1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 h6 9.Bh4 d5 10.e3 Nbd7 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd8 Nxc3 13.Bh4 Nd5 14.Bf2 Ne7 15.Bb5 c6 16.Ba4 Rfd8 17.Ne2 c5 18.Bxd7 Rxd7 19.dxc5 Rad8 20.O-O Ba6 21.Rfe1 Rd2 22.Nc3 Rxb2 23.cxb6 axb6 24.Na4 Rb3 25.Reb1 Rxb1+ 26.Rxb1 Rd3 27.Nxb6 Rxa3 28.e4 Bd3 29.Rc1 Rb3 1/2-1/2

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Opening: Nimzo-Indian, Classical (E32)
Player profiles: Karpov, Ivanchuk

Novelty of stem-game: 15. Bb5

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7  8. f3 h6  9. Bh4 d5  10. e3 Nd7  11. cxd5 Nxd5  12. Bxd8 Nxc3  13. Bh4 Nd5  14. Bf2 Ne7

page 1 of 1; 3 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Karpov vs Ivanchuk   ½-½ 29 2000 Amber-rapid 9th E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 2. M Gurevich vs Ivanchuk   ½-½ 51 2000 WCC E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 3. B Michiels vs Hracek   ½-½ 26 2012 Bundesliga E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7  8. f3 h6  9. Bh4 d5  10. e3 Nd7  11. cxd5 Nxd5  12. Bxd8 Nxc3  13. Bh4 Nd5  14. Bf2

page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 97  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. M Gurevich vs Polugaevsky   ½-½ 20 1989 New York op E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 2. M Gurevich vs Karpov   ½-½ 47 1991 Linares 51/554 [Gurevich,M E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 3. Salov vs Anand 0-1 37 1991 Paris E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 4. M Gurevich vs Van der Wiel   ½-½ 42 1993 Antwerpen E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 5. Lautier vs Timman   ½-½ 85 1994 8 Wijk aan Zee cm E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 6. Lautier vs Timman   ½-½ 59 1994 6 Wijk aan Zee cm E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 7. G Tunik vs M Brodsky   ½-½ 40 1994 Kstovo op E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 8. B Alterman vs Psakhis   ½-½ 52 1994 ISR ch E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 9. K Burger vs Computer   1-0 89 1996 BR 3 12 03/13 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 10. Ljubojevic vs Kramnik 0-1 63 1997 Amber-rapid 6th E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 11. J M Weber vs J DeMauro   1-0 63 1997 ICCF - corr E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 12. Topalov vs Kramnik ½-½ 28 1998 Monaco E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 13. Gelfand vs Tiviakov   ½-½ 23 1998 President's Cup E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 14. Kasparov vs Kramnik   1-0 61 1998 Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 15. Kasparov vs Kramnik 1-0 62 1998 Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 16. P Verdier vs D Maddox   ½-½ 43 1998 EM/M/GT/A016 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 17. M Nabel vs C Murden   1-0 36 1999 EM/M/A065 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 18. W Johan Mooij vs R Zitkus   ½-½ 19 1999 ICCF - corr E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 19. M Nabel vs H Bellmann   ½-½ 41 1999 EM/M/A065 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 20. M Duppel vs I Farago   ½-½ 16 1999 Boeblingen op E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 21. D Blair vs H Bross   ½-½ 18 1999 WC23/EWC01-SF08 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 22. Anand vs Karpov   ½-½ 25 1999 8th Amber E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 23. Kramnik vs Adams 1-0 38 1999 Linares E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 24. Piket vs Karpov   ½-½ 41 1999 Assoc. Max Euwe Match E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 25. R J Dive vs Xu Jun   ½-½ 49 2000 34th Olympiad E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 97

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7  8. f3 h6  9. Bh4 d5  10. e3 Nd7  11. cxd5 Nxd5  12. Bxd8 Nxc3  13. Bh4 Nd5

page 1 of 1; 4 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. T Kotanjian vs Onischuk   0-1 64 2009 Aeroflot Open E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 2. L Mkrtchian vs Kosteniuk ½-½ 13 2011 FIDE Women's World Team Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 3. Zhou Jianchao vs Wei Yi   1-0 61 2011 Chinese League E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 4. K Grigoryan vs Wei Yi 0-1 78 2012 World Junior Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7  8. f3 h6  9. Bh4 d5  10. e3 Nd7  11. cxd5 Nxd5  12. Bxd8 Nxc3

