1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Qc7 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.O-O Bd6 9.h3 Bf4 10.Qf3 Bxe3 11.Qxe3 Qb6 12.Nf5 Qxe3 13.Nxe3 1/2-1/2

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Opening: Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (B48)
Player profiles: Tal, Illescas Cordoba

Novelty of stem-game: 10. Qf3

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Qc7 7. Bd3 Nf6  8. 0-0 Bd6  9. h3 Bf4

page 1 of 1; 18 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Zaitsev vs Suetin   1-0 36 1970 URS B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. Ulf Andersson vs M Damjanovic 0-1 69 1971 FRG-ch int B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. M D Tseitlin vs Suetin   ½-½ 58 1971 URS B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. I Radulov vs Ulf Andersson ½-½ 50 1972 Hastings (England) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. H Pfleger vs P Stuart   1-0 25 1972 Skopje ol (Men) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. Ulf Andersson vs M J Franklin   1-0 48 1972 Hastings 1971/72 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. D Levy vs R Emerson   0-1 57 1975 London League B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. Tal vs Illescas Cordoba   ½-½ 13 1992 It Sevilla (06) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. Topalov vs Lautier   ½-½ 26 1993 ESP B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. Rublevsky vs S Ionov   ½-½ 24 1994 St.Petersburg op B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. Oral vs V Priehoda   1-0 63 1996 SVK-chT 9697 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. Tseshkovsky vs A Poluljahov   ½-½ 26 1999 Krasnodar Kuban B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. Z Medvegy vs L Boer   1-0 50 1999 Cseppko op B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 14. Y Dembo vs F Kiss   1-0 44 2000 ch-HUN Women B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 15. I Gaponenko vs R Sheldon   1-0 69 2002 Olympiad, women B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. I Chirila vs J Plenca   1-0 33 2008 Open 18-wycc B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. S D Sigfusson vs H S Gretarsson   ½-½ 40 2008 Hellir International B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 18. T Kulpruethanon vs O Zambrana   0-1 64 2012 Chess Olympiad B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 1; 18 games

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Qc7 7. Bd3 Nf6  8. 0-0 Bd6  9. h3

page 1 of 1; 8 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Ivkov vs Portisch   ½-½ 38 1967 Palma de Mallorca B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. Ivkov vs Portisch   ½-½ 38 1967 Sousse Interzonal B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. Robatsch vs Matulovic   0-1 28 1967 Maribor B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. R Camejo Almeida vs J Ye 1-0 29 1996 Macau m B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. Ido Eyal vs I Tsesarsky   0-1 31 1997 Petah Tiqwa B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. Y Dembo vs Z Medvegy   ½-½ 45 2001 FSGM August B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. A Istratescu vs C Kulkarni   1-0 55 2010 Hastings Masters -11 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. M Makropoulou vs L Galojan   ½-½ 41 2010 Chess Olympiad (Women) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Qc7 7. Bd3 Nf6  8. 0-0 Bd6

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 33  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Janosevic vs Matulovic   1-0 90 1968 Sarajevo B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. H Ree vs Portisch   ½-½ 37 1969 Amsterdam B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. R C Lemon vs J M Ripley   1-0 40 1970 BCF-ch B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. Tal vs A Vooremaa 1-0 29 1971 Tallin B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. Kupreichik vs A Kochyev   1-0 69 1984 Sverdlovsk B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. L Shmuter vs M Brodsky   1-0 39 1990 UKR-ch B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. Ramesh vs Miles   0-1 37 1996 Sakthi Madras IND B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. Timman vs Short 0-1 56 1996 10th Euwe Memorial B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. Hracek vs Short   0-1 62 1996 Memorial P.Keres (cat.17) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. Topalov vs Huebner 1-0 37 1996 Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. N Olenin vs A Fominyh   0-1 57 2000 Chigorin Memorial B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. N Mamedov vs A Yegiazarian   1-0 42 2001 Tbilisi Nona 60 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. M K A Russell vs P Mohajerin Esfahani   1-0 47 2001 Asian U20 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 14. N Mamedov vs G Gajewski   1-0 41 2001 EYCC B16 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 15. M Calzetta vs P Jaracz 0-1 32 2001 open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. E Andreev vs V Kachar   1-0 35 2001 Russia Cup op B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. I Yagupov vs A Fominyh   0-1 71 2001 White Nights B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 18. D Stojanovski vs A Yegiazarian   ½-½ 36 2001 2nd IECC B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 19. H J Paalman vs F Van der Elburg   0-1 27 2001 Dutch Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 20. Tseshkovsky vs M Panarin   0-1 58 2002 Kuban Spring B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 21. P Bobras vs P Schlosser   ½-½ 28 2003 Cappelle La Grande B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 22. Fedorov vs A Goloshchapov   1-0 33 2003 EU-ch 4th B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 23. G Antal vs A Goloshchapov 0-1 56 2004 Miskolc GM B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 24. K Stoumbos vs R Pogorelov   ½-½ 34 2005 XI Anibal Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 25. V Saravanan vs S Satyapragyan   0-1 60 2005 Asian Chess Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 33

