1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 h6 8. Bg2 g5 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Ne5 11. h3 Nfd7 12. f4 gxf4 13. Bxf4 b5 14. Rhf1 Bb7 15. Qf2 Rc8 16. Nce2 Bg7 17. Ng3 Rh7 18. Nh5 Bh8 19. Kb1 Nc5 20. Bg3 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Bxe4 22. Bh4 Qc7 23. Bf6 Bg6 24. Bxh8 Rxh8 25. Nf6+ Kd8 26. h4 Qc5 27. h5 Bh7 28. Qh4 Bxc2+ 29. Nxc2 Qxc2+ 30. Ka1 Rc4 31. Ne4+ Kc7 32. Nxd6 Rf4 33. Qe7+ Kb6 34. Qb7+ Ka5 35. Qa7 b4 36. Rfe1 Nf3 37. Rc1 Nxe1 38. Rxc2 Nxc2+ 39. Kb1 1-0

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Opening: Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Player profiles: Judit Polgar, Topalov

Novelty of stem-game: 14. Rhf1

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 h6  8. Bg2 g5  9. Qe2 Nd7  10. 0-0-0 Ne5  11. h3 Nd7  12. f4 gxf4  13. Bxf4 b5

page 1 of 1; 4 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Judit Polgar vs Topalov 1-0 39 2006 Essent Tournament B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. S Zhigalko vs Sasikiran   ½-½ 25 2007 World Chess Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. C Balogh vs Sasikiran   ½-½ 56 2008 Najdorf Memorial B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 4. E Safarli vs E Inarkiev   ½-½ 35 2012 Turkish Bank Chess League B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 h6  8. Bg2 g5  9. Qe2 Nd7  10. 0-0-0 Ne5  11. h3

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Tolnai vs Van Wely   1-0 35 1992 Waidhofen an der Thaya 56/243 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. Z Almasi vs Nakamura 1-0 72 2008 Ordix Open B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 h6  8. Bg2 g5

page 1 of 1; one game    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. R Felgaer vs A Zhigalko   1-0 34 2011 Aeroflot Open B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack

 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 h6  8. Bg2

page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 62  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. I Rogers vs J Brenninkmeijer   0-1 51 1989 Ch NED NED B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 2. E Hoeksema vs I Stohl   ½-½ 14 1989 Groningen op B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. I Rogers vs J Brenninkmeijer   ½-½ 41 1989 NED B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. Z Varga vs Judit Polgar 0-1 26 1992 Duna Kupa B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. Stefansson vs Akopian   ½-½ 17 1994 New York Open B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 6. Velimirovic vs Ilincic   0-1 45 1995 YUG-ch B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. Shirov vs Gelfand   1-0 39 1999 8th Amber B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. M Van Delft vs J Jens   ½-½ 16 2000 open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. I Madl vs Bela Seres   1-0 38 2000 HUN-ch KO B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 10. G M Todorovic vs Ilincic   1-0 33 2001 56th ch-YUG B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. Shirov vs Sasikiran 1-0 21 2001 IFA Galaxis Blitz B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 12. M Perunovic vs Ilincic   0-1 56 2001 TCh-YUG B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. F De la Paz vs L Bruzon   1-0 59 2001 ch-CUB B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. Hracek vs Ftacnik   ½-½ 15 2001 Bundesliga 2000-1 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. D Pikula vs Ilincic   1-0 34 2001 56th ch-YUG B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. L Danek vs N Gallinnis   1-0 43 2002 ICCF - corr B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 17. R Kalod vs D Trujillo Delgado   1-0 30 2003 Caja Canarias B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. V Spasov vs Kanep   ½-½ 28 2003 EU-chT (Men) B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 19. T Schmidt vs I Khokhlov   ½-½ 31 2004 ICCF - corr B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. M Vachier-Lagrave vs S Arun Prasad   1-0 26 2004 WYb16 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. Anand vs Vallejo-Pons 1-0 32 2005 14th Amber Tournament: Blindfold B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 22. J Jens vs T Hillarp Persson   1-0 27 2005 XXXV Rilton Cup B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 23. A Kangur vs R Boger   ½-½ 31 2006 ICCF Olympiad 15 Final B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 24. I Nepomniachtchi vs A Zabotin   1-0 41 2006 Open B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 25. D Svetushkin vs N Guliyev 1-0 53 2006 37th Chess Olympiad B90 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 62

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 h6

page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 135  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Sax vs V Tukmakov   1-0 28 1978 Las Palmas Tournament B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. Ermenkov vs Polugaevsky 0-1 36 1978 Buenos Aires B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. B Perenyi vs G Cabrilo   ½-½ 40 1979 Kecskemet B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. Z Veroci Petronic vs N Ioseliani   0-1 27 1980 Donji Milanovac cqf Woman B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. Tseshkovsky vs Mikhalchishin   1-0 36 1981 URS-ch49 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. Sax vs Gheorghiu   0-1 24 1981 Hoogovens B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. L Hazai vs J Lechtynsky   0-1 40 1981 It b B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. L Shamkovich vs Iskov   ½-½ 33 1981 New York (USA) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. L Hazai vs A Vooremaa   ½-½ 20 1981 Tallinn B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 10. B Lindberg vs A Kuligowski   0-1 54 1984 Hamburg op B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. B Perenyi vs P Poloch   1-0 38 1985 Balatonbereny op B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 12. Kotronias vs Suba ½-½ 41 1986 Dubai B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 13. B Perenyi vs Suba   1-0 65 1987 Berlin op B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 14. B Perenyi vs M Hever 1-0 20 1987 Balatonbereny op B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 15. T Thorhallsson vs Van Wely   ½-½ 32 1988 EU-chJ U20 Arnhem B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 16. T Thorhallsson vs Polugaevsky   0-1 47 1988 It (open) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. Shabalov vs G Zaitshik   0-1 35 1989 Moscow GMA-op B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. G Pirisi vs Van Wely   1-0 38 1989 Dieren B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 19. Kotronias vs H U Gruenberg   1-0 45 1989 Moscow-A B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. Shabalov vs G Timoshchenko   1-0 37 1989 Debrecen op B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. R Seltzer vs K Burger   ½-½ 31 1990 It Philadelphia (USA) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 22. F Hellers vs Wojtkiewicz   1-0 26 1990 Novi Sad olm SWE-POL 9006 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. M Rytshagov vs I Stohl   0-1 49 1991 Gausdal Arnold Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. Kotronias vs A Kofidis   1-0 29 1991 Hania B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 25. Kotronias vs Van Wely   1-0 41 1992 Wijk aan Zee 56/244 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 135

