Games like Lajos Portisch vs Helgi Olafsson (1978)

Stem game: Lajos Portisch vs Helgi Olafsson (1978) 1-0

1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.g3 g6 6.Bg2 Bg7 7.O-O O-O 8.Nxd5 Qxd5 9.d3 Nc6 10.a3 b6 11.Rb1 Bb7 12.Be3 Rfd8 13.b4 cxb4 14.axb4 Qh5 15.Ng5 Qg4 16.Qb3 e6 17.Rfc1 Rac8 18.Bf3 Qf5 19.Be4 Qb5 20.Rc2 Rc7 21.Qc4 Qxc4 22.Rxc4 Rdc8 23.Rbc1 b5 24.R4c2 h6 25.Nh3 Be5 26.Bf4 Bxf4 27.Nxf4 g5 28.Nh5 f5 29.Bg2 Kf7 30.d4 Ke7 31.d5 exd5 32.Rc5 a6 33.Bxd5 Kd6 34.e4 fxe4 35.Nf6 Nxb4 36.Nxe4+ Kd7 37.Bxb7 1-0

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Opening: English, Symmetrical (A34)
Player profiles: Portisch, H Olafsson

Novelty of stem-game: 12. Be3

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. 0-0 0-0 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. d3 Nc6 10. a3 b6 11. Rb1 Bb7

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Ribli vs Miles 0-1 52 1978 Amsterdam IBM A34 English, Symmetrical

2. Portisch vs H Olafsson 1-0 37 1978 Lone Pine A34 English, Symmetrical

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1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. 0-0 0-0 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. d3 Nc6

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Carls vs J Rejfir ½-½ 20 1930 Hamburg ol (Men) A34 English, Symmetrical

2. Averbakh vs S Garcia Martinez ½-½ 22 1975 Polanica Zdroj A34 English, Symmetrical

3. Smejkal vs Gheorghiu ½-½ 16 1977 October Revolution 60th Anniversary A34 English, Symmetrical

4. L Espig vs Smejkal ½-½ 30 1977 Leipzig DSV A34 English, Symmetrical

5. A Kochyev vs Smejkal 1-0 34 1977 October Revolution 60th Anniversary A34 English, Symmetrical

6. Bagirov vs V Tukmakov ½-½ 37 1978 12, Tbilisi A34 English, Symmetrical

7. Geller vs Karpov ½-½ 18 1983 Linares A34 English, Symmetrical

8. J Nogueiras vs Miles ½-½ 13 1987 Wijk aan Zee A34 English, Symmetrical

9. J Prins vs J Schellingerhout 1-0 41 1989 corr NL ch 17 A34 English, Symmetrical

10. Kotronias vs S Djuric 0-1 40 1991 Vidmar Memorial A34 English, Symmetrical

11. C Hansen vs Sutovsky ½-½ 41 2001 16th North Sea Cup A15 English

12. S Minero Pineda vs A Ramirez ½-½ 39 2001 Sub-zt 2.3.2 A15 English

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1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. 0-0 0-0 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. d3

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Polugaevsky vs Karpov ½-½ 23 1971 USSR Championship A34 English, Symmetrical

2. Ulf Andersson vs Smejkal 1-0 40 1972 Palma de Majorca (Spain) A34 English, Symmetrical

3. P Moulin vs V A Bolzoni 1-0 42 1987 GP Librairie Marchand A34 English, Symmetrical

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1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. 0-0 0-0

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. B Rasmusson vs Gruenfeld ½-½ 26 1927 1st olm final A34 English, Symmetrical

