1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Qe2 Nc5 10. Rd1 Nxb3 11. axb3 Qc8 12. Nc3 Nb4 13. Ne1 c6 14. Be3 Be7 15. Nd3 Nxd3 16. cxd3 c5 17. d4 c4 18. bxc4 bxc4 19. h3 O-O 20. f4 Qd7 21. Qf3 f5 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Na4 Bd8 24. Nc5 Qd6 25. Nb7 Qb6 26. Nxd8 Raxd8 27. Rd2 Bf5 28. g4 Be4 29. Qf2 Rd7 30. Ra3 h5 31. Qh4 hxg4 32. hxg4 g5 33. Qxg5+ Rg7 34. Qh5 Rff7 35. Kf2 Rh7 36. Qg5+ Rfg7 37. Qe5 Rh3 38. Qe8+ Kh7 39. g5 Qd6 40. Qc8 Qh6 41. Qg4 1/2-1/2

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Opening: Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack (C81)
Player profiles: Lokvenc, Euwe

Novelty of stem-game: 12. Nc3

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5  8. dxe5 Be6  9. Qe2 Nc5  10. Rd1 Nxb3  11. axb3 Qc8

page 1 of 1; 8 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Keres vs Reshevsky 0-1 41 1948 FIDE World Championship Tournament C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 2. Smyslov vs Euwe 1-0 26 1948 FIDE World Championship Tournament C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 3. Lokvenc vs Euwe   ½-½ 41 1948 Venedig C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 4. Petrosian vs Lilienthal 1-0 41 1957 Moscow 01 C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 5. F Blatny vs J Augustin   1-0 42 1959 CSR-ch C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 6. Gipslis vs E Haag 1-0 29 1964 Pecs (Hungary) C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 7. B V Pusenjak vs B Welland   1-0 29 1967 corr C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 8. J Michielsen vs J Van der Veen   1-0 24 2001 Dutch Open C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5  8. dxe5 Be6  9. Qe2 Nc5  10. Rd1 Nxb3  11. axb3

page 1 of 1; 18 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Smyslov vs Sokolsky 1-0 31 1947 Moscow C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 2. Keres vs Alatortsev   1-0 62 1947 USSR Championship C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 3. Keres vs C H Alexander   ½-½ 66 1947 London, GB-SU team m C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 4. O Barda vs H Malmgren   ½-½ 43 1950 1st World Correspondence Chess Championship C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 5. S Madsen vs H Malmgren   ½-½ 28 1950 1st World Correspondence Chess Championship C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 6. J Balogh vs H Malmgren   0-1 50 1950 1st World Correspondence Chess Championship C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 7. Bronstein vs Katragadda   1-0 38 1952 Liverpool C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 8. Jansa vs Ujtumen   1-0 53 1961 Moscow C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 9. B Brinck-Claussen vs A Thomas   ½-½ 35 1962 Hastings-B C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 10. F Kuijpers vs Myagmarsuren   1-0 68 1964 Tel-Aviv olm prelim2 C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 11. Jansa vs D Zorigt   1-0 38 1964 Krakov C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 12. G Stenvadet vs O Lie ½-½ 28 1965 Norway ch C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 13. Z Domnitz vs Ujtumen   ½-½ 41 1966 Jerusalem C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 14. Browne vs Myagmarsuren   1-0 30 1970 Olympiad C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 15. N Hemmassi vs Myagmarsuren   0-1 29 1970 Siegen olm prelim2 C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 16. P Dubinin vs Ujtumen   1-0 47 1970 corr C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 17. J Moles vs Ujtumen   ½-½ 38 1972 Skopje ol (Men) prelim C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 18. J Sampouw vs Ujtumen   0-1 34 1974 Nice olm C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack  page 1 of 1; 18 games

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5  8. dxe5 Be6  9. Qe2 Nc5  10. Rd1 Nxb3

page 1 of 1; 3 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Ivkov vs J H Donner 1-0 21 1965 Havana C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 2. Matulovic vs Ujtumen   0-1 77 1970 Palma de Mallorca Interzonal C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 3. Robatsch vs Ujtumen 0-1 40 1972 Skopje-Krusevo-Ohrid C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5  8. dxe5 Be6  9. Qe2 Nc5  10. Rd1

page 1 of 1; 19 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Smyslov vs Reshevsky ½-½ 73 1948 FIDE World Championship Tournament C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 2. Smyslov vs M Castillo 1-0 54 1950 Venice C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 3. A Tsvetkov vs Szabo   0-1 37 1951 Marianske Lazne Prah C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 4. F Vasconcellos vs V Toth   ½-½ 49 1952 Rio de Janeiro it C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 5. Pilnik vs Unzicker 1-0 94 1952 Sweden izt (18) C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 6. J Enevoldsen vs Larsen   0-1 34 1953 Copenhagen m C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 7. Y Kotkov vs Gurgenidze   1-0 57 1956 Tbilisi ½f-USSR ch C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 8. Matulovic vs Vukcevich   0-1 62 1957 YUG-ch C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 9. K Darga vs Hans Peter Lohsse   1-0 43 1959 Berlin Championship C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 10. R Weinstein vs Benko 1-0 43 1959 U.S. Open C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 11. F Blatny vs A Hajduk   1-0 28 1961 CSR-ch sf C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 12. Lim Hong Gie vs M Salm   ½-½ 29 1962 4th CC World Ch Final 6265 C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 13. Novopashin vs A Zaitsev   1-0 51 1962 USSR Championship C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 14. Matulovic vs Unzicker   ½-½ 22 1967 Maribor C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 15. Kavalek vs Unzicker   ½-½ 51 1970 Lugano C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 16. H Westerinen vs Unzicker   ½-½ 29 1971 FRG-ch int C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 17. A Ornstein vs Unzicker   ½-½ 46 1977 Tallinn C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 18. A Rodriguez vs Yusupov   ½-½ 103 1982 Interzonal C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 19. Murey vs Unzicker   1-0 38 1984 Beer-Sheeva C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack  page 1 of 1; 19 games

