Games like Alexei Lugovoi vs Yuri Gerasimov (2005)

Stem game: Alexei Lugovoi vs Yuri Gerasimov (2005) 1/2-1/2

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qc7 11. h3 e5 12. Bb2 b6 13. Ba2 Ba6 14. Re1 Rad8 15. e4 Rfe8 16. Qc2 Re7 17. d5 Na5 18. c4 Ne8 19. Nd2 f6 20. Rac1 Nd6 21. Qd1 Nf7 22. Bb1 Qd7 23. Bd3 Nc6 24. Qa4 Nb8 25. Qxd7 Nxd7 26. a4 Nd6 27. Bc3 Rb8 28. Rb1 Ree8 29. g3 g6 30. Kg2 Rf8 31. f4 Rbe8 32. a5 Rb8 33. axb6 axb6 34. Ra1 Ra8 35. Ra2 Bb7 36. Rea1 Rxa2 37. Rxa2 Ra8 38. Rxa8+ Bxa8 39. Nf3 f5 40. Nxe5 fxe4 41. Be2 Nb8 42. g4 Bb7 43. Nxg6 hxg6 44. Be5 Nxc4 45. Bxc4 Nd7 46. Bc3 Kf8 47. h4 Ke7 48. h5 gxh5 49. gxh5 b5 50. h6 Nf8 51. Bxb5 Bxd5 52. Kf2 Be6 53. Ke3 Bf5 54. Bc6 Kf7 55. Bxe4 Bxe4 56. Kxe4 Kg6 57. Bg7 Nh7 58. Kf3 Kh5 59. Ke3 c4 60. Kd4 c3 61. Kxc3 Kg4 62. Be5 Kh5 63. Bg7 Kg4 64. Be5 Kh5 65. Kd4 Kxh6 66. Kd5 Kg6 1/2-1/2

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Opening: Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line (E59)
Player profiles: A Lugovoi, Y Gerasimov

Novelty of stem-game: 12. ...b6

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qc7 11. h3 e5 12. Bb2

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Bannik vs I Kurass ½-½ 25 1960 UKR-ch sf E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

2. A Lugovoi vs Y Gerasimov ½-½ 66 2005 St Petersburg Championship E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

3. Conquest vs M Cornette ½-½ 72 2009 17th European Team Championship E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

4. V Babula vs J Werle ½-½ 37 2009 17th European Team Championship E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

5. E Polovnikova-Atalik vs A Nikolova 1-0 32 2011 Turkish Team Championship E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

6. I Sokolov vs T Sammalvuo 1-0 34 2011 Reykjavik Open E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

7. Y Shulman vs V Romanenko 1-0 67 2012 World Open E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qc7 11. h3 e5

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Spassky vs Nikitin 1-0 61 1959 USSR Championship E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

2. A Graf vs F Zeller 0-1 39 2001 5th Neckar Open E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

3. A Aleksandrov vs Naiditsch 0-1 63 2006 37th Chess Olympiad E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

4. Anand vs Bacrot 1-0 33 2010 Nanjing Pearl Spring Tournament E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

5. M Brodsky vs M De Verdier 1-0 50 2011 27th Cappelle-la-Grande E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

6. R Wojtaszek vs Sasikiran 0-1 40 2011 3rd Lublin GM E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

7. C Lupulescu vs D Swiercz ½-½ 26 2012 Golden Sands E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qc7 11. h3

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Tarjan vs Rohde ½-½ 26 1977 Lone Pine E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

2. J Stocek vs Z Varga ½-½ 25 1998 Budapest Nyar-A E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

3. Aronian vs Naiditsch 1-0 49 2009 Chess Classic Mainz (rapid) E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qc7

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Benko vs Szabo 1-0 46 1947 Hungarian Championship E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

2. Ragozin vs Tolush ½-½ 56 1948 USSR Championship E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

3. G Borisenko vs Averbakh ½-½ 18 1950 USSR Championship E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

4. G Wood vs G R Mitchell 1-0 28 1950 1st World Correspondence Chess Championship E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

5. Boleslavsky vs P Kondratiev ½-½ 41 1951 URS-ch sf E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

6. J Nikolac vs Gligoric ½-½ 48 1951 YUG-ch 7th E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

7. P Martin vs Julio Bolbochan 0-1 32 1951 Mar del Plata (Argentina) E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

8. Bronstein vs Y Porat 1-0 49 1952 Helsinki olympiad prel E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

9. Bronstein vs Botvinnik ½-½ 24 1952 USSR E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

10. Szabo vs O'Kelly ½-½ 28 1952 Budapest E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

11. Najdorf vs Reshevsky 0-1 35 1953 Buenos Aires E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

12. Bronstein vs Euwe ½-½ 41 1953 Zurich Candidates E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

13. Averbakh vs Euwe 1-0 45 1953 Zurich Candidates E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

14. G Kluger vs T Florian 1-0 38 1953 HUN-ch 09th E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

15. Reshevsky vs Euwe 1-0 40 1953 Zurich Candidates E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

16. O'Kelly vs A Matanovic 1-0 57 1953 Hastings E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

17. Taimanov vs Euwe 0-1 41 1953 Zurich Candidates E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

18. Averbakh vs Reshevsky ½-½ 33 1953 Zurich Candidates E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

19. Tolush vs O'Kelly 0-1 68 1953 Hastings E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

20. Najdorf vs Reshevsky ½-½ 24 1953 Zurich Candidates E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

21. J H Donner vs J Kupper 1-0 35 1953 Opatija E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

22. Tolush vs O Troianescu 1-0 37 1953 Bucharest E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

23. Geller vs Kotov 0-1 42 1953 Zurich Candidates E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

24. M Cuellar Gacharna vs J Vesterinen 1-0 43 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

25. Botvinnik vs Euwe ½-½ 29 1954 Amsterdam ol prel E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Stahlberg vs G Weissgerber 1-0 76 1936 Bad Nauheim E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

