1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. a4 Be6 8. Nbd2 Nd7 9. Nf1 Bxc4 10. dxc4 Nc5 11. a5 Qd7 12. Ng3 g6 13. Bh6 Rfe8 14. c3 Bf6 15. Re2 Ne6 16. Be3 Rad8 17. Rd2 Qc8 18. h4 Nf4 19. Nf1 Bg7 20. N1h2 a6 21. g3 Nh5 22. Ne1 Rf8 23. Ng2 Kh8 24. Qe2 Qe6 25. b4 Qe8 26. c5 dxc5 27. Bxc5 Rxd2 28. Qxd2 Rg8 29. Qa2 Nf6 30. Qc4 Qd7 31. Ne3 Rd8 32. Rd1 Qe8 33. Nf3 Rxd1+ 34. Nxd1 Kg8 35. Nb2 Nb8 36. Be3 c6 37. Nd3 Nbd7 38. Kg2 Ng4 39. Bc1 Ngf6 40. Be3 Ng4 41. Ba7 Ngf6 42. Nd2 Qd8 43. Nb3 Bf8 44. f3 Ne8 45. Nb2 Nd6 46. Qd3 Qe8 47. Bf2 Qe6 48. Nd2 h5 49. c4 Bh6 50. Nb3 Bf8 51. Be3 f5 52. Nd2 fxe4 53. fxe4 Nf6 54. Nd1 Nf7 55. c5 Ng4 56. Qb3 Qd7 57. Nc4 Nxe3+ 58. Ndxe3 Qd4 59. Kf3 Bh6 60. Nd1 Kg7 61. Nf2 Bd2 62. Qd3 Qxd3+ 63. Nxd3 Kf6 64. Nxd2 1-0

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Opening: Two Knights Defense (C55)
Player profiles: McShane, Beliavsky

Novelty of stem-game: 9. Nf1

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. a4 Be6  8. Nd2 Nd7

page 1 of 1; 5 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. V Spasov vs O Organdziev   1-0 34 1998 Skopje Open C55 Two Knights Defense 2. A Domont vs H Glauser   1-0 33 2004 Zürich Meister C55 Two Knights Defense 3. McShane vs Beliavsky 1-0 64 2005 Magistral Ciutat d'Igualada C55 Two Knights Defense 4. S Vaibhav vs M Panchanathan 1-0 31 2008 Commonwealth Championship C55 Two Knights Defense 5. Kulaots vs S Ansell   1-0 58 2012 Tradewise Gibraltar C50 Giuoco Piano

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page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 39  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Grosar vs P Nikolic   ½-½ 24 1991 Memorial M.Vidmar C55 Two Knights Defense 2. R Kuczynski vs K Panczyk   ½-½ 55 1991 Ch Poland C55 Two Knights Defense 3. D Simic vs D Sermek   0-1 30 1993 It (open) C55 Two Knights Defense 4. A Kogan vs A Volzhin   ½-½ 63 1994 It (cat.8) C55 Two Knights Defense 5. P Nikac vs D Blagojevic   ½-½ 51 1994 Ch Yugoslavia (team) (1 liga) C55 Two Knights Defense 6. Tkachiev vs P Nikolic 0-1 49 1994 Intel Chess Grand Prix (active) C55 Two Knights Defense 7. S Beshukov vs G Khavsky   1-0 51 1994 Memorial M.Chigorin C55 Two Knights Defense 8. A Grosar vs L Gostisa   ½-½ 28 1994 Ch Slovenia C55 Two Knights Defense 9. N Vlassov vs Geller   1-0 26 1994 St Petersburg C55 Two Knights Defense 10. Gelfand vs Campora   ½-½ 57 1995 It (cat.15) C55 Two Knights Defense 11. S Micic vs M Maric   1-0 45 1995 Ch Yugoslavia (team) (w) C55 Two Knights Defense 12. M Vinicius vs A Calcado   ½-½ 26 1996 Memorial Charlier C55 Two Knights Defense 13. E Sakhatova vs A Maric   1-0 63 1996 Olympiad (w) C55 Two Knights Defense 14. V Spasov vs Kaidanov   ½-½ 30 1996 Olympiad C55 Two Knights Defense 15. J Micic vs Mikhalchishin   0-1 46 1998 26. IDS IM C55 Two Knights Defense 16. Kasparov vs A Telegin   1-0 31 2000 Kasparov Chess sim C55 Two Knights Defense 17. D Goldenberg vs S Smagin   0-1 41 2000 Montreal 1st C55 Two Knights Defense 18. A Kogan vs H Westerinen   0-1 71 2001 Balaguer op-6 C55 Two Knights Defense 19. D Kaps vs L Hodova   0-1 44 2001 EuChJun Girls C55 Two Knights Defense 20. D Guadalpi vs J P Boudre   ½-½ 44 2001 open C55 Two Knights Defense 21. M Sebag vs G Tzolas   1-0 35 2003 32nd TCh-GRE C55 Two Knights Defense 22. Delchev vs Beliavsky   1-0 67 2003 EU-chT (Men) C55 Two Knights Defense 23. M Palac vs Pavasovic   ½-½ 13 2003 CRO-chT C41 Philidor Defense 24. M Sebag vs Le Thao Nguyen Pham   0-1 41 2004 WYg18 C24 Bishop's Opening 25. B Heberla vs O Lehner   0-1 67 2006 European Club Cup C55 Two Knights Defense  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 39

