Games like Alexey Shirov vs Viswanathan Anand (2008)

Stem game: Alexey Shirov vs Viswanathan Anand (2008) 0-1

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Nbd7 8.Qf3 Qc7 9.O-O-O b5 10.Bd3 Bb7 11.Rhe1 Qb6 12.Nb3 Rc8 13.Qh3 Rxc3 14.bxc3 Qc7 15.Kb1 Be7 16.e5 dxe5 17.f5 Nd5 18.Bxe7 Kxe7 19.fxe6 fxe6 20.Qg3 g6 21.Rd2 Rc8 22.Qg5+ Ke8 23.Qg4 Nxc3+ 24.Ka1 Bd5 25.Re3 Nf6 26.Qh4 Qe7 27.Bf1 Bxb3 28.cxb3 Nce4 29.Rb2 Rc1+ 30.Rb1 Qc5 0-1

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Opening: Sicilian, Najdorf (B96)
Player profiles: Anand, Shirov

Novelty of stem-game: 15. ...Be7

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nd7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. 0-0-0 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Rhe1 Qb6 12. Nb3 Rc8 13. Qh3 Rxc3 14. bxc3 Qc7 15. Kb1

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Shirov vs Anand 0-1 30 2008 Morelia-Linares B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

2. Carlsen vs H Strand 0-1 31 2008 Simul B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nd7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. 0-0-0 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Rhe1 Qb6 12. Nb3 Rc8 13. Qh3

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. V Belov vs Efimenko 0-1 39 2008 European Individual Championship B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

2. V Setkauskas vs M Chrzaszcz ½-½ 47 2010 Wroclaw Chess Festival B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nd7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. 0-0-0 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Rhe1 Qb6 12. Nb3 Rc8

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. J Dworakowska vs A Hairapetian ½-½ 21 2008 European Individual Championship (Women) B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

2. Timman vs T Hillarp Persson 0-1 35 2008 Sigeman & Co Tournament B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

3. T Nedev vs K Berbatov 1-0 42 2008 European Individual Championship B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

4. Y Gruenfeld vs Sasikiran ½-½ 72 2010 Chess Olympiad B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nd7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. 0-0-0 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Rhe1 Qb6 12. Nb3

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Spassky vs V Tukmakov 1-0 35 1973 USSR Championship B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

2. T Hamarat vs B V Pusenjak 1-0 30 1975 W-ch11 sf01 corr B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

3. Timman vs Mecking 1-0 35 1978 6 Wijk aan Zee B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

4. R Webb vs R Britton 0-1 63 1978 Lloyds Bank B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

5. Ehlvest vs Gelfand 1-0 44 1991 Linares B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

6. M Krakops vs G Timoshchenko 1-0 50 1995 Werfen op-A B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

7. Efimenko vs A Volokitin ½-½ 56 2004 73rd Ukrainian Championship B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

8. Kotronias vs G Michelakis 1-0 32 2005 34th Greek Teams Championship B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

9. Naiditsch vs R Vasquez ½-½ 29 2005 Aeroflot Open B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

10. S Azarov vs Y Kuzubov 0-1 40 2006 Aeroflot Open B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

11. Shirov vs Karjakin ½-½ 41 2007 World Chess Cup B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

12. M Perez Candelario vs Yifan Hou 1-0 39 2008 Ruy Lopez Chess Festival B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

13. Shirov vs Ivanchuk 0-1 33 2008 XXI Magistral Ciudad de Leon B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

14. N Paikidze vs I Ivakhinova 0-1 30 2009 48th World Junior Championship (Girls) B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nd7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. 0-0-0 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Rhe1 Qb6

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Geller vs Polugaevsky 0-1 38 1973 Petropolis izt po B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

2. Chiburdanidze vs Dvoirys 1-0 29 1980 URS-ch48 sf Tallinn B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

3. Shabalov vs Gelfand 0-1 47 2004 Bermuda Round Robin B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

4. N Ibraev vs Kulaots ½-½ 40 2004 36th Olympiad B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

5. J Kleiman vs R Vasquez 1-0 27 2005 7th Foxwoods Open B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

6. J Kochetkova vs D Hamelink 1-0 46 2005 6th European Individual Women's Championship B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

7. Ivanchuk vs Gelfand ½-½ 28 2005 World Team Championship B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

8. Nakamura vs Gelfand 0-1 39 2005 38th Biel Chess Festival B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

9. H Namyslo vs T Hoepfl 0-1 31 2006 German Championship B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

10. K Pilgaard vs S B Jensen 0-1 39 2006 Danish Championship B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

11. J Neumann vs H Knoll ½-½ 53 2006 ICCF Olympiad 15 Final B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

12. O Adu vs J P Lamastus Candal 0-1 68 2006 37th Chess Olympiad B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

13. Caruana vs J Dworakowska 1-0 34 2007 5th Gibraltar Chess Festival B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

