1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. Be3 Bf5 8. Nc3 e6 9. Nf3 Bg4 10. Qd2 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Qh4+ 12. Bf2 Qh5 13. c5 Qxf3 14. Rg1 Nd5 15. Bg2 Qf4 16. Nxd5 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 exd5 18. Bxd5 Rd8 19. Bxc6+ bxc6 20. Kc3 f5 21. b4 Kd7 22. a4 Rb8 23. Kc4 a6 24. Rge1 Ke6 25. Rab1 Be7 26. b5 axb5+ 27. axb5 cxb5+ 28. Rxb5 c6 29. Rb6 Rxb6 30. cxb6 Rb8 31. Rb1 g5 32. b7 Kd7 33. d5 cxd5+ 34. Kxd5 Kc7 35. Bb6+ Kxb7 36. Bc5+ Kc7 1-0

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Opening: Alekhine's Defense (B03)
Player profiles: Nakamura, J Benjamin

Novelty of stem-game: 13. c5

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. Be3 Bf5  8. Nc3 e6  9. Nf3 Bg4  10. Qd2 Bxf3  11. gxf3 Qh4  12. Bf2 Qh5

page 1 of 1; 3 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. J Aijala vs M Karttunen   1-0 34 1996 Mikkeli We MikkSK B03 Alekhine's Defense 2. E Moser vs Z Varga 1-0 38 2004 Mitropa Cup B03 Alekhine's Defense 3. Nakamura vs J Benjamin 1-0 36 2006 34th World Open B03 Alekhine's Defense

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1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. Be3 Bf5  8. Nc3 e6  9. Nf3 Bg4  10. Qd2 Bxf3  11. gxf3

page 1 of 1; one game    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. G Cappello vs E Keogh   1-0 32 1966 Havana ol final-C B03 Alekhine's Defense

 

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. Be3 Bf5  8. Nc3 e6  9. Nf3 Bg4  10. Qd2

page 1 of 1; 16 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Bronstein vs N Kopilov   1-0 62 1951 USSR Championship B03 Alekhine's Defense 2. Gilg vs Hanke   1-0 38 1958 Freising By Ch B03 Alekhine's Defense 3. R Schendstok vs Timman   0-1 35 1968 Nederland tt B03 Alekhine's Defense 4. J Durao vs M Bobotsov   0-1 42 1969 Praia da Rocha zt B03 Alekhine's Defense 5. F Borm vs A Haik 0-1 26 1978 Lloyds Bank B03 Alekhine's Defense 6. P Pazos Gambarrotti vs Alburt   0-1 66 1987 It (open) B03 Alekhine's Defense 7. Huebner vs Hort 0-1 55 1987 Biel 44/133 (Hort,V) B03 Alekhine's Defense 8. A Andreev vs Khmelnitsky 0-1 18 1988 Naberezhnie Chelni B03 Alekhine's Defense 9. J Rosito vs M Sorokin   0-1 38 1995 It op Trelew ARG B03 Alekhine's Defense 10. A Zakharchenko vs A Oglobilia   ½-½ 40 1999 Ch Kiev, Kiev (Ukraine) B03 Alekhine's Defense 11. Fedorov vs Baburin 0-1 46 2000 34th Olympiad B03 Alekhine's Defense 12. J Isaev vs S Izmukhambetov   1-0 34 2001 Asian Championships B03 Alekhine's Defense 13. L Mazi vs G Kaspret   0-1 32 2002 Jacques Lemans Open B03 Alekhine's Defense 14. D Pirrot vs J Weichelt   1-0 29 2008 Bad Wiessee B03 Alekhine's Defense 15. K Cemhan vs K Olsarova   0-1 56 2012 European Individual Women's Championship B03 Alekhine's Defense 16. J Rudd vs P D Helbig   1-0 39 2012 Hastings Congress 2011-2012 B03 Alekhine's Defense  page 1 of 1; 16 games

