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Stem game: Vladimir Kramnik vs Alexey Shirov (1996) 1-0

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.a4 Bb7 8.d3 O-O 9.Nc3 Na5 10.Nxe5 Nxb3 11.cxb3 d5 12.Bg5 dxe4 13.dxe4 b4 14.Nd5 Nxe4 15.Bxd8 Raxd8 16.Qc2 Bxd5 17.Rae1 Rfe8 18.Rxe4 Bxe4 19.Qxe4 Bd4 20.Qb7 Bxe5 21.Qxa6 Bxb2 22.Qc4 Bc3 23.Qxc7 Rd2 24.Qc6 Kf8 25.a5 g6 26.g3 Ra2 27.Qc5+ Kg7 28.Rd1 Be1 29.Kf1 Rxf2+ 30.Qxf2 Bxf2+ 31.Kxf2 Kf6 32.Ra1 Ra8 33.Ke3 Ke5 34.a6 Kd5 35.a7 Kc5 36.Ra4 f5 37.Kf4 Kb5 38.Kg5 Kb6 39.Rxb4+ Kxa7 40.Ra4+ Kb7 41.Rxa8 Kxa8 42.Kh6 Kb7 43.h4 1-0
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Opening: Ruy Lopez (C78)
Player profiles: Kramnik, Shirov

Novelty of stem-game: 13. ...b4

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Bb7  8. d3 0-0  9. Nc3 Na5  10. Nxe5 Nxb3  11. cxb3 d5  12. Bg5 dxe4  13. dxe4
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Kramnik vs Shirov 1-043 1996 Rapid, Frankfurt GERC78 Ruy Lopez
2. A Sokolov vs Short 0-143 1997 Groningen,FIDE WCH k.o NEDC78 Ruy Lopez
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Bb7  8. d3 0-0  9. Nc3 Na5  10. Nxe5 Nxb3  11. cxb3
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Judit Polgar vs Adams  ½-½25 1997 LinaresC78 Ruy Lopez
2. A Bezgodov vs E Inarkiev  ½-½48 2003 56th Russian ChampionshipsC78 Ruy Lopez
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Bb7  8. d3 0-0  9. Nc3 Na5
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Topalov vs Shirov  ½-½32 1997 6th Amber Blind, MonacoC78 Ruy Lopez
2. Anand vs Shirov  ½-½44 1998 LinaresC78 Ruy Lopez
3. Kasparov vs Kramnik ½-½41 2000 Kasparov-Kramnik World Championship MatchC78 Ruy Lopez
4. I Morovic vs Onischuk  ½-½58 2003 Lindsborg (rapid)C78 Ruy Lopez
5. Kotronias vs E Inarkiev  0-143 2003 X Anibal OpenC78 Ruy Lopez
6. A Timofeev vs E Inarkiev  ½-½41 2004 57th Russian Championship QualifierC78 Ruy Lopez
7. P Zelbel vs M M Ivanov  0-163 2007 Politiken CupC78 Ruy Lopez
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Bb7  8. d3 0-0  9. Nc3
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Short vs Onischuk  ½-½77 1995 Wijk aan Zee 62/370C78 Ruy Lopez
2. Adams vs Emms  ½-½48 1997 PlayoffC78 Ruy Lopez
3. B Lalic vs Emms  ½-½19 1999 Ch Great Britain, Scarborough (England)C78 Ruy Lopez
4. Baklan vs I Zaja  ½-½43 2000 FIDE World ChC78 Ruy Lopez
5. DeFirmian vs I Datu  1-038 2000 34th OlympiadC78 Ruy Lopez
6. R Servat vs J Rosito  ½-½50 2000 Najdorf mem Great finC78 Ruy Lopez
7. Bologan vs Tkachiev  ½-½19 2000 Cap d'Agde-AC78 Ruy Lopez
8. Grischuk vs Stefansson  1-044 2000 3rd Torshavn InternationalC78 Ruy Lopez
9. S Zagrebelny vs M Godena  1-078 2000 34th OlympiadC78 Ruy Lopez
10. Baklan vs I Zaja  ½-½37 2000 FIDE World ChC78 Ruy Lopez
11. B Vuckovic vs J Estrada Nieto  1-048 2001 TSGMC78 Ruy Lopez
12. Motylev vs S Fedorchuk  1-053 2001 2nd IECCC78 Ruy Lopez
13. F Sanchez Aller vs C Sirgado  1-028 2001 openC78 Ruy Lopez
14. R Fontaine vs M Sebag  1-037 2003 OpenC78 Ruy Lopez
15. Motylev vs M Sebag  1-058 2003 OpenC78 Ruy Lopez
16. Ni Hua vs M Sebag  1-038 2004 FRA-CHN MatchC78 Ruy Lopez
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Bb7  8. d3 0-0
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Kholmov vs V L Ivanov  1-050 1997 Moscow-chC78 Ruy Lopez
2. M De Almeida vs L Ostrowski  ½-½57 1997 ICCF - corrC78 Ruy Lopez
3. Smirin vs Emms  1-086 1999 EU-chT (Men)C78 Ruy Lopez
4. Anand vs Kramnik  ½-½23 2001 Mainz CC Champions DuelC78 Ruy Lopez
5. T Luther vs Emms  ½-½18 2002 Bled OlympiadC78 Ruy Lopez
6. Z Almasi vs M Godena ½-½88 2009 Reggio EmiliaC78 Ruy Lopez
7. A Kislinsky vs A Delorme  1-056 2010 3rd Marseille OpenC78 Ruy Lopez
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Bb7  8. d3
 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 27  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Kasparov vs Anand ½-½43 1995 Kasparov-Anand World Championship MatchC78 Ruy Lopez
2. Timman vs Bareev  ½-½38 1995 3, Wijk aan Zee mC78 Ruy Lopez
3. S Kindermann vs Timman  1-024 1995 11, Biel SKAC78 Ruy Lopez
4. G Milos vs D Pereyra Arcija  1-031 1996 It (open)C78 Ruy Lopez
5. Short vs B Lalic  1-062 1997 EU-chT (Men)C78 Ruy Lopez
6. D Rasic vs P Liwak  1-023 1999 EU-ch U18C78 Ruy Lopez
7. P Haba vs D Hiermann  ½-½23 2001 AUT-chT2M 0102C78 Ruy Lopez
8. J van Mechelen vs M De Wit  ½-½14 2001 Belgian Interteams 2000-1C78 Ruy Lopez
9. Motylev vs M Godena 0-153 2004 3rd Aeroflot FestivalC78 Ruy Lopez
10. R Slobodjan vs D Otero Acosta  ½-½40 2004 Capablanca Memorial PREMIER IC78 Ruy Lopez
11. E Kovalevskaya vs A Stefanova  0-153 2004 FIDE Women's World ChampionshipC78 Ruy Lopez
12. Pro Deo vs Shredder ½-½48 2005 5th Intl.CSVNC78 Ruy Lopez
13. N Pogonina vs A Stefanova 0-165 2005 European Club Cup (Women)C78 Ruy Lopez
14. Efimenko vs S Fedorchuk  1-060 2005 7th Dubai Open Chess ChampionshipC78 Ruy Lopez
15. Kosteniuk vs A Stefanova 1-038 2005 North Urals CupC78 Ruy Lopez
16. Smirin vs V Georgiev  0-136 2005 HB Global Chess ChallengeC78 Ruy Lopez
17. A Kovalev vs E Reshetnikov  1-085 2005 Czech OpenC78 Ruy Lopez
18. Negi vs V Georgiev 0-194 2005 Corus Tournament: Group CC78 Ruy Lopez
19. K Markidis vs A Stefanova  ½-½59 2005 Athens Acropolis GMC78 Ruy Lopez
20. N Pogonina vs O Zimina  1-065 2006 Vladimir Bykova memC78 Ruy Lopez
21. S Bergsson vs J Houska  ½-½48 2006 Hastings Chess CongressC78 Ruy Lopez
22. E Perelshteyn vs V Georgiev  0-162 2006 Chicago Winter FIDE InvitationalC78 Ruy Lopez
23. Junior vs Ikarus 1-060 2006 WCCC 2006C78 Ruy Lopez
24. Smirin vs M Godena  ½-½59 2006 37th Chess OlympiadC78 Ruy Lopez
25. N Aliavdin vs V Koziak  1-023 2008 XVI Lasker Mem Open AC78 Ruy Lopez
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Bb7
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Ivanchuk vs Anand  1-037 1995 4th Amber, Rapidplay, Monaco (6)C78 Ruy Lopez
2. Kasparov vs Shirov ½-½22 1998 LinaresC78 Ruy Lopez
3. G Hernandez Guerrero vs Y Hernandez  1-046 1998 XI Carlos Torre MemC78 Ruy Lopez
4. Van der Wiel vs Tkachiev  ½-½21 1999 MatchC78 Ruy Lopez
5. Van der Wiel vs Tkachiev  0-139 1999 MatchC78 Ruy Lopez
6. K Spraggett vs R Mainka 1-033 2001 43rd Tch-PORC78 Ruy Lopez
7. Holzke vs M Mueller  1-041 2001 Bundesliga -2C78 Ruy Lopez
8. Smirin vs M Godena 0-142 2003 EU-ch 4thC78 Ruy Lopez
9. D Baramidze vs M Sebag  ½-½32 2003 Deizisau GERC78 Ruy Lopez
10. S Del Rio Angelis vs M Godena  ½-½19 2004 36th OlympiadC78 Ruy Lopez
11. Bacrot vs M Godena  1-074 2004 FRA-chT finC78 Ruy Lopez
12. Short vs S Fedorchuk  1-040 2004 Amplico AIG Life Gp1C78 Ruy Lopez
13. I Cheparinov vs A Stefanova 1-0155 2005 Corus Tournament: Group BC78 Ruy Lopez
14. Van Den Doel vs A Stefanova  0-111 2005 III Open Bajada de la VirgenC78 Ruy Lopez
15. B Munguntuul vs J Zawadzka  ½-½47 2005 BELFORT YWCC GU18C78 Ruy Lopez
16. U Atakisi vs V Georgiev  0-133 2006 Acropolis TournamentC78 Ruy Lopez
17. Smirin vs D Blagojevic  ½-½59 2007 European Team Chess ChampionshipsC78 Ruy Lopez
18. I Chelushkina vs A Stefanova  0-158 2008 Euro Club Cup (Women)C78 Ruy Lopez
19. F Berend vs V Georgiev  0-143 2008 2008 OlympiadC78 Ruy Lopez
20. K Berbatov vs V Lilov  0-165 2009 Blagoevgrad BUL, 73rd Men ChC78 Ruy Lopez
21. Dvoirys vs I Kurnosov  0-137 2010 Moscow OpenC78 Ruy Lopez
22. Movsesian vs M Godena ½-½54 2010 Reggio EmiliaC78 Ruy Lopez
23. A Delorme vs M Godena  ½-½20 2010 European Individual ChampionshipsC78 Ruy Lopez
24. V Gashimov vs M Godena 1-030 2010 Reggio EmiliaC78 Ruy Lopez
25. S Melia vs M Coimbra  1-074 2012 European Individual Women's ChampionshipC78 Ruy Lopez
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