page 1 of 26; games 1-25 of 647  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. J Perlis vs Nimzowitsch 0-1 41 1911 Karlsbad B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 2. Spielmann vs Nimzowitsch 0-1 46 1911 San B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 3. Schlechter vs Nimzowitsch ½-½ 79 1912 San B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 4. Alapin vs Rubinstein 1-0 28 1912 All Russian Tournament B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 5. Reti vs Rubinstein 0-1 48 1920 Goteborg B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 6. Spielmann vs Rubinstein 0-1 52 1920 Goteborg B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 7. Euwe vs G Fontein   1-0 46 1920 Scheveningen B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 8. Euwe vs Rubinstein 0-1 33 1921 The Hague ;HCL 25 B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 9. Maroczy vs Tartakower   ½-½ 41 1921 09 B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 10. G Marco vs Tartakower 0-1 51 1921 The Hague NED B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 11. Yates vs Rubinstein   0-1 59 1921 The Hague NED B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 12. H E Price vs B Kostic 0-1 36 1921 Hastings 2122 B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 13. J O'Hanlon vs B Kostic   0-1 23 1921 Hastings 2122 B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 14. D Marotti vs H E Atkins 0-1 29 1922 London B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 15. Alekhine vs D Saunders 0-1 32 1923 Montreal 4of37 B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 16. R P Michell vs Nimzowitsch 0-1 40 1925 Marienbad B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 17. M Romi vs A G Conde   ½-½ 62 1925 Scarborough-A B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 18. Spielmann vs Tartakower ½-½ 21 1926 12, Meran B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 19. Yates vs Tartakower   0-1 62 1927 fin-B B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 20. Yates vs Tartakower   0-1 46 1927 London B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 21. Yates vs Nimzowitsch 0-1 41 1927 London B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 22. L Steiner vs B Kostic   ½-½ 52 1927 Bad Niendorf GER B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 23. A Chepurnov vs Hromadka   1-0 33 1927 1st olm final B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 24. G A Thomas vs Tartakower   0-1 64 1927 Hastings 2728 B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein 25. L Steiner vs Kmoch   1-0 29 1927 Hastings 2728 B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein  page 1 of 26; games 1-25 of 647    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

Secrets of Opening Surprises

Feb-16-03    ksadler: AgentRgent, and anyone else who plays the Alekhine, is transposing into this Sicilian line after 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Nf3 and then playing .. c5 an option. I suppose the only other option is 3. .. d6 hoping for 4. d4 going back into theory. Or is there a better alternative than either .. c5 or .. d6 to refute your opponents' move order. I've taken this up recently with good results, but that's probably due to me having at least a little theory behind me and my opponent's having none. Jul-10-03    AgentRgent: Don't know how I missed this back in Feb... But after 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Nf3 I always play 3...d6 since the Larsen Variation is one of my specialties in the Alekhine's. However I don't see any disadvantage to play c5 since it's generally a great move to play and you've avoided the dangers of the c5- four pawns attack. Jul-10-03    ksadler: I play 3. .. d6 from time to time, but I enjoy the .. c5 and will stick with it. When I asked this question in February, I believe that it was after I tried to refute the 3. f3 move by playing 3. .. c6? which after 4. d4 d6 goes into a bad line for Black. So to answer my own question then probably only d6 and c5 are the moves? Feb-08-06    Resool Uut: The Sicilian line after 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Nf3 and then playing .. c5 is inferior after 4. gs. In my opinion the white game plays itself with much freedom. The black game shows few perspective. Resool Uut Nov-27-06    WannaBe: This, has to be one of the strangest position I've seen chess Opening Explorer Besides my own games, which often looks stranger than that. Regular member may not be able to access the link, due to the depth of the moves. Nov-27-06    suenteus po 147: <WannaBe> You've played against this opening more than once ;) Nov-27-06    WannaBe: <suenteus po 147> I try to forget my (numerous) losses to you. =( Apr-15-07    Archives: <WannaBe: This, has to be one of the strangest position I've seen chess Opening Explorer Besides my own games, which often looks stranger than that.> Reminds me of a game I played ages ago when I first started playing chess. 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nf4 4.d4 Ne6 5. d5 Nc5 6.Be3 Ne4 7.Bd3 Nxf2 8.Bxf2 click for larger view I was White. It was against my flatmate, and the funny thing is, my other flatmate (who knew next to nothing about chess) came along and looked at the board and said something along the lines of, "Oh my god, how the hell did that happen"

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