1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Nbd7 8. f4 Nc5 9. e5 dxe5 10. fxe5 Nfe4 11. O-O Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nxb3 13. axb3 Qd5 14. Qg4 Bd7 15. Qf4 O-O-O 16. Be3 f6 17. Nf3 Be7 18. Rfd1 Qc6 19. Qg3 f5 20. Bg5 Qc5+ 21. Kh1 Bc6 22. b4 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Qxc3 24. Bxe7 Qxc2 25. Re1 Re8 26. Bd6 Qc3 27. Qf4 h6 28. h4 Qd3 29. Rc1 Kd7 30. Qg3 g5 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Qxg5 Rh8+ 33. Kg1 Rh7 34. Qd2 Qb3 35. Qd4 Ke8 36. Qa7 Rd7 37. Qf2 Rg7 38. Rf1 Qc4 39. Qh4 Rxg2+ 40. Kxg2 Qxh4 41. Rg1 Qg4+ 42. Kh2 Qf4+ 43. Kh1 Bxf3+ 0-1

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Opening: Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Player profiles: S Zaksaite, T Chistiakova

Novelty of stem-game: 10. ...Ne4

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Nd7  8. f4 Nc5  9. e5 dxe5  10. fxe5

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 29  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Rublevsky vs R Har-Zvi   1-0 23 1992 Oakham B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. Short vs Kasparov ½-½ 41 1993 Kasparov-Short World Championship Match B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. B Kreiman vs D Berkovich   0-1 27 1993 New York Enhance B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. A Zadrima vs Ftacnik   0-1 39 1994 Moscow olm 62/276 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. Oral vs Z Tqebuchava   1-0 42 1994 Mlada Boleslav op B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 6. P Vavra vs Wojtkiewicz   1-0 52 1995 07 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. P Vavra vs Ftacnik   ½-½ 46 1995 Cesko 63/209 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. Topalov vs Anand 1-0 28 1996 Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. Velimirovic vs N Ninov   ½-½ 71 1998 YUG Cup B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 10. B Reefat vs Wojtkiewicz   0-1 32 1999 4th United Insurance, Dhaka B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 11. P Vavra vs V Popov   0-1 36 2000 KB Czech Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. L Van de Vegt vs A Bezemer   ½-½ 17 2001 Lost Boys Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. A Lanc vs P Hertel   0-1 52 2001 ICCF Email - corr B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 14. S Zaksaite vs T Chistiakova 0-1 43 2001 EYCC G16 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. E Ubiennykh vs O Pavlov   0-1 42 2001 open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. Yu Ting vs Wang Pin   0-1 28 2001 zt3.3 Women B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. A Lanc vs A Gozman   ½-½ 24 2001 ICCF Email - corr B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 18. V Zaitsev vs V Kurochkin   1-0 49 2001 TCh-RUS B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. S Peter vs T Gouret   1-0 42 2001 TCh-FRA B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. E Andreev vs E Gasanov   1-0 53 2002 Kaissa Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. J Stocek vs M Burrows   1-0 27 2002 Monarch Assurance 11th B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 22. D Aldama Degurnay vs S Predescu 1-0 33 2003 XVI Carlos Torre Memorial B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 23. B Sandstrom vs C Blanco-Gramajo   0-1 66 2005 WCCC25CT02(WS) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. I Hakki vs D Barria   1-0 29 2006 37th Chess Olympiad B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 25. K Berbatov vs D Kokarev   0-1 29 2008 European Individual Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 29

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Nd7  8. f4 Nc5  9. e5

page 1 of 1; 24 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. S Janovsky vs G Timoshchenko 0-1 34 1991 Hastings Challengers 9192 B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 2. Morozevich vs M Muhutdinov   ½-½ 28 1992 Tal Memorial Moscow B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. H Ager vs G Timoshchenko   0-1 33 1994 Wattens op 9th B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 4. P Vavra vs G Timoshenko   ½-½ 27 1994 SVK-ch B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 5. T Thorhallsson vs Van Wely   0-1 40 1994 Akureyri B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. A Zontakh vs G Timoshchenko   ½-½ 22 1994 Sala op B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 7. D Lucky vs Browne   1-0 48 1995 Ch USA (open) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. J Stocek vs H Siepelt   0-1 33 1995 BL2-S 9596 B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 9. M Kobalia vs Sadvakasov   1-0 58 1996 Wch U18 B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 10. Velimirovic vs P Popovic ½-½ 24 1998 YUG-ch53 B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 11. A Zapolskis vs Ftacnik   ½-½ 75 1999 EU-chT (Men) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. N Bernhard vs S Saunders   1-0 64 1999 EM/H/006 B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 13. A Kovacevic vs S Marinkovic   ½-½ 30 1999 YUG-chT B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 14. Velimirovic vs P Popovic 0-1 44 2000 YUG-chT 52nd playoff fin1 B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 15. M Senff vs D Baramidze   ½-½ 43 2001 open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. Lapshun vs C Baginskaite   1-0 32 2002 ch-USA B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. G Cardelli vs J M Weber   ½-½ 18 2002 ICCF - corr B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 18. F Rayner vs C Rice   1-0 36 2006 Hastings Chess Congress B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. I Hakki vs Sadvakasov   0-1 52 2006 Doha B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 20. S Kawuma vs M Hafizulhelmi   0-1 30 2006 37th Chess Olympiad B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 21. D Olenichev vs V Nedilko   0-1 53 2007 UKR-ch qual B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 22. D Wertjanz vs S Narayanan   ½-½ 31 2010 WYCC Open U16 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. J Mullon vs Kulaots   ½-½ 24 2010 Cappelle la Grande B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. T Kokkila vs Areshchenko   0-1 65 2010 European Club Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 1; 24 games

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Nd7  8. f4 Nc5

page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 161  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Jansa vs D Ciric   0-1 28 1961 Moscow B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 2. Fischer vs J B Bednarski 1-0 22 1966 Habana ol B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. R Byrne vs R Bogdanovic   1-0 38 1967 Sarajevo It B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. K Darga vs D Ciric   ½-½ 26 1967 Hoogovens B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 5. Balashov vs B Zlotnik   1-0 40 1969 URS B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 6. J Trapl vs I Hausner 1-0 45 1980 ? B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. Y Yakovich vs A Vaulin   1-0 41 1987 URS-ch FL55 B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 8. Y Kruppa vs D Berkovich   ½-½ 37 1988 UKR-ch B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 9. Akopian vs Tseshkovsky   ½-½ 26 1989 GMA Baleares op B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 10. Y Kruppa vs A Anastasian   0-1 29 1989 Podolsk GMA-qual B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 11. Velimirovic vs Wojtkiewicz   1-0 22 1989 World Cup op 48/ B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. Y Gruenfeld vs Wojtkiewicz   0-1 40 1989 Palma 48/(342) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. Akopian vs Ivanchuk   0-1 45 1989 Yerevan B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. J A Nunez Vallina vs D Roiz Baztan   1-0 28 1990 ESP-chTa B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 15. E Mortensen vs F Hoelzl   1-0 67 1990 Novi Sad ol (Men) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. H Moye vs C Groeger   0-1 12 1991 WT/M/GT/289 B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 17. E Mortensen vs Jansa   0-1 35 1991 Herning B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. V M Pedersen vs A Shamrenko   ½-½ 17 1991 WT/M/GT/297 B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 19. A Aaberg vs M Roeder   0-1 40 1991 Troll Masters B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 20. K Arakhamia-Grant vs Ftacnik   0-1 44 1991 Sydney 51/236 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. G Antoszkiewicz vs W Riemer   ½-½ 36 1991 WT/M/GT/285 B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 22. M Susnik vs Savon   0-1 42 1992 Bled op 13th B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 23. Anand vs D King 0-1 64 1992 It (open) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. A Istratescu vs G Timoshenko   ½-½ 16 1992 Caciulata B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 25. F Schuh vs V Malisauskas   0-1 56 1992 EU-chT (Men) B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack  page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 161

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Nd7  8. f4

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. D Chuprov vs N Kabanov   1-0 25 2008 61st Russian Championship Higher League B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. N Grandelius vs Z Andriasian   0-1 80 2012 13th European Individual Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Nd7

page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 268  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. B Wexler vs Foguelman   ½-½ 22 1960 Buenos Aires B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. T Stanciu vs Kavalek   1-0 25 1965 WchT U26 12th fin-A B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. Z Nilsson vs J Westman   ½-½ 70 1966 Malmo SWE ch B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. A Medina Garcia vs O'Kelly   0-1 42 1967 Malaga (Spain) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. H Messing vs Minic   ½-½ 23 1968 Belgrade B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 6. D Allan vs G Gorse   0-1 33 1968 Hastings II B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. I Radulov vs Ivkov   ½-½ 21 1970 Budapest B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 8. M Albano vs E Canal   ½-½ 57 1973 La Spezia B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 9. D Marjan vs Gligoric   0-1 34 1976 Novi Sad B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 10. Shabalov vs A Voitkevich   0-1 27 1988 Riga B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. DeFirmian vs Ivanchuk 0-1 34 1989 Ch World (team) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. Zsofia Polgar vs L Schandorff 1-0 26 1989 Aabenra B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. Ehlvest vs Tal   ½-½ 25 1989 Skelleftea 48/339 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. Plachetka vs I Stohl 1-0 34 1989 Praha 48/339 [Plachetka,J] B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. Ehlvest vs Kasparov   ½-½ 23 1989 Skelleftea B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. D Coleman vs Wojtkiewicz   0-1 35 1989 It-B B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. J Dobos vs Baburin   ½-½ 44 1990 Ch Hungary (open) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. A Sokolov vs I Stohl   0-1 62 1990 Manila B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. Hracek vs Wojtkiewicz   ½-½ 69 1990 Stara B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. T Coste vs Plachetka   0-1 32 1990 Cannes op B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 21. A Kovacevic vs Ratko Bulajic   ½-½ 25 1990 Pula tt2 B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 22. Zsofia Polgar vs J Brenninkmeijer   1-0 32 1990 Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. Judit Polgar vs M Kaminski 1-0 37 1990 Fond B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. L Sandler vs S Danailov   ½-½ 15 1990 Adelaide B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 25. Judit Polgar vs Anand 1-0 31 1991 New Delhi B90 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 268

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page 1 of 48; games 1-25 of 1,184  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. W Kunerth vs K Poschauko   1-0 43 1938 Krakow B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. D Andric vs S Vukovic   ½-½ 21 1952 YUG-ch B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 3. V Ciocaltea vs O'Kelly   1-0 35 1953 Bucharest B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 4. Kasparian vs Kotov   0-1 41 1955 Ch URS 1/2 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. Tringov vs S Schweber   0-1 38 1955 Wch U20 prel-B B88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 6. L Novikov vs Boleslavsky ½-½ 28 1955 White Russia B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 7. M Altschul vs H Lax   1-0 27 1956 Bratislava B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 8. R Bogdanovic vs Udovcic   1-0 38 1957 Sombor B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 9. A Kinzel vs E Nievergelt   1-0 31 1957 Bern B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 10. Smailbegovic vs S Nedeljkovic   0-1 36 1957 Sombor B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 11. Melikhov vs A Buslaev   1-0 23 1957 URS B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 12. Fischer vs Larry Evans ½-½ 27 1958 US Championship 1958/59 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. Kliavin vs Tal 0-1 23 1958 URS B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. Wade vs R Persitz   ½-½ 17 1958 Haifa/Tel Aviv B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 15. Suetin vs M Bertok   ½-½ 42 1958 Jugoslavien B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. J Fichtl vs I Szabo   ½-½ 34 1959 Dresden B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 17. C Radovici vs J Kozma   ½-½ 29 1959 Marianske Lazne B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 18. Kostiuchenko vs Y Nikolaevsky   0-1 47 1959 Kiev B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 19. D A Mohrlok vs Niephaus   1-0 68 1959 Nuremberg B86 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack 20. Benko vs Tal 0-1 33 1959 Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade Candidates B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 21. Fischer vs Tal 0-1 52 1959 Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade Candidates B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 22. Fischer vs Tal 0-1 33 1959 Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade Candidates B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. J L Alvarez del Monte vs Spassky 0-1 24 1960 Mar del Plata B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 24. Fischer vs O Gadia 1-0 23 1960 Mar del Plata B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 25. Fischer vs F Olafsson ½-½ 43 1960 Buenos Aires B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5  page 1 of 48; games 1-25 of 1,184

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