1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 c5 5.g3 cxd4 6.Nxd4 O-O 7.Bg2 d5 8.Qb3 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 Nc6 10.cxd5 Na5 11.Qc2 Nxd5 12.Qd3 Bd7 13.c4 Ne7 14.O-O Rc8 15.Nb3 Nxc4 16.Bxb7 Rc7 17.Ba6 Ne5 18.Qe3 Nc4 19.Qe4 Nd6 20.Qd3 Rc6 21.Ba3 Bc8 22.Bxc8 Ndxc8 23.Rfd1 Qxd3 24.Rxd3 Re8 25.Rad1 f6 26.Nd4 Rb6 27.Bc5 Ra6 28.Nb5 Rc6 29.Bxe7 Nxe7 30.Rd7 Ng6 31.Rxa7 Nf8 32.a4 Rb8 33.e3 h5 34.Kg2 e5 35.Rd3 Kh7 36.Rc3 Rbc8 37.Rxc6 Rxc6 38.Nc7 Ne6 39.Nd5 Kh6 40.a5 e4 41.a6  1-0

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Opening: Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights (E21)
Player profiles: Karpov, Kasparov

Novelty of stem-game: 12. ...Bd7

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5  8. Qb3 Bxc3  9. bxc3 Nc6  10. cxd5 Na5  11. Qc2 Nxd5  12. Qd3

page 1 of 1; 5 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Kasparov vs Karpov 1-0 41 1986 Karpov-Kasparov World Championship Rematch E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 2. Kasparov vs Suba ½-½ 63 1986 Dubai E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 3. F Izeta Txabarri vs S Smagin   0-1 51 1986 Novi Sad E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 4. I Rogers vs Christiansen   ½-½ 32 1988 Canberra op E20 Nimzo-Indian 5. C Chandler vs J Hartung-Nielsen   0-1 35 1992 corr E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5  8. Qb3 Bxc3  9. bxc3 Nc6  10. cxd5 Na5  11. Qc2 Nxd5

page 1 of 1; 7 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Conquest vs G Andruet   0-1 43 1986 Bundesliga 8687 E20 Nimzo-Indian 2. Tal vs M C Lopez 0-1 29 1988 Barcelona E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 3. A Anastasian vs S Smagin   ½-½ 81 1988 Yerevan E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 4. Adianto vs J D Tisdall   0-1 39 1992 Gausdal (NOR) E10 Queen's Pawn Game 5. Ftacnik vs J Palkovi   ½-½ 34 1995 Bundesliga /96, Germany E10 Queen's Pawn Game 6. A Mastrovasilis vs S Azarov   ½-½ 26 2010 European Individual Championships E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 7. Nakamura vs Kramnik 0-1 47 2011 Dortmund E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5  8. Qb3 Bxc3  9. bxc3

page 1 of 1; 21 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Romanishin vs G Agzamov   1-0 68 1981 Frunze URS ch E10 Queen's Pawn Game 2. N Gaprindashvili vs Z Sturua   ½-½ 73 1981 Tournament E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 3. Sosonko vs Timman   1-0 19 1981 Tilburg E00 Queen's Pawn Game 4. Sosonko vs Timman   1-0 20 1981 Tilburg A32 English, Symmetrical Variation 5. F Hoelzl vs Portisch   0-1 41 1982 Luzern A04 Reti Opening 6. Kouatly vs Portisch   ½-½ 50 1982 Toluca E10 Queen's Pawn Game 7. N Gaprindashvili vs N Alexandria   0-1 39 1982 USSR E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 8. T Georgadze vs Polugaevsky   1-0 59 1983 USSR E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 9. P Ricardi vs J L Arnason   0-1 31 1984 Thessaloniki ol (Men) E20 Nimzo-Indian 10. J M Kappler vs G Andruet   ½-½ 17 1984 FRA-ch 58th E20 Nimzo-Indian 11. E Ubilava vs Groszpeter   1-0 41 1984 Sochi E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 12. L Basin vs Kholmov   ½-½ 47 1985 URS-ch FL53 E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 13. Karpov vs Portisch   ½-½ 31 1985 5, Lucerne WTC E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 14. J Nogueiras vs Pinter   ½-½ 45 1986 Szirak (Hungary) E00 Queen's Pawn Game 15. K Lerner vs Suba   ½-½ 32 1986 Moscow A40 Queen's Pawn Game 16. E Ubilava vs V Tukmakov   0-1 28 1986 URS-ch FL54 E20 Nimzo-Indian 17. Flear vs K Hulak   ½-½ 48 1987 Wijk aan Zee E00 Queen's Pawn Game 18. O Cvitan vs Romanishin   ½-½ 42 1988 Sarajevo E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 19. G Ballon vs J S Henri   ½-½ 21 1992 corr ol11 A32 English, Symmetrical Variation 20. Adianto vs P Lyrberg   1-0 25 1992 Gausdal (NOR) E10 Queen's Pawn Game 21. Adianto vs R Mainka   1-0 25 1993 (LIC) A32 English, Symmetrical Variation  page 1 of 1; 21 games

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5  8. Qb3 Bxc3

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 30  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Van Wely vs Stefansson   0-1 31 1989 EU-chJ U20 Arnhem E20 Nimzo-Indian 2. Van Wely vs K Hulak   ½-½ 54 1989 Amsterdam OHRA II E20 Nimzo-Indian 3. Lautier vs J Nogueiras   ½-½ 13 1989 Clermont-Ferrand E20 Nimzo-Indian 4. K Thorsteins vs Polugaevsky   ½-½ 36 1990 Reykjavik Summit [Ft E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 5. G Orlov vs V Karpman 0-1 55 1990 Ch URS (young masters) E20 Nimzo-Indian 6. C Ward vs Suba 0-1 34 1990 Great Britain (ch) 50/555 A16 English 7. K Thorsteins vs Browne   1-0 31 1990 It (open) E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 8. N Gaprindashvili vs A Galliamova   0-1 41 1990 Borzhomi E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 9. N Gaprindashvili vs Portisch   0-1 43 1991 Reggio Emilia E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 10. N Gaprindashvili vs S Vuksanovic   1-0 44 1991 Izt (w) E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 11. Beliavsky vs Portisch   ½-½ 57 1991 Reykjavik E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 12. D Kumaran vs Gulko   0-1 46 1991 Vienna op E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 13. P Wells vs Suba   1-0 41 1991 Hastings Challenger E10 Queen's Pawn Game 14. U Boensch vs Ftacnik   ½-½ 25 1992 Munich op9293 A15 English 15. N Gaprindashvili vs N Bojkovic   ½-½ 43 1992 Belgrade (Yugoslavia) E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 16. Kamsky vs Christiansen 0-1 98 1993 United States Chess E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 17. C Ward vs Psakhis   ½-½ 34 1993 Barcelona EUR cup E20 Nimzo-Indian 18. Barsov vs Winants   ½-½ 29 1994 NED-chT 9495 E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 19. Ftacnik vs R Steinbrecht   1-0 74 1997 It (open), Hamburg (Germany) E10 Queen's Pawn Game 20. Beliavsky vs Adorjan   ½-½ 45 1998 Chess Classics Masters A32 English, Symmetrical Variation 21. A Kabatianski vs E De Haan   1-0 39 2001 Soest open E10 Queen's Pawn Game 22. J Dudas vs W Van den Brande   1-0 39 2001 FSIMB May A32 English, Symmetrical Variation 23. J Parker vs A Rios Parra   ½-½ 35 2001 III Sants Hostafrancs Open E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 24. A Moiseenko vs Tkachiev   ½-½ 12 2002 Aeroflot Open E20 Nimzo-Indian 25. V Milov vs A Simutowe   0-1 100 2003 XVI Carlos Torre Memorial KO E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 30

