page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 188  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Tarrasch vs Reggio 1-0 26 1903 Monte Carlo A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation 2. Euwe vs Bogoljubov   ½-½ 36 1923 Mahrisch Ostrau (02) A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation 3. Laaman vs Keres   0-1 23 1935 Fernpartie A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation 4. Golombek vs W H Kirk   1-0 36 1939 Hastings 3940 A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation 5. Taimanov vs Shamkovich ½-½ 41 1955 Ch URS (1/2 final) A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation 6. G Goldberg vs Antoshin   ½-½ 42 1955 Moscow-ch A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation 7. Taimanov vs B Vladimirov   ½-½ 37 1955 URS-ch sf A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation 8. Pirc vs Keres   ½-½ 20 1956 Belgrad YUG-SU (17.06.56) A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation 9. Szabo vs Keres 1-0 77 1956 A.Alekhin memorial A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation 10. J Rejfir vs Keres 0-1 56 1956 Moskva ol (17.09.56) A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation 11. Uhlmann vs Gligoric 0-1 40 1956 A.Alekhin memorial Moscow A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation 12. F Olafsson vs Ivkov 1-0 42 1957 Wageningen zt A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation 13. Ivkov vs Keres   ½-½ 18 1957 Leningrad A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation 14. Panno vs Keres 0-1 37 1957 Mar del Plata (02.04.57) A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation 15. Taimanov vs V Mikenas   ½-½ 55 1957 RUS A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation 16. Korchnoi vs Keres   ½-½ 59 1957 Moscow A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation 17. F Norcia vs Keres   0-1 51 1958 Munchen ol (04.10.58) A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation 18. J I Zilber vs Keres   ½-½ 42 1958 Vilnius USSR tm ch (15.07.58) A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation 19. Bobotsov vs B Andersen   ½-½ 115 1958 Munich ol (Men) prel A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation 20. H Catozzi vs J Enevoldsen   ½-½ 33 1958 13th olm final B A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation 21. D Byrne vs J Sherwin   0-1 37 1958 US Championship A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation 22. Portisch vs F Olafsson   ½-½ 28 1959 Moskva A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation 23. O Neikirch vs T Florian   1-0 68 1959 Batatobfured A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation 24. Bannik vs V Zurakhov   ½-½ 60 1959 UKR-ch A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation 25. Taimanov vs V Mikenas   1-0 46 1960 Leningrad A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation  page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 188    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

Apr-14-04    tacticsjokerxxx: Nf3 is the logical and statistically best continuation of 3.-c6 Oct-14-04    Giancarlo: 3.nf3 and then e4 by black perhaps? Maybe d3 first by white seems better before nf3. Sep-25-06    ChessDude33: <Giancarlo> 3. d3 allows an early d5 for black with probable equality. 3.Nf3 on the other hand has the benefit of weakening black's center 1.c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 4. Nf3 e4 Nd5 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 White has set up a nice blockade and can immediately start undermining black's center with moves like d3 and f3. compared to: 1.c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 4. d3 d5 where blacks center looks strong. Its best to look at this opening as if it were a reversed alapin sicilian, Nf6(3) and d5(4) are the usual moves. Feb-19-09    FiveofSwords: the problem with looking at this opening as if it were a reversed alapin is the fact that an early g6 is in almost all setups a very weak and inconsistent move for black in that opening. Its not a reversed alapin...the g3 move really makes it something quite different. Feb-20-09    chessman95: I guess the "reversed-alapin" thing sort of makes sense, and the ideas behind all the moves follow the same theme, but the thing to watch out for is that here white has an extra tempo, so attack possibilities are much better here than for black in the alapin sicilian. A key weakness for black here is the e5 pawn, which is furthur weakened by the move c6 (blocking the knight).

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