1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Nf3 Bb7 8. g3 d5 9. Bg2 dxc4 10. Qxc4 Bd5 11. Qc3 Nbd7 12. b4 c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. O-O Qe7 15. Be3 Ne4 16. Qc2 cxb4 17. axb4 Qxb4 18. Rxa7 Rxa7 19. Bxa7 Qb7 20. Bd4 1/2-1/2

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Opening: Nimzo-Indian, Classical (E32)
Player profiles: Bacrot, Beliavsky

Novelty of stem-game: 11. Qc3

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Nf3 Bb7  8. g3 d5  9. Bg2 dxc4  10. Qxc4 Bd5

page 1 of 1; 3 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. K Grigorian vs Balashov   ½-½ 41 1977 Leningrad URS ch E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 2. Bacrot vs Beliavsky   ½-½ 20 1999 Match E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 3. M Medic vs B Hund   ½-½ 36 2001 EuTChw E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Nf3 Bb7  8. g3 d5  9. Bg2

page 1 of 1; 5 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. I Zarezenko vs A Kopylov   ½-½ 18 2001 open E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 2. Ali Hasani vs Lautier   0-1 41 2004 20th European Club Cup E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 3. Granda-Zuniga vs L Bruzon   ½-½ 26 2005 American Continental Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 4. R Hamilton vs L Gerzhoy   0-1 61 2011 Canadian Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 5. Zhu Chen vs S Melia   1-0 47 2012 Women's World Rapid Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Nf3 Bb7  8. g3

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 37  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. I Veltmander vs Petrosian 0-1 43 1951 Semi-Final 19th USSR Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 2. Udovcic vs J H Donner   ½-½ 57 1964 Capablanca mem E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 3. B Toth vs Portisch   ½-½ 66 1971 Ungarn E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 4. K Grigorian vs Tal   1-0 74 1976 USSR Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 5. P Clarke vs R Britton   ½-½ 76 1977 BCF Ch E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 6. M Knezevic vs J Adamski   ½-½ 15 1978 Kiev E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 7. Yusupov vs Tarjan   ½-½ 31 1983 It ( cat. 11 ) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 8. Polugaevsky vs T Wedberg   ½-½ 13 1984 It (open) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 9. Y Dokhoian vs S Smagin   ½-½ 28 1988 Yerevan E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 10. R Lev vs Browne   ½-½ 55 1989 It ( shv. ) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 11. S Giddins vs Suba   0-1 44 1991 Hastings Challenger E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 12. Korchnoi vs Karpov 0-1 54 1992 10, Biel E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 13. Lautier vs Psakhis   ½-½ 53 1992 Nikiti/Afytos E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 14. V Milov vs P Vezzosi   1-0 55 1993 Ticino op E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 15. A Kakageldyev vs N Kalesis   ½-½ 18 1993 Biel izt E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 16. Flear vs K Spraggett   ½-½ 14 1993 It (open) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 17. Karpov vs Polugaevsky   ½-½ 61 1993 07, Monaco rapid ;EXP 34 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 18. J Benjamin vs Y Gruenfeld   ½-½ 18 1994 09, New York op E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 19. V Frias vs Wojtkiewicz   1-0 52 1997 2nd Mechanics, San Francisco USA E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 20. Pelletier vs Gelfand   0-1 42 1997 Biel Credit Suisse E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 21. M Tirabassi vs W Grohde   1-0 64 1999 ICCF - corr E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 22. L Eperjesi vs E Kahn   ½-½ 10 2001 FSIMB September E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 23. A Jakab vs M Galyas   ½-½ 16 2001 FSIMA May E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 24. N Maisuradze vs A Zatonskih   0-1 40 2001 open E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 25. A Rychagov vs Y Yarovik   1-0 42 2001 Russia Cup op E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 37

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Nf3 Bb7

page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 169  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. H R Engel vs J Carr   ½-½ 19 1968 5.corr ol E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 2. R Knaak vs J Adamski   1-0 47 1975 Polanica Zdroj E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 3. Hort vs Timman   ½-½ 34 1979 Tilburg E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 4. Browne vs Ljubojevic 0-1 51 1981 Mar del Plata (Argentina) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 5. I Farago vs Groszpeter   1-0 34 1981 Hungary ch E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 6. Chekhov vs R Tischbierek   1-0 40 1981 It a E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 7. I Farago vs J G Nicholson   1-0 27 1981 Esbjerg Vesterhav E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 8. Miles vs Taimanov   ½-½ 24 1981 Wijk aan Zee E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 9. I Farago vs J Sloth   1-0 32 1981 Svendborg DEN E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 10. Vaisser vs Tal   ½-½ 12 1982 Chigorin Memorial So E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 11. Hort vs Balashov   ½-½ 14 1982 Wijk aan Zee E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 12. Chekhov vs Zhidkov   1-0 41 1982 Kislovodsk tt E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 13. L Shamkovich vs J D Tisdall   ½-½ 59 1982 Brighton (England) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 14. H Ree vs Tarjan   ½-½ 38 1982 Lucerne (Switzerland) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 15. K Spraggett vs Igor Ivanov   1-0 42 1982 Ontario Open E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 16. H U Gruenberg vs Vaisser   ½-½ 17 1983 Sochi E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 17. Oll vs Podgaets   ½-½ 30 1983 URS-ch FL51 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 18. Oll vs E Moldobaev 1-0 29 1983 Spartakiade tt 8th E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 19. K Hulak vs Van der Wiel   ½-½ 22 1983 Wijk aan Zee E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 20. Polugaevsky vs Psakhis   1-0 45 1983 50th USSR Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 21. Hort vs R Akesson   1-0 35 1983 West Berlin 36/652 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 22. Karpov vs Polugaevsky   ½-½ 56 1983 50th USSR Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 23. Hort vs S Agdestein 0-1 34 1984 Thessaloniki olm ;BIG E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 24. Lputian vs A Chernin   ½-½ 34 1984 URS-ch51 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 25. Huebner vs Timman   ½-½ 23 1984 Tilburg E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical  page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 169

