1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Nbd7 8.Qe2 Be7 9.O-O-O O-O 10.g4 Qc7 11.Bg2 Rb8 12.h4 b5 13.e5 dxe5 14.Nc6 Bc5 15.Nxb8 Qxb8 16.Bxf6 Nxf6 17.fxe5 Nd7 18.Rhe1 Bb4 19.Qe3 Nb6 20.b3 a5 21.Kb2 Ba6 22.Rh1 Rc8 23.Nb1 Bc5 24.Qe1 Qc7 25.c3 b4 26.c4 Bxc4 27.bxc4 Nxc4+ 28.Kb3 a4+ 29.Kxa4 b3 30.Kxb3 Rb8+ 31.Kxc4 Bf2+ 32.Kd3 Bxe1 33.Rhxe1 h5 34.gxh5 Rb2 35.Be4 Qc2+ 36.Ke3 Qc5+ 37.Kd3 Rh2 38.Re2 Qb5+ 39.Kc3 Qc5+ 40.Kd3 Rxe2 41.Nc3 Rxe4 0-1

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Opening: Sicilian, Najdorf (B96)
Player profiles: B Pingas, P Ricardi

Novelty of stem-game: 11. ...Rb8

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nd7  8. Qe2 Be7  9. 0-0-0 0-0  10. g4 Qc7  11. Bg2

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. B Pingas vs P Ricardi   0-1 41 1981 Buenos Aires B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. V Gashimov vs C Wei   1-0 42 2005 World Junior Championship (Boys) B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nd7  8. Qe2 Be7  9. 0-0-0

page 1 of 1; 3 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. E Safarli vs Y Kuzubov   0-1 48 2007 World Youth Stars B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. L Schut vs K Newrkla   0-1 27 2009 17th European Team Championship (Women) B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. N Ziaziulkina vs S Jablonska ½-½ 57 2010 World Junior Championship (Girls) B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nd7  8. Qe2

page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 72  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Matulovic vs Pirc   1-0 25 1961 Sarajevo B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. I Bratko vs S Martinovic   ½-½ 49 1963 YUG-chJ B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. Stein vs Najdorf 0-1 29 1965 Mar del Plata B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. O Rodriguez vs Quinteros 1-0 27 1972 Sao Paulo (Brazil) B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. V Tukmakov vs Polugaevsky   ½-½ 41 1973 USSR Championship B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. Savon vs Mecking 0-1 33 1973 Petropolis Interzonal B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. V Tukmakov vs Browne 0-1 40 1973 Madrid B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. Bronstein vs Gheorghiu 1-0 36 1973 Petropolis Interzonal B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. Kavalek vs Ljubojevic   0-1 29 1974 Las Palmas B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. G Kuzmin vs M Stean   1-0 43 1974 Hastings 1973/74 B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. L Shamkovich vs Quinteros   ½-½ 61 1975 Lone Pine B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. L Shamkovich vs N Weinstein   0-1 31 1976 USA B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. T Ernst vs Azmaiparashvili   0-1 47 1979 Groningen B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. Z Lanka vs Azmaiparashvili   0-1 41 1980 URS B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. Yudasin vs Gelfand   ½-½ 17 1990 Manila B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. J Howell vs G Timoshchenko 1-0 31 1991 Hastings Challengers 9192 B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. Shirov vs Gelfand 0-1 69 1995 Dos Hermanas ESP B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. J Neubauer vs Navara   ½-½ 51 1997 Regionalliga NW 9798 B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. G Guseinov vs S Arun Prasad   1-0 28 2003 World Junior Championships B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. M Tazbir vs D Szoen   1-0 43 2005 6th European Individual Championship B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. P Charbonneau vs Huzman   1-0 58 2005 Montreal 6th B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 22. G Guseinov vs M Afshari   1-0 27 2005 Iranian Team Championship B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. R Mamedov vs Huzman   ½-½ 14 2006 37th Chess Olympiad B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. Dorfman vs Fressinet   ½-½ 18 2007 French Championships B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 25. Jobava vs Karjakin   0-1 34 2007 Russian Team Championship B96 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 72

