1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. Nxc3 d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bg4 11. f3 Qe7+ 12. Qe2 Be6 13. O-O a6 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. f4 O-O-O 17. f5 Bd7 18. Qf2 d4 19. Ne4 Qe5 20. b4 Rhe8 21. Rab1 Qc7 22. a4 a5 23. bxa5 Nxa5 24. Rb4 Nc6 25. Rc4 Re5 26. Nd2 Qd6 27. Nb3 Kb8 28. Rb1 Be8 29. a5 Rb5 30. Rxc6 Rxb3 31. cxb3 Bxc6 32. b4 Re8 33. b5 Bd7 34. Re1 Rc8 35. a6 Rc3 36. Qe2 f6 37. axb7 Kxb7 38. Qe4+ Kb6 39. Ra1 Qe5 40. Ra6+ Kc5 41. b6 Bc6 42. Ra5+ Kxb6 43. Rxe5 Bxe4 44. Rxe4 Rxd3 45. Kf2 Kc5 46. Re7 Rd2+ 47. Kf3 d3 48. Rd7 Kc6 49. Rd4 h5 50. h3 h4 51. Rxh4 Kd5 52. Rg4 Re2 53. Rxg7 Re1 54. Rd7+ Kc4 55. g4 Kc3 56. h4 d2 57. g5 d1=Q+ 58. Rxd1 Rxd1 59. gxf6 Rd6 60. Ke4 Rxf6 61. Ke5 1/2-1/2

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Opening: Sicilian (B40)
Player profiles: J Boey, J Muhana

Novelty of stem-game: 11. ...Qe7

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3  8. Nxc3 d5  9. exd5 exd5  10. Bd3 Bg4  11. f3

page 1 of 1; 10 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Chigorin vs Mieses   0-1 84 1901 Monte Carlo B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 2. Gajdos vs F Benima   1-0 65 1905 Barmen Main A, GER B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 3. G Marco vs Mieses   ½-½ 46 1906 Stockholm B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 4. B Kostic vs H Wagner   0-1 69 1931 Prague ol (Men) B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 5. Unzicker vs M Eisinger   ½-½ 26 1957 Bad Neuenahr B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 6. H Nielsen vs K Blom   1-0 61 1960 Ch Denmark, Aalborg (Denmark) B40 Sicilian 7. Ivkov vs S Hamann   ½-½ 31 1963 Halle B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 8. W Seeliger vs J Muhana   ½-½ 47 1978 corr-10 WCH B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 9. J Boey vs J Muhana   ½-½ 61 1978 corr-10 WCH B40 Sicilian 10. W Elliott vs S Fancy   1-0 34 2008 2008 Olympiad B45 Sicilian, Taimanov

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3  8. Nxc3 d5  9. exd5 exd5  10. Bd3

page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 310  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. G Marco vs Schiffers   ½-½ 54 1897 Berlin B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 2. G Marco vs Schiffers   0-1 57 1898 Vienna B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 3. T Physick vs Blackburne 0-1 32 1900 London B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 4. P Krueger vs Olland   0-1 37 1901 Haarlem+ B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 5. Janowski vs Blackburne 1-0 31 1901 Monte Carlo B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 6. A M Levin vs Mieses   ½-½ 25 1902 13th DSB Kongress (Hanover) B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 7. V Nikolaev vs Schiffers   1-0 52 1903 RUS-ch03 B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 8. Znosko-Borovsky vs Dus Chotimirsky 1-0 34 1903 Kiev All-Russian ch B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 9. G Marco vs Mieses   ½-½ 29 1904 Coburg (Meisterturnier) B40 Sicilian 10. G Marco vs Schlechter ½-½ 36 1904 Coburg (Meisterturnier) B40 Sicilian 11. E Cohn vs F Benima   1-0 31 1905 Barmen Main A, GER B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 12. B Leussen vs J W Te Kolste   0-1 37 1905 Scheveningen B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 13. N Mueller vs J Szekely 1-0 18 1906 Gyor B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 14. Burn vs Tarrasch 0-1 40 1911 San Sebastian B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 15. I Grynfeld vs M Bluemich   ½-½ 32 1938 Krakow B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 16. P Michel vs Najdorf ½-½ 29 1942 Mar del Plata ;HCL 30 B40 Sicilian 17. Bogoljubov vs Foltys   1-0 35 1943 Salzburg B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 18. K Plater vs P Trifunovic   ½-½ 41 1947 Moscow B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 19. Boleslavsky vs Kan 1-0 58 1947 USSR Championship B40 Sicilian 20. Boleslavsky vs P Trifunovic   1-0 70 1948 Saltsjobaden izt B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 21. Rellstab vs H Greis   1-0 43 1948 Essen West German ch B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 22. Foltys vs Sajtar   1-0 35 1951 Marianske Lazne - Praha B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 23. Rossolimo vs R Toran Albero   ½-½ 25 1953 Hoogovens B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 24. A Phillips vs J B Goodman   1-0 19 1953 BCF-ch B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 25. J Marsalek vs M Altschul   ½-½ 42 1954 CSR-ch sf B45 Sicilian, Taimanov  page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 310

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3  8. Nxc3 d5  9. exd5 exd5

page 1 of 1; 24 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. B Richter vs Tarrasch 0-1 18 1883 Halle B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 2. Cambridge University vs Bedlam Asylum 0-1 25 1883 Correspondence B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 3. G Marco vs Mieses   ½-½ 29 1899 London-B B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 4. Teichmann vs Blackburne   0-1 83 1900 London B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 5. Pillsbury vs Mieses ½-½ 32 1900 Paris B40 Sicilian 6. G Marco vs Mieses 0-1 30 1901 Monte Carlo B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 7. R P Michell vs J A Seitz   ½-½ 51 1924 Hastings-A 2425 B40 Sicilian 8. V Mogilevsky vs Smyslov 0-1 27 1942 06, Kuibyshev ;HCL 32 B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 9. M Trajkovic vs Gligoric   ½-½ 68 1955 YUG-ch B40 Sicilian 10. I Nei vs S Witkowski   ½-½ 16 1959 Riga B40 Sicilian 11. A Tarnowski vs J Marsalek   1-0 34 1961 Bucharest GMT 5th B40 Sicilian 12. K Bjerring vs J Ulrichsen   1-0 48 1973 Ribe 6 Nations chT B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 13. S Kindermann vs Chandler   ½-½ 42 1988 Bundesliga 1987/88 B40 Sicilian 14. A Giaccio vs J Rosito   ½-½ 12 1991 Buenos Aires ch-AR A B40 Sicilian 15. F Bender vs S Barbre   ½-½ 41 1991 First National Team Championship corres. B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 16. I Acuna Celada vs E Moreno Tejera   0-1 37 2001 ESP-chJ XLI B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 17. S Arias Rodriguez vs I Andres Gonzalez   0-1 34 2001 Asturias-ch Preferente B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 18. Yu Ting vs J Guo   0-1 72 2001 TCh-CHN Women B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 19. E Kulovana vs A Kohut   0-1 52 2001 EYCC G14 B40 Sicilian 20. C Eichab vs S Fancy   ½-½ 39 2004 36th Olympiad B40 Sicilian 21. G Pilavov vs K Dzhumadulaev   1-0 40 2006 Zudov Memorial B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 22. I K Sukandar vs Z Peng   0-1 32 2008 Mindsports B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 23. B Hund vs M Velcheva   ½-½ 42 2008 2008 Women's Olympiad B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 24. E Chiarion vs E Pavlidou   0-1 70 2012 World Junior Championship (Girls) B45 Sicilian, Taimanov  page 1 of 1; 24 games

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3  8. Nxc3 d5  9. exd5

page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Max Weiss vs J Minckwitz   ½-½ 44 1880 Graz B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 2. K Behting vs A Romashkevich   1-0 33 1900 Correspondnce B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 3. Pillsbury vs L C Karpinski   1-0 34 1901 Buffalo B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 4. E Heilmann vs F Benima   1-0 32 1905 Barmen Main A, GER B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 5. Rubinstein vs Z von Balla 1-0 40 1912 18th DSB Kongress B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 6. Najdorf vs P Trifunovic   ½-½ 40 1949 Opatija B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 7. M Bobotsov vs K Makarczyk   ½-½ 41 1952 Miedzyzdroje B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 8. R Toran Albero vs Trompowsky   ½-½ 15 1954 Montevideo B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 9. Keres vs J H Donner   ½-½ 56 1955 Gothenburg Interzonal B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 10. F Roessel vs C Orbaan   0-1 30 1956 Hoogovens B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 11. Ivkov vs P Trifunovic   ½-½ 15 1957 Wageningen zt B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 12. Boleslavsky vs A Khasin   ½-½ 16 1957 USSR Championship B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 13. A Matanovic vs Johan Bink   1-0 32 1957 Hoogovens B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 14. B De Greiff vs O Neikirch   ½-½ 15 1958 Portoroz Interzonal B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 15. Schmid vs M Eisinger   1-0 30 1959 FRG-ch 05th B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 16. Unzicker vs I Nei   ½-½ 16 1960 Baltic Nations B40 Sicilian 17. K Darga vs P Trifunovic   ½-½ 18 1961 EU-chT (Men) B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 18. Suetin vs A Roizman   1-0 41 1961 Ch Belarus B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 19. Vasiukov vs V N Kuznetsov   1-0 22 1961 Moscow-ch B40 Sicilian 20. Keres vs Stahlberg   ½-½ 34 1961 Stockholm B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 21. Fischer vs W G Addison 1-0 46 1962 New York ch-US B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 22. Kholmov vs A Zaitsev   ½-½ 61 1962 USSR Championship B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 23. Matulovic vs D Ciric   ½-½ 30 1963 Belgrade B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 24. P Trifunovic vs Ivkov   ½-½ 32 1963 Havana B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 25. Zuckerman vs R Steinmeyer   1-0 34 1963 Manhattan Chess Club Championship B45 Sicilian, Taimanov  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3  8. Nxc3 d5

