1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. e5 h6 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. Ne4 Qd8 14. Qc3 Be7 15. Be2 b5 16. Rd1 b4 17. Qc4 Nd7 18. Bh5 Nb6 19. Qc6+ Bd7 20. Nd6+ Bxd6 21. Qxd6 Nc4 22. Nxe6 Nxd6 23. Nxd8 Ke7 24. Rxd6 Rhxd8 25. Rb6 Rdb8 26. Rxb8 Rxb8 27. Kd2 Be6 28. Ra1 Rb5 29. Be2 Ra5 30. Kc1 Ra3 31. Kb2 a5 32. f5 Bxf5 33. Bc4 Be6 34. Re1 f5 35. Bb3 a4 36. Bxe6 fxe6 37. Re5 Rc3 38. Rb5 Rc4 39. Kc1 Rd4 40. Ra5 a3 41. Ra4 Rg4 42. g3 h5 43. c3 Rc4 44. Kd1 Rxc3 45. Rxb4 e5 46. Rh4 Kf6 47. Kd2 Rf3 48. Ke2 Rc3 49. Kd2 Rc8 50. Rxh5 Rb8 51. Rh6+ Kg5 52. Re6 e4 53. Ke3 Rb2 54. h4+ Kg4 55. Rg6+ Kh3 56. h5 Rxa2 57. h6 Rh2 58. Kf4 Kg2 59. Ra6 e3 60. Kxe3 Rh3 61. Kf4 Rxg3 62. h7 Rh3 63. Rxa3 Rh4+ 64. Kxf5 Rxh7 1/2-1/2

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Opening: Sicilian, Najdorf (B97)
Player profiles: S Del Rio Angelis, Vallejo-Pons

Novelty of stem-game: 12. exd6

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6  8. Qd2 Qxb2  9. Rb1 Qa3  10. e5 h6  11. Bxf6 gxf6

page 1 of 1; 3 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Vorema vs Schmidt   ½-½ 18 1961 USSR Team Ch Semi-finals B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. A Lugovoi vs V Yemelin   ½-½ 18 2001 ch-City B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. S Del Rio Angelis vs Vallejo-Pons   ½-½ 64 2006 LXXI ch-ESP KO B97 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 Qb6  8. Qd2 Qxb2  9. Rb1 Qa3  10. e5 h6

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 35  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. T Luther vs Ftacnik 1-0 24 2006 Bundesliga 0607 B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. Shirov vs Ftacnik   ½-½ 59 2006 Bundesliga 0607 B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. E Berg vs E Najer 0-1 70 2007 World Chess Cup B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. Anand vs Van Wely 1-0 41 2007 Corus B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. Motylev vs Anand 0-1 31 2007 Corus B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. Deep Junior vs Deep Fritz 1-0 85 2007 Deep Fritz vs Deep Junior B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. Shabalov vs Ehlvest ½-½ 30 2007 US Championships B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. A Fier vs L Fusco   1-0 30 2007 III South American Ch U20 B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. P Carlsson vs V Malisauskas   ½-½ 22 2007 European Team Chess Championships B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. B Bok vs M Krzyzanowski   1-0 45 2008 Open 14-wycc B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. E Najer vs I Nepomniachtchi 0-1 43 2008 Ordix Open B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. W So vs Wu Xibin 1-0 54 2008 Dubai Open B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. A Borstnik vs L Quaresma   ½-½ 40 2008 European TC VII, Final B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. E Vorobiov vs D Kokarev   ½-½ 28 2009 62nd Russian Championship Higher League B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. Anand vs I Nepomniachtchi 0-1 56 2009 Chess Classic Mainz (rapid) B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. W Schneider vs N Joao   ½-½ 37 2009 World Championship 24 Final B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. A Barnsley vs Maciej Tritt   1-0 22 2009 MT-Alpert (RUS) B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. E Hossain vs E Safarli   ½-½ 53 2009 4th Kolkata Open Grandmaster Chess Tournament B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. N Muzyka vs C Matei   ½-½ 25 2009 MT-Alpert (RUS) B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. C Matei vs A L Kochemasov   ½-½ 29 2009 MT-Alpert (RUS) B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. I Dolgov vs A L Kochemasov   ½-½ 44 2009 MT-Alpert (RUS) B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 22. E Hossain vs R Nolte   1-0 31 2009 8th Asian Continental Chess Championship B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. V Rajlich vs M Sieciechowicz   0-1 58 2010 European Rapid Championship B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. Diep vs HIARCS   0-1 66 2010 CCT 12 B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 25. Negi vs N Huschenbeth   1-0 40 2010 World Junior Championship B97 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 35

