1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bc2 Bd6 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Bf4 Bg4 13. f3 Bh5 14. Bb3 Be7 15. Nc3 Bf6 16. Be3 Ne7 17. Qd2 Bg6 18. g4 Bh4 19. Rad1 f5 20. g5 Bh5 21. Bf4 Kh8 22. Bg3 Ng6 23. Bxh4 Nxh4 24. Bxd5 Rc8 25. Qf2 Qxg5+ 26. Qg3 Qd8 27. Bxb7 Rc7 28. Bd5 Rf6 29. Kh1 Rg6 30. Qe5 Rd7 31. Bb3 Rg5 32. Be6 Rd6 33. d5 Ng2 34. Qd4 f4 35. Ne4 Ne3 36. Nxd6 Qxd6 37. Rc1 h6 38. Rc8+ Kh7 39. Bg8+ Kh8 40. Bf7+ Kh7 41. Bxh5 Rxh5 42. Qe4+ Nf5 43. Rg1 Qb6 44. Qxf4 Qf2 45. Rcc1 1-0

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Opening: Nimzo-Indian (E41)
Player profiles: J Sarfati, J P Wallace

Novelty of stem-game: 12. ...Bg4

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5  8. cxd5 Nxd5  9. 0-0 0-0  10. Bc2 Bd6  11. Nxd5 exd5  12. Bf4

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. J Sarfati vs J P Wallace   1-0 45 1992 Netway Masters E41 Nimzo-Indian 2. P Ripoll vs J Edwards   0-1 13 2000 ? - corr E41 Nimzo-Indian

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5  8. cxd5 Nxd5  9. 0-0 0-0  10. Bc2 Bd6

page 1 of 1; 8 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Shirov vs Psakhis   0-1 68 1988 Klaipeda 46/767 [Psakhis,L] E41 Nimzo-Indian 2. Shirov vs Lautier 1-0 47 1988 Timisoara E41 Nimzo-Indian 3. J D Tisdall vs Judit Polgar 0-1 58 1988 Reykjavik op ;TD 88\\\\05 E41 Nimzo-Indian 4. S Semkov vs Psakhis   ½-½ 17 1989 Yerevan E41 Nimzo-Indian 5. Salov vs Timman ½-½ 65 1994 Salov-Timman FIDE Candidates Semifinal E41 Nimzo-Indian 6. I Rogers vs Ivanchuk 0-1 34 1994 Moscow olm E41 Nimzo-Indian 7. T Reilly vs V Small   ½-½ 19 1997 Fencible Masters E41 Nimzo-Indian 8. J Alvarez Marquez vs De Vreugt   0-1 29 2002 GMB E41 Nimzo-Indian

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5  8. cxd5 Nxd5  9. 0-0 0-0  10. Bc2

page 1 of 1; 17 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. R Knaak vs I Stohl   1-0 30 1985 Potsdam E41 Nimzo-Indian 2. Fedorowicz vs J Whitehead   ½-½ 62 1987 Ch USA E41 Nimzo-Indian 3. P Scheeren vs Van der Wiel   ½-½ 19 1987 Budel zt E41 Nimzo-Indian 4. G Milos vs A Rodriguez   ½-½ 25 1988 Memorial J.Capablanca (cat.11) E41 Nimzo-Indian 5. Shirov vs Ulibin   1-0 36 1988 SSSR E41 Nimzo-Indian 6. Timman vs Seirawan   ½-½ 21 1988 Brussels World Cup E41 Nimzo-Indian 7. M Rivas Pastor vs J Benjamin   ½-½ 59 1989 09, New York op E41 Nimzo-Indian 8. H Ziewitz vs M Umansky   0-1 35 1989 W-ch13 corr8995 E41 Nimzo-Indian 9. Hjartarson vs E Pigusov   0-1 67 1993 Biel izt E41 Nimzo-Indian 10. J Sarfati vs R W Smith   ½-½ 20 1995 NZL-ch E41 Nimzo-Indian 11. A Hoffman vs G Milos   ½-½ 32 1996 It (open) E41 Nimzo-Indian 12. Guenter Walter vs U Kersten   ½-½ 24 1997 GER-ch E41 Nimzo-Indian 13. Gligoric vs Shaked   1-0 44 1998 Cannes Generations E41 Nimzo-Indian 14. S Kitte vs Van der Wiel   0-1 54 1998 Bundesliga -9 E41 Nimzo-Indian 15. M J Tempone vs J Rosito   ½-½ 12 1998 ARG-ch72 Buenos Aires (5s) E41 Nimzo-Indian 16. A Korobov vs M Panarin   0-1 37 2012 Russian Team Championships E41 Nimzo-Indian 17. J Benjamin vs C Gu 0-1 43 2012 Washington International E41 Nimzo-Indian  page 1 of 1; 17 games

