1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nf3 h6 8.O-O Be6 9.Re1 Be7 10.Be3 O-O 11.Qd2 Ng4 12.Rad1 Nxe3 13.Qxe3 Qa5 14.a3 Qc5 15.Qd2 a6 16.b4 Qa7 17.Nd5 Bd8 18.c4 Rc8 19.Qe3 b6 20.Qd2 Qb7 21.h3 Ne7 22.Ne3 Bc7 23.Bd3 Ng6 24.Nd5 Bd8 25.Kh2 Qd7 26.Qe3 Bxd5 27.exd5 f5 28.Bf1 Qa4 29.Rb1 Qe8 30.Nd4 Nf4 31.Nc6 Bc7 32.Qf3 Qf7 33.g3 Ng6 34.a4 Ne7 35.b5 a5 36.Be2 Nxc6 37.bxc6 e4 38.Qh5 Qf6 39.Bf1 Rce8 40.Bg2 Qd4 41.Qe2 Re7 42.Rbd1 Qf6 43.Qd2 Rfe8 44.Re2 Re5 45.Rde1 g5 46.Kg1 h5 47.Qd4 g4 48.h4 Kg7 1/2-1/2

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Opening: Sicilian (B58)
Player profiles: Tarrasch, Paulsen

Novelty of stem-game: 10. Be3

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 h6  8. 0-0 Be6  9. Re1 Be7

page 1 of 1; 18 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Tarrasch vs Paulsen ½-½ 48 1889 Breslau B58 Sicilian 2. Taimanov vs Bronstein 0-1 51 1948 USSR Championship B58 Sicilian 3. M Herink vs J Lastovicka   ½-½ 43 1950 Chocen qual2 B58 Sicilian 4. M Herink vs F Leitner   ½-½ 88 1950 Chocen B58 Sicilian 5. V Liavdansky vs Polugaevsky 1-0 55 1954 URS-ch sf B58 Sicilian 6. Raijmaekers vs G Timmerman   0-1 46 1984 NED-ch corr B58 Sicilian 7. Illescas Cordoba vs A Crisan   1-0 85 1989 Amsterdam Euwe-mem B58 Sicilian 8. Gelfand vs Karpov   ½-½ 44 1994 FRA B58 Sicilian 9. P Moulin vs D Arnett   1-0 33 1995 Marshall CC int prel B58 Sicilian 10. B Belotti vs Dreev   0-1 49 1996 It (cat.14) B58 Sicilian 11. R Hacik vs T Krak   1-0 33 2000 TCh-SVK B58 Sicilian 12. N Bresciani vs E Ausmins   0-1 49 2001 21st Open B58 Sicilian 13. B Lelumees vs M Tsiganova   0-1 28 2001 TCh-EST B58 Sicilian 14. T Gara vs J Blokhuis   ½-½ 58 2001 FSIMA July B58 Sicilian 15. D Aketaeva vs E Zarkua   ½-½ 57 2006 World Junior Championship (Girls) B58 Sicilian 16. A Muzychuk vs N Batsiashvili 1-0 133 2008 European Individual Championship (Women) B58 Sicilian 17. J F Cubas vs M Vachier-Lagrave   ½-½ 65 2010 Chess Olympiad B58 Sicilian 18. J Suran vs M Petr   0-1 61 2012 23rd Czech Open A B58 Sicilian  page 1 of 1; 18 games

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 h6  8. 0-0 Be6  9. Re1

page 1 of 1; 5 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Vasiukov vs Robatsch   1-0 41 1988 Smokovec B58 Sicilian 2. V Spasov vs Kotronias   1-0 67 1993 Europe B58 Sicilian 3. R Felgaer vs A Anelli   1-0 61 2005 Argentine Chess League B58 Sicilian 4. N Sammalvuo vs S Pina Vega   ½-½ 28 2006 37th Chess Olympiad: Women B58 Sicilian 5. M Mateus vs S Pina Vega   ½-½ 40 2007 Zonal 2.3 Santo Domingo B58 Sicilian