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page 1 of 1; 24 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Movsesian vs P Haba   ½-½ 36 1995 It (cat.10) C55 Two Knights Defense 2. Movsesian vs Kholmov   ½-½ 45 1995 Mlada Boleslav (Czech Republic) C55 Two Knights Defense 3. Movsesian vs Huebner   ½-½ 23 1996 Memorial A.Rubinstein C55 Two Knights Defense 4. Tseshkovsky vs A Shchekachev   1-0 55 1996 Krasnodar op C55 Two Knights Defense 5. V Atlas vs Smejkal   ½-½ 21 1996 Bundesliga 1995/96 C55 Two Knights Defense 6. Kasparov vs P Zarnicki   ½-½ 83 1998 Internet blitz 5' C55 Two Knights Defense 7. B Ivanovic vs D Blagojevic   1-0 39 2000 Niksic C55 Two Knights Defense 8. V Spasov vs I Seitaj   ½-½ 63 2001 ch-Balkan C55 Two Knights Defense 9. D Fernando vs J Barle   1-0 63 2002 Bled Olympiad C41 Philidor Defense 10. C Lutz vs Bacrot 0-1 22 2003 Biel International Chess Festival C41 Philidor Defense 11. D Tyomkin vs Mikhalchishin   ½-½ 23 2004 36th Olympiad C55 Two Knights Defense 12. D Tyomkin vs E Torre   1-0 36 2004 36th Olympiad C55 Two Knights Defense 13. Anand vs Carlsen 0-1 51 2006 Glitnir Blitz C55 Two Knights Defense 14. V Malakhov vs E Tomashevsky   ½-½ 69 2006 59th Russian Championship C55 Two Knights Defense 15. S Yudin vs A Gorbatov   1-0 27 2007 Moscow Open C55 Two Knights Defense 16. Z Almasi vs Harikrishna 1-0 40 2007 Torneo di Capodanno C55 Two Knights Defense 17. B Reefat vs E Ghaem Maghami   ½-½ 8 2007 8th United Insurance Dhaka C55 Two Knights Defense 18. Li Chao vs Harikrishna   ½-½ 67 2007 6th Aeroflot Festival C55 Two Knights Defense 19. M Ferguson vs T Kett   1-0 92 2008 4NCL 2008-2009 C55 Two Knights Defense 20. J Kochetkova vs B Yildiz   1-0 35 2008 European Individual Championship (Women) C55 Two Knights Defense 21. A Rudolf vs B Yildiz   0-1 41 2008 European Individual Championship (Women) C55 Two Knights Defense 22. B Kovanova vs B Yildiz 1-0 40 2009 Nanjing Women's FIDE Grand Prix C55 Two Knights Defense 23. M Yilmaz vs N Khoroshev   1-0 57 2010 WYCC Open U18 C55 Two Knights Defense 24. I Bitensky vs M Van der Werf   ½-½ 76 2013 Tata Steel (Group C) C55 Two Knights Defense  page 1 of 1; 24 games

