1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.a4 Qa5 8.Bd2 c4 9.Nh3 Bd7 10.Qh5 h6 11.Be2 Nbc6 12.g4 g6 13.Qh4 O-O-O 14.Qf6 Rh7 15.Qf4 Rf8 16.O-O f6 17.exf6 Ng8 18.Rfb1 Rxf6 19.Qe3 g5 20.f4 Qc7 21.Qg3 Rg6 22.Rf1 Nf6 23.fxg5 Qxg3+ 24.hxg3 Ne4 25.Rf8+ Nd8 26.Be1 hxg5 27.Kg2 Bc6 28.Ng1 Rgh6 29.Nf3 Kd7 30.Ne5+ Ke7 31.Rf1 Rh2+ 32.Kf3 Nf7 33.Nxc6+ bxc6 34.Bxc4 Nfd6 35.Bd3 Rf7+ 36.Ke3 Nf6 37.Be2 Nxg4+ 38.Kd3 Rxf1 39.Bxf1 Nc4 40.Rb1 e5 41.dxe5 c5 0-1

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Opening: French, Winawer, Advance (C19)
Player profiles: R Byrne, Szabo

Novelty of stem-game: 9. ...Bd7

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. a4 Qa5  8. Bd2 c4  9. Nh3

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Gipslis vs Spassky   ½-½ 31 1958 USSR Championship C19 French, Winawer, Advance 2. R Byrne vs Szabo   0-1 41 1975 Montilla-Moriles C19 French, Winawer, Advance

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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. a4 Qa5  8. Bd2 c4

page 1 of 1; 7 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Keres vs Boleslavsky   ½-½ 63 1941 USSR Absolute Championship C19 French, Winawer, Advance 2. Smyslov vs V Baturinsky 0-1 41 1946 Moscow C19 French, Winawer, Advance 3. Robatsch vs Uhlmann   ½-½ 22 1956 Moscow ol (Men) C19 French, Winawer, Advance 4. Suetin vs V Osnos   1-0 42 1959 Ch URS C19 French, Winawer, Advance 5. M Dimuro vs V Ramos   1-0 47 2009 48th World Junior Championship C19 French, Winawer, Advance 6. K Nemcova vs I A Garcia Morales   1-0 33 2012 Chess Olympiad (Women) C19 French, Winawer, Advance 7. A Haast vs S Grover 1-0 39 2012 Tata Steel (Group C) C19 French, Winawer, Advance

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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. a4 Qa5  8. Bd2

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 43  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. P Dubinin vs Boleslavsky   ½-½ 71 1947 USSR Championship C19 French, Winawer, Advance 2. Schmid vs B Koch   1-0 48 1954 Dyckhoff mem-A corr5456 C19 French, Winawer, Advance 3. Boleslavsky vs Lutikov   ½-½ 41 1961 USSR Championship 1961a C19 French, Winawer, Advance 4. Novopashin vs Bronstein   0-1 89 1963 USSR Championship C19 French, Winawer, Advance 5. F Kuijpers vs Schmid   ½-½ 41 1964 Clare Benedict Cup 11th C19 French, Winawer, Advance 6. Fischer vs H Kord 0-1 45 1964 Simultaneous Exhibition Tour C19 French, Winawer, Advance 7. Fischer vs L Noderer 0-1 31 1964 Fischer tour simul C19 French, Winawer, Advance 8. V Ciocaltea vs Uhlmann   ½-½ 21 1966 It C19 French, Winawer, Advance 9. Fischer vs Korchnoi 0-1 55 1970 Herceg Novi blitz C19 French, Winawer, Advance 10. C Silva Sanchez vs Letelier   1-0 35 1972 La Serena C19 French, Winawer, Advance 11. V Ciocaltea vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 52 1972 Hastings 1971/72 C19 French, Winawer, Advance 12. R Byrne vs Korchnoi ½-½ 41 1974 Nice C19 French, Winawer, Advance 13. L Lederman vs Korchnoi   0-1 29 1978 Beer Sheva C19 French, Winawer, Advance 14. Kavalek vs Hort   ½-½ 32 1979 Montreal C19 French, Winawer, Advance 15. Van der Wiel vs Dolmatov   ½-½ 43 1980 Amsterdam IBM C19 French, Winawer, Advance 16. Oll vs Psakhis   ½-½ 26 1983 Tallinn URS sf C19 French, Winawer, Advance 17. R Girard vs Igor Ivanov   1-0 35 1987 Ch. Invitation C19 French, Winawer, Advance 18. N Davies vs R Djurhuus   1-0 34 1988 Oslo (Norway) C19 French, Winawer, Advance 19. H E Schug vs Hartmut Boehnke 1-0 10 1990 WT/M/GT/272 C19 French, Winawer, Advance 20. Suetin vs U Jahr   0-1 51 1992 Ch World (seniors) C19 French, Winawer, Advance 21. N M Abbasi vs Remlinger 0-1 30 1993 World Op, Philadelphia C19 French, Winawer, Advance 22. Chandler vs J Levitt 1-0 52 1994 London (England) C19 French, Winawer, Advance 23. Nunn vs Gulko   ½-½ 30 1995 Pan Pacific International C19 French, Winawer, Advance 24. Suetin vs Ulibin   ½-½ 27 1996 Berlin (Germany) C19 French, Winawer, Advance 25. Smyslov vs M Eklund   1-0 29 1997 Cup Rilton, Stockholm (Sweden) C19 French, Winawer, Advance  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 43

