1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Nd2 Nbd7 8. g3 Bg7 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Qe7 11. Nc4 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. a4 a6 14. a5 Re8 15. Bf4 Qe7 16. Qb3 Nd7 17. Rfe1 Ne5 18. Na4 Bd7 19. Nb6 Rab8 20. Bd2 Bb5 21. Bc3 c4 22. Qc2 f5 23. h3 Qc7 24. f4 Nd7 25. Nxd7 Bxd7 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Qc3+ Kg8 28. Kh2 Qc5 29. e3 b5 30. axb6 Rxb6 31. Ra5 Qb4 32. Re2 Qxc3 33. bxc3 Kf8 34. Kg1 Rb1+ 35. Kf2 Bb5 36. g4 Rc1 37. Ra3 Kf7 38. Bf3 Re7 39. h4 Rd1 40. g5 Rd3 41. h5 gxh5 1/2-1/2

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Opening: Benoni (A61)
Player profiles: Gligoric, Petrosian

Novelty of stem-game: 11. Nc4

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Nd2 Nd7  8. g3 Bg7  9. Bg2 0-0  10. 0-0 Qe7

page 1 of 1; 3 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Gligoric vs Petrosian ½-½ 41 1953 Zurich Candidates A61 Benoni 2. Lilienthal vs Suetin   1-0 50 1954 URS-ch21 Kiev ,URS-c A61 Benoni 3. J H Donner vs Petrosian 0-1 41 1955 Gothenburg Interzonal A61 Benoni

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Nd2 Nd7  8. g3 Bg7  9. Bg2 0-0  10. 0-0

page 1 of 1; one game    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Cichocki vs L Ostrowski   0-1 23 1986 Dreszer mem A64 Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8

 

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Nd2 Nd7  8. g3 Bg7  9. Bg2 0-0

page 1 of 1; one game    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Dmitry Burkov vs V N Kozlov   0-1 32 2011 Seniors RUS Ch A61 Benoni

 

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Nd2 Nd7  8. g3

page 1 of 1; one game    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. H Pascua vs Sutarno   1-0 45 2012 2nd Indonesia Open Chess Championship A61 Benoni

 

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Nd2 Nd7

page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 156  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Nimzowitsch vs Marshall 1-0 30 1927 New York A61 Benoni 2. Petrosian vs Tolush   ½-½ 44 1953 Tournament A61 Benoni 3. Gligoric vs M Czerniak   1-0 42 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) pre-III A61 Benoni 4. G Borisenko vs Sokolsky   1-0 64 1954 URS-ch21 A61 Benoni 5. J Kozma vs A Zaruba   ½-½ 41 1955 CSR-ch A61 Benoni 6. G Kluger vs J Pogats   1-0 78 1955 Budapest A61 Benoni 7. M Gerusel vs A Jongsma   1-0 66 1957 Wch U20 A61 Benoni 8. Gligoric vs P Trifunovic   ½-½ 35 1957 YUG-ch A61 Benoni 9. Ivkov vs K Van Schoor 0-1 41 1958 Munich A61 Benoni 10. Uhlmann vs Soos   ½-½ 37 1959 Balatonfured A61 Benoni 11. J Marsalek vs D Drimer   ½-½ 78 1961 Bucharest GMT 5th A61 Benoni 12. Spassky vs Fischer 0-1 41 1972 Fischer-Spassky World Championship Match A61 Benoni 13. Petrosian vs A Kapengut   ½-½ 26 1972 Moskva A61 Benoni 14. Najdorf vs Pilnik   0-1 46 1973 Argentina 16/95 A61 Benoni 15. I Farago vs P Szilagyi 0-1 25 1974 HUN ch A61 Benoni 16. F Olafsson vs O Rodriguez   1-0 42 1975 Las Palmas Ruy Lopez mem A61 Benoni 17. P Peev vs J Lechtynsky   0-1 26 1975 Lublin A61 Benoni 18. R K Al Kazzaz vs Chekhov   ½-½ 29 1976 WchT U26 prel-1 A61 Benoni 19. K Grigorian vs A Rodriguez   1-0 35 1976 Erevan A61 Benoni 20. O'Kelly vs Quinteros   ½-½ 21 1978 Jakarta A61 Benoni 21. Petrosian vs R C Cannon 0-1 43 1978 YMCA simul A61 Benoni 22. Sahovic vs R Henley   1-0 67 1978 Lone Pine A61 Benoni 23. Ribli vs Hort   1-0 52 1978 Amsterdam A61 Benoni 24. E Magerramov vs Kasparov 1-0 53 1979 Baku A61 Benoni 25. Panno vs Ljubojevic   0-1 48 1979 Sao Paulo A61 Benoni  page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 156

