page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 222  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Kamisov vs Sokolsky 1-0 12 1933 Leningrad D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 2. Jacobo Bolbochan vs L Piazzini   ½-½ 29 1933 ARG-ch m D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 3. L Savitsky vs I Rabinovich ½-½ 17 1933 URS-ch08 D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 4. H Muller vs NN 1-0 15 1934 corr D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 5. Gilg vs S Boros   1-0 32 1934 DSV in der CSR-ch13 D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 6. E Zinner vs A Becker   0-1 19 1934 DSV in der CSR-ch13 D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 7. Immo Fuss vs A Becker   1-0 60 1934 Trebitsch mem 17th D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 8. M E Goldstein vs Purdy   0-1 26 1934 AUS-ch D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 9. Pirc vs K Sterk   1-0 34 1934 Ujpest D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 10. E Zinner vs Gilg   1-0 31 1934 Brno-Ostrava D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 11. Znosko-Borovsky vs H Muller   0-1 55 1935 Tatatovaros it D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 12. W Winter vs Fine 0-1 32 1935 Hastings (England) D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 13. I Pleci vs B Kostic 1-0 43 1935 Warsaw ol (Men) D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 14. M Napolitano vs A Stahelin   ½-½ 48 1935 Olympiad D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 15. L Palau vs C H Maderna   ½-½ 49 1935 Buenos Aires D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 16. Vidmar vs Bogoljubov 1-0 55 1936 Nottingham D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 17. Vidmar vs Bogoljubov   0-1 69 1936 Bad Naugeim (Germany) D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 18. A Budo vs Ragozin   0-1 41 1936 Leningrad-ch D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 19. Graf-Stevenson vs E Klein   1-0 61 1936 Major Open D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 20. Goglidze vs Alatortsev   0-1 31 1936 All-Union YM D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 21. A De Groot vs M Broeder   ½-½ 24 1936 Munich ol (Men) D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 22. E Gereben vs A De Groot   ½-½ 26 1936 Munich ol (Men) D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 23. V Berger vs Fine   0-1 20 1937 Margate D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 24. I Dyner vs Fine   0-1 42 1937 Ostend (Belgium) D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation 25. G Koshnitzky vs G Lindley   1-0 21 1937 AUS-ch01 corr D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation  page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 222    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

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Feb-13-02    Sneaky: What exactly makes the Queen's Gambit a Ragozin variation? Is it 4 ... Bb4? Nov-05-04    themindset: yes, it's 4...Bb4 Oct-20-06    netlava: The opening of the day... Is it any good? The stats for black are nice. Aug-13-07    melianis: Again, the opening of the day. S Agdestein vs Onischuk, 2006 is on D38, as it should. can't tell what's the difference... Aug-14-09    whiteshark: Opening of the Day < Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation < 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. Bg5 dxc4 >> click for larger view Opening Explorer Aug-14-09    whiteshark: A likely transposition into Queen's Gambit Declined (D37) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. Bg5 dxc4 <6. e4 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 > click for larger view Opening Explorer

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