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Stem game: Veselin Topalov vs Manuel Leon Hoyos (2010) 1-0

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. g3 d6 8. Bg2 Bg7 9. Nf3 Nfd7 10. O-O Nb6 11. Qc2 N8d7 12. Rd1 O-O 13. Rb1 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Bxe2 15. Bh6 Nf6 16. Rd2 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Re8 18. b3 Nbd7 19. a4 Qa5 20. Qxa5 Rxa5 21. h3 c4 22. bxc4 Rxa4 23. Rc2 Rc8 24. Rbc1 Ne5 25. Be2 Ne4 26. Kg2 f5 27. Be3 Kf7 28. g4 Nf6 29. f3 Ra3 30. Bh6 Ra7 31. c5 Rxc5 32. Rxc5 dxc5 33. Rxc5 Ra2 34. Kf1 fxg4 35. hxg4 Ra3 36. Bc1 Rb3 37. d6 Nfd7 38. Rc7 Rb6 39. f4 Rxd6 40. fxe5 Nxe5 41. Bg5 Rd7 42. Rc5 Nd3 43. Rc3 Nb4 44. Kf2 Nd5 45. Bc4 e6 46. Rf3+ Kg7 47. Kg3 Rf7 48. Bh6+ Kg8 49. Rb3 Rc7 50. Bxd5 exd5 51. Rd3 Rd7 52. Kf4 Kf7 53. Ke5 g5 54. Rf3+ 1-0
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Opening: Benko Gambit (A58)
Player profiles: Topalov, M Leon Hoyos

Novelty of stem-game: 14. Bxc3

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. g3 d6  8. Bg2 Bg7  9. Nf3 Nd7  10. 0-0 Nb6  11. Qc2 N8  12. d7 Rd1  13. 0-0 Rb1
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy vs R Hardarson  0-133 2006 FSIMA FebruaryA58 Benko Gambit
2. Topalov vs M Leon Hoyos  1-054 2010 Ajedrez UNAM QuadrangularA58 Benko Gambit
3. F Peralta vs M Leon Hoyos  ½-½31 2012 Chess OlympiadA58 Benko Gambit
4. M Bluebaum vs I Zaragatski  1-038 2012 Helmut-Kohls-TurnierA58 Benko Gambit
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. g3 d6  8. Bg2 Bg7  9. Nf3 Nd7  10. 0-0 Nb6  11. Qc2
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. G Airapetian vs A Moskalenko  0-157 2012 Russian Team ChampionshipsA58 Benko Gambit

 
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. g3 d6  8. Bg2 Bg7  9. Nf3 Nd7  10. 0-0 Nb6
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Sosonko vs Miles  ½-½13 1977 Wijk aan ZeeA58 Benko Gambit
2. Van der Sterren vs Miles  0-153 1981 LondonA58 Benko Gambit
3. Plachetka vs K Berg  1-032 1985 Copenhagen opA58 Benko Gambit
4. Gligoric vs I Marinkovic  ½-½52 1988 Belgrade GMA opA58 Benko Gambit
5. Ehlvest vs Fedorowicz 0-138 1989 Ch New York ( open )A58 Benko Gambit
6. O Cvitan vs G Milos  ½-½46 1990 NoviA58 Benko Gambit
7. Baburin vs K Rovid  1-020 1992 Budapest (Hungary)A58 Benko Gambit
8. Sosonko vs H Ree  ½-½16 1993 Eindhoven NED chA58 Benko Gambit
9. Lazarev vs D Sermek  1-047 1994 Biel MTO opA58 Benko Gambit
10. Z Gyimesi vs Zsofia Polgar  0-143 1995 Ch Hungary, Budapest (Hungary)A58 Benko Gambit
11. Jobava vs R Bancod 1-040 2000 Istanbul ol (Men)A58 Benko Gambit
12. A Torrecillas Martinez vs P Raineri de Luca  1-044 2001 III Sants Hostafrancs OpenA58 Benko Gambit
13. M Grabarczyk vs T Ernst  0-148 2001 Hasselbacken SWEA58 Benko Gambit
14. Baburin vs I Rogers  ½-½26 2001 4NCLA58 Benko Gambit
15. Bareev vs J M Bellon Lopez  1-053 2001 TCh-FRAA58 Benko Gambit
16. Lautier vs Bareev  0-135 2001 World Cup of Rapid Chess Gp AA58 Benko Gambit
17. E Perelshteyn vs J Bartholomew  0-141 2005 7th Foxwoods OpenA58 Benko Gambit
18. Ant vs Rybka 0-134 2006 6th International CSVN TournamentA58 Benko Gambit
19. T Reilly vs P Wang 0-158 2007 114th New Zealand ChA58 Benko Gambit
20. Zhou Jianchao vs B Amin  1-052 2008 Lake SevanA58 Benko Gambit
21. C Cruz vs Caruana  ½-½58 2009 LIII Cto Div. HonorA58 Benko Gambit
22. A Igambergenov vs N Meskovs  ½-½58 2010 WYCC Open U16A58 Benko Gambit
23. C Vernay vs P Tregubov  0-129 2011 12th European Individual ChampionshipA58 Benko Gambit
24. C Vernay vs I Ivanisevic  ½-½71 2011 12th European Individual ChampionshipA58 Benko Gambit
