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Stem game: Vugar Gashimov vs Veselin Topalov (2010) 1/2-1/2

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Bc5 5.Nxe5 Nxe4 6.Qe2 Nxe5 7.Qxe4 Qe7 8.d4 Nc6 9.Qg4 h5 10.Qg3 Bxd4 11.Nc3 O-O 12.Nd5 Qe4 13.Qg5 Qe5 14.c3 Bb6 15.a4 Re8 16.Qxe5 Rxe5 17.Nxb6 cxb6 18.Bf4 Re4 19.Bd6 a6 20.Bd3 Re6 21.Rfe1 g6 22.Rxe6 dxe6 23.Bc7 e5 24.Bxb6 Be6 25.h4 Rc8 26.a5 Ne7 27.Rd1 f5 28.Re1 Nc6 29.f3 Kf7 30.Kf2 Nb8 31.g3 Nd7 32.Ba7 Bb3 33.Re2 Bc4 34.Ke3 Ke6 35.Re1 Bb3 36.Kd2 Nc5 37.Bb6 Rc6 38.Re3 Nd7 39.Ba7 Rd6 40.Kc1 Rd5 41.c4 Rxa5 42.Bxf5+ gxf5 1/2-1/2
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Opening: Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Player profiles: Topalov, V Gashimov

Novelty of stem-game: 10. Qg3

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. Nxe5 Nxe4 6. Qe2 Nxe5 7. Qxe4 Qe7  8. d4 Nc6  9. Qg4 h5
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. G Timoshchenko vs Gulko 0-130 1977 URS ch I 24/265C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
2. T Hultquist vs D Muller-Using  0-128 1978 corr 1.EU ttC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
3. T Luther vs C Gabriel 1-024 1990 AltensteigC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
4. O Renet vs F Akintola  ½-½55 1990 Novi Sad ol (Men)C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
5. Svidler vs Ivanchuk ½-½27 2009 Tal MemorialC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
6. V Gashimov vs Topalov ½-½42 2010 LinaresC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
7. W So vs T Hisler 1-024 2012 French Team ChampionshipC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. Nxe5 Nxe4 6. Qe2 Nxe5 7. Qxe4 Qe7  8. d4 Nc6  9. Qg4
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Dorfman vs Gulko  1-036 1976 USSR ChampionshipC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
2. B Kalezic vs M Bosman  ½-½17 2009 European Club CupC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. Nxe5 Nxe4 6. Qe2 Nxe5 7. Qxe4 Qe7  8. d4 Nc6
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Browne vs L C Gilden  1-040 1974 US ChampionshipC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
2. T Georgadze vs Gulko  1-068 1978 URS-ch46 Tbilisi ,URC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
3. T Georgadze vs Gulko  1-070 1978 Tbilisi URS chC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
4. Plachetka vs M Knezevic  ½-½16 1985 Trencianske TepliceC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
5. Huebner vs Gulko  0-160 1987 BielC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
6. G Cabrilo vs Gulko  ½-½14 1990 Manila iztC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
7. D Wegener vs R Rabiega  ½-½9 2001 Tch-AUT 2000-01C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
8. R Tomczak vs M Bartel  1-026 2001 ch-Pol u20C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
9. A Filippov vs D Harika  1-047 2009 8th Asian Continental Chess ChampionshipC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
10. A Sokolov vs Delchev  ½-½18 2009 TOP 16 GpAC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
11. O Ivanov vs D Palkovich  1-027 2010 European Club CupC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
12. G Guseinov vs T Nabaty 0-185 2010 European Individual ChampionshipsC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
13. A Moen vs M Bosman  ½-½9 2011 European Club CupC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
14. Yu Shaoteng vs Yu Lie  1-062 2012 Chinese LeagueC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. Nxe5 Nxe4 6. Qe2 Nxe5 7. Qxe4 Qe7  8. d4
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Suetin vs Antoshin ½-½27 1957 LeningradC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
2. Krogius vs Spassky  ½-½81 1960 USSR ChampionshipC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
3. Savon vs Alburt 1-048 1970 Cup URSC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
4. A Mohd Omar vs P Van der Borgt  1-027 2007 Hogeschool Zeeland TournamentC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. Nxe5 Nxe4 6. Qe2 Nxe5 7. Qxe4 Qe7
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Foltys vs G Barcza  ½-½24 1950 Szczawno Zdroj it, POLC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
