Games like Lev Polugaevsky vs Mark Taimanov (1959)

Stem game: Lev Polugaevsky vs Mark Taimanov (1959) 1-0

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Ne2 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. c5 Ne4 8. Bd2 Nc6 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Bxb4 Nxb4 11. Nc3 Qxd4 12. Qxd4 Nc2+ 13. Kd2 Nxd4 14. Nxe4 Ke7 15. Kc3 e5 16. f4 f5 17. Nd6 b6 18. Re1 bxc5 19. Nxc8+ Rhxc8 20. Rxe5+ Kf6 21. Bc4 g5 22. g3 gxf4 23. gxf4 Rab8 24. Rhe1 Rc7 25. Rd5 Rb6 26. Ree5 Rbc6 27. Bd3 Kg7 28. Kc4 Nf3 29. Rxf5 Ra6 30. Rh5 h6 31. Kc3 Rxa2 32. Rd6 Ra1 33. Rdxh6 Rc1+ 34. Bc2 Rf7 35. Rh7+ Kf8 36. Rxf7+ Kxf7 37. Rxc5 a6 38. b4 Nxh2 39. Ra5 Ng4 40. Rxa6 Rf1 41. f5 Ne3 42. Bb3+ Kf8 43. f6 Rc1+ 44. Kd3 Rc8 45. Be6 Nc2 46. Bxc8 Nxb4+ 47. Ke4 Nxa6 48. Bxa6 Kf7 49. Kf5 1-0

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Opening: Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein) (E42)
Player profiles: Polugaevsky, Taimanov

Novelty of stem-game: 14. ...Ke7

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Ne2 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. c5 Ne4 8. Bd2 Nc6 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Bxb4 Nxb4 11. Nc3 Qxd4 12. Qxd4 Nc2 13. Kd2 Nxd4 14. Nxe4

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Polugaevsky vs Taimanov 1-0 49 1959 USSR Championship E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

2. A Muir vs F Berend ½-½ 42 1992 EU-chT (Men) E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

3. M Brodsky vs S Melia ½-½ 42 2006 Cappelle la Grande E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Ne2 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. c5 Ne4 8. Bd2 Nc6 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Bxb4 Nxb4 11. Nc3

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Sliwa vs G Forintos 1-0 41 1959 Krakow E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

2. Bareev vs K Aseev 1-0 29 1990 URS-ch57 E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

3. S Guliev vs S Khukhashvili ½-½ 23 2011 13th Dubai Open E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Ne2 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. c5 Ne4 8. Bd2 Nc6 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Bxb4 Nxb4

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. R J Sutton vs R J Dive 1-0 35 1992 99th NZ Ch E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

2. A Iljushin vs D Andreikin 1-0 69 2005 Aeroflot Open B E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

3. Koneru vs Chiburdanidze 1-0 42 2011 6th FIDE Women Grand Prix E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

4. M Hoffmann vs A Braun 0-1 33 2012 Bundesliga E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Ne2 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. c5 Ne4 8. Bd2 Nc6 9. Nxe4 dxe4

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Granda-Zuniga vs P Zarnicki 1-0 28 1992 Buenos Aires 92\05 E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Ne2 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. c5 Ne4 8. Bd2 Nc6

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. P Ravn vs G Forintos 0-1 40 1958 13th olm final B E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

2. O Sarapu vs B Douglas 1-0 36 1960 67th New Zealand Championship E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

3. L Mkrtchian vs Chiburdanidze 0-1 52 2011 6th FIDE Women Grand Prix E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Ne2 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. c5 Ne4 8. Bd2

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Reshevsky vs Najdorf 1-0 33 1957 Dallas E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

2. Y Sakharov vs Bannik 1-0 64 1958 UKR-ch E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

3. Averbakh vs Panno ½-½ 17 1958 Portoroz Interzonal E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

4. Antoshin vs G Forintos 0-1 56 1963 HUN-RSFSR E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

5. Uhlmann vs E Havansi ½-½ 49 1967 Halle zt E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

6. Gligoric vs Ivkov ½-½ 76 1971 Jugoslavien E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

7. A Kushnir vs N Gaprindashvili 1-0 74 1972 Riga (Latvia) E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

8. Ivkov vs Ulf Andersson ½-½ 29 1973 2nd AVRO E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

9. Korchnoi vs Spassky ½-½ 32 1973 USSR Championship E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

10. Gulko vs Balashov 1-0 30 1975 Vilnius E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

11. Korchnoi vs Karpov ½-½ 30 1978 Karpov-Korchnoi World Championship Match E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

12. J E Hawkes vs Krantz 0-1 66 1978 corr 1.EU tt E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

13. Bagirov vs Yusupov ½-½ 30 1979 11, Frunze URS sf E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

14. Bagirov vs Marjanovic ½-½ 20 1980 Sarajevo 29/538 E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

15. Gligoric vs Gheorghiu ½-½ 20 1980 Baden E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

16. Gligoric vs Marjanovic 0-1 28 1980 Yugoslavia E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

17. Korchnoi vs Seirawan 1-0 62 1981 Bad Kissingen E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

18. H U Gruenberg vs K Mokry ½-½ 31 1981 DDR-POL-CSR U26 E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

19. C Schubert vs G Kiefer 1-0 33 1981 BL 8182 Bayern-Zahringen E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

20. G Agzamov vs Yudasin 0-1 80 1981 URS-ch49 E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

21. Gligoric vs A Lein ½-½ 52 1981 Lone Pine E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

22. Gulko vs K Kaunas ½-½ 41 1983 URS E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

23. Keene vs M O'Donoghue 1-0 26 1983 Goolwa Cup E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

24. Gligoric vs Seirawan ½-½ 29 1983 Niksic YUG E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

25. Cherepkov vs Vyzmanavin ½-½ 28 1984 Leningrad (Russia) E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Ne2 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. c5 Ne4

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. James Wright vs I Zalys 0-1 26 1955 Golden Knights corr E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

2. G Barcza vs Portisch ½-½ 26 1955 HUN-ch 11th E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

3. K Grigorian vs Kholmov 0-1 41 1972 USSR Championship E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

4. F Portisch vs Plachetka ½-½ 14 1981 Tirnava E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

5. Korchnoi vs Sakaev 1-0 28 1997 St Petersburg E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

6. J Vang Glud vs R Polaczek ½-½ 52 2009 17th European Team Championship E42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)

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