1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.e4 d5 4.e5 d4 5.exf6 dxc3 6.bxc3 Qxf6 7.d4 e5 8.Qe2 Be7 9.dxe5 Qg6 10.Nh3 Bxh3 11.gxh3 Nc6 12.Bf4 Rd8 13.Qe3 Nb4 14.cxb4 Bxb4+ 15.Ke2 Bd2 16.Qg3 Qe4+ 17.Be3 Qxc4+ 18.Kf3 Qc6+ 19.Ke2 Bxe3 20.fxe3 Qxh1 21.Qxg7 Rf8 22.Rc1 Rd7 0-1

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Opening: English, Mikenas-Carls (A18)
Player profiles: P Nikolic, Yusupov

Novelty of stem-game: 10. Nh3

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. d4 e5  8. Qe2 Be7  9. dxe5 Qg6

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Sveshnikov vs S Makarichev   ½-½ 43 1979 47th USSR Championship A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 2. P Nikolic vs Yusupov 0-1 22 1989 Hastings 8990 A18 English, Mikenas-Carls

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1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. d4 e5  8. Qe2 Be7

page 1 of 1; 3 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Chekhov vs G Zaitshik   0-1 33 1980 URS-ch U26 A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 2. K Ozols vs M Umansky   0-1 38 1982 olm10 qual GP2 B1 corr A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 3. R Dableo vs Wenliang   0-1 39 2001 Asian Championships A18 English, Mikenas-Carls

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1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. d4 e5  8. Qe2

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. P Stuart vs A Feneridis 1-0 24 1973 New Zealand Championship A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 2. N E Povah vs B Eley   0-1 52 1978 Ayr British ch A18 English, Mikenas-Carls

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1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. d4 e5

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 47  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. K Spraggett vs L Williams   1-0 33 1981 Ch. Invitation A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 2. Bagirov vs Cherepkov   ½-½ 24 1982 01, Yaroslavl ch URS A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 3. Adorjan vs Speelman   ½-½ 16 1983 Banja-Luka (Bosnia & Herzegovina) A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 4. Vaisser vs S Smagin   ½-½ 44 1986 Kotov mem A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 5. V Labok vs A Galliamova   ½-½ 30 1990 Podolsk A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 6. Christiansen vs A Lein 1-0 28 1990 Philadelphia 49/19 [Christiansen,L A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 7. Karpov vs Yusupov ½-½ 68 1991 Linares 51/18 [Yusupov,A A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 8. Adorjan vs A Petrosian   ½-½ 27 1992 Shenzhen (China) A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 9. Gulko vs L Pliester   1-0 36 1992 Aruba A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 10. G Schwartzman vs G Timoshenko   ½-½ 50 1993 Bucharest ENE A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 11. Lautier vs Yusupov   ½-½ 50 1993 SKA Cat 16 Munich A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 12. F Baragar vs R Hamilton 1-0 11 1994 Hamilton CAN A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 13. I Stohl vs P Zarnicki   ½-½ 15 1994 Moscow olm SVK-ARG A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 14. Christiansen vs Gulko   ½-½ 25 1994 USA-ch A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 15. P Ricardi vs P Zarnicki   ½-½ 31 1995 Trelew Clarin-GP A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 16. Salov vs Yusupov   ½-½ 48 1995 ESP Madrid A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 17. Gulko vs S Zagrebelny   ½-½ 46 1996 Olympiad A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 18. E Vladimirov vs A Hauchard   1-0 40 1999 World Cities-ch 2nd A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 19. Edgar Avtshijev vs Harry Kestlane   0-1 28 2001 Keres mem open A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 20. C Hanley vs C Crouch   1-0 41 2001 10th Monarch Assurance A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 21. W Lamberger vs I Lorincz   ½-½ 19 2001 XXVI Elekes Mem IM A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 22. C Duncan vs C Crouch   ½-½ 21 2001 Masters A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 23. Timman vs Naiditsch   1-0 47 2002 Sparkassen Match A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 24. Nakamura vs J Shahade   ½-½ 29 2003 US Championships 2003 A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 25. Onischuk vs A Riazantsev ½-½ 46 2004 Russia Team Championship A18 English, Mikenas-Carls  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 47

