1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nf3 g6 7.Bf4 Bg7 8.Qa4+ Bd7 9.Qb3 b5 10.Nxb5 Qa5+ 11.Nc3 Ne4 12.Bd2 Nxd2 13.Nxd2 O-O 14.Nc4 Qc7 15.e3 Na6 16.Be2 Rab8 17.Qc2 Bf5 18.e4 Bc8 19.a3 Qd8 20.O-O Re8 21.Bd3 Nc7 22.Rab1 Qf6 23.Kh1 Ba6 24.Ne3 Bc8 25.f4 Bd7 26.e5 dxe5 27.f5 Qh4 28.d6 Nb5 29.Nxb5 Bxb5 30.Bxb5 Rxb5 31.Nd5 Rd8 32.f6 Bf8 33.a4 Rb7 34.Ne7+ Kh8 35.Qxc5 Qd4 36.Rbc1 Qxc5 37.Rxc5 Rxb2 38.Rd5 Rd7 39.g4 Bh6 40.Nc6 Bf4 41.Rxe5 Bxe5 42.Nxe5 Rbb7 43.Nxd7 Rxd7 44.Rd1 g5 1-0

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Opening: Benoni Defense (A60)
Player profiles: Zsuzsa Polgar, O Renet

Novelty of stem-game: 11. ...Ne4

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Bf4 Bg7  8. Qa4 Bd7  9. Qb3 b5  10. Nxb5 Qa5  11. Nc3

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Zsuzsa Polgar vs O Renet   1-0 44 1987 Paris A60 Benoni Defense 2. P Soln vs J Stocek   1-0 32 1998 Bled op 19th 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. Bf4 Bg7  8. Qa4 Bd7  9. Qb3 b5  10. Nxb5

page 1 of 1; 7 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Zsuzsa Polgar vs Illescas Cordoba 0-1 24 1987 ESP A43 Old Benoni 2. Ivanchuk vs D Norwood   1-0 65 1987 Arnheim E10 Queen's Pawn Game 3. N Gaprindashvili vs J M Bellon Lopez   1-0 54 1988 It (cat.8) E00 Queen's Pawn Game 4. D Ruzele vs Gelfand   0-1 58 1989 Kramatorsk E10 Queen's Pawn Game 5. J Moormann vs D Matic   0-1 30 1998 EM/MN/007 A61 Benoni 6. H Lahlum vs T Robertsen   ½-½ 31 2001 TCh-NOR Final A60 Benoni Defense 7. A Rychagov vs K Sek   ½-½ 16 2010 Russian Team Championships (Higher League) 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. Bf4 Bg7  8. Qa4 Bd7  9. Qb3 b5

page 1 of 1; 16 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Timman vs Winants   1-0 41 1986 Brussels SWIFT ,CBM E10 Queen's Pawn Game 2. M C Lopez vs Illescas Cordoba   1-0 25 1987 It Sevilla (ESP) A60 Benoni Defense 3. N Gaprindashvili vs Winants   0-1 55 1987 Brussels (Belgium) E10 Queen's Pawn Game 4. M Litinskaya-Shul vs Levitina   1-0 39 1988 Candidates (Women) A61 Benoni 5. L Compagnie vs I Khokhlov   ½-½ 42 1989 WT/M/GT/264 A61 Benoni 6. N Alexandria vs Shabalov   0-1 39 1989 Soviet E10 Queen's Pawn Game 7. M Litinskaya-Shul vs N Starr   1-0 53 1990 Kuala Lumpur Interzonal (Women) A61 Benoni 8. Hertneck vs R Wittmann   1-0 69 1990 Badenweiler op A61 Benoni 9. R Damaso vs H Erdogan   ½-½ 45 2001 EuTCh E00 Queen's Pawn Game 10. M Roeder vs S Cossin 0-1 71 2002 FRA-chT N2 Nord A61 Benoni 11. A Kuzmin vs M Womacka   1-0 52 2004 Gibraltar Masters A61 Benoni 12. Gelfand vs V Gashimov ½-½ 54 2010 Linares A61 Benoni 13. Sergey Kaluga vs O Badmatsyrenov   0-1 46 2011 SFO M E10 Queen's Pawn Game 14. D Khismatullin vs A Venevtsev   1-0 76 2011 Russian Team Championships A60 Benoni Defense 15. Aronian vs V Gashimov 1-0 48 2012 Tata Steel E10 Queen's Pawn Game 16. T Gareev vs Shabalov   1-0 41 2013 US Chess Championships E10 Queen's Pawn Game  page 1 of 1; 16 games

