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Stem game: Puchen Wang vs Bruce R Watson (2003) 0-1

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 c5 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 d4 8. Na4 Qc7 9. c4 dxc3 10. Nxc3 Nc6 11. Be3 b6 12. Kh1 Bb7 13. Rc1 Rad8 14. Qa4 Qb8 15. a3 Ng4 16. Bg1 Nd4 17. b4 b5 18. Qa5 Nb3 19. Qxb5 Nxc1 20. Rxc1 Bxc3 21. Rxc3 Bxf3 22. Qxb8 Bxg2+ 23. Kxg2 Rxb8 24. Rxc5 Rfc8 25. Ra5 Rb7 26. Kf3 Nf6 27. Bxa7 Ra8 28. Bb6 Rxa5 29. Bxa5 Kf8 30. e4 Ke8 31. d4 Kd7 32. e5 Nd5 33. Ke4 e6 34. Kd3 Ne7 0-1
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Opening: Bird's Opening (A02)
Player profiles: P Wang, B R Watson

Novelty of stem-game: 9. ...dxc3

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 c5 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 d4  8. Na4 Qc7  9. c4
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. P Wang vs B R Watson  0-134 2003 Auckland Intl OpenA02 Bird's Opening
2. N Silva vs Y Makhlouf  1-060 2012 Chess Olympiad (Women)A02 Bird's Opening
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1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 c5 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 d4  8. Na4 Qc7
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. J Littlewood vs Golombek  0-139 1959 BCF-chA02 Bird's Opening
2. Keene vs L Barden  1-059 1967 GlasgowA00 Uncommon Opening
3. Hoang Thong Tu vs Shaobin  ½-½12 1998 Cairnhill OpenA03 Bird's Opening
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1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 c5 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 d4  8. Na4
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Podzielny vs R Dieks  0-141 1948 1974 European U20 ChampionshipA02 Bird's Opening
2. T Horvath vs I Farago  0-130 1976 HUN-chA03 Bird's Opening
3. F J Ochoa De Echaguen vs J P Dominguez Sanz  ½-½12 1978 Alicante, ESPA03 Bird's Opening
4. C Becx vs F Kuijpers  ½-½45 1983 RoosendaalA03 Bird's Opening
5. H Danielsen vs J DeMauro  0-124 2000 ? - corrA03 Bird's Opening
6. A Rinberg vs M Klenburg  1-033 2001 16th Maccabia IMA02 Bird's Opening
7. D Lima vs E Matsuura  ½-½62 2001 zt 2.4A00 Uncommon Opening
8. M Grunberg vs B Badea  0-155 2001 Lasker Autumn GMA02 Bird's Opening
9. V Panbukchian vs G Filev  1-075 2008 Bulgarian Team ChampionshipA03 Bird's Opening
10. A Rodriguez Vila vs Karjakin 0-118 2009 World CupA02 Bird's Opening
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1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 c5 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 d4
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. V Stulik vs J Marsalek  ½-½32 1954 CSR-ch sfA02 Bird's Opening
2. W Bialas vs K Darga  1-035 1954 GERA03 Bird's Opening
3. E Ditt vs Saligo  ½-½21 1958 corrA03 Bird's Opening
4. H De Wilde vs Timman  ½-½26 1966 Delft ch-NED jr 09A03 Bird's Opening
5. F Strobel vs I Roebuck  1-028 1967 World U26 championshipA02 Bird's Opening
6. M Knezevic vs P Dely  0-141 1967 SkopjeA02 Bird's Opening
7. F Strobel vs I Petkov  ½-½20 1969 World U26 ChampionshipA02 Bird's Opening
8. W Hartmann vs M Heidrich  0-128 1981 BL 8182 Bamberg-ErlangenA03 Bird's Opening
9. T Yilmaz vs Van Huynh Ho  1-062 1990 Novi Sad ol (Men)A02 Bird's Opening
10. G Roeska vs C Milgram  1-033 1991 WT/M/GT/293A02 Bird's Opening
11. R Caessens vs F Kuijpers  0-123 1992 NED-chTA02 Bird's Opening
12. P Koc vs P Haba  0-133 1999 MK Cafe Cup-AA03 Bird's Opening