25. A Korobov vs D Brandenburg  ½-½39 2011 12th European Individual ChampionshipA58 Benko Gambit
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. g3 d6  8. Bg2 Bg7  9. Nf3 Nd7  10. 0-0
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. P Nikolic vs Adams  1-073 1994 New York PCA 25'A58 Benko Gambit
2. M Kursova vs M Sebag  0-153 1999 Eur Youth Ch g14A58 Benko Gambit
3. C Erlandsen vs J M Nielsen  0-140 2000 Politiken CupA58 Benko Gambit
4. S Drazic vs Z Medvegy  0-155 2001 FSGM AugustA58 Benko Gambit
5. G Grigore vs S Solcanean  1-042 2001 Astral OpenA58 Benko Gambit
6. A Aleksandrov vs A Obodchuk  1-046 2002 3rd Karpov ItA58 Benko Gambit
7. S Shaydullina vs A Burtasova  1-034 2005 3rd Elizabet Bykova memorialA58 Benko Gambit
8. Granda-Zuniga vs D Gurevich 1-059 2005 American Continental ChampionshipA58 Benko Gambit
9. G Dizdar vs M Malenica 1-044 2005 14th Croatian CupA58 Benko Gambit
10. M Barlow vs H Van Riemsdijk  ½-½50 2008 New Zealand ChampionshipA58 Benko Gambit
11. Zhao Xue vs J Houska  1-031 2008 MindsportsA58 Benko Gambit
12. I Hrzic vs M Zecevic  1-026 2010 Belgrade CupA58 Benko Gambit
13. A Goganov vs S Krivenko  1-048 2012 Chigorin MemorialA58 Benko Gambit
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. g3 d6  8. Bg2 Bg7  9. Nf3 Nd7
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. T Vigfusson vs Kotronias  ½-½66 1988 Rilton-CupA58 Benko Gambit
2. Baburin vs NN  1-029 1993 RathminesA58 Benko Gambit
3. Baburin vs A Cohen  1-048 1994 It (open)A58 Benko Gambit
4. B Avrukh vs Ponomariov  0-139 1999 EU-chT (Men)A58 Benko Gambit
5. Yusupov vs U Kersten  1-030 1999 GER-ch 71stA58 Benko Gambit
6. A Breier vs K Van der Weide  ½-½68 1999 Groningen opA58 Benko Gambit
7. B Avrukh vs W Hendriks  1-036 2000 CorusA58 Benko Gambit
8. L Javakhishvili vs P Schuurman  ½-½41 2001 2nd ch-EUR WomenA58 Benko Gambit
9. M Medic vs G Koskoska  0-130 2001 EuTChwA58 Benko Gambit
10. A Shikalov vs Jones  1-018 2001 ICCF Email - corrA58 Benko Gambit
11. Barsov vs S Kasparov  1-039 2001 Golden Cleopatra OpenA58 Benko Gambit
12. V Yezersky vs De Vreugt  0-156 2001 Israel Open ChA58 Benko Gambit
13. V Jeremic vs T Nyback  ½-½85 2001 EYCC B16A58 Benko Gambit
14. Epishin vs M Kopylov  1-045 2001 7th OpenA58 Benko Gambit
15. M Kludacz vs S Buervenich  1-040 2001 LadiesA58 Benko Gambit
16. Y Kruppa vs S Krivoshey  1-030 2001 KievA58 Benko Gambit
17. Lazarev vs M Calzetta  1-026 2001 openA58 Benko Gambit
18. Y Kruppa vs V Malakhatko  ½-½28 2001 Kiev Trudova UkrainaA58 Benko Gambit
19. Epishin vs K Van der Weide  1-051 2001 Essent OpenA58 Benko Gambit
20. A Kirusha vs S Mirovshchikov  1-053 2001 Chigorin mem openA58 Benko Gambit
21. Lazarev vs N Ristic 0-157 2001 openA58 Benko Gambit
22. Y Kruppa vs A Averjanov  1-058 2001 UKR-chTA58 Benko Gambit
23. J M Weber vs J O Leconte  ½-½26 2002 ICCF Email - corrA58 Benko Gambit
24. Barsov vs E Mensch  0-138 2002 Metz op 20thA58 Benko Gambit
25. S Brittner vs A Ramirez  1-038 2002 Bled OlympiadA58 Benko Gambit
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. g3 d6  8. Bg2 Bg7  9. Nf3
 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 39  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Averkin vs Bronstein 0-163 1974 USSRA58 Benko Gambit
2. Plachetka vs P Peev 0-146 1974 Stary SmokovecA58 Benko Gambit
3. P Nikolic vs Marjanovic  ½-½78 1984 Novi SadA58 Benko Gambit
4. Hertneck vs Fedorowicz  0-140 1986 Dortmund (Germany)A58 Benko Gambit
5. Van der Sterren vs G Andruet  1-034 1989 Hoogovens-BA58 Benko Gambit
