1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1 O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. b3 Re8 11. Bb2 Ng4 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Qxg4 Bf6 14. Nd1 Bxb2 15. Nxb2 Re6 16. c4 Qf6 17. Rab1 Rae8 18. f3 Qd4+ 19. Kh1 Rg6 20. Qh4 Qd2 21. Rg1 Rh6 22. Qe1 Qf4 23. h3 Rxe4 24. fxe4 Bxe4 25. Qc3 Qf5 26. Kh2 Bxb1 27. Qe3 Be4 28. Re1 Re6 29. Qxa7 Qf4+ 30. Kg1 h6 31. Rf1 Qg5 32. Qf2 Rg6 33. Qxf7+ Kh7 34. Rf2 Bxg2 35. Qxg6+ Qxg6 36. Rxg2 Qb1+ 37. Kh2 Qxa2 38. b4 Qb3 39. b5 Qe3 40. Rg3 Qf4 0-1

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Opening: Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense (C62)
Player profiles: K Moll, J Szekely

Novelty of stem-game: 10. b3

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. 0-0 Be7  8. Re1 0-0  9. Bxc6 bxc6

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. K Moll vs J Szekely   0-1 40 1905 Barmen-E C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 2. Schlechter vs C Jaffe 1-0 34 1911 Karlsbad C48 Four Knights

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page 1 of 1; 18 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Zirker vs M Bluemich   ½-½ 27 1920 Berlin2 C48 Four Knights 2. M Bluemich vs Saemisch   ½-½ 61 1920 Berlin2 C48 Four Knights 3. H K Mattison vs W Henneberger   1-0 51 1928 Wch Amateur C48 Four Knights 4. Book vs Spielmann   ½-½ 16 1938 Margate C48 Four Knights 5. Alekhine vs R Ferreira   ½-½ 41 1939 Rio de Janeiro C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 6. Ugo Cala vs E Pedersen   1-0 41 1952 Helsinki ol (Men) C47 Four Knights 7. N P Levin vs Bannik   ½-½ 22 1960 UKR-ch C46 Three Knights 8. Korchnoi vs Karpov ½-½ 30 1961 Simul C47 Four Knights 9. Zuckerman vs Lombardy   ½-½ 18 1969 USA-ch C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 10. Speelman vs Piket   ½-½ 67 1992 Roquebrune C46 Three Knights 11. M Brodsky vs F Hedke   1-0 71 1994 Groningen op C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 12. J Kasperek vs L Mamedova   ½-½ 47 2001 EYCC G10 C47 Four Knights 13. V Bach vs J Van Ruitenburg   1-0 49 2001 HZ Open C48 Four Knights 14. S Wagman vs K Haug   1-0 38 2005 World Seniors Championship C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 15. C Mencos vs F Reis   ½-½ 47 2008 2008 Women's Olympiad C48 Four Knights 16. J Terao vs S Duron Godoy   1-0 33 2010 Chess Olympiad (Women) C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 17. S Soors vs T Fodor Jr   1-0 20 2010 World Junior Championship C48 Four Knights 18. V Faibisovich vs M Vasilev   ½-½ 50 2010 9th Georgiev - Kesarovski Mem C48 Four Knights  page 1 of 1; 18 games

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. 0-0 Be7  8. Re1

page 1 of 1; 5 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Alekhine vs M Casielles   1-0 44 1943 Oviedo C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 2. A Pugachov vs Savon   1-0 38 1993 Kurgan C47 Four Knights 3. I Odesskij vs Donchenko   ½-½ 8 1999 Ch Moscow, Moscow (Russia) C47 Four Knights 4. T Hommeles vs J Du   1-0 38 2009 Canadian Open C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 5. N Noritsyn vs V Drkulec   1-0 54 2010 Winter ProAm C48 Four Knights

