1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Be7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 d6 9.Rd1 a6 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.Bxf6 Nxf6 12.Na4 Rb8 13.c5 Bxf3 14.Bxf3 dxc5 15.Qe5 Qc8 16.Rd6 O-O 17.Rxb6 Rxb6 18.Nxb6 Qd8 19.Nc4 Nd7 20.Qe3 Nb6 21.Ne5 Qc7 22.Nc6 Bd6 23.Qd3 c4 24.Qd2 Rc8 25.Rc1 Bf8 26.b3 cxb3 27.axb3 Kh8 28.Rc2 Qd7 29.Qxd7 Nxd7 30.Ra2 Nb8 31.Nxb8 1/2-1/2

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Opening: English, Symmetrical (A30)
Player profiles: Korchnoi, Gheorghiu

Novelty of stem-game: 13. ...Bxf3

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4  8. Qxd4 d6  9. Rd1 a6  10. Bg5 Nd7  11. Bxf6 Nxf6  12. Na4 Rb8  13. c5

page 1 of 1; 4 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Korchnoi vs Gheorghiu ½-½ 31 1979 Sao Paulo A30 English, Symmetrical 2. P David vs J Lechtynsky   ½-½ 41 1990 CSR-ch A30 English, Symmetrical 3. D Hergott vs Suba   1-0 30 1993 Sitges A30 English, Symmetrical 4. I Fancsy vs Macieja   0-1 36 1996 Budapest FS02 GM A30 English, Symmetrical

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1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4  8. Qxd4 d6  9. Rd1 a6  10. Bg5 Nd7  11. Bxf6 Nxf6

page 1 of 1; 3 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. D Gurevich vs Ftacnik   ½-½ 75 1984 Hastings A30 English, Symmetrical 2. A McClement vs D Reynolds   0-1 72 2009 British Championship A30 English, Symmetrical 3. D Hausrath vs M Hoffmann   ½-½ 24 2009 2009-2010 Bundesliga A30 English, Symmetrical

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1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4  8. Qxd4 d6  9. Rd1 a6  10. Bg5 Nd7

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 42  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Ljubojevic vs Browne   ½-½ 15 1981 Brasilien A30 English, Symmetrical 2. Smyslov vs Portisch   ½-½ 19 1985 Ljubljana A30 English, Symmetrical 3. Suba vs V Stoica   ½-½ 13 1987 Timisoara 43/(30) A30 English, Symmetrical 4. Suba vs Csom   ½-½ 64 1987 New York op A30 English, Symmetrical 5. Suba vs Csom   ½-½ 64 1987 New York (open) 43/30 (Suba,M) A30 English, Symmetrical 6. U Boensch vs Ftacnik   0-1 38 1988 Trnava 45/32 (Ftacnik,L) A30 English, Symmetrical 7. Romanishin vs M Brodsky   1-0 50 1989 URS-sf Ukraine-ch Kherson A30 English, Symmetrical 8. Wojtkiewicz vs Hjartarson   1-0 29 1989 x A30 English, Symmetrical 9. E Dizdarevic vs Lautier   0-1 65 1989 Moscow GMA-Open A30 English, Symmetrical 10. Ftacnik vs Adianto   0-1 45 1991 It (cat.12) A30 English, Symmetrical 11. Wojtkiewicz vs Yermolinsky   ½-½ 30 1991 New York 51/ A30 English, Symmetrical 12. Wojtkiewicz vs E De Haan   1-0 29 1996 It (open) A30 English, Symmetrical 13. Wojtkiewicz vs A Sofrigin   ½-½ 28 1996 Volksbank op Bern SUI A30 English, Symmetrical 14. Korchnoi vs Yermolinsky   ½-½ 28 1997 Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens A30 English, Symmetrical 15. Wojtkiewicz vs R Goletiani   1-0 37 2000 World Open A30 English, Symmetrical 16. Yermolinsky vs Adams   ½-½ 18 2000 FIDE World Ch A30 English, Symmetrical 17. D Milicevic vs G Mikanovic   0-1 54 2001 Canadian Closed A30 English, Symmetrical 18. T Vakhidov vs W Zili   ½-½ 37 2001 Asian Championships A30 English, Symmetrical 19. D Polajzer vs Nisipeanu   0-1 30 2002 90th LSK Metalka Trgovina A30 English, Symmetrical 20. I Nester vs D Grinblat   1-0 26 2002 Kaissa Open A30 English, Symmetrical 21. V Chuchelov vs R Wukits   1-0 35 2003 European Clubs Cup (Men) A30 English, Symmetrical 22. Bu Xiangzhi vs W Zili   ½-½ 18 2005 Torch Real Estate Cup China Chess League A30 English, Symmetrical 23. Ftacnik vs B Michiels   1-0 37 2006 Amsterdam Chess Tournament A30 English, Symmetrical 24. Drasko vs D Nestorovic   1-0 34 2006 Sozina Open A30 English, Symmetrical 25. Y Yagiz vs R Soltanici   1-0 41 2006 7th European Individual Championship A30 English, Symmetrical  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 42

