1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 e5 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 c6 8. a4 Qc7 9. a5 Rb8 10. d5 b5 11. axb6 Nxb6 12. Bf1 cxd5 13. exd5 a6 14. Bg5 Nbd7 15. Na4 h6 16. Bc1 Bd8 17. c4 Nb6 18. Nxb6 Qxb6 19. Ra2 Nd7 20. Bd2 f5 21. Bc3 Nf6 22. Nd2 Ng4 23. Qe2 Qa7 24. h3 Nxf2 25. Kh2 e4 26. b4 Nd3 27. Rb1 Bb6 28. g3 Bg1+ 29. Kh1 Nf2+ 30. Kg2 f4 31. gxf4 Nxh3 32. Kh1 Nf2+ 33. Kg2 Rxf4 0-1

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Opening: Philidor Defense (C41)
Player profiles: L Mkrtchian, T Gelashvili

Novelty of stem-game: 13. ...a6

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 e5 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 c6  8. a4 Qc7  9. a5 Rb8  10. d5 b5  11. axb6 Nxb6  12. Bf1 cxd5  13. exd5

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. J Ye vs R Cifuentes   1-0 41 1994 Tilburg Interpolis C41 Philidor Defense 2. L Mkrtchian vs T Gelashvili 0-1 33 2001 open C41 Philidor Defense

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1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 e5 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 c6  8. a4 Qc7  9. a5 Rb8  10. d5 b5  11. axb6 Nxb6

page 1 of 1; one game    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. S Galdunts vs D Fridman   ½-½ 20 2003 Bad Wiessee C41 Philidor Defense

 

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 e5 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 c6  8. a4 Qc7  9. a5 Rb8

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Suetin vs G Kwossek   ½-½ 64 1991 Wuerzburg op (2), Br.13 C41 Philidor Defense 2. B MacArthur vs A Galliamova   0-1 45 1991 Subotica C41 Philidor Defense

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1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 e5 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 c6  8. a4 Qc7  9. a5

page 1 of 1; 3 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. S Brynell vs E Dizdarevic   1-0 37 2002 Bled Olympiad C41 Philidor Defense 2. S Brynell vs M Dutreeuw   ½-½ 20 2005 15th European Team Championship C41 Philidor Defense 3. N Georgiadis vs M Kandic   1-0 71 2012 Tradewise Gibraltar C41 Philidor Defense

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1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 e5 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 c6  8. a4 Qc7

page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 64  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. David Scheffer vs L Isaacs   0-1 36 1948 US Open C41 Philidor Defense 2. C Pilnick vs L Isaacs   1-0 40 1948 US op C41 Philidor Defense 3. DeFirmian vs Rohde   ½-½ 26 1988 ch-United States C41 Philidor Defense 4. J Micic vs C Piquemal   ½-½ 41 1988 Dortmund-B (Women) C41 Philidor Defense 5. M Van der Werf vs K Mokry   ½-½ 33 1989 Groningen op C41 Philidor Defense 6. Kramnik vs V Zvjaginsev 1-0 30 1990 URS-ch U20 C41 Philidor Defense 7. Piket vs H Ree   ½-½ 61 1990 Hilversum C41 Philidor Defense 8. Hebden vs R A James   1-0 59 1991 Sheffield C41 Philidor Defense 9. J Gallagher vs Barbero   ½-½ 25 1991 It (cat.4) C41 Philidor Defense 10. Leko vs R Tischbierek   0-1 64 1992 Munich op9192 C41 Philidor Defense 11. Leko vs Z Lehmann   1-0 41 1992 Balatonbereny op C41 Philidor Defense 12. Akopian vs D Lima   1-0 34 1993 Biel izt C41 Philidor Defense 13. Tseshkovsky vs Azmaiparashvili 0-1 39 1993 active C41 Philidor Defense 14. Smirin vs Dorfman   1-0 42 1993 Tilburg blitz C41 Philidor Defense 15. Balashov vs V Bagrunov   1-0 43 1996 St.Petersburg Petrov C41 Philidor Defense 16. M Turov vs E Prokopchuk   ½-½ 61 1998 RUS-ch U20 C41 Philidor Defense 17. V Malakhatko vs V Malaniuk   ½-½ 42 1998 Swidnica op rap C41 Philidor Defense 18. A Tzermiadianos vs T Gelashvili   ½-½ 50 1999 Chania op 9th C41 Philidor Defense 19. V Leschenko vs L Semenova   0-1 60 1999 Ch Kiev, Kiev (Ukraine) C41 Philidor Defense 20. A Kovacevic vs M Vassallo   1-0 49 2000 Mallorca op C41 Philidor Defense 21. G Guseinov vs F Berkes   ½-½ 10 2001 FSGM June C41 Philidor Defense 22. P Craciun vs I Ivakhinova   0-1 47 2001 EYCC G12 C41 Philidor Defense 23. G Valenti vs S Drazic   0-1 43 2001 Trofeo Intel Pentium C41 Philidor Defense 24. Naiditsch vs D Fridman   ½-½ 25 2001 3rd Julian Borowski B C41 Philidor Defense 25. Potkin vs S Zablotsky   ½-½ 19 2001 Chigorin mem open C41 Philidor Defense  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 64

