1.g3 g6 2.Bg2 Bg7 3.c4 c5 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.O-O O-O 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qb6 9.Ndb5 a6 10.Na4 Qa5 11.Bd2 Qd8 12.Nbc3 Rb8 13.c5 d6 14.cxd6 Qxd6 15.Be3 Qxd1 16.Raxd1 Bf5 17.Nc5 Rfc8 18.h3 h5 19.Bg5 Nh7 20.Bf4 e5 21.Bc1 Nf6 22.e4 Bf8 23.Be3 Bxc5 24.Bxc5 Be6 25.Nd5 Nd7 26.Bd6 Ra8 27.Nc7 Ra7 28.Nxe6 fxe6 29.f4 exf4 30.gxf4 e5 31.h4 Re8 32.f5 Nf6 33.fxg6 Ng4 34.Rf7 Nd4 35.Bc5 Ne2+ 36.Kf1 Ng3+ 37.Ke1 Raa8 38.Rdd7 1-0

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Opening: English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 (A39)
Player profiles: Mecking, E Cotta

Novelty of stem-game: 10. Na4

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. c4 c5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 cxd4  8. Nxd4 Qb6  9. Nb5 a6

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Mecking vs E Cotta   1-0 38 1965 BRA-ch 32th A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 2. F Arntsen vs O L Einarsson   ½-½ 35 2013 Reykjavik Open A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4

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1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. c4 c5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 cxd4  8. Nxd4 Qb6

page 1 of 1; 12 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. B Cafferty vs Bondarevsky   ½-½ 57 1961 Hastings 1960/61 A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 2. T Weinberger vs W Cunningham   1-0 37 1962 Herman Steiner Club Championship A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 3. Filip vs K Honfi   ½-½ 51 1962 Reggio Emilia 6263 A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 4. J O Fries Nielsen vs L Kristensen   ½-½ 25 1981 DEN-ch A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 5. K Darga vs A Seppelt   1-0 63 1982 Berlin Championship A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 6. T Mueller vs M Schaar   ½-½ 39 1998 EM/MN/005 A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 7. Plachetka vs L Kubovic   1-0 38 1999 SVK-chT2W 9900 A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 8. M Sorokin vs H Kolyaie   1-0 35 2001 open A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 9. L Lucena vs N Collazo   ½-½ 67 2001 XXXVI Capablanca Mem Mixto A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 10. Peter Gruner vs R Mollet   1-0 39 2004 Zürich Allgemein A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 11. A Wysocki vs A Mayo 0-1 30 2005 Bluenose Open A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 12. L Pantsulaia vs Hur Yasin   1-0 41 2012 Turkish Bank Chess League A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4

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1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. c4 c5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 cxd4  8. Nxd4

page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 258  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Nogues Acuna vs Carls ½-½ 63 1927 1st olm final A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 2. S Takacs vs Yates   1-0 43 1929 Hastings 1928/29 A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 3. E German vs J Canepa   1-0 50 1951 San Rafael A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 4. H Heinicke vs P Levy   1-0 45 1952 Helsinki ol (Men) A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 5. G Forintos vs M Succar   1-0 16 1958 13th olm qual. group 3 A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 6. Polugaevsky vs Parma   ½-½ 14 1962 Lvov (Ukraine) A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 7. Krogius vs Kholmov   ½-½ 29 1964 Chigorin mem A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 8. Geller vs Suetin   ½-½ 90 1964 USSR Zonal A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 9. A Petersons vs Kholmov   0-1 40 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 10. Kholmov vs E Haag   ½-½ 30 1964 Pecs A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 11. M Bobotsov vs Parma   ½-½ 30 1964 Zagreb A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 12. K Burger vs Zuckerman   ½-½ 39 1965 New York USA ch A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 13. Smyslov vs Geller   ½-½ 79 1965 Geller-Smyslov Candidates Quarterfinal Match A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 14. Larsen vs Tal ½-½ 78 1965 Tal-Larsen Candidates Semifinal Match A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 15. Smyslov vs Matulovic   ½-½ 31 1965 3, Hamburg ETC A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 16. L Lengyel vs Geller   0-1 26 1965 Beverwijk A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 17. Hort vs N Padevsky   1-0 38 1966 Kecskemet A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 18. H Pfleger vs Velimirovic   ½-½ 58 1966 The Hague zt A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 19. Filip vs E Cobo Arteaga   ½-½ 27 1966 La Habana ol (Men) fin-A A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 20. Stein vs Matulovic   0-1 62 1966 Kislovodsk (Russia) A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 21. Golombek vs G Szilagyi   0-1 35 1966 Tel-Aviv it A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 22. Savon vs Spiridonov   ½-½ 43 1966 Orebro Stud olm fA A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 23. Golombek vs Kraidman   0-1 27 1966 Tel-Aviv it A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 24. Krogius vs V Osnos   0-1 51 1966 USSR Championship 1966/67 A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 25. Suetin vs L Shamkovich   1-0 41 1967 Ch URS A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4  page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 258

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1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. c4 c5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 cxd4

page 1 of 1; one game    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. R Cvek vs Degraeve   ½-½ 7 2006 Mitropa Cup A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4

