1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qf3 Be7 8.O-O-O Qc7 9.Kb1 O-O 10.h4 Nbd7 11.h5 h6 12.Be3 Kh8 13.Rg1 Ne5 14.Qh3 b5 15.Bd3 Nfg4 16.f4 Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Nxd3 18.Rxd3 b4 19.Nce2 e5 20.Nf5 Bxf5 21.exf5 Rac8 22.c3 a5 23.g4 Rfe8 24.Qd2 exf4 25.cxb4 Bg5 26.Nd4 f3 27.Qc3 f2 28.Rgd1 Re1 29.Qxc7 Rxc7 0-1

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Opening: Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 (B95)
Player profiles: Mednis, Larry Evans

Novelty of stem-game: 9. ...O-O

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qf3 Be7  8. 0-0-0 Qc7  9. Kb1

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Mednis vs Larry Evans   0-1 29 1958 US Championship 1958/59 B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 2. B Ivanovic vs R Medancic   1-0 37 1980 Lido op B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qf3 Be7  8. 0-0-0 Qc7

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 26  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Konstantinopolsky vs Akshanov   1-0 51 1934 URS corr B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 2. Chekhover vs V Artsukevich   1-0 21 1954 URS-ch sf B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 3. E Paoli vs Larsen   0-1 76 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) fin-B B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 4. V Ciocaltea vs Filip   ½-½ 41 1954 Bucharest B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 5. Nezhmetdinov vs E Paoli 1-0 27 1954 Bucharest B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 6. Aleksandrov vs Polugaevsky 0-1 68 1954 URS-chT B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 7. Z Nilsson vs B Rabar   ½-½ 63 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 8. Spassky vs Krogius   1-0 38 1954 ? B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 9. A Pomar-Salamanca vs A Turner   1-0 26 1954 55th US Open B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 10. Geller vs Spassky 0-1 36 1954 Leningrad B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 11. F Olafsson vs Larsen 0-1 40 1956 Reykjavik m B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 12. V Borsony vs E Arnlind   ½-½ 36 1956 2nd World Correspondence Chess Championship B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 13. Huebner vs G McCurdy   1-0 57 1967 EU-chT (prelim) B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 14. T Krabbe vs Minic   1-0 28 1971 Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens B, NED B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 15. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs Chiburdanidze 0-1 32 1979 URS-ch (Women) B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 16. D Hansson vs M Reinert   0-1 40 1981 Politiken Cup B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 17. T Krabbe vs C Baljon   1-0 40 1985 Groningen, tt Netherlands B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 18. G Miralles vs E Bonnet   1-0 60 2001 TCh-FRA B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 19. N Mamedov vs R Ibrahimov   0-1 28 2005 Presidents Cup B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 20. G Pirisi vs N Tavoularis   ½-½ 31 2005 FSIMA October B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 21. J Ochkoos vs R Tremblay   1-0 33 2006 Canadian Closed B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 22. L Milov vs D Seyb   1-0 26 2006 LGA Premium Cup B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 23. V Berlinsky vs A Migala   ½-½ 27 2007 IBCA European Individual Championship B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 24. C Sakkal vs P Bobras   0-1 23 2008 Bad Wiessee B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 25. I Nepomniachtchi vs Miroslaw Grzegorzek   1-0 25 2011 European Rapid Championship B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 26

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qf3 Be7  8. 0-0-0

page 1 of 1; 17 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Pachman vs F Bohatirchuk 0-1 39 1944 Prague, Czechoslovakia B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 2. Suetin vs G Ilivitsky   ½-½ 32 1952 USSR Championship B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 3. A Khavin vs G Borisenko   ½-½ 65 1954 URS-chT B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 4. H J Van Donk vs D Djaja 1-0 21 1955 Beverwijk-B B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 5. J Sefc vs B Andersen   1-0 21 1956 Dresden it B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 6. V Litvinov vs B Goldenov   0-1 41 1961 Ch Belarus B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 7. Suetin vs Z Mestrovic   1-0 37 1965 Sarajevo B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 8. M F Littleton vs J H Donner   0-1 22 1966 Haag zt B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 9. A Westermeier vs Smejkal   1-0 30 1967 Buesum B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 10. H Van Riemsdijk vs A Kuligowski   0-1 56 1978 Buenos Aires ol (Men) B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 11. B Ivanovic vs Ftacnik   ½-½ 43 1990 Manila (izt) 49/294 B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 12. N Stanec vs G Timoshchenko   ½-½ 31 1991 Oberwart op B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 13. N Stanec vs O Ertl   1-0 25 2002 Hietzinger Clubmeisterschaft B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 14. Sedlak vs F Ljubicic   1-0 55 2003 Pula Open B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 15. K Badev vs A Bozov   1-0 79 2006 5th Memorial Georgiev-Kesarovski B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 16. M Svenn vs R Sagit   ½-½ 48 2010 TCh-SWE Elitserien -11 B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 17. E Berg vs E Blomqvist   1-0 47 2012 ch-SWE B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6  page 1 of 1; 17 games