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1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. Be3 Bf5  8. Nc3 e6  9. Nf3 Bg4

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 37  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. W Adams vs Denker   0-1 43 1936 US Championship B03 Alekhine's Defense 2. Prins vs Tartakower 0-1 51 1945 Hastings B03 Alekhine's Defense 3. M Southern vs David Scheffer   0-1 31 1948 US Open B03 Alekhine's Defense 4. A Khasin vs L Shamkovich   1-0 44 1961 USSR Championship 1961b B03 Alekhine's Defense 5. I Platonov vs M Bobotsov   ½-½ 25 1970 Beverwijk (Netherlands) B03 Alekhine's Defense 6. G Timmerman vs R Weyerstrass   1-0 36 1982 NED-ch12 corr8284 B03 Alekhine's Defense 7. R Byrne vs Alburt 0-1 50 1984 Ch USA B03 Alekhine's Defense 8. C Silva Sanchez vs C Paglilla   0-1 76 1987 Santiago zt B03 Alekhine's Defense 9. M Etmans vs Timman   0-1 28 1987 Holland B03 Alekhine's Defense 10. M Valvo vs Deep Thought   1-0 48 1988 corr one move/every 3 days B03 Alekhine's Defense 11. Murey vs Bagirov   1-0 33 1988 Belgrade GMA-op B03 Alekhine's Defense 12. M Valvo vs Alburt 1-0 24 1988 World Open B03 Alekhine's Defense 13. Van der Wiel vs Vaganian 0-1 27 1993 Ter Apel (Netherlands) B03 Alekhine's Defense 14. R Anderson vs Alburt   0-1 51 1993 New York op (06) B03 Alekhine's Defense 15. Murey vs K Jung 1-0 28 1994 Metz-op B03 Alekhine's Defense 16. A Kovacevic vs I Marinkovic   ½-½ 47 1997 YUG-ch52 B03 Alekhine's Defense 17. M Sagafos vs H Hauksson   1-0 24 2000 open B03 Alekhine's Defense 18. A Gasik vs F Barglowski   0-1 44 2001 open B03 Alekhine's Defense 19. G Swathi vs Kieu Thien Kim Le   1-0 25 2001 9th Asian Women B03 Alekhine's Defense 20. J De Andres vs S Fairbairn   1-0 28 2001 17th Open B03 Alekhine's Defense 21. J Borisek vs L Krizsany   1-0 62 2001 Hotel Lippa IM B03 Alekhine's Defense 22. P Klerides vs O Stefanopoulos   1-0 66 2004 TCh-GRE B03 Alekhine's Defense 23. D Brkic vs R Zelcic   0-1 57 2004 XVIII Open B03 Alekhine's Defense 24. M Preuss vs G Malbran   0-1 48 2004 79th Argentine Championship B03 Alekhine's Defense 25. D Solak vs R Zysk   ½-½ 48 2005 34th Greek Teams Championship B03 Alekhine's Defense  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 37

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1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. Be3 Bf5  8. Nc3 e6  9. Nf3