2. Chandler vs Speelman 0-1 44 1979 Brighton (England) E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

3. Portisch vs Rozentalis ½-½ 65 1992 Debrecen E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

4. C Thibodeau vs R Ryan 1-0 10 1993 USCF E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

5. Bacrot vs Sosonko ½-½ 68 1996 Match (team) E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

6. J Hellsten vs S Schaller 1-0 60 2001 Bundesliga 2000-1 E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

7. A Kveinys vs D Zagorskis ½-½ 10 2005 Lithuanian Championship E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Alekhine / V Rozanov vs Bernstein / Uraev 0-1 67 1910 Moscow consult E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3

2. Burn vs O Bernstein 1-0 28 1911 San Sebastian E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3

3. J Nielsen vs H Mueller 0-1 28 1935 Olympiad E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3

4. Stahlberg vs Saemisch 1-0 26 1936 Dresden E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3

5. Alekhine vs Keres ½-½ 42 1938 AVRO E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3

6. S Landau vs Euwe ½-½ 59 1939 NLD-ch m (Rotterdam) ;HCL 28 E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3

7. Lopez Esnaola vs Alekhine 0-1 55 1941 Vitoria E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3

8. Tolush vs Keres 0-1 24 1945 Tallinn, Est op ch E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3

9. C Vlagsma vs B Simonovic 0-1 41 1949 YUG-NED E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3

10. Lilienthal vs Averbakh 1-0 59 1952 RUS E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3

11. Taimanov vs Petrosian 1-0 40 1953 Zurich Candidates E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3

12. Euwe vs Averbakh 0-1 40 1953 Zurich Candidates E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3

13. Reshevsky vs Najdorf ½-½ 56 1953 Buenos Aires E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3

14. Smyslov vs Petrosian ½-½ 48 1953 Zurich Candidates E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3

15. Najdorf vs Reshevsky ½-½ 26 1953 Buenos Aires E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3

16. Najdorf vs Reshevsky 1-0 91 1953 Buenos Aires E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3

17. Reshevsky vs Petrosian ½-½ 41 1953 Zurich Candidates E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3

18. Keres vs Averbakh 0-1 41 1953 Zurich Candidates E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3

19. Taimanov vs Botvinnik 1-0 36 1953 USSR Championship E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3

20. Najdorf vs B Wexler 1-0 49 1954 Mar del Plata E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3

21. Bronstein vs Sliwa 1-0 38 1955 Gothenburg Interzonal E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3

22. O Sarapu vs D Lynch 1-0 30 1955 62nd New Zealand Championship E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3

23. B Rabar vs Sliwa 0-1 58 1955 Gothenburg Interzonal E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3

24. Geller vs Sliwa 1-0 65 1955 Gothenburg Interzonal E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3

25. Lombardy vs G Gresser 1-0 48 1956 Manhattan CC-ch sf-D 5657 E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. a3

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. J Montgomerie vs C H Alexander 1-0 48 1937 7th olm final E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6

2. Reshevsky vs Levenfish ½-½ 35 1939 Leningrad/Moscow training E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6

3. S Landau vs Flohr 1-0 35 1939 Bournemouth E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6

4. F Reinfeld vs Irving Schmolka 0-1 43 1941 Metropolitan League E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6

5. Szabo vs F Van Seters 1-0 26 1947 Hilversum E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6

6. O Bain vs Joseph Shaffer 0-1 21 1949 50th US Open E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6

7. Szabo vs Larry Evans 1-0 53 1949 Hastings E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6

8. Bondarevsky vs Sokolsky ½-½ 47 1950 USSR Championship E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6

9. J Balogh vs A Cuadrado ½-½ 37 1950 1st World Correspondence Chess Championship E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6

10. Novotelnov vs Smyslov 1-0 43 1951 USSR Championship E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6

11. Benko vs Lokvenc ½-½ 89 1951 Marianske Lazne - Praha E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6

12. Bannik vs Petrosian 1-0 30 1951 URS-chT E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6

13. Petrosian vs Tolush 0-1 39 1951 URS Team Ch E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6

14. G Von Baudissin vs C Vlagsma ½-½ 65 1952 Detmold Pfingstturnier E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6

15. Smyslov vs O Troianescu 1-0 32 1952 Budapest E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6

16. Taimanov vs Stoltz ½-½ 25 1952 Stockholm E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6

17. Pachman vs Stoltz ½-½ 19 1952 Sweden izt E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6

18. G Abrahams vs D Hooper 1-0 35 1952 Hastings 1951/52 E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6

19. Taimanov vs Golombek 1-0 32 1952 Stockholm E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6

20. Najdorf vs Reshevsky 1-0 42 1953 Buenos Aires E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

21. Reshevsky vs Najdorf ½-½ 29 1953 Buenos Aires E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line

22. Najdorf vs Reshevsky 1-0 57 1953 Buenos Aires E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6

23. Najdorf vs Reshevsky ½-½ 46 1953 Buenos Aires E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6

24. Najdorf vs Reshevsky ½-½ 26 1953 Buenos Aires E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6

25. B Rabar vs Ivkov ½-½ 21 1954 Belgrade E56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6

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