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 h6  8. 0-0 Be6

page 1 of 1; 9 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Znosko-Borovsky vs H Kramer   ½-½ 72 1946 Zaanstreek B58 Sicilian 2. G Van Doesburgh vs L Alster   ½-½ 30 1947 Team match NED-CZE B58 Sicilian 3. Yanofsky vs Sajtar   1-0 70 1948 It, Karlovy Vary/Marianske Lazne (Czech Republi B58 Sicilian 4. L Miliani vs Sajtar   0-1 30 1949 Venice-Prague m B58 Sicilian 5. J Pogats vs O Troianescu   1-0 49 1950 Szczawno Zdroj it, POL B58 Sicilian 6. Foltys vs O Troianescu   ½-½ 41 1950 Szczawno Zdroj it, POL B58 Sicilian 7. T Weinberger vs W G Addison   ½-½ 32 1960 California Ch B58 Sicilian 8. Bronstein vs Z Lanka 1-0 27 1978 Yurmala B58 Sicilian 9. Short vs Nakamura 0-1 43 2010 Corus B58 Sicilian

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 h6  8. 0-0

page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 319  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. M Yudovich Sr. vs Boleslavsky 0-1 42 1942 Moscow-ch B58 Sicilian 2. Levenfish vs Boleslavsky   0-1 38 1943 Kuibyshev (Russia) B58 Sicilian 3. A Tsvetkov vs Boleslavsky   0-1 61 1947 Moscow B58 Sicilian 4. Bronstein vs Boleslavsky   ½-½ 35 1947 USSR Championship B58 Sicilian 5. Taimanov vs G Ilivitsky   ½-½ 52 1948 Leningrad B58 Sicilian 6. I Grynfeld vs Bondarevsky   0-1 62 1950 Szczawno Zdroj it, POL B58 Sicilian 7. Rellstab vs A Bergqvist   1-0 57 1950 Dubrovnik olm B58 Sicilian 8. Unzicker vs Gligoric   ½-½ 33 1951 FRG-JUG m B58 Sicilian 9. R Broadbent vs Unzicker   ½-½ 62 1951 Staunton mem B58 Sicilian 10. Unzicker vs Taimanov 0-1 30 1952 Stockholm B58 Sicilian 11. Kliavin vs Tal   ½-½ 32 1952 URS B58 Sicilian 12. Yanofsky vs Minev   0-1 62 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) qual-B B58 Sicilian 13. J Penrose vs K Darga   0-1 68 1955 Hastings 5556 B58 Sicilian 14. M Betak vs J Marsalek   ½-½ 31 1956 CSR-ch B58 Sicilian 15. K Klaman vs Suetin   ½-½ 19 1957 Leningrad B58 Sicilian 16. Wade vs J Rejfir   0-1 62 1958 Munich ol (Men) fin-A B58 Sicilian 17. H Bouwmeester vs A Matanovic   ½-½ 12 1960 Beverwijk I B58 Sicilian 18. H Westerinen vs Kunsztowicz   0-1 32 1973 Dortmund B58 Sicilian 19. V Osnos vs S Makarichev   1-0 53 1976 URS-ch otbor B58 Sicilian 20. D Nikolin vs B Ivanovic   0-1 35 1977 Kostic mem B58 Sicilian 21. Smyslov vs Timman ½-½ 59 1977 Tilburg Interpolis B58 Sicilian 22. Smyslov vs Gligoric   ½-½ 22 1977 Tilburg Interpolis B58 Sicilian 23. G Ligterink vs P Youngworth 1-0 29 1979 Lone Pine B58 Sicilian 24. V Frias vs Fedorowicz   ½-½ 58 1981 Lone Pine B58 Sicilian 25. S Smagin vs Gulko   ½-½ 50 1982 Moscow B58 Sicilian  page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 319

