1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Kh1 Nc6 10. f3 b5 11. Qd2 Qb6 12. Rd1 Re8 13. Qe3 Qc7 14. Bd2 Be6 15. Be1 Bf8 16. Rac1 Ne7 17. Bh4 b4 18. Na4 Nd7 19. Nd2 d5 20. c3 bxc3 21. Qxc3 Qb7 22. Qc7 Qb4 23. Bxe7 Bxe7 24. exd5 Bxd5 25. Ne4 Be6 26. b3 Qa3 27. Bc4 Rac8 28. Bxe6 Rxc7 29. Rxc7 fxe6 30. Rdxd7 Rd8 31. Rxd8+ Bxd8 32. Rc8 Kf7 33. g3 Be7 34. Rc2 Qb4 35. Rd2 Qa5 36. Kg2 Bb4 37. Rc2 h6 38. h4 Kg6 39. Kh3 Be7 40. Kg4 h5+ 41. Kh3 Qe1 42. Kg2 Bb4 43. Rf2 Qb1 44. Nb6 Be1 45. Re2 Qd1 46. Rb2 Qc1 47. Na4 Bb4 48. Rf2 Be1 49. Re2 Qd1 50. Rb2 Bb4 51. Nf2 Qd4 52. Rc2 Be1 53. Ne4 Qd1 54. Rb2 Bb4 55. Nf2 Qd4 56. Re2 Bc5 57. Nxc5 Qxc5 58. Nd3 Qd4 59. Nxe5+ Kf6 60. Nc4 Qd1 61. Rd2 Qe1 62. Rf2 e5 63. Nd6 a5 64. Ne4+ Ke7 65. Rc2 g6 66. Nf2 Qb1 67. Rd2 Qe1 68. Rd5 Ke6 69. Rb5 Qd2 70. a4 Kf6 71. Rb6+ Kf7 72. Ra6 Kg7 73. Rc6 Kf7 74. Rc5 Ke6 75. Rc4 Kf6 76. Kf1 Ke6 77. Ne4 Qd1+ 78. Kf2 Kf7 79. Rc3 Kf8 80. Rc8+ Kf7 81. Rc7+ Kf8 82. Rc8+ Kf7 83. Rc5 Qxb3 84. Rxa5 Qb6+ 85. Rc5 Qb2+ 86. Kf1 Qa1+ 87. Kg2 Qxa4 88. Rxe5 Qc2+ 89. Nf2 Kf6 90. Re4 Kf7 91. Kf1 Qc1+ 92. Kg2 Qc2 93. Rd4 Kg7 94. Rd7+ Kf8 95. Kf1 Qc1+ 96. Rd1 Qc2 97. Ke1 Kg7 98. Rd7+ Kf8 99. Ne4 Qb2 100. Rd2 Qb3 101. Kf2 Kg7 102. Kg2 Qe3 103. Rf2 Qd3 104. Ng5 Qe3 105. Nh3 Kf7 106. Nf4 Qc3 107. Ra2 Qc4 108. Rb2 Qc3 109. Rb7+ Kg8 110. Re7 Qc2+ 111. Re2 Qc4 112. Rb2 Qc3 113. Re2 Qc4 114. Rf2 Kf7 115. Nh3 Kg7 116. Ng5 Kf8 117. Rd2 Qc3 118. Ne4 Qe3 119. Ra2 Kg7 120. Ra5 Qe2+ 121. Nf2 Kf7 122. Rg5 Qc2 123. g4 hxg4 124. Rxg4 Qe2 125. Rg5 Qd2 126. Re5 Qb2 127. Re4 Kg7 128. Kg3 Qb8+ 129. Kh3 Qb3 130. Rf4 Qe3 131. Kg3 Qe5 132. Ne4 Kh6 133. Nf2 Kg7 134. Nh3 Qe1+ 135. Kg2 Qd2+ 136. Kh1 Qc1+ 1/2-1/2

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Opening: Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation (B92)
Player profiles: Ivanchuk, L Dominguez

Novelty of stem-game: 11. ...Qb6

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7  8. 0-0 0-0  9. Kh1 Nc6  10. f3 b5  11. Qd2

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Galkin vs P Anisimov   1-0 47 2006 59th Russian Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 2. Ivanchuk vs L Dominguez ½-½ 136 2007 Aerosvit B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation

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1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7  8. 0-0 0-0  9. Kh1 Nc6  10. f3 b5

page 1 of 1; 7 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. M Palac vs Sutovsky   0-1 27 2000 Pula zt 1.2 B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 2. Morozevich vs Kasimdzhanov ½-½ 54 2005 FIDE World Championship Tournament B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 3. A Galkin vs Bologan   ½-½ 14 2006 Russian Club Cup B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 4. V Zakhartsov vs P Anisimov   ½-½ 17 2006 59th Russian Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 5. A Timofeev vs L Dominguez 0-1 41 2008 Bosnia Sarajevo Tournament B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 6. Jakovenko vs L Dominguez   1-0 54 2009 World Blitz Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 7. S Azarov vs R Wojtaszek   1-0 21 2010 TCh-CZE -11 B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation

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1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7  8. 0-0 0-0  9. Kh1 Nc6  10. f3

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 27  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Kramnik vs Vallejo-Pons ½-½ 20 2004 21st Linares B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 2. Jakovenko vs Vallejo-Pons 0-1 27 2004 20th European Club Cup B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 3. Tseshkovsky vs Svidler 0-1 53 2004 Russian Championships 2004 B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 4. Tseshkovsky vs Sakaev   1-0 35 2004 57th Russian Championship Qualifier B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 5. Tseshkovsky vs Akopian   ½-½ 26 2005 Russian Team Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 6. Jakovenko vs A Volzhin   1-0 71 2005 Russian Teams B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 7. Short vs Svidler ½-½ 36 2005 Corus Chess Tournament B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 8. K Asrian vs Grischuk   ½-½ 50 2005 World Team Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 9. P Smirnov vs Vallejo-Pons   1-0 31 2005 21st European Club Cup B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 10. Tseshkovsky vs R Szuhanek   1-0 65 2005 Borovo B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 11. Tseshkovsky vs Akopian   0-1 40 2005 Aeroflot Open B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 12. S B Hansen vs P Bobras   ½-½ 58 2005 15th European Team Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 13. Adams vs Karjakin ½-½ 24 2006 Corus Wijk aan Zee B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 14. V Malisauskas vs D Zagorskis   0-1 72 2006 Lithuanian Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 15. S Kaplan vs J Ashwin   ½-½ 67 2007 World Junior Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 16. Wang Hao vs E Alekseev   ½-½ 21 2007 Russia vs China Match B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 17. S Brunello vs S Feller   1-0 30 2007 Mitropa Cup Men B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 18. J op den Kelder vs J Breukelman   1-0 46 2007 NK Jeugd A B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 19. B Socko vs E Berg ½-½ 36 2008 Najdorf Memorial B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 20. S Azarov vs Grischuk   ½-½ 15 2009 European Club Cup B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 21. A Timofeev vs Leitao   ½-½ 40 2009 World Cup B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 22. Jakovenko vs Grischuk   0-1 33 2009 World Blitz Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 23. S Azarov vs R Wojtaszek   ½-½ 27 2011 12th European Individual Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 24. Ivanchuk vs D Raznikov 1-0 80 2012 28th European Club Cup B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 25. A Ismagambetov vs Gelfand   1-0 39 2012 World Rapid Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 27

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1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7  8. 0-0 0-0  9. Kh1 Nc6

page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 74  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Tseshkovsky vs Skalik   1-0 25 1992 Wisla BES op B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 2. Dolmatov vs E Pigusov   ½-½ 35 1993 Novosibirsk B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 3. Sutovsky vs A Colovic   1-0 55 1994 ChWj-U18 Szeged B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 4. Jansa vs M Womacka   ½-½ 53 1994 BL2-O 9394 ;BL2 B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 5. Sutovsky vs Y Gruenfeld   0-1 37 1994 ISR B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 6. Kasparov vs Gelfand 1-0 36 1996 10th Euwe Memorial B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 7. G Timoshenko vs V A Loginov   ½-½ 31 1996 Seefeld op B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 8. J Moucka vs H Grabinger   0-1 43 1997 ICCF - corr B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 9. Dolmatov vs A Vaulin   ½-½ 18 1997 RUS-Cup9 B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 10. Adams vs Svidler ½-½ 52 1998 Madrid B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 11. J Van Oosterom vs H M Elwert   ½-½ 46 1999 NBC Millennium Email B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 12. W Zili vs Zhong Zhang   0-1 32 1999 Shenyang Tan Chin Nam cup, CHN B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 13. M Brodsky vs A Vaulin   ½-½ 24 2000 Swidnica op-A B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 14. Z Almasi vs Gelfand   ½-½ 17 2001 Amber Rapidplay B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 15. A Volokitin vs Gelfand ½-½ 16 2001 Milan Vidmar Mem B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 16. K Visweswaran vs M Womacka   0-1 58 2001 6th Wichern Open B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 17. M Plomp vs H Tiemann   ½-½ 62 2002 W-ch21 q01 corr B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 18. Efimenko vs Sutovsky   ½-½ 36 2003 Aeroflot Open B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 19. Short vs Judit Polgar 1-0 75 2003 Hunguest Hotels Super Chess Tournament B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 20. E Dervishi vs M Kobalia   0-1 35 2003 EU-ch 4th B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 21. A Volokitin vs Sakaev   ½-½ 35 2003 EU-ch 4th B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 22. E Dervishi vs Huzman   0-1 60 2003 EU-ch 4th B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 23. Nisipeanu vs Sakaev   ½-½ 15 2003 EU-ch 4th B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 24. A Timofeev vs Sakaev   ½-½ 95 2003 56th Russian Championships B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 25. Short vs Gelfand   1-0 52 2003 Hunguest Hotels Super Chess Tournament B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 74