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5  8. dxe5 Be6  9. Qe2 Nc5

page 1 of 1; 3 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Stoltz vs Cortlever   ½-½ 59 1946 Zaandam (Kottnauer Hexathlon) C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 2. Murey vs E Bukhman   1-0 68 1968 Match C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 3. J L Hammer vs B Arvola   1-0 35 2006 Midnight Sun Chess Challenge C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5  8. dxe5 Be6  9. Qe2

page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 226  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. S Izbinsky vs Rubinstein 0-1 36 1903 RUS-ch03 C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 2. A Kohler vs Gilg   1-0 28 1940 Krakow/Krynica/Warsaw C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 3. Keres vs Bronstein 0-1 37 1946 Moscow C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 4. Stoltz vs Szabo   0-1 43 1946 Groningen C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 5. V Tomovic vs A Bozic   1-0 20 1947 Ljubljana ch-YUG C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 6. Keres vs Euwe 1-0 34 1948 FIDE World Championship Tournament C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 7. Boleslavsky vs Stoltz 1-0 34 1948 Saltsjobaden izt C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 8. E Nash vs Kashdan   0-1 48 1948 US Open C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 9. G A Thomas vs Wade ½-½ 43 1948 Hastings 4849 C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 10. Ivkov vs A Fuderer   0-1 36 1949 Jugoslavien C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 11. Znosko-Borovsky vs Unzicker   0-1 31 1949 Lucerne C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 12. Aronin vs Ragozin   ½-½ 41 1949 USSR Championship C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 13. Aronin vs Keres   ½-½ 33 1949 USSR Championship C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 14. Kholmov vs D Grechkin   1-0 35 1949 URS-ch sf C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 15. Aitken vs J Penrose   0-1 57 1950 Ilford (England) C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 16. K Skold vs C Poulsen   ½-½ 41 1950 Dubrovnik olm C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 17. M Castillo vs Unzicker   0-1 24 1950 Dubrovnik olm C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 18. R Flores-Alvarez vs J Sumar   1-0 52 1950 Dubrovnik olm C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 19. Mross vs Euwe 0-1 37 1950 Berlin C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 20. Kogan vs Ragozin   0-1 34 1950 Ch URS (1/2 final) C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 21. Boleslavsky vs Tolush   ½-½ 41 1950 USSR Championship C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 22. T Van Scheltinga vs A Cuadrado   ½-½ 29 1950 1st World Correspondence Chess Championship C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 23. H Malmgren vs A Cuadrado   1-0 19 1950 1st World Correspondence Chess Championship C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 24. E Adam vs L Watzl   0-1 22 1950 1st World Correspondence Chess Championship C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack 25. J Penrose vs F Alexander   ½-½ 65 1950 Southsea C81 Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack  page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 226

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page 1 of 82; games 1-25 of 2,031  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. M Lange vs W Paulsen 1-0 51 1868 WSB-07.Kongress C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 2. S Mieses vs J Minckwitz   0-1 36 1869 Leipzig C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 3. Zukertort / Hoffer vs J Minckwitz ½-½ 44 1869 Leipzig C83 Ruy Lopez, Open 4. A Stern vs J Minckwitz 1-0 31 1870 Baden-Baden C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 5. Caravage vs Placais   0-1 23 1870 Postal C82 Ruy Lopez, Open 6. Wolgast vs Weissenfels   1-0 27 1871 Postal C82 Ruy Lopez, Open 7. S Mieses vs J Minckwitz   0-1 50 1871 Leipzig C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 8. S Mieses vs J Minckwitz   1-0 34 1871 Leipzig C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 9. Gelbfuhs vs Steinitz   0-1 45 1873 Vienna C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 10. Mackenzie vs H Hosmer   1-0 30 1874 3rd American Chess Congress C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 11. Wemmers vs C Schwede   1-0 41 1876 Cologne C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 12. K Leffmann vs Englisch   0-1 41 1877 Leipzig C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 13. Wemmers vs A Schottlaender   0-1 30 1879 Leipzig C83 Ruy Lopez, Open 14. M Judd vs Mackenzie 0-1 46 1881 St Louis m C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 15. B Fleissig vs Mackenzie   0-1 39 1882 Vienna C82 Ruy Lopez, Open 16. K Leffmann vs Gunsberg   0-1 39 1883 Nuremberg C83 Ruy Lopez, Open 17. A Solovtsov vs Chigorin 1-0 33 1884 Moscow C82 Ruy Lopez, Open 18. M Bier vs J Minckwitz   0-1 29 1885 Hamburg C83 Ruy Lopez, Open 19. M Bier vs Gunsberg   0-1 42 1885 Hamburg C83 Ruy Lopez, Open 20. Metger vs Mackenzie   0-1 19 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C83 Ruy Lopez, Open 21. Tarrasch vs Zukertort 1-0 17 1887 05.DSB-Kongress C83 Ruy Lopez, Open 22. Mackenzie vs Taubenhaus   1-0 41 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C83 Ruy Lopez, Open 23. Metger vs Tarrasch 0-1 39 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C82 Ruy Lopez, Open 24. Mackenzie vs Max Weiss   ½-½ 67 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C82 Ruy Lopez, Open 25. Tarrasch vs Max Weiss 0-1 68 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C82 Ruy Lopez, Open  page 1 of 82; games 1-25 of 2,031

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