1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 Nf6 8. O-O h5 9. h3 b5 10. a3 Bb7 11. Qe2 Rc8 12. Nb3 Ne5 13. f4 Nc4 14. Bd4 h4 15. Qf2 Nxb2 16. e5 Nxd3 17. cxd3 Nd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Rac1 Qb7 20. Nc5 Bxc5 21. Bxc5 f5 22. Kh2 Kf7 23. Rg1 Rh5 24. g4 hxg3+ 25. Rxg3 Rch8 26. Bb4 Qb8 27. Qc5 Qd8 28. Qd6 Bc6 29. d4 g5 30. fxg5 Rxg5 31. Rcg1 Rxg3 32. Rxg3 Rg8 33. Rxg8 Kxg8 34. Qe7 Qxe7 35. Bxe7 f4 36. Bg5 Kf7 37. Bxf4 Kg6 38. Kg3 Kf5 39. h4 Ke4 40. Bd2 Kxd4 41. Kf4 Be4 42. h5 Bf5 43. Bb4 Kd5 1/2-1/2

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Opening: Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (B48)
Player profiles: G Vescovi, H Banikas

Novelty of stem-game: 10. a3

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 Nf6  8. 0-0 h5  9. h3 b5

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 26  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Topalov vs I Miladinovic   1-0 51 1995 It (cat.15), IX-X B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. C Hansen vs I Miladinovic   1-0 41 1997 Groningen,FIDE WCH k.o NED B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. Timman vs Movsesian 0-1 36 1999 Sigeman & Co B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. T Kiroski vs Fressinet   ½-½ 24 1999 EU-chT (Men) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. G Vescovi vs H Banikas   ½-½ 43 2000 34th Olympiad B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. Ponomariov vs J Ye   ½-½ 49 2000 WCC B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. A Mallahi vs A Niknaddaf   0-1 41 2001 ch-IRI B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. Short vs I Miladinovic   1-0 28 2001 EuTCh B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. Kotronias vs I Miladinovic   1-0 49 2001 3rd Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. A Neiksans vs V Stamenkov   1-0 41 2001 ECC B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. S Berndt vs H Banikas   0-1 31 2001 ECC B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. D Pikula vs C Marzolo   ½-½ 48 2001 3rd Hilton Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. I Teran Alvarez vs K Spraggett   0-1 31 2001 GMB B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 14. Efimenko vs I Miladinovic   ½-½ 32 2001 2nd IECC B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 15. K Trygstad vs A Horvath   0-1 50 2004 20th European Club Cup B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. D Vocaturo vs I Miladinovic   0-1 49 2005 Frascati Chess Week B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. H Ziska vs I Ivanisevic   0-1 25 2006 XXII Reykjavik Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 18. A Berescu vs Damljanovic   0-1 31 2008 European Individual Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 19. G Biocanin vs M Lapcevic   ½-½ 11 2008 Belgrade Premier League B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 20. G Szabo vs D Mastrovasilis   0-1 34 2009 10th European Individual Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 21. Baiq Vina Lestari vs J Zawadzka   ½-½ 46 2010 Chess Olympiad (Women) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 22. B Grimberg vs E Vorobiov   0-1 42 2010 European Individual Championships B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 23. S Winkler vs A Horvath   0-1 29 2010 European Individual Championships B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 24. J Wyss vs M A Botvinnik   1-0 32 2010 11th World University Championship Men B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 25. A P F Vasques vs M Luch   ½-½ 27 2012 TCh-POR Div 1 Final B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 26

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 Nf6  8. 0-0 h5  9. h3

page 1 of 1; 12 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. S Kindermann vs Movsesian   ½-½ 25 1996 GER-ARM B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. Hracek vs Movsesian   ½-½ 28 1997 CZE-chT 9798 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. Fedorov vs Movsesian   ½-½ 42 2000 WCC B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. D Rowe vs H M A Kadhi   0-1 40 2000 Istanbul ol (Men) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. A Sokolov vs T Wyss   1-0 26 2001 3rd Hilton Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. P Czarnota vs A Braun   0-1 38 2001 EYCC B14 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. C Peptan vs Khurtsidze   1-0 55 2001 6th ECCW B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. N Fercec vs A Horvath   0-1 39 2001 Hotel Lippa GM B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. J Fernandez Garcia vs E Rodriguez Guerrero   1-0 37 2003 It (cat.10) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. T Abrahamyan vs R Goletiani   0-1 41 2004 ch-USA Rapid Playoff Women B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. Wolff vs M Zivanic   ½-½ 36 2008 United States Chess League B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. Dgebuadze vs Movsesian   ½-½ 25 2009 2009-2010 Bundesliga B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 Nf6  8. 0-0 h5

page 1 of 1; 4 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Emanuelsson vs Aberg 0-1 11 1978 cr B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. D Treybal vs R Gerber   1-0 69 2000 SVK-chT2E 9900 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. J Zawadzka vs B Grabarska   ½-½ 34 2001 ch-POL w B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. A Adhikari vs S Akter Liza   0-1 18 2010 16th Asian Games (Women Rapid) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 Nf6  8. 0-0

page 1 of 18; games 1-25 of 437  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Z Nilsson vs Filip   0-1 30 1960 Leipzig ol (Men) qual-C B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. Y Pustina vs Gligoric   0-1 42 1960 Leipzig ol (Men) qual-A B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. R Weinstein vs Reshevsky   1-0 32 1961 USA-ch B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. J Fichtl vs J Vesely   ½-½ 38 1961 CSR-ch B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. E Hearst vs Larry Evans   0-1 29 1961 USA-ch B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. Geller vs Tal   ½-½ 27 1962 Curacao Candidates B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. A Dueckstein vs Pachman 1-0 29 1962 Varna ol (Men) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. Novopashin vs Suetin   1-0 41 1962 USSR Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. Novopashin vs Suetin   0-1 34 1963 USSR Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. C Zuidema vs C B Van den Berg   1-0 24 1963 NED-ch21 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. Novopashin vs W Schmidt   ½-½ 73 1964 Rubinstein mem B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. Tringov vs K Langeweg   ½-½ 41 1964 Tel Aviv ol (Men) fin-A B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. Lutikov vs Tal 1-0 34 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 14. R Fuchs vs Jansa   ½-½ 16 1965 Tiblisi B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 15. Tolush vs Matulovic 1-0 31 1965 URS-JUG B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. Vasiukov vs Suetin   ½-½ 32 1965 USSR Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. L Endzelins vs Hybl   0-1 40 1965 5th CC World Ch Final B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 18. V Vepkhvishvili vs Galustov   1-0 23 1965 Ch Tbilisi Pupils B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 19. A Dueckstein vs Suetin   ½-½ 37 1965 Copenhagen B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 20. C Zuidema vs Matulovic   ½-½ 38 1965 EU-chT (Men) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 21. Janosevic vs Matulovic   1-0 53 1966 Sarajevo B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 22. Janosevic vs J Kupper   1-0 40 1967 Venice it B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 23. S Tatai vs J Kupper   1-0 64 1967 Venice it B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 24. R Nicevski vs Soos   1-0 29 1967 Skopje B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 25. L Zinn vs Matulovic   1-0 42 1967 Maribor B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 18; games 1-25 of 437

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 Nf6

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 34  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. J T Barendregt vs F Olafsson   0-1 32 1961 Marianske Lazne zt B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. A Lein vs Suetin   1-0 41 1965 USSR Championship 1964/65 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. B Huguet vs Matulovic   0-1 20 1967 Reggio Emilia 6768 B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen 4. J Kostro vs W Schmidt 0-1 40 1968 Rubinstein mem B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen 5. G Capelan vs Janosevic   ½-½ 17 1968 Int. tournament, Solingen (FRG) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. Lutikov vs Tal   1-0 42 1968 USSR Championship 1968/69 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. G Timoshchenko vs R Nicevski   ½-½ 53 1969 Vilnius B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. Yanofsky vs M Bobotsov   1-0 40 1970 Siegen ol B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. R Cosulich vs M Damjanovic   0-1 24 1971 Venezia B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. Velimirovic vs M Damjanovic   0-1 58 1972 Zagreb B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. G Capelan vs Matulovic   ½-½ 44 1973 EU-chT (Men) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. Lombardy vs E De Castro   1-0 38 1973 Manila B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. S Mariotti vs Pinson   1-0 24 1973 corr 1.EU tt, Vorrunde B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 14. R Bellin vs W Schmidt   ½-½ 32 1973 Eksjo 1st B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen 15. R Cosulich vs M Damjanovic   0-1 24 1974 Italy B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. N E Povah vs R Emerson   1-0 26 1975 Surrey Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. Romanishin vs Balashov 0-1 37 1979 Minsk URS ch B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 18. V Arapovic vs Kurajica   0-1 72 1980 Sarajevo B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 19. Sax vs C Wilhelmi   1-0 82 1999 Bled open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 20. E Najer vs P Tregubov   ½-½ 55 2001 2nd IECC Playoff g/15 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 21. I Kudinov vs C Van Bohemen   1-0 42 2001 Dutch Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 22. R Benares vs J Toledo   0-1 30 2001 1st Mario Covas B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 23. D Spelec vs M Susnik   0-1 35 2001 ch-SLO B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 24. S Barakat Hassan vs A Omearat   1-0 58 2001 Golden Cleopatra Open B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 25. K Mueller vs C Lutz   0-1 46 2001 ch-GER B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 34

