page 1 of 37; games 1-25 of 913  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Tartakower vs Pachman   ½-½ 41 1949 Southsea B89 Sicilian 2. Geller vs J Vatnikov 1-0 18 1950 USSR Ch. Semi-Final B89 Sicilian 3. Estrin vs Aronin   ½-½ 31 1950 Gorky B89 Sicilian 4. J Vesely vs Sajtar   ½-½ 22 1953 CSR-ch Prague B89 Sicilian 5. J Sefc vs J Jezek   1-0 38 1953 Prague B89 Sicilian 6. N Padevsky vs Botvinnik 0-1 25 1956 A.Alekhin memorial, Moscow B89 Sicilian 7. Nezhmetdinov vs Krogius   ½-½ 30 1959 URS-ch26 Tbilisi ;URS-ch B89 Sicilian 8. J Fabian vs J Rejfir   ½-½ 104 1959 Cerveny Kostelec B89 Sicilian 9. Lutikov vs Krogius   ½-½ 30 1959 URS-ch26 B89 Sicilian 10. Y Nikolaevsky vs Geller   0-1 46 1959 Kiev B89 Sicilian 11. J Klovans vs Y Sakharov   1-0 32 1959 Moscow B89 Sicilian 12. R Flores-Alvarez vs Julio Bolbochan   1-0 39 1960 Sao Paulo (Brazil) B89 Sicilian 13. A Rubesov vs G Borisenko 0-1 37 1960 USSR Correspondence Championship B89 Sicilian 14. I Bilek vs Petrosian 0-1 19 1961 Ch Europe (team) B89 Sicilian 15. H Silva Nazzari vs E Kaszdan   1-0 40 1961 URU B89 Sicilian 16. W Bialas vs C Clemens   ½-½ 21 1961 Bad Pyrmont B89 Sicilian 17. A Khasin vs Y Kots   1-0 32 1961 29th USSR Championship B89 Sicilian 18. Fischer vs Korchnoi 0-1 45 1962 Curacao ct B89 Sicilian 19. R Bogdanovic vs J Rejfir   1-0 50 1962 Sarajevo B89 Sicilian 20. Velimirovic vs Bradvarevic 1-0 24 1962 YUG-ch B89 Sicilian 21. J Trapl vs Plachetka   1-0 48 1962 CSR-ch B89 Sicilian 22. Parma vs C Bielicki   1-0 20 1962 Mar del Plata B89 Sicilian 23. J Vesely vs J Kozma   1-0 31 1963 CSR-ch B89 Sicilian 24. Fischer vs S King 0-1 24 1964 Fischer Simul Exhibition Tour B89 Sicilian 25. Fischer vs J Warren   ½-½ 67 1964 Fischer Simul Exhibition Tour B89 Sicilian  page 1 of 37; games 1-25 of 913    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

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Aug-01-04    russep: Isn't this the velimirovic attack against the classical scilian? Aug-02-04    BiLL RobeRTiE: Scores would indicate otherwise, I suppose. ;) I have a question about this opening, too! After 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Be7 8. Be3 0-0 9. Qe2 a6 10. 0-0-0 Qc7 11. g4 Nxd4, why does White so often play 12. Rxd4 (instead of 12. Bxd4)? Reducing the rook's mobility seems pretty illogical, especially when White's other choice puts his QB on what looks to me like its optimal square. Thanks! Aug-02-04    PinkPanther: <russep> Yes, it is. Aug-02-04    russep: how come this site doesn't give it the proper name then? Aug-02-04    Dick Brain: <russep> I think we need a few more moves until it becomes definitely a Velimirovic attack since it could still transpose into other versions of the Sozin. Wait at least until White castles queenside. Aug-02-04    OneBadDog: I love the Velimirovic Attack. This is an honorable openining, unlike the Caro-Kann. Aug-02-04    PinkPanther: <russep> You're really supposed to play Qe2 before it's officially called the Velimirovic Attack, but whatever. Aug-02-04    Dick Brain: <BiLL RobeRTiE> 12. Bxd4?! will lose the g-pawn after ...e5 although it will give White an open line against the black king. After 12. Rxd4 e5?! white can gain time with 13. Rc4 attacking the Queen. To avoid this decision, White sometimes plays 11. Rg1 instead of 11. g4. You are right in principle that having a Bishop(rather than a Rook) on d4 pointed against the Black king would be a terrifying threat that would have to be dealt directly by black and not ignored. Still, there is an intersting attacking possibility for such a rook on d4: sometimes White will sacrifice a pawn by playing e5!? which allows the rook a path to h4 and opens a jumping square on e4 for a knight. Very scary for Black. See Bronstein's and Velimirovic's games in my collection of Velimirovic attack games. Aug-02-04    BiLL RobeRTiE: <Dick Brain> Thanks a lot! :) Aug-03-04    OneBadDog: What is the soundest response to the Velimirovic, the lines where black castles or the lines where black delys castling? Aug-07-04    Dick Brain: I prefer castling. If you don't you'll soon see a knight sac -> Nf5! in order to open up the d5 square for the other knight. Very scary. Actually, that can happen if you are castled as well, and there it's only about half as scary even though it might be equally strong. Apr-11-06    WTHarvey: Here are 20 traps and zaps from Sicilian (B89) miniatures: http://www.wtharvey.com/b89.html What's the best move?

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