1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.O-O Ne5 9.h3 d6 10.Qe2 Be7 11.f4 Ng6 12.g4 h6 13.a4 O-O 14.Nf3 Nd7 15.Qg2 Bf6 16.Ra3 d5 17.e5 Be7 18.Raa1 Bc5 19.Nd4 Nxf4 20.Rxf4 Nxe5 21.Rf2 Nxd3 22.cxd3 Qe5 23.Kh1 Qxe3 0-1

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Opening: Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (B48)
Player profiles: Sax, Zsofia Polgar

Novelty of stem-game: 21. Rf2

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 Nf6  8. 0-0 Ne5  9. h3 d6  10. Qe2 Be7  11. f4 Ng6  12. g4 h6  13. a4 0-0  14. Nf3 Nd7  15. Qg2 Bf6  16. Ra3 d5  17. e5 Be7  18. Raa1 Bc5  19. Nd4 Nxf4  20. Rxf4 Nxe5

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Sax vs Zsuzsa Polgar 0-1 23 1993 Arhus B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. Sax vs Zsofia Polgar 0-1 23 1993 Arhus B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 Nf6  8. 0-0 Ne5  9. h3 d6  10. Qe2 Be7  11. f4 Ng6

page 1 of 1; one game    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Baiq Vina Lestari vs S Hoolt   0-1 31 2010 11th World University Championship Women B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation

 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 Nf6  8. 0-0 Ne5  9. h3 d6  10. Qe2

page 1 of 1; one game    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. B Firat vs G Kallai   0-1 23 2007 European Club Cup B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation

 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 Nf6  8. 0-0 Ne5  9. h3 d6

page 1 of 1; 3 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. K Toma vs L Javakhishvili   ½-½ 40 2001 2nd ch-EUR Women B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. T Warakomski vs D Reinderman   ½-½ 24 2005 6th European Individual Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. B Van der Leest vs Hort   ½-½ 57 2007 11th Essent Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 Nf6  8. 0-0 Ne5  9. h3

page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 139  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Z Nilsson vs Filip   0-1 30 1960 Leipzig ol (Men) qual-C B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. Novopashin vs W Schmidt   ½-½ 73 1964 Rubinstein mem B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. Vasiukov vs Suetin   ½-½ 32 1965 USSR Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. A Dueckstein vs Suetin   ½-½ 37 1965 Copenhagen B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. R Nicevski vs Soos   1-0 29 1967 Skopje B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. Kaplan vs Suetin   ½-½ 40 1967 Hastings 1967/68 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. V Litvinov vs B Vladimirov   ½-½ 36 1967 URS-chT B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. I Zaitsev vs Cherepkov   ½-½ 54 1968 USSR Championship 1968/69 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. O'Kelly vs Panno   0-1 32 1969 Habana (Cuba) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. Spassky vs Petrosian ½-½ 41 1969 Petrosian-Spassky World Championship Rematch B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. Hort vs Reshevsky   1-0 25 1970 Herceg Novi B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. H Ree vs K Langeweg   ½-½ 33 1970 Wijk aan Zee I B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. M D Tseitlin vs O Moiseev   0-1 82 1970 USSR Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 14. Tal vs Najdorf   ½-½ 41 1970 USSR vs. Rest of the World B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 15. I Radulov vs Suetin   ½-½ 26 1970 Budapest B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. Ulf Andersson vs Bukic   ½-½ 42 1970 Debrecen (Hungary) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. Ulf Andersson vs Doda   ½-½ 36 1970 Wijk aan Zee B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 18. Mecking vs C Juarez   1-0 39 1971 Mar B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 19. E Scholl vs K Langeweg   0-1 24 1971 Amsterdam IBM B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 20. C B Van den Berg vs K Langeweg   0-1 26 1971 Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens A, NED B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 21. Ulf Andersson vs Hort   0-1 60 1971 Wijk aan Zee B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 22. F Kuijpers vs Mecking   1-0 35 1971 It Wijk aan Zee (NED) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 23. Vogt vs G Timoshchenko   1-0 63 1972 Stary Smokovec B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 24. I Radulov vs G Barcza   0-1 36 1972 Hastings 7273 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 25. J Kupper vs Timman 0-1 65 1972 Wenen tt B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 139