14. T Luther vs S Feller ½-½ 14 2007 IX Sants Open B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

15. T Luther vs Sasikiran 0-1 53 2007 6th Aeroflot Festival B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

16. K Lie vs H Steingrimsson ½-½ 45 2007 European Team Chess Championships B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

17. Robson vs S Sjugirov 1-0 29 2008 Corus Internet Qualifier B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

18. U Atakisi vs A Tukhaev ½-½ 77 2008 European Individual Championship B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

19. Ivanchuk vs Efimenko 1-0 43 2008 Russian Team Championship B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

20. M Zaslavsky vs E Schiendorfer ½-½ 35 2008 Open 18-wycc B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

21. S Romieux vs F Guilleux ½-½ 20 2008 International Championship of Paris B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

22. D Vocaturo vs M Alvarez Ramirez 0-1 38 2008 World Junior Championship B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

23. Robson vs S Sjugirov 1-0 46 2008 Corus Internet Qualifier B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

24. P Rout vs L Schut ½-½ 28 2008 Girls 14-wycc B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

25. E Najer vs Areshchenko 0-1 64 2008 Euro Club Cup B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nd7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. 0-0-0 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Rhe1

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. E Paoli vs Szabo 0-1 40 1960 Reggio Emilia B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

2. S Tatai vs O'Kelly 0-1 40 1967 Palma de Mallorca B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

3. Geller vs Polugaevsky 0-1 36 1972 Kislovodsk B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

4. X Steiner vs K Borloy 1-0 28 1973 corr 1.EU tt B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

5. Timman vs Polugaevsky 1-0 15 1973 2nd AVRO B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

6. Spassky vs J H Donner 0-1 35 1973 Amsterdam B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

7. Velimirovic vs Tringov 1-0 48 1973 Vrnjacka Banja B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

8. R Blumenfeld vs F Street ½-½ 49 1976 Lone Pine B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

9. Kamsky vs R Schneider ½-½ 52 1988 Barnaul B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

10. Domingo Osvaldo Taiana vs W Riemer 0-1 42 1991 WT/M/GT/286 B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

11. E Kengis vs Gelfand ½-½ 26 1992 Tilburg B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

12. Nunn vs R Kuczynski 1-0 59 1994 Tyskland B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

13. Adams vs Gelfand ½-½ 45 1994 Hoogoven B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

14. J Becerra-Rivero vs Van Wely ½-½ 59 1994 Capablanca mem-A B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

15. M Brodsky vs V Mudrov 1-0 17 1995 Novgorod op B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

16. Mart Tarmak vs M Pecha ½-½ 29 1996 CM..0.00010 B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

17. R Dournes vs M Pecha ½-½ 21 1996 CM..0.00013 B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

18. Mart Tarmak vs O Paetzold ½-½ 20 1996 CP..P.00015 B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

19. G Timoshenko vs Van Den Doel 1-0 38 1998 Cappelle op 14th B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

20. J Kusmierek vs E Janosi 0-1 28 1999 EM/M/A078 B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

21. M Nimtz vs V Hefka ½-½ 23 1999 ICCF - corr B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

22. B Hjort vs V Hefka ½-½ 55 1999 ICCF - corr B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

23. B Hjort vs M Nimtz 0-1 58 1999 ICCF - corr B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

24. A Jakubiec vs R Kuczynski ½-½ 72 1999 Ch Poland, Polanica Zdroj (Poland) B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

25. R Zajontz vs V Hefka ½-½ 37 1999 ICCF - corr B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nd7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. 0-0-0 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. E Anka vs Baburin 1-0 39 1990 Ch Hungary (open) B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

2. M Jelica vs G Timoshchenko 0-1 47 1991 Vienna op B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

3. C Kosasih vs G Timoshenko ½-½ 24 1997 World Cities B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

4. Z Jovanovic vs N Fercec ½-½ 10 2007 Bosnian Team Championships B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

5. E Safarli vs I Kurnosov 0-1 40 2007 European Individual Championships B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

6. E Safarli vs W Wilke ½-½ 34 2007 European Individual Championships B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

7. D Kovachev vs H Molvig 1-0 58 2007 Politiken Cup B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

8. S Fazulyanov vs A Khruschiov 0-1 32 2008 Chelyabinsk GM B96 Sicilian, Najdorf

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