1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be2 a6 7.Be3 b5 8.f4 Bb7 9.Bf3 Na5 10.O-O Nc4 11.Bc1 Ne7 12.Kh1 Ng6 13.e5 Be7 14.Bxb7 Qxb7 15.Qe2 O-O 16.b3 Na5 17.f5 Nc6 18.fxg6 Nxd4 19.gxh7+ Kh8 20.Qd3 Nc6 21.Bf4 Rac8 22.Rad1 Rc7 23.Rf3 Rfc8 24.Qd2 Nd8 25.Rg3 Bf8 26.Bg5 Nc6 27.Bf6 Ne7 28.Bxe7 Bxe7 29.Rf1 Rf8 30.Qd4 f5 31.Ne2 g5 32.Nf4 gxf4 33.Qxf4 Qe4 34.Qxe4 fxe4 35.Rxf8+ Bxf8 36.Rg8+ Kxh7 37.Rxf8 Rxc2 38.Kg1 Rxa2 39.h4 e3 40.Kf1 a5 41.Rf7+ Kg6 42.Rxd7 Rf2+ 43.Ke1 Rxg2 44.Rd3 Rg3 45.Rd6 Kf5 46.Ra6 Kxe5 47.Rxa5 Ke4 48.Ra6 Kf3 0-1

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Opening: Sicilian, Taimanov Variation (B49)
Player profiles: Yifan Hou, Movsesian

Novelty of stem-game: 11. ...Ne7

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. Be3 b5  8. f4 Bb7  9. Bf3 Na5  10. 0-0 Nc4  11. Bc1

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. G Rojo Huerta vs D Rajkovic   1-0 37 1994 Madrid, Cat.4 B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. Yifan Hou vs Movsesian 0-1 48 2011 World Cup B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. Be3 b5  8. f4 Bb7  9. Bf3

page 1 of 1; one game    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Tseshkovsky vs A Fominyh   1-0 38 1989 Spring op B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation

 

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. Be3 b5

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 33  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. V Mikenas vs Taimanov 0-1 42 1962 USSR Championship B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. V Mikenas vs L Popov 1-0 35 1962 Sofia B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. R A Fuller vs Keene 1-0 40 1965 County Match B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. J A Lee vs Keene 0-1 30 1965 London League B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. Petrosian vs Taimanov   ½-½ 21 1969 USSR Championship B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. H Westerinen vs Taimanov   0-1 58 1970 Wijk aan Zee B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. B Eley vs Hartston   ½-½ 49 1972 Hastings 7273 B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. P Thipsay vs Illescas Cordoba   ½-½ 37 1990 Manila B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. Shirov vs Adams   1-0 49 1993 Chalkidiki B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. B Kreiman vs J Benjamin   ½-½ 61 1994 USA, Ch USA, X, Key West B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. Oll vs J Benjamin   0-1 45 1995 07, Newark NY op B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. P Blehm vs P Cramling   0-1 82 2000 34th Olympiad B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 13. Ni Hua vs S B Hansen   ½-½ 45 2000 34th Olympiad B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 14. M A Martinez Lizarraga vs E Djingarova   0-1 33 2001 IX Open B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 15. M Grabics vs E Djingarova   ½-½ 8 2001 TCh-CRO Women B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. P Blehm vs P Jaracz   ½-½ 18 2001 58th ch-POL B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. I Asmundsson vs D Mastrovasilis   0-1 41 2002 European Club Cup B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 18. J Dworakowska vs D Andreeski   1-0 40 2002 18th Open B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 19. J C Fernandez vs A Zapata   0-1 25 2002 Curacao Open B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 20. G Shahade vs P Charbonneau   ½-½ 29 2002 GMB B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 21. L Mkrtchian vs Z Peng 0-1 117 2003 EU-ch 4th, Women B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 22. V Berlinsky vs P Dissanayake   ½-½ 54 2004 36th Olympiad B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 23. S Rocha vs D Marciano   ½-½ 9 2005 French League Top 16 B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 24. F Parrilli vs L Duarte   1-0 15 2005 American Continental B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 25. T Fogarasi vs S Kristjansson   ½-½ 30 2006 First Saturday July B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 33

