1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.d4 c6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.a4 Qb6 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Be2 a6 10.O-O Bb7 11.d5 cxd5 12.exd5 b4 13.a5 Qc7 14.dxe6 bxc3 15.Nd4 Rg8 16.Qa4+ Kd8 17.g3 Bd5 18.Rfd1 Kc8 19.bxc3 Bc5 20.e7 Nc6 21.Bg4+ Kb7 22.Nb5 Qe5 23.Re1 Be4 24.Rab1 Rxg4 25.Rxe4 Qxe4 26.Nd6+ Kc7 27.Nxe4 Rxe4 28.Qd1 Re5 29.Rb7+ Kxb7 30.Qd7+ Kb8 31.e8=Q+ Rxe8 32.Qxe8+ Kb7 33.Qd7+ Kb8 34.Qxc6 1-0

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Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (D44)
Player profiles: Tal, D Keller

Novelty of stem-game: 12. ...b4

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. a4 Qb6  8. Bxf6 gxf6  9. Be2 a6  10. 0-0 Bb7  11. d5 cxd5  12. exd5

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Tal vs D Keller 1-0 34 1959 Zurich D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 2. E Vegh vs D Berczes   0-1 26 2008 European Individual Championship D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav

REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

 

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. a4 Qb6  8. Bxf6 gxf6  9. Be2 a6  10. 0-0 Bb7

page 1 of 1; one game    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. K Lerner vs T Haimovich   0-1 33 2005 Givataim Tournament D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav

 

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. a4 Qb6  8. Bxf6 gxf6  9. Be2

page 1 of 1; 13 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Slepukhov vs Bronstein 0-1 30 1945 Moscow ch-URS sf D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 2. Ragozin vs Szily   1-0 41 1949 Budapest (Hungary) D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 3. P Trifunovic vs C B Van den Berg   0-1 42 1950 Amsterdam D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 4. Kunsztowicz vs E Torre   0-1 34 1981 Bochum (Germany) D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 5. P Cramling vs Piket   0-1 57 1988 Spijkenisse D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 6. J M Bellon Lopez vs Antunes 1-0 23 1994 Platja d D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 7. Paschall vs C R Riordan   1-0 43 2001 US Amateur Team East D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 8. J L Watson vs Nakamura 0-1 28 2003 US Championships 2003 D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 9. M Zivanic vs D Lukic   1-0 23 2003 2nd League TCh-SCG D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 10. T Gelashvili vs A Graf   ½-½ 45 2004 GRE-chT D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 11. I Farago vs Pavasovic   ½-½ 13 2005 SLO-chT1 D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 12. J Stocek vs Ehlvest ½-½ 33 2007 World Open D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 13. T Hillarp Persson vs Robson   ½-½ 24 2008 Reykjavik Open D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav

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1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. a4 Qb6

page 1 of 1; 4 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. W Schmidt vs R Henley 0-1 27 1983 Indonesia D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 2. J Benjamin vs Flear   0-1 32 1985 Hastings (England) D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 3. Azmaiparashvili vs Wojtkiewicz   ½-½ 58 1994 NED D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 4. P Pachta vs E Forsaa 1-0 26 2006 European Youth Championship D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav

REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

 

