1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Kh1 exf4 11. Bxf4 Nc5 12. a4 Bg4 13. Qd2 Bh5 14. Nd4 Bg6 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. exf5 d5 17. Ne2 Qd7 18. a5 Nce4 19. Bxe4 Nxe4 20. Qd3 Qxf5 21. Rad1 Qg6 22. Be3 Nf6 23. Qb3 Bd6 24. Nf4 Bxf4 25. Bxf4 Rac8 26. c3 Rc4 27. Qxb7 Qh5 28. Bd6 Re8 29. Rde1 Rce4 30. Rxe4 dxe4 31. Qxa6 e3 32. Re1 e2 33. Kg1 Qd5 34. Bg3 Qd2 35. Qb5 Qe3+ 36. Bf2 Qe4 37. h3 Nd5 38. Qc6 Re6 39. Qa8+ Re8 40. Qc6 Re6 41. Qc8+ Re8 42. Qg4 Nf4 43. Qf3 Qxf3 44. gxf3 Nxh3+ 45. Kg2 Nf4+ 46. Kg3 Nd3 47. Ra1 h5 48. Be1 Nxb2 49. a6 Nd3 50. Kh4 g6 51. a7 Ra8 52. c4 Nxe1 53. Rxe1 Rxa7 54. Rxe2 Rc7 55. Rc2 Rc5 56. Kg3 Kf8 57. Kf4 Ke7 58. Ke4 Kd6 59. f4 Kc6 60. Rc1 Rf5 61. Ra1 Kc5 62. Rc1 Rf6 63. Rc2 Re6+ 64. Kd3 Rd6+ 65. Ke3 Rd4 66. Ra2 Rd7 67. Rc2 Ra7 68. Ke4 Re7+ 69. Kd3 Ra7 70. Ke4 Re7+ 71. Kd3 Ra7 72. Ke4 Ra4 73. Ke5 Ra6 74. Ke4 Ra4 75. Ke5 Ra6 76. Ke4 f6 77. Rg2 f5+ 78. Ke3 Kxc4 79. Rd2 Kc3 80. Rd8 Ra1 81. Kf3 Rg1 82. Rd7 h4 83. Rd8 h3 84. Rh8 0-1

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Opening: Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 (B93)
Player profiles: E Makka, A C Calotescu

Novelty of stem-game: 10. ...exf4

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nd7  8. Bd3 Be7  9. 0-0 0-0  10. Kh1

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Pilnik vs Gligoric   ½-½ 39 1952 Sweden izt (16) B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 2. Unzicker vs M Christoph   ½-½ 20 1953 Berlin West B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 3. J Kupper vs B Rabar   ½-½ 40 1953 Opatija B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 4. Unzicker vs Udovcic   1-0 54 1953 Opatija B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 5. J Kupper vs M Bertok   ½-½ 36 1953 Opatija B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 6. V Brat vs Pachman   0-1 41 1953 Prague B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 7. Tal vs M Pasman 1-0 40 1953 LAT-ch [Tal] B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 8. B Rabar vs Vidmar   ½-½ 20 1953 Opatija B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 9. A Preinfalk vs Janosevic   0-1 28 1953 Zagreb B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 10. E Eliskases vs Najdorf 0-1 31 1953 Mar del Plata B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 11. A Preinfalk vs Gligoric   0-1 53 1953 YUG-ch B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 12. M Bertok vs Vidmar   ½-½ 24 1953 Opatija B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 13. I Johannsson vs R Bobekov   0-1 41 1954 Amsterdam B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 14. P Clarke vs Pilnik   ½-½ 28 1954 Amsterdam B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 15. Yanofsky vs J Kupper   0-1 62 1954 Amsterdam B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 16. A Medina Garcia vs Petrosian   0-1 51 1955 Gothenburg Interzonal B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 17. H Malmgren vs G Barcza   0-1 42 1955 SWE B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 18. F Winiwarter vs J Szukszta   1-0 39 1957 Szczawno Zdroj B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 19. Krogius vs S Zhukhovitsky   1-0 57 1957 Leningrad B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 20. Pilnik vs Ivkov   0-1 39 1959 Mar del Plata B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 21. A Seppelt vs K Darga   0-1 40 1959 Berlin Championship B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 22. V Prakhov vs Minic   ½-½ 48 1961 Belgrade B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 23. D Perovic vs J Barle   ½-½ 30 1971 Pula B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 24. D J Findlay vs C Lennox   1-0 57 1974 Ayr B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 25. Kurajica vs K Pytel   ½-½ 57 1974 Wijk aan Zee B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nd7  8. Bd3 Be7  9. 0-0 0-0

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 27  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. F Olafsson vs Bronstein   0-1 34 1953 Hastings B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 2. Shocron vs B Wexler   1-0 58 1953 Mar del Plata B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 3. Janosevic vs B Djurasevic   1-0 56 1954 Belgrade B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 4. J Penrose vs Gligoric   ½-½ 36 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) fin-A B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 5. V Sherbakov vs M Pasman   1-0 40 1954 Riga B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 6. R Flores-Alvarez vs Pachman   ½-½ 21 1955 Mar del Plata B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 7. B De Greiff vs Gligoric 0-1 35 1955 Mar del Plata B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 8. B De Greiff vs Panno   0-1 56 1955 Mar del Plata B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 9. S Wolk vs D Djaja   0-1 43 1956 Hoogovens-C B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 10. B Kernan vs Marjanovic 0-1 48 1972 Groningen B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 11. L Schneider vs DeFirmian   1-0 42 1984 Reykjavik (Iceland) B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 12. Yudasin vs A Lukin   1-0 37 1984 Sverdlovsk B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 13. R Mateo vs R Byrne   1-0 32 1986 New York B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 14. P Clemance vs Browne   0-1 30 1987 Los Angeles B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 15. S Maus vs M Gradstein 1-0 20 1987 Tel Aviv B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 16. J Pichler vs K Klundt   0-1 50 1987 Germany B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 17. S Rasidovic vs T Marinelli   0-1 36 1988 San Benedetto B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 18. Dvoirys vs A Shneider   0-1 44 1990 URS-ch57 B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 19. G M Todorovic vs G Timoshenko   1-0 45 1990 Vrnjacka Banja B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 20. B Maryasin vs Sutovsky   ½-½ 89 1997 ISR 1st League ASH-MAC b1 ISR B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 21. M Saltaev vs Sadler 0-1 42 1999 Hastings Premier B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 22. M Saltaev vs Sadler 0-1 42 1999 Hastings 1998/99 B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 23. R Rincon Carrillo vs I Herrera   0-1 20 2001 XVII Moratalaz Open B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 24. H Wuts vs E Van Loon   1-0 43 2001 HZ Open B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 25. Tiviakov vs Naiditsch   ½-½ 28 2004 Wijk aan Zee B Group B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 27

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nd7  8. Bd3 Be7  9. 0-0

page 1 of 1; 19 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Foguelman vs Pilnik   0-1 34 1953 Buenos Aires B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 2. V Castaldi vs B Rabar   0-1 33 1954 Munich B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 3. N Karaklajic vs B Rabar   0-1 49 1954 Belgrade B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 4. A Beni vs E Walther   1-0 29 1954 Zuerich B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 5. G Noradounghian vs E Walther   0-1 60 1954 Amsterdam B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 6. C Wallace vs K Burger   ½-½ 33 1955 US Open B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 7. L Segi vs B Rabar   ½-½ 51 1955 Novi Sad B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 8. P Clarke vs B Wexler   1-0 32 1956 Moscow B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 9. E Ladanyike-Karakas vs H Konarkowska ½-½ 42 1961 Vrnjacka Banja B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 10. Ribli vs J L Vilela   1-0 49 1972 Cienfuegos B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 11. Z Rahman vs R Anderson 1-0 27 1994 Las Vegas op B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 12. Fouad Hadi vs Sadvakasov   0-1 34 1999 Dubai op B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 13. S Bondarchuk vs Areshchenko   ½-½ 44 2001 Nikolaev UKR B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 14. P Neuman vs L Cernousek   1-0 42 2008 Jirasek mem B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 15. J Solberg vs J Carstensen   ½-½ 15 2009 Politiken Cup B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 16. S Ibrahimova vs J Saranya   1-0 40 2010 WYCC Girls U16 B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 17. C Slingerland vs M Dirksen   ½-½ 22 2010 Dutch Championship (Women) B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 18. F Leveille vs H Masse   0-1 52 2012 COQ Invitational B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 19. R Ezov vs Sergio Miguel   1-0 46 2012 Chess Olympiad B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4  page 1 of 1; 19 games

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page 1 of 1; 10 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Ivkov vs M Bertok   ½-½ 91 1953 Opatija B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 2. Tal vs V Saigin 1-0 18 1954 Riga B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 3. Tiviakov vs H Odeev   1-0 31 1987 Riga B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 4. J Gdanski vs Wojtkiewicz   ½-½ 37 1993 Warsaw Mch B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 5. Hjartarson vs Wojtkiewicz   0-1 59 1994 Reykjavik op 39 B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 6. A Giaccio vs Panno   1-0 59 2001 Copa Clarin B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 7. K Arakhamia-Grant vs T Tsereteli   0-1 55 2005 62nd ch-GEO w B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 8. N Firman vs Areshchenko 1-0 18 2008 2008-2009 Bundesliga B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 9. Judit Polgar vs Naiditsch   1-0 33 2009 World Blitz Championship B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 10. R Schmerwitz vs D Eggleston   0-1 29 2009 Scottish Championship B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4