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4

page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 219  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Lombardy vs Gligoric   0-1 47 1961 Zuerich B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 2. B Perenyi vs A Schneider 1-0 22 1978 Magyarorszag B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. B Perenyi vs K Mokry 1-0 41 1978 Decin-B 8th B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. Sax vs Tringov   0-1 31 1978 Osijek B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. Kasparov vs Polugaevsky 1-0 37 1979 Moscow B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 6. Velimirovic vs Hebert   1-0 57 1979 Rio de Janeiro izt B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 7. Tseshkovsky vs Dvoirys   1-0 78 1981 Festival Rossia B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. L Hazai vs Dvoirys   0-1 29 1982 Sochi B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 9. Sax vs Barlov   1-0 59 1982 8. Gosa B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. Chiburdanidze vs Chandler   1-0 54 1983 Dortmund (Germany) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. J Rigo vs Tringov   1-0 46 1984 Hamburg op B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 12. S Garcia Martinez vs K Mokry 1-0 23 1984 Thessaloniki ol (Men) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. O Renet vs Tringov   0-1 53 1985 BUL-FRA B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. B Perenyi vs K Bischoff   1-0 36 1986 Budapest Spring op B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 15. Timman vs Portisch 1-0 39 1987 Reykjavik B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. I Madl vs D Summermatter 1-0 21 1988 Geneva B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 17. Sherzer vs Petrow   1-0 23 1988 ch-H/SW,44,12 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. B Perenyi vs F Hellers   0-1 39 1988 Compack B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 19. B Perenyi vs M Orso   1-0 54 1988 Tungsram Cup B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 20. Gipslis vs G Rastjanis   ½-½ 22 1988 Lituanen B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. J R Koch vs G Andruet   0-1 34 1989 Marseille B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 22. K Pulkkinen vs M Agopov   1-0 49 1990 Helsinki HOSK op B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 23. S Tayeb vs B Badea   0-1 33 1990 Novi Sad ol (Men) B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 24. K Pulkkinen vs Oll   0-1 28 1990 Helsinki SKF op B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack 25. Kotronias vs J L Arnason   ½-½ 38 1992 Reykjavik B90 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 219

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page 1 of 67; games 1-25 of 1,662  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. V Sozin vs Botvinnik 1-0 65 1931 USSR Championship B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 2. G Geshev vs J de Souza Mendes   0-1 57 1936 Munich Olympiad B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 3. G A Thomas vs V Petrov   0-1 34 1938 Margate B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 4. V Petrov vs E Eliskases   ½-½ 60 1938 Lodz B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 5. Chekhover vs D Grechkin ½-½ 31 1940 URS-sf B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 6. K Laue vs B Koch   0-1 33 1942 cr-game B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 7. L Bigot vs P Leepin   0-1 42 1946 France-Swiss Match B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 8. Pilnik vs E Reinhardt   0-1 32 1946 Mar del Plata ARG B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 9. Znosko-Borovsky vs Stoltz   0-1 39 1946 Zaanstreek B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 10. A Sandrin vs Kashdan   0-1 47 1946 USA Ch B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 11. Lepichin vs Polugaevsky   0-1 32 1954 URS-ch sf B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 12. Nezhmetdinov vs D Grechkin 1-0 40 1954 14th RSFSR Ch B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 13. G Krauss vs M Harrow   0-1 47 1954 55th US Open B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 14. D Ciric vs V Vukovic   1-0 38 1958 YUG-ch 13th B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 15. Spassky vs F Olafsson   1-0 60 1960 Mar del Plata B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 16. J Durao vs Najdorf   0-1 23 1960 Leipzig ol (Men) B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 17. J Durao vs Tal 0-1 35 1960 Leipzig olm B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 18. Keres vs I Bilek 1-0 24 1960 Leipzig ol B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 19. Tal vs Najdorf 1-0 26 1960 Leipzig B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 20. Matulovic vs Smailbegovic   1-0 42 1961 Sarajevo B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen 21. Foguelman vs E Goldenberg   0-1 76 1961 ARG-ch B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 22. Smailbegovic vs Gligoric   0-1 33 1961 Sarajevo B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 23. S Nasser vs L Tavares Da Silva   0-1 24 1961 BRA-ch B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 24. A F Gragger vs Schmid   ½-½ 33 1962 Varna ol (Men) B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 25. R W M Baxter vs E L Stuart   1-0 24 1962 Whitby British ch B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen  page 1 of 67; games 1-25 of 1,662

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