1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Bb4 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Qd4 Bd6 10. Qxg7 Bxh2+ 11. Kh1 Be5 12. Bf4 Bxg7 13. Bxc7 d5 14. Rad1 Ne7 15. Na4 Ra7 16. Bb6 Ra8 17. c3 Ng6 18. Bc7 Ra7 19. Bb8 Rb7 20. Bg3 O-O 21. exd5 cxd5 22. Rfe1 f5 23. Bd6 Rd8 24. Ba3 Rc7 25. Bb4 Rc6 26. Ba5 Rf8 27. Bb6 Rf7 28. Kg1 Bf8 29. b3 Bb7 30. Bh5 Re7 31. Kf1 Kf7 32. c4 Rc8 33. Ba5 dxc4 34. Nb6 Rb8 35. Nd7 Rc8 36. Bb4 cxb3 37. Nxf8 Rxf8 38. axb3 Rb8 39. Bxe7 Kxe7 40. Rd4 a5 41. Ra4 Bc6 42. Rxa5 Rxb3 43. Ra7+ Kf6 44. Rxh7 Nf4 45. g3 Bb5+ 46. Kg1 Nh3+ 47. Kg2 Ng5 48. Rh6+ Ke7 49. Re5 Bc6+ 50. Kf1 Rb1+ 51. Re1 Rb2 52. Be2 Ne4 53. Rd1 Bd5 54. Rc1 Nd2+ 55. Ke1 Ne4 56. Ra1 Nc3 57. Bd3 Na2 58. Kf1 Nb4 59. Bxf5 Nc6 60. Rd1 Bc4+ 61. Bd3 Bb3 62. Rb1 Rxb1+ 63. Bxb1 Bd5 64. Rh7+ Kf6 65. Rh4 Ne5 66. Ke2 Bf3+ 67. Ke3 Bc6 68. f4 Nf7 69. g4 e5 70. g5+ Kg7 71. Rh7+ Kg8 72. g6 exf4+ 73. Kxf4 1-0

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Opening: Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation (B47)
Player profiles: Deep Blue, Judit Polgar

Novelty of stem-game: 7. ...Bb4

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. 0-0

page 1 of 65; games 1-25 of 1,607  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Zukertort vs De Vere 1-0 17 1872 London B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. D Van Foreest vs C Messemaker 1-0 21 1886 Utrecht B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. Blackburne vs Maroczy   ½-½ 39 1896 Nuremberg B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 4. Kotov vs N Sorokin   ½-½ 41 1936 Tournament B32 Sicilian 5. A Franck vs P Vaitonis   0-1 32 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) B32 Sicilian 6. O Bernstein vs Trompowsky ½-½ 46 1954 Montevideo B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. S Giterman vs Taimanov   ½-½ 40 1957 Tbilisi B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 8. Aitken vs Portisch   0-1 50 1958 13th olm qual. group 3 B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 9. Pilnik vs J de Souza Mendes   ½-½ 46 1959 Santiago B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. Aronin vs Larsen   ½-½ 58 1959 Alekhine mem B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 11. Unzicker vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 47 1960 Buenos Aires B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 12. D De Oliveira vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 27 1960 Leipzig olm B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 13. T Perman vs A Hollis   0-1 62 1960 WchT U26 07th B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 14. Puc vs Larsen   ½-½ 40 1960 Sarajevo B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 15. O Bazan vs Pachman   1-0 67 1960 Buenos Aires B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 16. W Potasman vs Matulovic   1-0 39 1961 Netanya B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 17. S Garcia Martinez vs Jansa   0-1 97 1961 Moscow B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 18. C Chaude de Silans vs K Zvorykina   ½-½ 29 1961 Vrnjacka Banja ct (Women) B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 19. L Lane vs T Zatulovskaya   0-1 65 1961 Vrnjacka Banja ct (Women) B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 20. I Zaitsev vs Stein 0-1 35 1962 USSR Championship B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 21. O'Kelly vs J Penrose ½-½ 27 1962 Olympiad B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 22. Aronin vs Spassky   0-1 44 1962 USSR Championship B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 23. Krogius vs Kholmov   ½-½ 24 1962 USSR Championship B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 24. E Haag vs Polugaevsky 0-1 34 1963 Sotschi SN B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 25. M Kovacs vs Szabo   1-0 41 1963 Budapest ch B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 65; games 1-25 of 1,607

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