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1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4  8. Qxd4 d6  9. Rd1 a6  10. Bg5

page 1 of 1; one game    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. FIBChess vs ETABETA 1-0 17 2006 WCCC 2006 A30 English, Symmetrical

 

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4  8. Qxd4 d6  9. Rd1 a6

page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 175  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. W Schmidt vs A Ornstein   1-0 55 1975 EU-chT sf A30 English, Symmetrical 2. L Kovacs vs S Garcia Martinez   ½-½ 32 1975 Polanica Zdroj A30 English, Symmetrical 3. W Schmidt vs K Rogoff   0-1 57 1975 Rubinstein mem A30 English, Symmetrical 4. Geller vs Gheorghiu   ½-½ 14 1976 Sochi A30 English, Symmetrical 5. G Timoshchenko vs J Adamski   ½-½ 21 1976 Rubinstein mem A30 English, Symmetrical 6. Bukic vs Ljubojevic   ½-½ 31 1976 Jugoslavien A30 English, Symmetrical 7. R Sanguineti vs K Rogoff   1-0 85 1976 Biel izt A30 English, Symmetrical 8. Igor Ivanov vs Averkin   1-0 28 1977 URS 24/64 [Ivanov,I] A30 English, Symmetrical 9. Bukic vs Smejkal   ½-½ 20 1977 Kostic mem A30 English, Symmetrical 10. Karpov vs Gheorghiu   1-0 41 1977 October Revolution 60th Anniversary A30 English, Symmetrical 11. S Webb vs Plaskett   1-0 41 1978 Ayr British ch A30 English, Symmetrical 12. Petursson vs N Weinstein   1-0 57 1978 Lone Pine A30 English, Symmetrical 13. Karpov vs Nickoloff 0-1 40 1979 Eaton Centre A30 English, Symmetrical 14. Panno vs E Michaelides   ½-½ 49 1980 Lone Pine A30 English, Symmetrical 15. Adorjan vs Jansa   ½-½ 23 1980 Ch Europe (team) A30 English, Symmetrical 16. Larsen vs Browne   1-0 41 1980 Phillips&Drew A30 English, Symmetrical 17. Igor Ivanov vs K Spraggett   ½-½ 54 1980 Super t. a la ronde A30 English, Symmetrical 18. Seirawan vs Browne 0-1 52 1980 USA ch 29/80 A30 English, Symmetrical 19. Robatsch vs Garcia Guil   1-0 34 1980 Malta ol A30 English, Symmetrical 20. Robatsch vs G Garcia Gonzales   1-0 34 1980 Malta A30 English, Symmetrical 21. Karpov vs Browne   ½-½ 26 1980 Clarin, Buenos Aires 30/62 (Browne,WS) A30 English, Symmetrical 22. L Gutman vs DeFirmian   1-0 33 1981 Lone Pine A30 English, Symmetrical 23. M Cebalo vs Ftacnik   ½-½ 54 1981 Vrsac A30 English, Symmetrical 24. DeFirmian vs I Zhivanov   1-0 40 1981 Smederevska Palanka (Yugoslavia) A30 English, Symmetrical 25. L Neckar vs H U Gruenberg   ½-½ 47 1981 Bohemians A30 English, Symmetrical  page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 175

