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Stem game: Konstantin Aseev vs Ruslan Ponomariov (2001) 0-1

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. g3 d6 8. Bg2 Bg7 9. Nh3 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Qc2 Ra7 12. b3 Qa8 13. Rb1 Rb8 14. Rd1 Rab7 15. Bd2 c4 16. Rdc1 Nc5 17. bxc4 Bxc4 18. Nf4 Qa6 19. Rxb7 Rxb7 20. Rb1 Rxb1+ 21. Qxb1 Nfd7 22. Qc2 Qa3 23. h4 Ne5 24. Bc1 Qa7 25. Bh3 Qa5 26. Bd2 Qa3 27. Kf1 Nf3 28. Nd1 Nxd2+ 29. Qxd2 Bxa2 30. Bg2 Bb3 31. Ne3 Ba4 32. Qa5 Qa1+ 33. Qe1 Qb2 34. Bf3 Nb3 35. Kg2 Nd2 36. Nd3 Qc3 37. Qc1 Qxc1 38. Nxc1 Bb5 39. Nf1 Nb1 40. Nb3 Nc3 41. e4 Bd3 42. Nfd2 Bh6 43. Kg1 f5 44. exf5 Bxf5 45. Bg2 Bc8 46. Ne4 Bg7 47. Nxc3 Bxc3 48. Nc1 Kf7 49. Be4 h6 50. Nd3 g5 51. hxg5 hxg5 52. Kf1 Ke8 53. Ke2 Kd8 54. f4 g4 55. Ke3 Kc7 56. Bg6 Kb6 57. Be8 Bf5 58. Bf7 Kb5 59. Be6 Bxe6 60. dxe6 Kc4 61. f5 Bd4+ 62. Ke2 Kd5 63. Nf4+ Ke5 0-1
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Opening: Benko Gambit (A58)
Player profiles: K Aseev, Ponomariov

Novelty of stem-game: 11. ...Ra7

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. g3 d6  8. Bg2 Bg7  9. Nh3 0-0  10. 0-0 Nd7  11. Qc2
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. O Izchenko vs A Szczygiel  0-139 1994 EU-ch U20 GirlsA58 Benko Gambit
2. E Solozhenkin vs O Salmensuu  1-042 2001 III ShakkiNet GMA58 Benko Gambit
3. K Aseev vs Ponomariov 0-163 2001 2nd IECCA58 Benko Gambit
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. g3 d6  8. Bg2 Bg7  9. Nh3 0-0  10. 0-0 Nd7
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Antoshin vs M Mihaljcisin  ½-½72 1970 SarajevoA58 Benko Gambit
2. V Shishkin vs Ponomariov  0-142 1997 KievA58 Benko Gambit
3. I Rajlich vs E Polovnikova-Atalik  ½-½38 2001 2nd ch-EUR WomenA58 Benko Gambit
4. S Ionov vs D Collutiis  ½-½41 2003 Cappelle La GrandeA58 Benko Gambit
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. g3 d6  8. Bg2 Bg7  9. Nh3 0-0
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Korchnoi vs Baklan  0-129 2000 European Club CupA58 Benko Gambit

 
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. g3 d6  8. Bg2 Bg7  9. Nh3
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Portisch vs B Lalic  ½-½120 1992 DebrecenA58 Benko Gambit
2. P Sjodahl vs Adams  0-134 1992 OakhamA58 Benko Gambit
3. Portisch vs G Borgo  1-039 1993 Reggio EmiliaA58 Benko Gambit
4. E Relange vs Zsofia Polgar  ½-½37 1994 Ch World (juniors) (under 20), Matinhos (BrazilA58 Benko Gambit
5. G Sagalchik vs Waitzkin  1-027 1994 New York (USA)A58 Benko Gambit
6. Portisch vs P Cramling  ½-½28 1996 Foxtrot, London ENGA58 Benko Gambit
7. A Canovas Pardo vs R Abril  0-130 1999 Catalunya-chTA58 Benko Gambit
8. V Cmilyte vs V Malakhatko  0-142 1999 Swidnica opA58 Benko Gambit
9. K Aseev vs De Vreugt 1-078 2001 2nd IECCA58 Benko Gambit
10. S Ionov vs V Mikhalevski  1-076 2001 2nd IECCA58 Benko Gambit
