1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Bf4 a6 8. a4 Bg7 9. Nd2 Nh5 10. Be3 f5 11. Nc4 O-O 12. Qb3 f4 13. Bd2 Nd7 14. Ne4 Ne5 15. Ba5 b6 16. Bxb6 Rb8 17. Ned2 Nxc4 18. Nxc4 Qh4 19. O-O-O Qxf2 20. Nxd6 Bd4 21. a5 Nf6 22. Qf3 Qh4 23. Nxc8 Rfxc8 24. d6 Qg5 25. e4 fxe3 26. Bc4+ Kg7 27. Kb1 Qe5 28. d7 Rf8 29. Qc6 Qf5+ 30. Ka2 Qxd7 31. Qxd7+ Nxd7 32. Bxc5 Rxb2+ 33. Ka3 Nxc5 34. Rxd4 Rfb8 35. Rd5 Ne4 36. Re1 Nd2 37. Ba2 Nb1+ 38. Bxb1 Rxb1 39. Rxb1 Rxb1 40. Re5 Rb5 41. Rxe3 Rxa5+ 42. Kb3 Kf6 43. Re2 Rh5 44. h3 Re5 45. Ra2 Kg5 46. Kc4 a5 47. Kd4 Rf5 48. g3 h5 49. Ke4 h4 50. Ra3 hxg3 51. Rxg3+ Kh5 52. Rg1 a4 53. Ra1 Ra5 54. Ra3 Kh4 55. Kf4 g5+ 56. Ke4 Ra8 57. Kf5 Ra5+ 58. Kf6 Rb5 59. Kg6 Rb4 60. Kf5 Rb5+ 61. Kg6 Ra5 62. Kf6 Ra8 63. Kg6 g4 64. hxg4 Kxg4 65. Kf6 Kf4 66. Ke6 Ke4 67. Kd6 Kd4 68. Kc6 Kc4 69. Rh3 Rd8 70. Kb6 Rd3 71. Rh4+ Rd4 72. Rh1 a3 73. Ka5 Kc3 74. Rh3+ Rd3 75. Rh1 Kb3 76. Rb1+ Kc2 77. Rh1 a2 78. Kb4 Rd1 79. Rh2+ Kb1 0-1

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Opening: Benoni Defense (A60)
Player profiles: M Karttunen, D Kononenko

Novelty of stem-game: 11. Nc4

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Bf4 a6  8. a4 Bg7  9. Nd2 Nh5  10. Be3 f5

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. K Shirazi vs J Bonin   0-1 54 1984 New York Int E10 Queen's Pawn Game 2. M Karttunen vs D Kononenko   0-1 79 2010 European Club Cup A60 Benoni Defense

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Bf4 a6  8. a4 Bg7  9. Nd2 Nh5

page 1 of 1; one game    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Kraidman vs F Zullo   1-0 29 1978 Lloyds Bank A60 Benoni Defense

 

