1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O Qc7 10. Bb3 Be6 11. Qe2 Nc6 12. Rfd1 Rac8 13. Bg5 Na5 14. Rac1 Nxb3 15. axb3 Nh5 16. Qd2 Rfd8 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Qg5 Nf6 19. Nh4 Nd5 20. Qxe7 Nxe7 21. Nf3 f6 22. Rd2 b5 23. b4 Kf7 24. Rcd1 Nc6 25. Rxd6 Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Ke7 27. Rd2 Nxb4 28. Ne1 Rc4 29. f3 Rd4 30. Nb1 Nc6 31. c3 Rxd2 32. Nxd2 b4 33. cxb4 Nxb4 34. Kf2 Kd6 35. Ke3 Bd7 36. Nb1 f5 37. g3 fxe4 38. fxe4 g5 39. h4 g4 40. Kd2 Kc5 41. Ke3 h5 42. Nd2 Ba4 43. b3 Bb5 44. Nb1 a5 45. Nc3 Be8 46. Nb1 Bf7 47. Nd2 Be6 48. Nd3+ Nxd3 49. Kxd3 Kb4 50. Kc2 Bd7 51. Nb1 Be6 52. Nd2 Bf7 53. Kb2 Be8 54. Kc2 Bc6 55. Kd3 Bd7 56. Kc2 Bb5 57. Nb1 Bf1 58. Nd2 Be2 59. Nb1 Bf1 60. Nd2 Be2 61. Nb1 Bb5 62. Nc3 Bc6 63. Na2+ Kc5 64. Kd3 Ba8 65. Ke3 Bb7 66. Kd3 Bc6 67. Nc3 Be8 68. Na2 Bg6 69. Nc3 Bf7 70. Kc2 Kd4 71. Nb5+ Ke3 72. Nd6 Be6 73. Kc3 Kf3 0-1

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Opening: Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Player profiles: D Frolyanov, Karjakin

Novelty of stem-game: 11. ...Nc6

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7  8. Bc4 0-0  9. 0-0 Qc7  10. Bb3 Be6  11. Qe2

page 1 of 1; 14 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Varavin vs A Vaulin   0-1 26 1991 Smolensk B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. V Isupov vs A Vaulin 0-1 43 1991 URS-ch Club Pavlodar B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. S Sulskis vs A Vaulin   0-1 45 1992 Warsaw op B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. S R Chowdhury vs M Makarov   ½-½ 16 2005 Czech Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. Akopian vs Morozevich 1-0 46 2010 World Team Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. O De la Riva Aguado vs M Hafizulhelmi   1-0 40 2010 Chess Olympiad B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. Judit Polgar vs L Dominguez 0-1 46 2011 World Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. R Antoniewski vs G Gajewski   ½-½ 17 2011 Bundesliga B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. J Smeets vs Hracek   ½-½ 52 2011 European Team Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. L Draskovic vs S Narayanan   0-1 35 2012 World Youth Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. D Frolyanov vs Karjakin 0-1 73 2012 Russian Team Championships B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. M Codenotti vs T K Antal 0-1 88 2012 World's Youth Stars B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. R Swinkels vs Nijboer   ½-½ 59 2012 BDO Chess Tournament B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. J Krejci vs P Jaracz   0-1 42 2012 23rd Czech Open A B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7  8. Bc4 0-0  9. 0-0 Qc7  10. Bb3 Be6

page 1 of 1; 17 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Timofeev vs M Makarov   0-1 43 2004 Russia Team Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. Ivanchuk vs Anand 0-1 26 2008 XXI Magistral Ciudad de Leon B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. R Swinkels vs T Burg   ½-½ 53 2009 Dutch Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. H Ten Hertog vs T Burg   0-1 38 2009 Groningen Chess Festival B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. N Kosintseva vs A L'Ami   1-0 49 2011 European Team Championship (Women) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. I Salgado Lopez vs J Gallagher   ½-½ 41 2011 12th European Individual Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. Karjakin vs Anand ½-½ 52 2011 20th Amber Tournament (Rapid) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. B Socko vs R Wojtaszek   1-0 55 2011 European Blitz Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. Karjakin vs Le Quang Liem   1-0 40 2011 SportAccord Mind Games (Blitz) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. C Balogh vs Areshchenko   0-1 60 2011 Bundesliga B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. Bologan vs R Wojtaszek 0-1 71 2012 13th Karpov International B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. B Bok vs R Palliser   0-1 45 2012 28th European Club Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. Shirov vs J Gallagher   ½-½ 31 2012 Tradewise Gibraltar B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. Sutovsky vs D Khismatullin 1-0 40 2012 28th European Club Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. T Kosintseva vs V Cmilyte   1-0 92 2012 Women Grand Prix Ankara B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. Karjakin vs Le Quang Liem   1-0 32 2012 World Blitz Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. Caruana vs Anand ½-½ 44 2013 GRENKE Chess Classic B90 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 1; 17 games

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7  8. Bc4 0-0  9. 0-0 Qc7  10. Bb3

page 1 of 1; 2 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. O Brendel vs R Kempinski   0-1 56 2005 5th Amplico AIG Life B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. A Rysbayeva vs E Yanik 0-1 63 2008 2008 Women's Olympiad B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7  8. Bc4 0-0  9. 0-0 Qc7

page 1 of 1; 11 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. V Meijers vs D Hamelink   1-0 32 2000 open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. J Borisek vs D Baramidze   1-0 38 2005 XVI Vidmar Memorial B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. B Socko vs J Sprenger   0-1 46 2005 Bundesliga 0506 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. I Bukavshin vs D Naroditsky   0-1 24 2007 WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. O Kurmann vs J Gallagher   0-1 48 2010 SEM : Herren-Titelturnier B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. I Nepomniachtchi vs Anand ½-½ 38 2011 Tata Steel B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. A Berelovich vs Areshchenko   0-1 34 2011 Bundesliga B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. M Langer vs A L'Ami   0-1 36 2012 Reykjavik Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. Negi vs R Wojtaszek   ½-½ 37 2012 AICF-AAI Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. J C Ibarra Jerez vs J Alvarez Marquez   ½-½ 34 2012 Spanish Team Championship (Honor Division) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. O Kurmann vs J Gallagher   0-1 30 2012 112th ch-SUI B90 Sicilian, Najdorf

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7  8. Bc4 0-0  9. 0-0

page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 314  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Gipslis vs Rashkovsky   1-0 32 1976 Dubna (Russia) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. Smirin vs Rashkovsky   ½-½ 40 1987 URS-ch FL55 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. Adams vs F Aschwanden 1-0 20 1988 EU-chJ U20 Arnhem B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. Kotronias vs E Pigusov   0-1 42 1989 Sochi B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. Khalifman vs R Byrne   1-0 33 1990 It (open) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. K Prentos vs A Tzoumbas   ½-½ 50 1992 GRE-chT B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. Smirin vs Wolff   0-1 37 1993 Biel Interzonal B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. Kotronias vs Gelfand   ½-½ 17 1993 Chalkidiki (Greece) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. N Kalesis vs F Hellers   0-1 66 1993 Biel izt B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. Shirov vs Gavrikov   ½-½ 31 1994 It (cat.16) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. Kotronias vs E Kengis   ½-½ 64 1994 It (open) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. Topalov vs Gelfand 1-0 47 1994 Linares B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. Smirin vs DeFirmian 0-1 40 1995 Intel Chess Grand Prix (active) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. I Smykovsky vs A Vaulin   0-1 25 1995 Moscow op B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. Ivanchuk vs Kasparov 0-1 35 1995 New York PCA-Intel GP B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. Short vs Ehlvest ½-½ 19 1995 Horgen B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. Short vs Kasparov ½-½ 37 1995 Horgen B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. Xie Jun vs DeFirmian   ½-½ 42 1995 Pan Pacific International B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. Kharlov vs B Voekler 1-0 38 1996 Vienna op B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. Anand vs Gelfand 1-0 42 1996 It (cat.19) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. Smirin vs Lautier   0-1 31 1996 EU-ch Rapid-30' B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 22. S Sulskis vs A Vaulin   ½-½ 19 1996 Koszalin op B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. Smirin vs Sadler 0-1 37 1996 Ischia B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. Kotronias vs DeFirmian   ½-½ 36 1996 Olympiad B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 25. Smirin vs M Huizer   1-0 11 1996 Koop Tjuchem op B90 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 314

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7  8. Bc4 0-0

page 1 of 1; 19 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Miles vs M Stean 1-0 53 1970 Islington Junior A B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. K Spraggett vs L Ortega   1-0 26 1986 Radio Rebelde (Cuba) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. J Benjamin vs D Sellos 0-1 53 1989 Ch Paris (open) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. Wolff vs J Benjamin   ½-½ 26 1989 It (matches) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. Savon vs M Palac   0-1 56 1991 Borovo B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. V Panbukchian vs Savon   1-0 53 1991 Anapa B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. Yudasin vs Wojtkiewicz   ½-½ 39 1994 active B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. Timman vs E Kengis   ½-½ 27 1997 etch B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. Timman vs Van Wely   ½-½ 54 2001 Corus B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. A Timofeev vs M Kobalia   0-1 80 2001 54th ch-RUS B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. Z Medvegy vs Fressinet   ½-½ 29 2001 Zug SUI B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. J Gunnarsson vs A Grant Kerr   1-0 38 2005 Hastings Chess Congress B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. Deep Gandalf vs HIARCS   ½-½ 67 2006 26th Dutch CC B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. Carlsen vs Van Wely ½-½ 109 2007 Corus B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. L Ibarra Chami vs T Mamikonyan   ½-½ 72 2007 World Junior Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. R Giroux vs A Kovalyov   0-1 42 2008 Pere Noel B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. A Diamant vs Leitao   ½-½ 25 2009 LXXV Campeonato Brasileiro Ind B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. V Zolotukhin vs A Giri 0-1 54 2011 Russian Team Championships B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. T Petenyi vs T K Antal   1-0 34 2013 European Individual Championships B90 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 1; 19 games

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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7  8. Bc4

page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 53  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. P Iten vs P Haugli   1-0 43 1975 Hallsberg - int'l jr B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 2. Razuvaev vs Szabo   1-0 29 1975 Amsterdam IBM B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 3. Suetin vs Rashkovsky   ½-½ 16 1976 Dubna B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 4. Chandler vs P Ostermeyer   ½-½ 25 1984 Reykjavik B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 5. Short vs Portisch   1-0 30 1985 Montpellier B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 6. M Trepp vs DeFirmian   0-1 36 1986 It (cat.7) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. Kudrin vs DeFirmian   0-1 48 1986 USA-ch B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 8. Anand vs DeFirmian 1-0 33 1986 London B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. Nunn vs L Gutman   1-0 37 1987 BRD 44/298 (Nunn,J) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 10. Kudrin vs DeFirmian   ½-½ 17 1987 Ch USA B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 11. F Hellers vs DeFirmian   ½-½ 29 1990 Match (team) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. Short vs Anand 1-0 41 1993 Monaco B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 13. B Jaracz vs M Litinskaya-Shul   1-0 71 1994 POL-chT B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. Stefansson vs DeFirmian   ½-½ 19 1994 Reykjavik open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. J Ye vs Shirov 0-1 27 1996 Olympiad B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 16. M Senff vs R Costantini   0-1 40 2001 MTO B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 17. K Landa vs M Roeder 1-0 36 2001 open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. E Karahaliou vs A Ismailova 1-0 30 2002 EU-ch 3rd (Women) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. E Karahaliou vs G Grapsa   1-0 68 2002 GRE-ch U18 Girls B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. A Borowiec vs R Cortes Olivares   ½-½ 50 2004 AEAC - corr B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 21. Delchev vs J Touboulic   1-0 43 2005 Tarragona op 6th B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 22. Efimenko vs J Dworakowska   1-0 28 2005 Gibraltar Masters B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 23. P Smirnov vs D Baramidze   1-0 31 2005 6th European Individual Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. C Balogh vs Areshchenko   ½-½ 26 2005 FIDE World Cup B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 25. M Velcheva vs S Ghader Pour   ½-½ 42 2006 37th Chess Olympiad: Women B90 Sicilian, Najdorf  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 53

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