1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nb3 O-O 8. Be2 d6 9. h4 Be6 10. Nd4 Bd7 11. h5 Ng4 12. Bxg4 Bxg4 13. Nxc6 Bxd1 14. Nxd8 Bxc2 15. Nxb7 Rfb8 16. Na5 Rxb2 17. Bd2 Rc8 18. Rh3 Rc5 19. h6 Rxa5 20. hxg7 Ra3 21. Bc1 1-0

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Opening: Sicilian (B27)
Player profiles: I Starostits, R D Miedema

Novelty of stem-game: 9. h4

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nb3 0-0  8. Be2 d6

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 36  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Saemisch vs Bogoljubov   ½-½ 67 1928 It BSG B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 2. V Liberzon vs Sosonko   1-0 44 1964 URS B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 3. D Ugrinovic vs B Gasic   ½-½ 48 1966 Vrnjacka Banja B32 Sicilian 4. V Liberzon vs M Damjanovic   ½-½ 47 1969 Tallinn it B32 Sicilian 5. Sax vs Velimirovic   0-1 36 1981 N. Pavlica mem B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 6. I Morovic vs Y Rantanen   1-0 26 1982 Luzern B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 7. Larsen vs C Hansen   0-1 51 1986 Reykjavik op B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 8. G Cabrilo vs Larsen   0-1 51 1988 New York op B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 9. Timman vs Hjartarson   0-1 25 1988 Reykjavik WCup ,CBM B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 10. M Tsiganova vs I Nei   ½-½ 15 1990 Kuopio op B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 11. Svidler vs P H Nielsen   0-1 39 1992 Gausdal B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 12. P J Garcia Gomez vs Illescas Cordoba   ½-½ 44 1995 Ch ESP tt B30 Sicilian 13. Pandit Rao Kiran vs P Konguvel   0-1 53 1997 Goodricke op 8th B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 14. A Cela vs T Gelashvili   1-0 83 1998 Ikaria op B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 15. Svidler vs Kramnik   ½-½ 18 1999 ECC14 Final B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 16. V Gurevich vs N Zdebskaja   ½-½ 31 2000 Ukrainian Team ch B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 17. Fedorov vs T Markowski   ½-½ 9 2000 Rubinstein Memorial B27 Sicilian 18. T Sammalvuo vs T Pirttimaki   1-0 41 2000 10th Open B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 19. E Gajsin vs A Khasin   ½-½ 72 2001 6th Leg Russian Cup B32 Sicilian 20. U Lauk vs A Kangur   1-0 38 2001 TCh-EST B32 Sicilian 21. Y Dembo vs M Stankovic   ½-½ 45 2001 TCh-YUG Women's Cup B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 22. T Gouret vs J Dobos   ½-½ 31 2001 FSIMB September B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 23. J Van Mil vs Aronian   0-1 36 2001 Bundesliga 0102 B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 24. J Todorovic vs Mozetic   ½-½ 8 2001 TCh-YUG B32 Sicilian 25. J Van Mil vs Aronian   0-1 36 2002 Bundesliga 0102 B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 36

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page 1 of 1; 17 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Lisitsin vs L Shamkovich   ½-½ 42 1955 Ch URS (1/2 final) B27 Sicilian 2. A Filipowicz vs W Schmidt   0-1 29 1962 POL-ch 19th B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 3. T Wall vs I Rogers 0-1 29 1989 London B32 Sicilian 4. I Rogers vs A Capece   1-0 36 1989 Mendrisio op B32 Sicilian 5. V Gurevich vs E Hintikka   1-0 60 1993 Jyvaskyla op B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 6. Ivanchuk vs Christiansen   ½-½ 45 1993 Monaco rapid B32 Sicilian 7. H Motzer vs M Trauth   ½-½ 45 2000 Arco op 22nd B32 Sicilian 8. N Vink vs W Muhren   ½-½ 120 2001 NED-ch U20 B32 Sicilian 9. I Kreitner vs A Karklins   0-1 42 2001 NCC B32 Sicilian 10. N Vink vs D Van Leent   1-0 30 2001 NED-ch U20 B32 Sicilian 11. P Roberts vs C Paci   0-1 50 2001 FSIMB April B32 Sicilian 12. V Gurevich vs A Abolianin   ½-½ 15 2001 Le Touquet FRA B32 Sicilian 13. Z Wawrowski vs S Tworuszka   0-1 45 2006 Polanica Zdroj op-A B32 Sicilian 14. R Cannon vs W Bennet   ½-½ 33 2006 British Championship B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 15. N Sammalvuo vs M Fierro   0-1 45 2008 2008 Women's Olympiad B32 Sicilian 16. D Hamilton vs K Tan   ½-½ 55 2011 Australian Open B33 Sicilian 17. S Grover vs C Mthunzi   1-0 38 2011 Commonwealth and South African Open B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto  page 1 of 1; 17 games

