Games like Alexey Shirov vs Fabiano Caruana (2010)

Stem game: Alexey Shirov vs Fabiano Caruana (2010) 1-0

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Be7 11. Bc2 d4 12. Nb3 d3 13. Bb1 Nxb3 14. axb3 Bf5 15. b4 O-O 16. Re1 Qd7 17. h3 Bg6 18. Ba2 Kh8 19. Bf4 a5 20. bxa5 Rxa5 21. b4 Ra4 22. Bb3 Rxa1 23. Qxa1 Nd8 24. Qa7 Ne6 25. Bd2 Rd8 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. Nd4 Bxb4 28. Nxb5 Qxb5 29. cxb4 Rc8 30. Qa5 Qd7 31. Ra1 Be4 32. Qc5 Qd5 33. Qxd5 Bxd5 34. f3 Bc4 35. Ra5 c6 36. Kf2 Kg8 37. Ke3 Rc7 38. Kd4 Bb5 39. g4 Rd7+ 40. Kc3 Kf7 41. h4 g6 42. h5 gxh5 43. gxh5 Ke8 44. h6 Rd5 45. f4 Ke7 46. Ra7+ Rd7 47. Ra1 c5 48. bxc5 Bc6 49. Rg1 Be4 50. Rg7+ Kd8 51. Kc4 Kc7 52. Rg8 Kc6 53. Rc8+ Rc7 54. Re8 Kd7 55. Rg8 Rb7 56. Ba5 Rb2 57. Rd8+ Ke7 58. Rd6 Rc2+ 59. Bc3 Kf7 60. Rd4 d2 61. Kb3 Kg6 62. Bxd2 Kxh6 63. f5+ Kg7 64. f6+ 1-0

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Opening: Ruy Lopez, Open (C80)
Player profiles: Shirov, Caruana

Novelty of stem-game: 15. b4

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nd2 Nc5 10. c3 Be7 11. Bc2 d4 12. Nb3 d3 13. Bb1 Nxb3 14. axb3 Bf5

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Topalov vs Piket 1-0 35 1997 Lost Boys Crown, Antwerp BEL C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

2. M Palac vs C Luciani 1-0 43 2002 7th HIT Open C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

3. Svidler vs Motylev 0-1 38 2004 Russian Championships 2004 C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

4. Ganguly vs E Najer ½-½ 57 2005 Aeroflot Open C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

5. Grischuk vs M Sorokin 1-0 75 2005 Russian Team Championship C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

6. F Amonatov vs D Svetushkin 0-1 51 2007 Moscow Open C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

7. Karjakin vs Yusupov ½-½ 38 2007 NH Chess Tournament C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

8. I Cheparinov vs Yusupov 1-0 28 2008 NH Chess C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

9. Robson vs S Ernst ½-½ 25 2008 12th Essent Chess Tournament C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

10. A Brkic vs V Iordachescu 0-1 48 2008 European Individual Championship C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

11. Karjakin vs Mamedyarov 1-0 52 2009 World Cup C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

12. Shirov vs Caruana 1-0 64 2010 Corus C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

13. A Zhigalko vs Holzke 1-0 41 2012 13th European Individual Championship C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

14. Kosteniuk vs N Kosintseva ½-½ 51 2012 Russian Team Championships (Women) C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nd2 Nc5 10. c3 Be7 11. Bc2 d4 12. Nb3 d3

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Yu Shaoteng vs Li Wenjun 1-0 38 2001 TCh-CHN Men C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

2. Svidler vs Kaidanov 1-0 54 2003 Aeroflot Open C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

3. Smirin vs Kaidanov ½-½ 19 2004 Ashdod C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

4. J Benjamin vs Kaidanov ½-½ 43 2004 Chessmaster US Championships 2005 C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

5. Sutovsky vs M Sorokin 1-0 45 2005 Russian Team Championship C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

6. Kharlov vs M Sorokin ½-½ 42 2005 58th Russian Championship Semi-Finals C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

7. J Klovans vs Korchnoi ½-½ 25 2006 World Senior Championship C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

8. E Tairova vs L Aghabekian ½-½ 69 2007 Women's World Team Championship C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