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page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 56  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Tarrasch vs Blackburne 1-0 55 1890 Manchester C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 2. B Lasker vs H Caro 1-0 38 1890 Berlin C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 3. N Jasnogrodsky vs E Delmar 0-1 67 1894 2nd City Chess Club Tournament C48 Four Knights 4. Schlechter vs Charousek   ½-½ 44 1897 Berlin C48 Four Knights 5. W Schwan vs N Mannheimer   0-1 38 1899 Amsterdam C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 6. Schiffers vs Znosko-Borovsky   1-0 31 1904 St Petersburg m C45 Scotch Game 7. J Perlis vs Schlechter   ½-½ 32 1912 San Sebastian C46 Three Knights 8. Alekhine vs Capablanca 0-1 35 1914 St Petersburg C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 9. Janowski vs C Jaffe   ½-½ 53 1917 New York m 1718 C48 Four Knights 10. O Chajes vs Janowski   ½-½ 51 1918 New York m C48 Four Knights 11. O Chajes vs Janowski   ½-½ 46 1918 New York m C48 Four Knights 12. H Borochow vs Kupchik   0-1 29 1918 NYSCA Masters C46 Three Knights 13. Capablanca vs E S Tinsley   ½-½ 67 1919 London simul C48 Four Knights 14. Euwe vs A Vajda   ½-½ 32 1921 Budapest C47 Four Knights 15. Yates vs G Fontein 1-0 39 1923 Scheveningen NED C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 16. A Kubbel vs F Bohatirchuk 1-0 50 1923 USSR Championship C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 17. J C Reeders vs Euwe   0-1 21 1923 Amsterdam C47 Four Knights 18. O Chajes vs J Bernstein   0-1 46 1923 Karlsbad C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 19. H Johner vs M Romi   ½-½ 23 1924 Paris, el C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 20. M Romi vs F Wenman   1-0 70 1925 Scarborough finale C45 Scotch Game 21. J A Seitz vs V Vukovic   ½-½ 34 1925 Debrecen C48 Four Knights 22. Maroczy vs Factor   1-0 30 1926 Chicago C48 Four Knights 23. L Asztalos vs Euwe   ½-½ 26 1927 1st olm final C48 Four Knights 24. Yates vs Koltanowski   1-0 27 1928 Hastings 1928/29 C41 Philidor Defense 25. K Treybal vs W Henneberger   1-0 30 1928 Wch Amateur C48 Four Knights  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 56

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page 1 of 1; 10 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Paulsen vs Von Gottschall 0-1 61 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C48 Four Knights 2. Euwe vs Wiersma   1-0 44 1920 Amsterdam C48 Four Knights 3. Kashdan vs A Asgeirsson   1-0 49 1933 Olympiad C41 Philidor Defense 4. E Zinner vs Grob   1-0 43 1936 Munich Olympiad C48 Four Knights 5. W Schmidt vs R Rischette   1-0 40 1961 Wch U20 fin-C C66 Ruy Lopez 6. M Albano vs L Zucconi   1-0 36 1990 Coppa italia C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 7. Lee Wing Yan vs S Mendoza Acuna   0-1 57 2008 2008 Women's Olympiad C48 Four Knights 8. G Sebetso vs A Driza   0-1 40 2008 2008 Women's Olympiad C47 Four Knights 9. V Pesotskyi vs D Lazic   1-0 49 2010 European Individual Championships C48 Four Knights 10. M Seps vs S Mihajlov   1-0 25 2012 Tradewise Gibraltar C48 Four Knights

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page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 50  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. T Lichtenhein vs B Raphael   1-0 29 1857 1st American Chess Congress C48 Four Knights 2. J Mason vs D M Martinez 0-1 40 1875 Philadelphia m C48 Four Knights 3. S Rosenthal vs Mackenzie   1-0 60 1878 Paris C48 Four Knights 4. W Pollock vs John Morphy   1-0 28 1885 Irish CA Congress 1st C48 Four Knights 5. Von Bardeleben vs Alapin   ½-½ 62 1887 DSB-05.Kongress C48 Four Knights 6. Von Bardeleben vs G Makovetz   0-1 43 1892 Dresden C48 Four Knights 7. M Billecard vs Showalter   0-1 34 1900 Munich C48 Four Knights 8. Leonhardt vs Z Barasz   0-1 77 1912 Bad Pistyan C48 Four Knights 9. E Cohn vs Z von Balla   ½-½ 28 1912 Bad Pistyan C48 Four Knights 10. Tsukerman vs Ilyin-Zhenevsky 1-0 32 1920 Ch Moscow C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 11. J E Brekke vs T C Jensen   1-0 31 1920 Goteborg C C48 Four Knights 12. E Sapira vs Koltanowski 0-1 39 1921 ch? C48 Four Knights 13. R Foraboschi vs A C Sacconi   ½-½ 68 1923 Trieste-ch C48 Four Knights 14. Alekhine vs NN   1-0 29 1925 Paris C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 15. A Vajda vs Niels Lie   1-0 23 1931 Prague ol (Men) C48 Four Knights 16. Levenfish vs P Dubinin 1-0 34 1934 USSR Championship 1934/35 C48 Four Knights 17. J Kubanek vs M Dietze   ½-½ 21 1943 Prague C48 Four Knights 18. Sokolsky vs Bronstein 0-1 69 1949 USSR Championship C46 Three Knights 19. I Aramanovich vs Novotelnov   ½-½ 41 1949 URS-ch sf C47 Four Knights 20. Pachman vs Lokvenc 1-0 80 1951 Marianske Lazne - Praha C48 Four Knights 21. Tal vs A Darznieks 1-0 20 1952 Latvia C47 Four Knights 22. P Clarke vs E Gereben   0-1 107 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) C47 Four Knights 23. N Gaprindashvili vs C Chaude de Silans   ½-½ 27 1961 Vrnjacka Banja ct (Women) C47 Four Knights 24. V Vepkhvishvili vs T Lomaia   ½-½ 33 1963 Simultaneous C47 Four Knights 25. Huebner vs S Noorda   1-0 29 1964 EU-ch U20 Niemeyer 3rd C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 50

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