page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 120  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. V I Lenin vs M Gorky 0-1 26 1908 Capri, Italy B03 Alekhine's Defense 2. Lasker vs Tarrasch 1-0 47 1923 Maehrisch-Ostrau B03 Alekhine's Defense 3. Tartakower vs Colle ½-½ 40 1926 Merano B03 Alekhine's Defense 4. K Kullberg vs S Takacs 1-0 26 1927 Kecskemet B03 Alekhine's Defense 5. H Von Hennig vs I Engert   1-0 28 1932 Hamburg-Altona GER B03 Alekhine's Defense 6. W Adams vs H Morton 1-0 29 1936 US Championship B03 Alekhine's Defense 7. V Petrov vs Fine 1-0 40 1937 Kemeri B03 Alekhine's Defense 8. W Adams vs E W Marchand   0-1 43 1940 US Open B03 Alekhine's Defense 9. Keres vs Sajtar ½-½ 49 1943 Prague (Czech Republic) B03 Alekhine's Defense 10. Keres vs Rellstab   1-0 56 1943 Salzburg B03 Alekhine's Defense 11. Saemisch vs Rellstab ½-½ 37 1947 Essen GER B03 Alekhine's Defense 12. B Tagmann vs Benko ½-½ 36 1947 Correspondence B03 Alekhine's Defense 13. Bogoljubov vs Barnstedt 1-0 18 1949 South Baden B03 Alekhine's Defense 14. F Bohatirchuk vs J Therien   1-0 37 1949 CAN-ch B03 Alekhine's Defense 15. A Medina Garcia vs J Penrose   ½-½ 35 1953 Hastings 1952/53 B03 Alekhine's Defense 16. J Yuchtman vs Braitman   1-0 29 1954 USSR B03 Alekhine's Defense 17. J Holas vs Sajtar   1-0 18 1956 CSR-ch B03 Alekhine's Defense 18. R Steinmeyer vs P Luks   1-0 31 1958 Cr B03 Alekhine's Defense 19. J M Soesan vs D A Curtis   0-1 40 1959 BCF-ch B03 Alekhine's Defense 20. N L Freeman vs D A Curtis   1-0 33 1959 BCF-ch B03 Alekhine's Defense 21. Markus vs C Zuidema   0-1 68 1964 Zurich - jungmeister B03 Alekhine's Defense 22. D Levy vs E Whiteside   ½-½ 36 1966 Orebro Stud olm fB B03 Alekhine's Defense 23. S Tennant vs Santasiere 1-0 18 1968 Ch USA (team) B03 Alekhine's Defense 24. A Medina Garcia vs Smyslov 0-1 33 1969 9, Hastings B03 Alekhine's Defense 25. Parma vs Mecking   ½-½ 54 1969 Palma de Majorca (Spain) B03 Alekhine's Defense  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 120

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1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. Be3 Bf5  8. Nc3 e6

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 40  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. H Wolf vs Bogoljubov   1-0 42 1922 Vienna B03 Alekhine's Defense 2. H N Hansen vs G Oskam   ½-½ 39 1923 Scheveningen NED B03 Alekhine's Defense 3. L Asztalos vs Prokes   1-0 58 1926 Bardejov B03 Alekhine's Defense 4. Leonhardt vs L Schmitt 1-0 44 1927 DSB-25.Kongress B03 Alekhine's Defense 5. H Johner vs A Vajda   1-0 24 1927 1st olm final B03 Alekhine's Defense 6. Spielmann vs W Schoenmann   1-0 39 1927 Magdeburg B03 Alekhine's Defense 7. O Naegeli vs A Muffang 0-1 24 1928 Olympiad B03 Alekhine's Defense 8. J Cukierman vs Tartakower   ½-½ 16 1929 Paris B03 Alekhine's Defense 9. Rauzer vs Fine   ½-½ 27 1937 Leningrad it, URS B03 Alekhine's Defense 10. Hromadka vs Sajtar 0-1 28 1942 Chocen B03 Alekhine's Defense 11. Bronstein vs I Rudakovsky 1-0 32 1945 USSR Championship B03 Alekhine's Defense 12. Kamyshov vs Ragozin   0-1 23 1945 Ch Moscow B03 Alekhine's Defense 13. Bronstein vs V Mikenas 1-0 27 1949 USSR Championship B03 Alekhine's Defense 14. F Blatny vs Vrbata 1-0 23 1950 Chocen fin-B B03 Alekhine's Defense 15. M Czerniak vs G Porreca   0-1 36 1952 Helsinki ol (Men) B03 Alekhine's Defense 16. E Paoli vs F Castiglioni   1-0 49 1953 ITA-ch16 B03 Alekhine's Defense 17. Gilg vs E Hahn   1-0 40 1957 By Ch B03 Alekhine's Defense 18. A Vestol vs K Dreyer   ½-½ 32 1958 13th olm final C B03 Alekhine's Defense 19. P N Lee vs M J Freeman   ½-½ 23 1968 Olympiade B03 Alekhine's Defense 20. J C Letzelter vs Hort 0-1 25 1968 Monaco B03 Alekhine's Defense 21. O Kaminsky vs Igor Ivanov   1-0 34 1969 Sochi (Russia) B03 Alekhine's Defense 22. Z Domnitz vs H Westerinen   1-0 48 1969 Netanya B03 Alekhine's Defense 23. Lutikov vs Gipslis 0-1 38 1969 USSR Championship B03 Alekhine's Defense 24. J Penrose vs M Corden   1-0 59 1970 BCF-ch B03 Alekhine's Defense 25. V Vepkhvishvili vs Z Mikadze   0-1 41 1970 Georgian Universiad B03 Alekhine's Defense  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 40