11. S Ionov vs Sivokho  ½-½49 2001 ch-CityA58 Benko Gambit
12. Z Jovanovic vs D Milanovic  ½-½22 2003 2nd League TCh-SCGA58 Benko Gambit
13. J Hawkins vs G Jones  0-129 2008 British ChampionshipA58 Benko Gambit
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. g3 d6  8. Bg2 Bg7
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Timman vs G Svensson  ½-½41 1966 Groningen Ech-jr preA58 Benko Gambit
2. Averkin vs Bronstein 0-163 1974 USSRA58 Benko Gambit
3. Plachetka vs P Peev 0-146 1974 Stary SmokovecA58 Benko Gambit
4. Sosonko vs Miles  ½-½13 1977 Wijk aan ZeeA58 Benko Gambit
5. Van der Sterren vs Miles  0-153 1981 LondonA58 Benko Gambit
6. P Nikolic vs Marjanovic  ½-½78 1984 Novi SadA58 Benko Gambit
7. Plachetka vs K Berg  1-032 1985 Copenhagen opA58 Benko Gambit
8. Hertneck vs Fedorowicz  0-140 1986 Dortmund (Germany)A58 Benko Gambit
9. T Vigfusson vs Kotronias  ½-½66 1988 Rilton-CupA58 Benko Gambit
10. Gligoric vs I Marinkovic  ½-½52 1988 Belgrade GMA opA58 Benko Gambit
11. Ehlvest vs Fedorowicz 0-138 1989 Ch New York ( open )A58 Benko Gambit
12. Van der Sterren vs G Andruet  1-034 1989 Hoogovens-BA58 Benko Gambit
13. O Cvitan vs G Milos  ½-½46 1990 NoviA58 Benko Gambit
14. B Jiravorasuk vs Mok Tze-Meng  0-136 1990 Novi Sad ol (Men)A58 Benko Gambit
15. Baburin vs K Rovid  1-020 1992 Budapest (Hungary)A58 Benko Gambit
16. Sosonko vs H Ree  ½-½16 1993 Eindhoven NED chA58 Benko Gambit
17. Baburin vs NN  1-029 1993 RathminesA58 Benko Gambit
18. Lazarev vs D Sermek  1-047 1994 Biel MTO opA58 Benko Gambit
19. P Nikolic vs Adams  1-073 1994 New York PCA 25'A58 Benko Gambit
20. Baburin vs A Cohen  1-048 1994 It (open)A58 Benko Gambit
21. Z Gyimesi vs Zsofia Polgar  0-143 1995 Ch Hungary, Budapest (Hungary)A58 Benko Gambit
22. Gligoric vs I Marinkovic 1-032 1996 YUG-chTA58 Benko Gambit
23. Ilincic vs Bareev  0-135 1996 Intl TtA58 Benko Gambit
24. Yusupov vs U Kersten  1-030 1999 GER-ch 71stA58 Benko Gambit
25. M Kursova vs M Sebag  0-153 1999 Eur Youth Ch g14A58 Benko Gambit
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. g3 d6  8. Bg2
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. G Scholz Solis vs G Andruet  0-135 1989 FRA-chTA58 Benko Gambit
2. E Magerramov vs G Andruet  0-139 1990 Chartres opA58 Benko Gambit
3. P Lukacs vs Zsofia Polgar 0-145 1991 BudapestA58 Benko Gambit
4. Baburin vs A Dunnington  ½-½49 1999 Ch Great Britain, Scarborough (England)A58 Benko Gambit
5. V Malakhatko vs A Kosikov  1-066 2000 Kiev-chA58 Benko Gambit
6. Lluis Canellas Magide vs J Magem Badals  0-120 2000 Catalunya-chA58 Benko Gambit
7. E Zaiatz vs P Cramling 1-060 2000 FIDE WCh Women KOA58 Benko Gambit
8. I Stohl vs J Gunnarsson  ½-½58 2001 EuTChA58 Benko Gambit
9. Y H De Rover vs M Kopylov  0-132 2001 10th AKN WeekenderA58 Benko Gambit
10. D Prelevic vs I Marinkovic  ½-½55 2001 TCh-YUGA58 Benko Gambit