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6  8. Qd2 Qxb2  9. Rb1 Qa3  10. e5

page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 72  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Keres vs A Fuderer 1-0 18 1955 Gothenburg Interzonal B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. Tal vs Tolush 1-0 31 1956 USSR Championship B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. Keres vs Tolush 1-0 29 1957 USSR Championship B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. A Matanovic vs K Darga   ½-½ 61 1957 EU-chT (Men) B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. J Boey vs O'Kelly 0-1 22 1957 Belgian Ch B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. A Dueckstein vs Euwe 1-0 34 1958 ? B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. Korchnoi vs Tolush 0-1 39 1958 USSR Championship B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. Siciliaans vs A M Giustolisi 1-0 19 1958 SN65/10 B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. I Bilek vs Fischer 0-1 27 1962 Stockholm Interzonal B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. S Lyman vs Lombardy   0-1 21 1962 US Open B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. R Ortega vs Ivkov   0-1 42 1963 Havana B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. Y Sakharov vs Bannik   ½-½ 20 1963 Kiev Avantgard-ch B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. M Kolpakov vs Nikitin 1-0 27 1963 URS-chT B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. J Rotstein vs Y Sakharov   0-1 35 1963 UKR-ch B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. J B Bednarski vs Tringov   ½-½ 28 1964 Kecskemet zt B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. Tringov vs Fischer 0-1 22 1965 Havana B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. Kurajica vs V Tukmakov   0-1 80 1965 URS-JUG B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. R Byrne vs Larry Evans 1-0 36 1965 USA-ch B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. Hartston vs Mecking ½-½ 24 1966 It B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. R Ortega vs M Bobotsov 0-1 38 1966 Sochi Chigorin mem 04th B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. G Mazzoni vs M Bobotsov 1-0 80 1966 Le Havre B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 22. Tringov vs G Palmason 1-0 23 1966 La Habana ol (Men) fin-A B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. G Mazzoni vs Tringov   0-1 34 1966 The Hague zt B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. G Mazzoni vs Fischer 0-1 45 1967 Monte Carlo B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 25. L P Burnett vs P N Lee 0-1 28 1967 BCF-ch B97 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 72