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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. a4 Qa5

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 28  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Smyslov vs Boleslavsky 1-0 41 1941 USSR Absolute Championship C19 French, Winawer, Advance 2. M Czerniak vs E Dodero   ½-½ 64 1945 Quilmes C19 French, Winawer, Advance 3. M Christoffel vs N Folke Ekstrom   0-1 70 1946 Zaanstreek C19 French, Winawer, Advance 4. O'Kelly vs Schmid   1-0 41 1949 Heidelberg C19 French, Winawer, Advance 5. Smyslov vs Letelier 1-0 47 1950 Venice C19 French, Winawer, Advance 6. Wade vs G Berriman   ½-½ 39 1951 Oxford C19 French, Winawer, Advance 7. Ivkov vs Schmid   0-1 31 1956 YUG-GER C19 French, Winawer, Advance 8. Matulovic vs R Jovanic   ½-½ 38 1956 YUG-ch C19 French, Winawer, Advance 9. J Durao vs Schmid   0-1 43 1957 Dublin zt C19 French, Winawer, Advance 10. L Shamkovich vs Petrosian   0-1 60 1960 USSR Championship C19 French, Winawer, Advance 11. Smyslov vs Uhlmann ½-½ 30 1964 Havana C19 French, Winawer, Advance 12. Timman vs Korchnoi 0-1 41 1974 Nice C19 French, Winawer, Advance 13. Van der Sterren vs H Bohm   1-0 44 1981 NED-ch C19 French, Winawer, Advance 14. Timman vs J Nogueiras   ½-½ 60 1988 Brussels World Cup C19 French, Winawer, Advance 15. G Cabrilo vs C Juarez Flores   ½-½ 46 1990 Manila izt C19 French, Winawer, Advance 16. Schmittdiel vs J Brenninkmeijer   0-1 53 1991 Groningen C19 French, Winawer, Advance 17. Schmittdiel vs M Matlak   1-0 43 1992 Ostrava C19 French, Winawer, Advance 18. H Grund vs A Zude   1-0 32 1999 Bundesliga 1998/99, Germany C19 French, Winawer, Advance 19. R Felgaer vs Korchnoi   0-1 33 2002 Olympiad C19 French, Winawer, Advance 20. S Homa vs K Noren   0-1 56 2003 Lansing Mini Swiss C19 French, Winawer, Advance 21. P MacIntyre vs A Cherniack   1-0 38 2004 BCC Championship C19 French, Winawer, Advance 22. R Felgaer vs Y Shulman ½-½ 61 2005 American Continental Championship C19 French, Winawer, Advance 23. P MacIntyre vs Y Shulman   0-1 31 2005 HB Global Chess Challenge C19 French, Winawer, Advance 24. R Felgaer vs L Rojas   ½-½ 64 2006 Torre ENTEL PCS C19 French, Winawer, Advance 25. J C Olivier vs I Farago   ½-½ 56 2006 7th Lausanne Young Masters C19 French, Winawer, Advance  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 28

