1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Qe2 Nc6 11. Rfd1 Qc7 12. Bb3 Na5 13. Bg5 Nxb3 14. axb3 Nh5 15. Nxe5 Bxg5 16. Qxh5 Bf6 17. Nf3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qxc3 19. Nd4 Rfe8 20. Qa5 Qc5 21. Qd2 Bd7 22. Re1 Re5 23. f4 Re7 24. Re3 Rae8 25. Rae1 a5 26. h3 b5 27. Kh2 a4 28. c3 Qa7 29. b4 Qb7 30. Qe2 f6 31. Qd3 Kh8 32. Kh1 Bc6 33. Nxc6 Qxc6 34. Rd1 Rxe4 35. Rxe4 Rxe4 36. Qxd6 Qxd6 37. Rxd6 Kg8 38. Rb6 Re1+ 39. Kh2 a3 40. Ra6 Ra1 41. Ra7 a2 42. Kg3 Kf8 43. Kg4 g6 44. f5 Ke8 45. Kg3 Kd8 46. Kh2 Kc8 47. fxg6 hxg6 48. h4 f5 49. g3 Kb8 50. Ra5 Kc7 51. Kg2 Kd6 52. Kh2 Ke6 53. Kg2 Kf6 54. Kh2 Kg7 55. Ra6 Kh6 56. Kg2 Kh5 57. Kh2 f4 58. gxf4 Kxh4 59. Kg2 Kg4 60. Rxg6+ Kxf4 61. Ra6 Ke5 0-1

download PGN | explore this opening

Opening: Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Player profiles: Bologan, Efimenko

Novelty of stem-game: 13. Bg5

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7  8. Bc4 0-0  9. 0-0 Be6  10. Qe2 Nc6  11. Rfd1 Qc7  12. Bb3 Na5

page 1 of 1; 3 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Bologan vs Efimenko 0-1 61 2005 FIDE World Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. T Kosintseva vs Yifan Hou   1-0 48 2006 CHN-RUS Summit (Women) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. I Nepomniachtchi vs Y Zherebukh ½-½ 40 2012 Aeroflot Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7  8. Bc4 0-0  9. 0-0 Be6  10. Qe2 Nc6  11. Rfd1

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Timofeev vs E Najer ½-½ 46 2006 Russian Club Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. Y Hambardzumian vs E Najer   0-1 38 2007 Moscow Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7  8. Bc4 0-0  9. 0-0 Be6  10. Qe2

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 26  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Short vs Kasparov ½-½ 37 1995 Horgen B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. Judit Polgar vs Anand 1-0 56 1998 Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. J Neumann vs G Mueller   ½-½ 24 2002 ICCF - corr B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. H Tiemann vs A Soltau   ½-½ 21 2002 ICCF Email - corr B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. J Neumann vs W Stern   1-0 67 2002 ICCF - corr B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. J Gallagher vs I Nemet 1-0 46 2004 Swiss Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. A Timofeev vs Ftacnik   ½-½ 66 2005 6th European Individual Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. M Perunovic vs G Arsovic   ½-½ 19 2005 Serbia and Montenegro Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. Bologan vs E Van Haastert 1-0 42 2005 21st European Club Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. C Balogh vs V Nedilko 1-0 50 2005 5th Amplico AIG Life B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. Zhong Zhang vs Bu Xiangzhi   1-0 78 2005 Torch Real Estate Cup China Chess League B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. S Haslinger vs C Briscoe   1-0 36 2006 British Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. L Munoz vs C Pace   1-0 62 2006 37th Chess Olympiad B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. Kharlov vs V Zivkovic   1-0 32 2006 European Club Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. A Timofeev vs E Van Haastert 1-0 36 2006 European Club Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. I Salgado Lopez vs B Mitrovic   1-0 43 2006 European Youth Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. E Najer vs F Amonatov   ½-½ 33 2006 59th Russian Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. M Vachier-Lagrave vs L Guidarelli 1-0 33 2007 French Championships B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. S Andriasian vs J Dworakowska   ½-½ 45 2007 European Team Chess Championships (Women) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. J Houska vs Ding Yixin   0-1 57 2007 UK vs China Match B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. Dgebuadze vs I Khairullin   0-1 40 2007 European Individual Championships B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 22. Kharlov vs K Van der Weide 0-1 34 2007 European Individual Championships B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. I Khairullin vs Negi   ½-½ 48 2007 6th Aeroflot Festival B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. D Recuero Guerra vs J Gunnarsson   0-1 44 2008 FSGM November B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 25. Z Andriasian vs D Naroditsky   1-0 52 2010 Schaakfestival Open A B90 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 26

REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7  8. Bc4 0-0  9. 0-0 Be6

page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 115  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. K Prentos vs A Tzoumbas   ½-½ 50 1992 GRE-chT B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. Shirov vs Gavrikov   ½-½ 31 1994 It (cat.16) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. Smirin vs DeFirmian 0-1 40 1995 Intel Chess Grand Prix (active) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. Xie Jun vs DeFirmian   ½-½ 42 1995 Pan Pacific International B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. I Smykovsky vs A Vaulin   0-1 25 1995 Moscow op B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. Ivanchuk vs Kasparov 0-1 35 1995 New York PCA-Intel GP B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. Kotronias vs DeFirmian   ½-½ 36 1996 Olympiad B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. Smirin vs Lautier   0-1 31 1996 EU-ch Rapid-30' B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. S Sulskis vs A Vaulin   ½-½ 19 1996 Koszalin op B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. Smirin vs Sadler 0-1 37 1996 Ischia B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. Anand vs Lautier   1-0 43 1997 6th Amber Blind, Monaco B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. W Raschewski vs H Weisenburger   0-1 63 1997 ICCF - corr B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. Xie Jun vs Oll   0-1 42 1998 Keres mem B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. Xie Jun vs Van Wely   0-1 30 1999 Pamplona International B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. R Kalod vs J Stocek   ½-½ 27 2001 Prerov Friendship GM B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. A Markgraf vs F Grafl   1-0 40 2001 Bundesliga 2000-1 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. P Simacek vs Groszpeter   ½-½ 38 2001 Czech Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. A Kangur vs R Wojtkowiak   ½-½ 19 2002 ICCF Email - corr B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. Y A Saksis vs A Kupsys   ½-½ 22 2002 ICCF - corr B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. V Atlas vs Efimenko   ½-½ 31 2002 European Club Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. Nisipeanu vs Y Quesada Perez   ½-½ 40 2003 XVI Carlos Torre Memorial KO B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 22. Kramnik vs Topalov 1-0 51 2003 Cap D'Agde FRA B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. C Balogh vs Karjakin ½-½ 19 2005 FIDE World Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. I Smirnov vs G Sudarkin 1-0 59 2005 Chigorin Mem B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 25. Efimenko vs Sadvakasov   1-0 34 2005 Russian Team Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 115

REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7  8. Bc4 0-0  9. 0-0

page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 212  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Gipslis vs Rashkovsky   1-0 32 1976 Dubna (Russia) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. Smirin vs Rashkovsky   ½-½ 40 1987 URS-ch FL55 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. Adams vs F Aschwanden 1-0 20 1988 EU-chJ U20 Arnhem B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. Kotronias vs E Pigusov   0-1 42 1989 Sochi B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. Khalifman vs R Byrne   1-0 33 1990 It (open) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. V Isupov vs A Vaulin 0-1 43 1991 URS-ch Club Pavlodar B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. Varavin vs A Vaulin   0-1 26 1991 Smolensk B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. S Sulskis vs A Vaulin   0-1 45 1992 Warsaw op B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. N Kalesis vs F Hellers   0-1 66 1993 Biel izt B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. Kotronias vs Gelfand   ½-½ 17 1993 Chalkidiki (Greece) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. Smirin vs Wolff   0-1 37 1993 Biel Interzonal B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. Topalov vs Gelfand 1-0 47 1994 Linares B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. Kotronias vs E Kengis   ½-½ 64 1994 It (open) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. Short vs Ehlvest ½-½ 19 1995 Horgen B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. Smirin vs M Huizer   1-0 11 1996 Koop Tjuchem op B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. Kharlov vs B Voekler 1-0 38 1996 Vienna op B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. Anand vs Gelfand 1-0 42 1996 It (cat.19) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. T Bakre vs S Zagrebelny   0-1 54 1999 10th Goodricke Int. B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. V Meijers vs D Hamelink   1-0 32 2000 open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. D Dochev vs V Gurevich   ½-½ 12 2001 5th Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. O De la Riva Aguado vs T Yamagishi 1-0 26 2002 Bled Olympiad B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 22. A Borowiec vs F A Bisquert   1-0 51 2004 AEAC - corr B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. A Timofeev vs M Makarov   0-1 43 2004 Russia Team Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. S R Chowdhury vs M Makarov   ½-½ 16 2005 Czech Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 25. Bologan vs E Inarkiev 1-0 58 2005 Aeroflot Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 212

REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7  8. Bc4 0-0

page 1 of 1; 19 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Miles vs M Stean 1-0 53 1970 Islington Junior A B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. K Spraggett vs L Ortega   1-0 26 1986 Radio Rebelde (Cuba) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. J Benjamin vs D Sellos 0-1 53 1989 Ch Paris (open) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. Wolff vs J Benjamin   ½-½ 26 1989 It (matches) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. Savon vs M Palac   0-1 56 1991 Borovo B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. V Panbukchian vs Savon   1-0 53 1991 Anapa B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. Yudasin vs Wojtkiewicz   ½-½ 39 1994 active B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. Timman vs E Kengis   ½-½ 27 1997 etch B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. Timman vs Van Wely   ½-½ 54 2001 Corus B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. A Timofeev vs M Kobalia   0-1 80 2001 54th ch-RUS B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. Z Medvegy vs Fressinet   ½-½ 29 2001 Zug SUI B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. J Gunnarsson vs A Grant Kerr   1-0 38 2005 Hastings Chess Congress B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. Deep Gandalf vs HIARCS   ½-½ 67 2006 26th Dutch CC B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. Carlsen vs Van Wely ½-½ 109 2007 Corus B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. L Ibarra Chami vs T Mamikonyan   ½-½ 72 2007 World Junior Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. R Giroux vs A Kovalyov   0-1 42 2008 Pere Noel B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. A Diamant vs Leitao   ½-½ 25 2009 LXXV Campeonato Brasileiro Ind B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. V Zolotukhin vs A Giri 0-1 54 2011 Russian Team Championships B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. T Petenyi vs T K Antal   1-0 34 2013 European Individual Championships B90 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 1; 19 games

REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7  8. Bc4

page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 53  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. P Iten vs P Haugli   1-0 43 1975 Hallsberg - int'l jr B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. Razuvaev vs Szabo   1-0 29 1975 Amsterdam IBM B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. Suetin vs Rashkovsky   ½-½ 16 1976 Dubna B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. Chandler vs P Ostermeyer   ½-½ 25 1984 Reykjavik B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. Short vs Portisch   1-0 30 1985 Montpellier B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. M Trepp vs DeFirmian   0-1 36 1986 It (cat.7) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. Kudrin vs DeFirmian   0-1 48 1986 USA-ch B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. Anand vs DeFirmian 1-0 33 1986 London B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. Nunn vs L Gutman   1-0 37 1987 BRD 44/298 (Nunn,J) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. Kudrin vs DeFirmian   ½-½ 17 1987 Ch USA B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. F Hellers vs DeFirmian   ½-½ 29 1990 Match (team) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. Short vs Anand 1-0 41 1993 Monaco B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. B Jaracz vs M Litinskaya-Shul   1-0 71 1994 POL-chT B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. Stefansson vs DeFirmian   ½-½ 19 1994 Reykjavik open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. J Ye vs Shirov 0-1 27 1996 Olympiad B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. M Senff vs R Costantini   0-1 40 2001 MTO B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. K Landa vs M Roeder 1-0 36 2001 open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. E Karahaliou vs A Ismailova 1-0 30 2002 EU-ch 3rd (Women) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. E Karahaliou vs G Grapsa   1-0 68 2002 GRE-ch U18 Girls B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. A Borowiec vs R Cortes Olivares   ½-½ 50 2004 AEAC - corr B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. Delchev vs J Touboulic   1-0 43 2005 Tarragona op 6th B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 22. Efimenko vs J Dworakowska   1-0 28 2005 Gibraltar Masters B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. P Smirnov vs D Baramidze   1-0 31 2005 6th European Individual Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. C Balogh vs Areshchenko   ½-½ 26 2005 FIDE World Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 25. M Velcheva vs S Ghader Pour   ½-½ 42 2006 37th Chess Olympiad: Women B90 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 53

REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)