1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2 c6 8. Nbd2 b6 9. e4 Ba6 10. Re1 Rc8 11. e5 Ne8 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Qa4 Nc7 14. Bf1 Nb8 15. Bxa6 Ncxa6 16. a3 Qd7 17. Qxd7 Nxd7 18. Nf1 b5 19. Bd2 Nab8 20. Ne3 1/2-1/2

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Opening: Catalan, Closed (E09)
Player profiles: M Stojanovic, R Ruck

Novelty of stem-game: 11. e5

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2 c6  8. Nd2 b6  9. e4 Ba6  10. Re1 Rc8

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. R Ruck vs M Stojanovic   ½-½ 20 2007 Banja Luka E09 Catalan, Closed 2. E Danielian vs Z Mamedjarova   ½-½ 63 2009 FIDE Women's Grand Prix E09 Catalan, Closed

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1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2 c6  8. Nd2 b6  9. e4 Ba6

page 1 of 1; 6 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Quinteros vs Bisguier 1-0 46 1970 Ch Argentina E09 Catalan, Closed 2. A H Wohl vs B Reefat   0-1 29 2001 Asian Championships E09 Catalan, Closed 3. M Umansky vs J Verleur   1-0 40 2006 H J Mostert Memorial Team Match E09 Catalan, Closed 4. M Carlhammar vs A Fox   1-0 38 2009 Gibtelecom E09 Catalan, Closed 5. M Goslawski vs M Kaczmarek   1-0 56 2010 Wroclaw Chess Festival E09 Catalan, Closed 6. D Fridman vs Drasko 1-0 29 2012 Chess Olympiad E09 Catalan, Closed

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1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2 c6  8. Nd2 b6  9. e4

page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 62  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Opocensky vs B Nielsen   ½-½ 42 1941 Munich E09 Catalan, Closed 2. E Eliskases vs V Winz   1-0 41 1941 Margate E09 Catalan, Closed 3. V Mikenas vs V G Kirillov   1-0 34 1947 1/2 final E09 Catalan, Closed 4. Ragozin vs Chistiakov   0-1 44 1947 Ch Moscow E09 Catalan, Closed 5. G Barcza vs Gligoric   ½-½ 28 1948 Budapest E09 Catalan, Closed 6. Pirc vs E Richter   ½-½ 55 1948 Karlovy Vary E09 Catalan, Closed 7. T Ciejka vs Sliwa   ½-½ 42 1953 POL-ch11 E09 Catalan, Closed 8. Bukic vs A Urzica   ½-½ 66 1975 Pula zt E09 Catalan, Closed 9. J Loftsson vs T Q Miller   1-0 24 1976 Phoenix op E09 Catalan, Closed 10. Reshevsky vs A Lein   1-0 41 1977 U.S. Championship E09 Catalan, Closed 11. Ftacnik vs Vokac   0-1 66 1978 Ch Czechoslovakia, Marianske Lazne (Czech Repub E09 Catalan, Closed 12. Browne vs A Matanovic   ½-½ 24 1979 Banja Luka it E09 Catalan, Closed 13. Razuvaev vs Yusupov   ½-½ 43 1979 URS-ch47 E09 Catalan, Closed 14. K Langeweg vs H Bohm   ½-½ 28 1981 NED-ch E09 Catalan, Closed 15. S Mariotti vs F Gobet   ½-½ 80 1982 It ( cat. 8 ) E09 Catalan, Closed 16. H Kestler vs R Rabiega   ½-½ 51 1987 Bundesliga 8687 E09 Catalan, Closed 17. Adianto vs Spassky   ½-½ 21 1988 Thessaloniki ol (GRC) E09 Catalan, Closed 18. R Huda vs D Haessel   1-0 28 1988 Canadian Junior E09 Catalan, Closed 19. E Vladimirov vs J Eslon   1-0 39 1990 Cordoba op E09 Catalan, Closed 20. N K Mishra vs Z Rahman   1-0 85 1993 Dhaka E09 Catalan, Closed 21. Barbero vs S Bartha 1-0 46 1993 ? E09 Catalan, Closed 22. Krasenkow vs C Hansen   0-1 42 1994 Sweden E09 Catalan, Closed 23. I Almasi vs Portisch   0-1 58 1994 Ungarn E09 Catalan, Closed 24. Krasenkow vs Epishin   ½-½ 16 1994 Sweden E09 Catalan, Closed 25. Ulf Andersson vs C Hansen   ½-½ 41 1995 Hinnerup Landsk E09 Catalan, Closed  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 62