 

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. c4 c5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. d4

page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 86  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. S Takacs vs Koltanowski   0-1 46 1928 Hastings 1928/29 E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno 2. Reshevsky vs D Byrne   ½-½ 12 1955 US Open A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 3. Antoshin vs Ragozin   ½-½ 34 1955 Ch Moscow E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno 4. Petrosian vs Bronstein 0-1 36 1956 Amsterdam E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno 5. K Darga vs Wade 1-0 24 1956 Moscow ol (Men) prel A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 6. Filip vs Ghitescu   1-0 39 1957 Bratislava E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno 7. Golombek vs A Matanovic   0-1 65 1960 Leipzig ol (Men) E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno 8. K Darga vs Tringov   ½-½ 32 1962 Varna ol (Men) E65 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav, 7.O-O 9. Krogius vs I Zdanovs   1-0 25 1964 URS Spartakiad A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 10. G Geotgelvek vs S Annabi   ½-½ 32 1966 Orebro Stud olm prelim5 E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno 11. Filip vs I Bilek   1-0 40 1968 Olympiad E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno 12. Gheorghiu vs Hort   ½-½ 16 1968 Vinkovci E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno 13. L Holmstrand vs M Albano   0-1 40 1968 Camp. mond. stud. Yb E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno 14. Gheorghiu vs M Bertok   ½-½ 26 1968 Vinkovci E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno 15. Smejkal vs Gligoric   0-1 43 1969 Hastings 1968/69 E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno 16. Filip vs J Durao   1-0 42 1969 Praia da Rocha zt E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno 17. Stein vs Velimirovic   ½-½ 12 1972 Zagreb A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 18. R Hartoch vs Ribli   0-1 38 1973 Wijk aan Zee I E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno 19. Taimanov vs Smejkal 0-1 47 1973 Leningrad Interzonal E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno 20. Jansa vs Smejkal   0-1 37 1973 CSR-ch A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 21. Tal vs Smejkal   ½-½ 11 1974 Halle E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno 22. L Espig vs F Olafsson   ½-½ 24 1975 Tallinn E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno 23. A Kochyev vs E Vladimirov   1-0 41 1975 Sochi U20 E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno 24. Petrosian vs Smejkal   ½-½ 24 1976 Izt ( cat. 12 ) E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno 25. Botvinnik vs F Demanuele   0-1 43 1977 simul at Toronto Hart House E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 86

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page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 189  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Carls vs A E Post   1-0 34 1914 Mannheim A38 English, Symmetrical 2. Duchamp vs V Kahn   0-1 43 1924 Paris prel-7 A38 English, Symmetrical 3. Reti vs A Guerra Boneo 0-1 55 1924 ARG-Mayor Championship A38 English, Symmetrical 4. P Krueger vs Hilse   0-1 31 1927 Bremen GER A38 English, Symmetrical 5. M Romi vs A Rastrelli   1-0 46 1931 Milano C.It. A38 English, Symmetrical 6. Sultan Khan vs V Mikenas 0-1 51 1933 Olympiad A38 English, Symmetrical 7. M Madeira de Ley vs B Rabar   0-1 55 1952 Rio de Janeiro it A38 English, Symmetrical 8. A Geller vs B Vladimirov   ½-½ 17 1955 USSR A38 English, Symmetrical 9. S Muehlberg vs Ujtelky   1-0 73 1957 DDR-CSR m A38 English, Symmetrical 10. J Sofrevski vs Vukcevich   ½-½ 15 1958 YUG-ch 13th A38 English, Symmetrical 11. D Assar vs H Lehmann   0-1 26 1958 13th olm qual. group 2 A38 English, Symmetrical 12. Golombek vs K Honfi   1-0 52 1958 13th olm qual. group 3 A38 English, Symmetrical 13. Ujtelky vs Szabo   0-1 46 1959 Marianske Lazne A38 English, Symmetrical 14. V Berezhnoi vs Bannik   0-1 68 1960 UKR-ch sf A15 English 15. D Byrne vs J Sherwin   ½-½ 28 1961 USA-ch A38 English, Symmetrical 16. Benko vs A Pomar-Salamanca   ½-½ 39 1962 Stockholm Interzonal A38 English, Symmetrical 17. Smyslov vs Ivkov   1-0 52 1962 Havana A38 English, Symmetrical 18. Guimard vs Panno   ½-½ 26 1962 Mar del Plata A38 English, Symmetrical 19. Bagirov vs Suetin 1-0 38 1962 Baku A38 English, Symmetrical 20. Portisch vs Doda   1-0 36 1963 Halle A38 English, Symmetrical 21. A Brandler vs M Bain   0-1 40 1963 Split ol (Women) A38 English, Symmetrical 22. M Bain vs A Ivanova   ½-½ 25 1963 Split ol (Women) A38 English, Symmetrical 23. Zamikhovsky vs B Kogan   ½-½ 66 1963 UKR-ch A38 English, Symmetrical 24. Pirc vs Stahlberg   ½-½ 35 1963 Hoogovens A38 English, Symmetrical 25. I Kattinger vs P Steedman   1-0 71 1963 2nd olw final A38 English, Symmetrical  page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 189

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