Games like Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Valerij Popov (2006)

Stem game: Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Valerij Popov (2006) 1/2-1/2

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nc6 8. h3 Nf6 9. f4 e6 10. Be3 d5 11. e5 Nd7 12. Qg4 h5 13. Qg3 g5 14. fxg5 h4 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Qf2 Bg7 17. Bd3 Bxe5 18. O-O Qe7 19. Kh1 Bb7 20. Na4 Bg3 21. Qf3 Bd6 22. b4 a5 23. Nc5 Ne5 24. Qe2 Nxd3 25. cxd3 Bc8 26. a3 axb4 27. Qb2 O-O 28. Qxb4 e5 29. Rae1 f5 30. gxf6 Rxf6 31. Rf2 Rxf2 32. Bxf2 Rb8 33. Qd2 Kg7 34. a4 Bf5 35. a5 Kg6 36. Qc2 Rb5 37. Nb3 Qb7 38. Bxh4 Rxb3 39. a6 Bxd3 40. Qd1 Qb4 41. a7 Ra3 42. Qxd3+ Rxd3 43. a8=Q Qxh4 44. Qg8+ Kf5 45. Qf7+ Kg5 46. Qg7+ Kf5 47. Qd7+ Kf4 48. Qf7+ Kg5 49. Qg7+ 1/2-1/2

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Opening: Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Player profiles: I Nepomniachtchi, V Popov

Novelty of stem-game: 9. f4

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nc6 8. h3 Nf6

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Movsesian vs M Hafizulhelmi 1-0 43 1997 Groningen op B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

2. Movsesian vs Ftacnik 1-0 62 1998 Extra League 1997/98, Czech Republic B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

3. I Nepomniachtchi vs V Popov ½-½ 49 2006 59th Russian Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

4. O Algars vs E Hedman 0-1 40 2007 Scandinavian Chess Tournament B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

5. J Smeets vs C Briscoe 1-0 40 2008 European Union Championships B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nc6 8. h3

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. S Wagman vs B Gruzman 0-1 30 2005 World Seniors Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

2. F De la Paz vs H Hernandez 0-1 36 2007 Cuban Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

3. B Kalezic vs A Kovacevic ½-½ 20 2011 European Team Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nc6

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. J Zawadzka vs L Rogule 1-0 64 2001 EYCC G14 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

2. D Olofsson vs J Aldrete ½-½ 37 2002 ICCF - corr B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

3. A Thorgrimsdottir vs V Dotan 0-1 39 2003 European Club Cup (Women) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

4. T Nedev vs Gelfand 0-1 51 2004 20th European Club Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

5. V Laznicka vs A Czebe ½-½ 51 2005 Extraliga Pardubice-Plzen B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

6. S Melia vs N Dzagnidze ½-½ 20 2005 World Junior Championship (Girls) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

7. R Hovhannisyan vs D Lintchevski ½-½ 71 2006 European Youth Championship B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical

8. E Ghaem Maghami vs O Dimakiling 0-1 48 2007 Asian Individual Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

9. G Szabo vs Z Ari 1-0 37 2007 European Club Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

10. Amani Galal vs M Salman 0-1 42 2008 2008 Women's Olympiad B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

11. Jakovenko vs Judit Polgar 0-1 55 2009 World Blitz Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

12. V Yemelin vs G Pankov ½-½ 31 2010 European Individual Championships B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

13. I Saric vs I Salgado Lopez ½-½ 39 2010 Chess Olympiad B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

14. H Odeev vs H Hernandez ½-½ 43 2010 Chess Olympiad B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

15. M Herndlbauer vs T Koch 0-1 43 2011 European Club Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

16. K Ambartsumova vs L Rigolot 1-0 52 2011 27th Cappelle-la-Grande B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

17. A Udeshi vs A Adly ½-½ 22 2012 Kolkata Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Tiviakov vs Topalov 1-0 35 1994 PCA Qualifier (active) B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation

2. B Ivanovic vs L Ptacnikova 1-0 57 1996 Ch Brazil B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line

3. O Korneev vs Wojtkiewicz 0-1 30 1997 IV Anibal Open, Linares ESP B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

