1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. f3 Bb4 9. a3 Ba5 10. Nb3 Bb6 11. Bxb6 Qxb6 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. g4 b5 14. h4 Ne5 15. Nd4 Rb8 16. h5 d6 17. Qg5 Rg8 18. h6 b4 19. axb4 Rxb4 20. Bb5+ axb5 21. Ndxb5 Rxb5 22. Nxb5 Qa5 23. Nxd6+ Ke7 24. Kb1 gxh6 25. Qxh6 Ba6 26. g5 Nfd7 27. Nf5+ exf5 28. Qd6+ Ke8 29. Rd5 Qd8 30. Rhd1 1-0

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Opening: Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (B48)
Player profiles: Naiditsch, Ganguly

Novelty of stem-game: 9. ...Ba5

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6  8. f3 Bb4  9. a3

page 1 of 1; 17 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Tseshkovsky vs W Kruszynski   1-0 34 1991 Katowice op B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. M Pribyl vs Christiansen   1-0 56 1994 BL 9394 ;BL B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. A Ong vs P K Chan   0-1 32 2001 October Training B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. Campora vs Vallejo-Pons   0-1 38 2003 Dos Hermanas XII B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. M Lopez Michelone vs A Simutowe   0-1 30 2003 XVI Carlos Torre Memorial B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. D Mieles Palau vs P Lafuente   ½-½ 14 2005 Mercosur Cup B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. B Savchenko vs Potkin   ½-½ 13 2005 Aeroflot Open B B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. Naiditsch vs Ganguly 1-0 30 2006 Aeroflot Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. A Fier vs P K Chan   1-0 22 2006 37th Chess Olympiad B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. S Sjugirov vs D Andreikin   0-1 33 2007 Moscow Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. Smirin vs Ganguly   1-0 68 2007 6th Aeroflot Festival B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. J Ingvason vs T Cross   0-1 37 2008 Reykjavik Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. N Chkhaidze vs E Kakkanas   1-0 26 2008 Hastings Chess Congress B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 14. I Agrest vs M De Verdier   0-1 52 2009 Rilton Cup B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 15. I Malakhov vs E Zanan   1-0 54 2009 Chigorin Memorial Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. Sungwon Byun vs S Paridar   0-1 41 2010 16th Asian Games (Women Rapid) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. J L Castro vs X Vila Gazquez   ½-½ 48 2012 30th Andorra Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 1; 17 games

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6  8. f3 Bb4

page 1 of 1; 24 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. S Zagrebelny vs B Reefat   1-0 33 1999 4th United Insurance, Dhaka B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. J Stevenson vs Y Rochev   1-0 42 2001 Masters B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. P Kazakov vs S Kornienko   ½-½ 19 2001 RUS-ch54 sf Siberia B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. S Nikolic vs M Susnik   0-1 47 2001 12th Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. D Valerga vs S Caceres   0-1 47 2003 Torneo Continental Americano B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. A Kovchan vs A Bellaiche   0-1 39 2003 Cappelle La Grande B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. K Arakhamia-Grant vs N Janjghava   1-0 44 2003 EU-ch 4th, Women B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. J Jens vs Marjanovic   0-1 41 2003 12th OPEN KAVALA B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. D Schneider vs Y Shulman   0-1 52 2004 Dallas UTD B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. M Molner vs Rohde   1-0 65 2005 Marshall Chess Club Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. Deepan Chakkravarthy J vs Wen Yang   ½-½ 23 2005 BELFORT YWCC BU18 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. Deepan Chakkravarthy J vs D Sharma   0-1 39 2006 43rd Indian Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. A Panocki vs R Sokolowski   ½-½ 66 2006 Perla Baltyku op 2nd B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 14. G Harutjunyan vs H Melkumyan   0-1 48 2006 Blue Sevan Tournament B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 15. J Botto vs L Ilic   ½-½ 56 2008 Euro Club Cup B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. K Arakhamia-Grant vs A Wagener   1-0 94 2009 10th European Individual Women's Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. K Skinke vs T Vasilevich   0-1 50 2010 Bundesliga B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 18. I Sredojevic vs V Andrejic   1-0 35 2010 XXIII Belgrade Trophy B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 19. R Taylor vs P Stuart 1-0 57 2011 George Trundle Qualifiers B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 20. T Petenyi vs J Kochetkova   ½-½ 31 2012 Int Open ch-SVK B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 21. Mi Yen Fong vs J Kochetkova   0-1 33 2012 Chess Olympiad (Women) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 22. D Papakonstantinou vs Marjanovic   0-1 53 2012 21st Kavala Open A B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 23. N Umudova vs M Frank-Nielsen   1-0 26 2012 Chess Olympiad (Women) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 24. I Martic vs A Chandra   ½-½ 103 2012 5th Int ch-Central Serbia B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 1; 24 games

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6  8. f3

page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 111  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. R Pirnack vs C Singleton 1-0 18 1966 Dayton B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. Van der Wiel vs K Langeweg   ½-½ 22 1985 Hilversum B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. M Saltaev vs Tseshkovsky   1-0 45 1987 Tashkent Agzamov mem B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. Anand vs Plaskett 0-1 56 1988 Blackpool B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. R Mateo vs Kotronias   ½-½ 26 1988 Thessaloniki B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. Anand vs Portisch 0-1 57 1993 Izt B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. Adams vs R Sheldon 1-0 21 1997 ch-GBR, Hove ENG B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. H Abbasifar vs Oral   0-1 60 1998 Elista ol (Men) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. V Saravanan vs P Thipsay   ½-½ 13 1999 Nagpur Indian ch A, IND B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. S R Chowdhury vs B Reefat   1-0 34 2000 Goodricke Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. A Kovchan vs N Djukic   1-0 31 2000 t-EuCh U18 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. N Solovjev vs E Vorobiov   0-1 27 2001 7th Stage Russian Cup B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. R Leyva vs M Gongora   1-0 56 2001 ch-CUB B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 14. G M Todorovic vs L Spassov   ½-½ 45 2001 FSGM October B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 15. S R Chowdhury vs S Satyapragyan   1-0 30 2001 12th Goodricke Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. G M Todorovic vs T Fogarasi   ½-½ 34 2001 FSGM October B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. S Nyysti vs J Parkkinen   ½-½ 15 2001 Heart of Finland Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 18. R Leyva vs S Garcia Martinez   ½-½ 20 2001 ch-CUB B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 19. D Pikula vs B Zegarac   1-0 39 2001 TCh-Rep. Srpska B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 20. I Sudakova vs V Djuric   1-0 35 2001 6th ECCW B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 21. A Bezemer vs F Handke   ½-½ 61 2001 Lost Boys Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 22. Z Gofshtein vs Lazarev   ½-½ 33 2001 open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 23. E Gasanov vs V Shtyrenkov   0-1 49 2001 3rd Golden Autumn B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 24. K Arakhamia-Grant vs A Jackson   1-0 41 2001 10th Monarch Assurance B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 25. K Arakhamia-Grant vs T Stepovaia-Dianchenko   1-0 34 2001 2nd ch-EUR Women Playoffs B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 111

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6

page 1 of 25; games 1-25 of 624  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Alvir vs Plachetka   1-0 25 1986 Balatonbereny op B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. Ivanchuk vs Ljubojevic   ½-½ 14 1995 Belgrade Invest B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. Morozevich vs M Kobalia   ½-½ 49 1998 RUS-ch B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. M Kobalia vs Oral   ½-½ 34 2000 Capablanca mem Elite 35th B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. M Sebag vs C Flear   1-0 26 2000 ch-FRA Women B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. Motylev vs A Fominyh   ½-½ 41 2001 open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. Vallejo-Pons vs I Miladinovic   1-0 43 2001 EuTCh B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. I Rausis vs C C Buhr   ½-½ 35 2001 IHEM B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. F De la Paz vs E Rodriguez Guerrero   1-0 45 2001 UPI B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. Motylev vs E Alekseev   0-1 28 2001 TCh-RUS B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. S Lam vs C Flear   ½-½ 27 2001 FRA-chTW B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. M Narciso Dublan vs Ulf Andersson   0-1 35 2001 Pamplona ESP B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. Morozevich vs Anand   ½-½ 38 2001 Sparkassen Cat XXI B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 14. M Cornette vs D Gjuran   ½-½ 53 2001 EYCC B16 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 15. Fressinet vs P Tregubov   1-0 66 2002 European Club Cup B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. Kasimdzhanov vs J Ye 0-1 52 2002 Bled Olympiad B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. J Moreno Carnero vs Leitao   0-1 42 2002 Pamplona ESP B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 18. Leko vs C Lutz   1-0 62 2002 Julian Borowski-A 4th B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 19. Shirov vs C Lutz   1-0 69 2002 Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 20. Morozevich vs Movsesian   ½-½ 55 2002 Eurotel Trophy B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 21. Vallejo-Pons vs Kasimdzhanov   ½-½ 89 2002 Pamplona ESP B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 22. Leko vs Ljubojevic   ½-½ 42 2002 Amber Rapidplay B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 23. Kasimdzhanov vs M Al-Modiahki   1-0 52 2002 FIDE World Cup-C B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 24. S Chumfwa vs B Hatanbaatar 1-0 73 2002 Bled Olympiad B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 25. Judit Polgar vs J Horvath   1-0 24 2002 European Club Cup B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 25; games 1-25 of 624

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