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1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 e5 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 c6  8. a4

page 1 of 23; games 1-25 of 573  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Alapin vs Nimzowitsch   ½-½ 54 1912 Vilnius All-Russian Masters C41 Philidor Defense 2. J Penrose vs J Llado Lumbera   1-0 67 1963 Enschede zt C41 Philidor Defense 3. V Tukmakov vs A Planinc   1-0 44 1974 IBM C41 Philidor Defense 4. Ivkov vs A Planinc   ½-½ 26 1974 Amsterdam C41 Philidor Defense 5. Timman vs Najdorf   1-0 38 1975 ? C41 Philidor Defense 6. Vukcevich vs Najdorf   ½-½ 29 1976 Reykjavik C41 Philidor Defense 7. Kurajica vs A Planinc   ½-½ 12 1977 Ljubljana/Portoroz C41 Philidor Defense 8. Jansa vs K Mokry   ½-½ 40 1987 Mokry,K C41 Philidor Defense 9. W Schmidt vs B Andonov   ½-½ 43 1987 Warsaw zt-A C41 Philidor Defense 10. C Silva Sanchez vs R Cifuentes   ½-½ 21 1987 Santiago zt C41 Philidor Defense 11. Kholmov vs I Yanvarjov   ½-½ 41 1988 URS-ch sf C41 Philidor Defense 12. Kholmov vs Gabdrakhmanov   ½-½ 67 1988 RSFSR-ch C41 Philidor Defense 13. A Rodriguez vs L Brunner   ½-½ 34 1989 2nd World Team Ch C41 Philidor Defense 14. DeFirmian vs A Strikovic   1-0 35 1990 Olympiad C41 Philidor Defense 15. S Smagin vs D Prodanov   1-0 33 1990 Dortmund op C41 Philidor Defense 16. Y Kruppa vs I Durnopianov   ½-½ 20 1990 Kherson C41 Philidor Defense 17. S Smagin vs Gabdrakhmanov   1-0 41 1990 URS-chT C41 Philidor Defense 18. Plaskett vs K J O'Connell   1-0 21 1991 Hastings Challengers 9192 C41 Philidor Defense 19. F Braga vs J Seoane   1-0 25 1991 10s, Cadiz op C41 Philidor Defense 20. Tseshkovsky vs G Titov   0-1 53 1991 Katowice op C41 Philidor Defense 21. Y Yakovich vs Bagirov   ½-½ 14 1991 11, Moscow URS ch C41 Philidor Defense 22. Y Yakovich vs Bagirov   ½-½ 14 1991 11, Moscow C41 Philidor Defense 23. Hebden vs M Valdes   1-0 61 1992 It (op) Candas C41 Philidor Defense 24. J Rosito vs Z Franco Ocampos   1-0 26 1992 ARG-ch C41 Philidor Defense 25. Jansa vs D Lawson   1-0 32 1992 Gausdal Arnold Cup C41 Philidor Defense  page 1 of 23; games 1-25 of 573

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