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Stem game: Boris Gelfand vs Francisco Vallejo-Pons (2006) 1/2-1/2

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 Rb8 8. e4 Be7 9. Qe2 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Rd1 Qc5 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bxd5 O-O 15. Be3 Qa5 16. Ba7 Ra8 17. e6 Bxe6 18. Bxe6 Rxa7 19. Rd7 Bd6 20. Rxf7 Rxf7 21. Qf3 Kh8 22. Bxf7 Qb4 23. Qe4 Ra8 1/2-1/2
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Opening: Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 (E04)
Player profiles: Gelfand, Vallejo-Pons

Novelty of stem-game: 13. Nxd5

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 Rb8  8. e4 Be7  9. Qe2 Nxd4  10. Nxd4 Qxd4  11. Rd1 Qc5  12. e5 Nd5
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Gelfand vs Vallejo-Pons  ½-½23 2006 Amber BlindfoldE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
2. K Miton vs M Perunovic  ½-½22 2008 XV Bora Kostic MemorialE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
3. Gelfand vs Y Drozdovskij  ½-½40 2008 Pivdenny Bank Chess CupE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 Rb8  8. e4 Be7  9. Qe2 Nxd4  10. Nxd4 Qxd4  11. Rd1 Qc5  12. e5
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. M Umansky vs T Harding 1-041 2003 AC--Q-00003 emailE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
2. Ponomariov vs Ivanchuk  ½-½21 2010 Amber Tournament (Rapid)E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 Rb8  8. e4 Be7  9. Qe2 Nxd4  10. Nxd4 Qxd4  11. Rd1 Qc5
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. M Prusikin vs Aronian  0-143 2002 Bundesliga 0203E00 Queen's Pawn Game
2. V Mikhalevski vs I Krush  1-024 2006 13th Graz InternationalE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
3. R Panjwani vs V Mikhalevski  ½-½41 2009 Canadian OpenE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
4. A Smirnov vs V Popov  0-126 2011 12th European Individual ChampionshipE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 Rb8  8. e4 Be7  9. Qe2 Nxd4  10. Nxd4 Qxd4  11. Rd1
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Caruana vs M Perez Candelario  1-033 2009 3rd Ruy Lopez InternationalE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3