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 h6

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 34  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. B Fleissig vs Paulsen   ½-½ 25 1882 Vienna B58 Sicilian 2. J N Berger vs Paulsen   ½-½ 27 1883 Nuremberg B58 Sicilian 3. Stoltz vs Boleslavsky 0-1 46 1946 Groningen B58 Sicilian 4. L Steiner vs Bronstein 0-1 42 1948 Izt B58 Sicilian 5. E Paoli vs C Kottnauer 1-0 19 1949 Trencianske Teplice B58 Sicilian 6. E Paoli vs H Mueller   ½-½ 62 1949 Schlechter mem B58 Sicilian 7. I Grynfeld vs Sajtar   0-1 48 1949 POL-CSR B58 Sicilian 8. Smyslov vs V Ciocaltea   1-0 42 1956 Alekhine Memorial B58 Sicilian 9. Kholmov vs V Ciocaltea   ½-½ 31 1957 Przepiorka mem B58 Sicilian 10. K Ennigrou vs E Nievergelt   0-1 35 1958 13th olm qual. group 4 B58 Sicilian 11. Puc vs Ivkov   ½-½ 42 1958 YUG-ch 13th B58 Sicilian 12. R Abadi vs L Barden   1-0 33 1972 Barnstaple op B58 Sicilian 13. A Karklins vs J Grefe   ½-½ 60 1974 US Championship B58 Sicilian 14. J C Letzelter vs Ermenkov   0-1 33 1975 Vraca zt B58 Sicilian 15. M Apicella vs Kramnik 0-1 61 1994 Olympiad B58 Sicilian 16. M Apicella vs Shirov   ½-½ 29 1995 Cup European Club B58 Sicilian 17. D Collas vs Pavasovic   ½-½ 74 1996 Geneve op B58 Sicilian 18. J Varela Mourin vs Damljanovic   0-1 49 1997 Leon op B58 Sicilian 19. Areshchenko vs B Vioreanu   1-0 70 2001 TCh-Europe Boys U18 B58 Sicilian 20. A Volokitin vs B Avrukh   ½-½ 7 2001 2nd IECC B58 Sicilian 21. J Hurley vs K Lerner   0-1 40 2002 European Club Cup B58 Sicilian 22. Li Chao vs K Kuderinov   1-0 38 2005 World Junior Championship (Boys) B58 Sicilian 23. R Harito vs T Serra Olives   1-0 64 2005 World Seniors Championship B58 Sicilian 24. P Chomet vs R Edouard   ½-½ 38 2009 TOP 16 GpA B58 Sicilian 25. S Dedic vs S Van Eijk   0-1 60 2009 10th European Individual Championship B58 Sicilian  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 34