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nd7

page 1 of 17; games 1-25 of 423  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. L Steiner vs Najdorf 0-1 33 1937 Warsaw B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. J Sefc vs F Pithart   1-0 58 1954 CSR-ch B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. Keres vs O Katajisto   1-0 34 1954 Amsterdam ol prel B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. C B Van den Berg vs Ujtelky   1-0 31 1955 NED-CSR B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line 5. V Zurakhov vs Spassky   ½-½ 40 1956 USSR Championship B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. O Sarapu vs B Marsick   1-0 31 1958 North Island Championship B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line 7. A Dueckstein vs J H Donner   0-1 32 1959 Zurich B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line 8. Y Sakharov vs Korchnoi 0-1 45 1960 USSR Championship B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line 9. E Paoli vs Szabo   0-1 40 1960 Reggio Emilia B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. Kavalek vs E Aaltio   1-0 40 1961 WchT U26 08th B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line 11. J Kostro vs J B Bednarski   1-0 32 1961 Warsaw B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. D R Thomson vs D A Smith   0-1 36 1962 Whitby British ch B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line 13. I Bratko vs S Cvetkovic   0-1 45 1963 YUG-chJ B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. R Ceglar vs S Martinovic   1-0 35 1963 YUG-chJ B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. Kholmov vs Suetin   0-1 41 1964 USSR Zonal B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line 16. Tringov vs Reshevsky   ½-½ 39 1964 Amsterdam Interzonal B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line 17. Gligoric vs Tringov   1-0 52 1964 Amsterdam Interzonal B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line 18. Minic vs Tringov 1-0 27 1965 Belgrade B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line 19. C B Van den Berg vs J H Donner 1-0 13 1965 Noordwijk B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. E Reinhardt vs Najdorf   0-1 32 1965 Buenos Aires B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line 21. E Scanavino vs Najdorf 0-1 46 1965 Buenos Aires B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line 22. S Leninskaya vs Polugaevsky   ½-½ 22 1965 URSS B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. Tal vs Ong Yok Hwa 1-0 17 1966 Sarajevo B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. Bronstein vs Polugaevsky   0-1 40 1967 Moskva B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 25. S Tatai vs O'Kelly   0-1 40 1967 Palma de Mallorca B96 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 17; games 1-25 of 423

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4

page 1 of 130; games 1-25 of 3,240  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. K Plater vs W Kunerth   0-1 51 1938 Krakow B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. W Kunerth vs K Wojtyla   1-0 27 1938 Krakow (composition) B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line 3. E Joppen vs Bronstein 0-1 40 1954 Belgrad B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. Keres vs Panno 1-0 31 1955 Gothenburg Interzonal B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. Spassky vs Pilnik 1-0 31 1955 Gothenburg Interzonal B98 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. Keres vs Najdorf 1-0 25 1955 Gothenburg Interzonal B98 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. Geller vs Panno 1-0 23 1955 Gothenburg Interzonal B98 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. P Ravn vs Scherbakoff   1-0 43 1955 Paris B98 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. A Fuderer vs Panno ½-½ 50 1955 Gothenburg Interzonal B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. B Rabar vs Najdorf 1-0 32 1955 Gothenburg Interzonal B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. A Laurencena vs Najdorf   0-1 28 1955 ARG B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. B Rabar vs Panno   ½-½ 26 1955 Gothenburg Interzonal B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. Keres vs Stahlberg   0-1 41 1955 Gothenburg Interzonal B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. Geller vs Najdorf   ½-½ 19 1955 Gothenburg Interzonal B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. Keres vs A Fuderer 1-0 18 1955 Gothenburg Interzonal B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. Y Neishtadt vs Petrosian   0-1 44 1956 34th Moscow Championship B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. Tal vs Tolush 1-0 31 1956 USSR Championship B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. H Bouwmeester vs Larsen   0-1 56 1956 Copenhagen B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. C H Alexander vs Larsen 0-1 40 1956 Hastings 1956/57 B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. P Santos Isain vs Najdorf   0-1 25 1956 Montevideo B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. Keres vs Panno   1-0 67 1956 Amsterdam ct B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 22. A Lundqvist vs B Koch   1-0 41 1956 2nd World Correspondence Chess Championship B98 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. L Endzelins vs B Koch   1-0 48 1956 2nd World Correspondence Chess Championship B98 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. Wade vs M J Franklin   1-0 25 1956 Ilford Premier B98 Sicilian, Najdorf 25. Kalatozishbili vs A Blagidze 1-0 23 1956 Georgian Ch B98 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 130; games 1-25 of 3,240

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