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1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2 c6  8. Nd2 b6

page 1 of 1; 16 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Filip vs Szabo   ½-½ 19 1954 Prague zt E09 Catalan, Closed 2. Lombardy vs E Eliskases   ½-½ 31 1958 Mar del Plata E09 Catalan, Closed 3. Geller vs I Nei   ½-½ 29 1967 USSR Championship 1966/67 E09 Catalan, Closed 4. Keene vs N J Patterson ½-½ 30 1967 College league match E09 Catalan, Closed 5. Smyslov vs Benko   ½-½ 20 1968 13, Monaco E09 Catalan, Closed 6. Smyslov vs G Forintos 1-0 90 1968 11, Monaco E09 Catalan, Closed 7. J Vogel vs Sosonko   ½-½ 20 1974 Leeuwarden NED ch E09 Catalan, Closed 8. Najdorf vs Larsen   0-1 58 1980 Buenos Aires E09 Catalan, Closed 9. F Rohrbach vs G Capelan   ½-½ 53 1982 BL 8182 Erlangen-Solingen E09 Catalan, Closed 10. Keitlinghaus vs Spassky   0-1 30 1989 BL E09 Catalan, Closed 11. W Terpstra vs P Kuijsten   1-0 24 1989 corr NL ch 17 E09 Catalan, Closed 12. Speelman vs G Welling   1-0 36 1993 Tilburg (Netherlands) E09 Catalan, Closed 13. H Salokangas vs Kalle Tanni   ½-½ 21 1999 FIN-chTB 9899 E09 Catalan, Closed 14. M Narciso Dublan vs J Cano Sanchez   1-0 21 2001 open E09 Catalan, Closed 15. L Olsson vs S Azarov   0-1 40 2003 World Junior Championships E09 Catalan, Closed 16. N Lisicic vs N Karaklajic   0-1 30 2008 21st Belgrade Trophy E09 Catalan, Closed  page 1 of 1; 16 games

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1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2 c6  8. Nd2

page 1 of 1; 12 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Dake vs Kupchik 1-0 54 1936 US Championship E08 Catalan, Closed 2. Golombek vs S Szabo   0-1 60 1953 Bucharest E09 Catalan, Closed 3. Christiansen vs Biyiasas   1-0 37 1980 USA ch E09 Catalan, Closed 4. I Rogers vs A Ker   0-1 32 1985 Similtaneous Display E09 Catalan, Closed 5. A Shneider vs D Norwood   1-0 35 1986 Lvov (Ukraine) E09 Catalan, Closed 6. Adianto vs G West   1-0 48 1990 It (open) E09 Catalan, Closed 7. Z Kozul vs V Kovacevic   ½-½ 54 1993 Osijek E08 Catalan, Closed 8. I Rogers vs A Texier   1-0 41 1995 It Noumea (Australia) (03) E08 Catalan, Closed 9. K Garagulya vs K Nam   1-0 37 2001 open E08 Catalan, Closed 10. G Meier vs K Bischoff   ½-½ 35 2007 Bundesliga 0607 E09 Catalan, Closed 11. E Kakkanas vs T Petrusic   1-0 48 2008 European Individual Championship E08 Catalan, Closed 12. G Suez Panama vs A Collins   1-0 35 2013 Tradewise Gibraltar E08 Catalan, Closed

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1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2 c6

