Games like Petar Popovic vs Vasily Smyslov (1985)

Stem game: Petar Popovic vs Vasily Smyslov (1985) 1-0

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bd7 14. Nf1 Rac8 15. Ne3 Rfe8 16. b3 exd4 17. Nxd4 Nc6 18. Bb2 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Qb7 20. Qd3 g6 21. Rad1 Rc6 22. Ba1 Qa7 23. Bb1 Bd8 24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. exd5 Rc8 26. Qd2 Be7 27. Qb2 f6 28. Rxe7 Rxe7 29. Qxf6 Re5 30. Qxd6 1-0

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Opening: Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd (C99)
Player profiles: P Popovic, Smyslov

Novelty of stem-game: 16. ...exd4

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bd7 14. Nf1 Rac8 15. Ne3 Rfe8 16. b3

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. P Popovic vs Smyslov 1-0 30 1985 Portoroz/Ljubljana 39/440 C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

2. Z Devide vs Z Zvan 1-0 27 2001 Faakersee Open C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

3. Rybka vs Zappa 1-0 110 2007 Clash of the Computer Titans C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bd7 14. Nf1 Rac8 15. Ne3 Rfe8

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Miles vs Smyslov ½-½ 21 1985 Portoroz/Ljubljana 39/(440) C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

2. Tringov vs G Rajna ½-½ 17 1987 Pancevo C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

3. Tseshkovsky vs Zhidkov ½-½ 17 1989 Sverdlovsk C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

4. A Zhigalko vs S Baumegger 1-0 28 2010 European Individual Championships C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bd7 14. Nf1 Rac8 15. Ne3

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. L Shamkovich vs M Yudovich Jr. ½-½ 62 1962 Moscow (Russia) C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

2. Geller vs Hjartarson ½-½ 21 1984 Reykjavik C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

3. Timman vs H Ree ½-½ 29 1985 8, Wijk aan Zee C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

4. F Hellers vs H Ree ½-½ 27 1986 Wijk aan Zee C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

5. Short vs H Westerinen 1-0 60 1986 Solingen C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

6. K Mokry vs Conquest 1-0 48 1989 CSR-ch int C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

7. K Mokry vs Barbero ½-½ 20 1991 It (cat.3) C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

8. Anand vs Piket 1-0 61 1993 7th Euwe Memorial C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

9. DeFirmian vs Piket ½-½ 56 1996 Amsterdam C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

10. Sherzer vs J Estrada Nieto 1-0 64 1998 Budapest FS04 GM C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

11. Sherzer vs P Cladouras 1-0 44 1998 Budapest FS04 GM C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

12. P Haba vs Acs ½-½ 26 1999 Wattens op 14th C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

13. Bologan vs X Peng 1-0 55 2001 7th Tan Chin Nam Cup C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

14. P Lukinov vs P Liwak ½-½ 30 2001 Kochan Mem Open C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

15. Sax vs D Rogic 1-0 37 2001 open C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

16. A Korotylev vs E Postny 1-0 51 2002 Aeroflot Open C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

17. Judit Polgar vs Acs 1-0 40 2002 Essent Crown C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

18. McShane vs Short 0-1 46 2003 Gibraltar Masters C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

19. Jakovenko vs E Postny 1-0 58 2003 Aeroflot Open C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

20. Leko vs Short ½-½ 51 2003 Hunguest Hotels Super Chess Tournament C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

21. Bacrot vs Korchnoi 1-0 56 2003 Biel International Chess Festival C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

22. Smirin vs Korchnoi 1-0 46 2003 Biel International Chess Festival C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

23. S Azarov vs D Rogic 1-0 41 2005 Djakovo Open C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

24. A Volokitin vs P Nikolic ½-½ 61 2006 SLO-chT C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

25. Y Solodovnichenko vs A Savanovic 1-0 80 2007 Banja Luka C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bd7 14. Nf1 Rac8

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Vasiukov vs M Yudovich Jr. 1-0 58 1962 Moscow C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

2. V Petrovic vs S Smagin 0-1 78 1986 Novi Sad C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

3. Chandler vs G Lane 1-0 33 1988 Ch Great Britain C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

4. Deep Thought vs Zarkov 1-0 57 1991 ACM Albuquerque C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

5. V Vepkhvishvili vs V Zidkov 0-1 75 1992 Fera Vrana C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

6. DeFirmian vs T Taghian 1-0 57 1994 It (open) C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

7. J Benjamin vs Bisguier 1-0 40 1995 Las Vegas 63/318 C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

8. C Peptan vs Qin Kanying 0-1 26 2000 FIDE WCh Women KO C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

9. E Anka vs P Lukacs ½-½ 17 2001 FSGM April C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

10. F Manotas vs H Van Riemsdijk 0-1 126 2001 I American Continental C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