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5 7. a4

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 41  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. H Nielsen vs E Jensen   1-0 32 1960 Ch Denmark, Aalborg (Denmark) D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 2. Tal vs Mikhalchishin 1-0 34 1978 Tbilisi URS ch D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 3. K Lerner vs A Chernin   1-0 84 1984 URS-ch51 D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 4. Yermolinsky vs M Rivas Pastor   1-0 30 1984 Leningrad (Russia) D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 5. V Tukmakov vs Pinter   ½-½ 64 1985 Szirak (Hungary) D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 6. Ribli vs V Inkiov   ½-½ 76 1986 Dubai ol (Men) D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 7. Tal vs Y Yakovich ½-½ 21 1986 Sochi 42/542 D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 8. Vaganian vs Ribli   ½-½ 13 1986 London D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 9. Pinter vs A Zichichi   1-0 37 1986 Rome (Italy) D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 10. Kohlweyer vs Ribli   0-1 28 1986 Dortmund D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 11. V A Loginov vs Yermolinsky   1-0 41 1987 Tournament D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 12. Yermolinsky vs N Monin   1-0 27 1987 Leningrad (Russia) D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 13. D Ilic vs P Lukacs 0-1 31 1987 ? D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 14. Lautier vs A Thorsteinsson   1-0 38 1988 It shv D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 15. E Ubilava vs Shirov 0-1 27 1989 Ch URS (1/2 final) D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 16. C Lutz vs Zsofia Polgar   1-0 68 1991 Rimavska Sobota D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 17. Van Wely vs Kramnik 0-1 45 1992 Olympiad D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 18. D Garcia vs Kramnik   ½-½ 21 1993 Pamplona (Spain) D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 19. I Sokolov vs Pinter   ½-½ 37 1994 Cup European Club D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 20. P Cramling vs A Galliamova 1-0 39 1994 Tilburg D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 21. Yermolinsky vs B Finegold   1-0 44 1994 U.S. Championships, Key West USA D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 22. K Hulak vs Piket   1-0 42 1995 Wijk op D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 23. S Guliev vs Savon   1-0 31 1995 Moscow1 D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 24. G Dizdar vs Pavasovic   1-0 28 1996 Pula op 10th D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 25. A Maksimenko vs Pavasovic   0-1 58 1996 Nova Gorica op 1st D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 41

REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

 

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c6 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 b5

page 1 of 31; games 1-25 of 756  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Flohr vs Stahlberg 1-0 39 1934 Zurich D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 2. T Van Scheltinga vs Gruenfeld 0-1 23 1936 Amsterdam D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 3. H Heinicke vs K Junge 1-0 25 1938 Hamburg D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 4. Szabo vs Euwe ½-½ 66 1938 Hastings 1938/39 D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 5. Biedermann vs Sajtar   0-1 25 1938 Krakow D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 6. Lilienthal vs Alatortsev   ½-½ 70 1939 Leningrad/Moscow training D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 7. S Belavenets vs Ragozin   1-0 41 1939 USSR Championship D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 8. R Palme vs K Junge 0-1 63 1941 Bad Elster qual ch-G D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 9. Ragozin vs Botvinnik 0-1 35 1941 Training D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 10. H Lehmann vs K Junge 0-1 27 1942 Rostock D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 11. H Ullrich vs K Junge 0-1 24 1942 Dresden D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 12. H Zollner vs K Junge 0-1 36 1942 Lublin/Warsaw/Cracow D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 13. Starke vs K Junge 0-1 36 1942 XVII.cr tournament o D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 14. A Zhivtsov vs Botvinnik 0-1 27 1943 Moscow ch-city D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 15. Lilienthal vs Botvinnik ½-½ 42 1944 Moscow D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 16. Lilienthal vs Botvinnik 0-1 57 1944 USSR Championship D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 17. V Mikenas vs Botvinnik 0-1 32 1944 USSR Championship D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 18. M Szigeti vs Benko 0-1 38 1945 Budapest D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 19. Denker vs Botvinnik 0-1 25 1945 USA vs USSR radio match D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 20. Flohr vs M Christoffel 1-0 29 1946 Groningen D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 21. H W Duenhaupt vs W Elm   0-1 31 1946 Bad Harzburg GER D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 22. Euwe vs W Wolthuis   1-0 27 1946 NED-ch prelim I D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 23. Ragozin vs Book 1-0 25 1946 Helsinki Int.Tourn. D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 24. Z Nilsson vs Book 0-1 28 1946 Stockholm 4647 D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 25. Lilienthal vs Kotov 0-1 41 1946 Moscow Ch D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav  page 1 of 31; games 1-25 of 756

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