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Bf4 Bg7  8. Qa4 Bd7  9. Qb3

page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 103  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. T Florian vs G Kluger   0-1 37 1958 HUN-ch 13th A61 Benoni 2. B Vladimirov vs Gufeld   0-1 28 1958 URS-ch sf A61 Benoni 3. R Toran Albero vs K Langeweg   1-0 38 1959 Hoogovens A60 Benoni Defense 4. R Toran Albero vs E Nievergelt   1-0 52 1959 Clare Benedict Cup 06th A60 Benoni Defense 5. L Alster vs J Kozma   0-1 37 1960 CSR-ch A61 Benoni 6. Filip vs G Kluger   1-0 41 1961 Maroczy mem A61 Benoni 7. Uhlmann vs B Milic ½-½ 60 1961 Czech Republic A60 Benoni Defense 8. J Vesely vs J Kozma   1-0 41 1962 CSR-ch A61 Benoni 9. I Kanko vs E Keogh   1-0 34 1964 Tel Aviv ol (Men) A61 Benoni 10. Hybl vs S Nyman   1-0 33 1965 5th CC World Ch Final A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 11. Timman vs Ljubojevic 0-1 37 1972 Amsterdam IBM E00 Queen's Pawn Game 12. Anikaev vs S Garcia Martinez   ½-½ 21 1974 Sochi A60 Benoni Defense 13. G Forintos vs A Planinc   0-1 29 1974 Hoogovens A61 Benoni 14. M Muresan vs M Porubszky-Angyalosine   1-0 34 1974 Halle (Women) 08th A61 Benoni 15. Sosonko vs H Kestler   ½-½ 13 1975 Mannheim GER int ch E10 Queen's Pawn Game 16. L Aptekar vs B R Anderson   1-0 49 1977 84th New Zealand Championship A60 Benoni Defense 17. P Hardicsay vs H Fronczek   ½-½ 48 1978 Prievidza A60 Benoni Defense 18. Sosonko vs Vasiukov   1-0 33 1980 Reykjavik A60 Benoni Defense 19. S Garcia Martinez vs Kasparov 0-1 36 1980 Baku A60 Benoni Defense 20. P Gelpke vs H Van der Poel   1-0 30 1981 NED-ch sf E10 Queen's Pawn Game 21. Bronstein vs M Kopylov 1-0 29 1981 Erevan A60 Benoni Defense 22. G Garcia Gonzales vs Velimirovic   1-0 77 1982 Moscow Interzonal A61 Benoni 23. S Saeed vs Yusupov   ½-½ 39 1982 OHRA Open A61 Benoni 24. Sosonko vs H Kuijf   1-0 47 1982 Amsterdam OHRA A60 Benoni Defense 25. A Kuligowski vs A Sygulski   1-0 37 1982 POL-chT A61 Benoni  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 103

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Bf4 Bg7  8. Qa4

page 1 of 1; 4 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Ivkov vs Sahovic   1-0 35 1980 Zemun A60 Benoni Defense 2. J Benjamin vs Kraidman   1-0 24 1986 It (cat.11) A60 Benoni Defense 3. C Pereira dos Santos vs R Jedynak   ½-½ 31 2001 ECC E10 Queen's Pawn Game 4. F Schiendorfer vs S Bargan   0-1 70 2012 Albena Open A60 Benoni Defense

