1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Nf3 Bb7 8. g3 d6 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. O-O a5 11. b3 Qe7 12. Bb2 Rfe8 13. Rfe1 Be4 14. Bf1 c5 15. Nd2 cxd4 16. Qxd4 e5 17. Qc3 Rac8 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Qe3 Nef6 20. Rac1 Qe6 21. Red1 d5 22. cxd5 Nxd5 23. Qd3 N5f6 24. b4 axb4 25. axb4 h5 26. Bg2 h4 27. e4 hxg3 28. hxg3 Rxc1 29. Bxc1 Ra8 30. Be3 Ra2 31. Qc3 Kh7 32. Rd2 Ra8 33. Qc1 Ra4 34. Qc3 Qg4 35. Rd6 b5 36. Qe1 Nf8 37. f3 Qc8 38. Bf1 Ra3 39. Bxb5 Ne6 40. Bf1 g5 41. Rd3 Ra4 42. g4 Qb8 43. Rb3 Nd4 44. Bxd4 exd4 45. e5 Nd7 46. f4 Qb6 47. Bd3+ Kg8 48. f5 Ra2 49. e6 Qd6 50. Be2 Ne5 51. Qc1 Rxe2 52. Qxg5+ Kf8 53. Qh6+ Ke8 54. Ra3 Re1+ 0-1

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Opening: Nimzo-Indian, Classical (E32)
Player profiles: Korchnoi, Karpov

Novelty of stem-game: 10. ...a5

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Nf3 Bb7  8. g3 d6  9. Bg2 Nd7  10. 0-0

page 1 of 1; 15 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Korchnoi vs Karpov 0-1 54 1992 10, Biel E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 2. Lautier vs Psakhis   ½-½ 53 1992 Nikiti/Afytos E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 3. V Milov vs P Vezzosi   1-0 55 1993 Ticino op E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 4. Karpov vs Polugaevsky   ½-½ 61 1993 07, Monaco rapid ;EXP 34 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 5. V Frias vs Wojtkiewicz   1-0 52 1997 2nd Mechanics, San Francisco USA E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 6. A Rychagov vs Y Yarovik   1-0 42 2001 Russia Cup op E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 7. N Maisuradze vs A Zatonskih   0-1 40 2001 open E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 8. A Jakab vs M Galyas   ½-½ 16 2001 FSIMA May E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 9. L Eperjesi vs E Kahn   ½-½ 10 2001 FSIMB September E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 10. K Fahrner vs R Lendwai   ½-½ 37 2002 TCh-AUT 2001-2 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 11. G Horvath vs A Lugovoi   1-0 56 2002 European Club Cup E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 12. E El Gindy vs A Arab   0-1 50 2003 TCh-Africa E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 13. M Kanegi vs S Brittner   0-1 70 2004 36th Olympiad E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 14. A Anastasian vs E Safarli   ½-½ 41 2006 8th Dubai Open E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 15. M Maksimovic vs D Rajkovic   ½-½ 44 2010 XXIII Belgrade Trophy E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Nf3 Bb7  8. g3 d6  9. Bg2 Nd7

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Jakab vs H Kallio   0-1 81 2001 FSGM June E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 2. B Jorgensen vs E Valeanu   0-1 37 2011 European Club Cup E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Nf3 Bb7  8. g3