page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 202  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Keres vs Pirc ½-½ 37 1938 Noordwijk E08 Catalan, Closed 2. Alekhine vs H Nowarra ½-½ 77 1941 Cracow-Warsaw E08 Catalan, Closed 3. H Rossetto vs Guimard   1-0 74 1942 ARG-ch m E08 Catalan, Closed 4. E Gereben vs Benko   ½-½ 25 1948 Bad Gastein E08 Catalan, Closed 5. L Camara vs H Rossetto   ½-½ 27 1948 Buenos Aires E08 Catalan, Closed 6. Najdorf vs Guimard   ½-½ 55 1948 Mar del Plata E08 Catalan, Closed 7. Flohr vs Stahlberg   ½-½ 27 1950 Tournament (candidates) E08 Catalan, Closed 8. Szabo vs Stahlberg   ½-½ 29 1950 Budapest E08 Catalan, Closed 9. Simagin vs Szabo   0-1 38 1950 Schiavno Zdroj (Poland) E08 Catalan, Closed 10. Novotelnov vs Averbakh 0-1 31 1951 USSR Championship E08 Catalan, Closed 11. Gligoric vs S Nedeljkovic   ½-½ 41 1951 YUG-ch 7th E09 Catalan, Closed 12. Portisch vs D Drimer   ½-½ 19 1957 WchT U26 04th E08 Catalan, Closed 13. G Barcza vs O Troianescu   ½-½ 100 1958 Asztalos mem E08 Catalan, Closed 14. Portisch vs Pachman   ½-½ 32 1960 Madrid E08 Catalan, Closed 15. M Bertok vs Bisguier   ½-½ 40 1961 Bled E08 Catalan, Closed 16. Benko vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 33 1962 Stockholm Interzonal E08 Catalan, Closed 17. Smyslov vs R Ortega   1-0 41 1962 12, Havana Cap mem E08 Catalan, Closed 18. Petrosian vs Botvinnik ½-½ 55 1963 Petrosian-Botvinnik World Championship Match E08 Catalan, Closed 19. Polugaevsky vs Averbakh   1-0 76 1963 USSR Championship E08 Catalan, Closed 20. Geller vs E Jimenez Zerquera   1-0 47 1963 Havana E08 Catalan, Closed 21. Ivkov vs D Ciric 1-0 41 1963 Zenica E08 Catalan, Closed 22. K Darga vs R Ortega   1-0 25 1963 Capablanca mem E08 Catalan, Closed 23. A Petersons vs A Lein   ½-½ 17 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 E08 Catalan, Closed 24. Gulko vs Chistiakov   1-0 39 1964 URS E08 Catalan, Closed 25. K Darga vs T Van Scheltinga   1-0 30 1964 Hoogovens E08 Catalan, Closed  page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 202

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1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2

page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 77  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Alatortsev vs Ragozin 1-0 29 1936 Tournament E08 Catalan, Closed 2. P Dubinin vs D Rovner   1-0 52 1938 URS-ch sf E08 Catalan, Closed 3. E Reed Valenzuela vs E Karastoichev   1-0 34 1939 Buenos Aires ol-8 pr B E08 Catalan, Closed 4. Alekhine vs Bogoljubov 1-0 50 1941 Poland (08) E08 Catalan, Closed 5. E R Lundin vs O Bernstein   0-1 53 1946 Groningen E08 Catalan, Closed 6. Fine vs H Steiner   ½-½ 40 1947 Los Angeles m, USA E08 Catalan, Closed 7. Keres vs Levenfish 1-0 30 1947 USSR Championship E08 Catalan, Closed 8. P Martin vs Pilnik   0-1 79 1947 ARG-ch E08 Catalan, Closed 9. Szabo vs M Castillo   1-0 39 1948 Mar del Plata E08 Catalan, Closed 10. G Ilivitsky vs V Makogonov   1-0 37 1949 URS-ch sf E08 Catalan, Closed 11. Golombek vs Szabados   ½-½ 40 1950 Amsterdam E08 Catalan, Closed 12. E Eliskases vs L Sanchez   1-0 49 1952 Saltsjobaden izt ,IZT E08 Catalan, Closed 13. G Barcza vs Sliwa   0-1 65 1954 Prague zt E08 Catalan, Closed 14. Geller vs B Milic   1-0 35 1956 USSR E08 Catalan, Closed 15. Geller vs A Medina Garcia   1-0 34 1965 Beverwijk E08 Catalan, Closed 16. Smyslov vs Geller   ½-½ 23 1965 Geller-Smyslov Candidates Quarterfinal Match E08 Catalan, Closed 17. B Rabar vs W Jagodzinski   ½-½ 27 1965 Reggio Emilia 6566 E08 Catalan, Closed 18. V Mikenas vs I Zaitsev   1-0 40 1970 USSR Championship E08 Catalan, Closed 19. Keene vs Robatsch 1-0 27 1971 Madrid (Spain) E08 Catalan, Closed 20. Smejkal vs Garcia   1-0 41 1972 Skopje ol (Men) fin-A E08 Catalan, Closed 21. Huebner vs A Medina Garcia   1-0 40 1972 Skopje ol (Men) E08 Catalan, Closed 22. Tal vs Donchenko   ½-½ 58 1972 Viljandi E08 Catalan, Closed 23. J A Rubinetti vs H Pfleger 0-1 26 1972 Skopje ol (Men) E08 Catalan, Closed 24. Polugaevsky vs H Pfleger 1-0 42 1973 Tallinn E08 Catalan, Closed 25. Bagirov vs S Makarichev 1-0 69 1973 11, Tbilisi URS sf E08 Catalan, Closed  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 77

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