 
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 Rb8  8. e4 Be7  9. Qe2
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. H Keilhack vs Hertneck  0-119 2001 ch-GERE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
2. M Umansky vs D Gutsche  ½-½42 2004 AR-2003-F-00001 emailE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
3. P H Nielsen vs S Halkias  ½-½52 2005 6th European Individual ChampionshipE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
4. M Roiz vs A Riazantsev  ½-½12 2006 Russian Club CupE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
5. Gelfand vs Karpov ½-½25 2007 World Blitz CupE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
6. B Avrukh vs Morozevich  ½-½31 2007 European Team Chess ChampionshipsE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
7. E L'Ami vs S Sulskis  1-037 2008 European Union ChampionshipsE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
8. Gelfand vs A Riazantsev  ½-½82 2008 Russian Team ChampionshipE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
9. Kohlweyer vs Barsov  ½-½39 2009 5th OpenE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
10. Huzman vs V Dobrov  1-038 2009 10th European Individual ChampionshipE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
11. A Greet vs M Panchanathan  0-143 2009 Scottish ChampionshipE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
12. P Schlosser vs K J Schulz 0-142 2009 2009-2010 BundesligaE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
13. V Mikhalevski vs Y Shulman  1-070 2010 Chess OlympiadE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
14. V Laznicka vs E Moradiabadi 1-072 2010 Chess OlympiadE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
15. D Harika vs A Pourkashiyan  1-030 2010 Chess Olympiad (Women)E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
16. M Naslund vs G Battaglini  0-128 2010 4th Mediterranean OpenE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
17. T Hamarat vs R Langeveld  0-156 2010 WC26/finalE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
18. D Bisby vs Sveshnikov  ½-½20 2011 Reykjavik OpenE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
19. A Ushenina vs N Kosintseva  ½-½47 2011 FIDE Women's World Team ChampionshipE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
20. J Trepat Herranz vs J Smeets  0-130 2011 XIII Open Internacional SantsE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
21. G De Schampheleire vs A Kveinys  ½-½29 2012 TCh-BEL -13E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
22. J Friedel vs Kesav Viswanadha  1-059 2012 48th American OpenE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
23. A Shchekachev vs A Kveinys  ½-½9 2012 Pays de Charleroi OpenE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 Rb8  8. e4 Be7
 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 32  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Martin vs Gligoric  0-151 1955 Buenos Aires CAE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
2. S Burtman vs A Galliamova  0-129 1990 Azov E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
3. Wojtkiewicz vs A Kveinys  0-149 1991 PolandE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
4. P Haba vs V Arbakov  1-043 1997 Chemnitz opE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
5. O Berezin vs M Brodsky  ½-½15 1998 Donetzk ztE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
6. R Ruck vs V Tukmakov  ½-½31 1998 CRO-chTE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
7. Ilincic vs Shabalov  ½-½65 2000 34th OlympiadE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
8. Ivanchuk vs Karpov  1-044 2000 Amber-blind 9thE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
9. Kaidanov vs Shabalov  ½-½24 2000 ch-USAE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
10. E Gleizerov vs O Korneev  1-036 2000 3rd OpenE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
11. T Arestanov vs A G Trufanov  1-030 2001 openE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
12. B Lalic vs O Korneev  ½-½34 2001 Narciso YepesE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
13. Bareev vs Adams  ½-½25 2002 Dortmund Sparkassen Chess MeetingE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
14. P Rubio Mancebon vs O Korneev  0-142 2002 XXVII OpenE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
15. K Miton vs Jakovenko  ½-½18 2002 41st World Junior ChampionshipsE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
16. Ulibin vs A Graf  0-179 2004 3rd Aeroflot FestivalE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
17. K Soderberg vs M Lecroq  ½-½44 2004 DSU 100 YearsE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
18. K Soderberg vs H Bross  0-151 2004 DSU 100 YearsE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
19. E Dearing vs P Wells  0-138 2004 Smith & Williamson British ChampionshipsE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
20. I Khmelniker vs Potkin  ½-½22 2005 6th European IndividualE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
21. A Stefanova vs A Zatonskih  ½-½38 2006 37th Chess Olympiad: WomenE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
22. S Laouini vs P Dias  0-144 2008 2008 OlympiadE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
23. B Lalic vs L Trent 1-023 2008 British ChampionshipE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
24. M Hoffmann vs Vallejo-Pons  ½-½40 2009 2008-2009 BundesligaE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
25. S M Shyam vs A Istratescu  ½-½66 2010 Hastings Masters -11E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 Rb8  8. e4
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. M Vukic vs Marjanovic  0-142 1980 Ch YugoslaviaE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
2. I Rogers vs A Davidovic  0-145 1986 It NisE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
3. V Arbakov vs Barsov  0-140 1999 Le Touquet op 14thE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
4. V Tukmakov vs K Hulak 1-029 1999 CRO-chTE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
5. K Miton vs Jakovenko  1-041 2000 World JuniorE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
6. Tkachiev vs Van Wely  0-136 2000 1st European Blitz ChampionshipsE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
7. B Tadic vs V Vujosevic  1-025 2001 TCh-YUGE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
8. I Ivanisevic vs M Perunovic  1-029 2001 TCh-YUG FinalE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
9. V Inkiov vs M Brancaleoni  ½-½13 2001 VI ItE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
10. A Raetsky vs Barsov  0-134 2001 ADCF MastersE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
11. P H Nielsen vs Van Wely ½-½49 2005 Dortmund Sparkassen 2005E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
12. P Haba vs Morozevich 0-137 2007 European Club CupE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
13. L D'Costa vs P Machin Arbelo  1-020 2009 GibtelecomE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
14. K Landa vs Naiditsch  0-132 2009 Ordix OpenE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
15. A Gupta vs M Hrabinska  1-035 2010 Dubai OpenE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
16. Xiu Deshun vs E Ghaem Maghami  ½-½51 2010 9th Asian ContinentalE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
17. D Rogozenko vs Naiditsch 0-157 2010 BundesligaE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
18. O Barbosa vs Kasimdzhanov ½-½35 2011 10th Asian Individual ChampionshipsE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
19. E Mochalov vs G Nagy  1-056 2011 European Club CupE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
20. A Ushenina vs N Kazimova  1-022 2012 European Individual Women's ChampionshipE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
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