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1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4  8. Qxd4 d6  9. Rd1

page 1 of 1; 14 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Petrosian vs A Rodriguez   1-0 29 1976 Erevan A30 English, Symmetrical 2. A Kuligowski vs S Webb   1-0 61 1978 Polonia 4th A30 English, Symmetrical 3. C Garcia Palermo vs J Szmetan   0-1 39 1978 12, Buenos Aires Clarin ARG A30 English, Symmetrical 4. Adorjan vs S Bouaziz   ½-½ 54 1979 Izt (cat.12) A30 English, Symmetrical 5. Alburt vs Tarjan   1-0 31 1981 Team ch World ( under 26 ) A30 English, Symmetrical 6. Z Krnic vs DeFirmian   1-0 35 1981 Nis (Yugoslavia) A30 English, Symmetrical 7. E Kengis vs Shabalov   1-0 30 1985 It ( cat. 9 ) A30 English, Symmetrical 8. E Kengis vs Shabalov   ½-½ 19 1986 USSR 42/ A30 English, Symmetrical 9. J Lechtynsky vs H J Wohlfahrt   ½-½ 32 1996 Donau op 5th A30 English, Symmetrical 10. Huzman vs Adams 1-0 52 2000 European Club Cup A30 English, Symmetrical 11. Yermolinsky vs A J Steigman   1-0 51 2003 World Open: Open Section A30 English, Symmetrical 12. Panno vs Granda-Zuniga   ½-½ 19 2004 Copa ENTEL A30 English, Symmetrical 13. Xiu Deshun vs R Legaspi   1-0 53 2008 Malaysian Open A30 English, Symmetrical 14. E Ghaem Maghami vs A Golizadeh   1-0 48 2008 18th ch-IRI A30 English, Symmetrical

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1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4  8. Qxd4 d6

page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 304  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. W Schmidt vs S Garcia Martinez   ½-½ 23 1975 Rubinstein mem A30 English, Symmetrical 2. L Grigorian vs Karpov 0-1 61 1975 Latvia, Olympiad URS, Riga A30 English, Symmetrical 3. Smyslov vs Ulf Andersson 1-0 39 1976 Biel A30 English, Symmetrical 4. Smejkal vs J Adamski   ½-½ 52 1976 Sandomierz Vitrobud op A30 English, Symmetrical 5. W Schmidt vs A Ornstein   ½-½ 41 1976 Decin-A A30 English, Symmetrical 6. R Byrne vs J Fraguela Gil   ½-½ 54 1976 Montilla A30 English, Symmetrical 7. Karpov vs Gheorghiu 1-0 40 1977 03, EU-chT Moscow ;EU-chT A30 English, Symmetrical 8. Dzindzichashvili vs J Szmetan   ½-½ 41 1978 4, Buenos Aires A30 English, Symmetrical 9. Larry Evans vs Fedorowicz   1-0 73 1978 Lone Pine A30 English, Symmetrical 10. Polugaevsky vs A H Williams   ½-½ 54 1978 Buenos Aires ol A30 English, Symmetrical 11. Geller vs E Magerramov   ½-½ 27 1979 Moscow A30 English, Symmetrical 12. Vogt vs Smejkal   0-1 58 1979 CSR-ch A30 English, Symmetrical 13. Petrosian vs Smejkal   ½-½ 35 1979 Banja Luka it A30 English, Symmetrical 14. J Garcia Padron vs Suba 0-1 41 1979 Las Palmas 28/75 A30 English, Symmetrical 15. Razuvaev vs Anikaev   ½-½ 19 1979 URS-ch FL47 A30 English, Symmetrical 16. Timman vs Portisch   1-0 41 1979 Tilburg A30 English, Symmetrical 17. Miles vs Adorjan 0-1 32 1979 Izt (cat.12) A30 English, Symmetrical 18. M Stean vs G Ligterink   ½-½ 17 1979 IBM A30 English, Symmetrical 19. Polugaevsky vs Romanishin   1-0 44 1979 Riga izt A30 English, Symmetrical 20. V Liberzon vs Adorjan   1-0 45 1980 It (cat.12) A30 English, Symmetrical 21. Korchnoi vs Polugaevsky   ½-½ 41 1980 Buenos Aires cm sf A30 English, Symmetrical 22. Korchnoi vs Browne   1-0 44 1980 London P&D A30 English, Symmetrical 23. W Schmidt vs L Spassov   ½-½ 18 1980 Makarczyk mem A30 English, Symmetrical 24. Hort vs Browne   ½-½ 36 1980 Buenos Aires (Clarin) 30/61 (Browne,WS) A30 English, Symmetrical 25. V Zaltsman vs Browne   0-1 35 1980 USA Chpp A30 English, Symmetrical  page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 304

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