page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 59  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. T F Lawrence vs L Van Vliet   ½-½ 43 1900 London B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 2. Pillsbury vs Blackburne 1-0 62 1901 6th Anglo-American Cable Match B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 3. W Napier vs L C Karpinski   1-0 46 1901 Buffalo B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 4. D G Baird vs W G Morris   ½-½ 36 1911 New York Masters B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 5. W John vs Saemisch   0-1 59 1921 21. DSB Kongress B40 Sicilian 6. Capablanca vs Tartakower ½-½ 30 1939 Olympiad B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 7. W Cruz vs Pilnik   ½-½ 80 1945 Pan American Congress B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 8. P Michel vs C J Corte 1-0 39 1946 Mar del Plata ARG B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 9. Schmid vs Julio Bolbochan   ½-½ 31 1952 Helsinki ol (Men) B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 10. J Vesterinen vs J Gobert   ½-½ 17 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 11. Schmid vs E Bhend   ½-½ 35 1954 Zuerich B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 12. L Levy vs Seidman   ½-½ 34 1955 US Open B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 13. O'Kelly vs Stahlberg   ½-½ 14 1956 Moscow ol (Men) fin-B B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 14. Pilnik vs Stahlberg   ½-½ 17 1957 Reykjavik B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 15. Krogius vs Tal   ½-½ 51 1958 USSR Championship B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 16. Fischer vs Jacobo Bolbochan 1-0 50 1959 Mar del Plata B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 17. Kavalek vs J Skacel   ½-½ 34 1961 CSR-ch B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 18. Robatsch vs Stahlberg   ½-½ 30 1964 Capablanca mem B33 Sicilian 19. DeFirmian vs Illescas Cordoba   1-0 43 1994 08 Linares MEX B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 20. DeFirmian vs Khmelnitsky   ½-½ 62 1995 Ch USA B40 Sicilian 21. DeFirmian vs Khmelnitsky   ½-½ 31 1996 ch-USA, Parsippany B40 Sicilian 22. Christiansen vs Alburt   ½-½ 49 1996 ch-USA, Parsippany B40 Sicilian 23. L Betko vs M Demian   1-0 39 2000 SVK-chT2-C /01 B40 Sicilian 24. R Felgaer vs J Rosito   ½-½ 29 2001 32nd Open B40 Sicilian 25. A Colovic vs L Ilic   ½-½ 23 2001 2nd IECC B40 Sicilian  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 59

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page 1 of 1; 24 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Gunsberg vs Blackburne   0-1 35 1881 London m2 B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 2. Sellman vs Mackenzie ½-½ 88 1883 London B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 3. Englisch vs Mackenzie   ½-½ 70 1883 London B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 4. Olland vs Mieses   ½-½ 29 1902 13th DSB Kongress (Hanover) B40 Sicilian 5. G Marco vs Mieses   1-0 53 1903 Monte Carlo B40 Sicilian 6. Alapin vs Mieses   1-0 65 1905 Barmen Meisterturnier A B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 7. L Hanssen vs Gilg   ½-½ 23 1931 Prague ol (Men) B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 8. G Eastman vs A Sandrin   0-1 30 1951 US Open B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 9. Schmid vs M Eisinger   1-0 40 1955 FRG-ch 03rd B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 10. Myagmarsuren vs K Cormier   1-0 24 1960 Leipzig olm fC B40 Sicilian 11. V Asenova vs G Hulgana   1-0 28 1963 Split ol (Women) B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 12. V Palciauskas vs J Muhana   1-0 47 1978 corr-10 WCH B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 13. K H Maeder vs J Muhana   1-0 55 1978 corr-10 WCH B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 14. P Slavchev vs E Hintikka   0-1 34 1991 FIN jub30-A corr9196 B40 Sicilian 15. K Pulkkinen vs E Hintikka   1-0 44 1994 Heart of Finland op 4th B40 Sicilian 16. Jukka Taivainen vs E Hintikka   1-0 41 1994 Jyvaskyla op B40 Sicilian 17. D Roiz Baztan vs S Arias Rodriguez   1-0 61 2000 Asturias-chT Preferente B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 18. M Himdan vs E Ahmed   ½-½ 8 2001 4th Open B40 Sicilian 19. M Bjeloglav vs I Stavila   ½-½ 65 2003 EU-ch U16 Girls B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 20. P Della Morte vs E Penela   1-0 31 2004 79th Argentine Championship B40 Sicilian 21. J Fraser vs P Poobalasingam   ½-½ 10 2005 Smith & Williamson British Championships B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 22. A Filippov vs S Fancy   1-0 34 2007 Asian Individual Championship B40 Sicilian 23. G Papp vs R Tiefenbacher   1-0 39 2008 22th Open B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 24. T Palmer vs K Czuhai 1-0 59 2009 Masters/Experts Championship B45 Sicilian, Taimanov  page 1 of 1; 24 games

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page 1 of 1; one game    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Englisch vs Paulsen   1-0 51 1879 Leipzig B45 Sicilian, Taimanov