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1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7  8. 0-0 0-0  9. Kh1

page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 307  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. R Kalkstein vs R Toran Albero   0-1 53 1954 Montevideo B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 2. Tseshkovsky vs V Vaisman   1-0 17 1974 Bucharest B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 3. Tarjan vs Bukic   ½-½ 30 1978 Maribor (Slovenia) B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 4. Tseshkovsky vs E Ubilava   1-0 43 1979 URS Spartakiad B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 5. Vogt vs Suetin   0-1 38 1980 Leipzig (Germany) B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 6. Igor Ivanov vs R Vera   0-1 28 1980 Cienfuegos B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 7. Vogt vs Z Szymczak   ½-½ 41 1981 Tt GDR-POL B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 8. Vogt vs Tringov   ½-½ 73 1982 DDR-BUL m B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 9. K Klundt vs G Jacoby   0-1 33 1982 BL 8182 HSK-Bayern B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 10. T Pirttimaki vs V Tukmakov   0-1 69 1983 Poutiainen mem B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 11. Van der Wiel vs Van der Sterren   ½-½ 23 1989 Hilversum NED ch B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 12. Tseshkovsky vs V Nevostrujev   1-0 45 1990 Vladivostok op B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 13. Tseshkovsky vs V A Loginov   ½-½ 11 1990 Balassagyarmat B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 14. Glek vs Browne   ½-½ 10 1990 It (open) B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 15. Tseshkovsky vs M Roeder   1-0 35 1990 Balassagyarmat B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 16. Tseshkovsky vs V Isupov   ½-½ 62 1990 Vladivostok op B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 17. G Kuzmin vs Groszpeter 1-0 27 1990 Kusadasi B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 18. Tseshkovsky vs A Mitenkov   1-0 34 1991 Katowice op B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 19. Dolmatov vs W Lin   1-0 36 1993 3rd World Team Ch B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 20. Tseshkovsky vs E Pigusov   ½-½ 31 1993 St Petersburg zt B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 21. Tseshkovsky vs V Nasybullin   1-0 41 1993 Akmola B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 22. Tseshkovsky vs V Neverov   0-1 42 1993 St Petersburg op B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 23. Tseshkovsky vs V Gurevich   ½-½ 28 1994 Cappelle op 10th B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 24. Short vs Kasparov 0-1 40 1994 It (cat.19) B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 25. Jansa vs Epishin   0-1 40 1994 Mlada Boleslav B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation  page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 307

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1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7  8. 0-0 0-0

page 1 of 38; games 1-25 of 942  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Randviir vs Ufimtsev   1-0 73 1949 Ch URS (1/2 final) B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 2. A Tarnowski vs Geller 0-1 72 1950 Schiavno Zdroj B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 3. A Matanovic vs Ivkov   ½-½ 41 1950 Bled B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 4. Novotelnov vs Petrosian 0-1 26 1951 USSR Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 5. Lipnitsky vs Aronin   ½-½ 57 1952 USSR Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 6. Botvinnik vs Petrosian   ½-½ 22 1952 Budapest B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 7. Rossolimo vs Reshevsky   0-1 52 1952 La Habana B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 8. Z Milev vs Szabo 0-1 35 1953 Bucharest B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 9. A Matanovic vs Gligoric   0-1 40 1953 YUG-ch B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 10. F Olafsson vs Najdorf   0-1 35 1954 Amsterdam B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 11. E R Lundin vs Sajtar   ½-½ 23 1954 Prague zt B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 12. Salomon vs Najdorf 0-1 44 1954 Mar del Plata B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 13. K Darga vs Panno   ½-½ 40 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) fin-A B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 14. Unzicker vs Najdorf   ½-½ 37 1954 Amsterdam B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 15. Geller vs Polugaevsky   ½-½ 41 1954 URS-ch sf B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 16. Ivkov vs B Djurasevic   1-0 40 1954 Belgrade B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 17. Milner-Barry vs Petrosian 0-1 29 1954 London B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 18. B Milic vs Pilnik   0-1 39 1954 Belgrade B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 19. Averbakh vs Simagin   ½-½ 56 1955 USSR Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 20. V Sherbakov vs Spassky 0-1 32 1955 USSR Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 21. Pilnik vs R Toran Albero   1-0 73 1955 Buenos Aires CA B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 22. Bisguier vs Gligoric   1-0 58 1955 Zagreb B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 23. Unzicker vs Bronstein 0-1 42 1955 Gothenburg Interzonal B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 24. H Busek vs Ujtelky   0-1 43 1955 CSR-AUT m B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 25. R Flores-Alvarez vs Najdorf   ½-½ 41 1955 Mar del Plata B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation  page 1 of 38; games 1-25 of 942

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