page 1 of 1; 19 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Panno vs Y Dokhoian   ½-½ 28 1989 Moscow GMA-Open E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 2. Hjartarson vs Sax   ½-½ 28 1989 GMA World Cup E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 3. Salov vs Karpov   ½-½ 29 1989 03, Skelleftea WCup ;CBM 14 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 4. H Olafsson vs Polugaevsky ½-½ 22 1990 Reykjavik op E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 5. M Sjoberg vs Adorjan   0-1 25 1992 Zalakaros op E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 6. H Klarenbeek vs Van der Wiel   ½-½ 25 1992 Eindhoven NED ch E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 7. Rublevsky vs Ulibin   ½-½ 31 1993 Cheliabinsk E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 8. R Shcherbakov vs Razuvaev   ½-½ 17 1995 Novgorod op E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 9. S Shipov vs Stefansson   ½-½ 46 1999 Ch World FIDE, Las Vegas (USA) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 10. A Glicenstein vs S Zavgorodniy   ½-½ 41 2001 WYB14 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 11. Piket vs Karpov   ½-½ 31 2001 Amber Blindfold E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 12. Harikrishna vs Xu Jun 1-0 56 2004 FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 13. Harikrishna vs Kasimdzhanov   ½-½ 22 2004 Pune Super GM E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 14. Harikrishna vs Ivanchuk   ½-½ 53 2004 FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 15. J Gustafsson vs Z Almasi   ½-½ 21 2005 French Team championship 'TOP 16' E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 16. T Likavsky vs Hracek   ½-½ 35 2006 Czech Team Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 17. D Ippolito vs Onischuk 0-1 40 2008 US Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 18. S Barrett vs C K Pedersen   0-1 55 2009 European Club Cup E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 19. Zhou Jianchao vs Wang Hao   ½-½ 47 2011 2nd Danzhou Tournament E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical  page 1 of 1; 19 games

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7  8. f3 h6  9. Bh4 d5  10. e3 Nd7  11. cxd5 Nxd5  12. Bxd8

page 1 of 1; one game    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. S Matveeva vs N Bojkovic   ½-½ 12 2001 TCh-YUG Women E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical

 

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7  8. f3 h6  9. Bh4 d5  10. e3 Nd7  11. cxd5

page 1 of 1; 13 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Kasparov vs Hjartarson 1-0 32 1988 Madrid E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 2. Barbero vs D Summermatter   0-1 81 1991 Bern E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 3. A A Szrama vs A Mrugala   1-0 48 1995 CM..0.00003 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 4. Granda-Zuniga vs Ljubojevic   ½-½ 37 1996 it I XII Pamplona ESP E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 5. H Bellmann vs C Murden   1-0 32 1999 EM/M/A065 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 6. S Nikolov vs D Jakupec   1-0 32 1999 It (open), Zagreb (Croatia) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 7. V Golod vs J Werle   1-0 20 2000 HZ Open E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 8. M Turov vs D Zoler   1-0 55 2000 World University-ch 6th E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 9. S Matveeva vs I Stojanovski   1-0 26 2001 TCh-YUG Women E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 10. Wenliang vs C Liang   1-0 40 2001 Asian Championships E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 11. S Savchenko vs N Firman   0-1 33 2001 UKR-chT E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 12. Kaufman vs A Butnorius   1-0 49 2008 SenWM E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 13. W Schmidt vs M Kravtsiv   0-1 41 2011 European Rapid Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Bg5 Bb7  8. f3 h6  9. Bh4 d5  10. e3 Nd7

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 49  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Hort vs Winants 1-0 29 1988 Thessaloniki olm E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 2. Shabalov vs Ulibin   ½-½ 42 1989 Tbilisi 47/668 [Ulibin,M; Volovik,D] E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 3. Petursson vs J L Arnason   ½-½ 34 1989 Espoo zt E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 4. H Olafsson vs Polugaevsky   ½-½ 22 1989 New 4 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 5. Bagirov vs A Rodriguez   1-0 56 1989 6, Amsterdam OHRA II E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 6. I Sokolov vs Polugaevsky   0-1 48 1989 It (open) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 7. Gelfand vs D King 1-0 41 1989 World Cup ( open ) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 8. Gelfand vs K Lerner   ½-½ 56 1989 Odessa E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 9. Topalov vs Sakaev   ½-½ 33 1990 A.Kotov memorial E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 10. M Gurevich vs Adams   ½-½ 39 1990 Reykjavik 49/661 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 11. Shabalov vs Ulibin   ½-½ 50 1990 Minsk E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 12. K Lerner vs Khalifman   ½-½ 23 1990 Lvov (Ukraine) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 13. Bagirov vs Goldin   ½-½ 54 1990 URS-chT Podolsk E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 14. Dreev vs T Wedberg   0-1 38 1990 It (open) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 15. Huebner vs Kiril Georgiev   ½-½ 31 1990 Novi Sad ol (Men) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 16. Dreev vs Balashov   ½-½ 41 1990 Lvov E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 17. Kramnik vs G Timoshenko   ½-½ 29 1991 Ch URS (young masters) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 18. Shirov vs O Renet   ½-½ 60 1991 Match E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 19. Z Vranesic vs Deep Thought   0-1 53 1991 Toronto E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 20. A Obukhov vs M Brodsky   0-1 27 1991 Moscow6 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 21. Shabalov vs F Hellers   0-1 60 1991 Oslo E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 22. Hracek vs Van der Wiel   ½-½ 24 1992 Debrecen ETC E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 23. G Timoshchenko vs Emms   1-0 40 1993 Lloyds Bank Masters E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 24. G Timoshchenko vs W Kruszynski   1-0 28 1994 Berliner Sommer 12th E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 25. G Timoshchenko vs Z Almasi   ½-½ 40 1995 Mitropa Cup E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 49

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