1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. a4 b6 10. Be3 Bb7 11. f3 Nbd7 12. Rf2 Rc8 13. Bf1 Rc7 14. Rd2 Qa8 15. Nc1 Rfc8 16. N1a2 d5 17. exd5 Bc5 18. Bxc5 Rxc5 19. Nb4 Nf8 20. Nd3 Rxc3 21. bxc3 e4 22. Nf4 Rxc3 23. fxe4 Nxe4 24. Rd4 Nd6 25. Rb4 Qc8 26. Qd4 Rxc2 27. Qxb6 Qd7 28. Re1 Bc8 29. Bd3 Ra2 30. Qd4 a5 31. Rb6 Rxa4 32. Qc5 Nb7 33. Qe3 Qd8 34. Rc6 Bd7 35. Ra6 Rb4 36. h3 a4 37. d6 Qg5 38. Ra8 Rxf4 39. Qe7 1-0

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Opening: Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation (B92)
Player profiles: Svidler, Nakamura

Novelty of stem-game: 12. Rf2

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7  8. 0-0 0-0  9. a4 b6  10. Be3 Bb7  11. f3 Nd7

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. R Payne vs R H Northage   1-0 31 1962 Whitby British ch B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 2. Svidler vs Nakamura 1-0 39 2009 Aker Chess Challenge: Playoff B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7  8. 0-0 0-0  9. a4 b6  10. Be3 Bb7  11. f3

page 1 of 1; one game    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. M Schaefer vs S Bromberger   1-0 43 2001 Bundesliga 2000-1 B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation

 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7  8. 0-0 0-0  9. a4 b6  10. Be3 Bb7

page 1 of 1; one game    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Z Stanojoski vs H Banikas   ½-½ 41 2006 3rd International Kalamaria Open B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation

 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7  8. 0-0 0-0  9. a4 b6  10. Be3

page 1 of 1; one game    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Matanovic vs Gligoric   0-1 40 1953 YUG-ch B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation

 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7  8. 0-0 0-0  9. a4 b6

page 1 of 1; 13 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. M Erdogdu vs B Esen   ½-½ 50 2004 20th European Club Cup B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 2. A Timofeev vs Agrest   1-0 58 2005 FIDE World Cup B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 3. R Zelcic vs A Brkic   1-0 60 2005 Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 4. Baklan vs Hracek   ½-½ 56 2006 Bundesliga 0607 B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 5. N Buttner vs V Papadopoulou   ½-½ 66 2006 World Junior Championship (Girls) B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 6. A Volokitin vs Harikrishna   ½-½ 55 2006 Cap D'Agde B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 7. L Rossinskaya vs A Stolarczyk   1-0 38 2006 37th Chess Olympiad: Women B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 8. J Cori vs C Goldwaser   ½-½ 26 2007 III South American Ch U20 B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 9. N Bojkovic vs E Fakhiridou   1-0 51 2007 European Individual Championships (Women) B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 10. A Ismagambetov vs Ni Hua   0-1 69 2007 2nd MAIG-Team Standard chess B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 11. B Mathews vs M Yilmaz   0-1 36 2008 2008 Olympiad B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 12. P Martynov vs R Edouard   0-1 40 2010 European Rapid Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 13. J Duda vs Wei Yi   ½-½ 71 2010 WYCC Open U12 B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7  8. 0-0 0-0  9. a4

page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 167  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. B Milic vs Pilnik   0-1 39 1954 Belgrade B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 2. Keres vs E Walther   ½-½ 18 1961 Zurich B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 3. Tringov vs M Bertok   ½-½ 15 1962 Sofia B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 4. Novopashin vs V Osnos   1-0 74 1963 USSR Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 5. Robatsch vs Ivkov   0-1 44 1963 Havana B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 6. Geller vs M Bobotsov   1-0 45 1963 Havana B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 7. B Milic vs O'Kelly   ½-½ 43 1963 Hoogovens B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 8. Kholmov vs Tal 0-1 45 1963 Blitz 5 Minute Game B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 9. K Darga vs M Bobotsov   ½-½ 24 1963 Capablanca mem B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 10. A Zwaig vs V Tukmakov   1-0 29 1965 Wch U20 f-A B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 11. Tseshkovsky vs Y Sakharov 0-1 41 1967 USSR Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 12. Tseshkovsky vs Doroshkievich   ½-½ 55 1968 Grozny B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 13. Mednis vs Fischer 0-1 38 1971 Manhattan blitz B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 14. E Torre vs Bukic   0-1 42 1972 Nis (Yugoslavia) B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 15. V Tukmakov vs Tal 1-0 32 1972 Moscow 5' B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 16. A Bokuchava vs E Vladimirov 1-0 19 1974 Sukhumi B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 17. J Grefe vs Zuckerman   ½-½ 10 1974 US Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 18. Tseshkovsky vs Balashov   ½-½ 42 1975 Vilnius B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 19. G Timoshchenko vs Rashkovsky   ½-½ 21 1975 URS-ch FL43 B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 20. Beliavsky vs Tal 0-1 34 1975 Yerevan URS ch B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 21. G Timoshchenko vs V Tukmakov   ½-½ 51 1975 URS-ch FL43 B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 22. R Korsunsky vs Kasparov 1-0 76 1976 Moscow B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 23. Geller vs Rashkovsky   ½-½ 20 1976 USSR Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 24. J Klovans vs Savon   ½-½ 42 1976 Sokolsky mem B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 25. Sznapik vs Savon   0-1 26 1977 Lublin B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation  page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 167

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page 1 of 47; games 1-25 of 1,174  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 Matanovic vs Ivkov   ½-½ 41 1950 Bled B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 3. A Tarnowski vs Geller 0-1 72 1950 Schiavno Zdroj 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. E R Lundin vs Sajtar   ½-½ 23 1954 Prague zt B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 10. F Olafsson vs Najdorf   0-1 35 1954 Amsterdam B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 11. Ivkov vs B Djurasevic   1-0 40 1954 Belgrade B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 12. Geller vs Polugaevsky   ½-½ 41 1954 URS-ch sf B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 13. Unzicker vs Najdorf   ½-½ 37 1954 Amsterdam B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 14. K Darga vs Panno   ½-½ 40 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) fin-A B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 15. Salomon vs Najdorf 0-1 44 1954 Mar del Plata B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 16. Milner-Barry vs Petrosian 0-1 29 1954 London B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 17. R Kalkstein vs R Toran Albero   0-1 53 1954 Montevideo B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 18. Averbakh vs Simagin   ½-½ 56 1955 USSR Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 19. Pilnik vs R Toran Albero   1-0 73 1955 Buenos Aires CA B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 20. R Flores-Alvarez vs Najdorf   ½-½ 41 1955 Mar del Plata B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 21. V Sherbakov vs Spassky 0-1 32 1955 USSR Championship B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 22. Bisguier vs Gligoric   1-0 58 1955 Zagreb B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 23. H Busek vs Ujtelky   0-1 43 1955 CSR-AUT m B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 24. Unzicker vs Bronstein 0-1 42 1955 Gothenburg Interzonal B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 25. Smyslov vs Panno   1-0 41 1956 Amsterdam ct B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation  page 1 of 47; games 1-25 of 1,174

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