1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. b3 Nf6 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Nf3 d5 8. Nxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxg7 Kxg7 10. cxd5 Qxd5 11. O-O Bd7 12. Rc1 Rad8 13. Qc2 b6 14. Qb2+ e5 15. e3 Qd6 16. Rfd1 Qf6 17. Ne1 Rfe8 18. d3 Bg4 19. Rd2 Rd6 20. a3 a5 21. Rdc2 Bd7 22. Be4 Bf5 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. b4 axb4 25. axb4 Rec8 1/2-1/2

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Opening: English (A36)
Player profiles: Smyslov, Averkin

Novelty of stem-game: 11. ...Bd7

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. b3 Nf6 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Nf3 d5  8. Nxd5 Nxd5  9. Bxg7 Kxg7  10. cxd5 Qxd5  11. 0-0

page 1 of 1; 4 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Antoshin vs E S Stoliar   ½-½ 26 1955 URS-ch sf A34 English, Symmetrical 2. Smyslov vs Averkin   ½-½ 25 1969 USSR Championship A36 English 3. H Liebert vs Vogt   ½-½ 20 1974 Potsdam ch-DDR A00 Uncommon Opening 4. A Kunte vs M Sorokin   ½-½ 11 2000 Goodricke Open A34 English, Symmetrical

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1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. b3 Nf6 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Nf3 d5

page 1 of 1; one game    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Larsen vs Beliavsky   ½-½ 41 1974 Las Palmas A36 English

 

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. b3 Nf6 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Nf3

page 1 of 1; 6 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Smyslov vs Geller   ½-½ 31 1965 Geller-Smyslov Candidates Quarterfinal Match A30 English, Symmetrical 2. Polugaevsky vs Korchnoi 1-0 36 1965 USSR Championship A36 English 3. Polugaevsky vs G Gunnarsson   1-0 40 1966 Habana ol A36 English 4. Smyslov vs Gligoric   ½-½ 41 1970 Hastings A36 English 5. Larsen vs Gligoric   1-0 61 1975 Manila A36 English 6. K Grigorian vs V Tukmakov   ½-½ 52 1977 URS-ch45 A34 English, Symmetrical

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1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. b3 Nf6 6. Bb2 O-O

page 1 of 1; 10 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Lombardy vs Browne 0-1 60 1973 Chicago USA op A34 English, Symmetrical 2. Romanishin vs Beliavsky   ½-½ 45 1974 USSR Championship A36 English 3. Larsen vs Juan Betancort Curbelo 1-0 53 1976 Lanzarote A36 English 4. Larsen vs Polugaevsky   ½-½ 42 1980 Bugojno A36 English 5. I Bern vs J Horvath   0-1 33 1989 EU-chT (Men) A30 English, Symmetrical 6. C Hansen vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 31 1993 Groningen PCA A34 English, Symmetrical 7. T Markowski vs L Cyborowski   ½-½ 32 2001 58th ch-POL A36 English 8. C Hansen vs P H Nielsen   ½-½ 17 2003 11th Sigeman & Co A34 English, Symmetrical 9. Morozevich vs Ivanchuk 1-0 44 2005 14th Amber Tournament: Rapid A36 English 10. Y Malinin vs T Tamosiunas   ½-½ 58 2011 XXXI It Plunge A34 English, Symmetrical

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