1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Nf3 Ne7 8. a4 Nbc6 9. Qd2 f6 10. exf6 gxf6 11. Be2 c4 12. Qh6 Ng6 13. Nh4 Rg8 14. Bh5 Qg7 15. Qe3 Nce7 16. Rb1 Bd7 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. Bg4 O-O-O 19. O-O f5 20. Bd1 g5 21. Re1 Nc6 22. Ba3 Qh6 23. Bd6 Rh8 24. h3 Rh7 25. Kf1 Qg6 26. f3 Rf7 27. f4 g4 28. h4 g3 29. h5 Qg8 30. Ke2 Be8 31. Qxe6+ Bd7 32. Qe3 Re8 33. Be5 Rh7 34. Kd2 Be6 35. Rh1 Nxe5 36. dxe5 Kb8 37. Rh3 Rg7 38. h6 Rh7 39. Qxg3 Qf8 40. Qg6 Bg8 41. Qd6+ Qxd6 42. exd6 Rd8 43. g4 fxg4 44. Bxg4 Rxd6 45. Re1 Bf7 46. Re7 Bg6 47. Rxh7 Bxh7 48. Ke3 Kc7 49. Kd4 Kd8 50. Ke5 Ke7 51. Bf5 1-0

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Opening: French, Winawer (C18)
Player profiles: Smyslov, Bondarevsky

Novelty of stem-game: 11. ...c4

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Nf3 Ne7  8. a4 Nc6  9. Qd2 f6  10. exf6 gxf6  11. Be2

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Smyslov vs Bondarevsky 1-0 51 1947 Tournament, Parnu (Estonia) C18 French, Winawer 2. V Makogonov vs Bondarevsky   ½-½ 23 1947 USSR Championship C18 French, Winawer

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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Nf3 Ne7  8. a4 Nc6  9. Qd2 f6  10. exf6 gxf6

page 1 of 1; one game    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. R Nicevski vs D Marovic   ½-½ 47 1970 Rovinj/Zagreb C18 French, Winawer

 

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Nf3 Ne7  8. a4 Nc6

page 1 of 1; 14 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Tarnowski vs Bondarevsky ½-½ 73 1950 Szczawno Zdroj it, POL C18 French, Winawer 2. F Batik vs A Lundqvist   ½-½ 35 1956 2nd World Correspondence Chess Championship C18 French, Winawer 3. Gufeld vs Bagirov   ½-½ 29 1960 URS C18 French, Winawer 4. Gipslis vs A Khasin   ½-½ 27 1961 USSR Championship 1961b C18 French, Winawer 5. Parma vs A Vinje-Gulbrandsen   1-0 26 1961 Hague (Netherlands) C18 French, Winawer 6. M Mukhin vs Bagirov   ½-½ 31 1973 Kirovabad sf ch-URS C18 French, Winawer 7. G Mukhin vs Bagirov   ½-½ 30 1973 URS C18 French, Winawer 8. P Haugli vs C Bjork   ½-½ 41 1975 Hallsberg - int'l jr C18 French, Winawer 9. Plachetka vs S Vokralova   1-0 31 1975 Rimavska Sobota-A 4th C18 French, Winawer 10. V Benes vs E Prandstetter   0-1 34 1981 Bohemians C18 French, Winawer 11. A Rodriguez Vila vs R Watanabe   0-1 72 1992 Bs As Wch U20 C18 French, Winawer 12. Spassky vs J M Kappler   ½-½ 45 1994 Ch France (team) C18 French, Winawer 13. A Korotylev vs M Kubala   1-0 68 2001 Czech Open C18 French, Winawer 14. C Lujan vs D Schneider   1-0 53 2003 Torneo Continental Americano C18 French, Winawer

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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Nf3 Ne7  8. a4