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page 1 of 1; 6 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. C Lange vs Jana Kolbe   1-0 50 2000 2BLW West /01 B32 Sicilian 2. V Pina vs J Pinheiro   ½-½ 73 2001 Batalha dos Mestres-2 B32 Sicilian 3. A Bennett vs S Brudno   1-0 31 2001 US Open B30 Sicilian 4. O Ajibowo vs D Kassinopoullos   ½-½ 45 2010 Chess Olympiad B32 Sicilian 5. P Becker vs A Both   1-0 47 2010 Canadian Amateur U2100 B27 Sicilian 6. B Mudongo vs O Pulpan   0-1 65 2012 Chess Olympiad (Women) B32 Sicilian

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page 1 of 1; 15 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. P F Johner vs A W Fox   0-1 22 1906 Fox-Johner (m) B72 Sicilian, Dragon 2. V Nestler vs R Cosulich   0-1 71 1973 Sottomarina Lido It-ch B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 3. V Vepkhvishvili vs D Janoev 1-0 21 1974 Ch Tbilisi B72 Sicilian, Dragon 4. Sax vs S Kagan   1-0 28 1979 Rio de Janeiro izt B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 5. R Hess vs H J Cordes   1-0 55 1982 BL 8182 Frankfurt-HSK B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 6. O C Moen vs Larsen   0-1 35 1985 Gausdal zt B72 Sicilian, Dragon 7. Svidler vs V Shushpanov   ½-½ 29 1990 Leningrad B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 8. D Barua vs Ehlvest   ½-½ 50 1999 10th Goodricke Int. B72 Sicilian, Dragon 9. J Riedl vs Johann Slacik   1-0 56 2000 Wattens op-15 B30 Sicilian 10. P Anisimov vs V Grechihin   1-0 31 2000 Chigorin Memorial B72 Sicilian, Dragon 11. J Riedl vs F Reiter   ½-½ 52 2000 Wattens op-15 B30 Sicilian 12. J Torrado Quintela vs H Alves   1-0 30 2001 open B72 Sicilian, Dragon 13. I Jupaj vs D Mallaghan   1-0 30 2003 European Clubs Cup (Men) B72 Sicilian, Dragon 14. R Gonzalez Davila vs B Bieluczyk   1-0 79 2004 36th Olympiad B72 Sicilian, Dragon 15. P J Sowray vs G Jones   0-1 38 2005 Smith & Williamson British Championships B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical

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page 1 of 101; games 1-25 of 2,505  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Max Weiss vs Bird 0-1 55 1883 Nuremberg B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 2. A Schottlaender vs Bird 1-0 75 1883 Nuremberg B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 3. Mackenzie vs Bird 1-0 34 1883 London B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 4. K Leffmann vs Bird ½-½ 63 1883 Nuremberg B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 5. Blackburne vs Bird ½-½ 76 1883 London B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 6. Englisch vs Bird 1-0 59 1883 London B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 7. Gunsberg vs Bird ½-½ 50 1883 Nuremberg B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 8. W Crane vs A Burns   1-0 44 1884 New South Wales v Victoria Telegraphic Match B30 Sicilian 9. H Hookham vs John E Crewe   0-1 72 1887 AUS-ch B25 Sicilian, Closed 10. M Kuerschner vs Tarrasch   0-1 42 1887 Nuernberg m B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 11. Harmonist vs Blackburne 1-0 36 1887 DSB-05.Kongress Frankfurt ;HCL 21 B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 12. A Fritz vs Mackenzie 1-0 27 1887 DSB-05.Kongress B72 Sicilian, Dragon 13. M Kuerschner vs Tarrasch 0-1 33 1889 Nurnberg B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 14. Lasker vs R Short 1-0 22 1892 Baltimore sim B72 Sicilian, Dragon 15. Lasker vs C Golmayo 1-0 20 1893 Havana m1 B27 Sicilian 16. J S Ryan vs E Delmar   0-1 40 1893 NYSCA Championship B30 Sicilian 17. Schlechter vs K De Weydlich   0-1 62 1894 Leipzig B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 18. Tarrasch vs Lipke ½-½ 56 1898 Vienna B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 19. A Schwarz vs Tarrasch   0-1 53 1898 Vienna B32 Sicilian 20. Lipschutz vs D S Robinson   1-0 48 1899 New York v Pennsylvania Interstate Teams Match B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 21. Dus Chotimirsky vs Janowski 0-1 42 1901 RUS-ch02 B32 Sicilian 22. Loman vs M Lange   1-0 70 1903 Hilversum B32 Sicilian 23. Moreau vs Tarrasch 0-1 27 1903 Monte Carlo B32 Sicilian 24. G Marco vs Teichmann   1-0 33 1903 Monte Carlo B32 Sicilian 25. Moreau vs Pillsbury   0-1 41 1903 Monte Carlo B32 Sicilian  page 1 of 101; games 1-25 of 2,505

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