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. Be3

page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 153  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Van Foreest vs C Messemaker   ½-½ 31 1886 Utrecht B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. A Larsson vs V Sjoberg   0-1 33 1920 Goteborg B B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. G A Thomas vs L Steiner 1-0 35 1932 Hastings ENG B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 4. Gligoric vs Taimanov ½-½ 37 1960 Buenos Aires B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 5. Y Kots vs Taimanov   1-0 53 1961 USSR Championship 1961b B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 6. M Johansson Sr vs Ivkov   ½-½ 23 1963 Halle B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. Szabo vs P Dely   1-0 33 1963 Budapest B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 8. V Nedeljkovic vs S Handsuren   1-0 63 1963 2nd olw final B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 9. Nezhmetdinov vs V Sergievsky   1-0 38 1963 Russian Spatakiade B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 10. T Lomaia vs Bannik   ½-½ 73 1963 URS-chT B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. L Barczay vs J Kozma   ½-½ 32 1964 Pecs B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 12. Ivkov vs Janosevic   ½-½ 35 1964 Belgrade B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical 13. W Bialas vs Matulovic   ½-½ 29 1964 Tel Aviv ol (Men) fin-A B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 14. C Radovici vs Matulovic   ½-½ 22 1965 EU-chT (Men) B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 15. Brzozka vs Matulovic   ½-½ 17 1965 Rubinstein mem B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. D Neukirch vs J Kozma   ½-½ 30 1965 DSV-Turnier 02nd B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 17. Panno vs Najdorf 1-0 26 1965 Buenos Aires B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 18. Murey vs V Liberzon   0-1 35 1965 Ch Central Chess Club ( 1/2 ), Moscow B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 19. V Tukmakov vs P Hesse   1-0 26 1966 Orebro Stud olm fA B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 20. Z Domnitz vs Yanofsky   0-1 70 1966 Tel-Aviv it B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 21. Gligoric vs J Rooze   1-0 23 1966 EU-ch U20 clock sim1 B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical 22. Portisch vs Matulovic   ½-½ 39 1967 Palma de Mallorca B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 23. S Aarseth vs J Ljungdahl   0-1 48 1968 6th Correspondence World Championship Final B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 24. C Radovici vs M Schoeneberg   ½-½ 18 1968 East Berlin Lasker mem B49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 25. G Kluger vs L Kovacs   ½-½ 17 1970 HUN-ch B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical  page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 153

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6

page 1 of 71; games 1-25 of 1,771  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Zukertort vs De Vere 1-0 17 1872 London B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. D Van Foreest vs C Messemaker 1-0 21 1886 Utrecht B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 3. Blackburne vs Maroczy   ½-½ 39 1896 Nuremberg B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 4. Kotov vs N Sorokin   ½-½ 41 1936 Tournament B32 Sicilian 5. A Franck vs P Vaitonis   0-1 32 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) B32 Sicilian 6. O Bernstein vs Trompowsky ½-½ 46 1954 Montevideo B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 7. S Giterman vs Taimanov   ½-½ 40 1957 Tbilisi B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 8. Aitken vs Portisch   0-1 50 1958 13th olm qual. group 3 B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 9. Aronin vs Larsen   ½-½ 58 1959 Alekhine mem B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 10. Pilnik vs J de Souza Mendes   ½-½ 46 1959 Santiago B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. Unzicker vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 47 1960 Buenos Aires B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 12. D De Oliveira vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 27 1960 Leipzig olm B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 13. T Perman vs A Hollis   0-1 62 1960 WchT U26 07th B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 14. O Bazan vs Pachman   1-0 67 1960 Buenos Aires B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 15. Puc vs Larsen   ½-½ 40 1960 Sarajevo B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. C Chaude de Silans vs K Zvorykina   ½-½ 29 1961 Vrnjacka Banja ct (Women) B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 17. W Potasman vs Matulovic   1-0 39 1961 Netanya B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 18. Gligoric vs Matulovic   ½-½ 18 1961 Sarajevo B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 19. L Lane vs T Zatulovskaya   0-1 65 1961 Vrnjacka Banja ct (Women) B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 20. Nezhmetdinov vs B Vladimirov 0-1 30 1961 USSR Championship 1961b B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 21. S Garcia Martinez vs Jansa   0-1 97 1961 Moscow B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 22. I Zaitsev vs Taimanov   0-1 37 1962 USSR Championship B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 23. Kholmov vs Suetin   1-0 35 1962 USSR Championship B32 Sicilian 24. I Zaitsev vs Stein 0-1 35 1962 USSR Championship B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 25. O'Kelly vs J Penrose ½-½ 27 1962 Olympiad B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation  page 1 of 71; games 1-25 of 1,771

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