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 28  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. I Veltmander vs Petrosian 0-1 43 1951 Semi-Final 19th USSR Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 2. Udovcic vs J H Donner   ½-½ 57 1964 Capablanca mem E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 3. B Toth vs Portisch   ½-½ 66 1971 Ungarn E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 4. K Grigorian vs Tal   1-0 74 1976 USSR Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 5. P Clarke vs R Britton   ½-½ 76 1977 BCF Ch E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 6. K Grigorian vs Balashov   ½-½ 41 1977 Leningrad URS ch E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 7. M Knezevic vs J Adamski   ½-½ 15 1978 Kiev E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 8. Yusupov vs Tarjan   ½-½ 31 1983 It ( cat. 11 ) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 9. Polugaevsky vs T Wedberg   ½-½ 13 1984 It (open) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 10. Y Dokhoian vs S Smagin   ½-½ 28 1988 Yerevan E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 11. R Lev vs Browne   ½-½ 55 1989 It ( shv. ) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 12. S Giddins vs Suba   0-1 44 1991 Hastings Challenger E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 13. Flear vs K Spraggett   ½-½ 14 1993 It (open) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 14. A Kakageldyev vs N Kalesis   ½-½ 18 1993 Biel izt E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 15. J Benjamin vs Y Gruenfeld   ½-½ 18 1994 09, New York op E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 16. Pelletier vs Gelfand   0-1 42 1997 Biel Credit Suisse E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 17. M Tirabassi vs W Grohde   1-0 64 1999 ICCF - corr E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 18. Bacrot vs Beliavsky   ½-½ 20 1999 Match E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 19. I Zarezenko vs A Kopylov   ½-½ 18 2001 open E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 20. M Medic vs B Hund   ½-½ 36 2001 EuTChw E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 21. Ali Hasani vs Lautier   0-1 41 2004 20th European Club Cup E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 22. Granda-Zuniga vs L Bruzon   ½-½ 26 2005 American Continental Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 23. A Anastasian vs Naiditsch   0-1 52 2006 7th European Individual Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 24. M Brumo vs S Brittner   0-1 54 2006 37th Chess Olympiad E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 25. V Ivanets vs B Fradkin   ½-½ 34 2007 7th European Senior Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 28

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Nf3 Bb7

page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 169  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. H R Engel vs J Carr   ½-½ 19 1968 5.corr ol E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 2. R Knaak vs J Adamski   1-0 47 1975 Polanica Zdroj E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 3. Hort vs Timman   ½-½ 34 1979 Tilburg E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 4. Browne vs Ljubojevic 0-1 51 1981 Mar del Plata (Argentina) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 5. I Farago vs Groszpeter   1-0 34 1981 Hungary ch E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 6. Chekhov vs R Tischbierek   1-0 40 1981 It a E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 7. I Farago vs J G Nicholson   1-0 27 1981 Esbjerg Vesterhav E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 8. Miles vs Taimanov   ½-½ 24 1981 Wijk aan Zee E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 9. I Farago vs J Sloth   1-0 32 1981 Svendborg DEN E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 10. Vaisser vs Tal   ½-½ 12 1982 Chigorin Memorial So E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 11. Hort vs Balashov   ½-½ 14 1982 Wijk aan Zee E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 12. Chekhov vs Zhidkov   1-0 41 1982 Kislovodsk tt E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 13. L Shamkovich vs J D Tisdall   ½-½ 59 1982 Brighton (England) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 14. H Ree vs Tarjan   ½-½ 38 1982 Lucerne (Switzerland) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 15. K Spraggett vs Igor Ivanov   1-0 42 1982 Ontario Open E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 16. H U Gruenberg vs Vaisser   ½-½ 17 1983 Sochi E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 17. Oll vs Podgaets   ½-½ 30 1983 URS-ch FL51 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 18. Oll vs E Moldobaev 1-0 29 1983 Spartakiade tt 8th E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 19. K Hulak vs Van der Wiel   ½-½ 22 1983 Wijk aan Zee E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 20. Polugaevsky vs Psakhis   1-0 45 1983 50th USSR Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 21. Hort vs R Akesson   1-0 35 1983 West Berlin 36/652 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 22. Karpov vs Polugaevsky   ½-½ 56 1983 50th USSR Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 23. Hort vs S Agdestein 0-1 34 1984 Thessaloniki olm ;BIG E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 24. Lputian vs A Chernin   ½-½ 34 1984 URS-ch51 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 25. Huebner vs Timman   ½-½ 23 1984 Tilburg E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical  page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 169

