1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. O-O-O Bb4 9. f3 Na5 10. Kb1 Bxc3 11. bxc3 b5 12. Bf4 Qb6 13. Nb3 Nc4 14. Qd4 d5 15. Bxc4 Qxd4 16. cxd4 dxc4 17. Na5 Nd7 18. Bc7 O-O 19. d5 exd5 20. exd5 Nf6 21. Rhe1 Bd7 22. Be5 Rfe8 23. Kb2 Rac8 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Kc3 Kf8 26. Kd4 c3 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. Kxc3 Rc8+ 29. Kb3 Ke7 30. Rd2 Kd6 31. Kb4 Rb8 32. c3 f5 33. a3 f6 34. Rd4 h5 35. g3 Be8 36. Nc6 Rc8 37. Na5 Rb8 38. Nc6 Rc8 39. Ka5 Bxc6 40. dxc6+ Kxc6 41. Rh4 Kd6 42. Kb4 Rh8 43. c4 bxc4 44. Kxc4 Ke6 45. Kb4 Rb8+ 46. Ka4 Rd8 47. Ka5 Rd2 48. a4 f4 49. gxf4 Rd6 50. Rxh5 Rd4 51. Rc5 Rxf4 52. Rc3 Rh4 53. Rb3 Kd7 54. Rb4 Rxh2 55. Kxa6 Rc2 56. Kb6 Rc6+ 57. Kb5 Re6 58. Re4 Rd6 59. Rc4 Rd5+ 60. Kb4 Rd3 61. f4 Rd1 62. a5 Rb1+ 63. Ka4 Ra1+ 64. Kb5 Rb1+ 65. Rb4 Rf1 66. Kb6 Kc8 67. Kc6 Re1 68. Kd6 1-0

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Opening: Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (B48)
Player profiles: Leko, Anand

Novelty of stem-game: 11. ...b5

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6  8. 0-0-0 Bb4  9. f3 Na5  10. Kb1 Bxc3  11. bxc3

page 1 of 1; 5 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Leko vs Anand 1-0 68 2004 Armenia vs The Rest of the World B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. Ni Hua vs J Ye   1-0 45 2004 FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. A Volokitin vs P Haba   1-0 76 2004 Bundesliga 0405 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. A Volokitin vs P Haba   1-0 76 2005 Bundesliga 0405 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. I Khairullin vs P Tregubov   1-0 59 2005 58th Russian Championship Semi-Finals B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6  8. 0-0-0 Bb4  9. f3 Na5  10. Kb1 Bxc3

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. N Kosintseva vs A Sharevich ½-½ 99 2009 Russian Team Championship: Women's League B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. Karjakin vs P Tregubov 1-0 35 2012 Russian Team Championships B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6  8. 0-0-0 Bb4  9. f3 Na5

page 1 of 1; 19 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Topalov vs Anand   ½-½ 33 2003 7th Corsica Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. Grischuk vs Anand   ½-½ 38 2003 7th Corsica Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. J Dworakowska vs Z Peng   1-0 53 2004 FIDE Women's World Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. T Luther vs S Maze   1-0 41 2004 Reykjavik Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. Topalov vs Anand 0-1 42 2004 TV Blitz B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. Leko vs Anand ½-½ 23 2004 13th Amber Blindfold B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. Leko vs Anand ½-½ 23 2004 Wijk an Zee Corus Chess B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. Nijboer vs E Lobron   ½-½ 42 2004 Wijk aan Zee B Group B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. Topalov vs Anand 1-0 61 2004 13th Amber Blindfold B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. Ramesh vs S Satyapragyan   1-0 35 2004 6th Dubai Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. M Sebag vs S Zigangirova   1-0 44 2004 36th Olympiad, Women B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. Karjakin vs Ponomariov 1-0 93 2004 Canarias en Red final B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. J Dworakowska vs Z Peng   1-0 59 2004 FIDE Women's World Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 14. Svidler vs Anand   ½-½ 21 2004 13th Amber Rapid B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 15. I Eriksson vs P Garbett   0-1 39 2006 Queenstown Classic B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. O Kurmann vs B Michiels   ½-½ 27 2006 7th Lausanne Young Masters B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. T Abergel vs M Tredinnick   1-0 25 2007 5th Gibraltar Chess Festival B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 18. Y Kryvoruchko vs R Cvek   1-0 41 2009 17th European Team Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 19. R Kreisl vs P Tregubov   0-1 41 2010 European Individual Championships B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 1; 19 games

