page 1 of 15; games 1-25 of 357  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Keres vs E Rojahn   1-0 39 1939 Buenos Aires ol pr-D (29.08.39) B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 2. Tolush vs Simagin   ½-½ 34 1956 Ch URS B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 3. Tal vs K Klaman 1-0 34 1957 Moscow URS ch B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 4. Simagin vs Averbakh   1-0 70 1961 Ch URS B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 5. Boleslavsky vs Furman   0-1 38 1961 URS-ch28 B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 6. Suetin vs Kholmov   1-0 23 1962 Minsk B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 7. S Nyman vs G Borisenko   ½-½ 33 1962 W-ch4 corr6265 B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 8. Lehmann vs Larsen   ½-½ 41 1964 IBM B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 9. Janosevic vs Larsen   ½-½ 42 1964 Belgrade B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 10. Unzicker vs Gheorghiu   0-1 38 1964 Tel Aviv ol (Men) B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 11. Matulovic vs V Sokolov   1-0 59 1965 Novi Sad B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 12. W Schmidt vs W Schinzel   1-0 29 1965 POL-ch 23th sf B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 13. Gipslis vs M Bertok   ½-½ 21 1965 Zagreb B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 14. E Jimenez-Zerguera vs O'Kelly   ½-½ 31 1965 Havana B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 15. G Mazzoni vs Larsen   0-1 54 1966 Le Havre B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 16. C Zuidema vs Gheorghiu   0-1 33 1966 Orebro Stud olm fA B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 17. Unzicker vs Larsen ½-½ 38 1966 Santa Monica B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 18. G Kluger vs Pietrusiak   1-0 29 1966 Rubinstein mem 04th B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 19. Spassky vs I Bilek   1-0 25 1967 Moscow (Russia) B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 20. Kaplan vs Gheorghiu   0-1 29 1967 Hastings B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 21. Suetin vs Gheorghiu   ½-½ 24 1967 Hastings B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 22. Bagirov vs Tal   ½-½ 23 1968 07, Alma Ata B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 23. Gheorghiu vs Hort   ½-½ 19 1968 Monte Carlo 6/507 B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 24. Jansa vs Csom   1-0 28 1968 Lugano B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2 25. Jansa vs Simagin   1-0 34 1968 Polanica Zdroj B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2  page 1 of 15; games 1-25 of 357    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

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Mar-04-05    chess man: One of my favorite variations of the white side of the Sicilian is the Richter-Rauzer. (Larsen Qd2) Jul-04-05    vampiero: the point of the Larsen variation with the Bd7 is to get going on the queen side as fast as possible, but in contrast that makes the king side for Black open to attack Aug-08-07    get Reti: This is one of my favorite lines to play as black in the sicilian. Why play e5 and create a weakness on d5 or play e6 and tie up your pieces defendind the d pawn just to develop the bishop when it can still be developed at g7, controlling a useful diagonal? The point of the sicilian is to use the half open c file for attack, and with Rc8 available, black does this as fast as possible, developing his pieces in compensation for the time lost by the pawn moves d6, c5, and cxd4. If white castles queenside, the rook stares directly at the king. May-06-08    refutor: to anyone out there...why can't Black just gain a tempo by playing 7. ...Nxd4. is it that much weaker than the other lines? May-06-08    hrvyklly: <refutor> Well, I've always thought 7.Be2 was a better move than 7.Qd2 - but after 7.Qd2 Nxd4, then 8.Qxd4 Qa5 9.Bd2 e5 10.Qd3 Rc8 11.Be2 and <The Complete Richter-Rauzer> gives Tal vs I Radulov, 1972 as its stem game and continues to 19.Bd5: "White has successfully carried out his plan to seize d5, thus guaranteeing him a small but lasting advantage." After 9...e5 CRR: "As we shall see, this is a standard reaction in such positions. It may seem odd to weaken the d5-square voluntarily, but this thrust offers better prospects than the (inferior) alternatives."

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