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 38  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Yanofsky vs Pirc   0-1 67 1948 1, Saltsjobaden izt B58 Sicilian 2. L Steiner vs Pirc   ½-½ 86 1948 Saltsjobaden izt B58 Sicilian 3. E Paoli vs M Napolitano   0-1 55 1950 ITA-ch B58 Sicilian 4. O Bernstein vs E Paoli   ½-½ 84 1959 Madrid B58 Sicilian 5. Esra Glass vs E Paoli   0-1 64 1960 Reggio Emilia 6061 B58 Sicilian 6. Smyslov vs Hort ½-½ 47 1977 Tilburg Interpolis B58 Sicilian 7. S Smagin vs S Makarichev   0-1 33 1982 Moscow-ch B58 Sicilian 8. Marjanovic vs Gulko   ½-½ 27 1986 Paris B58 Sicilian 9. Psakhis vs Yermolinsky   ½-½ 19 1987 URS-FL Sverdlovsk B58 Sicilian 10. J L Seret vs Gulko   ½-½ 41 1987 Cannes B58 Sicilian 11. Illescas Cordoba vs V Zaltsman   ½-½ 45 1987 New York op B58 Sicilian 12. S Smagin vs G Timoshchenko   0-1 65 1988 Belgrade GMA op B58 Sicilian 13. Vasiukov vs W Schoen   1-0 50 1989 Elekes mem B58 Sicilian 14. S Smagin vs Igor Ivanov   1-0 42 1989 Philadelphia op B58 Sicilian 15. M Brodsky vs A Frolov   ½-½ 27 1990 Kherson B58 Sicilian 16. M Brooks vs V Tukmakov   ½-½ 24 1990 New York op B58 Sicilian 17. Kotronias vs O Renet   ½-½ 43 1992 Reykjavik B58 Sicilian 18. Vasiukov vs Gurgenidze   1-0 33 1995 Furman mem B58 Sicilian 19. Shirov vs Huzman   ½-½ 10 1995 Amsterdam B58 Sicilian 20. L Helm vs A Muller   1-0 39 1999 Bundesliga 1998/99 (w), Germany B58 Sicilian 21. V Gashimov vs I Shahrani   0-1 37 2000 Dubai Open B58 Sicilian 22. E Stoumbou vs K Amendola   0-1 42 2001 3rd Open B58 Sicilian 23. A Just vs C Moshina   0-1 51 2001 2nd ch-EUR Women B58 Sicilian 24. M Vaculik vs Plachetka   0-1 32 2001 Mitropa Cup B58 Sicilian 25. E Djingarova vs T Plachkinova   ½-½ 40 2001 TCh-BUL w B58 Sicilian  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 38

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page 1 of 18; games 1-25 of 438  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. V Hruby vs Paulsen 0-1 53 1882 Vienna B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 2. Gunsberg vs Burn 1-0 31 1887 07.20 R05 GER Frankf B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 3. Gunsberg vs Paulsen 0-1 48 1887 05.DSB-Kongress B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 4. Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky 1-0 52 1943 Sverdlovsk B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 5. V Vinogradov vs Boleslavsky   0-1 44 1943 Sverdlovsk Ch B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 6. Yanofsky vs Boleslavsky   ½-½ 44 1946 Groningen B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 7. O'Kelly vs Tartakower   ½-½ 38 1946 Groningen B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 8. Estrin vs Boleslavsky   0-1 37 1946 RSFSR Ch B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 9. A Pomar-Salamanca vs H Kramer   0-1 64 1947 Int A B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 10. I Grynfeld vs Boleslavsky   0-1 40 1947 Warsaw B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 11. Sokolsky vs Bronstein   ½-½ 24 1947 Ch URS (1/2 final) B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 12. V G Kirillov vs E Kuzminykh   ½-½ 43 1947 URS-ch sf B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 13. H Rossetto vs Julio Bolbochan   ½-½ 21 1948 Ch Argentina (match) B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 14. Book vs Bronstein ½-½ 25 1948 Saltsjobaden B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 15. J H Donner vs H Bouwmeester 0-1 10 1948 Amsterdam B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 16. Janosevic vs Gligoric   0-1 31 1948 YUG-ch B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 17. Smyslov vs Kholmov 1-0 47 1949 USSR Championship B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 18. Bronstein vs Levenfish 1-0 76 1949 USSR Championship B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 19. Szily vs Foltys   ½-½ 18 1949 Trencianske Teplice B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 20. W Kuppe vs E Walther   0-1 33 1949 OLdenburg B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 21. Znosko-Borovsky vs H Mueller   0-1 50 1949 Lucerne B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 22. H Busek vs Sajtar   0-1 26 1949 AUT-CSR B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 23. Taimanov vs Boleslavsky   ½-½ 31 1949 USSR Championship B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 24. B Tot vs Janosevic   0-1 36 1949 YUG-ch B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3 25. N Kopaev vs Simagin   0-1 46 1949 Ch URS (1/2 final) B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3  page 1 of 18; games 1-25 of 438

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