page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 223  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. J Mason vs Teichmann 0-1 24 1894 Leipzig C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 2. A Zinkl vs Blackburne   0-1 46 1897 Berlin it C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 3. Showalter vs E Hymes   1-0 53 1900 New York C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 4. Capablanca vs Marshall ½-½ 31 1909 New York C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 5. Lasker vs Willigerode   0-1 50 1909 Riga sim C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 6. H Phillips vs E B Heal   1-0 33 1909 Rice CC-Brooklyn CC match C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 7. Z Barasz vs M Lowtzky   ½-½ 70 1912 Bad Pistyan it, CZE C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 8. Alekhine vs C Amar 1-0 24 1923 Paris blindfold C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 9. Spielmann vs K Treybal   1-0 50 1926 Semmering C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 10. E Steiner vs Kmoch   1-0 55 1928 Budapest C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 11. A Steiner vs Capablanca 0-1 67 1928 6, Budapest C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 12. Reti vs Capablanca 0-1 18 1928 Berlin C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 13. Bogoljubov vs Alekhine ½-½ 48 1929 Alekhine-Bogoljubov World Championship Match C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 14. A Vajda vs K Treybal   ½-½ 31 1930 Hamburg ol (Men) C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 15. A Vajda vs Znosko-Borovsky   0-1 29 1931 Nice it C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 16. Stoltz vs Sultan Khan ½-½ 12 1931 Hastings 3132 C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 17. Capablanca vs H Steiner ½-½ 21 1931 New York C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 18. L Steiner vs S Boros   1-0 47 1931 Trebitsch mem 14th C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 19. Lilienthal vs Alekhine   ½-½ 17 1933 Paris (09) C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 20. M Monticelli vs K Treybal   ½-½ 33 1933 Olympiad C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 21. L Steiner vs Kashdan 0-1 70 1933 Olympiad C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 22. Rauzer vs S Von Freymann   0-1 45 1933 URS-ch08 C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 23. H Johner vs O Naegeli   ½-½ 80 1934 Zurich C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 24. T Drezga vs Spielmann 0-1 45 1934 Maribor C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 25. I A Horowitz vs Fine 1-0 27 1934 Syracuse C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense  page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 223    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

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Mar-31-06    hayton3: No comments on the Siesta Variation (5.c3 f5)? Not exactly the quietest method of combating White in the Ruy, it is a sharp and fairly sound method that can catch White napping :) Jan-25-09    spirosgr: indeed : [Event "Ikaros Open 2006"] [Site "?"] [Date "2006.07.15"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C74"] [WhiteElo "1850"] [BlackElo "2127"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 f5 6. d4 (book writes 6. exf5 Bxf5 7. O-O Bd3 8. Re1 Be7) 6... fxe4 7. Ng5 Bf5 8. Qb3 Nge7 9. Qf7+ Kd7 10. d5 b5 11. dxc6+ Kxc6 12. Bc2 d5 13. Qh5 Kb7 14. Qe2 Qe8 15. f3 exf3 16. Nxf3 Bxc2 17. Qxc2 e4 18. Nd4 c5 19. Ne2 Nc6 20. Be3 Rd8 21. Bg5 Rd7 22. O-O d4 23. Ng3 h6 24. Bc1 e3 25. Qd3 c4 26. click for larger view Qe2 ( ? white could keep initiative 26. Qf5 e2 27. Nxe2 g6 (27... Qxe2 28. Qxd7+) 28. Qh3 d3 29. Ng3 Bc5+ 30. Kh1 Rf8 31. Nd2 Rxf1+ 32. Ndxf1 Re7 33. Bd2 h5 34. b4 Bb6 ( 34... cxb3 35. axb3 Qf7 36. Bg5 Re5 37. b4) 35. a4 Qf7 36. a5) 26... Bc5 27. Qf3 d3 28. Ne4 Qxe4 29. Qxe4 e2+ 30. Be3 exf1=Q+ 31. Kxf1 Rf8+ 32. Kg1 Re7 33. Bxc5 Rxe4 34. Bxf8 Re1+ 35. Kf2 d2 36. Nxd2 Rxa1 37. Bxg7 h5 38. Kg3 Rxa2 39. Kh4 Rxb2 0-1

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