Games like Vladimir Kramnik vs Veselin Topalov (2005)

Stem game: Vladimir Kramnik vs Veselin Topalov (2005) 0-1

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.f3 b5 8.Qd2 b4 9.Nce2 e5 10.Nb3 Nc6 11.c4 Be7 12.Ng3 g6 13.Bd3 Nd7 14.Rd1 O-O 15.Qf2 a5 16.O-O a4 17.Nc1 Nc5 18.Bb1 Qc7 19.Nce2 Be6 20.Bh6 Rfe8 21.Nf5 Bxc4 22.Ne3 Ba6 23.f4 exf4 24.Bxf4 Ne5 25.Nd5 Qa7 26.Bxe5 dxe5 27.Kh1 Bg5 28.Nxb4 Bc4 29.Rfe1 Qb7 30.Nd5 Qxb2 31.Nc7 Ne6 32.Nxe8 Rxe8 33.Rf1 Rf8 34.Nc1 Qxb1 0-1

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Opening: Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Player profiles: Topalov, Kramnik

Novelty of stem-game: 11. ...Be7

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2 b4 9. Ne2 e5 10. Nb3 Nc6 11. c4

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Kramnik vs Topalov 0-1 34 2005 MTel Masters B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

2. Caruana vs Yifan Hou 1-0 46 2011 Airports Authority of India B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2 b4 9. Ne2 e5 10. Nb3 Nc6

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. J Borisek vs J Gallagher 1-0 35 2005 15th European Team Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

2. G Papp vs E Valeanu ½-½ 18 2005 BELFORT YWCC BU18 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

3. Naiditsch vs M Palac 1-0 48 2005 6th European Individual Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

4. Deepan Chakkravarthy J vs E Valeanu ½-½ 49 2005 BELFORT YWCC BU18 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

5. Y Quesada Perez vs N Mayorga 1-0 28 2005 American Continental Championship B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

6. T Sakelsek vs I Kurnosov ½-½ 58 2006 Cappelle la Grande B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

7. Morozevich vs Grischuk ½-½ 37 2006 Amber Blindfold B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

8. Svidler vs Topalov ½-½ 71 2006 MTel Masters B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

9. R Dragomirescu vs Holzke 1-0 42 2010 European Individual Championships B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

10. V Bodenez vs A Wirig 0-1 49 2011 French Team Championships B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

11. L Hortensius vs D Pulvett 0-1 36 2013 29th Cappelle-la-Grande B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2 b4 9. Ne2 e5 10. Nb3

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. S Bhawoodien vs S Mauba 0-1 27 1995 RSA-ch B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

2. G Daubenfeld vs V Shtyrenkov 0-1 56 2004 Pardubice opB B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

3. C Balogh vs I Cheparinov ½-½ 54 2005 6th European Individual Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

4. N Guliyev vs M Hoffmann 1-0 69 2010 2009-2010 Bundesliga B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

5. K Dragun vs A Maksimenko ½-½ 32 2010 XXVI Governors Cup B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2 b4 9. Ne2

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. L Chmelik vs Movsesian 0-1 37 1994 Wch U16 B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

2. J C Barbosa Fernandez vs Galego 0-1 49 2000 Porto op 12th B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2 b4

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Wang Hao vs R Nava 1-0 21 2005 World Junior Championship (Boys) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

2. M Ewaldt vs Ftacnik 0-1 31 2005 Hamburg Junge op B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

3. A Horvath vs R S Jones ½-½ 33 2006 European Club Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

4. M Al-Modiahki vs Sasikiran 0-1 66 2006 Doha B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

5. Ponomariov vs Grischuk 1-0 32 2006 Russian Club Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

6. R Swinkels vs S Gordon 0-1 64 2006 European Union Individual Championships B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

7. P Smirnov vs T Hillarp Persson 1-0 35 2007 European Individual Championships B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

8. Carlsen vs R S Jones 1-0 41 2007 European Team Chess Championships B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

9. B Firat vs P Carlsson 1-0 33 2007 European Club Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

10. H Tiemann vs A Barnsley ½-½ 35 2007 WCCC 27CT01(WS) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

11. L Dominguez vs Sasikiran ½-½ 57 2007 Aerosvit B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

12. S Sulskis vs P H Nielsen ½-½ 40 2007 European Team Chess Championships B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

13. M Erdogdu vs Sasikiran 0-1 40 2008 Mindsports B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

14. Caruana vs Sasikiran 0-1 33 2008 18th Pamplona International B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

15. Leko vs Topalov 0-1 38 2008 Morelia-Linares B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

16. Grischuk vs M Palac 1-0 24 2008 Euro Club Cup B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

17. B Firat vs N Paikidze 1-0 43 2008 World's Youth Stars B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

18. A Brkic vs S Rezan 1-0 36 2008 Croatian Championship B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

19. P Blehm vs E Vovsha 1-0 57 2008 United States Chess League B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

20. B Socko vs Sasikiran 1-0 89 2009 Inventi Chess Tournament B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

21. J Bittencourt vs D Lima ½-½ 25 2009 ZONAL SUL AMERICANO 2.4 FIDE - B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

