1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8. Re1 Bg4 9. c3 f5 10. Be2 Qd6 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qb6 13. Be3 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Bc5 15. Bxc5 Qxc5 16. Nd2 O-O-O 17. Nb3 Qb6 18. Nd4 g6 19. f3 c5 20. Nc2 Ng5 21. Qe3 Ne6 22. b4 f4 23. Qf2 cxb4 24. Qxb6 axb6 25. Nxb4 d4 26. Re4 dxc3 27. Rc4+ Kb8 28. Rxc3 Rd4 29. a3 Rhd8 30. Rac1 Rd2 31. R3c2 g5 32. Kf1 R2d7 33. Rc4 h5 34. g3 Rf7 35. R4c3 Nc5 36. Re1 Ne6 37. gxf4 Rxf4 38. Re4 Rd1+ 39. Re1 Rd2 40. Re2 Rxe2 41. Kxe2 Rh4 42. Ke3 Rxh2 43. Ke4 Ng7 44. Kd5 Re2 45. Rc2 Rxc2 46. Nxc2 Kc7 47. e6 h4 48. Ne3 h3 49. Ng4 Kd8 50. Ke4 Ke7 51. f4 gxf4 52. Kxf4 Kxe6 53. Kg3 Kd5 54. Kxh3 Ne6 55. Ne3+ Kd4 56. Nd1 Kc4 57. Kg4 Kb3 58. Kf5 Nc5 59. Ke5 Kxa3 60. Kd6 Na6 61. Nc3 Kb4 62. Nd5+ Ka5 63. Kd7 Nc5+ 64. Kd6 Kb5 65. Kc7 Ka5 66. Nxb6 Ka6 67. Nd5 b5 68. Kc6 Ne6 69. Kd6 b4 70. Nxb4+ 1/2-1/2

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Opening: Petrov Defense (C42)
Player profiles: T Sachdev, S Meenakshi

Novelty of stem-game: 10. Be2

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. 0-0 Nc6  8. Re1 Bg4  9. c3 f5

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 46  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Gunsberg vs Max Weiss 0-1 29 1889 New York C42 Petrov Defense 2. Lasker vs Pillsbury 0-1 33 1895 St. Petersburg 1895-96 C42 Petrov Defense 3. J Mason vs W Napier   ½-½ 51 1902 Monte Carlo C42 Petrov Defense 4. Maroczy vs Pillsbury 1-0 33 1902 Monte Carlo C42 Petrov Defense 5. Tarrasch vs Maroczy   ½-½ 32 1903 Monte Carlo C42 Petrov Defense 6. Showalter vs Pillsbury 1-0 31 1904 Cambridge Springs C42 Petrov Defense 7. R P Michell vs H G Cole   1-0 33 1919 Hastings C42 Petrov Defense 8. Capablanca vs B Kostic 1-0 48 1919 Capablanca - Kostic C42 Petrov Defense 9. G A Thomas vs H G Cole   1-0 72 1919 Hastings C42 Petrov Defense 10. J Penrose vs C H Alexander   ½-½ 26 1956 Hastings 1956/57 C42 Petrov Defense 11. Unzicker vs C H Alexander   1-0 47 1960 7th Clare Benedict Cup C42 Petrov Defense 12. Ribli vs G Bonner   1-0 33 1972 Skopje (ol) C42 Petrov Defense 13. Stein vs Anikaev 1-0 30 1972 Kislovodsk (Russia) C42 Petrov Defense 14. A Planinc vs Benko   ½-½ 24 1974 Hastings 7475 C42 Petrov Defense 15. Karpov vs Korchnoi 1-0 31 1974 Karpov-Korchnoi Candidates Match C42 Petrov Defense 16. V Tukmakov vs M Dvoretsky   ½-½ 20 1974 URS-ch sf C42 Petrov Defense 17. Vasiukov vs K Kaunas   ½-½ 28 1975 URS-chT C42 Petrov Defense 18. Ljubojevic vs S Makarichev 0-1 28 1975 Amsterdam C42 Petrov Defense 19. R Byrne vs A S Segal   ½-½ 28 1979 Sao Paulo C42 Petrov Defense 20. R Lau vs Yusupov   ½-½ 18 1979 Wch U18 C42 Petrov Defense 21. Huebner vs O Borik 1-0 42 1981 Bundesliga 8081 C42 Petrov Defense 22. Tal vs Smyslov   ½-½ 13 1984 08, Bugojno C42 Petrov Defense 23. Blatny vs Przewoznik   0-1 65 1985 Naleczow C42 Petrov Defense 24. Dreev vs L J Wolff 1-0 23 1986 Bucaramanga (South America) C42 Petrov Defense 25. Yudasin vs Khalifman   ½-½ 21 1988 Ch URS (1 liga) (cat.10) C42 Petrov Defense  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 46