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qf3 Be7

page 1 of 1; 4 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Z Kocsis vs J R Mortz   0-1 25 1961 US Open B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 2. M Sawadkuhi vs M Tokmachev   0-1 43 2001 Mipap Cup B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 3. F Wantiez vs P Mai   0-1 46 2001 12th NATO B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 4. W Kobese vs M Simutowe   1-0 39 2011 Commonwealth and South African Open B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6

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page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 129  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Rauzer vs V Makogonov 1-0 57 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 2. Rauzer vs Nenarokov   0-1 19 1936 Tournament B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 3. C Poulsen vs Najdorf 0-1 73 1939 Buenos Aires ol f-A ;HCL 37 B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 4. Lilienthal vs Kotov   0-1 40 1942 Moscow-ch B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 5. Lutikov vs Krogius   ½-½ 28 1954 RSFSR-ch B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 6. Spassky vs V Zurakhov 1-0 30 1954 Leningrad B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 7. Nezhmetdinov vs W Solowiew ½-½ 42 1954 Gorki ch22-URS sf B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 8. J Fichtl vs H Rossetto   0-1 38 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 9. Bronstein vs Najdorf 1-0 42 1954 Buenos Aires (Argentina) B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 10. A Sidorov vs Polugaevsky   0-1 52 1954 URS-chT B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 11. E Paoli vs Stahlberg   0-1 68 1954 Bucharest B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 12. Krimer vs Tal 0-1 40 1955 Vilnius B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 13. Kliavin vs Tal 0-1 44 1955 ch-Latvia B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 14. J Sefc vs Ujtelky   1-0 50 1955 CSR-ch B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 15. Spassky vs Petrosian ½-½ 42 1955 USSR Championship B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 16. M Farre vs Tringov   1-0 36 1955 Wch U20 final-A B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 17. R Persitz vs E Paoli   1-0 36 1955 Ljubljana B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 18. E Reinhardt vs R Toran Albero   0-1 42 1955 Buenos Aires CA B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 19. Y Safvat vs Szabo   0-1 33 1956 Moscow olm prelim B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 20. Mednis vs D Kerr   1-0 39 1956 57th US Open B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 21. J Fichtl vs Larry Evans 1-0 50 1958 13th olm final A B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 22. Szabo vs Benko   ½-½ 26 1958 Portoroz Interzonal B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 23. M Farre vs H Lehmann   1-0 30 1958 13th olm qual. group 2 B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 24. Parma vs C Bielicki 0-1 27 1959 World Junior Championship B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 25. Mednis vs Benko   ½-½ 37 1959 USA-ch B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6  page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 129

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

page 1 of 163; games 1-25 of 4,061  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. L Steiner vs Najdorf 0-1 33 1937 Warsaw B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. Book vs Najdorf 1-0 31 1937 Stockholm ol ;HCL 44 B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 3. W Kunerth vs K Wojtyla   1-0 27 1938 Krakow (composition) B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line 4. E Gerstenfeld vs Pirc   0-1 46 1938 Lodz B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 5. K Plater vs W Kunerth   0-1 51 1938 Krakow B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. Pinkus vs M Green   1-0 58 1939 USA-ch B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 7. P Romanovsky vs Kotov   0-1 33 1945 USSR Championship B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 8. R Sanguineti vs E Reinhardt   0-1 33 1946 Mar del Plata ARG B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 9. C Hounie Fleurquin vs L Bauza   1-0 44 1946 Mar del Plata ARG B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 10. Kamyshov vs Kotov 0-1 41 1946 Ch Moscow B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 11. A Gulbrandsen vs M Kupferstich   1-0 40 1947 Lagkamp: Norge-Danmark B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 12. H Hohlfeld vs L Roedl   0-1 36 1947 Lueneburg GER B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 13. M Monticelli vs Najdorf 0-1 44 1948 Venice B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 14. Szily vs Pachman   0-1 90 1949 17 B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 15. Gligoric vs C Kottnauer ½-½ 29 1949 Venice B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 16. N Bergqvist vs B Rabar   0-1 34 1950 Dubrovnik olm B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 17. A Liebstein vs Julio Bolbochan   0-1 70 1951 Mar del Plata (Argentina) B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 18. E Gereben vs Smyslov   0-1 52 1952 Budapest B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 19. Ragozin vs Petrosian 0-1 40 1953 Tournament B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 20. Szabo vs V Ciocaltea   ½-½ 41 1953 Bucharest B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 21. V Soloviev vs Simagin   0-1 39 1954 22nd USSR Ch semi-final B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 22. A Vestol vs Larsen   1-0 83 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) pre-III B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 23. Ragozin vs Flohr   ½-½ 29 1954 21st Soviet Championship B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 24. Ragozin vs L Shamkovich   0-1 43 1954 21st Soviet Championship B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 25. J Vesterinen vs Smyslov 0-1 56 1954 01, Amsterdam B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6  page 1 of 163; games 1-25 of 4,061

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