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Stem game: Mikhail Botvinnik vs Vasily Smyslov (1948) 1/2-1/2

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 O-O 7.e4 Bg4 8.Be3 Nfd7 9.Nd2 Nb6 10.Qd3 c6 11.f3 Be6 12.Rd1 Na6 13.a3 Qd7 14.Qc2 Nc7 15.Nb3 Bc4 16.Be2 Bxe2 17.Qxe2 Rad8 18.O-O Qe6 19.Nc5 Qc8 20.Kh1 Nd7 21.Nb3 b6 22.Qc4 Qb7 23.f4 e6 24.Rc1 Nf6 25.Bg1 Rc8 26.Rc2 Rfd8 27.Qe2 Nb5 28.e5 Nxc3 29.bxc3 Nd5 30.c4 Ne7 31.Nd2 Nf5 32.Ne4 Nxd4 33.Bxd4 Rxd4 34.Nd6 Rxd6 35.exd6 c5 36.Rd2 Rd8 37.Qf3 Qxf3 38.Rxf3 Bd4 39.g3 Rxd6 40.Kg2 f5 41.a4 Kf7 42.Rb3 Kf6 43.Ra2 a5 44.Rd2 Ke7 45.Kf3 Kd7 46.g4 h6 47.Rg2 Ke7 48.Rd3 Kf7 49.h4 fxg4 50.Rxg4 h5 51.Rg2 Rd8 52.Rgd2 Ke8 53.Rg2 Kf7 54.Rgd2 Ke8 55.Ke2 Ke7 56.Rd1 Rf8 57.Rf1 Bf6 58.Rb3 Bxh4 59.Rxb6 Bg3 60.Rb7+ Kf6 61.Rb5 Kf5 62.Rxc5+ Ke4 63.Re5+ Kd4+ 64.Rd1+ Kxc4 65.Re4+ Kc5 66.Kf3 h4 67.Rb1 Kd6 68.Rb6+ Kd7 69.Kg4 Rf5 70.Rd4+ Ke7 71.Rb7+ Kf6 72.Rb5 e5 73.Rd6+ Kg7 74.Rxa5 Rxf4+ 75.Kh3 Kh6 76.Raa6 Kh5 77.Rxg6 Rxa4 78.Rh6+ Kg5 79.Rhg6+ Kh5 1/2-1/2
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Opening: Grunfeld, Russian (D98)
Player profiles: Botvinnik, Smyslov

Novelty of stem-game: 10. ...c6

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Bg4  8. Be3 Nd7  9. Nd2 Nb6  10. Qd3
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Botvinnik vs Smyslov ½-½79 1948 FIDE World Championship TournamentD98 Grunfeld, Russian
2. Keene vs N J Patterson  1-027 1963 5 game match, game 1D98 Grunfeld, Russian
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Bg4  8. Be3 Nd7  9. Nd2
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. H Van de Broeck vs S Witkowski  ½-½28 1958 13th olm final BD98 Grunfeld, Russian

 
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Bg4  8. Be3 Nd7
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. A Tsvetkov vs Novotelnov  0-138 1947 MoscowD98 Grunfeld, Russian
2. Novotelnov vs Smyslov  ½-½18 1947 MoscowD98 Grunfeld, Russian
3. Pirc vs Gligoric  0-152 1947 Ljubljana ch-YUGD98 Grunfeld, Russian
4. C Kottnauer vs Novotelnov 0-126 1947 MoscowD98 Grunfeld, Russian
5. Kotov vs Smyslov  ½-½31 1947 ParnuD98 Grunfeld, Russian
6. Bondarevsky vs Flohr 1-038 1948 IztD99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov
7. Lilienthal vs Bronstein ½-½25 1948 IztD98 Grunfeld, Russian
8. Kotov vs Lilienthal  ½-½23 1948 IztD98 Grunfeld, Russian
9. Bondarevsky vs Ragozin  0-154 1948 IztD99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov
10. D Djaja vs Gligoric  0-135 1948 YUG-chD98 Grunfeld, Russian
11. Euwe vs Smyslov 0-138 1948 FIDE World Championship TournamentD99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov
12. M Subaric vs M Germek  1-026 1948 NurembergD99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov
13. Euwe vs Smyslov 1-042 1948 FIDE World Championship TournamentD99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov
14. Keres vs Smyslov ½-½42 1948 FIDE World Championship TournamentD99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov
15. Saemisch vs H Heinicke  0-138 1949 OLdenburgD98 Grunfeld, Russian
16. C B Van den Berg vs A Bozic  ½-½56 1949 YUG-NEDD99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov
17. Levenfish vs Smyslov 1-034 1949 USSR ChampionshipD98 Grunfeld, Russian
18. V Tomovic vs Gligoric  0-156 1949 YUG-chD98 Grunfeld, Russian
19. Szabo vs Kotov  1-031 1949 15 BudapestD99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov
20. S Erdelyi vs J Platt  ½-½49 1949 Trencianske TepliceD99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov
21. E Gereben vs Kotov  ½-½36 1949 Budapest-MoscowD98 Grunfeld, Russian
22. O'Kelly vs H Heinicke  1-049 1949 OLdenburgD99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov
23. Letelier vs H Rossetto  ½-½36 1950 Dubrovnik olmD99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov
24. L Shamkovich vs Simagin 0-127 1951 Chigorin MemorialD99 Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov
25. J Sumar vs H Rossetto  ½-½40 1951 Mar del Plata ztD98 Grunfeld, Russian
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Bg4  8. Be3
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Botvinnik vs Smyslov 1-050 1946 GroningenD98 Grunfeld, Russian
2. Portisch vs Simagin  1-029 1966 KecskemetD98 Grunfeld, Russian
3. Bronstein vs Hartston  ½-½18 1975 TeessideD98 Grunfeld, Russian
4. S Bjarnason vs M Moe  1-061 1981 Politiken CupD98 Grunfeld, Russian
5. Portisch vs Granda-Zuniga  ½-½17 1987 New YorkD98 Grunfeld, Russian
6. G Van Laatum vs Svidler  ½-½23 1990 Groningen opD98 Grunfeld, Russian
7. R Hiltunen vs A Hollis 1-023 1997 cr Cleeve memD98 Grunfeld, Russian
8. P Cumbers vs R Tymrakiewicz  0-142 2010 British ChampionshipD98 Grunfeld, Russian
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Bg4
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. J C Balparda vs M Castillo  ½-½31 1941 Aguas de Sao PedroD98 Grunfeld, Russian
2. Kotov vs Smyslov 1-090 1945 USSR ChampionshipD98 Grunfeld, Russian
3. Lilienthal vs Smyslov 1-060 1946 MoscowD98 Grunfeld, Russian
4. Pachman vs Keres  ½-½33 1947 MoscowD98 Grunfeld, Russian
5. S Nedeljkovic vs B Milic  1-028 1947 YugoslaviaD98 Grunfeld, Russian
6. K Plater vs Smyslov 0-170 1947 it, Warsaw (Poland)D98 Grunfeld, Russian
7. Pirc vs B Milic  ½-½73 1947 Ljubljana ch-YUGD98 Grunfeld, Russian
8. Kotov vs Lilienthal  ½-½42 1947 Parnu itD98 Grunfeld, Russian
9. P Dubinin vs Smyslov  ½-½43 1947 USSR ChampionshipD98 Grunfeld, Russian
10. G Ilivitsky vs Suetin  0-141 1947 URSD98 Grunfeld, Russian
11. D Djaja vs A Bozic  ½-½52 1948 YUG-chD98 Grunfeld, Russian
12. Najdorf vs Ragozin 0-143 1948 SaltsjobadenD98 Grunfeld, Russian