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1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. d4

page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 97  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Nimzowitsch vs P M List 1-0 40 1930 Frankfurt A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 2. Mieses vs G A Thomas   0-1 33 1930 Frankfurt A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 3. Flohr vs Kashdan 1-0 30 1933 Olympiad A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 4. Opocensky vs Duchamp ½-½ 37 1933 Olympiad A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 5. Fine vs J Araiza Munoz   0-1 36 1934 Western Championship (Qualifying C) A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 6. Golombek vs I Koenig   ½-½ 30 1935 Warsaw ol (Men) A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 7. C H Alexander vs Fine   0-1 47 1936 Nottingham A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 8. De Ronde vs G Danielsson 1-0 41 1939 Buenos Aires ol (Men) f-A A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 9. Bisguier vs W Shipman   ½-½ 21 1946 US Open Championship Final A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 10. E Eliskases vs Jacobo Bolbochan   ½-½ 35 1947 Mar del Plata ARG A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 11. M Czerniak vs R Sanguineti   1-0 51 1948 Parana A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 12. V Mikenas vs Furman 1-0 39 1949 USSR Championship A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 13. Ed Lasker vs Gruenfeld   ½-½ 48 1951 Schlechter mem A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 14. H Rossetto vs B Wexler   ½-½ 56 1953 Mar del Plata A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 15. Furman vs Taimanov   ½-½ 20 1955 USSR Championship A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 16. V Mikenas vs Bondarevsky   ½-½ 57 1955 Ch URS 1/2 final A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 17. V Mikenas vs Sliwa   1-0 40 1959 07 A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 18. R B Edwards vs Milner-Barry   0-1 55 1959 BCF-ch A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 19. H Rossetto vs B Wexler   ½-½ 27 1959 Mar del Plata A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 20. G Kluger vs J Pogats   ½-½ 42 1961 Maroczy mem A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 21. Plachetka vs J Augustin   1-0 42 1966 Harrachov U26 A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 22. Dzindzichashvili vs J Klovans   ½-½ 41 1966 Ch URS (1/2 final) A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 23. A Reshko vs K Klaman   1-0 54 1967 Leningrad CC-ch A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 24. G Bonner vs M Brigden 1-0 30 1968 BCF-ch A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 25. W Poder vs Estrin   0-1 45 1968 5.corr ol A18 English, Mikenas-Carls  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 97

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1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6

page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 135  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Carls vs L Schmitt   1-0 30 1934 GER-ch 2nd A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 2. Golombek vs G Danielsson   0-1 36 1935 Olympiad A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 3. C H Alexander vs B Kostic   ½-½ 32 1935 Warsaw ol (Men) A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 4. H Gordon vs M Aleman Dovo   0-1 34 1946 US Open Premier Reserves A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 5. E Eliskases vs Guimard   ½-½ 44 1947 Mar del Plata ARG A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 6. G Kramer vs M Zapata Vinces   ½-½ 31 1950 Dubrovnik olm A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 7. R Drummond vs I Zalys   1-0 31 1957 Quebec Open A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 8. Schmid vs F Martinez Ibrahim   1-0 29 1969 San Juan A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 9. Alburt vs Mednis   ½-½ 96 1980 New York A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 10. M Welin vs J Pokojowczyk   1-0 31 1981 Politiken Cup A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 11. T Raupp vs V Ahmels   0-1 51 1981 BL 8182 SKJE-Zahringen A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 12. I Morovic vs H Van Riemsdijk   1-0 41 1990 Buenos A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 13. Korchnoi vs Yusupov 1-0 18 1990 Cologne A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 14. J S Neto vs C Juarez Flores   ½-½ 68 1990 Manila izt A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 15. Kramnik vs Y Tong   ½-½ 18 1990 Ch World (cadets) (under 18) A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 16. G Milos vs Tal   ½-½ 20 1991 Buenos Aires (Argentina) A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 17. S Arkhipov vs Blatny   ½-½ 96 1991 Kecskemet A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 18. Petursson vs D Marciano   ½-½ 47 1991 It op A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 19. Petursson vs D Lawson   1-0 25 1991 03 A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 20. Karpov vs I Dahl   ½-½ 38 1991 Gjovik A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 21. K Thorsteins vs Wenliang   ½-½ 36 1993 3rd World Team Ch A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 22. Vaganian vs A Petrosian   1-0 40 1994 Memorial T.Petrosian A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 23. J Benjamin vs N Gamboa 1-0 15 1995 4, Philadelphia A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 24. Korchnoi vs Robatsch 1-0 42 1995 Ptuj zt A18 English, Mikenas-Carls 25. Huebner vs Sosonko   ½-½ 48 1995 Polanica Zdroj A18 English, Mikenas-Carls  page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 135

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