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6 7. Nf3

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 31  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. P Stempin vs C Landenbergue   0-1 43 1989 EU-chT (Men) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 2. S Guliev vs V Tukmakov 0-1 36 1993 Nikolaev zt E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 3. I Sokolov vs Yudasin   1-0 41 1997 EU-chT (Men) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 4. V Oleshkevich vs V Kopeikin   ½-½ 26 1997 RUS-2 corr E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 5. R Soffer vs Y Gruenfeld   ½-½ 26 1999 Israeli League E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 6. C Schaeffner vs S Kustar   0-1 24 2000 LLN BY00/01 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 7. Kiril Georgiev vs G Kacheishvili   0-1 37 2000 34th Olympiad E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 8. A Benderac vs S Prudnikova   ½-½ 27 2001 54th ch-YUG Women E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 9. C Koenig vs K Friedrichs   ½-½ 27 2001 Osteropen E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 10. J Gustafsson vs F Handke   1-0 40 2001 Lost Boys Open E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 11. M Kaposztas vs Yu Mingyuan   ½-½ 36 2001 FSIM June E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 12. A Jakab vs M Kaposztas   ½-½ 15 2001 FSIMB March E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 13. N V Pedersen vs A Moiseenko   0-1 38 2002 Bled Olympiad E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 14. S Matveeva vs L Ptacnikova   1-0 34 2003 European Club Cup (Women) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 15. V Belov vs S Ionov   ½-½ 19 2004 Russia Team Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 16. S Matveeva vs E Meshcheriakova   1-0 36 2004 RUS-chT1 (Women) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 17. S Matveeva vs T Kosintseva 1-0 46 2004 Moscow Aeroflot op E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 18. S Matveeva vs E Zaiatz   ½-½ 23 2005 6th European Individual Women's Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 19. M Socko vs J Skrochocka   1-0 39 2005 Ch Poland (team) (extraleague) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 20. M Rodshtein vs M Nemeth   ½-½ 109 2006 FSGM August E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 21. S Atalik vs P Carlsson   1-0 36 2006 Sigeman & Co E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 22. D Bocharov vs S Ionov   1-0 41 2006 59th Russian Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 23. B Khanukov vs B Fradkin   1-0 66 2007 7th European Senior Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 24. H Leyva vs D Lima   1-0 41 2008 2008 Olympiad E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 25. Koneru vs Granda-Zuniga 1-0 22 2008 Ruy Lopez Chess Festival E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 31

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b6

page 1 of 57; games 1-25 of 1,404  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Stoltz vs T Van Scheltinga   1-0 74 1937 7th olm final E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 2. A Tikovsky vs Sajtar   1-0 28 1943 UJCS-17.Kongress E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 3. Lokvenc vs Keres   0-1 35 1943 Praha E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 4. Reshevsky vs Keres ½-½ 26 1948 FIDE World Championship Tournament E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 5. S Pavlik vs F Blatny 0-1 37 1954 CSR-ch sf E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 6. J Salas Romo vs R Sanguineti   0-1 41 1959 Santiago E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 7. G Forintos vs Filip   1-0 43 1962 Reggio Emilia 6263 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 8. Taimanov vs Parma   1-0 58 1964 Leningrad (Russia) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 9. Yoel Aloni vs J Mollekens   1-0 48 1966 La Habana ol (Men) fin-B E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 10. A J Whiteley vs C W Pritchett   1-0 40 1968 BCF-ch E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 11. I Aloni vs H Ree   1-0 40 1968 Netanya E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 12. G Forintos vs Keres   ½-½ 74 1970 Budapest Inf9/501 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 13. G Forintos vs Parma   ½-½ 48 1970 Siegen (Germany) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 14. A J Whiteley vs H Bouwmeester   ½-½ 15 1970 ENG-NED m E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 15. A J Whiteley vs B Cafferty   ½-½ 25 1971 BCF-ch E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 16. H Ree vs K Langeweg   1-0 35 1971 Amsterdam IBM E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 17. G Forintos vs T Van Scheltinga   1-0 21 1971 Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens B, NED E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 18. S Hjorth vs M Johansson Sr   0-1 42 1971 Eskilstuna E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 19. S Hjorth vs L Liljedahl   0-1 31 1971 Eskilstuna E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 20. Doroshkievich vs Igor Ivanov   ½-½ 14 1977 Tournament E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 21. H Ree vs M Stean   1-0 23 1979 Amsterdam IBM E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 22. H Ree vs G Ligterink   1-0 30 1980 Wijk aan Zee I E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 23. Gheorghiu vs Timman   0-1 53 1980 Malta (ol) 30/647 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 24. G Forintos vs T Wedberg   1-0 40 1981 9. Eksjo SK E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 25. G Forintos vs K Kaiszauri   ½-½ 41 1981 9. Eksjo SK E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical  page 1 of 57; games 1-25 of 1,404

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