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Stem game: Poorna Sharma Mithrakanth vs Praveen Mahadeo Thipsay (1994) 0-1

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bd7 14. Nf1 Rac8 15. Ne3 Nc6 16. d5 Nb4 17. Bb1 a5 18. a3 Na6 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Qb7 21. Bd2 Bd8 22. Bd3 Bb6 23. g4 Ra8 24. Qe2 Nc7 25. Nf5 Rxa1 26. Rxa1 Nfe8 27. Kh2 f6 28. Be3 Bxe3 29. Qxe3 Na6 30. Ra5 Rf7 31. Qe2 Nxb4 32. Bxb5 Bxf5 33. Bxe8 Rf8 34. gxf5 Rxe8 35. Qb5 Qxb5 36. Rxb5 Nd3 37. Kg3 Rc8 38. Nh4 Rc2 39. Rb8+ Kf7 40. Rb7+ Kf8 41. Rb8+ Ke7 42. Rb7+ Ke8 43. Rb8+ Ke7 44. Rb7+ Kd8 45. Rxg7 Nxf2 46. Rxh7 Nxe4+ 47. Kg4 Nc3 48. Ng6 Nxd5 49. Kf3 Rc3+ 50. Kf2 e4 51. Rh8+ Kd7 52. Nf8+ Ke7 53. Ng6+ Kf7 54. Rh7+ Kg8 55. Rd7 Rf3+ 56. Ke1 Rxf5 57. Rxd6 Kf7 58. Nh4 Rh5 59. Ng2 Ke7 0-1
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Opening: Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd (C99)
Player profiles: P Mithrakanth, P Thipsay