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5  8. cxd5 Nxd5  9. 0-0 0-0

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 40  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Plachetka vs I Stohl   1-0 41 1984 Tatran Cup E41 Nimzo-Indian 2. Vyzmanavin vs Dolmatov   0-1 50 1986 Ch URS (1 liga) E41 Nimzo-Indian 3. J Sarfati vs A Ker 1-0 36 1988 Plaza E41 Nimzo-Indian 4. K Thorsteins vs Adorjan   ½-½ 68 1988 It (open) E41 Nimzo-Indian 5. R Wessman vs K Moutousis   ½-½ 46 1989 EU-chT (Men) E41 Nimzo-Indian 6. I Sokolov vs Sax   ½-½ 34 1989 Wijk aan Zee E41 Nimzo-Indian 7. S Maksimovic vs A Galliamova   0-1 34 1989 Ch-YUG E41 Nimzo-Indian 8. Igor Ivanov vs Browne   ½-½ 17 1990 It (open) E41 Nimzo-Indian 9. Speelman vs Salov   ½-½ 56 1992 Linares (Spain) E41 Nimzo-Indian 10. Speelman vs M Gurevich   ½-½ 23 1992 Munich (Germany) E41 Nimzo-Indian 11. Vyzmanavin vs M Gurevich   ½-½ 13 1994 It (cat.15) E41 Nimzo-Indian 12. M Manolache vs M Brodsky   0-1 39 1994 ROM-chT E41 Nimzo-Indian 13. Salov vs Timman   1-0 44 1994 Salov-Timman FIDE Candidates Semifinal E41 Nimzo-Indian 14. V Anton vs G Sanakoev   ½-½ 21 1994 14th CC World Ch Final E41 Nimzo-Indian 15. Suba vs T Markowski   0-1 80 1995 Geneva op E41 Nimzo-Indian 16. Chiburdanidze vs H Matthias   1-0 36 1995 Lippstadt E41 Nimzo-Indian 17. T Polak vs P Haba   0-1 37 1995 Zlin E41 Nimzo-Indian 18. S Matveeva vs M Brodsky   ½-½ 80 1995 Moscow PCA-Intel qual E41 Nimzo-Indian 19. Korchnoi vs Yusupov   ½-½ 28 1997 Ubeda E41 Nimzo-Indian 20. Guenter Walter vs M Holzhaeuer   1-0 33 1997 GER-ch E41 Nimzo-Indian 21. J Sarfati vs M Weeks   ½-½ 22 1999 Australian Open E41 Nimzo-Indian 22. V Georgiev vs I Stohl   ½-½ 23 1999 Bundesliga 1998/99, Germany E41 Nimzo-Indian 23. V Georgiev vs J Hall   1-0 39 1999 Bundesliga 1998/99, Germany E41 Nimzo-Indian 24. V Georgiev vs S Sulskis   1-0 49 1999 Cappelle la Grande E41 Nimzo-Indian 25. K Lerner vs E Alekseev   ½-½ 30 2001 16th Maccabia GM E41 Nimzo-Indian  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 40

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5  8. cxd5 Nxd5  9. 0-0

page 1 of 1; 13 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. K Lerner vs Yudasin 1-0 27 1986 53rd USSR Championship E41 Nimzo-Indian 2. Dolmatov vs Razuvaev   ½-½ 17 1987 Moscow-A E41 Nimzo-Indian 3. G Timoshchenko vs Oll   ½-½ 79 1987 Armed Forces-ch E41 Nimzo-Indian 4. G Timoshchenko vs Oll   ½-½ 34 1987 URS-ch FL55 E41 Nimzo-Indian 5. Psakhis vs Razuvaev   ½-½ 29 1987 Jurmala 44/688 (Razuvaev,Y) E41 Nimzo-Indian 6. Conquest vs Razuvaev   0-1 32 1988 Moscow-A E41 Nimzo-Indian 7. I Sokolov vs M Cebalo   1-0 54 1988 Pula E41 Nimzo-Indian 8. J Sarfati vs B Martin   ½-½ 25 1991 NZL-ch E41 Nimzo-Indian 9. Kamsky vs Short 1-0 26 1994 Ch World (match) (cand.) (1/2) (PCA) E41 Nimzo-Indian 10. Kamsky vs Karpov 0-1 61 1996 Karpov-Kamsky FIDE World Championship E41 Nimzo-Indian 11. Gelfand vs Anand   ½-½ 44 2000 WCC E41 Nimzo-Indian 12. H Lefebvre vs A Muller   1-0 34 2001 TCh-FRA E41 Nimzo-Indian 13. V Georgiev vs N Miezis   ½-½ 40 2011 European Team Championship E41 Nimzo-Indian