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page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 28  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. G Bessner vs C Mueller   ½-½ 34 1953 Jena B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 2. Shocron vs E Eliskases   0-1 32 1953 Buenos Aires ch-ARG B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 3. E Reinhardt vs B Wexler   ½-½ 95 1953 Bariloche B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 4. D Djaja vs P Bleul   1-0 38 1956 Hoogovens-C B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 5. B Ilievski vs Savon   0-1 35 1968 2. Turnir solidarnosti, Skopje/Ohrid B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 6. R Swartz vs J Berry   1-0 32 1970 Boston B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 7. L A Tan vs Shorbagay   1-0 26 1972 Skopje B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 8. G Trikaliotis vs J H Donner   0-1 39 1974 Nice B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 9. J C Diaz vs Groszpeter 0-1 22 1980 Cienfuegos B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 10. M Leskovar vs Quinteros   0-1 42 1980 Quilmes B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 11. E Raaste vs H Olafsson   ½-½ 34 1981 Reykjavik B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 12. M E Salem vs T Karolyi Jr.   0-1 26 1981 Graz B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 13. G Kuzmin vs E Ubilava   0-1 42 1981 Yerevan B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 14. L Schneider vs Chandler   1-0 34 1984 Reykjavik B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 15. A Kveinys vs A Petrosian   1-0 58 1986 Sevastopol B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 16. Van der Wiel vs Portisch   ½-½ 28 1990 Amsterdam B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 17. V Barskij vs Morozevich   0-1 40 1992 Moscow-ch B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 18. Escobar vs Sutovsky   0-1 41 1996 COL B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 19. A Rechinsky vs V Popov   ½-½ 41 1996 Petrov mem B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 20. M Hayami vs P Thiel   0-1 27 2000 US op 101st B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 21. C Scheidegger vs D Guadalpi   0-1 19 2001 open B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 22. G Bolt vs D Ellison   ½-½ 13 2001 10th Monarch Assurance B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 23. T Bae vs V Milov 1-0 35 2002 OSS GM B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 24. Schmaltz vs Naiditsch   1-0 41 2002 Unilog-Integrata GM B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 25. J C Gonzalez Zamora vs G Dominguez Aguilar   1-0 31 2007 Morelia Open B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 28

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nd7

page 1 of 20; games 1-25 of 494  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Boleslavsky vs O Moiseev   ½-½ 41 1952 USSR Championship B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 2. Garcia vs B Wexler   ½-½ 17 1953 Mar del Plata B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 3. K Van Schoor vs B Djurasevic   0-1 38 1953 Vienna B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 4. N Karaklajic vs R Bogdanovic   1-0 53 1955 Novi Sad B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 5. C J Corte vs Shocron   1-0 63 1955 Buenos Aires B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 6. Pilnik vs Szabo   ½-½ 70 1955 Buenos Aires B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 7. Shocron vs B Wexler   1-0 35 1955 Buenos Aires B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 8. A Dueckstein vs B Rabar   ½-½ 36 1955 Zagreb B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 9. Kuehn vs Dvorak   ½-½ 17 1955 Praha B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 10. R Dworzynski vs T Gniot   ½-½ 46 1955 Wroclaw B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 11. Najdorf vs Blau   ½-½ 39 1956 Moscow B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 12. P Clarke vs R Toran Albero 1-0 22 1956 Hastings 1956/57 B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 13. J Durao vs G Fuster   ½-½ 47 1958 Lisbon B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 14. P Clarke vs K Darga   0-1 27 1958 Hastings 1958/59 B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 15. Mednis vs R Sanguineti   ½-½ 28 1958 Varna B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 16. J Durao vs G Primavera   ½-½ 22 1958 13th olm final C B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 17. J Durao vs A Matanovic   0-1 26 1958 13th olm qual. group 4 B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 18. E Ladanyike-Karakas vs V Nedeljkovic   0-1 65 1959 Candidates Tournament (Women) B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 19. Pilnik vs Najdorf   0-1 33 1959 Mar del Plata B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 20. Seidman vs Reshevsky 1-0 41 1959 New York B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 21. J Penrose vs Fischer ½-½ 35 1960 Leipzig ol fin B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 22. J Penrose vs Gligoric   0-1 56 1960 Madrid zt B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 23. W Bialas vs Paul Ellrich   ½-½ 40 1961 Minden B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 24. B Brinck-Claussen vs JO Soderborg   1-0 71 1961 Helsinki B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 25. M Farre vs R Saborido   1-0 26 1961 Torremolinos B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4  page 1 of 20; games 1-25 of 494

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