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Nf3

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 31  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. P Stempin vs C Landenbergue   0-1 43 1989 EU-chT (Men) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 2. S Guliev vs V Tukmakov 0-1 36 1993 Nikolaev zt E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 3. I Sokolov vs Yudasin   1-0 41 1997 EU-chT (Men) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 4. V Oleshkevich vs V Kopeikin   ½-½ 26 1997 RUS-2 corr E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 5. R Soffer vs Y Gruenfeld   ½-½ 26 1999 Israeli League E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 6. C Schaeffner vs S Kustar   0-1 24 2000 LLN BY00/01 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 7. Kiril Georgiev vs G Kacheishvili   0-1 37 2000 34th Olympiad E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 8. A Benderac vs S Prudnikova   ½-½ 27 2001 54th ch-YUG Women E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 9. C Koenig vs K Friedrichs   ½-½ 27 2001 Osteropen E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 10. J Gustafsson vs F Handke   1-0 40 2001 Lost Boys Open E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 11. M Kaposztas vs Yu Mingyuan   ½-½ 36 2001 FSIM June E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 12. A Jakab vs M Kaposztas   ½-½ 15 2001 FSIMB March E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 13. N V Pedersen vs A Moiseenko   0-1 38 2002 Bled Olympiad E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 14. S Matveeva vs L Ptacnikova   1-0 34 2003 European Club Cup (Women) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 15. V Belov vs S Ionov   ½-½ 19 2004 Russia Team Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 16. S Matveeva vs E Meshcheriakova   1-0 36 2004 RUS-chT1 (Women) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 17. S Matveeva vs T Kosintseva 1-0 46 2004 Moscow Aeroflot op E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 18. S Matveeva vs E Zaiatz   ½-½ 23 2005 6th European Individual Women's Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 19. M Socko vs J Skrochocka   1-0 39 2005 Ch Poland (team) (extraleague) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 20. M Rodshtein vs M Nemeth   ½-½ 109 2006 FSGM August E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 21. S Atalik vs P Carlsson   1-0 36 2006 Sigeman & Co E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 22. D Bocharov vs S Ionov   1-0 41 2006 59th Russian Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 23. B Khanukov vs B Fradkin   1-0 66 2007 7th European Senior Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 24. H Leyva vs D Lima   1-0 41 2008 2008 Olympiad E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 25. Koneru vs Granda-Zuniga 1-0 22 2008 Ruy Lopez Chess Festival E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 31

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6

page 1 of 57; games 1-25 of 1,404  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Stoltz vs T Van Scheltinga   1-0 74 1937 7th olm final E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 2. A Tikovsky vs Sajtar   1-0 28 1943 UJCS-17.Kongress E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 3. Lokvenc vs Keres   0-1 35 1943 Praha E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 4. Reshevsky vs Keres ½-½ 26 1948 FIDE World Championship Tournament E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 5. S Pavlik vs F Blatny 0-1 37 1954 CSR-ch sf E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 6. J Salas Romo vs R Sanguineti   0-1 41 1959 Santiago E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 7. G Forintos vs Filip   1-0 43 1962 Reggio Emilia 6263 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 8. Taimanov vs Parma   1-0 58 1964 Leningrad (Russia) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 9. Yoel Aloni vs J Mollekens   1-0 48 1966 La Habana ol (Men) fin-B E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 10. A J Whiteley vs C W Pritchett   1-0 40 1968 BCF-ch E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 11. I Aloni vs H Ree   1-0 40 1968 Netanya E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 12. G Forintos vs Keres   ½-½ 74 1970 Budapest Inf9/501 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 13. G Forintos vs Parma   ½-½ 48 1970 Siegen (Germany) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 14. A J Whiteley vs H Bouwmeester   ½-½ 15 1970 ENG-NED m E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 15. A J Whiteley vs B Cafferty   ½-½ 25 1971 BCF-ch E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 16. H Ree vs K Langeweg   1-0 35 1971 Amsterdam IBM E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 17. G Forintos vs T Van Scheltinga   1-0 21 1971 Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens B, NED E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 18. S Hjorth vs M Johansson Sr   0-1 42 1971 Eskilstuna E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 19. S Hjorth vs L Liljedahl   0-1 31 1971 Eskilstuna E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 20. Doroshkievich vs Igor Ivanov   ½-½ 14 1977 Tournament E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 21. H Ree vs M Stean   1-0 23 1979 Amsterdam IBM E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 22. H Ree vs G Ligterink   1-0 30 1980 Wijk aan Zee I E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 23. Gheorghiu vs Timman   0-1 53 1980 Malta (ol) 30/647 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 24. G Forintos vs T Wedberg   1-0 40 1981 9. Eksjo SK E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 25. G Forintos vs K Kaiszauri   ½-½ 41 1981 9. Eksjo SK E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical  page 1 of 57; games 1-25 of 1,404

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