Games like Gata Kamsky vs Veselin Topalov (2006)

Stem game: Gata Kamsky vs Veselin Topalov (2006) 0-1

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Nb3 Be7 9. Qf3 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. Bd3 b5 12. Rhe1 Bb7 13. Qh3 b4 14. Nb1 e5 15. N1d2 a5 16. Kb1 a4 17. Nc1 O-O 18. Ne2 Rfc8 19. Ng3 g6 20. Nc4 Ba6 21. b3 axb3 22. cxb3 Nc5 23. Ne2 Nfxe4 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. Bxe4 Nxe4 26. Nb6 Qa7 27. Nxa8 Rxa8 28. a4 Bxe2 29. Rc1 Qf2 0-1

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Opening: Sicilian, Najdorf (B97)
Player profiles: Topalov, Kamsky

Novelty of stem-game: 13. ...b4

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Nb3 Be7 9. Qf3 Nd7 10. 0-0-0 Qc7 11. Bd3 b5 12. Rhe1 Bb7 13. Qh3

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Yudasin vs Marjanovic ½-½ 53 1982 Minsk (Belarus) B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

2. Kamsky vs Topalov 0-1 29 2006 MTel Masters B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Nb3 Be7 9. Qf3 Nd7 10. 0-0-0 Qc7 11. Bd3 b5 12. Rhe1 Bb7

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Hebert vs K Spraggett 0-1 29 1977 Ottawa B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

2. Van der Wiel vs R Byrne 1-0 53 1989 Palma de Mallorca GMA op B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

3. Stanislav Kudela vs P Hertel ½-½ 51 2001 ICCF Email - corr B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

4. J Sammour Hasbun vs R Anderson 1-0 37 2003 12th Chicago Open B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Nb3 Be7 9. Qf3 Nd7 10. 0-0-0 Qc7 11. Bd3 b5 12. Rhe1

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Nijboer vs Van der Wiel 0-1 32 1990 Wijk aan Zee B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

2. V Medunova vs V Neverov 0-1 32 2000 KB Czech Open B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

3. Kamsky vs Smirin 0-1 49 2005 FIDE World Cup B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

4. Kamsky vs Sakaev 1-0 37 2005 FIDE World Cup B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

5. J Mullon vs Agrest 0-1 38 2005 Corsica Masters International Rapid B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

6. Kamsky vs I Novikov 1-0 92 2006 US Championship 2006 B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Nb3 Be7 9. Qf3 Nd7 10. 0-0-0 Qc7 11. Bd3 b5

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. A Dueckstein vs R Bogdanovic 0-1 38 1967 Sarajevo It B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

2. Vasiukov vs Palatnik 1-0 52 1973 URS-ch sf B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

3. E Formanek vs J S Neto ½-½ 30 1978 Lone Pine B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

4. Bogba vs Murey 0-1 30 1980 Ol, MLT B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

5. Leko vs Judit Polgar ½-½ 27 2001 SuperGM B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

6. Leko vs Kasparov ½-½ 55 2001 SuperGM B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

7. Deep Junior vs Deep Fritz 1-0 39 2001 BGN Computer Qualifier B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

8. Y Dothan vs R Kukk 0-1 47 2002 ICCF - corr B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

9. Andrea Zanobini vs J W Schoonhoven 0-1 60 2002 CP.2000.S.00001 B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

10. F Piccoli vs H Verhoef ½-½ 27 2002 ICCF Email - corr B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

11. F Piccoli vs Jindrich Jirk ½-½ 23 2002 ICCF Email - corr B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

12. Giuseppe Poli vs T Schmidt 1-0 20 2004 ICCF - corr B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

13. U Atakisi vs A Stanoev ½-½ 49 2008 European Individual Championship B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

14. I Chirila vs M Ondrus 1-0 39 2009 48th World Junior Championship B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

15. J Zawadzka vs D Dragicevic 0-1 41 2009 2nd Queenstown Chess Classic B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

16. V Durarbayli vs S Ter-Sahakyan 0-1 37 2010 WYCC Open U18 B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Nb3 Be7 9. Qf3 Nd7 10. 0-0-0 Qc7 11. Bd3

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. L Chiong vs Quinteros 0-1 37 1978 Jakarta B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

2. Timman vs Ljubojevic ½-½ 17 1984 Tilburg B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

3. I Subasic vs Marjanovic 0-1 25 1987 Zenica (Bosnia & Herzegovina) B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Nb3 Be7 9. Qf3 Nd7 10. 0-0-0 Qc7

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. A F Gragger vs Ivkov 1-0 37 1962 Varna B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

2. S Nyman vs Tolush ½-½ 28 1962 corr Wch4 B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

3. E Nowak vs Smejkal 1-0 38 1965 CSR-ch B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

4. Szabo vs Quinteros 0-1 31 1973 Amsterdam (Netherlands) B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

5. E M Green vs M Stean ½-½ 44 1976 Olympiad B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

6. V Liberzon vs R Byrne ½-½ 20 1977 Geneve B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

7. Timman vs K Hulak ½-½ 38 1977 15, Amsterdam IBM B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

8. Chandler vs Quinteros 0-1 38 1978 1st Burroughs Computers Grandmaster B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

9. D Van Riemsdijk vs J S Neto 0-1 32 1978 Sao Paulo B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

10. L Dobrovolsky vs Ftacnik 0-1 32 1982 Frenstat CZE ch B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

11. L Dobrovolsky vs Ftacnik 0-1 32 1982 CZE B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

12. Chiburdanidze vs Nunn ½-½ 69 1985 Lloyds Bank op B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

13. B Perenyi vs T Karolyi Jr. ½-½ 60 1986 Eger Panorama Cup B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

14. M S Tseitlin vs G Timoshchenko ½-½ 22 1989 Elekes mem B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

15. Shabalov vs E Magerramov 0-1 43 1991 Moscow URS ch B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

16. Kamsky vs I Gurevich 1-0 51 1991 US Championship B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

17. Nikitin vs A Petrosian ½-½ 41 1993 It (open) B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

18. Shabalov vs DeFirmian ½-½ 27 1996 ch-USA, Parsippany B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

19. Peter Rak vs Steffen Kiupel ½-½ 32 1998 EM/MN/003 B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

20. H Grabinger vs P Lehikoinen 0-1 34 1999 ICCF - corr B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

21. B Gorokhovsky vs N Somborski 1-0 31 1999 ICCF - corr B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

22. Z Brkic vs R Degerhammar 0-1 31 1999 WC23/EWC01-SF12 B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

23. P Marczell vs N Somborski ½-½ 19 1999 ICCF - corr B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

24. D Gronkowski vs R Degerhammar 0-1 39 2000 ICCF - corr B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

25. J Copie vs M Pecha 0-1 68 2001 WC..F.00001 B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Nb3 Be7 9. Qf3 Nd7 10. 0-0-0

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Mednis vs R Weinstein ½-½ 26 1958 US Championship 1958/59 B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

2. Lutikov vs Bannik 1-0 42 1961 USSR Championship 1961a B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

3. I Hausner vs Ftacnik 0-1 24 1981 Hradec Kralove B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

4. F Gallego Eraso vs Nunn 0-1 39 1982 Marbella B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

5. Shabalov vs E Magerramov 0-1 43 1991 Moscow B97 Sicilian, Najdorf

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