2. A Reynolds vs A Dunkelblum ½-½ 36 1937 Ostende A34 English, Symmetrical

3. A Turner vs A Sandrin 1-0 48 1955 US Open A34 English, Symmetrical

4. Polugaevsky vs Taimanov ½-½ 24 1968 USSR A34 English, Symmetrical

5. L Shamkovich vs Furman 0-1 42 1972 USSR Championship A34 English, Symmetrical

6. K Pytel vs Smejkal ½-½ 13 1972 Rubinstein mem A34 English, Symmetrical

7. Huebner vs Miles ½-½ 12 1978 Tilburg A34 English, Symmetrical

8. Huebner vs Tal ½-½ 31 1978 Bugojno D75 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.dxc5

9. R C Balinas vs Silman 0-1 22 1979 Lone Pine A34 English, Symmetrical

10. L Espig vs A Kuligowski ½-½ 22 1981 Tt GDR-POL D75 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.dxc5

11. A Sokolov vs Miles ½-½ 39 1986 Bugojno A34 English, Symmetrical

12. M Marin vs R Akesson ½-½ 32 1999 EU-chT (Men) A34 English, Symmetrical

13. L Puschmann vs D Boros ½-½ 20 2001 FSFM June A34 English, Symmetrical

14. P Ofstad vs D Mayers 1-0 23 2005 World Seniors Championship A34 English, Symmetrical

15. L Sandler vs R Burstein 1-0 39 2008 Mindsports A15 English

16. S Megaranto vs B Gundavaa 0-1 36 2010 11th World University Championship Men A34 English, Symmetrical

17. V Iordachescu vs S Cossin 1-0 37 2012 French Team Championship A16 English

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1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. 0-0

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Reti vs Rubinstein ½-½ 30 1925 Baden Baden A34 English, Symmetrical

2. B Kostic vs Prokes 1-0 30 1926 Bardejov A34 English, Symmetrical

3. E W Marchand vs J O'Keefe 0-1 52 1962 US Open A15 English

4. Ulf Andersson vs B Enklaar ½-½ 28 1973 Wijk aan Zee I A34 English, Symmetrical

5. Reshevsky vs N K Ivanov 0-1 42 1974 Olympiad (Finals) A34 English, Symmetrical

6. Sznapik vs S Garcia Martinez 1-0 70 1974 Sochi A34 English, Symmetrical

7. Smyslov vs Miles 0-1 37 1977 Tilburg Interpolis A34 English, Symmetrical

8. Adorjan vs Tal ½-½ 17 1981 Riga A34 English, Symmetrical

9. B Sambuev vs J Smeets ½-½ 38 2005 Aeroflot Open B A15 English

10. A Rustemov vs M Roiz ½-½ 18 2008 2008-2009 Bundesliga A34 English, Symmetrical

11. M Van der Werf vs A Kovchan ½-½ 55 2013 Tata Steel (Group C) A15 English

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1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. N Zubarev vs Rubinstein 0-1 41 1925 Moscow A34 English, Symmetrical

2. F Olafsson vs L Lengyel 1-0 58 1971 Moscow A34 English, Symmetrical

3. S Tatai vs Karpov 0-1 30 1977 Las Palmas A34 English, Symmetrical

4. M Cebalo vs Bukic 0-1 44 1981 N. Pavlica mem A34 English, Symmetrical

5. J P Mercier vs G Andruet 1-0 30 1983 Paris op A34 English, Symmetrical

6. Illescas Cordoba vs Yudasin ½-½ 24 1993 10 Oviedo 25' A34 English, Symmetrical

7. R Pogorelov vs C Seel ½-½ 44 2004 Gibraltar Masters A34 English, Symmetrical

8. L Valdes vs S Minero Pineda ½-½ 44 2005 LXVIII ch-CRC A38 English, Symmetrical

9. G Sikharulidze vs B Khotenashvili 1-0 50 2007 1st Alexandr Buslaev Memorial A15 English

10. G Sargissian vs D Howell 1-0 63 2009 Inventi Chess Tournament A15 English

11. G Sargissian vs Sutovsky ½-½ 32 2009 Inventi Chess Tournament A15 English

12. I Nepomniachtchi vs Kamsky 1-0 41 2011 World Cup A34 English, Symmetrical

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