gelfand 1-047 1994 LinaresB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
8. Short vs Ehlvest ½-½19 1995 HorgenB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
9. T Bakre vs S Zagrebelny  0-154 1999 10th Goodricke Int.B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
10. D Dochev vs V Gurevich  ½-½12 2001 5th OpenB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
11. A Borowiec vs F A Bisquert  1-051 2004 AEAC - corrB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
12. Areshchenko vs E Ghaem Maghami 0-138 2005 Aeroflot OpenB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
13. I Khairullin vs E Alekseev  ½-½40 2006 Russian Championship SuperfinalB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
14. Jakovenko vs I Khairullin  0-140 2006 Russian Championship SuperfinalB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
15. S Erenburg vs Areshchenko  ½-½36 2006 Russian Club CupB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
16. Movsesian vs Areshchenko  ½-½128 2006 Russian Club CupB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
17. I Smirnov vs V Zakhartsov  ½-½28 2006 OpenB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
18. Shirov vs Bologan 1-031 2006 7th Poikovsky TournamentB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
19. S Fruebing vs Ftacnik  0-165 2007 European Individual ChampionshipsB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
20. I Teran Alvarez vs Efimenko  0-120 2007 5th Gibraltar Chess FestivalB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
21. B Socko vs Shirov 1-026 2007 European Team Chess ChampionshipsB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
22. C Balogh vs Yifan Hou  1-040 2007 5th Gyorgy Marx MemorialB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
23. I Khairullin vs I Nepomniachtchi  ½-½24 2007 Russian Championship Higher LeagueB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
24. A Sokolov vs Ribli  ½-½21 2007 Bazna Kings TournamentB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
25. E Najer vs E Safarli  1-076 2007 6th Aeroflot FestivalB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7  8. Bc4 0-0  9. 0-0
 page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 208  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Adams vs F Aschwanden 1-020 1988 EU-chJ U20 ArnhemB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
2. Kotronias vs E Pigusov  0-142 1989 SochiB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
3. V Isupov vs A Vaulin 0-143 1991 URS-ch Club PavlodarB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
4. Varavin vs A Vaulin  0-126 1991 SmolenskB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
5. K Prentos vs A Tzoumbas  ½-½50 1992 GRE-chTB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
6. S Sulskis vs A Vaulin  0-145 1992 Warsaw opB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
7. Shirov vs Gavrikov  ½-½31 1994 It (cat.16)B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
8. I Smykovsky vs A Vaulin  0-125 1995 Moscow opB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
9. Xie Jun vs DeFirmian  ½-½42 1995 Pan Pacific InternationalB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
10. Short vs Kasparov ½-½37 1995 HorgenB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
11. Smirin vs DeFirmian 0-140 1995 Intel Chess Grand Prix (active)B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
12. Ivanchuk vs Kasparov 0-135 1995 New York PCA-Intel GPB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
13. S Sulskis vs A Vaulin  ½-½19 1996 Koszalin opB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
14. Smirin vs Sadler 0-137 1996 IschiaB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
15. Smirin vs M Huizer  1-011 1996 Koop Tjuchem opB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
16. Kharlov vs B Voekler 1-038 1996 Vienna opB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
17. Smirin vs Lautier  0-131 1996 EU-ch Rapid-30'B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
18. Kotronias vs DeFirmian  ½-½36 1996 OlympiadB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
19. W Raschewski vs H Weisenburger  0-163 1997 ICCF - corrB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
20. Anand vs Lautier  1-043 1997 6th Amber Blind, MonacoB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
21. Xie Jun vs Oll  0-142 1998 Keres memB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
22. Judit Polgar vs Anand 1-056 1998 Wijk aan Zee HoogovensB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
23. Xie Jun vs Van Wely  0-130 1999 Pamplona InternationalB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
24. V Meijers vs D Hamelink  1-032 2000 openB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
25. A Markgraf vs F Grafl  1-040 2001 Bundesliga 2000-1B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
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