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6  8. Qd2 Qxb2  9. Rb1 Qa3

page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 323  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Bannik vs Tolush   ½-½ 51 1957 USSR Championship B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. Parma vs Fischer ½-½ 39 1961 Bled B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. H Rossetto vs Panno   0-1 43 1962 Mar del Plata B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. Letelier vs R Sanguineti   0-1 48 1962 Mar del Plata B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. Maric vs Gligoric 0-1 20 1962 Belgrade B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. E Konci vs Najdorf 0-1 33 1962 Varna B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. Parma vs M Bertok   ½-½ 30 1962 Vrnjachka Banja (Yugoslavia) B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. Novopashin vs Korchnoi   0-1 42 1962 USSR Championship B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. I Zaitsev vs Krogius   ½-½ 28 1962 USSR Championship B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. Y Kots vs Stein   ½-½ 17 1962 USSR Championship B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. Stein vs Bronstein ½-½ 41 1962 Ch URS (team) B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. Parma vs G E Ramirez 1-0 25 1963 Torremolinos (Spain) B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. A Matanovic vs Bronstein   ½-½ 36 1963 Beverwijk B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. B Ivanovic vs O Rubinic   ½-½ 63 1963 YUG-chJ B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. Gipslis vs Korchnoi 1-0 22 1963 USSR Championship B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. M Seifert vs S Kupka   1-0 40 1963 Telnice/Usti B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. G Mazzoni vs B Simonovic   1-0 22 1963 Paris B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. A Matanovic vs Tringov   ½-½ 33 1964 Kecskemet zt B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. Kavalek vs Zuckerman   0-1 36 1964 WchT U26 11th fin-A B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. Zuckerman vs R Steinmeyer   1-0 22 1964 Manhattan Chess Club Championship B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. U Steiner vs Kavalek   0-1 25 1964 WchT U26 11th qual-A B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 22. Tal vs Y Sakharov 1-0 41 1964 USSR Championship 1964/65 B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. Smejkal vs J Trapl   1-0 44 1964 CSR-ch B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. Parma vs Fischer   ½-½ 34 1965 Havana B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 25. Matulovic vs Minic   1-0 31 1965 YUG-ch B97 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 323

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6  8. Qd2 Qxb2

page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 154  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. I Platonov vs Bukhover   1-0 52 1963 Kiev (Ukraine) B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. Velimirovic vs Minic   ½-½ 40 1965 YUG-ch B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. D Rajkovic vs V Tukmakov   0-1 41 1967 WchT U26 14th B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. Balashov vs H Schaufelberger   1-0 27 1967 Riga B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. Matulovic vs Kavalek   1-0 26 1967 Sousse Interzonal B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. G Kuzmin vs I Platonov   ½-½ 41 1967 USSR Championship B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. Levitina vs L Semenova   0-1 27 1969 URS-chT B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. Balashov vs M Joffe ½-½ 41 1969 Grozny B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. Y Feldman vs M Joffe   1-0 43 1970 Leningrad B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. Matulovic vs Fischer 0-1 44 1970 Herceg Novi blitz B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. Balashov vs A Yoffe   ½-½ 41 1970 USSR 9/429 B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. Velimirovic vs Ribli   1-0 35 1971 YUG-HUN m B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. Spassky vs Fischer ½-½ 49 1972 Fischer-Spassky World Championship Match B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. A Kapengut vs V Zilberstein 0-1 40 1972 USSR Championship B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. Spassky vs Fischer 1-0 31 1972 Fischer-Spassky World Championship Match B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. Kupreichik vs E Mukhin   ½-½ 38 1972 URS B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. M Albano vs F Palmiotto   1-0 46 1972 Camp Ita Sq B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. Robatsch vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 25 1972 Palma de Mallorca B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. Tal vs R Byrne ½-½ 43 1973 Leningrad Interzonal B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. T Knight vs R Nixon   0-1 27 1973 EU-ch U20 fin-D B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. Kupreichik vs V Peresipkin   1-0 46 1973 URS B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 22. R Nixon vs P Passerotti   0-1 43 1973 EU-ch U20 qual B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. Timman vs Quinteros 1-0 29 1973 Amsterdam (Netherlands) B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. Minic vs Quinteros 0-1 39 1973 Ljubljana/Portoroz (Slovenia) B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 25. Tal vs I Platonov 1-0 23 1973 Dubna (Russia) B97 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 154

