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Stem game: Andrey Zontakh vs Shamil Arslanov (2009) 1-0

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 dxc4 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Nc6 9. Qxc4 Nb4 10. Nc3 b5 11. Qb3 bxa4 12. Nxa4 Bb7 13. Bf4 Ne4 14. Rfc1 Bd5 15. Qd1 Rc8 16. Ne5 Ba8 17. f3 Nf6 18. e4 Nd7 19. Nxd7 Qxd7 20. Nc5 Bxc5 21. Rxc5 Rfd8 22. Be3 Qe7 23. Rac1 c6 24. Qd2 Rb8 25. R1c4 a5 26. Rxa5 e5 27. Rxa8 Rxa8 28. Qxb4 Qxb4 29. Rxb4 Rab8 30. Rxb8 Rxb8 31. dxe5 Rxb2 32. f4 Rc2 33. f5 c5 34. e6 fxe6 35. fxe6 c4 36. e5 Re2 37. Bd5 1-0
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Opening: Catalan, Open, Classical line (E05)
Player profiles: A Zontakh, S Arslanov

Novelty of stem-game: 13. Bf4

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 dxc4 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Qc2 a6  8. a4 Nc6  9. Qxc4 Nb4  10. Nc3 b5  11. Qb3 bxa4  12. Nxa4 Bb7
 page 1 of 1; 2 games  PGN Download 
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Huebner vs Chandler  ½-½27 1994 Bundesliga 1993/94E05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
2. A Zontakh vs S Arslanov  1-037 2009 Russian Team Championship: Higher LeagueE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
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1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 dxc4 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Qc2 a6  8. a4 Nc6  9. Qxc4 Nb4
 page 1 of 1; 4 games  PGN Download 
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Adianto vs C Barus  1-054 1996 Jakarta (Indonesia)E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
2. Z Rahman vs Ramesh  ½-½60 1997 Goodricke op 8thE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
3. D Poldauf vs W Stark  1-024 1998 Berliner Sommer 16thA14 English
4. Pelletier vs D King  ½-½23 1999 Bundesliga 1998/99, GermanyE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
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1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 dxc4 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Qc2 a6  8. a4 Nc6  9. Qxc4
 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 48  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Najdorf vs Julio Bolbochan  ½-½25 1949 Ch Argentina (match)A14 English
2. Korchnoi vs Tal 0-142 1968 MoscowA14 English
3. Korchnoi vs Ivkov  ½-½42 1972 SkopjeA14 English
4. J Rukavina vs Tseshkovsky  1-038 1972 YUG-URSE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
5. Doda vs Geller 0-160 1973 BathA14 English
6. Polugaevsky vs Ivkov  1-058 1973 2nd AVROA14 English
7. A Quist vs V Mikenas  1-032 1973 cr 1.EU tt VorrundeA14 English
8. Polugaevsky vs Krogius  ½-½67 1973 USSRA14 English
9. Doda vs M Czerniak  ½-½36 1974 Nice ol (Men) fin-BA14 English
10. R Hartoch vs F Kuijpers  ½-½23 1974 Hoogovens-BE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
11. Alburt vs Doroshkievich  ½-½58 1975 Ch URSE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
12. J Sloth vs M Kletsel  ½-½39 1975 Wch8 Final 7580A14 English
13. Romanishin vs K Grigorian  1-028 1977 URS-ch 24/511A14 English
14. Sosonko vs Najdorf  1-033 1978 Sao PauloE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
15. Quinteros vs M Sharif  ½-½29 1978 JakartaE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
16. Panno vs H Rossetto  1-017 1979 EsquelE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
17. Panno vs Ivkov  ½-½31 1979 Buenos AiresA14 English
18. Huebner vs Ivkov  ½-½29 1979 Rio de Janeiro iztA14 English
19. P Streitberg vs E Prandstetter  0-152 1981 BohemiansE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
20. Ljubojevic vs F Braga  1-028 1981 10s, It op Moron ARG A14 English
21. N Andrianov vs Savon  ½-½28 1982 Moscow-chE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
22. Dlugy vs Speelman  ½-½25 1986 London (England)E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
23. Dlugy vs Speelman  ½-½25 1986 LondonE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
24. Panno vs J H Gomez-Baillo 1-048 1987 Buenos AiresA14 English
25. K Urban vs Balashov  ½-½20 1991 MiedzybrodzieE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
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1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 dxc4 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Qc2 a6  8. a4 Nc6
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Romanishin vs Balashov  0-132 1985 TaxcoE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
2. J L Fernandez Saavedra vs R Disconzi Da Silva 1-063 2001 Ourense Burgas X opE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
3. K Edvardsson vs V Vladimirov  ½-½69 2008 Euro Club CupE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
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1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 dxc4 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Qc2 a6  8. a4
 page 1 of 31; games 1-25 of 751  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. E Walther vs Wade  ½-½25 1949 OLdenburgE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
2. M Bertok vs Filip  ½-½14 1962 Stockholm InterzonalE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
3. Smyslov vs G Kluger  ½-½27 1966 Polanica ZdrojE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
4. Keene vs O'Kelly 1-037 1967 TournamentE05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
5. H Ree vs Robatsch  ½-½64 1967 Beverwijk IA14 English
6. M Czerniak vs L Barczay  1-050 1969 ZagrebE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
7. Polugaevsky vs A Zaitsev  1-025 1969 USSR ChampionshipA14 English
8. Polugaevsky vs Ivkov  1-038 1972 Amsterdam IBMA14 English
9. Smyslov vs A Medina Garcia  1-030 1972 Olympiad, Skopje (Yugoslavia)E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
10. Tal vs V Kozlov 1-036 1973 RigaA14 English
11. Korchnoi vs G Kuzmin  ½-½56 1975 RigaE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
12. Polugaevsky vs Geller  ½-½17 1977 LeningradE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
13. Alburt vs G Kuzmin  ½-½63 1977 Ch URS (cat.12)E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
14. Alburt vs Spiridonov  1-047 1977 12, DecinE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
15. Dorfman vs Razuvaev  ½-½44 1978 URS-ch46E05 Catalan, Open, Classical line
16. Ribli vs H Ree  ½-½13 1978 IBMA14 English
17. L Day vs P Murray  1-031 1978 April OpenE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
18. Igor Ivanov vs K Lerner  ½-½44 1978 Ch URS (select)E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
19. Razuvaev vs Geller  ½-½19 1978 TbilisiE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
20. Dorfman vs Geller  ½-½26 1978 Tbilisi ch-SUE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
21. Tal vs T Georgadze 0-140 1979 URS-ch47 MinskE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
22. Kurajica vs M Sibarevic  ½-½53 1979 Banja Luka itE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
23. Romanishin vs Huebner  ½-½27 1979 TilburgA14 English
24. Averbakh vs Dorfman  ½-½19 1979 JakartaE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
25. Ftacnik vs S Cvetkovic  1-040 1979 PragE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
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