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5  8. Qb3

page 1 of 1; 10 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Razuvaev vs A Herzog   1-0 32 1981 Keszthely E10 Queen's Pawn Game 2. Quinteros vs Christiansen 0-1 38 1982 Izt E10 Queen's Pawn Game 3. Polugaevsky vs Kholmov   1-0 24 1984 Kiev tt E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 4. S Kishnev vs Kholmov   0-1 57 1984 Moscow-ch E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 5. J Nogueiras vs Romanishin   ½-½ 21 1986 Szirak E00 Queen's Pawn Game 6. Barbero vs L Barczay   ½-½ 14 1987 Budapest plof (3.pl-izt Szirak) E10 Queen's Pawn Game 7. R Bakic vs A Kovacevic   1-0 44 2000 YUG-Cup E00 Queen's Pawn Game 8. Z Almasi vs C Balogh   1-0 62 2007 Bosnian Team Championships E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 9. A Kveinys vs J L Hammer   1-0 66 2008 Reykjavik Open E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 10. Gelfand vs Jakovenko 1-0 43 2009 ACP World Rapid Cup E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 d5

page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 229  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Schmid vs P Clarke   ½-½ 18 1961 Clare Benedict Cup 08th A30 English, Symmetrical 2. Beliavsky vs Alburt   ½-½ 40 1974 URS-ch sf A32 English, Symmetrical Variation 3. H De Carbonnel vs J Maedler   0-1 46 1975 8th CC World Ch Final 7580 E20 Nimzo-Indian 4. Gheorghiu vs R Bogdanovic   1-0 28 1978 Lone Pine A32 English, Symmetrical Variation 5. Razuvaev vs Balashov   ½-½ 23 1979 Minsk URS ch E20 Nimzo-Indian 6. M Diesen vs Gligoric   0-1 60 1979 Lone Pine E20 Nimzo-Indian 7. M Litinskaya-Shul vs N Gaprindashvili   1-0 60 1979 Ch URS (w) E20 Nimzo-Indian 8. Tal vs Timman   ½-½ 24 1980 Bugojno Bilten E00 Queen's Pawn Game 9. Chilingirova vs M Muresan   ½-½ 44 1980 Malta ol (Women) A32 English, Symmetrical Variation 10. Gheorghiu vs Nunn   ½-½ 18 1980 Baden-Baden E20 Nimzo-Indian 11. Tal vs Timman   ½-½ 28 1980 Bugojno E00 Queen's Pawn Game 12. Alburt vs J Yuchtman 0-1 49 1980 New York Open A32 English, Symmetrical Variation 13. K Grigorian vs V Tukmakov 1-0 35 1980 Yerevan A32 English, Symmetrical Variation 14. J Lechtynsky vs B Malich   ½-½ 21 1981 It b E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 15. Yusupov vs M Orso   ½-½ 16 1981 WchT U26 E00 Queen's Pawn Game 16. K Wockenfuss vs K H Goehring   ½-½ 66 1982 BL 8182 Markth'feld-FH Hamburg E20 Nimzo-Indian 17. R Vera vs G Garcia Gonzales   ½-½ 40 1982 Havana E20 Nimzo-Indian 18. H Schuh vs Chandler   0-1 27 1983 Bundesliga 1982/83 E10 Queen's Pawn Game 19. R Vera vs V Lukov   0-1 28 1983 Capablanca Memorial-B E20 Nimzo-Indian 20. R Mascarinas vs Ftacnik   ½-½ 23 1984 Thessaloniki olm ;BIG E20 Nimzo-Indian 21. H Bohm vs Timman 0-1 45 1984 9, Amsterdam OHRA E20 Nimzo-Indian 22. A N Panchenko vs Kholmov   ½-½ 24 1985 URS-ch FL53 E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 23. Hort vs S Kindermann   0-1 32 1985 Dortmund E10 Queen's Pawn Game 24. Sosonko vs J Benjamin   ½-½ 13 1986 Jerusalem E00 Queen's Pawn Game 25. Karpov vs Portisch ½-½ 41 1986 09, Tilburg ;CBM 03 E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights  page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 229

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2

page 1 of 1; 5 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Miles vs Velimirovic   1-0 42 1976 Amsterdam IBM A32 English, Symmetrical Variation 2. K Burger vs L Shamkovich   1-0 70 1982 Reykjavik op E10 Queen's Pawn Game 3. Gheorghiu vs R Rodriguez   1-0 40 1982 Interzonal E10 Queen's Pawn Game 4. J Sieglen vs K Gawehns   1-0 29 1994 Bonn GSK E20 Nimzo-Indian 5. S Atalik vs Short   ½-½ 37 2006 37th Chess Olympiad A32 English, Symmetrical Variation

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