22. J Oskulski vs H Tiemann 1-0 52 2009 W-ch33 sf01 email B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

23. Y Kryvoruchko vs J Thomassen ½-½ 53 2009 17th European Team Championship B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

24. N Mamedov vs F Platzgummer 1-0 35 2010 European Individual Championships B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

25. T Nedev vs Ftacnik ½-½ 49 2010 Chess Olympiad B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Kupreichik vs H Karner 0-1 36 1972 Olympiad URS B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

2. Khalifman vs Ehlvest 1-0 42 1985 Lvov (Ukraine) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

3. P Ostojic vs Razuvaev ½-½ 31 1987 West Berlin B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

4. J Benjamin vs D Harris 1-0 37 1988 11, USA op-Boston B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

5. Marjanovic vs L Kocsis 0-1 31 1990 Budapest (Hungary) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

6. K Pulkkinen vs A Niemela 0-1 36 1990 Helsinki HOSK op B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

7. N Strizak vs S Bazaj Bockai 1-0 34 1991 YUG-Cup (Women) B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

8. T Mahling vs H Moye 1-0 9 1991 WT/M/GT/289 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

9. X Peng vs Xu Jun 1-0 42 1991 Beijing op B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

10. R Ziatdinov vs Suba 1-0 34 1991 Dublin Telecom B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

11. Metaxas vs Wojtkiewicz 0-1 24 1992 It Komotini (Greece) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

12. D Edelman vs Wojtkiewicz ½-½ 50 1993 USA B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

13. Leko vs M Hoffmann 0-1 38 1993 Lippstadt B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

14. B Hatanbaatar vs Short 0-1 54 1994 Moscow olm B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

15. L Mikhaletz vs A Shneider 0-1 11 1994 Ch Ukraine (team) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

16. B Hatanbaatar vs Short 0-1 38 1994 Moscow B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

17. J Ye vs Topalov 0-1 29 1994 Olympiad, XII B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

18. T Nedev vs M Palac 1-0 28 1996 Olympiad B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

19. E Schiller vs J Timm 1-0 55 1997 ICC 2 12 11/29/97 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

20. A Korotylev vs E Vorobiov 0-1 38 1998 Goldberg mem B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

21. A Scheffner vs C L Siefring ½-½ 42 1999 WC.2000.S.00002 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

22. A Lastin vs A Galkin 0-1 56 1999 Novgorod Open B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

23. O Korneev vs I Herrera 1-0 27 1999 Malaga Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

24. Bologan vs Pelletier ½-½ 35 1999 Biel GM B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

25. S Sarno vs E Arlandi 0-1 18 1999 Saint Vincent Open B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. R W M Baxter vs E L Stuart 1-0 24 1962 Whitby British ch B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

2. Short vs Sax ½-½ 31 1988 St John cm qf B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

3. E Holland vs Gavrikov ½-½ 20 1988 Lloyds Bank op B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

4. Chandler vs Polugaevsky ½-½ 22 1988 It (cat.13) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

5. T Wedberg vs J L Arnason 0-1 47 1989 Espoo zt B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

6. Short vs Ribli 1-0 34 1989 ? B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

7. Fedorowicz vs Browne 0-1 28 1989 It (open) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

8. T Thorhallsson vs Polugaevsky 0-1 29 1990 Reykjavik op [Poluga B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

9. Nijboer vs Van Wely 1-0 40 1990 Amsterdam OHRA II B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

10. Chandler vs Suba ½-½ 24 1990 Blackpool (England) B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

11. Nunn vs S Neurohr 1-0 40 1991 BRD 51/217 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

12. Nunn vs I Stohl 0-1 76 1991 Dortmund 51/218 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

13. F Hellers vs G Timoshchenko 1-0 39 1992 Parthenay op B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

14. Nunn vs Polugaevsky 1-0 30 1992 Hastings 56/236 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

15. H Vatter vs Wojtkiewicz 0-1 30 1992 It Bern (Switzerland) (02) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

16. Judit Polgar vs Polugaevsky ½-½ 23 1992 Match (team) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

17. A Grosar vs M Rytshagov ½-½ 19 1992 EU-chT (Men) B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

18. A Grosar vs Suba ½-½ 42 1992 Manila olm B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

19. F Hellers vs V Malisauskas ½-½ 46 1993 Biel izt B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

20. Anand vs Ftacnik 1-0 37 1993 Izt B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

21. L Brunner vs R Vera 0-1 35 1993 3rd World Team Ch B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

22. Anand vs Polugaevsky 0-1 52 1993 Monaco B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

23. A Grosar vs Wojtkiewicz ½-½ 39 1993 Komotini GP 9309 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

24. J Paniagua Garcia vs Suba 0-1 22 1993 Sitges B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen

25. L Riemersma vs Van Wely 1-0 25 1993 Eindhoven NED ch B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

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