9. Adams vs J Smeets 1-0 47 2007 Staunton Memorial C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

10. P Wells vs V Golod ½-½ 23 2008 European Individual Championship C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

11. Yifan Hou vs S R Chowdhury ½-½ 36 2009 Zurich Chess Club 200th Anniversary C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

12. Yifan Hou vs Koneru ½-½ 57 2011 Hou-Koneru Women's World Championship C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

13. N Kosintseva vs Koneru ½-½ 40 2012 FIDE Women's Grand Prix Kazan C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nd2 Nc5 10. c3 Be7 11. Bc2 d4 12. Nb3

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Nijboer vs S Ernst ½-½ 71 2010 Dutch Championship C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nd2 Nc5 10. c3 Be7 11. Bc2 d4

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Xie Jun vs Zsuzsa Polgar ½-½ 46 1996 Ch World (match) (w), Jaen (Spain) C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

2. Sutovsky vs Krasenkow ½-½ 69 1999 Shenyang Tan Chin Nam cup, CHN C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

3. Xie Jun vs Qin Kanying 1-0 41 2000 FIDE WCh Women KO C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

4. Anand vs A Greenfeld ½-½ 54 2000 Haifa Wydra C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

5. Leko vs Khalifman 1-0 43 2000 Match C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

6. P Konguvel vs J Sriram 1-0 54 2000 Goodricke Open C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

7. S V Sabaev vs C A Wieringen ½-½ 24 2001 ICCF Email - corr C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

8. Fishbein vs M Esserman 1-0 67 2003 US Championships 2003 C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

9. Svidler vs Kramnik ½-½ 27 2004 Dortmund Sparkassen C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

10. A Parkanyi vs J Henriksson 0-1 32 2008 FSIMB November C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

11. A Volokitin vs Sutovsky ½-½ 37 2008 Poikovsky Tournament C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

12. Robson vs Kaidanov ½-½ 37 2009 US Championship C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

13. Nijboer vs S Ernst ½-½ 32 2009 Dutch Championship C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

14. Svidler vs Caruana 0-1 43 2009 Rising Stars vs Experience C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

15. Efimenko vs Caruana ½-½ 38 2011 12th Karpov International C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

16. I Saric vs P H Nielsen ½-½ 55 2011 12th European Individual Championship C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

17. Yifan Hou vs Koneru ½-½ 43 2011 Hou-Koneru Women's World Championship C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nd2 Nc5 10. c3 Be7 11. Bc2

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. D G Baird vs Max Weiss 0-1 59 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

2. G Sanakoev vs H Sorensen 1-0 40 1978 corr-10 WCH C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

3. G Timmerman vs G Van Buuren 1-0 42 1980 NED-ch10 corr C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

4. DeFirmian vs G Agzamov 0-1 38 1983 Vrsac C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

5. DeFirmian vs G Agzamov 0-1 30 1983 Stara C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

6. Chandler vs W Wisskirchen ½-½ 35 1985 Bundesliga 1984/85 C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

7. Huebner vs Korchnoi 0-1 42 1986 Tilburg ,CBM 03 C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

8. Jansa vs M Wiedenkeller 1-0 38 1986 Gausdal C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

9. A Rodriguez vs Xu Jun 1-0 41 1987 Subotica izt C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

10. Marjanovic vs Korchnoi 0-1 47 1987 Belgrade 44/406 Kortchnoi,V C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

11. Kotronias vs Kaidanov ½-½ 34 1987 Moscow C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

12. Geller vs Anand ½-½ 78 1987 New C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

13. Anand vs E Torre ½-½ 38 1988 Thessaloniki C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

14. Adams vs Flear 1-0 32 1988 London C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

15. A J Mestel vs Korchnoi ½-½ 49 1988 Beersheba ,CBM 09 C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

16. Ivanchuk vs P Haba 1-0 41 1988 Debrecen C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

17. Ivanchuk vs V Tukmakov 1-0 38 1988 New York (open) 45/385 (Ivanchuk,V) C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