page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 78  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Smyslov vs M Finogenov 1-0 26 1942 05, Kuibyshev ;HCL 32 C18 French, Winawer 2. F Blatny vs E Haag   ½-½ 13 1958 WchT U26 prel-C 05th C19 French, Winawer, Advance 3. Matulovic vs J Carvajal   1-0 48 1964 Tel Aviv ol (Men) prel C19 French, Winawer, Advance 4. Gufeld vs Krogius   0-1 37 1967 URS-chT C18 French, Winawer 5. Ivkov vs R Byrne   ½-½ 25 1967 Sousse Interzonal C19 French, Winawer, Advance 6. Stein vs R Byrne 1-0 25 1967 Sousse Interzonal C19 French, Winawer, Advance 7. V Liberzon vs Bagirov   ½-½ 20 1970 URS C19 French, Winawer, Advance 8. Hartston vs Keene   ½-½ 25 1970 BCF-ch C19 French, Winawer, Advance 9. Hartston vs Keene ½-½ 21 1970 Cambridge (England) C19 French, Winawer, Advance 10. B Green vs M Haygarth   1-0 30 1970 BCF-ch C19 French, Winawer, Advance 11. V Liberzon vs Bagirov   ½-½ 20 1970 USSR Championship C18 French, Winawer 12. Fischer vs Petrosian 1-0 41 1970 Herceg Novi blitz C18 French, Winawer 13. Karpov vs P Markland 1-0 55 1972 Hastings 1971/72 C19 French, Winawer, Advance 14. R Byrne vs P Markland 1-0 58 1972 Hastings 1971/72 C19 French, Winawer, Advance 15. Mecking vs P Markland   1-0 37 1972 Hastings 1971/72 C19 French, Winawer, Advance 16. Hartston vs P Markland   1-0 27 1972 Hastings 1971/72 C18 French, Winawer 17. J Van Den Berg vs Keene 0-1 28 1973 Amsterdam (Netherlands) C19 French, Winawer, Advance 18. J Dueball vs A J Whiteley   ½-½ 23 1973 EU-chT (Men) C18 French, Winawer 19. A H Williams vs Keene   1-0 43 1973 England C19 French, Winawer, Advance 20. C W Pritchett vs A J Whiteley   ½-½ 57 1973 BCF-ch C18 French, Winawer 21. M Romm vs S Tatai 1-0 36 1973 Netanya C19 French, Winawer, Advance 22. Gasser vs M Hylen   1-0 39 1973 corr 1.EU tt C19 French, Winawer, Advance 23. O M Hindle vs A J Whiteley   ½-½ 42 1975 BCF-ch C18 French, Winawer 24. V Kosenkov vs J Sloth   ½-½ 28 1975 Wch8 Final 7580 C18 French, Winawer 25. M Damjanovic vs A J Whiteley   ½-½ 25 1976 Hastings 7677 C18 French, Winawer  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 78

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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Nf3 Ne7

page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 70  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. L Steiner vs Foltys   1-0 36 1938 Lodz C18 French, Winawer 2. Verlinsky vs S Belavenets 0-1 53 1938 URS-ch sf C18 French, Winawer 3. Pilnik vs Stahlberg   ½-½ 37 1947 Vina del Mar C18 French, Winawer 4. Panov vs Bondarevsky 1-0 57 1948 USSR Championship C18 French, Winawer 5. Boleslavsky vs Bondarevsky 0-1 34 1950 USSR Championship C18 French, Winawer 6. L Magee vs Mednis   ½-½ 41 1951 US Open C18 French, Winawer 7. W M Byland vs J Sherwin   ½-½ 32 1951 US Open C18 French, Winawer 8. N Whitaker vs Larry Evans   0-1 44 1951 US Open C18 French, Winawer 9. O Troianescu vs H Platz   1-0 41 1952 Budapest C18 French, Winawer 10. L Isaacs vs E M Faust   1-0 38 1954 55th US Open C18 French, Winawer 11. Antoshin vs Botvinnik 0-1 49 1955 USSR Championship C18 French, Winawer 12. S Kjellander vs A Lundqvist   1-0 42 1956 2nd World Correspondence Chess Championship C18 French, Winawer 13. Unzicker vs Botvinnik 1-0 31 1961 EU/MM: BRD-YU C18 French, Winawer 14. Unzicker vs Petrosian   ½-½ 29 1965 Hamburg C18 French, Winawer 15. V Liberzon vs Bronstein   ½-½ 60 1966 Team ch Moscow C18 French, Winawer 16. V Vepkhvishvili vs Z Tsulaia   1-0 63 1969 Ch Georgian Pupils C18 French, Winawer 17. J Moles vs R Holmes   1-0 23 1969 Oxford C18 French, Winawer 18. D Levy vs Keene 0-1 20 1970 Glasgow (Scotland) C18 French, Winawer 19. E Torre vs Lee   ½-½ 17 1970 Olympiad C18 French, Winawer 20. R Wostyn vs A J Whiteley   0-1 34 1970 Siegen ol (Men) fin-C C18 French, Winawer 21. Savon vs Panno   ½-½ 45 1971 Mar del Plata C18 French, Winawer 22. Kavalek vs U Geller 1-0 28 1971 Netanya C18 French, Winawer 23. Savon vs Geller   ½-½ 14 1971 USSR Championship C18 French, Winawer 24. V Ciocaltea vs Petrosian   ½-½ 41 1973 Bath C18 French, Winawer 25. J Klovans vs Bagirov   ½-½ 26 1973 URS C18 French, Winawer  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 70

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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Nf3

page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 142  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Rauzer vs Alatortsev   1-0 40 1937 URS-ch10 C18 French, Winawer 2. W Hasenfuss vs V Petrov   0-1 53 1937 Kemeri C18 French, Winawer 3. Booth vs Fazekas 1-0 12 1940 London - C18 French, Winawer 4. Ragozin vs A Y Model 1-0 21 1944 Ch URS (1/2 final) C18 French, Winawer 5. Bisguier vs Kujoth   1-0 72 1948 US Open C18 French, Winawer 6. A Medina Garcia vs Szabo   1-0 34 1948 Mar del Plata C18 French, Winawer 7. Rossolimo vs S Witkowski   1-0 70 1949 Heidelberg C18 French, Winawer 8. M Herink vs J Ratolistka   1-0 30 1950 Chocen C18 French, Winawer 9. Aitken vs J De Moura   1-0 36 1951 Bad Pyrmont zt C18 French, Winawer 10. A Ludwig vs B Stevens   ½-½ 41 1951 US Open C18 French, Winawer 11. Taimanov vs L Shamkovich 1-0 25 1951 Leningrad C18 French, Winawer 12. M Weiner vs J Marsalek   ½-½ 61 1954 CSR-ch sf C18 French, Winawer 13. D Fischheimer vs A Kaminski   1-0 46 1954 55th US Open C18 French, Winawer 14. W M Byland vs Robert Lorber   1-0 29 1955 US Open C18 French, Winawer 15. Gilg vs J Weichselbaumer   1-0 22 1955 GER C18 French, Winawer 16. Tringov vs Mednis   ½-½ 28 1955 Wch U20 final-A C19 French, Winawer, Advance 17. F Blatny vs J Fabian   ½-½ 22 1959 Marianske Lazne C19 French, Winawer, Advance 18. C Brasket vs L C Gilden   1-0 16 1959 US-op C18 French, Winawer 19. Nezhmetdinov vs A Khasin   ½-½ 19 1961 USSR Championship 1961b C18 French, Winawer 20. L Shamkovich vs A Khasin   1-0 39 1962 Moscow (Russia) C18 French, Winawer 21. Fischer vs Mednis 0-1 73 1962 New York ch-US C18 French, Winawer 22. N J Patterson vs Keene 1-0 38 1963 London Junior Championship C18 French, Winawer 23. Jansa vs W Pietzsch   0-1 39 1965 Tiblisi C18 French, Winawer 24. R Kauranen vs J Ljungdahl   ½-½ 52 1968 6th Correspondence World Championship Final C18 French, Winawer 25. Suetin vs J H Donner 1-0 24 1968 Habana (Cuba) C18 French, Winawer  page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 142

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page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 322  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. W Kunerth vs J Gadalinski   ½-½ 21 1938 Krakow C18 French, Winawer 2. L Steiner vs V Petrov   ½-½ 68 1938 Lodz C18 French, Winawer 3. A Tsvetkov vs Bondarevsky   0-1 44 1947 Moscow C18 French, Winawer 4. W Shipman vs A Suraci   1-0 32 1948 USA-ch C18 French, Winawer 5. G Fletzer vs V Castaldi   0-1 31 1948 10, Venice it ITA C18 French, Winawer 6. Reshevsky vs Botvinnik 0-1 47 1948 FIDE World Championship Tournament C18 French, Winawer 7. A Suraci vs J Platz   1-0 49 1948 USA-ch C18 French, Winawer 8. S Bernstein vs A Simonson   0-1 45 1951 New York, USA Ch C18 French, Winawer 9. W Rosen vs K Darga   0-1 29 1951 German Championship U20 C18 French, Winawer 10. Schmid vs Teschner   0-1 43 1951 GER-ch 14th C18 French, Winawer 11. Purdy vs O Sarapu   1-0 42 1952 Sarapu - Purdy Match C18 French, Winawer 12. R Byrne vs P Bachmann   1-0 43 1952 Helsinki C18 French, Winawer 13. Boleslavsky vs Bondarevsky   ½-½ 23 1954 URS-ch sf C18 French, Winawer 14. Santasiere vs A Kaminski   1-0 40 1954 55th US Open C18 French, Winawer 15. I Kniazer vs E Weichselbaumer   ½-½ 34 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) C18 French, Winawer 16. Ravinsky vs Antoshin   0-1 34 1955 Moscow-ch C18 French, Winawer 17. M Bertok vs Geller 0-1 41 1955 Zagreb C18 French, Winawer 18. E Arnlind vs A Lundqvist 0-1 55 1956 2nd World Correspondence Chess Championship C18 French, Winawer 19. Smyslov vs Botvinnik ½-½ 46 1957 Botvinnik-Smyslov World Championship Return Match C18 French, Winawer 20. Smyslov vs Botvinnik 1-0 46 1957 Botvinnik-Smyslov World Championship Return Match C18 French, Winawer 21. N Padevsky vs I Asmundsson 1-0 16 1957 WchT U26 04th C18 French, Winawer 22. Vasiukov vs R Fuchs   1-0 22 1957 Gotha C18 French, Winawer 23. Spassky vs R Fuchs 1-0 29 1958 Ch students C18 French, Winawer 24. Vukcevich vs R Bobekov   ½-½ 13 1958 Sofia C18 French, Winawer 25. L Barden vs O Sterner   1-0 30 1958 Hastings 1957/58 C18 French, Winawer  page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 322

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