Games like Yuri Balashov vs Boris Spassky (1978)

Stem game: Yuri Balashov vs Boris Spassky (1978) 1/2-1/2

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be3 a6 7.f4 b5 8.Qf3 Bb7 9.Bd3 Nbd7 10.g4 b4 11.Nce2 e5 12.Nf5 d5 13.Nfg3 Bc5 14.g5 dxe4 15.Nxe4 Nxe4 16.Bxe4 Bxe4 17.Qxe4 Bxe3 18.Qxe3 O-O 19.O-O-O Qc7 20.Kb1 Rac8 21.Rd2 Rfe8 22.Rhd1 exf4 23.Qxf4 Ne5 24.b3 a5 25.Ng3 Re6 26.Nf5 g6 27.Nh6+ Kg7 28.Rf1 Qc3 29.Rdf2 Qc5 30.Re2 Rc7 31.Rxe5 Qxc2+ 32.Ka1 Qc3+ 33.Kb1 Qd3+ 34.Ka1 Qc3+ 1/2-1/2

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Opening: Sicilian, Scheveningen (B80)
Player profiles: Balashov, Spassky

Novelty of stem-game: 12. Nf5

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. f4 b5 8. Qf3 Bb7 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. g4 b4 11. Ne2 e5

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Savon vs A Petrushin 1-0 25 1977 URS-ch FL45 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

2. Kupreichik vs E Magerramov 1-0 22 1978 URS B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

3. Balashov vs Spassky ½-½ 34 1978 Bugojno B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

4. Kotronias vs E Vegh 1-0 36 1988 Budapest B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

5. Y Masserey vs Wojtkiewicz 0-1 31 1999 Geneva Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

6. E Berg vs L Dominguez 1-0 65 2002 Bled Olympiad B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

7. V Bach vs T Hillarp Persson ½-½ 38 2006 7th European Individual Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

  REFINE SEARCH: White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. f4 b5 8. Qf3 Bb7 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. g4 b4 11. Ne2

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Balashov vs Gheorghiu 1-0 31 1977 October Revolution 60th Anniversary B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

2. K Spraggett vs J Minaya Molano 1-0 33 1978 Ch. Ouvert du Quebec B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

3. A Lisenko vs M Litinskaya-Shul 0-1 29 1978 Frunze zt (Women) B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

4. M Trepp vs Ribli 1-0 41 1982 Luzern ol (Men) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

5. Huebner vs Portisch 0-1 47 1982 Luzern B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

6. Chandler vs H Olafsson 0-1 35 1984 Reykjavik (Iceland) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

7. Short vs V Lukov 1-0 37 1984 Yerevan B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

8. G Morrison vs Psakhis 0-1 42 1984 Troon 38/312 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

9. Chandler vs Ribli 1-0 38 1984 1984 Phillips & Drew GLC Kings B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

10. Timman vs Ribli ½-½ 37 1984 1984 Phillips & Drew GLC Kings B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

11. Chandler vs Timman ½-½ 44 1984 1984 Phillips & Drew GLC Kings B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

12. A J Mestel vs Polugaevsky ½-½ 42 1986 London B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

13. Kotronias vs I Novikov 1-0 54 1988 Lvov B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

14. I Rogers vs O Renet ½-½ 28 1988 It London (ENG) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

15. G Feher vs G Timoshchenko 1-0 46 1992 Cappelle op 8th B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

16. Leko vs G J De Boer 1-0 56 1993 Wijk aan Zee B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

17. Arnd Weigler vs Vogt 0-1 36 1993 SUI-chT B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

18. Aronian vs L Sandler 0-1 46 1996 Yerevan ol (Men) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

19. Leko vs NN 1-0 65 2005 Leko Simul B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

20. M Parligras vs Ftacnik 1-0 31 2008 11th IHEM B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. f4 b5 8. Qf3 Bb7 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. g4 b4

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Fedorowicz vs J Peters ½-½ 37 1977 Ch USA B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. f4 b5 8. Qf3 Bb7 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. g4

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Kupreichik vs V Tukmakov 0-1 38 1978 Ashkhabad URS sf B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

2. Hebert vs Huebner 0-1 39 1979 Rio de Janeiro izt B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

3. C Coudari vs K Spraggett ½-½ 45 1980 Ch. Invit. Montreal B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

4. Huebner vs Portisch 1-0 40 1980 Abano Terme B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

5. Huebner vs Browne 1-0 34 1982 Ch USA B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

6. M Trepp vs Timman ½-½ 41 1983 Lugano 36/301 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

7. E Lobron vs Tringov 1-0 36 1983 EU-chT (Men) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

8. Timman vs J M Hodgson 1-0 35 1983 Lugano 35/313 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

9. A J Mestel vs Pinter 0-1 40 1984 Olympiad B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

10. A Lanc vs K Mokry 0-1 32 1984 Tirnavia B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

11. J Banas vs Jansa 0-1 42 1987 Trnava B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

12. Leko vs V Feldman 1-0 31 1992 Sydney op B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

13. G Milos vs Judit Polgar 0-1 29 1996 Match B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

14. E Berg vs T Hillarp Persson 1-0 67 2001 ch-SWE B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

  REFINE SEARCH: White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. f4 b5 8. Qf3 Bb7 9. Bd3 Nd7

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Tal vs Najdorf 1-0 26 1960 Leipzig B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

2. P Dely vs Bukic 0-1 29 1967 Skopje B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

3. V Ciocaltea vs Panno 0-1 30 1970 Caracas it B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

4. J D Tisdall vs Petrosian 0-1 27 1977 Hastings 1977/78 B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

5. Hort vs Ribli 0-1 49 1983 Wijk aan Zee B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

6. W Hartmann vs Hort 0-1 38 1983 BL 8283 ;BL B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

7. K Harandi vs H Hoffmann 1-0 42 1984 Berliner Sommer 02nd B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

8. M Toth vs L Compagnie ½-½ 34 1991 WT/M/GT/298 B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

9. Leko vs M Palac ½-½ 31 1991 Kecskemet B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

10. N Mitkov vs Hracek 1-0 18 2001 ECC B23 Sicilian, Closed

11. J Hase vs D Valerga ½-½ 24 2008 Liga Nacional Ajedrez B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

12. D Rodin vs P Smirnov ½-½ 23 2011 Russian Team Championships B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

13. Judit Polgar vs Svidler 0-1 45 2011 World Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

14. D Rodin vs V Yemelin ½-½ 80 2011 Russian Chess Championships Higher League B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

15. A Vuilleumier vs Holzke 0-1 25 2012 Hastings Congress 2011-2012 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. f4 b5 8. Qf3 Bb7 9. Bd3

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Leko vs Hracek 0-1 67 1991 Kecskemet B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

2. Kotronias vs Van Wely 1-0 28 1993 It (open) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

3. Leko vs Smirin 1-0 45 1993 Wijk aan Zee op B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

4. E Berg vs Sax 1-0 43 2001 Solett Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

  REFINE SEARCH: White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. f4 b5 8. Qf3

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. M Trepp vs Quinteros 0-1 41 1982 Luzern ol (Men) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf