1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Ne5 f6 12. Nf3 Kh8 13. Be3 f5 14. a3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Nc6 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. Bf4 Bd6 18. Qd2 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Bxf4 20. Qxf4 Qd6 21. Qxd6 cxd6 22. Rab1 Rab8 23. Rb5 Nd8 24. Re1 g6 25. Kf1 Rc8 26. Rb3 Rc7 27. Reb1 b6 28. Ke2 Nf7 29. Kd3 Rfc8 30. Re1 Kg7 31. Bd5 Rd8 32. Rb2 Kf8 33. a4 Rdc8 34. c4 Re8 35. Rbe2 Rxe2 36. Rxe2 Nd8 37. Kc3 h6 38. f4 Re7 39. Rxe7 Kxe7 40. Kb4 Kd7 41. a5 Nc6+ 42. Bxc6+ Kxc6 43. axb6 axb6 44. d5+ Kc7 45. h4 Kb8 46. Ka4 Ka8 47. Kb4 1/2-1/2

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Opening: Petrov Defense (C42)
Player profiles: H Milligan, F Capuano

Novelty of stem-game: 18. ...Bxf3

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. 0-0 Be7  8. c4 Nb4  9. Be2 0-0  10. Nc3 Be6  11. Ne5 f6  12. Nf3 Kh8  13. Be3 f5  14. a3 Nxc3  15. bxc3 Nc6  16. cxd5 Bxd5  17. Bf4 Bd6  18. Qd2

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. H Milligan vs F Capuano   ½-½ 47 2001 2nd ch-EUR Women C42 Petrov Defense 2. S Lobanov vs A V Toivonen   1-0 67 2012 Chigorin Memorial C42 Petrov Defense

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. 0-0 Be7  8. c4 Nb4  9. Be2 0-0  10. Nc3 Be6  11. Ne5 f6  12. Nf3 Kh8

page 1 of 1; games 1-25 of 25  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. G Timmerman vs E Bang   1-0 55 1999 NBC Millennium Email C42 Petrov Defense 2. Svidler vs Adams   ½-½ 37 2000 FIDE World Ch C42 Petrov Defense 3. Leko vs Kramnik   ½-½ 28 2000 Dortmund SuperGM C42 Petrov Defense 4. Adams vs Timman   1-0 41 2000 Wijk aan Zee Corus C42 Petrov Defense 5. Khalifman vs Timman 1-0 36 2000 Essent Tournament C42 Petrov Defense 6. V Zvjaginsev vs Motylev   ½-½ 21 2001 Anibal Open C42 Petrov Defense 7. Leko vs Adams 1-0 49 2001 Sparkassen Cat XXI C42 Petrov Defense 8. Anand vs Adams ½-½ 21 2001 Sparkassen Cat XXI C42 Petrov Defense 9. Fressinet vs Motylev   ½-½ 31 2001 Victor Ciocaltea Mem C42 Petrov Defense 10. M Brodsky vs V Iordachescu   1-0 43 2001 Victor Ciocaltea Mem C42 Petrov Defense 11. A Galkin vs Motylev   ½-½ 26 2001 open C42 Petrov Defense 12. Ivanchuk vs Ponomariov ½-½ 27 2002 FIDE WCh KO Final C42 Petrov Defense 13. Illescas Cordoba vs V Iordachescu   ½-½ 21 2002 Bled Olympiad C42 Petrov Defense 14. Sax vs Motylev   ½-½ 12 2002 European Club Cup C42 Petrov Defense 15. Fedorov vs M Sorokin   1-0 38 2003 Aeroflot Open C42 Petrov Defense 16. Van der Wiel vs Koneru   ½-½ 26 2003 Wijk aan Zee C42 Petrov Defense 17. Gelfand vs V Iordachescu   ½-½ 41 2004 Bermuda Round Robin C42 Petrov Defense 18. Akopian vs Adams ½-½ 47 2004 FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament C42 Petrov Defense 19. Kasimdzhanov vs Adams 1-0 55 2004 FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament C42 Petrov Defense 20. Chandler vs B Lalic   ½-½ 26 2005 7th Dubai Open Chess Championship C42 Petrov Defense 21. Hydra vs A Nickel ½-½ 38 2005 1st. Corr. Match 2004/5 C42 Petrov Defense 22. Kasimdzhanov vs Shirov   ½-½ 38 2005 Ciudad de Leon XVIII C42 Petrov Defense 23. Rybka vs Deep Gandalf 1-0 57 2006 6th International CSVN Tournament C42 Petrov Defense 24. Deep Sjeng vs The Baron   1-0 64 2008 28th Dutch CC C42 Petrov Defense 25. A Gantsevich vs A V Toivonen   0-1 39 2012 Chigorin Memorial C42 Petrov Defense  page 1 of 1; games 1-25 of 25

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. 0-0 Be7  8. c4 Nb4  9. Be2 0-0  10. Nc3 Be6  11. Ne5 f6  12. Nf3

page 1 of 1; 9 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Judit Polgar vs D Marciano   1-0 33 1999 European Team Championship C42 Petrov Defense 2. DeFirmian vs A Neiksans 1-0 49 2000 34th Olympiad C42 Petrov Defense 3. V Malakhov vs Macieja   ½-½ 18 2000 EU-ch 1st C42 Petrov Defense 4. A Kovacevic vs A Neiksans   0-1 86 2000 Istanbul ol (Men) C42 Petrov Defense 5. G Timoshenko vs A Sulypa   ½-½ 28 2000 Ordzhonikidze zt 1.9 C42 Petrov Defense 6. G Timoshenko vs B Laurent 1-0 27 2001 open C42 Petrov Defense 7. Deep Junior vs Deep Fritz 1-0 109 2001 BGN Computer Qualifier C42 Petrov Defense 8. Tseshkovsky vs M Turov   ½-½ 29 2001 Stepanov mem op C42 Petrov Defense 9. Adams vs Timman   ½-½ 44 2001 Corus C42 Petrov Defense

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. 0-0 Be7  8. c4 Nb4  9. Be2 0-0  10. Nc3 Be6  11. Ne5 f6

page 1 of 1; 9 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. G Timoshenko vs Oral   1-0 44 1995 Berliner Sommer 13th C42 Petrov Defense 2. Anand vs Kramnik   ½-½ 36 1998 Chess Classics Giants C42 Petrov Defense 3. Ivanchuk vs Kramnik 0-1 58 1998 Chess Classics Giants C42 Petrov Defense 4. Anand vs Kramnik   ½-½ 22 1998 Chess Classics Giants 1st pl C42 Petrov Defense 5. Wahls vs P H Nielsen   ½-½ 54 1999 Bundesliga 1998/99, Germany C42 Petrov Defense 6. I Yagupov vs M Turov   ½-½ 13 2001 open C42 Petrov Defense 7. Fressinet vs M Brodsky   ½-½ 33 2001 Victor Ciocaltea Mem C42 Petrov Defense 8. M Brodsky vs L Pevzner   1-0 35 2001 TCh-RUS C42 Petrov Defense 9. A Sokolov vs Fressinet   ½-½ 31 2001 TCh-FRA C42 Petrov Defense

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. 0-0 Be7  8. c4 Nb4  9. Be2 0-0  10. Nc3 Be6  11. Ne5

page 1 of 1; 16 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. G Milos vs P Zarnicki   1-0 57 1996 Pan American tt C42 Petrov Defense 2. Wahls vs Pavasovic   1-0 40 1998 Dresden zt 1.2 C42 Petrov Defense 3. Baklan vs Timman   1-0 30 2000 European Club Cup C42 Petrov Defense 4. Anand vs Shirov   1-0 44 2001 FIDE WCh KO C42 Petrov Defense 5. Macieja vs Pavasovic   ½-½ 58 2001 Milan Vidmar Mem C42 Petrov Defense 6. Topalov vs Shirov   ½-½ 80 2001 FIDE WCh KO C42 Petrov Defense 7. Ehlvest vs P H Nielsen   ½-½ 24 2001 Jonsson Mem Open C42 Petrov Defense 8. Anand vs Leko   ½-½ 48 2001 Advanced Chess C42 Petrov Defense 9. L Dominguez vs P Zarnicki   ½-½ 22 2001 I American Continental C42 Petrov Defense 10. Leko vs Kramnik   ½-½ 64 2001 Amber Rapidplay C42 Petrov Defense 11. Ivanchuk vs P H Nielsen   ½-½ 16 2002 Bled Olympiad C42 Petrov Defense 12. M Mahjoob vs T Hilwani   1-0 31 2004 6th Dubai Open C42 Petrov Defense 13. J Houska vs Lahno   ½-½ 61 2004 36th Olympiad, Women C42 Petrov Defense 14. Anand vs Ponomariov ½-½ 33 2005 MTel Masters C42 Petrov Defense 15. A Murariu vs F Bellia   1-0 36 2006 FSGM February C42 Petrov Defense 16. Hracek vs A Istratescu   ½-½ 28 2010 Hastings Chess Congress C42 Petrov Defense  page 1 of 1; 16 games

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. 0-0 Be7  8. c4 Nb4  9. Be2 0-0  10. Nc3 Be6

page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 54  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Ljubojevic vs Karpov   ½-½ 44 1986 12, Bugojno ;MCL 01 C42 Petrov Defense 2. Chandler vs Ribli   ½-½ 18 1987 Bundesliga 1986/87 C42 Petrov Defense 3. Ehlvest vs Yusupov   ½-½ 60 1988 Saint John, Match C42 Petrov Defense 4. Nunn vs Khalifman   ½-½ 27 1988 It (cat.10) C42 Petrov Defense 5. Huebner vs Yusupov   ½-½ 21 1988 EUCup f C42 Petrov Defense 6. Timman vs Hjartarson 1-0 34 1989 Rotterdam 47/390 C42 Petrov Defense 7. Short vs Timman   ½-½ 38 1989 Hilversum 48/418 C42 Petrov Defense 8. Beliavsky vs Yusupov   ½-½ 60 1989 World Cup C42 Petrov Defense 9. Anand vs Ivanchuk ½-½ 12 1990 Manila C42 Petrov Defense 10. Dvoirys vs Mikhalchishin   ½-½ 64 1990 Lvov zt C42 Petrov Defense 11. Huebner vs Timman   ½-½ 60 1991 Sarajevo cm2 ,CAND [ C42 Petrov Defense 12. Kotronias vs G Miralles   ½-½ 36 1991 Eurocup, C42 Petrov Defense 13. Smirin vs N Ristic   0-1 53 1992 Geneve op C42 Petrov Defense 14. Khalifman vs Christiansen   ½-½ 18 1992 BL 9192 ;BL C42 Petrov Defense 15. Adams vs Christiansen   1-0 52 1992 Cannes 60'tt C42 Petrov Defense 16. Kiril Georgiev vs Ivanchuk   ½-½ 36 1992 Debrecen 56/332 C42 Petrov Defense 17. M Petrov vs Pavasovic   ½-½ 41 1993 Wch U18 C42 Petrov Defense 18. DeFirmian vs Kaidanov   ½-½ 18 1994 It (open) C42 Petrov Defense 19. K Arakhamia-Grant vs Zsuzsa Polgar   ½-½ 41 1994 Tournament (candidates) (w), IX, Tilburg (Nethe C42 Petrov Defense 20. S Zagrebelny vs Pavasovic   1-0 29 1994 Ljubljana op 5th C42 Petrov Defense 21. Ljubojevic vs Beliavsky   ½-½ 25 1995 Belgrade Invest C42 Petrov Defense 22. Zsofia Polgar vs J Horvath ½-½ 34 1995 Ch Hungary, Budapest (Hungary) C42 Petrov Defense 23. N Fercec vs Pavasovic   0-1 52 1996 Pula op 10th C42 Petrov Defense 24. Topalov vs Ivanchuk   ½-½ 33 1996 Novgorod C42 Petrov Defense 25. DeFirmian vs G Schwartzman   0-1 48 1997 USA-ch G2 C42 Petrov Defense  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 54

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. 0-0 Be7  8. c4 Nb4  9. Be2 0-0  10. Nc3

page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 202  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Ljubojevic vs Yusupov   ½-½ 24 1989 Barcelona WCup C42 Petrov Defense 2. Ljubojevic vs Yusupov   ½-½ 22 1989 Belgrade C42 Petrov Defense 3. H Gromotka vs G Kuehnel   0-1 57 1991 WT/M/GT/297 C42 Petrov Defense 4. Kamsky vs Yusupov   1-0 79 1992 It (Alekhin's Memorial,cat.18) C42 Petrov Defense 5. R Tischbierek vs Yusupov   ½-½ 35 1992 GER CupT C42 Petrov Defense 6. L Altounian vs V Saulespurens   ½-½ 18 1995 Southern California-ch C42 Petrov Defense 7. Bronstein vs J Howell   ½-½ 19 1995 Wrexham C42 Petrov Defense 8. Wahls vs Yusupov   ½-½ 10 1997 Bundesliga 9798 C42 Petrov Defense 9. A Sokolov vs P H Nielsen   ½-½ 30 1998 Bundesliga -9 C42 Petrov Defense 10. Ponomariov vs A Sulypa   ½-½ 37 1998 Donetzk zt C42 Petrov Defense 11. Movsesian vs P H Nielsen 1-0 39 1999 Bundesliga 9900 C42 Petrov Defense 12. Delchev vs A Sulypa   ½-½ 25 1999 Anibal Open C42 Petrov Defense 13. Anand vs Ivanchuk   0-1 36 1999 8th Amber C42 Petrov Defense 14. Judit Polgar vs P H Nielsen   1-0 38 1999 Ch World FIDE, Las Vegas (USA) C42 Petrov Defense 15. Morozevich vs Shirov 1-0 57 1999 It (cat.19), Sarajevo (Bosnia & Herzegovina) (3 C42 Petrov Defense 16. Shirov vs Kramnik   ½-½ 32 1999 Amber-rapid 8th C42 Petrov Defense 17. Hracek vs Yusupov 1-0 34 1999 Bundesliga 9900 C42 Petrov Defense 18. J Benjamin vs P H Nielsen   ½-½ 59 1999 Ch World FIDE (play-off), Las Vegas (USA) C42 Petrov Defense 19. W Stern vs N Kalinichenko   ½-½ 22 1999 ICCF - corr C42 Petrov Defense 20. A Savanovic vs Pavasovic   1-0 34 2000 Bled op 21st C42 Petrov Defense 21. Kasparov vs Anand   ½-½ 30 2000 Linares C42 Petrov Defense 22. Judit Polgar vs Pavasovic   ½-½ 40 2000 Istanbul ol (Men) C42 Petrov Defense 23. Svidler vs Adams   ½-½ 32 2000 FIDE World Ch C42 Petrov Defense 24. Topalov vs Adams   ½-½ 41 2000 FIDE World Ch C42 Petrov Defense 25. Adams vs Anand   ½-½ 29 2000 FIDE World Ch C42 Petrov Defense  page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 202

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