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Bf4 a6  8. a4 Bg7

page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 220  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. B Goldenov vs Tolush   0-1 38 1952 USSR Championship E10 Queen's Pawn Game 2. L Alster vs J Enevoldsen   1-0 37 1956 Moscow ol (Men) E10 Queen's Pawn Game 3. S Dittmann vs Uhlmann   ½-½ 52 1956 Dresden it A43 Old Benoni 4. Ivkov vs D Ugrinovic   ½-½ 21 1959 Belgrade A60 Benoni Defense 5. L Navarovszky vs Szabo   0-1 25 1959 Budapest E10 Queen's Pawn Game 6. L Liptay vs Portisch   0-1 40 1963 Ungarn A60 Benoni Defense 7. Feuerstein vs B Koch   ½-½ 56 1968 5.corr ol A60 Benoni Defense 8. Portisch vs Timman   ½-½ 21 1969 Hastings A60 Benoni Defense 9. L Shamkovich vs A Filipowicz   1-0 41 1970 Polanica Zdroj (Poland) A60 Benoni Defense 10. Uhlmann vs Portisch   ½-½ 46 1971 Hastings A60 Benoni Defense 11. Portisch vs K Honfi   1-0 43 1971 Ungarn A60 Benoni Defense 12. G Kluger vs Portisch   0-1 42 1971 Ungarn A60 Benoni Defense 13. B Malich vs B Enklaar   ½-½ 51 1971 IBM-B A61 Benoni 14. B Malich vs G Kuzmin   1-0 39 1971 Zinnowitz 8th A61 Benoni 15. B Malich vs O Jakobsen   1-0 42 1971 EU-chT prel A61 Benoni 16. Uhlmann vs Portisch   ½-½ 46 1971 Hastings 1970/71 A60 Benoni Defense 17. B Malich vs Browne   1-0 42 1972 Amsterdam (Netherlands) A60 Benoni Defense 18. H Hurme vs Tringov 1-0 41 1974 Nice ol (Men) fin-A A61 Benoni 19. Sosonko vs Timman   1-0 40 1975 Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens A60 Benoni Defense 20. Bukic vs Ivkov   ½-½ 36 1975 ch YUG Novi Sad YUG A60 Benoni Defense 21. Taimanov vs Rashkovsky   1-0 50 1975 Kischinev A60 Benoni Defense 22. M A De Haro vs L Bronstein   1-0 39 1977 open A61 Benoni 23. J Benjamin vs Nunn 0-1 23 1977 Oxford A60 Benoni Defense 24. Bukic vs Velimirovic   ½-½ 45 1978 YUG-ch A61 Benoni 25. L Bronstein vs Tringov   0-1 33 1978 Buenos Aires ol (Men) A61 Benoni  page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 220

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Bf4 a6  8. a4

page 1 of 1; 20 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. J Szukszta vs K Van Schoor 1-0 42 1958 13th olm final B A61 Benoni 2. W Ader Hausman vs Ivkov   ½-½ 36 1959 Santiago E10 Queen's Pawn Game 3. G Kuzmin vs Savon   ½-½ 30 1973 USSR Championship A61 Benoni 4. Hertneck vs M Gerusel   1-0 42 1985 Bundesliga 8586 A61 Benoni 5. Hertneck vs T Ernst   1-0 45 1987 Gausdal Int A61 Benoni 6. Vyzmanavin vs Dreev 0-1 17 1987 URS-FL Lvov E10 Queen's Pawn Game 7. J Whitehead vs DeFirmian   0-1 37 1987 Ch USA E10 Queen's Pawn Game 8. Browne vs D Gurevich   0-1 59 1987 Estes Park USA ch E10 Queen's Pawn Game 9. Browne vs D Gurevich   1-0 36 1987 Los Angeles E10 Queen's Pawn Game 10. J Fischer vs V Fedorov   0-1 34 1990 Kusadasi op (03) E00 Queen's Pawn Game 11. M Roeder vs Bu Xiangzhi 1-0 37 1999 Budapest First Saturday GM04, HUN A60 Benoni Defense 12. V Bogdanov vs L Bakalarz   1-0 41 2001 Bank Pocztowy Open A A60 Benoni Defense 13. T Kononenko vs A Mastrovasilis   0-1 43 2003 12th OPEN KAVALA A61 Benoni 14. M Lomineishvili vs A Gavasheli   1-0 46 2006 7th European Individual Championship: Women A61 Benoni 15. Damljanovic vs A Kovacevic   1-0 37 2008 XV Bora Kostic Memorial E10 Queen's Pawn Game 16. G Timoshchenko vs E Chernov   1-0 34 2011 21st World Seniors Championship E00 Queen's Pawn Game 17. S Rezan vs M Cebalo   1-0 56 2012 19th Open A A60 Benoni Defense 18. D Raznikov vs O Dolgova   1-0 82 2012 Chigorin Memorial A60 Benoni Defense 19. K Kappeler vs M Cebalo   0-1 34 2012 ch-SUI Hauptturnier 1 A60 Benoni Defense 20. Caruana vs I Papaioannou 1-0 43 2012 Chess Olympiad E10 Queen's Pawn Game  page 1 of 1; 20 games