Novelty of stem-game: 19. ...axb4

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0  8. c3 d6  9. h3 Na5  10. Bc2 c5  11. d4 Qc7  12. Nd2 cxd4  13. cxd4 Bd7  14. Nf1 Rac8  15. Ne3 Nc6  16. d5 Nb4  17. Bb1 a5  18. a3 Na6  19. b4
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Sax vs P Thipsay  1-055 1990 Manila iztC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
2. P Mithrakanth vs P Thipsay  0-159 1994 Lloyds Bank opC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
3. Jansa vs K Mokry  ½-½20 1995 CZE-chC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
4. D Grant vs J Tambini ½-½26 2010 British ChampionshipC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
5. Sutovsky vs D Howell  1-081 2010 Corus (B Group)C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0  8. c3 d6  9. h3 Na5  10. Bc2 c5  11. d4 Qc7  12. Nd2 cxd4  13. cxd4 Bd7  14. Nf1 Rac8  15. Ne3 Nc6
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. DeFirmian vs P Nikolic  0-152 1986 Reykjavik (Iceland)C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
2. T Hirneise vs T Kahlert  1-051 2013 BundesligaC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0  8. c3 d6  9. h3 Na5  10. Bc2 c5  11. d4 Qc7  12. Nd2 cxd4  13. cxd4 Bd7  14. Nf1 Rac8
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Tal vs Pliss 1-037 1950 RigaC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
2. Velimirovic vs Novopashin  0-134 1964 Rubinstein MemC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
3. Tseshkovsky vs Kholmov  ½-½29 1985 URS-ch FL53C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
4. R Byrne vs P Nikolic  ½-½25 1986 Reykjavik opC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
5. J Aijala vs Timo Tikander  0-186 1998 Lahti opC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0  8. c3 d6  9. h3 Na5  10. Bc2 c5  11. d4 Qc7  12. Nd2 cxd4  13. cxd4 Bd7  14. Nf1
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Lasker vs Ed Lasker ½-½103 1924 New YorkC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
2. Fischer vs Bisguier 1-086 1959 US Championship 1958/59C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
3. Chen Guanqi vs Chen Xiaofu  1-050 2001 TCh-CHN WomenC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
4. E Kutsenko vs I Matvienko  1-035 2003 Arctic Cup u16C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
5. L Tokarski vs V Mrva  ½-½52 2008 Cracovia op AC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0  8. c3 d6  9. h3 Na5  10. Bc2 c5  11. d4 Qc7  12. Nd2 cxd4  13. cxd4
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. K Galia vs Szabo  1-035 1947 Schlechter memC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
2. Smyslov vs Reshevsky ½-½41 1948 FIDE World Championship TournamentC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
3. A Arulaid vs Bannik  0-175 1949 URS-ch sfC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
4. P van't Veer vs L Watzl  0-156 1950 1st World Correspondence Chess ChampionshipC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
5. S Madsen vs J Balogh  1-033 1950 1st World Correspondence Chess ChampionshipC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
6. Aronin vs Tolush  1-044 1950 USSR ChampionshipC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
7. L Watzl vs J Balogh  ½-½38 1950 1st World Correspondence Chess ChampionshipC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
8. P van't Veer vs Purdy  0-144 1950 1st World Correspondence Chess ChampionshipC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
9. J De Moura vs H Kramer  0-135 1951 Bad Pyrmont ztC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
10. Boleslavsky vs Bondarevsky  1-033 1951 URS-chTC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
11. Bannik vs I Veltmander  1-058 1951 URS-ch sfC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
12. Bronstein vs Geller 1-043 1951 USSR ChampionshipC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
13. Korchnoi vs Tolush 0-159 1951 LeningradC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
14. Boleslavsky vs V Saigin  1-045 1951 Team Ch of Belorussian townsC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
15. F Vasconcellos vs J Mangini  ½-½61 1952 Rio de Janeiro itC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
16. J Klovans vs Tal 1-056 1952 URSC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
17. Szily vs Keres 0-157 1952 BudapestC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
18. A Beni vs J de Souza Mendes  1-047 1952 Helsinki ol (Men)C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
19. Byvshev vs Keres  1-043 1952 USSR ChampionshipC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
20. Gligoric vs Keres  ½-½36 1952 Helsinki ol finalC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
21. Aronin vs Tolush  1-055 1952 USSR ChampionshipC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
22. V Zurakhov vs Nezhmetdinov 0-140 1954 14th RSFSR ChC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
23. V Maher vs Julio Bolbochan  0-128 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men)C99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
24. Suetin vs Nezhmetdinov  ½-½31 1954 URS-ch21 Kiev ;URS-chC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
25. M Yudovich Sr. vs Nezhmetdinov 0-139 1955 1/2 fC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0  8. c3 d6  9. h3 Na5  10. Bc2 c5  11. d4 Qc7  12. Nd2
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. G A Thomas vs Gruenfeld  0-1100 1925 Baden BadenC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
2. Kupchik vs Carlos Torre  ½-½38 1925 New York m, USAC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
3. J Dobropistsev vs Botvinnik 0-145 1926 Leningrad ch-cityC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
4. Keres vs Vidmar 1-065 1936 Bad NauheimC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
5. T Hess vs Vidmar  ½-½37 1939 StuttgartC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
6. Smyslov vs Levenfish  ½-½63 1939 Leningrad/Moscow trainingC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
7. S Belavenets vs Alatortsev  ½-½43 1939 Leningrad/Moscow trainingC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
8. Konstantinopolsky vs Bronstein  ½-½41 1945 USSR ChampionshipC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
9. M Christoffel vs O Bernstein  1-039 1946 GroningenC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
10. O'Kelly vs H Steiner 0-148 1946 GroningenC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
11. Pachman vs Novotelnov  ½-½50 1947 MoscowC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
12. Boleslavsky vs Smyslov  ½-½58 1947 it, Warsaw (Poland)C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
13. Euwe vs Smyslov 0-142 1948 FIDE World Championship TournamentC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
14. Yanofsky vs Pachman  ½-½56 1948 Izt StockholmC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
15. Rossolimo vs Foltys  ½-½33 1949 VeniceC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
16. Szabo vs Lilienthal  ½-½30 1949 HUNC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
17. Bronstein vs Keres 1-035 1949 USSR ChampionshipC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
18. Bannik vs E Zagorjansky  1-031 1950 URS-ch sfC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
19. Aronin vs G Borisenko ½-½81 1950 USSR ChampionshipC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
20. V Borisenko-Belova vs O Rubtsova 0-161 1950 Moscow, WCH Woman RUSC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
21. Aronin vs Averbakh  ½-½29 1950 USSR ChampionshipC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
22. Szabo vs J Hajtun  ½-½65 1951 HUN chC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
23. Aronin vs Korchnoi 0-141 1951 Leningrad M ChigoriC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
24. Suetin vs Kamyshov  1-046 1951 Tbilisi (Georgia)C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
25. Lipnitsky vs Botvinnik  ½-½41 1952 USSR ChampionshipC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0  8. c3 d6  9. h3 Na5  10. Bc2 c5  11. d4 Qc7
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. L Steiner vs Szabo 0-139 1948 SaltsjobadenC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
2. Schmid vs Niephaus  1-054 1949 HeidelbergC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
3. Schmid vs H Kramer  1-033 1951 TravemuendeC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
4. E Davis vs F Blatny  0-143 1957 WchT U26 04thC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
5. Nezhmetdinov vs Bannik 1-034 1957 URS-ch sfC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
6. Schmid vs A Stenborg  1-047 1957 Dublin ztC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
7. Tal vs R Sanguineti  ½-½37 1958 MunichC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
8. Vasiukov vs Z Milev  ½-½29 1959 Alekhine memC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
9. N Padevsky vs Ivkov  ½-½70 1959 DresdenC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
10. Ljuben Pipkov vs M Bobotsov  0-142 1960 BUL-ch14C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
11. M Cuschieri vs Vukcevich  0-142 1960 Leipzig ol (Men) qual-AC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
12. Pilnik vs Reshevsky  ½-½51 1966 Mar del PlataC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
13. H Westerinen vs Ivkov  0-141 1968 Palma de MallorcaC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
14. Minic vs Smyslov  ½-½42 1970 Rovinj/ZagrebC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
15. Z Stevic vs Ivkov  0-152 1976 MajdanpekC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
16. Kasparov vs Constellation 1-040 1985 Hamburg sim-32 (19)C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
17. I Rogers vs J Howell  ½-½25 1988 It ENGC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
18. Short vs Bareev 0-141 1995 DortmundC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
19. Aziz Kerkazi vs R Bougayou  1-059 2001 ch-MARC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
20. Xia Lichao vs Chen Guanqi  0-166 2001 TCh-CHN WomenC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
21. F Beckmann vs P Asomaki 1-044 2002 ICCF Email - corrC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
22. Pelletier vs Pinter  ½-½24 2005 French Team championship 'TOP 16'C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
23. Stellwagen vs J Werle  ½-½51 2007 Corus Group BC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
24. M Ocantos vs A Hayrapetian  0-148 2008 Euro Club CupC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
25. Naiditsch vs Svidler  ½-½61 2009 World CupC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
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