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Qc7 7. Bd3 Nf6  8. 0-0

page 1 of 17; games 1-25 of 420  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Y Pustina vs Gligoric   0-1 42 1960 Leipzig ol (Men) qual-A B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. Z Nilsson vs Filip   0-1 30 1960 Leipzig ol (Men) qual-C B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. J Fichtl vs J Vesely   ½-½ 38 1961 CSR-ch B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. E Hearst vs Larry Evans   0-1 29 1961 USA-ch B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. R Weinstein vs Reshevsky   1-0 32 1961 USA-ch B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. A Dueckstein vs Pachman 1-0 29 1962 Varna ol (Men) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. Novopashin vs Suetin   1-0 41 1962 USSR Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. Geller vs Tal   ½-½ 27 1962 Curacao Candidates B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. Novopashin vs Suetin   0-1 34 1963 USSR Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. C Zuidema vs C B Van den Berg   1-0 24 1963 NED-ch21 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. Novopashin vs W Schmidt   ½-½ 73 1964 Rubinstein mem B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. Lutikov vs Tal 1-0 34 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. Tringov vs K Langeweg   ½-½ 41 1964 Tel Aviv ol (Men) fin-A B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 14. Vasiukov vs Suetin   ½-½ 32 1965 USSR Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 15. R Fuchs vs Jansa   ½-½ 16 1965 Tiblisi B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. C Zuidema vs Matulovic   ½-½ 38 1965 EU-chT (Men) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. L Endzelins vs Hybl   0-1 40 1965 5th CC World Ch Final B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 18. A Dueckstein vs Suetin   ½-½ 37 1965 Copenhagen B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 19. Tolush vs Matulovic 1-0 31 1965 URS-JUG B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 20. V Vepkhvishvili vs Galustov   1-0 23 1965 Ch Tbilisi Pupils B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 21. Janosevic vs Matulovic   1-0 53 1966 Sarajevo B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 22. R Nicevski vs Soos   1-0 29 1967 Skopje B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 23. Janosevic vs J Kupper   1-0 40 1967 Venice it B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 24. A Dueckstein vs Janosevic   ½-½ 36 1967 Sarajevo It B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 25. V Litvinov vs B Vladimirov   ½-½ 36 1967 URS-chT B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 17; games 1-25 of 420

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Qc7 7. Bd3 Nf6

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 34  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. J T Barendregt vs F Olafsson   0-1 32 1961 Marianske Lazne zt B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. A Lein vs Suetin   1-0 41 1965 USSR Championship 1964/65 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. B Huguet vs Matulovic   0-1 20 1967 Reggio Emilia 6768 B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen 4. J Kostro vs W Schmidt 0-1 40 1968 Rubinstein mem B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen 5. G Capelan vs Janosevic   ½-½ 17 1968 Int. tournament, Solingen (FRG) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. Lutikov vs Tal   1-0 42 1968 USSR Championship 1968/69 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. G Timoshchenko vs R Nicevski   ½-½ 53 1969 Vilnius B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. Yanofsky vs M Bobotsov   1-0 40 1970 Siegen ol B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. R Cosulich vs M Damjanovic   0-1 24 1971 Venezia B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. Velimirovic vs M Damjanovic   0-1 58 1972 Zagreb B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. G Capelan vs Matulovic   ½-½ 44 1973 EU-chT (Men) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. Lombardy vs E De Castro   1-0 38 1973 Manila B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. S Mariotti vs Pinson   1-0 24 1973 corr 1.EU tt, Vorrunde B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 14. R Bellin vs W Schmidt   ½-½ 32 1973 Eksjo 1st B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen 15. R Cosulich vs M Damjanovic   0-1 24 1974 Italy B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. N E Povah vs R Emerson   1-0 26 1975 Surrey Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. Romanishin vs Balashov 0-1 37 1979 Minsk URS ch B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 18. V Arapovic vs Kurajica   0-1 72 1980 Sarajevo B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 19. Sax vs C Wilhelmi   1-0 82 1999 Bled open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 20. E Najer vs P Tregubov   ½-½ 55 2001 2nd IECC Playoff g/15 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 21. I Kudinov vs C Van Bohemen   1-0 42 2001 Dutch Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 22. R Benares vs J Toledo   0-1 30 2001 1st Mario Covas B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 23. D Spelec vs M Susnik   0-1 35 2001 ch-SLO B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 24. S Barakat Hassan vs A Omearat   1-0 58 2001 Golden Cleopatra Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 25. K Mueller vs C Lutz   0-1 46 2001 ch-GER B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 34