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Nd2

page 1 of 16; games 1-25 of 385  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. K Darga vs E Gereben   ½-½ 40 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) fin-A A61 Benoni 2. S G Lebedev vs Tal 0-1 44 1955 Riga A61 Benoni 3. K Darga vs J Fuller   ½-½ 67 1955 Hastings 5556 A61 Benoni 4. G Borisenko vs Tal 1-0 41 1955 Riga A61 Benoni 5. Antoshin vs Tal   ½-½ 42 1956 USSR Championship A61 Benoni 6. G Borisenko vs Polugaevsky   1-0 41 1956 USSR Championship A61 Benoni 7. L Shamkovich vs Vasiukov 0-1 83 1956 URS-ch sf A61 Benoni 8. J Kozma vs B Sandor   1-0 44 1957 Bratislava A61 Benoni 9. J Kozma vs Spassky   0-1 38 1957 WchT U26 04th A61 Benoni 10. Najdorf vs Larsen 1-0 42 1957 Dallas A61 Benoni 11. Gligoric vs A M Giustolisi   ½-½ 31 1957 Dublin zt A61 Benoni 12. A M Giustolisi vs Tal   0-1 36 1957 Italien A61 Benoni 13. G Palmason vs Spassky   ½-½ 23 1957 WchT U26 04th A61 Benoni 14. G Palmason vs Perez   ½-½ 20 1958 13th olm qual. group 2 A61 Benoni 15. Sliwa vs K S Ojanen   ½-½ 23 1958 Munich ol (Men) fin-B A61 Benoni 16. G Borisenko vs Suetin   1-0 42 1958 USSR Championship A61 Benoni 17. Szabo vs Portisch   ½-½ 66 1959 Wegry ch A61 Benoni 18. J Salas Romo vs J de Souza Mendes   1-0 42 1959 Santiago A61 Benoni 19. J H Donner vs A M Giustolisi   1-0 43 1959 Clare Benedict Cup 06th A61 Benoni 20. F Jenei vs G Kluger   0-1 36 1959 HUN-ch 15th A61 Benoni 21. Taimanov vs Suetin   1-0 55 1960 USSR Championship A61 Benoni 22. G Borisenko vs Boleslavsky   0-1 60 1961 USSR Championship 1961a A61 Benoni 23. V Osnos vs G Forintos ½-½ 41 1962 Leningrad-Budapest m A61 Benoni 24. J H Donner vs K Langeweg   1-0 42 1963 Hoogovens A61 Benoni 25. Reshevsky vs Saidy 1-0 42 1963 US Championship 1963/64 A61 Benoni  page 1 of 16; games 1-25 of 385

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6

page 1 of 84; games 1-25 of 2,077  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Capablanca vs Marshall ½-½ 60 1927 New York A62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation 2. B Goldenov vs Tolush   0-1 38 1952 USSR Championship E10 Queen's Pawn Game 3. Euwe vs Kotov 1-0 39 1953 Zurich Candidates A64 Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8 4. Ujtelky vs V Brat   1-0 41 1953 CSR-ch A62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation 5. Kholmov vs E Sardarov 0-1 20 1954 URS-chTJ Coop A78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6 6. L Navarovszky vs P Dely   1-0 41 1954 HUN-ch 10th A77 Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2 7. Flohr vs Sokolsky   ½-½ 41 1954 21st Soviet Championship A76 Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8 8. Sliwa vs G Kluger 1-0 33 1954 Prague zt A62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation 9. Uhlmann vs G Kluger   ½-½ 41 1954 Prague zt A62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation 10. F Koberl vs P Dely   ½-½ 44 1954 HUN-ch 10th A62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation 11. G Kluger vs M Czerniak   0-1 44 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) A62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation 12. Keres vs Tal ½-½ 38 1954 Tallinn, Est-Latvia team m A60 Benoni Defense 13. V Saigin vs Tal ½-½ 47 1954 Riga A61 Benoni 14. Kholmov vs Petrosian   ½-½ 27 1954 URS-ch21 A61 Benoni 15. Stahlberg vs G Kluger   ½-½ 40 1954 Prague zt A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 16. P Kampenuss vs Polugaevsky   0-1 44 1954 URS-chT A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 17. G Kluger vs Kholmov   ½-½ 21 1954 Bucharest A74 Benoni, Classical, 9...a6, 10.a4 18. Lutikov vs Spassky   ½-½ 43 1955 Ch URS (1/2 final) A60 Benoni Defense 19. B Lebedev vs Vasiukov   1-0 41 1955 Moscow-ch A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 20. Simagin vs Antoshin   ½-½ 59 1955 Ch Moscow A72 Benoni, Classical without 9.O-O 21. Guimard vs Szabo   0-1 37 1955 Buenos Aires A73 Benoni, Classical, 9.O-O 22. S Schweber vs S Johannessen   0-1 50 1955 Wch U20 prel-B A77 Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2 23. Boleslavsky vs Gipslis   ½-½ 26 1955 URS-ch sf A76 Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8 24. Guimard vs Szabo   0-1 37 1955 Buenos Aires A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 25. E Dodero vs Najdorf   0-1 24 1955 Mar del Plata A64 Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8  page 1 of 84; games 1-25 of 2,077

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