page 1 of 24; games 1-25 of 597  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Fine vs J A Seitz   1-0 66 1934 Syracuse A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 2. Keres vs Korchnoi 1-0 22 1952 Moskva ch-SU (26.12.52) A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 3. H Kramer vs Euwe   ½-½ 24 1953 Beverwijk A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 4. Tartakower vs C H Alexander   ½-½ 44 1953 Hastings A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 5. Troianescu vs Dolmatov 0-1 21 1953 Romania ch A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 6. T Ciejka vs A Kwilecki   1-0 36 1953 Krakow A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 7. K Plater vs A Kwilecki   0-1 36 1954 Lodz A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 8. H Koskinen vs V Ciocaltea   ½-½ 49 1954 Prague A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 9. O Benkner vs D Parliaros   1-0 34 1954 Amsterdam A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 10. B P Reilly vs D Parliaros   1-0 35 1954 Amsterdam A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 11. M Cuellar-Gacharna vs C H Alexander   1-0 45 1954 Amsterdam A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 12. G Kluger vs B Sandor ½-½ 77 1954 Budapest A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 13. R Toran Albero vs B De Greiff   1-0 34 1955 Mar del Plata A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 14. T Gniot vs Doda   1-0 59 1955 Wroclaw A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 15. Sokolsky vs S Pimenov   ½-½ 41 1955 Yerevan A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 16. R Llorens vs E Joppen   0-1 57 1955 Luxembourg A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 17. Portisch vs E Haag   ½-½ 43 1956 Budapest A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 18. R Toran Albero vs Larsen 0-1 55 1956 Hastings 56/57 A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 19. R H Newman vs W Heidenfeld   0-1 48 1956 Paignton A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 20. B Voronkov vs J Yuchtman   ½-½ 42 1956 Tbilisi ½f-USSR ch A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 21. A Ingerslev vs Milner-Barry   1-0 27 1956 Moscow A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 22. K Darga vs R Toran Albero   ½-½ 20 1957 Madrid A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 23. V Bykov vs Tolush   1-0 48 1957 Leningrad A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 24. M Roos vs G Javelle   1-0 31 1957 FRA-ch22 corr A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6 25. Averbakh vs Spassky   ½-½ 32 1958 Moskva active chess A89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6  page 1 of 24; games 1-25 of 597    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

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Sep-08-04    Giancarlo: This has to be one of the most solid lines for Black. White wins 39.3% Black wins 29.5% Draws 31.2% Sep-09-04    Giancarlo: Also, this line is the only one Black can be forced to play. White can decline all others with: 1.d4 f5 2.Bg5 (2..h6 3.Bh4! g5 4.Bg3 f4? 5.e3!) (2..nf6 3.Bxf6 D'UH) Therefore to safely play 2..nf6 Black must go with the Leningrad system. Nov-08-04    SicilianDragon: While the statistics after 7...Nc6 may look solid, don't be fooled, White has several strong continuations involving an early c5 after 8. d5 Na5 9. Qa4 c5 10. dxc6 bxc6 11. c5! and after 8...Ne5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. c5. In addition, Black is not forced to enter the Leningrad after 1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 as both 2...h6 and 2...d5 are playable continuations, even if 2...g6 is the most popular. Jan-04-05    Poisonpawns: <SicilianDragon> you are right,Gelfand vs Topalov, 1994 this is the main game with the early 11.c5 you spoke of. Jul-09-05    Giancarlo: White wins 37.4% Black wins 30.8% Draws 31.8% Overwhelming for Black in a sense. Viva Dutch :-)

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