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3

page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 153  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. R W M Baxter vs D A Smith   1-0 51 1962 Whitby British ch B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. V Heuer vs Taimanov   ½-½ 19 1962 Leningrad B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. I Nei vs Suetin   ½-½ 21 1963 USSR Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. R W Morgan vs Keene 1-0 42 1964 County Match B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. P Tautvaisas vs E W Marchand   1-0 25 1965 Illinois op B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. I Radulov vs Gipslis   0-1 32 1966 Tbilisi (Georgia) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. G Antunac vs Kurajica   0-1 21 1967 Tournament B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. J Hase vs Quinteros   1-0 52 1967 ARG-ch qual B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. G Akopian vs V Osnos   ½-½ 45 1967 URS-chT B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. Suetin vs Doda   1-0 43 1967 Leningrad B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. Suetin vs V Osnos   1-0 40 1967 Leningrad B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. E Jimenez Zerquera vs V Osnos   0-1 30 1967 October Revolution 50 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. Cherepkov vs V Osnos   ½-½ 43 1968 USSR Championship 1968/69 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 14. O Troianescu vs I Aloni   1-0 50 1968 Netanya B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 15. B Ivanovic vs S Nikolic   1-0 28 1969 YUG-ch 24th B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. Lutikov vs Taimanov 0-1 41 1969 USSR Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. Geller vs Gipslis 0-1 32 1969 USSR Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 18. Hort vs F Olafsson   ½-½ 15 1969 Athen B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 19. M Moe vs W Schmidt   0-1 73 1970 Siegen ol (Men) fin-B B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 20. D Levy vs Portisch   0-1 40 1970 Hastings B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 21. I Radulov vs Taimanov   0-1 20 1970 ? B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 22. Minic vs Taimanov   0-1 33 1970 Palma de Mallorca Interzonal B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 23. Sinakov vs Karpov   0-1 36 1971 03, Leningrad tt-stud B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 24. I Platonov vs Tal   ½-½ 56 1971 USSR Championship B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 25. H Ree vs Mecking 0-1 36 1971 Wijk B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 153

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

page 1 of 53; games 1-25 of 1,316  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Olland vs V Sjoberg   1-0 78 1912 Stockholm B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. D Drimer vs K Darga   ½-½ 17 1960 Leipzig ol (Men) qual-D B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical 3. E Haag vs Suetin   0-1 29 1961 Debrecen B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. J Pogats vs Taimanov   0-1 36 1961 Budapest B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. E Paoli vs Suetin   0-1 34 1961 Debrecen B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. J Pogats vs Ujtelky   1-0 53 1961 EU-chT (Men) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. Y Kots vs Gipslis   ½-½ 40 1961 USSR Championship 1961b B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. Gipslis vs B Vladimirov   ½-½ 21 1961 USSR Championship 1961b B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. A Khasin vs Taimanov   0-1 68 1961 USSR Championship 1961b B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. Polugaevsky vs Gipslis   ½-½ 21 1961 USSR Championship 1961b B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. Bronstein vs Taimanov 1-0 34 1961 USSR Championship 1961b B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. K Honfi vs L Lengyel 1-0 27 1961 Hungary ch B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. Averbakh vs Boleslavsky   ½-½ 24 1961 USSR Championship 1961a B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 14. Tal vs F Olafsson 1-0 38 1961 Bled B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 15. Matulovic vs J Kupper 1-0 48 1961 Zuerich B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen 16. Stoltz vs K Darga   ½-½ 43 1962 Varna ol (Men) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. Spassky vs K Darga 1-0 27 1962 Varna B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 18. U Raisa vs A Matanovic   0-1 51 1962 Varna ol (Men) B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 19. Parma vs J Penrose   ½-½ 29 1962 Mar del Plata B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 20. Gligoric vs K Darga   ½-½ 22 1962 Sarajevo B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 21. E Paoli vs B Rabar   ½-½ 16 1962 Reggio Emilia 6263 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 22. E Paoli vs Portisch   ½-½ 38 1962 Asztalos mem B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 23. E Paoli vs K Langeweg   0-1 47 1962 Reggio Emilia 6263 B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 24. Bronstein vs Ivkov   ½-½ 41 1962 Lavov B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 25. O M Hindle vs D R Thomson 1-0 24 1962 Whitby British ch B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 53; games 1-25 of 1,316

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