11. Epishin vs C Matamoros Franco  1-039 2002 XXVII OpenA58 Benko Gambit
12. Kramnik vs Van Wely 1-040 2003 Amber BlindfoldA58 Benko Gambit
13. Kramnik vs Topalov 1-057 2003 Wijk aan ZeeA58 Benko Gambit
14. E Solozhenkin vs O Salmensuu  ½-½22 2004 Finnish Team ChampionshipA58 Benko Gambit
15. J Rowson vs G Jones 1-038 2004 Smith & Williamson British ChampionshipsA58 Benko Gambit
16. L Lenic vs I Nepomniachtchi  1-072 2005 Young Stars of the WorldA58 Benko Gambit
17. B Tadic vs D Milanovic  ½-½8 2006 Serbia-chA58 Benko Gambit
18. Dorfman vs Vaisser ½-½48 2006 French ChampionshipsA58 Benko Gambit
19. V Babula vs B Zueger  1-046 2007 European Individual ChampionshipsA58 Benko Gambit
20. V Havik vs T Erdelyi  0-137 2008 GibraltarA58 Benko Gambit
21. V Malakhatko vs J Mihailovs  1-034 2009 Zurich Chess Club 200th AnniversaryA58 Benko Gambit
22. L Calderon vs T Lehtimaki  ½-½20 2009 48th World Junior ChampionshipA58 Benko Gambit
23. L Ordaz Valdes vs D Reizniece  1-069 2010 Chess Olympiad (Women)A58 Benko Gambit
24. M Erdogdu vs Caruana  0-150 2011 12th European Individual ChampionshipA58 Benko Gambit
25. M Janczarski vs Z Pioch  ½-½36 2012 XIV ch-Gdansk IntA58 Benko Gambit
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. g3 d6
 page 1 of 1; 21 games  PGN Download 
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Christiansen vs L Popov  0-139 1975 Polanica Zdroj (Poland)A58 Benko Gambit
2. Kraidman vs Judit Polgar  ½-½27 1988 Duncan LawrieA58 Benko Gambit
3. Polugaevsky vs Seirawan 0-141 1993 MonacoA58 Benko Gambit
4. Igor Ivanov vs D Gurevich  0-134 1995 Chicago (USA)A58 Benko Gambit
5. Yusupov vs Topalov  ½-½23 1996 It (cat.18)A58 Benko Gambit
6. P Ferreira vs M Calzetta  0-134 2001 openA58 Benko Gambit
7. Kasimdzhanov vs E Ghaem Maghami  1-034 2001 World TeamsA58 Benko Gambit
8. Vaganian vs M E Van Wissen  1-043 2001 TCh-NED PlayoffsA58 Benko Gambit
9. A T Suarez vs A C Lee  0-134 2005 USCL San Francisco vs DallasA58 Benko Gambit
10. V Gunina vs A Gavrilova 1-039 2005 BELFORT YWCC Girls under 16A58 Benko Gambit
11. R Sargac vs V Golubenko  ½-½38 2006 WGM Mediterranean FlowerA58 Benko Gambit
12. N Brunner vs M Vachier-Lagrave  0-145 2007 ChIPA58 Benko Gambit
13. J Dworakowska vs N Pogonina  1-050 2008 MindsportsA58 Benko Gambit
14. Blagoje Milenkovic vs S Kasparov  0-117 2009 2nd Festival Sport SummerA58 Benko Gambit
15. K Solomon vs R W Smith  0-138 2010 Chess OlympiadA58 Benko Gambit
16. L R Jackson vs R W Smith  0-145 2011 North Island ChA58 Benko Gambit
17. D Lemos vs M Calzetta  1-034 2011 Tradewise GibraltarA58 Benko Gambit
18. D Kelley vs J Bartholomew  ½-½36 2011 112th US OpenA58 Benko Gambit
19. D Kelley vs A Ramirez 0-120 2012 National OpenA58 Benko Gambit
20. Wang Hao vs Bologan 1-047 2012 Biel Chess FestivalA58 Benko Gambit
21. E Elijah vs R Bernardi  0-129 2012 Chess OlympiadA58 Benko Gambit
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