page 1 of 38; games 1-25 of 935  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Blackburne vs Metger   1-0 41 1889 06.DSB-Kongress A37 English, Symmetrical 2. Reti vs Maroczy ½-½ 32 1924 New York A37 English, Symmetrical 3. Goud vs Euwe   0-1 59 1927 Amsterdam A37 English, Symmetrical 4. Monterinas vs Euwe   0-1 24 1927 Amsterdam A37 English, Symmetrical 5. E Sapira vs Koltanowski   0-1 23 1932 Antwerp A37 English, Symmetrical 6. N Borowski vs Ropstorff   1-0 27 1938 Krakow A37 English, Symmetrical 7. M Raizman vs P Trifunovic   ½-½ 66 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) A37 English, Symmetrical 8. Kotov vs Korchnoi   1-0 73 1955 URS-ch22 Moscow ,URS A37 English, Symmetrical 9. A Muffang vs Larsen   0-1 62 1956 Moscow ol (Men) prel A37 English, Symmetrical 10. Botvinnik vs Gligoric 1-0 30 1956 Russia A37 English, Symmetrical 11. Gurgenidze vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 41 1956 Tbilisi A37 English, Symmetrical 12. Koblents vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 15 1956 Tbilisi A37 English, Symmetrical 13. Stahlberg vs Najdorf ½-½ 35 1956 Moscow A37 English, Symmetrical 14. Furman vs Petrosian   ½-½ 18 1956 Ch URS (1/2 final) A37 English, Symmetrical 15. Lisitsin vs Bannik   0-1 44 1956 URS-ch23 A37 English, Symmetrical 16. W Luczynowicz vs Boleslavsky   1-0 35 1956 Krynica A37 English, Symmetrical 17. G Badilles vs G Barcza   0-1 41 1956 Moscow ol (Men) A37 English, Symmetrical 18. Lisitsin vs Averbakh   0-1 50 1956 23rd USSR Championship A37 English, Symmetrical 19. Averbakh vs Bagirov   1-0 41 1957 Sverdlovsk A37 English, Symmetrical 20. R Sanguineti vs Keres   ½-½ 36 1957 Mar del Plata (20.03.57) A37 English, Symmetrical 21. Kholmov vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 16 1957 Sverdlovsk A37 English, Symmetrical 22. Najdorf vs R Sanguineti   ½-½ 22 1957 Sao Paulo A37 English, Symmetrical 23. A Reshko vs Bastrikov   1-0 50 1957 URS-ch sf A37 English, Symmetrical 24. Gurgenidze vs E S Stoliar   ½-½ 41 1957 24th USSR Championship A37 English, Symmetrical 25. H Bouwmeester vs Botvinnik ½-½ 30 1958 Wageningen A37 English, Symmetrical  page 1 of 38; games 1-25 of 935    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

Feb-14-04    marcus13: Wow 50% of draw seemed that this opening draw a lot. Feb-14-04    PinkPanther: Well...that's what happens when a position becomes very symmetrical. The Petrov Defense and the 4 Knights Game suffer from the same problem for the same reason. Feb-14-04    marcus13: Is it really a problem? Feb-14-04    PinkPanther: For white it is. I don't think players with white (unless black is a much stronger player, or if they're just looking for a half point to secure first in a tournament or something) really wants to settle for a stale draw. Mar-26-04    tacticsjokerxxx: 5.-Nh6 and black wins. there is no drawing problem here. Feb-04-05    jahhaj: Is this the most boring opening in chess? Feb-04-05    Abaduba: It's probably up there, but don't count out the exchange French and the exchange Slav (70% drawn in some lines)

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