13. B Gonzalez vs W Arencibia  ½-½43 1999 Torre mem opA03 Bird's Opening
14. R Gardner vs I Lipnowski  1-037 2001 Canadian ClosedA02 Bird's Opening
15. J Horvath vs Y Dembo  1-060 2001 ch-HUN WomenA00 Uncommon Opening
16. P Ricardi vs L Dominguez  ½-½39 2002 Bled OlympiadA00 Uncommon Opening
17. J Trapl vs J Lechtynsky  ½-½28 2002 CZE-chT 0203A02 Bird's Opening
18. E Bauer vs V Budde 1-040 2004 75th German ChampionshipA02 Bird's Opening
19. B Gonzalez vs A Shukuraliev  ½-½51 2006 37th Chess OlympiadA02 Bird's Opening
20. E Moser vs I Makka  ½-½48 2006 7th European Individual Championship: WomenA03 Bird's Opening
21. I Bocharov vs A Yakunin  1-026 2011 Berdsk Ch openA02 Bird's Opening
22. S V Ivanov vs A Zhivotovskaya  1-033 2012 Chigorin MemorialA02 Bird's Opening
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1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 c5 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. G Szilagyi vs H Szapiel  ½-½15 1954 TournamentA03 Bird's Opening
2. E Ditt vs K Stoltze  1-026 1957 corrA03 Bird's Opening
3. E Palacios vs A Rocha  0-144 1965 Malaga 5thA02 Bird's Opening
4. B Jacobsen vs Parma  ½-½83 1970 Ch Europe (team)A02 Bird's Opening
5. T Krabbe vs J T Barendregt  1-032 1970 Wijk aan Zee, IIIA03 Bird's Opening
6. Velimirovic vs J Guimaraes 1-025 1981 Budva ztA00 Uncommon Opening
7. N Goodhue vs R Gibbons  1-059 2007 George Trundle IM Qualifier TtA03 Bird's Opening
8. I Finlay vs M Egorov  0-134 2009 Spring Pro-Am ProA02 Bird's Opening
9. S V Ivanov vs B Radkov  0-146 2012 Chigorin MemorialA02 Bird's Opening
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1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 c5 6. O-O O-O
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Pelikan vs M Luckis  1-032 1957 Buenos Aires CAAA02 Bird's Opening
2. Pelikan vs E Eliskases  0-130 1957 San NicolasA02 Bird's Opening
3. Feuerstein vs Gipslis  0-153 1958 World U26 ChampionshipA02 Bird's Opening
4. A Khasin vs A Bikhovsky  1-057 1965 USSR ChampionshipA00 Uncommon Opening
5. M Lazarevic vs A Nicolau Van Der Mije  0-131 1965 Bryansk, USSRA03 Bird's Opening
6. G Ziese vs G Hechler  0-126 1967 corrA03 Bird's Opening
7. A Zwaig vs Baudy  1-032 1969 World U26 ChampionshipA03 Bird's Opening
8. I Radulov vs Spiridonov  0-134 1969 BUL-chA03 Bird's Opening
9. G C De Fotis vs Podgaets  0-174 1971 TournamentA03 Bird's Opening
10. Larsen vs L Piasetski  1-047 1972 USA opA02 Bird's Opening
11. V Palermo vs Najdorf  0-140 1973 Buenos AiresA02 Bird's Opening
12. D Rajkovic vs Biyiasas  1-038 1976 TournamentA03 Bird's Opening
13. R Hartoch vs S Tatai  ½-½19 1976 TournamentA03 Bird's Opening
14. Bent Larsen / Allies vs E Mortensen / L S Kristensen  0-148 1977 ?A02 Bird's Opening
15. H Kaenel vs W Westphal  1-019 1977 TournamentA02 Bird's Opening
16. A Slinger vs N Gill  0-125 1978 corrA02 Bird's Opening
17. Kolbak vs B Tiller  0-145 1978 Norway v Denmark matchA03 Bird's Opening
18. Volovich vs D Gurevich  ½-½68 1986 It ( shv. )A03 Bird's Opening
19. Volovich vs D Gurevich  ½-½14 1986 SommersetA03 Bird's Opening
20. D Norwood vs Adams  ½-½22 1990 EastbourneA00 Uncommon Opening
21. V Beim vs D Lima  1-031 1990 Novi Sad ol (Men)A02 Bird's Opening
22. J Curdo vs A Cherniack 1-017 1990 Newton OpenA03 Bird's Opening
23. M Keller vs Sosonko  0-140 1991 San BernardinoA03 Bird's Opening
24. M Gurevich vs Adams  0-142 1991 Oostende opA00 Uncommon Opening
25. V Beim vs M Peek  1-037 1991 Groningen opA00 Uncommon Opening
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