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page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 222  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Ker vs G Aldridge   0-1 67 1985 Labour Weekend Tt C55 Two Knights Defense 2. Speelman vs P Wells   1-0 34 1990 Ch Great Britain C55 Two Knights Defense 3. S Strothotte vs H Klip   0-1 33 1991 Ch Netherlands C55 Two Knights Defense 4. A Grosar vs A Sokolov   0-1 35 1991 Bled (Slovenia) C55 Two Knights Defense 5. A Grosar vs M Pavlovic   ½-½ 21 1991 Ch Yugoslavia C55 Two Knights Defense 6. D Barua vs P Wells   1-0 65 1991 Ch Great Britain C55 Two Knights Defense 7. J Armas vs Hebden   ½-½ 19 1991 Belfort C55 Two Knights Defense 8. J Armas vs Adams   1-0 60 1991 Montpellier 51/308 C55 Two Knights Defense 9. E Fossan vs Hebden   1-0 73 1992 Gausdal Troll-Masters C55 Two Knights Defense 10. A Kosten vs R Loncar   1-0 47 1992 It (open) C55 Two Knights Defense 11. J Armas vs J P Boudre   1-0 53 1992 Ch France (team) C55 Two Knights Defense 12. Z Rahman vs R Sureshkumar 1-0 21 1992 It (open) C55 Two Knights Defense 13. Shaked vs P Rohwer   1-0 40 1992 USA Cadet ch C55 Two Knights Defense 14. P Fossan vs E J Gausel   ½-½ 60 1993 Ch Norway C55 Two Knights Defense 15. M Bosboom vs Romanishin   0-1 42 1993 Tilburg C55 Two Knights Defense 16. S Beshukov vs V Yandemirov   ½-½ 22 1993 It (open) C55 Two Knights Defense 17. R Rabiega vs Onischuk   1-0 21 1993 It (open) C55 Two Knights Defense 18. R Bancod vs Hsu Li Yang   1-0 47 1993 Jakarta (Indonesia) C55 Two Knights Defense 19. S Beshukov vs V Yandemirov   0-1 40 1993 Memorial M.Chigorin C55 Two Knights Defense 20. Shaked vs B Finegold   1-0 59 1993 World Op, Philadelphia C55 Two Knights Defense 21. V Komliakov vs S Brenjo   0-1 42 1994 Ch Yugoslavia (team) (1 liga) C55 Two Knights Defense 22. V Nevednichy vs I Zaitsev   ½-½ 50 1994 Memorial V.Ciocaltea C55 Two Knights Defense 23. V Komliakov vs D Nestorovic   1-0 17 1994 Ch Yugoslavia (team) (1 liga) C55 Two Knights Defense 24. S Vratonjic vs D Nestorovic   ½-½ 43 1994 Ch Yugoslavia (team) (1 liga) C55 Two Knights Defense 25. V Nevednichy vs Tseshkovsky   0-1 35 1994 Ch Yugoslavia (team) (1 liga) C55 Two Knights Defense  page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 222

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page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 268  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. J O Fries Nielsen vs Yusupov   0-1 40 1977 Wch U20 C55 Two Knights Defense 2. Vasiukov vs B Ivanovic   1-0 23 1977 Zalaegerszeg (Hungary) C55 Two Knights Defense 3. Plachetka vs M Knezevic   ½-½ 19 1981 Tatran Cup C55 Two Knights Defense 4. J Ambroz vs Plachetka   ½-½ 32 1982 Trnava (Czech Republic) C55 Two Knights Defense 5. J Ambroz vs V Ciocaltea ½-½ 56 1982 Zt (cat.10) C55 Two Knights Defense 6. J Ambroz vs F Vykydal   1-0 24 1982 CSR-ch C50 Giuoco Piano 7. F Braga vs G Garcia Gonzales   1-0 41 1983 10s, La Habana-B C55 Two Knights Defense 8. R Korsunsky vs Geller   1-0 59 1983 ? C55 Two Knights Defense 9. V Malaniuk vs Kupreichik   0-1 34 1984 Sverdlovsk C55 Two Knights Defense 10. V Inkiov vs Hebden   1-0 35 1984 Lugano op C55 Two Knights Defense 11. B Abramovic vs Flear   0-1 36 1984 Hastings C55 Two Knights Defense 12. B Ivanovic vs E Torre   0-1 43 1984 It (cat.12) C55 Two Knights Defense 13. B Abramovic vs Gligoric   1-0 40 1984 Ch Yugoslavia C55 Two Knights Defense 14. Yudasin vs Kupreichik   0-1 83 1984 Sverdlovsk C55 Two Knights Defense 15. M Ruefenacht vs T Lin   ½-½ 38 1984 Olympiad C55 Two Knights Defense 16. Hort vs P Nikolic   ½-½ 31 1986 Wijk aan Zee C55 Two Knights Defense 17. Psakhis vs Flear   ½-½ 22 1986 Szirak C55 Two Knights Defense 18. D Barua vs M O Khan   1-0 37 1988 Olympiad C55 Two Knights Defense 19. L Brunner vs J Howell   ½-½ 43 1988 It (open) C55 Two Knights Defense 20. L Dobrovolsky vs Blatny   1-0 61 1988 Trinec C55 Two Knights Defense 21. D Barua vs Hebden   1-0 70 1989 London NW C55 Two Knights Defense 22. S Smagin vs U Kaeser   1-0 48 1989 Dortmund op C55 Two Knights Defense 23. Adams vs J M Hodgson ½-½ 9 1989 Preston C55 Two Knights Defense 24. D King vs J M Hodgson   ½-½ 17 1990 Blackpool (England) C55 Two Knights Defense 25. T Wolski vs E De Kleuver   0-1 42 1990 It (open) C55 Two Knights Defense  page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 268

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