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6  8. 0-0-0 Bb4  9. f3

page 1 of 16; games 1-25 of 382  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Ivanchuk vs Ljubojevic   ½-½ 14 1995 Belgrade Invest B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. Morozevich vs M Kobalia   ½-½ 49 1998 RUS-ch B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. M Sebag vs C Flear   1-0 26 2000 ch-FRA Women B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. M Narciso Dublan vs Ulf Andersson   0-1 35 2001 Pamplona ESP B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. Vallejo-Pons vs I Miladinovic   1-0 43 2001 EuTCh B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. M Cornette vs D Gjuran   ½-½ 53 2001 EYCC B16 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. Morozevich vs Anand   ½-½ 38 2001 Sparkassen Cat XXI B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. I Rausis vs C C Buhr   ½-½ 35 2001 IHEM B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. Motylev vs E Alekseev   0-1 28 2001 TCh-RUS B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. Kasimdzhanov vs M Al-Modiahki   1-0 52 2002 FIDE World Cup-C B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. Leko vs Ljubojevic   ½-½ 42 2002 Amber Rapidplay B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. Judit Polgar vs J Horvath   1-0 24 2002 European Club Cup B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. Vallejo-Pons vs L Comas Fabrego   ½-½ 19 2002 Spanish Championships B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 14. Kasparov vs J Ye 1-0 66 2002 Bled Olympiad B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 15. Vallejo-Pons vs Kasimdzhanov   ½-½ 89 2002 Pamplona ESP B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. Shirov vs C Lutz   1-0 69 2002 Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. S Chumfwa vs B Hatanbaatar 1-0 73 2002 Bled Olympiad B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 18. Kasimdzhanov vs J Ye 0-1 52 2002 Bled Olympiad B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 19. Topalov vs C Lutz 1-0 34 2002 Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 20. Leko vs C Lutz   1-0 62 2002 Julian Borowski-A 4th B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 21. Fressinet vs P Tregubov   1-0 66 2002 European Club Cup B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 22. Movsesian vs Judit Polgar   ½-½ 43 2003 Hunguest Hotels Super Chess Tournament B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 23. Kramnik vs Ljubojevic   1-0 48 2003 Amber Rapid B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 24. T Luther vs M Kroencke   1-0 17 2003 Bad Wiessee B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 25. Sax vs A Goloshchapov   ½-½ 16 2003 European Clubs Cup (Men) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 16; games 1-25 of 382

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6  8. 0-0-0 Bb4

page 1 of 1; one game    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. S Zepeda vs S Paridar   0-1 55 2008 2008 Women's Olympiad B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation