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Qc7 7. Bd3

page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 153  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. R W M Baxter vs D A Smith   1-0 51 1962 Whitby British ch B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. V Heuer vs Taimanov   ½-½ 19 1962 Leningrad B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. I Nei vs Suetin   ½-½ 21 1963 USSR Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. R W Morgan vs Keene 1-0 42 1964 County Match B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. P Tautvaisas vs E W Marchand   1-0 25 1965 Illinois op B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. I Radulov vs Gipslis   0-1 32 1966 Tbilisi (Georgia) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. G Antunac vs Kurajica   0-1 21 1967 Tournament B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. J Hase vs Quinteros   1-0 52 1967 ARG-ch qual B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. G Akopian vs V Osnos   ½-½ 45 1967 URS-chT B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. Suetin vs Doda   1-0 43 1967 Leningrad B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. Suetin vs V Osnos   1-0 40 1967 Leningrad B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. E Jimenez Zerquera vs V Osnos   0-1 30 1967 October Revolution 50 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. Cherepkov vs V Osnos   ½-½ 43 1968 USSR Championship 1968/69 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 14. O Troianescu vs I Aloni   1-0 50 1968 Netanya B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 15. B Ivanovic vs S Nikolic   1-0 28 1969 YUG-ch 24th B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. Lutikov vs Taimanov 0-1 41 1969 USSR Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. Geller vs Gipslis 0-1 32 1969 USSR Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 18. Hort vs F Olafsson   ½-½ 15 1969 Athen B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 19. M Moe vs W Schmidt   0-1 73 1970 Siegen ol (Men) fin-B B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 20. D Levy vs Portisch   0-1 40 1970 Hastings B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 21. I Radulov vs Taimanov   0-1 20 1970 ? B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 22. Minic vs Taimanov   0-1 33 1970 Palma de Mallorca Interzonal B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 23. Sinakov vs Karpov   0-1 36 1971 03, Leningrad tt-stud B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 24. I Platonov vs Tal   ½-½ 56 1971 USSR Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 25. H Ree vs Mecking 0-1 36 1971 Wijk B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 153

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Qc7

page 1 of 53; games 1-25 of 1,316  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Olland vs V Sjoberg   1-0 78 1912 Stockholm B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. D Drimer vs K Darga   ½-½ 17 1960 Leipzig ol (Men) qual-D B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical 3. E Haag vs Suetin   0-1 29 1961 Debrecen B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. J Pogats vs Taimanov   0-1 36 1961 Budapest B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. E Paoli vs Suetin   0-1 34 1961 Debrecen B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. J Pogats vs Ujtelky   1-0 53 1961 EU-chT (Men) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. Y Kots vs Gipslis   ½-½ 40 1961 USSR Championship 1961b B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. Gipslis vs B Vladimirov   ½-½ 21 1961 USSR Championship 1961b B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. A Khasin vs Taimanov   0-1 68 1961 USSR Championship 1961b B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. Polugaevsky vs Gipslis   ½-½ 21 1961 USSR Championship 1961b B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. Bronstein vs Taimanov 1-0 34 1961 USSR Championship 1961b B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. K Honfi vs L Lengyel 1-0 27 1961 Hungary ch B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. Averbakh vs Boleslavsky   ½-½ 24 1961 USSR Championship 1961a B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 14. Tal vs F Olafsson 1-0 38 1961 Bled B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 15. Matulovic vs J Kupper 1-0 48 1961 Zuerich B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen 16. Stoltz vs K Darga   ½-½ 43 1962 Varna ol (Men) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. Spassky vs K Darga 1-0 27 1962 Varna B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 18. U Raisa vs A Matanovic   0-1 51 1962 Varna ol (Men) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 19. Parma vs J Penrose   ½-½ 29 1962 Mar del Plata B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 20. Gligoric vs K Darga   ½-½ 22 1962 Sarajevo B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 21. E Paoli vs B Rabar   ½-½ 16 1962 Reggio Emilia 6263 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 22. E Paoli vs Portisch   ½-½ 38 1962 Asztalos mem B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 23. E Paoli vs K Langeweg   0-1 47 1962 Reggio Emilia 6263 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 24. Bronstein vs Ivkov   ½-½ 41 1962 Lavov B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 25. O M Hindle vs D R Thomson 1-0 24 1962 Whitby British ch B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 53; games 1-25 of 1,316

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