4. Velimirovic vs Ilincic 1-0 41 1997 YUG-ch52 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

5. Topalov vs Anand 0-1 34 1997 Chess Classic, Frankfurt GER B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

6. A Mrugala vs Steffen Kiupel 1-0 46 1998 EM/MN/003 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

7. Shirov vs Topalov 1-0 76 1999 It (cat.19), Sarajevo (Bosnia & Herzegovina) (6 B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation

8. N Borge vs S B Hansen 0-1 40 1999 Ch Denmark, Aarhus (Denmark) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

9. P Berclaz vs A Lecaros 1-0 30 1999 WC23/EWC01-SF09 B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation

10. Adams vs Anand ½-½ 33 1999 It (cat.19), Dortmund (Germany) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

11. Dolmatov vs S Zagrebelny 1-0 47 1999 Goodricke 10th op B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation

12. Tolnai vs Z Almasi 0-1 37 1999 Ch Hungary, Lillafured (Hungary) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

13. Movsesian vs Shirov ½-½ 22 2000 Bundesliga 0001 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

14. E Ghaem Maghami vs C Lutz ½-½ 21 2000 FIDE World Ch B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

15. Ivanchuk vs Gelfand ½-½ 25 2000 Amber-blind 9th B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

16. Smirin vs C Lutz ½-½ 57 2000 Pula zt 1.2 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

17. M Apicella vs J Moreno Carnero ½-½ 62 2000 34th Olympiad B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

18. Shirov vs Kasparov ½-½ 36 2000 Linares B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

19. A Kovacevic vs DeFirmian 1-0 55 2000 Istanbul ol (Men) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

20. Xie Jun vs Kiril Georgiev ½-½ 8 2000 Veselin Boskovic Memorial B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

21. Wang Pin vs E Pigusov 1-0 72 2000 Shanghai Sufe cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

22. S R Chowdhury vs P Mithrakanth ½-½ 38 2000 Goodricke Open B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6

23. M Perez Candelario vs W Sprenger 1-0 28 2001 EYCC B18 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

24. V Zivkovic vs D Feletar 0-1 33 2001 Slavonija B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

25. Bologan vs J Moreno Carnero 1-0 30 2001 TCh-FRA B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Nunn vs B Gasic 1-0 44 1974 Birmingham B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

2. Hort vs H J Holfelder ½-½ 37 1981 Tyskland B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

3. Smirin vs V Malisauskas ½-½ 46 1988 Vilnius B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

4. Tseshkovsky vs V Ruban 0-1 58 1990 Balassagyarmat B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

5. S Wagman vs Rashkovsky 0-1 10 1992 Forli open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

6. Nunn vs Sadler ½-½ 31 1992 Hastings 56/272 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

7. Shirov vs Sadler ½-½ 24 1992 It (active) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

8. V Rasik vs Ftacnik 0-1 43 1993 Budapest (zt) 57/250 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

9. Shirov vs Oll 1-0 33 1993 Wijk aan Zee 56/274 [Shirov,A] B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

10. Anand vs Judit Polgar 1-0 31 1993 Monaco B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

11. Judit Polgar vs Polugaevsky 0-1 60 1993 Hastings B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

12. Z Lanka vs Oll 0-1 49 1993 Vilnius, Lithuania B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

13. J Ye vs Xu Jun 1-0 41 1993 Beijing ST Lee cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

14. R F Henao vs Ftacnik ½-½ 27 1993 Philadelphia B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

15. J M De La Villa Garcia vs J H Hodgson 0-1 40 1993 Zaragoza B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

16. Xie Jun vs N Ioseliani ½-½ 45 1993 wcc (women) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

17. W Zili vs Xu Jun 1-0 36 1993 Beijing ST Lee cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

18. J Benjamin vs Kaidanov 1-0 35 1993 Pleasantville 57/251 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

19. A Grosar vs I Stohl ½-½ 48 1993 Bad Woerishofen MC B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

20. A Pugachov vs B Avrukh ½-½ 24 1994 Kurgan, RUS B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

21. Leko vs Topalov ½-½ 54 1994 Etoiles 94 Cap d'Agde Tournament FRA B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

22. P Delekta vs G Timoshenko ½-½ 21 1994 Berliner Sommer 12th B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

23. J Cordovil vs G Sanakoev 0-1 21 1994 14th CC World Ch Final B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

24. Stefansson vs Ftacnik 1-0 43 1994 Moscow B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

25. Svidler vs Van Wely 0-1 61 1995 Groningen B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

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