1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.e4 d6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Nc6 7.Be2 Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Bg7 9.Bg5 O-O 10.Qd2 Be6 11.O-O Qa5 12.Rac1 a6 13.Rc2 Rfc8 14.Rfc1 b5 15.Nd5 Qxd2 16.Bxd2 Nxd5 17.cxd5 Rxc2 18.Rxc2 Rc8 19.Bd3 Rxc2 20.Bxc2 Bd7 21.b3 Bd4 22.Kf1 Kf8 23.Ke2 Ke8 24.Bd3 e5 25.dxe6 Bxe6 26.Be3 Bc5 27.f4 f6 28.h3 Kd7 29.Bd2 Bd4 30.Bc2 Bf7 31.Kd3 Bb2 32.Bc3 Bxc3 33.Kxc3 a5 34.a3 Kc6 35.Bd3 g5 36.fxg5 fxg5 37.b4 Kb6 38.Kd4 h6 39.e5 dxe5 40.Kxe5 Be8 41.Be4 axb4 42.axb4 Kc7 43.Bf3 Kd7 44.Kd5 Kc7 45.Kc5 Bd7 46.Be2 Bc6 47.g3 Bg2 48.h4 gxh4 49.gxh4 Bc6 50.Bxb5 Bf3 51.Bc4 Bg2 52.Bd5 Bf1 53.Bc6 Be2 54.b5 Kd8 55.Kd6 Bc4 56.b6 Ba6 57.Ke6 Be2 58.Kf6 Kc8 59.Kg6 h5 60.Kg5 Kd8 61.Be8 Ba6 62.Bxh5 Ke7 63.Bf3 Kf7 64.h5 Bc8 65.h6 Kg8 66.Be4 Ba6 67.Kf6 Bc8 68.Ke7 Ba6 69.Kd6 Kf7 70.Kc7 Kf6 71.Bd3 1-0

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Opening: English, Symmetrical (A30)
Player profiles: Speelman, M Trauth

Novelty of stem-game: 13. Rc2

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. Be2 Nxd4  8. Qxd4 Bg7  9. Bg5 0-0  10. Qd2 Be6  11. 0-0 Qa5  12. Rac1 a6

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. J Rigo vs Adorjan   ½-½ 58 1977 Budapest HUN ch B32 Sicilian 2. Speelman vs M Trauth   1-0 71 1980 Berlin A30 English, Symmetrical

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1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. Be2 Nxd4  8. Qxd4 Bg7  9. Bg5 0-0  10. Qd2 Be6  11. 0-0 Qa5  12. Rac1

page 1 of 1; 12 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. G Orlov vs V Petrienko   0-1 48 1989 Podolsk (Russia) A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 2. Shirov vs Panno   1-0 38 1993 Buenos Aires 57/178 [Shirov,A] B32 Sicilian 3. L Espig vs V Beim   ½-½ 15 1997 Berliner Sommer 15th B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 4. J Fernandez Garcia vs R Cifuentes   1-0 49 2001 GMB B32 Sicilian 5. J Koscielski vs J Vossenkuhl   1-0 24 2001 open B32 Sicilian 6. A Kornev vs E Vorobiov   1-0 45 2001 5th Russian Cup Final A04 Reti Opening 7. L Seres vs Paschall   ½-½ 18 2005 FSGM February B27 Sicilian 8. A Srebrnic vs D Harika   ½-½ 15 2006 37th Chess Olympiad: Women B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 9. M Oleksienko vs Spiridonov   1-0 23 2007 V Breizh Masters B32 Sicilian 10. E Formanek vs J Garnett   ½-½ 35 2007 83rd Hastings Chess Congress B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 11. M Hafizulhelmi vs S Sagar 1-0 21 2008 Malaysian Open B27 Sicilian 12. C Hanley vs A Pettersson   ½-½ 37 2012 Tradewise Gibraltar B27 Sicilian

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1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. Be2 Nxd4  8. Qxd4 Bg7  9. Bg5 0-0  10. Qd2 Be6  11. 0-0 Qa5

page 1 of 1; 9 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Sherzer vs A Chow ½-½ 81 1991 Philadelphia op B32 Sicilian 2. Geller vs Zsuzsa Polgar   1-0 59 1992 Aruba B32 Sicilian 3. Campora vs I Morovic   ½-½ 36 1994 Ch ESP tt B27 Sicilian 4. J Langreck vs J Ashton   ½-½ 14 1997 Kings Open B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 5. B Socko vs J Gdanski   ½-½ 13 1999 Ch Poland, Polanica Zdroj (Poland) B27 Sicilian 6. Nijboer vs Tiviakov   ½-½ 33 2000 Corus B32 Sicilian 7. Felix Zesch vs M Feige   ½-½ 23 2000 Leutersdorf op 5th B32 Sicilian 8. Motylev vs V Malakhov   1-0 57 2003 RUS-chT B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 9. Altaye Girum Teklewold vs T Attallah   0-1 66 2012 Chess Olympiad B27 Sicilian

