1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 b6 5.Nc3 Bb7 6.f3 d6 7.e4 e6 8.Be2 Nbd7 9.Be3 Be7 10.O-O O-O 11.Rc1 a6 12.Qd2 Re8 13.Rfd1 Rc8 14.Bf1 Qc7 15.Qf2 Qb8 16.Kh1 Bd8 17.b3 Bc7 18.Qh4 Ne5 19.Qh3 Ng6 20.Bg5 Bd8 21.Re1 Rc5 22.Bd2 Rh5 23.Qg3 Bc7 24.f4 e5 25.fxe5 d5 26.exd5 Rexe5 27.h3 Rxd5 28.Qxc7 Qxc7 29.cxd5 Qd7 30.Kg1 Nxd5 31.Ne4 Re5 32.Nf3 Re8 33.Rcd1 h6 34.Bc1 f5 35.Ng3 Rxe1 36.Rxe1 Nc3 37.Bc4+ Bd5 38.Bb2 Bxc4 39.bxc4 Na4 40.Ba1 Nf4 41.Bd4 Nc5 42.h4 Ne4 43.Nf1 Qa4 44.Be3 Nd3 45.Rb1 b5 46.cxb5 Qxa2 47.Rd1 Qb3 48.Ra1 Qxb5 49.Bd4 Nf4 0-1

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Opening: English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation (A31)
Player profiles: K Grigorian, G Agzamov

Novelty of stem-game: 9. ...Be7

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 b6 5. Nc3 Bb7 6. f3 d6 7. e4 e6  8. Be2 Nd7  9. Be3

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. K Grigorian vs G Agzamov   0-1 49 1981 URS-ch sf A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 2. J Beltran vs J Norgaard   0-1 27 2004 XVII Torre Memorial A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 b6 5. Nc3 Bb7 6. f3 d6 7. e4 e6  8. Be2 Nd7

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Sveshnikov vs Tseshkovsky   0-1 56 1982 Yerevan zt A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 2. Sveshnikov vs Psakhis   ½-½ 88 1982 Yerevan A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 b6 5. Nc3 Bb7 6. f3 d6 7. e4 e6  8. Be2

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 42  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Hort vs Minic   ½-½ 32 1970 Vinkovci A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 2. S Webb vs Hartston 0-1 37 1974 BCF-ch A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 3. Igor Ivanov vs Savon   1-0 53 1975 URS-ch FL43 A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 4. A Luczak vs Fedorowicz 0-1 44 1979 Naleczow A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 5. G Antunac vs Matulovic   0-1 60 1979 YUG-34ch A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 6. M Stean vs Gheorghiu   ½-½ 40 1980 Phillips & Drew 'King's' A30 English, Symmetrical 7. Alburt vs Gheorghiu   1-0 48 1980 Lone Pine A30 English, Symmetrical 8. P Nikolic vs Marjanovic   1-0 50 1980 Skender Vakufu YUG ch A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 9. Unzicker vs Gheorghiu   ½-½ 36 1981 Baden-Baden GER A04 Reti Opening 10. Seirawan vs J Benjamin 1-0 41 1981 9, South Bend USA ch A16 English 11. K Spraggett vs Kudrin   ½-½ 68 1983 NY Kavkasian A30 English, Symmetrical 12. B Kogan vs Kudrin   ½-½ 23 1987 Ch USA A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 13. Rashkovsky vs D Gurevich   ½-½ 16 1990 Philadelphia op A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 14. N Kostic vs D Gurevich   0-1 40 1991 It (open) A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 15. Fishbein vs Kudrin   ½-½ 39 1991 It (open) A15 English 16. Ivanchuk vs Adams 1-0 43 1992 Dortmund A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 17. A J Whiteley vs S S Larsen   1-0 76 1995 Copenhagen3 A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 18. L Janjghava vs Wojtkiewicz   ½-½ 23 1995 Geneve op , 46 A04 Reti Opening 19. Shabalov vs Fedorowicz   ½-½ 16 1996 Donner op, Amsterdam NED A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 20. Beliavsky vs S Burns-Mannion   1-0 64 1998 Elista ol (Men) A15 English 21. R Cusi vs G Shahade   ½-½ 35 2000 Koltanowski Memorial A34 English, Symmetrical 22. M Sorokin vs M Roeder   0-1 55 2000 Goodricke Open A15 English 23. V Chuchelov vs V Milov   1-0 51 2000 Frankfurt Ordix op A04 Reti Opening 24. P Ricardi vs A Hoffman   ½-½ 16 2001 IV Copa Mercosur A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 25. R Tibensky vs J Gunnarsson   1-0 39 2001 Pricenet Cup A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 42