18. Jansa vs J P Boudre 0-1 33 1989 Paris-ch C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

19. T Hamarat vs P Palmo 1-0 35 1989 W-ch15 q01 corr8994 C82 Ruy Lopez, Open

20. W Zili vs Yusupov 0-1 36 1990 Novi Sad ol (Men) C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

21. P Popovic vs M Marin ½-½ 25 1990 Manila izt C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

22. M Brodsky vs M Kislov 1-0 34 1991 Miedzybrodzie op C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

23. G Milos vs G Garcia 1-0 26 1991 Cup Latin C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

24. Chandler vs P Morris ½-½ 46 1991 London (England) C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

25. Bologan vs Kotronias ½-½ 34 1992 Debrecen Ech tt C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nd2 Nc5 10. c3 Be7

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. O Bernstein vs Tarrasch 0-1 69 1914 St Petersburg C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

2. E Lobron vs Hort ½-½ 17 1981 Biel C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

3. K Spraggett vs P Lake 1-0 41 1982 Ch. Invitation C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

4. T Hay vs I Rogers ½-½ 61 1988 Australien C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

5. P Doggers vs K Knijft 1-0 31 2001 10th AKN Weekender C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

6. D Frolyanov vs Y Sepman 1-0 29 2001 Chigorin mem open C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

7. S Pantelic vs I Sarenac ½-½ 29 2008 Quality Belgrade League C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

8. V Gashimov vs Caruana 1-0 43 2009 World Cup C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

9. V Gashimov vs Caruana ½-½ 31 2009 World Cup C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

10. Zhao Zong-Yuan vs S Yu 1-0 30 2010 Surfers Paradise Open C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nd2 Nc5 10. c3

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. K Leffmann vs Englisch 0-1 41 1877 Leipzig C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

2. Capablanca vs Lasker ½-½ 100 1914 St Petersburg C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

3. G Kuzmin vs Beliavsky 1-0 24 1977 URS-ch FL45 C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

4. Karpov vs Korchnoi ½-½ 44 1978 Karpov-Korchnoi World Championship Match C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

5. G Kuzmin vs Dorfman 0-1 43 1978 46th USSR Championship C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

6. Karpov vs Korchnoi 1-0 28 1978 Karpov-Korchnoi World Championship Match C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

7. Lutikov vs Estrin 1-0 37 1978 Karseladze mem C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

8. G Sanakoev vs G Krisztian 1-0 37 1978 corr 1.EU tt C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

9. B Bieluczyk vs Ryc 1-0 35 1978 corr 1.EU tt C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

10. Velimirovic vs J Szmetan 0-1 27 1978 Buenos Aires ol (Men) C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

11. Mednis vs Tarjan ½-½ 20 1978 Ch USA C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

12. Salov vs Luchinkin 1-0 37 1979 � C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

13. Timman vs Smyslov ½-½ 55 1979 Bad Lauterberg C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

14. Sax vs Tal 0-1 52 1979 Tallinn C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

15. F Sideif-Sade vs Yusupov 0-1 51 1979 URS-ch FL47 C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

16. M Condie vs Hjartarson ½-½ 51 1981 EU-ch jr C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

17. Psakhis vs Dolmatov ½-½ 24 1981 Frunze URS ch C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

18. Romanishin vs Yusupov ½-½ 31 1981 Frunze URS ch C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

19. Karpov vs Korchnoi ½-½ 42 1981 Karpov-Korchnoi World Championship Rematch C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

20. Karpov vs Korchnoi 1-0 41 1981 Karpov-Korchnoi World Championship Rematch C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

21. Beliavsky vs Dorfman ½-½ 33 1981 URS-ch49 C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

22. Karpov vs Korchnoi 1-0 46 1981 Karpov-Korchnoi World Championship Rematch C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

23. Tseshkovsky vs G Agzamov 0-1 44 1981 URS-ch49 C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

24. Chandler vs Yusupov ½-½ 29 1982 Minsk (Belarus) C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

25. Savon vs Z Sturua ½-½ 19 1982 Yerevan C80 Ruy Lopez, Open

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