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1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. Be2 Nxd4  8. Qxd4 Bg7  9. Bg5 0-0  10. Qd2 Be6  11. 0-0

page 1 of 1; 7 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. O Renet vs Ulf Andersson   ½-½ 43 1989 It (cat.14), Clermont-Ferrand (France) B32 Sicilian 2. Damljanovic vs R Hernandez   ½-½ 24 1989 2nd World Team Ch A04 Reti Opening 3. Judit Polgar vs Dzindzichashvili   1-0 34 1992 New York RES (04) B32 Sicilian 4. Judit Polgar vs Ivanchuk   ½-½ 32 1994 Tournament (thematic), X, Buenos Aires (Argenti B32 Sicilian 5. T Hamarat vs F Baumbach   ½-½ 35 1994 14th CC World Ch Final B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 6. Waitzkin vs R Klovsky   1-0 74 1994 New York (USA) B32 Sicilian 7. A Srebrnic vs M Klinova   ½-½ 53 2007 European Individual Championships (Women) A04 Reti Opening

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1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. Be2 Nxd4  8. Qxd4 Bg7  9. Bg5 0-0  10. Qd2 Be6

page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 94  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. H Ree vs Browne   ½-½ 46 1972 Wijk aan Zee I A30 English, Symmetrical 2. Reshevsky vs Browne   0-1 42 1974 US Championship B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 3. Karpov vs Kavalek 1-0 45 1974 Ol, Nica 17/385 A30 English, Symmetrical 4. Razuvaev vs S Garcia Martinez   ½-½ 17 1975 Capablanca mem-A B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 5. Jansa vs Szabo   ½-½ 57 1975 Amsterdam IBM B54 Sicilian 6. Kholmov vs A Deze   1-0 42 1977 Zala Cup B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 7. H Westerinen vs S Tennant ½-½ 26 1978 National Open B32 Sicilian 8. W Schmidt vs Jansa   ½-½ 16 1978 Smederevska Palanka B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 9. F Rhine vs S Tennant ½-½ 18 1979 Chicago B32 Sicilian 10. E Formanek vs B Rind   1-0 79 1979 Lone Pine A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 11. L Hazai vs E Pigusov   ½-½ 13 1982 Sochi B32 Sicilian 12. K Mokry vs Zsuzsa Polgar   ½-½ 26 1985 Trencianske Teplice B32 Sicilian 13. P Haba vs P Spacek   1-0 26 1985 CZE-ch 16th B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 14. F Hellers vs Piket   ½-½ 45 1988 Thessaloniki olm B32 Sicilian 15. Krasenkow vs R Hernandez   1-0 24 1989 Palma A35 English, Symmetrical 16. Dolmatov vs Lautier   ½-½ 35 1989 Clermont-Ferrand B32 Sicilian 17. Nunn vs Petursson   ½-½ 35 1990 Reykjavik B32 Sicilian 18. Nunn vs Petursson   ½-½ 35 1990 Reykjavik B32 Sicilian 19. Sax vs Ulf Andersson   ½-½ 22 1990 Haninge B32 Sicilian 20. O Renet vs Petursson   0-1 60 1992 It B32 Sicilian 21. Beliavsky vs Shabalov   0-1 61 1992 Manila olm B27 Sicilian 22. J Manion vs Dzindzichashvili   0-1 48 1992 It (open) B32 Sicilian 23. Beliavsky vs Tiviakov   ½-½ 62 1993 PCA Qualifiers B32 Sicilian 24. Y Kruppa vs Tiviakov   ½-½ 58 1993 St Petersburg op B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 25. R Akesson vs Wojtkiewicz   ½-½ 17 1994 Antwerpen A04 Reti Opening  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 94

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1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. Be2 Nxd4  8. Qxd4 Bg7  9. Bg5 0-0  10. Qd2

