1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Qb3 Nc6 8.Nf3 O-O 9.O-O Na5 10.Qc2 c5 11.d3 Bf5 12.e4 Bd7 13.Bg5 Rc8 14.Qd2 Bb5 15.Rfd1 Ba4 16.Re1 f6 17.Bh6 Bxh6 18.Qxh6 Qxd3 19.e5 Nc6 20.Re3 Qc2 21.exf6 exf6 22.Rae1 Rcd8 23.Bh3 Ne5 24.Nxe5 fxe5 25.f4 Bc6 26.Qg5 Rde8 27.Rxe5 Qxc3 28.Rxe8 Bxe8 29.Qe5 Qxe5 30.Rxe5 b6 31.Re7 a5 32.Rb7 Rf6 33.Rb8 Kf7 34.Kf2 Rd6 35.Ke3 Ba4 36.Rb7+ Kg8 37.Rb8+ Kg7 38.Rb7+ Kg8 39.Rb8+ Kf7 40.Rb7+ Kf8 41.Rxh7 c4 42.Rc7 b5 43.Ke4 b4 44.Rxc4 Rd2 45.Ke5 Rxa2 46.Rc8+ Be8 47.Bd7 Re2+ 48.Kf6 g5 49.fxg5 Rf2+ 50.Ke5+ Re2+ 51.Kf4 b3 52.Rb8 b2 53.Bxe8 Rxe8 54.Rxb2 a4 55.Ra2 Ra8 56.Ra3 Kf7 57.h4 Kg6 58.Ke4 Kh5 59.Kd4 Rd8+ 60.Kc4 Re8 61.Kd5 Rd8+ 62.Ke5 Ra8 63.Kd5 Rd8+ 64.Kc5 Rb8 65.Rxa4 Rb3 66.Kd6 Rxg3 67.Ke7 Rb3 68.Ra6 Rb7+ 69.Kf6 Rb4 70.Rd6 Ra4 71.Re6 Rb4 72.Kf7 Rb7+ 73.Re7 Rb4 74.Kg7 1-0

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Opening: English (A16)
Player profiles: Botvinnik, Smyslov

Novelty of stem-game: 9. O-O

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qb3 Nc6  8. Nf3 0-0

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Botvinnik vs Smyslov 1-0 74 1958 Botvinnik-Smyslov World Championship Rematch A16 English 2. L Van Tol vs J Jens   0-1 40 2001 Dutch Open A16 English

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1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qb3

page 1 of 1; 5 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Nimzowitsch vs V Berger 1-0 61 1927 London A16 English 2. K Makarczyk vs J Piechota   1-0 79 1946 POL-ch A16 English 3. Wade vs Golombek   ½-½ 33 1949 Trencianske Teplice A16 English 4. P C Hoad vs A Hollis   0-1 31 1967 ENG corr A16 English 5. B Bogle vs H Masse   0-1 63 2004 77th Canadian Championship A16 English

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1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7

page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 248  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. P Trifunovic vs E R Lundin   1-0 53 1935 Olympiad A16 English 2. Levenfish vs B Goldenov   1-0 71 1947 USSR Championship A16 English 3. K Plater vs Larry Evans   ½-½ 63 1952 Helsinki ol (Men) A16 English 4. D Byrne vs Averbakh 1-0 59 1954 USA A16 English 5. Petrosian vs G Ilivitsky   ½-½ 41 1954 21st Soviet Championship A16 English 6. Tal vs A Shagalovich 0-1 26 1955 Vilnius A16 English 7. F Olafsson vs Golombek   1-0 59 1955 Hastings 5556 A16 English 8. Keres vs G Ilivitsky   ½-½ 16 1955 Gothenburg Interzonal A16 English 9. Sliwa vs Z Solecki   1-0 53 1955 POL-ch A16 English 10. Taimanov vs Golombek   ½-½ 23 1955 Hastings A16 English 11. Sliwa vs Unzicker   1-0 86 1956 Alekhine Memorial A16 English 12. F Olafsson vs Larsen   1-0 51 1956 Reykjavik m A16 English 13. Suetin vs Boleslavsky   ½-½ 16 1956 URS-ch sf A16 English 14. R Toran Albero vs F Olafsson   ½-½ 26 1957 Hastings 1956/57 A16 English 15. R Siemms vs H Koskinen   0-1 43 1958 13th olm final B A16 English 16. Botvinnik vs Smyslov 1-0 68 1958 Botvinnik-Smyslov World Championship Rematch A16 English 17. Botvinnik vs Smyslov ½-½ 44 1958 Botvinnik-Smyslov World Championship Rematch A16 English 18. O Neikirch vs R Cintron   ½-½ 57 1958 13th olm qual. group 1 A16 English 19. Botvinnik vs Smyslov ½-½ 36 1958 Botvinnik-Smyslov World Championship Rematch A16 English 20. Averbakh vs Golombek   1-0 32 1959 Hastings 5960 A16 English 21. M Bobotsov vs Golombek   1-0 46 1959 Hastings 5960 A16 English 22. R B Edwards vs N L Freeman   1-0 48 1959 BCF-ch A16 English 23. Y Sakharov vs S V Levitsky   1-0 26 1960 29th Ukraine Ch. A16 English 24. J Van Oosterom vs A Hollis   1-0 40 1960 WchT U26 07th A16 English 25. E Eliskases vs Filip   ½-½ 21 1960 Leipzig ol (Men) fin-A A16 English  page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 248

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