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Bf4 a6

page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 93  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Sosonko vs S J Hutchings   1-0 27 1975 Barcelona A60 Benoni Defense 2. Sosonko vs Ermenkov   ½-½ 11 1978 Buenos Aires E10 Queen's Pawn Game 3. M Gerusel vs R Lau   0-1 33 1981 NRW-ch A61 Benoni 4. J M Bellon Lopez vs K Hulak   0-1 68 1982 Indonesia E10 Queen's Pawn Game 5. Tarjan vs Kudrin   1-0 41 1983 Ch USA E10 Queen's Pawn Game 6. Yusupov vs Sax   ½-½ 29 1983 Linares A61 Benoni 7. Tarjan vs G Agzamov   1-0 39 1983 It ( cat. 10 ) E10 Queen's Pawn Game 8. Korchnoi vs Suba 0-1 31 1984 Beer Sheva E10 Queen's Pawn Game 9. Tarjan vs D Gurevich   1-0 24 1984 Berkeley ch-URS E10 Queen's Pawn Game 10. Yusupov vs S Kindermann   ½-½ 32 1984 Thessaloniki ol (Men) A61 Benoni 11. Tarjan vs Fedorowicz   ½-½ 43 1984 Ch USA E10 Queen's Pawn Game 12. Korchnoi vs Z Franco Ocampos   1-0 41 1984 Liechtenstein E10 Queen's Pawn Game 13. Zsuzsa Polgar vs P Hardicsay 1-0 22 1985 Ch Hungary (team), Hungary A60 Benoni Defense 14. J Benjamin vs Y Gruenfeld   ½-½ 60 1985 7, New York Manhattan A60 Benoni Defense 15. Flear vs D King   1-0 20 1985 British Championship A61 Benoni 16. N Legky vs M Brodsky   1-0 51 1985 UKR-ch A61 Benoni 17. Eingorn vs Psakhis   ½-½ 21 1985 Riga A60 Benoni Defense 18. J Benjamin vs D Gurevich   1-0 43 1985 08, Estes Park ch-USA E10 Queen's Pawn Game 19. W Schmidt vs E Pedersen   ½-½ 24 1985 Tirnavia A61 Benoni 20. A Pekarek vs Romanishin   0-1 31 1986 Tbilisi E10 Queen's Pawn Game 21. P Gelpke vs F Goldstern   1-0 33 1986 NED-ch41 E10 Queen's Pawn Game 22. Alburt vs D Gurevich   1-0 30 1986 Ch USA E10 Queen's Pawn Game 23. V Tukmakov vs Romanishin   ½-½ 25 1986 Moscow E10 Queen's Pawn Game 24. Timman vs Romanishin   ½-½ 35 1986 Brussels SWIFT E10 Queen's Pawn Game 25. Fedorowicz vs Hjartarson   1-0 30 1986 Reykjavik A60 Benoni Defense  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 93