2. J Mangini vs N Dantas  ½-½29 1952 Rio de Janeiro itC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
3. Adorjan vs N K Ivanov  1-033 1976 Memorial M.ChigorinC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
4. B Perenyi vs J Tabor  ½-½36 1978 Decin-B 8thC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
5. E Ubilava vs Lutikov 1-033 1979 TbilisiC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
6. T Krabbe vs C Van der Heijden  1-027 1982 Bussum, tt NetherlandsC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
7. V Kuporosov vs I Nikolayev  ½-½30 1985 Spartakiada of Russia Semi-FinalC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
8. Y Gruenfeld vs Salov  ½-½41 1989 Haifa 48/441C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
9. D Reinderman vs Gulko  ½-½41 1999 Ch World FIDE, Las Vegas (USA)C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
10. Adams vs Leko  ½-½32 2000 SuperGMC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
11. L Dominguez vs F De la Paz  ½-½23 2001 ch-CUBC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
12. Bologan vs N Mitkov  1-051 2001 Karpov ItC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
13. T Wedberg vs Piket  0-142 2001 EuTChC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
14. L Dominguez vs N Mitkov  1-051 2001 World TeamsC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
15. I Herrera vs F De la Paz  0-142 2001 ch-CUBC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
16. Short vs J Parker  1-026 2002 4NCLC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
17. J Radulski vs T Galunov  ½-½47 2006 BUL-ch 70thC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
18. Z Almasi vs Eljanov  1-068 2008 2008 OlympiadC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
19. V Durarbayli vs D Svetushkin  0-142 2009 10th European Individual ChampionshipC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
20. Anand vs Topalov ½-½17 2009 Amber Tournament (Rapid)C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
21. V Bernadskiy vs D Semcesen  ½-½96 2010 Vasylyshyn Memorial GMC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
22. R Hovhannisyan vs V Erdos  1-073 2010 European Individual ChampionshipsC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
23. N Kosintseva vs E Ovod  1-071 2012 Russian Women's SuperfinalsC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. Nxe5 Nxe4 6. Qe2 Nxe5
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Keres vs Szabo  ½-½41 1950 ?C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
2. A Zakharov vs Suetin  1-051 1963 USSR ChampionshipC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
3. Vasiukov vs V Litvinov  ½-½20 1963 URS-chTC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
4. Keres vs Z Basagic  ½-½27 1972 SarajevoC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
5. Gipslis vs E Gonsior 1-051 1977 Hradec Kralove (Czech Republic)C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
6. Matulovic vs M Knezevic  ½-½15 1978 YUG-chC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
7. Geller vs Vasiukov  ½-½47 1995 MoscowC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
8. Ivanchuk vs Leko  ½-½13 1999 LinaresC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
9. Shirov vs Grischuk 1-044 2000 FIDE World ChC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
10. V Iordachescu vs N Mitkov  ½-½26 2001 ECCC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
11. F Volkmann vs Winants  ½-½13 2002 Bled OlympiadC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
12. Kamsky vs Topalov 0-132 2009 Topalov-Kamsky MatchC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
13. Shirov vs S Fedorchuk 1-025 2009 World CupC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
14. P Bobras vs D Svetushkin  ½-½49 2009 2009-2010 BundesligaC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
15. M D Tseitlin vs T Nabaty  ½-½33 2010 ch-ISRC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
16. Z Almasi vs T Nabaty  1-035 2010 European Individual ChampionshipsC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
17. A Zhigalko vs P H Nielsen  ½-½30 2011 12th European Individual ChampionshipC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
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