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Bf4 Bg7

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 42  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Keres vs Tal ½-½ 38 1954 Tallinn, Est-Latvia team m A60 Benoni Defense 2. Lutikov vs Spassky   ½-½ 43 1955 Ch URS (1/2 final) A60 Benoni Defense 3. L Shamkovich vs A Planinc   0-1 34 1970 Varna A61 Benoni 4. Y Bleiman vs Browne 0-1 21 1971 Nathanya (Israel) A60 Benoni Defense 5. M Vukic vs A Planinc   1-0 35 1978 Novi Sad A61 Benoni 6. V Tukmakov vs V Malaniuk   1-0 53 1983 50th USSR Championship A61 Benoni 7. Lputian vs Romanishin   ½-½ 29 1987 Moscow 43/104 (Romanishin,O) E10 Queen's Pawn Game 8. Christiansen vs W Schoen   ½-½ 13 1988 Cologne (Germany) A60 Benoni Defense 9. G Orlov vs Y Gruenfeld   1-0 44 1988 Belgrade (Yugoslavia) E00 Queen's Pawn Game 10. A Petrosian vs Psakhis   0-1 53 1988 Erevan 45/82 (Petrosian,A) E10 Queen's Pawn Game 11. F Braga vs M Godena   1-0 40 1988 10s, ITA-ch A43 Old Benoni 12. A Garcia vs Manuel Marte   1-0 40 1990 Novi Sad ol (Men) A60 Benoni Defense 13. Yusupov vs S Maus   1-0 52 1991 Hamburg SKA A61 Benoni 14. A Kogan vs S Brynell   ½-½ 12 2001 Nordic Championships E10 Queen's Pawn Game 15. D Nestorovic vs D Boskovic   0-1 41 2001 TSGM October A60 Benoni Defense 16. Azmaiparashvili vs Anand 1-0 40 2002 FIDE GP E10 Queen's Pawn Game 17. F Dietze vs S Bromberger   0-1 19 2003 Bad Wiessee A61 Benoni 18. H Borchgrevink vs O Dannevig   1-0 28 2005 Norwegian Championship A61 Benoni 19. A Mottonen vs T Sammalvuo   0-1 24 2006 Heart of Finland Open A61 Benoni 20. P Fogel vs D Dimitrijevic   1-0 31 2007 5th Gibraltar Chess Festival A61 Benoni 21. B Lindberg vs E Berg   0-1 46 2007 Scandinavian Chess Tournament A61 Benoni 22. M Skjoldebrand vs P Soderberg   0-1 31 2007 Scandinavian Chess Tournament A61 Benoni 23. Garcia Alv vs D Aldama Degurnay   0-1 42 2008 Pan-American Continental E10 Queen's Pawn Game 24. Damljanovic vs N Milanko   1-0 40 2008 21st Belgrade Trophy E10 Queen's Pawn Game 25. L Elkin vs A Bonte   0-1 28 2009 10th European Individual Championship A60 Benoni Defense  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 42

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Bf4

page 1 of 14; games 1-25 of 339  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. B Goldenov vs Tolush   0-1 38 1952 USSR Championship E10 Queen's Pawn Game 2. L Alster vs J Enevoldsen   1-0 37 1956 Moscow ol (Men) E10 Queen's Pawn Game 3. S Dittmann vs Uhlmann   ½-½ 52 1956 Dresden it A43 Old Benoni 4. J Szukszta vs K Van Schoor 1-0 42 1958 13th olm final B A61 Benoni 5. W Ader Hausman vs Ivkov   ½-½ 36 1959 Santiago E10 Queen's Pawn Game 6. L Navarovszky vs Szabo   0-1 25 1959 Budapest E10 Queen's Pawn Game 7. Ivkov vs D Ugrinovic   ½-½ 21 1959 Belgrade A60 Benoni Defense 8. L Liptay vs Portisch   0-1 40 1963 Ungarn A60 Benoni Defense 9. Feuerstein vs B Koch   ½-½ 56 1968 5.corr ol A60 Benoni Defense 10. Portisch vs Timman   ½-½ 21 1969 Hastings A60 Benoni Defense 11. L Shamkovich vs A Filipowicz   1-0 41 1970 Polanica Zdroj (Poland) A60 Benoni Defense 12. B Malich vs B Enklaar   ½-½ 51 1971 IBM-B A61 Benoni 13. Uhlmann vs Portisch   ½-½ 46 1971 Hastings 1970/71 A60 Benoni Defense 14. Portisch vs K Honfi   1-0 43 1971 Ungarn A60 Benoni Defense 15. B Malich vs G Kuzmin   1-0 39 1971 Zinnowitz 8th A61 Benoni 16. B Malich vs O Jakobsen   1-0 42 1971 EU-chT prel A61 Benoni 17. Uhlmann vs Portisch   ½-½ 46 1971 Hastings A60 Benoni Defense 18. G Kluger vs Portisch   0-1 42 1971 Ungarn A60 Benoni Defense 19. B Malich vs Browne   1-0 42 1972 Amsterdam (Netherlands) A60 Benoni Defense 20. G Kuzmin vs Savon   ½-½ 30 1973 USSR Championship A61 Benoni 21. H Hurme vs Tringov 1-0 41 1974 Nice ol (Men) fin-A A61 Benoni 22. Sosonko vs Timman   1-0 40 1975 Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens A60 Benoni Defense 23. Taimanov vs Rashkovsky   1-0 50 1975 Kischinev A60 Benoni Defense 24. Bukic vs Ivkov   ½-½ 36 1975 ch YUG Novi Sad YUG A60 Benoni Defense 25. Sosonko vs S J Hutchings   1-0 27 1975 Barcelona A60 Benoni Defense  page 1 of 14; games 1-25 of 339

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