13. N Kulzinski vs Gligoric  0-138 1948 YUG-chD98 Grunfeld, Russian
14. J Platt vs Ujtelky  ½-½65 1949 Trencianske TepliceD98 Grunfeld, Russian
15. G Hartleb vs E Aronson  ½-½29 1961 US OpenD98 Grunfeld, Russian
16. Portisch vs Hort 1-037 1970 Palma de Mallorca InterzonalD98 Grunfeld, Russian
17. Sosonko vs H Ree  0-146 1979 Amsterdam IBMD98 Grunfeld, Russian
18. Bronstein vs J M Hodgson 1-034 1989 London (England)D98 Grunfeld, Russian
19. G Giorgadze vs Dvoirys  ½-½67 1990 Lvov ztD98 Grunfeld, Russian
20. V Tukmakov vs T Ernst  ½-½87 1990 Reykjavik opD98 Grunfeld, Russian
21. Sosonko vs S Mohandessi  1-034 1993 Brussels ztD98 Grunfeld, Russian
22. P Murdzia vs I Stohl  0-160 1995 Pardubice opD98 Grunfeld, Russian
23. V Nedela vs Jansa  0-139 1996 ch-CZE TurnovD98 Grunfeld, Russian
24. Piket vs L Riemersma  ½-½61 1997 NLD-chD98 Grunfeld, Russian
25. H Harestad vs I Stohl  0-152 1998 Stavanger OpenD98 Grunfeld, Russian
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Gilg vs Pelikan  1-071 1937 PragueD97 Grunfeld, Russian
2. V Mikenas vs J Enevoldsen  1-080 1939 BuenosD97 Grunfeld, Russian
3. Szabo vs G Barcza  1-044 1939 Makovetz memD97 Grunfeld, Russian
4. Feigin vs Szabo  1-023 1939 KemeriD97 Grunfeld, Russian
5. V Mikenas vs E Gerstenfeld  0-137 1940 USSR ChampionshipD97 Grunfeld, Russian
6. P Dubinin vs Botvinnik  ½-½41 1940 USSR ChampionshipD97 Grunfeld, Russian
7. Tartakower vs Znosko-Borovsky  1-026 1940 ParisD97 Grunfeld, Russian
8. Kmoch vs Prins  1-017 1940 AmsterdamD97 Grunfeld, Russian
9. Stahlberg vs Najdorf  ½-½40 1943 Mar del Plata ;HCL 24D97 Grunfeld, Russian
10. Najdorf vs Illesco  1-033 1945 Mar del PlataD97 Grunfeld, Russian
11. M Riedmiller vs L Endzelins 1-018 1946 Augsburg GERD97 Grunfeld, Russian
12. Bidev vs Gligoric  0-158 1946 YUG-chD97 Grunfeld, Russian
13. Jacobo Bolbochan vs J de Souza Mendes  ½-½43 1946 Mar del Plata ARGD97 Grunfeld, Russian
14. Lilienthal vs Kamyshov 1-038 1946 09D97 Grunfeld, Russian
15. Saemisch vs H Heinicke 0-132 1947 Lueneburg GERD97 Grunfeld, Russian
16. Flohr vs Lilienthal  ½-½57 1947 TournamentD97 Grunfeld, Russian
17. Flohr vs P Dubinin  1-073 1947 USSR ChampionshipD97 Grunfeld, Russian
18. E Gereben vs B Sandor  ½-½42 1947 HUN-chD97 Grunfeld, Russian
19. M Luckis vs R Sanguineti  ½-½61 1947 Mar del Plata ARGD97 Grunfeld, Russian
20. Bronstein vs O Bogatyrev 1-026 1947 Ch MoscowD97 Grunfeld, Russian
21. Szabo vs B Sandor  0-155 1947 HUND97 Grunfeld, Russian
22. Alatortsev vs Lilienthal  ½-½40 1947 USSR ChampionshipD97 Grunfeld, Russian
23. W Ernst vs H Heinicke  0-149 1947 Essen GERD97 Grunfeld, Russian
24. Bronstein vs Lilienthal  ½-½22 1947 PiarnuD97 Grunfeld, Russian
25. V Tomovic vs Pachman  ½-½25 1948 ItD97 Grunfeld, Russian
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