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. T Wibe vs Larsen   ½-½ 43 1973 Nordic-ch B32 Sicilian 2. Kholmov vs J Sikora-Lerch   1-0 26 1979 CSR-ch B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 3. J Barle vs J Whitehead   1-0 44 1979 Lone Pine B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 4. J Lechtynsky vs J Sikora-Lerch   1-0 61 1989 Tirnavia-B B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 5. Short vs Ulf Andersson   ½-½ 18 1990 Olympiad, Novi Sad (Yugoslavia) B32 Sicilian 6. Topalov vs Antunes ½-½ 72 1992 Candas B32 Sicilian 7. M Kaminski vs J Bosch   ½-½ 28 1993 Groningen Chess Festival; GM open B32 Sicilian 8. DeFirmian vs B Finegold   ½-½ 93 1994 Key West, Florida B32 Sicilian 9. Kramnik vs Anand   ½-½ 17 1994 PCA/Intel-GP B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 10. Van der Wiel vs J Bosch   0-1 73 1995 NED B32 Sicilian 11. Sakaev vs Khalifman   ½-½ 10 1995 Ch Russia E60 King's Indian Defense 12. P Popovic vs Velimirovic   1-0 41 1995 YUG-ch B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 13. D Pikula vs Velimirovic   ½-½ 34 1997 YUG-ch52 B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 14. Korchnoi vs Smejkal   1-0 34 1997 Kettler Cup rap A35 English, Symmetrical 15. Shirov vs Lautier   ½-½ 77 1999 8th Amber Tournament B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 16. M Jonker vs V Faibisovich   ½-½ 13 2001 Czech Open B32 Sicilian 17. Delchev vs F Braga   1-0 41 2001 IX Open A30 English, Symmetrical 18. D Mastrovasilis vs E Inarkiev   ½-½ 65 2002 41st World Junior Championships B32 Sicilian 19. V Yemelin vs E Pigusov 1-0 54 2003 European Clubs Cup (Men) B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 20. V Zvjaginsev vs Wojtkiewicz   ½-½ 31 2004 FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 21. Psakhis vs S Maze   ½-½ 21 2005 Aeroflot Open B B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 22. I Brener vs H Wirthensohn   ½-½ 41 2006 Mitropa Cup B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 23. U Boensch vs Degraeve   0-1 41 2006 Bundesliga 0607 A46 Queen's Pawn Game 24. A Galkin vs P Maletin   ½-½ 51 2007 Russian Championship Higher League B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 25. Damljanovic vs S Sievers   1-0 33 2007 European Individual Championships E60 King's Indian Defense  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45

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1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. Be2 Nxd4  8. Qxd4 Bg7  9. Bg5 0-0

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 44  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Plachetka vs Doda   1-0 31 1975 EU-chT sf A48 King's Indian 2. Murey vs I Gelfer   1-0 30 1980 Israel A35 English, Symmetrical 3. I Dahlberg vs J Donaldson   ½-½ 29 1981 Lone Pine B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 4. G Sigurjonsson vs Petursson   1-0 39 1985 It B32 Sicilian 5. G Andruet vs Spiridonov   0-1 21 1985 BUL-FRA B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 6. G Timoshenko vs A Zhachev   1-0 63 1988 URS-ch sf B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 7. J L Arnason vs Petursson   1-0 49 1989 Reykjavik B32 Sicilian 8. Christiansen vs J Donaldson   1-0 23 1989 New York (USA) A30 English, Symmetrical 9. J L Arnason vs Petursson   0-1 37 1990 Iceland B32 Sicilian 10. J Ye vs J Yrjola   ½-½ 32 1990 Novi Sad olm B32 Sicilian 11. A Ivanov vs Petursson   ½-½ 19 1991 05 New York B32 Sicilian 12. A Ivanov vs Petursson   ½-½ 19 1991 New-York B32 Sicilian 13. Kamsky vs Ulf Andersson   ½-½ 74 1991 It (cat.16), Reggio Emilia (Italy) B32 Sicilian 14. W Arencibia vs Antunes   ½-½ 19 1991 Capablanca mem-A B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 15. Gavrikov vs Ulf Andersson   ½-½ 35 1991 It, Biel (Switzerland) A15 English 16. A Chernin vs Fedorowicz   ½-½ 20 1991 It (cat.14) E60 King's Indian Defense 17. W Paige vs Dzindzichashvili   0-1 59 1993 04, USA Op-Philadelphia B32 Sicilian 18. Anand vs Tiviakov   ½-½ 20 1993 Groningen, NED B32 Sicilian 19. N Kalesis vs Silman   ½-½ 55 1994 05 B32 Sicilian 20. C Landenbergue vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 29 1994 Garmisch-Partenkirch B32 Sicilian 21. Svidler vs Tiviakov   ½-½ 22 1995 Groningen B32 Sicilian 22. Kiril Georgiev vs Velimirovic   ½-½ 33 1995 YUG-chT2 B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 23. R Burnett vs Kaufman   1-0 48 1996 U.S. Open B32 Sicilian 24. Z Arsovic vs Velimirovic   0-1 54 1996 YUG-ch Podgorica B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 25. V Damjanovic vs Velimirovic   ½-½ 56 1996 YUG-chT B36 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 44

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