11. Jakovenko vs A Obukhov ½-½ 30 2001 TCh-RUS Siberian Zone C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

12. L Orak vs D Rogic ½-½ 44 2001 open C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

13. J Papp vs D Rogic 0-1 72 2001 open C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

14. Psakhis vs D Rogic ½-½ 27 2001 2nd IECC C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

15. Yu Shaoteng vs X Peng ½-½ 67 2001 zt3.3 C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

16. Leko vs Korchnoi ½-½ 47 2003 Hunguest Hotels Super Chess Tournament C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

17. Ponomariov vs L Bruzon ½-½ 62 2005 Corus Chess Tournament C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

18. M Palac vs D Sulc 1-0 34 2005 Djakovo Open C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

19. M Palac vs S Guliev 1-0 37 2005 6th European Individual Championship C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

20. Leko vs L Bruzon 1-0 25 2005 Corus Chess Tournament C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

21. R Soltanici vs S Guliev 0-1 40 2006 7th European Individual Championship C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

22. Short vs A Savanovic 1-0 35 2007 Bosnian Team Championships C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

23. D Ludwig vs D Howell ½-½ 43 2008 Open 18-wycc C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

24. B Kharchenko vs A Obukhov ½-½ 55 2008 Alushta Tournaments C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

25. C Peptan vs T Mamedjarova 1-0 74 2009 10th European Individual Women's Championship C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bd7 14. Nf1

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Schlechter vs Chigorin 1-0 32 1907 Ostend (Championship) C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

2. Liang Jinrong vs Xu Jun ½-½ 14 1987 Timisoara it C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

3. Grischuk vs Zhidkov 0-1 41 1995 Moscow op2 C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

4. G Timoshenko vs S Brenjo 1-0 51 1995 Belgrade Trako C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

5. Balashov vs Zhidkov ½-½ 55 1995 Moscow op2 C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

6. Shirov vs Piket 1-0 48 1997 Madrid C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

7. R Aarthie vs Wang Yu 1-0 59 1999 Wch U18 Girls C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

8. M Stryjecki vs E Postny ½-½ 17 2001 WJun C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

9. A Timofeev vs Short ½-½ 39 2007 37th Bosna Chess Tournament C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

10. N Ibraev vs S Hetul 0-1 44 2009 7th Parsvnath International Open Chess C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bd7

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. E Bhend vs F Vasconcellos 0-1 58 1952 Helsinki ol (Men) C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

2. Velimirovic vs Mozetic 1-0 27 1998 YUG Cup C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

3. A Ivanov vs E Postny ½-½ 58 2002 Aeroflot Open C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

4. N Djukic vs M Erdogdu 0-1 49 2005 21st European Club Cup C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nd2 cxd4 13. cxd4

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. R P Michell vs A Teller 0-1 69 1926 Hastings 1926/27 C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

2. J Van Den Bosch vs T Van Scheltinga 1-0 34 1936 Amsterdam C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

3. Boleslavsky vs E Korchmar 1-0 40 1938 Ukraine Ch C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

4. C Hounie Fleurquin vs Alekhine 0-1 62 1939 Montevideo (07) C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

5. I Rabinovich vs Flohr 0-1 37 1939 Leningrad/Moscow training C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

6. M Yudovich Sr. vs Levenfish 1-0 47 1939 USSR Championship C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

7. J Balogh vs Szabo 0-1 45 1939 Budapest C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

8. I Rabinovich vs Levenfish 0-1 55 1939 Leningrad/Moscow training C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

9. Ragozin vs Botvinnik 0-1 40 1940 Leningrad C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

10. Ragozin vs Lilienthal ½-½ 40 1940 USSR Championship C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

11. Pinkus vs F Reinfeld ½-½ 41 1940 USA Ch C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

12. Smyslov vs Keres 1-0 72 1941 USSR Absolute Championship C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

13. Boleslavsky vs Keres 1-0 90 1941 USSR Absolute Championship C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

14. Boleslavsky vs Vulfson Vladimir 1-0 50 1942 Kuibyshev C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

15. F Benko vs Najdorf ½-½ 108 1945 Buenos Aires Circulo ;HCL 24 C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

16. B Milic vs Pirc ½-½ 32 1945 Liberation C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

17. Gligoric vs Pirc 1-0 73 1946 Liberation C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

18. M Luckis vs Jacobo Bolbochan 1-0 46 1946 Mar del Plata ARG C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

19. Yanofsky vs Botvinnik 1-0 53 1946 Groningen C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

20. C Vlagsma vs T Van Scheltinga 0-1 53 1946 Maastricht C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

21. Prins vs C Vlagsma 1-0 44 1946 NED-ch prelim II C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

22. Foltys vs Prins ½-½ 63 1947 Team match NED-CZE C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

23. Boleslavsky vs Ragozin 1-0 83 1947 USSR Championship C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

24. Pachman vs Blau 1-0 71 1947 Zonal C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

25. B Milic vs S Vukovic 1-0 40 1947 Ljubljana ch-YUG C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd

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