1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.O-O Be6 9.f4 Qc7 10.Nd5 Bxd5 11.exd5 Nbd7 12.c4 O-O 13.Kh1 Rfe8 14.Be3 exf4 15.Bxf4 Bf8 16.Rc1 Qb6 17.Rc2 g6 18.Bf3 Rac8 19.Nc1 Ne5 20.b3 h5 21.h3 Bg7 22.Ne2 Nxf3 23.gxf3 Qc5 24.Rc1 b5 25.Qd2 bxc4 26.bxc4 h4 27.Bg5 Nh5 28.Bxh4 Rb8 29.Ng1 Rb2 30.Rc2 Qxc4 31.Rxc4 Rxd2 32.f4 Rxd5 0-1

download PGN | explore this opening

Opening: Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation (B92)
Player profiles: Anand, Kasparov

Novelty of stem-game: 14. ...exf4

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7  8. 0-0 Be6  9. f4 Qc7  10. Nd5 Bxd5  11. exd5 Nd7  12. c4 0-0  13. Kh1 Rfe8  14. Be3

page 1 of 1; 3 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Volokitin vs A Zubarev   1-0 61 2000 Ukrainian Team ch B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 2. Anand vs Kasparov 0-1 32 2000 Linares B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 3. V Nevostrujev vs A Vaulin   ½-½ 53 2002 4th Stage Russian Cup B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation

REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7  8. 0-0 Be6  9. f4 Qc7  10. Nd5 Bxd5  11. exd5 Nd7  12. c4 0-0

page 1 of 1; 3 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Zaitsev vs Saidy   1-0 41 1971 Tallinn B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 2. R Byrne vs D Hansson   ½-½ 30 1984 Reykjavik op B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 3. H Plasman vs E Hoeksema   0-1 34 2000 open B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation

REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7  8. 0-0 Be6  9. f4 Qc7

page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 117  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Smyslov vs Letelier   1-0 29 1962 Mar del Plata B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 2. K Darga vs G Mazzoni   1-0 28 1963 Enschede zt B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 3. Geller vs J H Donner   ½-½ 42 1970 Amsterdam B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 4. E Scholl vs Portisch 0-1 14 1971 Amsterdam B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 5. E Scholl vs Ivkov   0-1 65 1971 Amsterdam IBM B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 6. Geller vs Ivkov 1-0 34 1973 2nd AVRO B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 7. Tseshkovsky vs Tal 0-1 42 1974 URS B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 8. Karpov vs Polugaevsky 1-0 41 1974 Moscow cqf ;CAND B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 9. A J Mestel vs Speelman ½-½ 46 1974 ENG B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 10. Karpov vs Polugaevsky 1-0 49 1974 Moscow cqf ;CAND B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 11. Karpov vs Polugaevsky 1-0 40 1974 Moscow cqf ;CAND B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 12. Karpov vs Polugaevsky   ½-½ 40 1974 Moscow cqf ;CAND B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 13. Tseshkovsky vs Polugaevsky   ½-½ 36 1974 Sochi B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 14. Adorjan vs Portisch 0-1 22 1975 Magyarorszag B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 15. Kavalek vs S Hamann   ½-½ 89 1975 Amsterdam IBM B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 16. V Liberzon vs Quinteros   1-0 41 1975 Lone Pine B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 17. Jansa vs S Hamann   1-0 72 1975 Amsterdam IBM B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 18. Karpov vs Browne ½-½ 28 1976 Manila B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 19. R Byrne vs Portisch   ½-½ 28 1976 Las Palmas B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 20. B Abramovic vs Marjanovic   0-1 40 1977 Belgrade (Yugoslavia) B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 21. Ljubojevic vs Marjanovic   ½-½ 16 1977 Jugoslavija (ch) 23/(498) B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 22. Ljubojevic vs Marjanovic   ½-½ 16 1977 Zagreb YUG ch B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 23. Tarjan vs Denker   1-0 65 1977 Lone Pine B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 24. V Liberzon vs K Hulak   ½-½ 61 1977 Amsterdam IBM B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 25. Kaplan vs Browne   ½-½ 22 1977 Lone Pine B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 117

REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7  8. 0-0 Be6  9. f4

page 1 of 1; 12 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Pilnik vs Denker ½-½ 50 1948 New York B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 2. Keene vs J N Sugden 1-0 25 1962 Match Dulwich B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 3. B Fiedler vs H R Jung   0-1 41 1975 Ontario Junior Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 4. Vogt vs Tseshkovsky   ½-½ 29 1984 Halle B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 5. Y Kruppa vs A Minasian   1-0 46 1997 EUCup Gr1 B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 6. T Bjornsson vs T Lampen   1-0 55 2000 Reykjavik op19 B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 7. J Bakr vs Mak Tong Kuan   1-0 21 2006 Doha B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 8. A Rudolf vs Z Hernandez   1-0 35 2008 2008 Women's Olympiad B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 9. I Georgiadis vs T Bonev   0-1 34 2008 European Individual Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 10. Smirin vs M Arnold   ½-½ 38 2012 World Open B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 11. E Forsa vs B Stam   ½-½ 20 2012 Reykjavik Open B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 12. I Erneste vs L Antonova   1-0 27 2012 Chess Olympiad (Women) B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation

REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7  8. 0-0 Be6

page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 73  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. E Paoli vs H Mueller   0-1 54 1950 Venice B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 2. Enda Rohan vs Pilnik   0-1 27 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 3. P Reissmann vs M Borja   0-1 42 1958 13th olm final C B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 4. Tseshkovsky vs I Nemet   0-1 35 1963 YUG-URS B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 5. Geller vs Portisch   ½-½ 22 1976 Las Palmas B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 6. Sznapik vs A Kuligowski   0-1 82 1978 POL-ch 35th B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 7. Mednis vs S Bouaziz   1-0 61 1979 Riga izt B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 8. V Vepkhvishvili vs B Ivanenko   0-1 44 1979 Ch SU \\ B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 9. Mednis vs Ljubojevic   ½-½ 47 1979 Riga B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 10. J L Arnason vs M Brooks   1-0 38 1981 Lone Pine B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 11. Tal vs R Rodriguez   1-0 41 1982 Moscow izt B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 12. Balashov vs Marjanovic   1-0 58 1982 Minsk B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 13. E Mortensen vs Ljubojevic   ½-½ 38 1983 Plovdiv ETC B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 14. A Lee vs K McDonald   0-1 23 1983 Austin B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 15. Geller vs Dvoirys   ½-½ 27 1983 Sochi B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 16. K Mokry vs K Hulak   ½-½ 18 1983 Reggio Emilia 8384 B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 17. Chandler vs Marjanovic   0-1 56 1985 Bosnia & Herzegovina B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 18. E Handoko vs Marjanovic   ½-½ 37 1985 It (cat.11) B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 19. Khalifman vs S Garcia Martinez   1-0 35 1987 Moscow (Russia) B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 20. P Haba vs Dvoirys   0-1 32 1989 Rubinstein mem B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 21. Anand vs Gelfand ½-½ 21 1989 Moskva B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 22. K Aseev vs Gelfand 0-1 40 1989 Odessa B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 23. Jansa vs F Ott   1-0 33 1990 Boblingen B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 24. K Aseev vs Dvoirys   ½-½ 26 1990 URS-chT B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 25. G Timoshenko vs K Hulak   0-1 56 1990 GMA-qual f B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 73

REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7  8. 0-0

page 1 of 56; games 1-25 of 1,394  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Randviir vs Ufimtsev   1-0 73 1949 Ch URS (1/2 final) B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 2. A Matanovic vs Ivkov   ½-½ 41 1950 Bled B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 3. A Tarnowski vs Geller 0-1 72 1950 Schiavno Zdroj B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 4. Novotelnov vs Petrosian 0-1 26 1951 USSR Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 5. Lipnitsky vs Aronin   ½-½ 57 1952 USSR Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 6. Botvinnik vs Petrosian   ½-½ 22 1952 Budapest B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 7. Rossolimo vs Reshevsky   0-1 52 1952 La Habana B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 8. A Matanovic vs Gligoric   0-1 40 1953 YUG-ch B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 9. Z Milev vs Szabo 0-1 35 1953 Bucharest B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 10. Janosevic vs Gligoric ½-½ 15 1953 YUG-ch B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 11. Gligoric vs B Djurasevic ½-½ 57 1953 YUG-ch B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 12. Unzicker vs Blau   1-0 56 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 13. B Milic vs Pilnik   0-1 39 1954 Belgrade B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 14. E R Lundin vs Sajtar   ½-½ 23 1954 Prague zt B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 15. F Olafsson vs Najdorf   0-1 35 1954 Amsterdam B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 16. Ivkov vs B Djurasevic   1-0 40 1954 Belgrade B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 17. Geller vs Polugaevsky   ½-½ 41 1954 URS-ch sf B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 18. Unzicker vs Najdorf   ½-½ 37 1954 Amsterdam B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 19. K Darga vs Panno   ½-½ 40 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) fin-A B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 20. Salomon vs Najdorf 0-1 44 1954 Mar del Plata B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 21. Milner-Barry vs Petrosian 0-1 29 1954 London B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 22. R Kalkstein vs R Toran Albero   0-1 53 1954 Montevideo B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 23. Averbakh vs Simagin   ½-½ 56 1955 USSR Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 24. Pilnik vs R Toran Albero   1-0 73 1955 Buenos Aires CA B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 25. R Flores-Alvarez vs Najdorf   ½-½ 41 1955 Mar del Plata B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation  page 1 of 56; games 1-25 of 1,394

REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)