1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O h6 9. Be3 Be7 10. f3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 b5 12. e5 dxe5 13. Qxe5 Qa5 14. Kb1 Bb7 15. Be2 Rc8 16. Bd2 Qb6 17. Be3 Bc5 18. Bxc5 Rxc5 19. Qb8+ Rc8 20. Qe5 O-O 21. a3 Rc5 22. Qd6 Rc6 23. Qd4 Qc7 24. Bd3 Rc8 25. Ne4 Nd5 26. Rd2 Rd8 27. Qf2 f5 28. Ng3 b4 29. axb4 Nxb4 30. Ne2 Qa5 31. Nc1 Rxd3 32. Rxd3 Rxc2 33. Qxc2 Nxc2 34. Kxc2 Qc5+ 35. Kd1 e5 36. Re1 e4 37. fxe4 Bxe4 38. Rd8+ Kh7 39. Rd2 Qc6 40. Ree2 Qc7 41. h3 Qg3 42. Rf2 f4 43. Rfe2 Bc6 44. Kc2 f3 45. gxf3 Bxf3 46. Re7 Qxh3 47. Rdd7 Be4+ 48. Kd2 Qg2+ 49. Ne2 Qg5+ 50. Ke1 Qh4+ 51. Kd2 h5 52. Rxg7+ Kh6 53. Rge7 Bg6 54. Rb7 Qf6 55. Re3 h4 56. Rbb3 Bf5 57. Ke1 a5 58. Rbc3 a4 59. Rf3 Qe5 60. Rc6+ Kg7 61. Rcc3 h3 62. Rfe3 Qd6 63. Ng3 Bg4 64. Red3 Qb4 65. Rd2 h2 66. Re3 Qc5 67. Kf2 Qc1 0-1

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Opening: Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B62)
Player profiles: C Lutz, Korchnoi

Novelty of stem-game: 12. e5

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6  8. 0-0-0 h6  9. Be3 Be7  10. f3 Nxd4  11. Qxd4 b5

page 1 of 1; 9 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Balashov vs K Lerner   ½-½ 16 1983 50th USSR Championship B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 2. Gipslis vs K Lerner   ½-½ 50 1983 It (cat.10) B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 3. C Lutz vs Korchnoi 0-1 67 1995 It (op) IX-X Hamb B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 4. V Iordachescu vs A Korotylev   1-0 64 1996 Moscow GM3 B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 5. Bologan vs Smirin   ½-½ 40 1996 Yerevan ol (Men) B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 6. H Vatter vs Nisipeanu   ½-½ 37 1998 Bundesliga -9 B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 7. Kasparov vs Kramnik ½-½ 24 1999 Siemens Giants B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 8. G Toczek vs T Gara   0-1 55 2001 17th Spring Festival B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 9. P Blehm vs E Perelshteyn   1-0 43 2002 GMB B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6  8. 0-0-0 h6  9. Be3 Be7  10. f3 Nxd4  11. Qxd4

page 1 of 1; 6 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Campora vs V Tukmakov   ½-½ 41 1983 Bor YUG B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 2. Shirov vs A Greenfeld   1-0 24 1994 Pardubice (Czechoslovakia) B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 3. Ivanchuk vs Salov   ½-½ 56 1994 Buenos Aires TT B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 4. J M De La Villa Garcia vs E Ubilava   1-0 42 1994 Leon, Cat.12 B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 5. M Brodsky vs E Anka   1-0 42 1995 Oberwart op B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 6. S Garcia Martinez vs S Alonso   0-1 46 2001 IV Open B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6  8. 0-0-0 h6  9. Be3 Be7  10. f3 Nxd4