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page 1 of 1; 3 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Keres vs C H Alexander 1-0 22 1954 Hastings 1954/55 C42 Petrov Defense 2. S Isaksson vs H Broberger 1-0 12 1976 cr C42 Petrov Defense 3. M Szelag vs K Jasik   ½-½ 31 2001 Rubinstein Open C42 Petrov Defense

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page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 78  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Olland vs A M Levin   0-1 73 1902 13th DSB Kongress (Hanover) C42 Petrov Defense 2. H Wolf vs Teichmann   ½-½ 32 1903 Monte Carlo C42 Petrov Defense 3. J F Barry vs W Napier 0-1 57 1904 Cambridge Springs C42 Petrov Defense 4. O Bernstein vs J Mortimer   1-0 49 1907 Ostende-B C42 Petrov Defense 5. G J Van Gelder vs Olland   1-0 24 1915 Utrecht m C42 Petrov Defense 6. F Olafsson vs R Persitz   1-0 29 1955 Hastings 5556 C42 Petrov Defense 7. K W Behle vs G Flad   1-0 44 1957 Bad Neuenahr C42 Petrov Defense 8. E Secchi vs E Garner   1-0 27 1959 3rd World Correspondence Chess Championship C42 Petrov Defense 9. T Sato vs A Day   ½-½ 45 1974 Asian Teams Tt C42 Petrov Defense 10. Van der Sterren vs Chekhov   0-1 26 1975 Wch U20 C42 Petrov Defense 11. Kavalek vs B Toth   0-1 52 1976 Olympiad C42 Petrov Defense 12. Kasparov vs Yusupov ½-½ 20 1977 Leningrad C42 Petrov Defense 13. A Matanovic vs S Makarichev   ½-½ 21 1977 Kostic mem C42 Petrov Defense 14. G Timoshchenko vs A Kochyev   ½-½ 27 1977 URS-ch FL45 C42 Petrov Defense 15. Psakhis vs Yusupov   ½-½ 55 1978 URS-ch U26 C42 Petrov Defense 16. P G Heilemann vs S Cederlind   1-0 66 1978 corr 1.EU tt C42 Petrov Defense 17. Kasparov vs Mayorov ½-½ 30 1978 Baku C42 Petrov Defense 18. R Korsunsky vs Yusupov 0-1 33 1979 Baku C42 Petrov Defense 19. Sveshnikov vs Yusupov   ½-½ 17 1979 Capablanca mem C42 Petrov Defense 20. Adorjan vs Yusupov   ½-½ 23 1980 Vrbas (Yugoslavia) C42 Petrov Defense 21. Chandler vs J O Fries Nielsen   1-0 25 1981 BL 8182 HSK-FH Hamburg C42 Petrov Defense 22. Dolmatov vs Yusupov   1-0 44 1981 URS-ch49 C42 Petrov Defense 23. Beliavsky vs Yusupov   1-0 40 1981 URS-ch49 C42 Petrov Defense 24. A Sokolov vs Yusupov ½-½ 115 1981 Moscow-ch C42 Petrov Defense 25. Vasiukov vs N Andrianov   1-0 49 1981 Moscow-ch C42 Petrov Defense  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 78

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page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 42  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Loewenthal vs Morphy 0-1 80 1858 Morphy-Loewenthal C42 Petrov Defense 2. E Schallopp vs A Schottlaender   1-0 33 1904 Dreimeisterwettkampf C42 Petrov Defense 3. E Hall vs D Turner   0-1 40 1963 Idaho Open C42 Petrov Defense 4. R Byrne vs Reshevsky   1-0 32 1972 US Championship C42 Petrov Defense 5. Timman vs Portisch   1-0 65 1981 Moskva C42 Petrov Defense 6. Ljubojevic vs Hort   ½-½ 18 1981 Amsterdam C42 Petrov Defense 7. Ljubojevic vs Petrosian   ½-½ 18 1981 Tilburg C42 Petrov Defense 8. Kavalek vs Reshevsky   ½-½ 31 1981 U.S. Championship C42 Petrov Defense 9. Chandler vs Speelman   ½-½ 24 1981 Ch Great Britain C42 Petrov Defense 10. Karpov vs Korchnoi 1-0 53 1981 Karpov-Korchnoi World Championship Rematch C42 Petrov Defense 11. Fedorowicz vs Reshevsky ½-½ 20 1981 Ch USA C42 Petrov Defense 12. Kavalek vs Smyslov   ½-½ 50 1981 09, Amsterdam C42 Petrov Defense 13. Kasparov vs Karpov ½-½ 41 1981 match-tournament C42 Petrov Defense 14. Kavalek vs Portisch   ½-½ 21 1981 Linares C42 Petrov Defense 15. Karpov vs Portisch 1-0 38 1982 06, Torino C42 Petrov Defense 16. Suetin vs S Makarichev   ½-½ 29 1982 Ch Moscow C42 Petrov Defense 17. Karpov vs Portisch 0-1 32 1982 04, Tilburg C42 Petrov Defense 18. Chandler vs Van der Sterren   1-0 41 1982 Lucerne (Switzerland) C42 Petrov Defense 19. Kavalek vs Karpov   ½-½ 22 1982 05, Torino C42 Petrov Defense 20. Yurtaev vs S Makarichev   ½-½ 29 1983 URS 36/387 C42 Petrov Defense 21. Timman vs Van der Sterren   1-0 62 1983 Nederland (ch) 35/399 C42 Petrov Defense 22. T Pirttimaki vs Kholmov   ½-½ 31 1983 Lvov C42 Petrov Defense 23. Tal vs G Garcia Gonzales 1-0 29 1983 Yurmala C42 Petrov Defense 24. Tal vs Karpov   ½-½ 24 1983 ? C42 Petrov Defense 25. L Pospisil vs Z Mejzlik   1-0 37 1984 CSR-ch21 sf-C corr C42 Petrov Defense  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 42

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page 1 of 12; games 1-25 of 277  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Gouda vs Nijmegen   1-0 40 1851 correspondence C42 Petrov Defense 2. Loewenthal vs Morphy 1-0 70 1858 Morphy-Loewenthal C42 Petrov Defense 3. Loewenthal vs Morphy ½-½ 44 1858 Morphy-Loewenthal C42 Petrov Defense 4. Morphy vs W Budzinski 1-0 24 1859 Paris C42 Petrov Defense 5. T W Barnes vs Staunton 0-1 52 1859 London consult C42 Petrov Defense 6. J S Stanley vs C G Heydon   0-1 28 1872 New South Wales v Victoria Telegraph Match C42 Petrov Defense 7. Anderssen vs A Fritz ½-½ 46 1878 WSB-12.Kongress C42 Petrov Defense 8. E Schallopp vs A Fritz   1-0 27 1880 Wiesbaden C42 Petrov Defense 9. Riga vs Orel Chess Club   1-0 35 1896 Riga v. Orel match C42 Petrov Defense 10. J C Halpern vs W P Shipley   ½-½ 48 1899 New York v Pennsylvania Interstate Teams Match C42 Petrov Defense 11. P P Benko vs A Rabinovich   0-1 27 1903 RUS-ch03 C42 Petrov Defense 12. Schlechter vs J F Barry   ½-½ 40 1904 Cambridge Springs C42 Petrov Defense 13. Teichmann vs Pillsbury   ½-½ 48 1904 Cambridge Springs C42 Petrov Defense 14. Teichmann vs A Hodges   1-0 32 1904 Cambridge Springs C42 Petrov Defense 15. Capablanca vs B Kostic ½-½ 56 1918 New York C42 Petrov Defense 16. J Gadalinski vs A Pytlakowski   ½-½ 39 1938 Krakow C42 Petrov Defense 17. O Penrose vs D Hooper 0-1 19 1950 Buxton (England) C42 Petrov Defense 18. F N Stephenson vs T Thynne   1-0 26 1967 BCF-ch C42 Petrov Defense 19. P Markland vs T Thynne   1-0 26 1967 BCF-ch C42 Petrov Defense 20. Browne vs P Murray 1-0 24 1971 9th Canadian Open C42 Petrov Defense 21. Kavalek vs Bisguier   ½-½ 18 1972 US Championship C42 Petrov Defense 22. Browne vs Bisguier 1-0 40 1974 US Championship C42 Petrov Defense 23. E Paoli vs B Toth   1-0 61 1974 Madonna di Campiglio C42 Petrov Defense 24. Zuckerman vs Soltis   ½-½ 22 1974 US Championship C42 Petrov Defense 25. Adorjan vs Miles   ½-½ 19 1974 Hastings 1973/74 C42 Petrov Defense  page 1 of 12; games 1-25 of 277

