1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Qc7 7.Be2 b5 8.Nxc6 dxc6 9.f4 Bb7 10.O-O c5 11.f5 Nf6 12.fxe6 fxe6 13.Bh5+ Nxh5 14.Qxh5+ g6 15.Qg4 O-O-O 16.Qxe6+ Qd7 17.Qe5 Bd6 18.Qg5 Rhe8 19.Rad1 Qc7 20.Qg4+ Qd7 21.Qh4 b4 22.Nd5 Bxd5 23.Rxd5 Qe6 24.Bxc5 Bc7 25.Rfd1 Rxd5 26.exd5 Qe2 27.Qh3+ Kb7 28.Qf3 Qxf3 29.gxf3 Re2 30.d6 Rxc2 31.Bxb4 Bb6+ 32.Kh1 Rxb2 33.Bc3 Re2 34.Bf6 Re6 35.Bh4 h6 36.f4 g5 37.fxg5 Bd8 38.Bg3 hxg5 39.Rb1+ Kc8 40.Rb2 Re4 41.Kg2 Ra4 42.Kf2 Bf6 43.Rc2+ Kd7 44.Ke3 Ke6 45.Re2 Kd7 46.Kd3 Rd4+ 47.Kc2 Rb4 48.Rd2 Rb2+ 49.Kd3 Rb4 50.Rf2 Bd8 51.Kc3 Re4 52.Kb3 Kc6 53.Rc2+ Kd7 54.Rc4 Re3+ 55.Kb4 Re2 56.a4 Bb6 57.Rg4 Bd8 58.Kc5 Rc2+ 59.Kd5 Rd2+ 60.Rd4 Re2 61.Rb4 Rd2+ 62.Ke4 Ke6 63.Rb8 Kd7 64.Ra8 a5 65.Be5 Re2+ 66.Kd5 Rd2+ 67.Kc5 Rc2+ 68.Kb5 Re2 69.Bg3 Rb2+ 70.Kc4 Bb6 71.Be5 Rc2+ 72.Kd5 Rc5+ 73.Ke4 Rc4+ 74.Kf5 Rxa4 75.Kxg5 Bc5 76.Kf5 Ra2 1/2-1/2

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Opening: Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (B49)
Player profiles: Stein, Taimanov

Novelty of stem-game: 11. f5

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Qc7 7. Be2 b5  8. Nxc6 dxc6  9. f4 Bb7  10. 0-0 c5

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Stein vs Taimanov   ½-½ 76 1962 USSR Championship B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. S Van Eijk vs Kulaots   ½-½ 42 2011 Oslo Chess International B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Qc7 7. Be2 b5  8. Nxc6 dxc6  9. f4 Bb7  10. 0-0

page 1 of 1; one game    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Sedlak vs V Rasulov   1-0 42 2009 10th European Individual Championship B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation

 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Qc7 7. Be2 b5  8. Nxc6 dxc6  9. f4

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. J Moles vs N Craske   0-1 33 1969 Wch b20 group 1 B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. J Fuchs vs V Bernadskiy   0-1 38 2012 28th Cappelle-la-Grande B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Qc7 7. Be2 b5  8. Nxc6 dxc6

page 1 of 1; 3 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Krogius vs Taimanov   0-1 30 1962 USSR Championship B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. D Petraq vs R Vedder   0-1 30 2009 European Club Cup B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. O Korneev vs M Brodsky   ½-½ 17 2012 Doroshkevicha Mem Open B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Qc7 7. Be2 b5  8. Nxc6

page 1 of 1; 24 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Ivkov vs K Darga   ½-½ 38 1963 Havana B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. J Moles vs K O'Riordan   1-0 25 1966 IRL-ch B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. Szabo vs F Kuijpers   1-0 51 1967 Beverwijk B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. R Bogdanovic vs Suetin 1-0 25 1967 Budva B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. A Planinc vs W Schmidt   0-1 27 1969 Cacak B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. E Paoli vs M Damjanovic   1-0 32 1969 Vrsac B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. Parma vs M Damjanovic   1-0 54 1969 San Juan (Puerto Rico) B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. O Yepez vs O'Kelly   ½-½ 21 1970 Caracas it B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. Wchess vs J Benjamin   ½-½ 54 1994 8, Fifth Harvard Cup B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. H Lemke vs A J Ugge   0-1 32 1997 ICCF - corr B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. T Luther vs S Baumegger   ½-½ 34 2001 Tch-AUT 2000-01 B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. G Timoshenko vs D Collutiis   ½-½ 45 2002 Cappelle op 18th B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. M Panchanathan vs B Einarsson   1-0 74 2006 XXII Reykjavik Open B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 14. E Paehtz vs P Cramling   ½-½ 37 2008 Gibraltar B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 15. A Pavlidis vs A Horvath   0-1 30 2010 European Individual Championships B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. Spark vs Rybka   ½-½ 40 2010 30 ODCCC B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. H Van der Poel vs L Milov   0-1 46 2011 Dutch Open B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 18. E Inarkiev vs R Swinkels   1-0 42 2011 European Club Cup B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 19. Shirov vs N Vitiugov   ½-½ 62 2012 Russian Team Championships B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 20. Karjakin vs Morozevich   ½-½ 47 2012 SportAccord World Mind Games (Men's Rapid) B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 21. V Iordachescu vs Potkin   ½-½ 41 2013 European Individual Championships B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 22. K Dragun vs A Zhigalko   0-1 69 2013 European Individual Championships B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 23. E Inarkiev vs I Nepomniachtchi   0-1 48 2013 FIDE World Blitz Championship B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 24. G Papp vs I Ivanisevic   ½-½ 60 2013 European Individual Championships B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 1; 24 games