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 Nf6  8. 0-0 Ne5

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 39  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. Ljubojevic vs Najdorf 1-0 34 1979 Buenos Aires B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. I Kapic vs Vih   0-1 10 1982 cr YU B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. Timman vs Ribli   ½-½ 51 1988 Reykjavik WCup ,CBM B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. E Teodoro vs Zsofia Polgar   0-1 39 1996 It (open) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. Tseshkovsky vs G Tunik   ½-½ 42 1998 RUS-ch sf B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. Ponomariov vs Sadler ½-½ 44 1999 Enghien les Bains 3rd B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. Ponomariov vs Salov   ½-½ 55 1999 Enghien les Bains 3rd B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. Ponomariov vs Fressinet   ½-½ 71 1999 Hastings 1998/99 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. Groszpeter vs Hracek   0-1 39 1999 Komercni Banka Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. Movsesian vs G Milos   1-0 39 2000 WCC B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. Xie Jun vs N Ioseliani   ½-½ 47 2001 EUR-ASIA Rapid Match Women B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. I Zaragatski vs M Perunovic   ½-½ 46 2001 TCh-Europe Boys U18 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 14. Stripunsky vs P Charbonneau   1-0 52 2001 Smartchess.com Int B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 15. Groszpeter vs A Flumbort   ½-½ 21 2001 VI Cup GM B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. E Andrzejewska vs D Blimke   1-0 27 2001 ch-POL w B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. F De la Paz vs S Almagro Mazariegos   1-0 53 2001 UPI B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 18. M Krakops vs K Trygstad   ½-½ 41 2001 Troll Masters B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 19. P Zarnicki vs V Sanchez   1-0 34 2001 I American Continental B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 20. H Ziska vs S Kristjansson   ½-½ 9 2006 XXII Reykjavik Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 21. E Ovod vs M Kursova   1-0 24 2006 Russian Women's Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 22. Y Dembo vs Delchev   ½-½ 23 2006 Cappelle la Grande B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 23. M Andersen vs J P Haapasalo   0-1 51 2006 Politiken Cup B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 24. T Bromann vs J P Haapasalo   ½-½ 19 2006 Politiken Cup B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 25. G Kjartansson vs H Steingrimsson   0-1 28 2006 XXII Reykjavik Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 39

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

page 1 of 12; games 1-25 of 294  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. J Fichtl vs J Vesely   ½-½ 38 1961 CSR-ch B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. R Weinstein vs Reshevsky   1-0 32 1961 USA-ch B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. E Hearst vs Larry Evans   0-1 29 1961 USA-ch B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. A Dueckstein vs Pachman 1-0 29 1962 Varna ol (Men) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. Geller vs Tal   ½-½ 27 1962 Curacao Candidates B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. Novopashin vs Suetin   1-0 41 1962 USSR Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. C Zuidema vs C B Van den Berg   1-0 24 1963 NED-ch21 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. Novopashin vs Suetin   0-1 34 1963 USSR Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. Tringov vs K Langeweg   ½-½ 41 1964 Tel Aviv ol (Men) fin-A B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. Lutikov vs Tal 1-0 34 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. L Endzelins vs Hybl   0-1 40 1965 5th CC World Ch Final B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. R Fuchs vs Jansa   ½-½ 16 1965 Tiblisi B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. C Zuidema vs Matulovic   ½-½ 38 1965 EU-chT (Men) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 14. Tolush vs Matulovic 1-0 31 1965 URS-JUG B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 15. V Vepkhvishvili vs Galustov   1-0 23 1965 Ch Tbilisi Pupils B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 16. Janosevic vs Matulovic   1-0 53 1966 Sarajevo B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. Ivkov vs Portisch   ½-½ 38 1967 Palma de Mallorca B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 18. Janosevic vs J Kupper   1-0 40 1967 Venice it B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 19. W Schmidt vs H Liebert   1-0 51 1967 Rubinstein mem B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 20. A Dueckstein vs Janosevic   ½-½ 36 1967 Sarajevo It B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 21. Robatsch vs Matulovic   0-1 28 1967 Maribor B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 22. S Tatai vs J Kupper   1-0 64 1967 Venice it B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 23. Ivkov vs Portisch   ½-½ 38 1967 Sousse Interzonal B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 24. L Zinn vs Matulovic   1-0 42 1967 Maribor B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 25. S Zinser vs L Lengyel   ½-½ 37 1967 Venice it B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 12; games 1-25 of 294

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