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

page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 165  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Smyslov vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 66 1943 Russia C19 French, Winawer, Advance 2. Smyslov vs Botvinnik 0-1 40 1944 USSR Championship C19 French, Winawer, Advance 3. V Liublinsky vs Sokolsky   ½-½ 54 1950 USSR Championship C19 French, Winawer, Advance 4. Byvshev vs Geller   0-1 84 1952 USSR Championship C19 French, Winawer, Advance 5. Boleslavsky vs G Barcza   ½-½ 41 1953 Bucharest C19 French, Winawer, Advance 6. Boleslavsky vs Stahlberg   ½-½ 42 1953 Zurich Candidates C19 French, Winawer, Advance 7. Tal vs V Zurakhov   ½-½ 39 1955 Riga C19 French, Winawer, Advance 8. Ivkov vs I Aloni   1-0 47 1956 Moscow C19 French, Winawer, Advance 9. Gligoric vs V Sokolov   ½-½ 31 1956 YUG-ch C19 French, Winawer, Advance 10. Gipslis vs G Uusi   ½-½ 17 1957 Ch URS (1/4 final) C19 French, Winawer, Advance 11. Vasiukov vs W Breustedt   1-0 34 1957 Gotha C19 French, Winawer, Advance 12. Emin Duraku vs I Asmundsson   ½-½ 24 1958 WchT U26 fin-B 05th C19 French, Winawer, Advance 13. Gipslis vs I Rubel 1-0 19 1958 ? C19 French, Winawer, Advance 14. Suetin vs Oucie   1-0 56 1959 Moscow C19 French, Winawer, Advance 15. Gipslis vs Franz Jrma   1-0 26 1959 Riga (Latvia) C19 French, Winawer, Advance 16. J Klavins vs Sliwa   ½-½ 46 1959 Riga C19 French, Winawer, Advance 17. Fischer vs R Weinstein 1-0 33 1960 New York ch-US C19 French, Winawer, Advance 18. Fischer vs Uhlmann 0-1 42 1960 Buenos Aires C19 French, Winawer, Advance 19. Fischer vs J Sherwin 1-0 40 1960 New York ch-US C19 French, Winawer, Advance 20. Fischer vs K Darga 1-0 30 1960 Berlin (W) t-ch FRG-USA C19 French, Winawer, Advance 21. Vasiukov vs Bronstein 1-0 43 1961 Moscow ZCC C19 French, Winawer, Advance 22. Suetin vs Bagirov 1-0 47 1961 Minsk C19 French, Winawer, Advance 23. Gilg vs Schmid   ½-½ 51 1961 By-tt Rosenh C19 French, Winawer, Advance 24. Stein vs Uhlmann 0-1 67 1962 Stockholm Interzonal C19 French, Winawer, Advance 25. V Ciocaltea vs Uhlmann   1-0 36 1963 Bad Liebenstein C19 French, Winawer, Advance  page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 165

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

page 1 of 97; games 1-25 of 2,424  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Verlinsky vs A Sergeiev   1-0 24 1928 Ch Moscow C18 French, Winawer 2. F Bohatirchuk vs Alatortsev 1-0 28 1931 USSR Championship C19 French, Winawer, Advance 3. F Bohatirchuk vs P Dubinin   ½-½ 32 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 C19 French, Winawer, Advance 4. Panov vs Alatortsev 0-1 53 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 C18 French, Winawer 5. F Bohatirchuk vs Alatortsev 1-0 31 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 C18 French, Winawer 6. Rauzer vs Alatortsev   0-1 41 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 C18 French, Winawer 7. L Steiner vs Book   ½-½ 35 1935 Warsaw ol (Men) C18 French, Winawer 8. Ragozin vs Botvinnik 0-1 39 1935 Moscow C18 French, Winawer 9. Kotov vs Chekhover 1-0 20 1935 Leningrad RUS C18 French, Winawer 10. Milner-Barry vs Botvinnik 0-1 54 1935 Hastings 1934/35 C19 French, Winawer, Advance 11. Foltys vs Opocensky   ½-½ 51 1936 Podebrady C18 French, Winawer 12. Tylor vs Flohr 1-0 96 1936 Nottingham C19 French, Winawer, Advance 13. Lilienthal vs Levenfish   1-0 46 1936 Moscow C18 French, Winawer 14. Bogoljubov vs Flohr 0-1 45 1936 Nottingham C18 French, Winawer 15. M Delage vs S Prokofiev 0-1 25 1937 ? C18 French, Winawer 16. T Kapfer vs K Wojtyla   0-1 36 1938 Krakow (composition) C19 French, Winawer, Advance 17. T Kapfer vs H Ropstorff   0-1 39 1938 Krakow C19 French, Winawer, Advance 18. S Kruger vs K Ozols   0-1 33 1939 AUS-ch C18 French, Winawer 19. I Rabinovich vs Botvinnik 0-1 67 1939 USSR Championship C19 French, Winawer, Advance 20. I Pogrebissky vs Botvinnik 0-1 36 1939 USSR Championship C19 French, Winawer, Advance 21. S Belavenets vs Botvinnik   ½-½ 80 1939 USSR Championship C19 French, Winawer, Advance 22. Smyslov vs Levenfish   ½-½ 40 1940 USSR Championship C19 French, Winawer, Advance 23. Bondarevsky vs Levenfish   ½-½ 20 1940 USSR Championship C19 French, Winawer, Advance 24. Keres vs Lilienthal   ½-½ 41 1940 USSR Championship C19 French, Winawer, Advance 25. Smyslov vs Botvinnik 0-1 42 1941 USSR Absolute Championship C19 French, Winawer, Advance  page 1 of 97; games 1-25 of 2,424

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