 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6  8. 0-0-0

page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 202  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. M Kobalia vs Oral   ½-½ 34 2000 Capablanca mem Elite 35th B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. Motylev vs A Fominyh   ½-½ 41 2001 open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. F De la Paz vs E Rodriguez Guerrero   1-0 45 2001 UPI B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. Morozevich vs Movsesian   ½-½ 55 2002 Eurotel Trophy B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. Ramesh vs A Kunte 1-0 26 2002 British Chess Championships B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. T Luther vs H Banikas   ½-½ 29 2002 European Club Cup B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. Kasimdzhanov vs Judit Polgar 1-0 42 2002 FIDE Moscow Gran Prix B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. J Moreno Carnero vs Leitao   0-1 42 2002 Pamplona ESP B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. Leko vs Movsesian   ½-½ 29 2002 Bled Olympiad B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. V Gashimov vs D Mastrovasilis   1-0 51 2003 World Junior Championships B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. I Gaponenko vs L Javakhishvili   ½-½ 21 2003 European Club Cup (Women) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. T Nedev vs S Halkias   1-0 34 2004 36th Olympiad B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. V Spasov vs D Mastrovasilis   1-0 49 2004 36th Olympiad B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 14. D Olofsson vs K Gobleja   1-0 41 2004 ICCF Email - corr B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 15. Kulaots vs Oral   ½-½ 44 2004 36th Olympiad B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. P Murdzia vs V Laznicka   ½-½ 103 2005 Czech Team Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. M Manik vs Oral   ½-½ 19 2005 Czech Team Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 18. Hracek vs Macieja   ½-½ 19 2005 Bundesliga 0506 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 19. Grischuk vs G Needleman 1-0 30 2005 FIDE World Cup B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 20. Gelfand vs Karpov 0-1 37 2005 Keres mem rap B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 21. I Khairullin vs D Mastrovasilis   0-1 40 2005 6th European Individual Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 22. A Goloshchapov vs A Ooms   0-1 39 2005 Belgian Teams 2004-05 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 23. J Zawadzka vs J Nill   1-0 42 2005 15th European Team Championship (Women) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 24. D Valerga vs G Needleman   ½-½ 27 2005 American Continental Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 25. Navara vs Movsesian   1-0 65 2005 CEZ Chess Trophy , blitz match ('3) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 202

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6

page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 160  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. R Pirnack vs C Singleton 1-0 18 1966 Dayton B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. Van der Wiel vs K Langeweg   ½-½ 22 1985 Hilversum B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. A Alvir vs Plachetka   1-0 25 1986 Balatonbereny op B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. M Saltaev vs Tseshkovsky   1-0 45 1987 Tashkent Agzamov mem B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. R Mateo vs Kotronias   ½-½ 26 1988 Thessaloniki B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. Anand vs Plaskett 0-1 56 1988 Blackpool B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. Tseshkovsky vs W Kruszynski   1-0 34 1991 Katowice op B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. Anand vs Portisch 0-1 57 1993 Izt B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. M Pribyl vs Christiansen   1-0 56 1994 BL 9394 ;BL B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. Adams vs R Sheldon 1-0 21 1997 ch-GBR, Hove ENG B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. H Abbasifar vs Oral   0-1 60 1998 Elista ol (Men) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. S Zagrebelny vs B Reefat   1-0 33 1999 4th United Insurance, Dhaka B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. V Saravanan vs P Thipsay   ½-½ 13 1999 Nagpur Indian ch A, IND B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 14. A Kovchan vs N Djukic   1-0 31 2000 t-EuCh U18 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 15. S R Chowdhury vs B Reefat   1-0 34 2000 Goodricke Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. A Ong vs P K Chan   0-1 32 2001 October Training B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. A Bezemer vs F Handke   ½-½ 61 2001 Lost Boys Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 18. R Leyva vs M Gongora   1-0 56 2001 ch-CUB B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 19. S Nikolic vs M Susnik   0-1 47 2001 12th Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 20. R Leyva vs S Garcia Martinez   ½-½ 12 2001 XXXVI Capablanca Mem Premier I B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 21. S Nyysti vs J Parkkinen   ½-½ 15 2001 Heart of Finland Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 22. J Stevenson vs Y Rochev   1-0 42 2001 Masters B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 23. R Leyva vs S Garcia Martinez   ½-½ 20 2001 ch-CUB B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 24. I Sudakova vs V Djuric   1-0 35 2001 6th ECCW B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 25. G M Todorovic vs T Fogarasi   ½-½ 34 2001 FSGM October B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 160

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