Games like Magnus Carlsen vs Vassily Ivanchuk (2011)

Stem game: Magnus Carlsen vs Vassily Ivanchuk (2011) 1-0

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 b6 5.Qc2 Bb7 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.Qxc3 Ne4 8.Qc2 f5 9.g3 Nf6 10.Bh3 O-O 11.O-O a5 12.Rd1 Qe8 13.d5 Na6 14.Bf4 exd5 15.Bxf5 dxc4 16.Ng5 Qh5 17.Rxd7 Kh8 18.Re7 Nd5 19.Bg4 Qg6 20.Nf7+ Kg8 21.Bf5 Qxf5 22.Qxf5 Nxe7 23.Nh6+ gxh6 24.Qg4+ Ng6 25.Bxh6 Rf7 26.Rd1 Re8 27.h4 Nc5 28.h5 Bc8 29.Qxc4 Ne5 30.Qh4 Nc6 31.Rd5 Ne6 32.Qc4 Ncd8 33.Qg4+ Ng7 34.Qxc8 1-0

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Opening: Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights (E21)
Player profiles: Carlsen, Ivanchuk

Novelty of stem-game: 11. ...a5

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 f5 9. g3 Nf6 10. Bh3 0-0 11. 0-0

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Carlsen vs Ivanchuk 1-0 34 2011 4th Bilbao Masters E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights

2. D Balokas vs Stefansson 0-1 25 2012 13th European Individual Championship E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 f5 9. g3

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. K Spraggett vs Chabanon 1-0 42 1997 It, Enghien FRA E12 Queen's Indian

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 f5

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. I Sokolov vs S Kristjansson 1-0 30 2002 1st Milk Masters E12 Queen's Indian

2. R Tuominen vs S Brynell 0-1 46 2007 Politiken Cup E12 Queen's Indian

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 Ne4 8. Qc2

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Przepiorka vs Saemisch 1-0 54 1926 Munich E12 Queen's Indian

2. Gruenfeld vs V Vukovic 1-0 28 1927 Kecskemet E12 Queen's Indian

3. H Mueller vs Alekhine 0-1 37 1927 Kecskemet E12 Queen's Indian

4. A Tyroler vs H K Mattison 0-1 35 1928 Wch Amateur E12 Queen's Indian

5. A Tyroler vs Przepiorka ½-½ 35 1928 World Championship Amateur E12 Queen's Indian

6. Stoltz vs L Roedl 1-0 45 1935 Bad Nauheim A47 Queen's Indian

7. Lisitsin vs Kan 1-0 77 1935 Moscow E12 Queen's Indian

8. Larry Evans vs Bronstein ½-½ 49 1955 Moscow URS-USA E12 Queen's Indian

9. C Chaude de Silans vs Balanel 0-1 36 1955 ROM-FRA E12 Queen's Indian

10. R Byrne vs Korchnoi ½-½ 18 1960 Leipzig olm E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights

11. G Andruet vs J Rigo 0-1 53 1984 Rome-B E12 Queen's Indian

12. Khalifman vs A N Panchenko 0-1 47 1985 Minsk (Belarus) E12 Queen's Indian

13. P Gelpke vs Van der Wiel ½-½ 32 1985 NED-ch E12 Queen's Indian

14. F Christenson vs L E Johannessen 0-1 28 1999 Ch Norway, Gausdal (Norway) E12 Queen's Indian

15. V Belov vs Jakovenko ½-½ 53 2001 Czech Open E12 Queen's Indian

16. T Balogh vs M Rams 1-0 27 2001 open A10 English

17. S Porat vs E Alekseev ½-½ 55 2001 16th Maccabia GM E12 Queen's Indian

18. J Oms Pallisse vs A Rios Parra 1-0 43 2001 III Sants Hostafrancs Open E12 Queen's Indian

19. V Dobrov vs N V Pedersen ½-½ 40 2003 12th OPEN KAVALA E12 Queen's Indian

20. Y Yakovich vs S Vijayalakshmi 0-1 43 2005 Paris Championship E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical

21. B Leer-Salvesen vs K Lie 0-1 53 2005 Norwegian Championship A10 English

22. V Gagarin vs I Lysyj 1-0 49 2006 Open E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights

23. K Johannessen vs O Skage 0-1 53 2007 Arctic Chess Challenge E12 Queen's Indian

24. C Campbell vs M Kumar ½-½ 68 2008 2008 Olympiad E12 Queen's Indian

25. Karpov vs Anand 0-1 24 2009 World Blitz Championship E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 Ne4

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Bogoljubov vs P F Johner ½-½ 44 1928 Dortmund (Germany) A47 Queen's Indian

2. I Cheparinov vs S Bjarnason 1-0 31 2012 Reykjavik Open E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3

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Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening
1. Gruenfeld vs Nimzowitsch ½-½ 35 1925 Baden Baden E12 Queen's Indian

2. Bogoljubov vs Nimzowitsch 1-0 38 1925 Breslau E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights

3. Gruenfeld vs S Takacs ½-½ 22 1927 Kecskemet E12 Queen's Indian

4. Przepiorka vs Nimzowitsch 0-1 27 1927 Kecskemet E12 Queen's Indian

5. A Selezniev vs A Baev ½-½ 63 1931 Ch URS (1/2 final) E12 Queen's Indian

6. Zamikhovsky vs Bautin 1-0 33 1931 Ch URS (1/2 final) E12 Queen's Indian

7. Korchnoi vs Simagin 0-1 33 1960 USSR Championship E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights

8. R Byrne vs A Sandrin 1-0 44 1960 US Open E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights

9. Zamikhovsky vs Y Sakharov ½-½ 66 1963 Kiev Avantgard-ch E12 Queen's Indian

10. Razuvaev vs A N Panchenko ½-½ 20 1980 URS-ch FL48 E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights

11. Miles vs Ulf Andersson 1-0 34 1981 Wijk aan Zee E12 Queen's Indian

12. Browne vs Ulf Andersson ½-½ 16 1981 Mar del Plata E12 Queen's Indian

13. Miles vs Timman 0-1 47 1981 Wijk aan Zee E12 Queen's Indian

14. Browne vs Ulf Andersson 0-1 73 1981 Brasilien E12 Queen's Indian

15. M Bernat vs Van der Wiel ½-½ 8 1981 Wijk aan Zee E12 Queen's Indian

16. A Y Kharitonov vs Razuvaev ½-½ 22 1982 URS-ch sf E12 Queen's Indian

17. Polugaevsky vs Kavalek 1-0 73 1982 Luzern E12 Queen's Indian

18. Kasparov vs Gligoric 1-0 51 1982 Luzern E12 Queen's Indian

19. Razuvaev vs Polugaevsky ½-½ 22 1983 50th USSR Championship E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights

20. Polugaevsky vs Seirawan ½-½ 34 1983 Tilburg E12 Queen's Indian

21. Hort vs Seirawan ½-½ 26 1983 Linares E12 Queen's Indian

22. T Toshkov vs Short 0-1 35 1983 Baku E12 Queen's Indian

23. Kavalek vs Robatsch ½-½ 37 1983 BL 8283 ,BL E12 Queen's Indian

24. V Frias vs K Burger 1-0 55 1983 New York HER E12 Queen's Indian

25. Petrosian vs Larsen ½-½ 45 1983 It ( cat. 14 ) E12 Queen's Indian

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