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Qc7 7. Be2 b5

page 1 of 1; 17 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. P W Murphy vs Keene 0-1 42 1964 British Junior Championship B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. P Almond vs Keene 0-1 29 1964 British U-18 Championship B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. A Mesa vs M Cebalo   0-1 35 1966 Orebro Stud olm prelim3 B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. R Jeannet vs G Lebredo   ½-½ 25 1966 Orebro Stud olm fB B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. M Boysan vs J Carr   ½-½ 49 1968 5.corr ol B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. Mecking vs M Damjanovic   1-0 53 1969 ESP B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. I Haruyama vs M Fuller   ½-½ 41 1974 ?,Malaysia B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. Pokorna vs Oral   0-1 51 1997 SVK-ch B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. J C Blazquez Gomez vs P Cramling   0-1 49 1999 ESP-chT Div 2 B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. A Neiksans vs N Sommerbauer   ½-½ 25 1999 EU-chT (Men) B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. G Okladnikov vs A Kopylov   ½-½ 53 2001 RUS-ch54 sf Siberia B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. S R Chowdhury vs D Mastrovasilis   0-1 32 2002 41st World Junior Championships B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. D J Queralto vs E Mortensen   0-1 47 2002 Bled Olympiad B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 14. H Milligan vs M Tredinnick   ½-½ 25 2006 Queenstown Classic B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 15. H Vedder vs Z Peng   ½-½ 66 2007 11th Essent Open B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. A Boruchovsky vs B Grachev   0-1 26 2012 45th Biel Masters Open B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. Karjakin vs I Kurnosov   ½-½ 44 2012 World Rapid Championship B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 1; 17 games

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Qc7 7. Be2

page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 237  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Olland vs V Sjoberg   1-0 78 1912 Stockholm B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. D Drimer vs K Darga   ½-½ 17 1960 Leipzig ol (Men) qual-D B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical 3. Keres vs Filip   ½-½ 37 1962 Curacao Candidates B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. Keres vs Korchnoi   1-0 40 1962 Curacao Candidates B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. Keres vs Tal   ½-½ 23 1962 Curacao Candidates B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. A Matanovic vs Doda   ½-½ 37 1962 Varna ol (Men) B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. Tal vs Taimanov 1-0 42 1962 USSR Championship B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. V Shiyanovsky vs Kholmov   0-1 25 1962 USSR Championship B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical 9. Korchnoi vs Khodos   ½-½ 30 1962 USSR Championship B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. Cherepkov vs Spassky   0-1 37 1963 Leningrad B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. Kholmov vs Szabo   ½-½ 43 1963 HUN-RSFSR B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. V Heuer vs Spassky   ½-½ 42 1963 URS-chT B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. Ivkov vs Wade   1-0 44 1963 Havana B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 14. J Boey vs J Penrose   0-1 29 1963 Enschede zt B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 15. B Ivanovic vs I Zagar   1-0 33 1963 YUG-chJ B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. A Bradvarevic vs Matulovic   ½-½ 30 1963 YUG-ch 19th B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. J Klovans vs Suetin   ½-½ 25 1963 USSR Championship B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 18. Vasiukov vs A Lein   0-1 38 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 19. Jansa vs Rodriguez   ½-½ 82 1964 Tel Aviv B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 20. Szabo vs Janosevic   ½-½ 43 1964 Belgrade B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 21. D Mardle vs J Penrose   0-1 28 1964 Ilford Premier B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 22. Keres vs J A Rubinetti   1-0 47 1964 Buenos Aires B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 23. H Lehmann vs K Langeweg   ½-½ 23 1965 Beverwijk I B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 24. P Hohler vs G Brostrom   ½-½ 19 1966 Orebro Stud olm fB B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 25. O O'Siochru vs S From   0-1 31 1967 EU-chT (prelim) B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 10; games 1-25 of 237

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