page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 78  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Karpov vs Timman   ½-½ 45 1983 07, Linares B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 2. Marjanovic vs D Pavlovic   1-0 33 1983 Nis (Yugoslavia) B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 3. Yudasin vs S Makarichev ½-½ 40 1983 Mikolaiv B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 4. Van der Wiel vs V Tukmakov   1-0 60 1984 Thessaloniki olm ;BIG B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 5. Matulovic vs S Martinovic   1-0 42 1984 Vrnjacka Banja B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 6. E Winslow vs Igor Ivanov   0-1 34 1985 New York op B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 7. Tseshkovsky vs A Kachur   1-0 33 1985 URS-ch sf B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 8. Mikhalchishin vs K Lerner   0-1 41 1985 URS-ch52 B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 9. Tseshkovsky vs K Lerner   ½-½ 57 1985 Moscow-B B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 10. Dolmatov vs K Lerner   ½-½ 44 1986 URS-ch53 B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 11. Balashov vs Salov   ½-½ 41 1986 URS-FL Irkutsk B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 12. J Delaney vs Chandler   0-1 25 1987 Bath (England) B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 13. Tringov vs A Rodriguez   0-1 37 1987 Pancevo B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 14. Campora vs Van der Wiel   ½-½ 43 1989 Palma de Mallorca GMA op B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 15. Tringov vs Yermolinsky   0-1 52 1989 Forli op B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 16. W Watson vs V Tukmakov   0-1 39 1989 GMA Baleares op B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 17. P Haba vs Khalifman   ½-½ 42 1991 BRD 51/202 [Haba,P] B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 18. Fedorowicz vs J Nogueiras   1-0 54 1991 It (open) B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 19. Van der Wiel vs Ehlvest   ½-½ 25 1992 Katerini 55/229 B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 20. Hjartarson vs Serper   ½-½ 25 1993 3rd World Team Ch B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 21. B Ivanovic vs M Makarov   1-0 39 1993 Podgorica B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 22. Matulovic vs A Zontakh   ½-½ 20 1993 Arandjelovac B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 23. Anand vs Serper   1-0 34 1993 Groningen, NED B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 24. Tseshkovsky vs V Ruban   ½-½ 46 1993 St Petersburg zt B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 25. Anand vs S Atalik   ½-½ 49 1993 It (active) B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 78

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6  8. 0-0-0 h6  9. Be3 Be7  10. f3

page 1 of 1; 11 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. G Blendinger vs J Steger   0-1 45 1946 Regensburg GER B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 2. Gufeld vs Zurakov   0-1 23 1959 Kiev B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 3. V Liberzon vs V Tukmakov   1-0 34 1989 GMA Baleares op B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 4. J L Arnason vs Shirov   ½-½ 57 1990 Groningen 51/196 [Arnason,J] B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 5. A Ivanov vs Yermolinsky   1-0 37 1992 Ch USA B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 6. Jansa vs Votava   1-0 25 1994 CZE-ch B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 7. Ivanchuk vs Salov   ½-½ 71 1994 It B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 8. J Dworakowska vs K Jakubowski   1-0 45 2001 Polish Supercup B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 9. M Schoene vs Z Topel   1-0 56 2006 World Junior Championship (Girls) B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 10. E Hermansson vs Timman   0-1 36 2007 15th Sigeman & Co B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 11. I Videnova vs A Kushka   0-1 43 2010 European Individual Championships (Women) B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6  8. 0-0-0 h6  9. Be3 Be7

page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 169  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Sax vs S Makarichev   ½-½ 27 1982 21. It Bosna '82 B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 2. Oll vs S Makarichev   0-1 33 1983 URS-ch FL51 B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 3. Tringov vs S Makarichev   ½-½ 15 1983 Novi Sad B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 4. Tal vs V Tukmakov 40 1983 50th USSR Championship B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 5. Geller vs S Makarichev   0-1 41 1983 Sochi B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 6. Beliavsky vs V Tukmakov   ½-½ 36 1984 Hoogovens B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 7. A Rodriguez vs V Tukmakov   0-1 33 1984 Thessaloniki ol (Men) B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 8. Balashov vs K Lerner   ½-½ 26 1984 Lvov URS ch B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 9. J M De La Villa Garcia vs J Benjamin   0-1 44 1987 Izt B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 10. Short vs A Rodriguez   1-0 31 1987 Subotica (izt) 43/253 (Short,N) B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 11. Short vs J Benjamin 1-0 38 1987 Hastings 45/241 B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 12. Kudrin vs M Wilder 0-1 34 1987 Ch USA B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 13. Psakhis vs K Lerner   ½-½ 21 1987 Tallinn B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 14. Dvoirys vs Yermolinsky   1-0 33 1988 Ch URS (1 liga) (cat.10) B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 15. Khalifman vs S Ionov   0-1 46 1988 Ch Leningrad (1/2 final) B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 16. P De Jong vs F Lucas   1-0 31 1988 match corr B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 17. J Gallagher vs J Benjamin   ½-½ 44 1988 St John op-2 B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 18. F Hellers vs Ivanchuk 1-0 42 1988 Adelaide 46/262 B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 19. F Hellers vs Ivanchuk   1-0 42 1988 WchJ U20 Adelaide B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 20. G Tyagunov vs W Riemer   1-0 67 1988 WT/M/GT/235 B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 21. I Rogers vs M Wilder   ½-½ 30 1988 It B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 22. Z Lanka vs Shirov 0-1 27 1989 Riga (Latvia) B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 23. Oll vs K Lerner   ½-½ 45 1989 URS-ch56 B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 24. Sax vs Van der Wiel   ½-½ 21 1989 Rotterdam WCup B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 25. Beliavsky vs Salov   ½-½ 57 1989 World Cup B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer  page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 169