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page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 173  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. G Medley vs Kolisch   ½-½ 27 1860 London m C42 Petrov Defense 2. Mackenzie vs G Medley   1-0 31 1862 London C42 Petrov Defense 3. Anderssen vs T W Barnes   1-0 37 1862 London C42 Petrov Defense 4. V Knorre vs Oskar & Bergell Cordel 1-0 34 1865 Berlin C42 Petrov Defense 5. Zukertort vs J Minckwitz   1-0 34 1869 Berlin C42 Petrov Defense 6. W Smith vs G E Jackson   1-0 36 1873 CAN-ch C42 Petrov Defense 7. J Mason vs G Reichhelm   ½-½ 54 1874 Philadelphia m1 C42 Petrov Defense 8. J Wisker vs G MacDonnell   ½-½ 74 1874 London m C42 Petrov Defense 9. M Judd vs J A Congdon 1-0 50 1874 3rd American Chess Congress C42 Petrov Defense 10. Winawer vs Shumov 1-0 26 1875 St Petersburg C42 Petrov Defense 11. E Schallopp vs C Berber   1-0 45 1876 MSB-02.Kongress C42 Petrov Defense 12. V Lizel vs Alapin   0-1 38 1879 Best Russian Players C42 Petrov Defense 13. Winawer vs Blackburne   ½-½ 64 1883 London C42 Petrov Defense 14. Blackburne vs J Mason 1-0 19 1886 ENG C42 Petrov Defense 15. D M Martinez vs Burille 1-0 33 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (35-2) C42 Petrov Defense 16. Harmonist vs J Mason   0-1 62 1889 Breslau C42 Petrov Defense 17. D M Martinez vs J Mason   ½-½ 24 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (34-2) C42 Petrov Defense 18. Max Weiss vs J W Baird 1-0 40 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C42 Petrov Defense 19. E Schallopp vs Schiffers 1-0 37 1889 Breslau C42 Petrov Defense 20. E Schallopp vs Von Bardeleben   1-0 34 1889 Breslau C42 Petrov Defense 21. E Schallopp vs J Mason   ½-½ 64 1889 Breslau C42 Petrov Defense 22. E Schallopp vs Mieses 1-0 22 1889 Breslau C42 Petrov Defense 23. Tarrasch vs J Mason 1-0 38 1890 6th BCA Congress C42 Petrov Defense 24. Alapin vs J Mason   0-1 44 1892 DSB-07.Kongress C42 Petrov Defense 25. Winawer vs J Mason   ½-½ 95 1892 DSB-07.Kongress C42 Petrov Defense  page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 173

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page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 30  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Mohishunder vs Cochrane   0-1 29 1855 Calcutta C42 Petrov Defense 2. G Medley vs Kolisch   ½-½ 31 1860 London m C42 Petrov Defense 3. G MacDonnell vs Mackenzie 0-1 28 1862 MacDonnell-Mackenzie C42 Petrov Defense 4. D Van Foreest vs C E A Dupre   ½-½ 45 1884 Gouda C42 Petrov Defense 5. Duras vs B Leussen   ½-½ 80 1903 Hilversum C42 Petrov Defense 6. H Suechting vs J Mortimer   1-0 33 1907 Ostende-B C42 Petrov Defense 7. A Hodges vs R T Black   1-0 49 1911 New York Masters C42 Petrov Defense 8. S Cohen vs Kashdan   1-0 39 1934 New York, NY USA C42 Petrov Defense 9. O Ulvestad vs W Suesman   1-0 30 1946 USA-ch C42 Petrov Defense 10. Yanofsky vs A Thomas   1-0 57 1952 Hastings 1951/52 C42 Petrov Defense 11. Karpov vs E Schoupal   1-0 21 1966 12, Trinec C42 Petrov Defense 12. Pilnik vs E Paoli   1-0 34 1973 Norristown C42 Petrov Defense 13. Mednis vs E Paoli   1-0 41 1973 Norristown C42 Petrov Defense 14. Mednis vs E Paoli   1-0 34 1973 Reggio Emilia 7374 16th C42 Petrov Defense 15. Parma vs E Paoli   1-0 35 1974 Madonna di Campiglio C42 Petrov Defense 16. N Weinstein vs K Rogoff   ½-½ 11 1974 US Championship C42 Petrov Defense 17. I Asmundsson vs S Briem   1-0 41 1974 ISL-ch C42 Petrov Defense 18. T Seltner vs A Schneider   0-1 27 1999 Goerlitz op-16 C42 Petrov Defense 19. M Brandenburg-Groot vs M Van Dijk   1-0 41 2000 Hengelo jr open U20 C42 Petrov Defense 20. A Brustman vs O Dippel   1-0 53 2001 Osteropen C42 Petrov Defense 21. D Barua vs S R Chowdhury   ½-½ 25 2001 ch-IND C42 Petrov Defense 22. Y Bruned vs M Moeschinger   ½-½ 53 2001 3rd Hilton Open C42 Petrov Defense 23. M Hoekstra vs Glen Soucy   1-0 27 2001 US Open C42 Petrov Defense 24. F Barglowski vs L Weglarz   ½-½ 25 2001 TCh-POL C42 Petrov Defense 25. R Amadasun vs A Ryvova   1-0 38 2006 37th Chess Olympiad: Women C42 Petrov Defense  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 30

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