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1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. Be3 Bf5

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 26  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Euwe vs B Kostic   ½-½ 49 1921 The Hague B03 Alekhine's Defense 2. K Emmrich vs A Becker   0-1 34 1923 23. DSB Kongress B03 Alekhine's Defense 3. E Da Cunha vs R Grau   0-1 34 1925 Montevideo B03 Alekhine's Defense 4. Znosko-Borovsky vs Alekhine ½-½ 34 1925 Paris B03 Alekhine's Defense 5. R Grau vs J Gabarain   1-0 27 1925 Montevideo B03 Alekhine's Defense 6. Euwe vs J Willems   1-0 26 1927 Amsterdam B03 Alekhine's Defense 7. Euwe vs S Landau ½-½ 62 1927 Amsterdam B03 Alekhine's Defense 8. G Blendinger vs E Zemgalis   ½-½ 44 1946 Regensburg GER B03 Alekhine's Defense 9. A Vinken vs W Wolthuis   1-0 37 1946 Maastricht B03 Alekhine's Defense 10. F Howard vs Santasiere   ½-½ 47 1948 USA Championship B03 Alekhine's Defense 11. A Janushkowsky vs E Lien   1-0 16 1961 US Open B03 Alekhine's Defense 12. R Ortega vs E Etcheverry 0-1 38 1963 PanAmerican Championship B03 Alekhine's Defense 13. A Davie vs B Cafferty   0-1 50 1967 BCF-ch B03 Alekhine's Defense 14. V Lipman vs Kupreichik   0-1 30 1968 Riga B03 Alekhine's Defense 15. I Asmundsson vs L Liljedahl   ½-½ 20 1973 Ribe 6 Nations chT B03 Alekhine's Defense 16. Mikhalchishin vs E Kengis   ½-½ 25 1982 ? B03 Alekhine's Defense 17. S Tidman vs S Pertlova   ½-½ 30 2000 Glorney and Faber Cup B03 Alekhine's Defense 18. E Handoko vs J Gonzales   0-1 52 2001 Zone 3.2a B03 Alekhine's Defense 19. H Kummerow vs M Keller   0-1 27 2001 Faakersee Open B03 Alekhine's Defense 20. Shkelqim Cela vs D Smith   1-0 28 2002 European Club Cup B03 Alekhine's Defense 21. D Tasdelen vs F Uzun   ½-½ 36 2005 World Junior Championship (Boys) B03 Alekhine's Defense 22. J Novkovic vs I Rajlich   1-0 74 2008 2008 Women's Olympiad B03 Alekhine's Defense 23. R Dimitrijevic vs E Igaz   1-0 30 2009 Battle of Sente 1697 A B03 Alekhine's Defense 24. L Nestorovic vs M Radovanovic   1-0 39 2010 Senta A B03 Alekhine's Defense 25. D Mirza vs K Emery   ½-½ 23 2012 Scottish Championship B03 Alekhine's Defense  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 26

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