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6  8. 0-0-0 h6  9. Be3

page 1 of 16; games 1-25 of 389  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. B Goldenov vs Aronin   ½-½ 47 1947 USSR Championship B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 2. Gligoric vs F Olafsson   1-0 67 1957 Dallas B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 3. Smyslov vs Botvinnik 0-1 41 1957 Botvinnik-Smyslov World Championship Return Match B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 4. Bagirov vs Gipslis   ½-½ 17 1957 Sverdlovsk B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 5. Smyslov vs Botvinnik ½-½ 45 1957 Botvinnik-Smyslov World Championship Return Match B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 6. Smyslov vs Botvinnik 1-0 41 1957 Botvinnik-Smyslov World Championship Return Match B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 7. O Rubtsova vs E Bykova 0-1 64 1958 Moscow, WCH B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 8. Korchnoi vs Y Sakharov 1-0 41 1959 Cheliabinsk B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 9. L Shamkovich vs V Titenko   1-0 30 1961 Ch Moscow B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 10. H Abels vs C Jedrzejek   0-1 43 1965 EU-ch U20 Niemeyer 4th B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 11. H Rittner vs Simagin 1-0 45 1966 corr-1 B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 12. Averbakh vs Simagin   0-1 25 1966 Moscow Training B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 13. Suetin vs Tal   ½-½ 66 1967 Budva B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 14. A Bikhovsky vs Simagin   ½-½ 41 1968 Moscow (Russia) B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 15. A Medina Garcia vs Ribli   0-1 36 1972 Skopje (ol) B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 16. Geller vs Csom   1-0 41 1973 Budapest B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 17. V Tukmakov vs Csom   ½-½ 38 1974 IBM B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 18. Larsen vs Gligoric   1-0 31 1974 Manila B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 19. C W Pritchett vs Csom   1-0 34 1975 Zonal B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 20. Tarjan vs Gheorghiu   0-1 27 1975 Orense (Spain) B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 21. Balashov vs Dorfman 1-0 41 1975 Yerevan URS ch B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 22. Browne vs B Wall 1-0 39 1975 Walter Browne Simul B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 23. Savon vs V Tukmakov   ½-½ 37 1975 URS-ch FL43 B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 24. Geller vs Tseshkovsky 0-1 36 1976 Sochi B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 25. P Ostojic vs Csom   0-1 37 1976 Erevan B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer  page 1 of 16; games 1-25 of 389

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6  8. 0-0-0 h6

page 1 of 17; games 1-25 of 415  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. V Liublinsky vs Aronin   ½-½ 23 1949 USSR Championship B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 2. I Johansson vs H Busek   1-0 42 1950 Dubrovnik olm B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 3. Konstantinopolsky vs Aronin   0-1 41 1950 USSR Championship B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 4. Nezhmetdinov vs P Dubinin 1-0 32 1950 RSFSR Team Championship B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 5. Taimanov vs Aronin   1-0 35 1951 Leningrad B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 6. L Sanchez vs J A Fred   ½-½ 42 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 7. Najdorf vs G Ilivitsky   1-0 44 1955 Gothenburg Interzonal B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 8. Yanofsky vs Mednis   1-0 24 1956 Canadian Open, Montreal, Quebec (CAN) B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 9. K Kaliwoda vs F Batik   1-0 49 1956 2nd World Correspondence Chess Championship B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 10. Ivkov vs A Ingerslev 1-0 35 1956 Moscow B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 11. K Darga vs Ivkov   0-1 55 1956 Moscow B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 12. Tal vs Polugaevsky   ½-½ 48 1956 USSR Championship B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 13. Keres vs Taimanov   ½-½ 46 1956 Alekhine Memorial B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 14. Krogius vs Polugaevsky   1-0 51 1956 Ch URS (1/2 final) B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 15. Tolush vs Polugaevsky   0-1 42 1956 USSR Championship B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 16. Gilg vs B Djurasevic   0-1 47 1956 YUG-GER B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 17. E Hearst vs Mednis ½-½ 41 1956 Third Rosenwald Trophy B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 18. Keres vs Najdorf   ½-½ 28 1957 Mar del Plata B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 19. Gipslis vs Polugaevsky   0-1 41 1957 Sverdlovsk B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 20. C Chaurang vs B J Moore 0-1 31 1957 Int. Jr. tourn. (teams) B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 21. Bannik vs Aronin   1-0 69 1957 USSR Championship B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 22. Averbakh vs Botvinnik   0-1 37 1957 Training Game B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 23. Averbakh vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 40 1957 Training B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 24. Keres vs M Cuellar Gacharna   1-0 42 1957 Mar del Plata B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 25. Keres vs M Cuellar Gacharna 1-0 42 1957 Mar del Plata B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer  page 1 of 17; games 1-25 of 415

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