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5  8. cxd5 Nxd5

page 1 of 1; 20 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. R Knaak vs Christiansen 1-0 34 1988 Thessaloniki 46/765 Knaak,R E41 Nimzo-Indian 2. S Semkov vs Psakhis   0-1 27 1988 Erevan 45/699 (Psakhis,L) E41 Nimzo-Indian 3. I Sokolov vs Van der Wiel   ½-½ 40 1989 Wijk aan Zee 47/693 E41 Nimzo-Indian 4. D Drzemicki vs Savon   ½-½ 46 1989 Legion op E41 Nimzo-Indian 5. I Sokolov vs J Benjamin   ½-½ 12 1989 Wijk aan Zee E41 Nimzo-Indian 6. Christiansen vs Browne   1-0 35 1989 New York (USA) E41 Nimzo-Indian 7. J Benjamin vs Kiril Georgiev   1-0 41 1989 It (cat.13) E41 Nimzo-Indian 8. Fedorowicz vs M Pinto   1-0 36 1989 It (open) E41 Nimzo-Indian 9. I Sokolov vs Anand 0-1 28 1995 London (England) E41 Nimzo-Indian 10. V Milov vs Gelfand   0-1 50 1997 Biel Credit Suisse E41 Nimzo-Indian 11. V Milov vs Anand   ½-½ 18 1997 Credit Suisse, Biel SUI E41 Nimzo-Indian 12. L Ortega vs Khenkin   0-1 39 1998 Padova Open E41 Nimzo-Indian 13. V G Afanasiev vs Razuvaev   0-1 47 1998 RUS-Cup02 E41 Nimzo-Indian 14. V Milov vs M Weeks   1-0 40 1999 Australian Open E41 Nimzo-Indian 15. T Reilly vs R J Dive   ½-½ 47 1999 Oceania Zonal Tt E41 Nimzo-Indian 16. O Niklasch vs J Jurek   ½-½ 23 2000 Oberliga West /01 E41 Nimzo-Indian 17. A Kaspi vs E Alekseev   ½-½ 11 2001 16th Maccabia GM E41 Nimzo-Indian 18. T Reilly vs R J Dive   0-1 37 2005 112th NZ Ch E41 Nimzo-Indian 19. V Milov vs S Petersen   1-0 41 2008 Euro Club Cup E41 Nimzo-Indian 20. V Milov vs M Arnold 0-1 41 2008 World Open E41 Nimzo-Indian  page 1 of 1; 20 games

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 cxd4 7. exd4 d5  8. cxd5

page 1 of 1; 23 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Lein vs Browne   1-0 66 1982 It ( cat. 12 ) E41 Nimzo-Indian 2. J O Fries Nielsen vs Adorjan   0-1 40 1985 Esbjerg E41 Nimzo-Indian 3. Christiansen vs A Lein   ½-½ 47 1986 Estes Park E41 Nimzo-Indian 4. Christiansen vs Browne   ½-½ 47 1986 USA 42/741 E41 Nimzo-Indian 5. Bagirov vs M Gurevich   0-1 60 1986 Baku E41 Nimzo-Indian 6. Ivanchuk vs F Hellers   1-0 42 1987 Baguio City E41 Nimzo-Indian 7. Fedorowicz vs B Carlier   ½-½ 37 1987 Brussels (Belgium) E41 Nimzo-Indian 8. Christiansen vs Adorjan   1-0 50 1987 Izt E41 Nimzo-Indian 9. Yusupov vs Salov   0-1 41 1987 Ch URS E41 Nimzo-Indian 10. G Timoshchenko vs Oll   ½-½ 21 1987 URS-ch otbor E41 Nimzo-Indian 11. A Ornstein vs Silman ½-½ 31 1987 New York op E41 Nimzo-Indian 12. Timman vs Kiril Georgiev   1-0 38 1988 Linares 45/690 (Timman,J) E41 Nimzo-Indian 13. I Rogers vs Yudasin   ½-½ 35 1994 NED E41 Nimzo-Indian 14. Y Kruppa vs Yudasin   ½-½ 26 1998 White Nights E41 Nimzo-Indian 15. Y Kruppa vs E Shaposhnikov   ½-½ 18 1998 White Nights E41 Nimzo-Indian 16. J DeMauro vs J Edwards   ½-½ 38 2000 ? - corr E41 Nimzo-Indian 17. A Kaspi vs Z Gyimesi   0-1 77 2001 Israel Open Ch E41 Nimzo-Indian 18. Sundararajan vs Z Medvegy   ½-½ 64 2001 FSGM August E41 Nimzo-Indian 19. Jobava vs F Zeller   1-0 57 2001 Schwabisch Gmund op E41 Nimzo-Indian 20. Jobava vs Akopian   ½-½ 37 2001 open E41 Nimzo-Indian 21. J Alvarez Marquez vs J Rowson   0-1 56 2002 Bled Olympiad E41 Nimzo-Indian 22. V Milov vs Yudasin   ½-½ 28 2007 World Open E41 Nimzo-Indian 23. I Rogers vs D Antic   1-0 66 2007 Adelaide Checkmate Open E41 Nimzo-Indian  page 1 of 1; 23 games

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