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Bf4

page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 177  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Keres vs Tal ½-½ 38 1954 Tallinn, Est-Latvia team m A60 Benoni Defense 2. Lutikov vs Spassky   ½-½ 43 1955 Ch URS (1/2 final) A60 Benoni Defense 3. B Vladimirov vs Gufeld   0-1 28 1958 URS-ch sf A61 Benoni 4. T Florian vs G Kluger   0-1 37 1958 HUN-ch 13th A61 Benoni 5. R Toran Albero vs E Nievergelt   1-0 52 1959 Clare Benedict Cup 06th A60 Benoni Defense 6. R Toran Albero vs K Langeweg   1-0 38 1959 Hoogovens A60 Benoni Defense 7. L Alster vs J Kozma   0-1 37 1960 CSR-ch A61 Benoni 8. Uhlmann vs B Milic ½-½ 60 1961 Czech Republic A60 Benoni Defense 9. Filip vs G Kluger   1-0 41 1961 Maroczy mem A61 Benoni 10. J Vesely vs J Kozma   1-0 41 1962 CSR-ch A61 Benoni 11. I Kanko vs E Keogh   1-0 34 1964 Tel Aviv ol (Men) A61 Benoni 12. Hybl vs S Nyman   1-0 33 1965 5th CC World Ch Final A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 13. L Shamkovich vs A Planinc   0-1 34 1970 Varna A61 Benoni 14. Y Bleiman vs Browne 0-1 21 1971 Nathanya (Israel) A60 Benoni Defense 15. Timman vs Ljubojevic 0-1 37 1972 Amsterdam IBM E00 Queen's Pawn Game 16. Anikaev vs S Garcia Martinez   ½-½ 21 1974 Sochi A60 Benoni Defense 17. M Muresan vs M Porubszky-Angyalosine   1-0 34 1974 Halle (Women) 08th A61 Benoni 18. G Forintos vs A Planinc   0-1 29 1974 Hoogovens A61 Benoni 19. Sosonko vs H Kestler   ½-½ 13 1975 Mannheim GER int ch E10 Queen's Pawn Game 20. L Aptekar vs B R Anderson   1-0 49 1977 84th New Zealand Championship A60 Benoni Defense 21. P Hardicsay vs H Fronczek   ½-½ 48 1978 Prievidza A60 Benoni Defense 22. M Vukic vs A Planinc   1-0 35 1978 Novi Sad A61 Benoni 23. Sosonko vs Vasiukov   1-0 33 1980 Reykjavik A60 Benoni Defense 24. S Garcia Martinez vs Kasparov 0-1 36 1980 Baku A60 Benoni Defense 25. Ivkov vs Sahovic   1-0 35 1980 Zemun A60 Benoni Defense  page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 177

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6

page 1 of 85; games 1-25 of 2,111  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Capablanca vs Marshall ½-½ 60 1927 New York A62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation 2. Nimzowitsch vs Marshall 1-0 30 1927 New York A61 Benoni 3. Petrosian vs Tolush   ½-½ 44 1953 Tournament A61 Benoni 4. Gligoric vs Petrosian ½-½ 41 1953 Zurich Candidates A61 Benoni 5. Euwe vs Kotov 1-0 39 1953 Zurich Candidates A64 Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8 6. Ujtelky vs V Brat   1-0 41 1953 CSR-ch A62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation 7. V Saigin vs Tal ½-½ 47 1954 Riga A61 Benoni 8. Kholmov vs Petrosian   ½-½ 27 1954 URS-ch21 A61 Benoni 9. Stahlberg vs G Kluger   ½-½ 40 1954 Prague zt A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 10. P Kampenuss vs Polugaevsky   0-1 44 1954 URS-chT A70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3 11. G Kluger vs Kholmov   ½-½ 21 1954 Bucharest A74 Benoni, Classical, 9...a6, 10.a4 12. Kholmov vs E Sardarov 0-1 20 1954 URS-chTJ Coop A78 Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6 13. L Navarovszky vs P Dely   1-0 41 1954 HUN-ch 10th A77 Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2 14. Flohr vs Sokolsky   ½-½ 41 1954 21st Soviet Championship A76 Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8 15. Sliwa vs G Kluger 1-0 33 1954 Prague zt A62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation 16. Uhlmann vs G Kluger   ½-½ 41 1954 Prague zt A62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation 17. F Koberl vs P Dely   ½-½ 44 1954 HUN-ch 10th A62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation 18. G Kluger vs M Czerniak   0-1 44 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) A62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation 19. K Darga vs E Gereben   ½-½ 40 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) fin-A A61 Benoni 20. Lilienthal vs Suetin   1-0 50 1954 URS-ch21 Kiev ,URS-c A61 Benoni 21. Gligoric vs M Czerniak   1-0 42 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) pre-III A61 Benoni 22. G Borisenko vs Sokolsky   1-0 64 1954 URS-ch21 A61 Benoni 23. Sliwa vs Spassky ½-½ 17 1955 Gothenburg Interzonal A63 Benoni, Fianchetto, 9...Nbd7 24. V Sherbakov vs Vasiukov   0-1 58 1955 Moscow-ch A64 Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8 25. E Eliskases vs B Wexler   0-1 28 1955 ARG E10 Queen's Pawn Game  page 1 of 85; games 1-25 of 2,111

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