6. N K Mishra vs K V Shantharam  1-030 2000 Goodricke OpenA58 Benko Gambit
7. Bareev vs K Miton  1-040 2001 Polish SupercupA58 Benko Gambit
8. Krasenkow vs K Miton  1-040 2001 TCh-POLA58 Benko Gambit
9. S Savchenko vs L Morales  1-031 2001 ch-Paris OpenA58 Benko Gambit
10. V Malakhatko vs A Rakhmangulov  1-042 2001 UKR-ch sf opA58 Benko Gambit
11. R Fairgrieve vs G P Berg  ½-½52 2001 US Amateur Team EastA58 Benko Gambit
12. S Poobesh Anand vs E Ghaem Maghami  ½-½40 2002 41st World Junior ChampionshipsA58 Benko Gambit
13. Goldin vs M Martinez  1-069 2004 Chessmaster US Championships 2005A58 Benko Gambit
14. J M Weber vs J Santa Torres  ½-½37 2004 36th OlympiadA58 Benko Gambit
15. V Cmilyte vs B Munguntuul  ½-½36 2004 36th Olympiad, WomenA58 Benko Gambit
16. N Zhukova vs N Pogonina  ½-½61 2005 RUS-chT (Women)A58 Benko Gambit
17. S Shaydullina vs N Pogonina 0-162 2005 3rd Elizabet Bykova memorialA58 Benko Gambit
18. M Purtseladze vs N Alexanian  ½-½48 2005 6th European Individual Women's ChampionshipA58 Benko Gambit
19. T Likavsky vs L Rama  1-050 2006 37th Chess OlympiadA58 Benko Gambit
20. S Shaydullina vs N Pogonina  ½-½74 2006 Russian Women's ChampionshipA58 Benko Gambit
21. S Atalik vs Y Afek 1-030 2006 Corus Wijk aan Zee Group CA58 Benko Gambit
22. E Zaiatz vs N Pogonina  0-140 2006 Russian Club Championship: WomenA58 Benko Gambit
23. M Medic vs M Calzetta  1-054 2007 European Individual Championships (Women)A58 Benko Gambit
24. E Kakkanas vs Y Afek  ½-½52 2007 83rd Hastings Chess CongressA58 Benko Gambit
25. M Danelia vs L Braggaar  ½-½51 2008 EU-ch U18 Girls 18thA58 Benko Gambit
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 g6 6. Nc3 Bxa6 7. g3 d6  8. Bg2 Bg7
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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Timman vs G Svensson  ½-½41 1966 Groningen Ech-jr preA58 Benko Gambit
2. Antoshin vs M Mihaljcisin  ½-½72 1970 SarajevoA58 Benko Gambit
3. B Jiravorasuk vs Mok Tze-Meng  0-136 1990 Novi Sad ol (Men)A58 Benko Gambit
4. P Sjodahl vs Adams  0-134 1992 OakhamA58 Benko Gambit
5. Portisch vs B Lalic  ½-½120 1992 DebrecenA58 Benko Gambit
6. Portisch vs G Borgo  1-039 1993 Reggio EmiliaA58 Benko Gambit
7. O Izchenko vs A Szczygiel  0-139 1994 EU-ch U20 GirlsA58 Benko Gambit
8. E Relange vs Zsofia Polgar  ½-½37 1994 Ch World (juniors) (under 20), Matinhos (BrazilA58 Benko Gambit
9. G Sagalchik vs Waitzkin  1-027 1994 New York (USA)A58 Benko Gambit
10. Ilincic vs Bareev  0-135 1996 Intl TtA58 Benko Gambit
11. Gligoric vs I Marinkovic 1-032 1996 YUG-chTA58 Benko Gambit
12. Portisch vs P Cramling  ½-½28 1996 Foxtrot, London ENGA58 Benko Gambit
13. V Shishkin vs Ponomariov  0-142 1997 KievA58 Benko Gambit
14. A Canovas Pardo vs R Abril  0-130 1999 Catalunya-chTA58 Benko Gambit
15. V Cmilyte vs V Malakhatko  0-142 1999 Swidnica opA58 Benko Gambit
16. Korchnoi vs Baklan  0-129 2000 European Club CupA58 Benko Gambit
17. S Ionov vs V Mikhalevski  1-076 2001 2nd IECCA58 Benko Gambit
18. S Ionov vs Sivokho  ½-½49 2001 ch-CityA58 Benko Gambit
19. K Aseev vs De Vreugt 1-078 2001 2nd IECCA58 Benko Gambit
20. K Aseev vs Ponomariov 0-163 2001 2nd IECCA58 Benko Gambit
21. Ilincic vs J Gunnarsson  ½-½70 2001 EuTChA58 Benko Gambit
22. E Solozhenkin vs O Salmensuu  1-042 2001 III ShakkiNet GMA58 Benko Gambit
23. I Rajlich vs E Polovnikova-Atalik  ½-½38 2001 2nd ch-EUR WomenA58 Benko Gambit
24. Z Jovanovic vs D Milanovic  ½-½22 2003 2nd League TCh-SCGA58 Benko Gambit
25. S Ionov vs D Collutiis  ½-½41 2003 Cappelle La GrandeA58 Benko Gambit
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