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6  8. Qd2

page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 113  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Keres vs Panno 1-0 31 1955 Gothenburg Interzonal B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. Y Neishtadt vs Petrosian   0-1 44 1956 34th Moscow Championship B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. A Conrady vs A M Giustolisi   0-1 31 1957 Dublin zt B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. Hort vs Smyslov   ½-½ 41 1960 Moscow B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. J Grefe vs L C Gilden   1-0 25 1973 US Championship B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. E Kengis vs Yermolinsky   ½-½ 21 1983 Ch URS (young masters) B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. R Haentsch vs Kupreichik   0-1 51 1993 Cuxhaven B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. Y Shulman vs K Begunov   0-1 34 1994 St Petersburg op B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. A Stefanova vs C Baginskaite   ½-½ 38 1995 It (w) B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. M Rodin vs Savon   ½-½ 19 1996 RUS-chT B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. A Berelovich vs Savon   ½-½ 18 1997 Cherkessk B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. Ivan Kravets vs M Litinskaya-Shul   0-1 51 1997 Lvov CC B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. J Krebs vs T Toh   1-0 11 2000 EM/MN/016 B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. D Hersvik vs E Vegh   ½-½ 24 2001 Classics IMA B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. M Mahjoob vs S Golafroozi   1-0 68 2001 ch-IRI B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. S Salov vs Sutovsky   0-1 39 2002 Bled Olympiad B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. Kosteniuk vs M V Novikov   1-0 43 2003 St Petersburg vs. Moscow B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. C Koch vs J W Schoonhoven   ½-½ 24 2003 WC.2005.S.00013 B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. Kosteniuk vs Karjakin   ½-½ 46 2003 4th Young Masters B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. I Kurnosov vs V Belov   ½-½ 53 2003 56th Russian Championships B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. G Guseinov vs Grischuk   ½-½ 21 2003 EU-chT (Men) B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 22. Nakamura vs Karjakin 1-0 52 2003 Pamplona International B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. A Vouldis vs Sutovsky   ½-½ 39 2003 EuTCh B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. M Pavlovic vs Pelletier   ½-½ 35 2003 EU-chT (Men) B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 25. V Yemelin vs V A Loginov   ½-½ 30 2004 77th St. Petersberg Championship B97 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 113

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6

page 1 of 17; games 1-25 of 409  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. E Joppen vs Bronstein 0-1 40 1954 Belgrad B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. Seidman vs J Sherwin   ½-½ 39 1957 US Championship 1957/58 B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. Mednis vs R Weinstein   ½-½ 26 1958 US Championship 1958/59 B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. E Pedersen vs C B Van den Berg   ½-½ 60 1958 13th olm final B B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. Keres vs C B Van den Berg   1-0 35 1958 Munchen ol B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. V Mikenas vs Tolush   ½-½ 41 1959 05 B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. Pilnik vs B Wexler   0-1 63 1959 Mar del Plata B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. Lutikov vs Bannik   1-0 42 1961 USSR Championship 1961a B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. C B Van den Berg vs F Olafsson   ½-½ 40 1961 Hoogovens B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. Letelier vs H Rossetto   1-0 47 1962 Mar del Plata B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. M Bobotsov vs Gligoric   ½-½ 19 1962 Sarajevo B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. S Bojkovic vs Gligoric   0-1 29 1962 YUG-ch B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. Stein vs Parma   1-0 42 1962 Lvov (Ukraine) B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. Stein vs Gligoric 1-0 97 1962 Stockholm Interzonal B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. V Ciocaltea vs Tringov   1-0 53 1962 Sofia B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. Estrin vs Bannik   ½-½ 25 1962 Spartak-ch B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. Gipslis vs Minic   1-0 38 1962 Lvov B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. V Ciocaltea vs Najdorf   ½-½ 25 1962 Havana Cap mem B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. V Ciocaltea vs Ivkov   ½-½ 44 1962 Belgrade B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. B Kolvig vs Najdorf   0-1 33 1962 Varna B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. V Tukmakov vs M Ankerst   ½-½ 40 1962 URS-JUG2 B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 22. S Nyman vs Tolush   ½-½ 28 1962 corr Wch4 B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. A F Gragger vs Ivkov 1-0 37 1962 Varna B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. V Tukmakov vs Y Sakharov   0-1 53 1963 UKR-ch B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 25. V Tukmakov vs Bukhover   1-0 34 1963 UKR-ch B97 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 17; games 1-25 of 409

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