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 b6 5. Nc3 Bb7 6. f3 d6 7. e4 e6

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 29  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Garcia vs Matulovic   1-0 56 1967 Palma de Mallorca A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 2. M Bobotsov vs V Ciocaltea   1-0 33 1971 Bucharest A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 3. Hort vs Ljubojevic   1-0 58 1973 Wijk aan Zee A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 4. W Schmidt vs N Ristic   ½-½ 57 1978 Smederevska Palanka A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 5. K Grigorian vs Psakhis 0-1 29 1979 Frunze URS sf A30 English, Symmetrical 6. J Banas vs Tseshkovsky   ½-½ 41 1986 Tirnavia A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 7. M Matlak vs Wojtkiewicz   1-0 55 1988 C09,VIII A15 English 8. I Stohl vs H Teske   ½-½ 38 1994 02 A04 Reti Opening 9. D Gurevich vs Fedorowicz   ½-½ 50 1994 USA op 08 A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 10. Lesiege vs Shabalov   ½-½ 48 1994 North Bay A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 11. Z Rahman vs S Burns-Mannion   0-1 70 1994 Moscow ol (Men) A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 12. I Stohl vs C Ward   1-0 43 1994 Isle of Man A30 English, Symmetrical 13. H Teske vs Plachetka   0-1 36 1995 AUT-chT 9596 A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 14. M Tavakolian vs S Ghane   1-0 51 2001 ch-IRI A30 English, Symmetrical 15. A Simutowe vs P Carlsson 1-0 32 2001 WJun A04 Reti Opening 16. P Motwani vs S Burns-Mannion   1-0 40 2004 111th Scottish Championship A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 17. P Motwani vs M Dutreeuw   ½-½ 42 2005 Belgian Championship A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 18. I Stohl vs L Shytaj   ½-½ 48 2006 37th Chess Olympiad A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 19. Ribli vs G Cabrilo   ½-½ 18 2007 Bosnian Team Championships A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 20. L Filip vs R Breahna   1-0 50 2008 ch-ROU A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 21. S Nikolic vs D Milanovic   0-1 47 2008 1st League Central Serbia A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 22. L E Johannessen vs I Goldenberg   1-0 65 2009 2nd Queenstown Chess Classic A30 English, Symmetrical 23. C Coppola vs B Macias Murillo   0-1 34 2009 Pan-American Junior Championship A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 24. C Andersen vs N Laursen   0-1 48 2009 Politiken Cup A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 25. V Pajkovic vs J Banas   ½-½ 33 2009 European Club Cup A15 English  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 29

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 b6 5. Nc3 Bb7 6. f3 d6 7. e4

page 1 of 1; 14 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. J Stupica vs A Planinc   0-1 41 1969 YUG-ch 24th A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 2. Lutikov vs V Sergievsky   1-0 37 1978 Zaitsev mem A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 3. Polugaevsky vs Ljubojevic 1-0 41 1980 Bugojno A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 4. Z Sturua vs Vasiukov   0-1 45 1981 Ckhaltubo A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 5. E Bang vs J S Morgado   1-0 33 1981 CCCA-60 8185 A15 English 6. D J Strauss vs D Gurevich   0-1 35 1985 USA A04 Reti Opening 7. Gelfand vs Smirin   1-0 40 1988 Ch young masters URS A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 8. I Stohl vs Yudasin   ½-½ 27 1990 Novi Sad olm CZE-URS A04 Reti Opening 9. V Beim vs A Anastasian   1-0 38 1992 Voskresensk A30 English, Symmetrical 10. V Beim vs Igor Piven   1-0 53 1997 Schwarzach op-A A30 English, Symmetrical 11. V Beim vs B Meissner 1-0 41 1998 Passau op 6th A16 English 12. J Sondermann vs A Spielmann   0-1 58 2009 7th International Chess Festival (B) A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 13. A Leontiev vs D Kurukin   1-0 45 2011 Master Open A16 English 14. J Gustafsson vs S Hoolt   ½-½ 53 2012 Bundesliga A15 English

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 b6 5. Nc3 Bb7 6. f3 d6

page 1 of 1; one game    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Brito Garcia vs Gulko   0-1 46 1996 It (open) A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation