page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 128  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Ragozin vs P Romanovsky 1-0 35 1932 Leningrad Masters Tourn. D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 2. Botvinnik vs M Yudovich Sr. 1-0 23 1933 -22272 D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 3. Samisch vs Szabo 0-1 40 1936 10 Munich-T ,HCL 38 D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 4. Capablanca vs Flohr 1-0 33 1937 Semmering D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 5. A Budo vs V Makogonov   1-0 31 1937 URS-ch10 D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 6. C Poulsen vs Kashdan   0-1 41 1937 7th olm final D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 7. Botvinnik vs Flohr   ½-½ 34 1938 Netherlands D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 8. Euwe vs Botvinnik 1-0 34 1938 Netherlands D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 9. Euwe vs S Landau 0-1 50 1938 Hastings3839 ;HCL 24 D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 10. E Klein vs Szabo   0-1 33 1938 Hastings3839 ;HCL 24 D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 11. Euwe vs Cortlever   ½-½ 47 1939 Amsterdam VARA ;HCL 33 D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 12. Flohr vs Cortlever   1-0 34 1939 Amsterdam (Netherlands) D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 13. Feigin vs Flohr   ½-½ 51 1939 Kemeri (Latvia) D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 14. Koblents vs Flohr   0-1 57 1939 Kemeri (Latvia) D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 15. J Gershman vs Najdorf   0-1 34 1939 Buenos Aires Circulo ;HCL 09 D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 16. Najdorf vs Cortlever 0-1 27 1939 Buenos Aires ol f-A ;HCL 37 D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 17. H Burdge vs Santasiere   ½-½ 20 1939 Ventnor City D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 18. S Landau vs De Ronde   1-0 51 1939 NED-ch11 D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 19. V Makogonov vs S Belavenets   ½-½ 13 1939 Leningrad/Moscow D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 20. V Makogonov vs Reshevsky 1-0 36 1939 Leningrad/Moscow D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 21. W Kunerth vs Bogoljubov   0-1 29 1940 Berlin D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 22. Keres vs Smyslov ½-½ 91 1941 Lening/Moskva ch-SU (23.04,41) D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 23. Najdorf vs De Ronde 1-0 38 1945 Buenos Aires Circulo ;HCL 24 D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 24. Kotov vs Kashdan   1-0 41 1945 USA - USSR Radio Match D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 25. H Rossetto vs Kashdan   0-1 53 1945 Pan American D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation  page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 128    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

Nov-23-04    ruylopez900: Hmm, I seem to recall this variation being called the Classical. But maybe I'm just messing up the position of a knight or something. Nov-23-04    tomh72000: Classical is with Bf4, I thought. Nov-25-04    tomh72000: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 is the Classical Variation. Nov-29-04    Dillinger: In MCO 5.Qb3 is called the Classical Variation while 5.Bf4 is just called the (drumroll) Lines with 5.Bf4. Go figure. Nov-29-04    PinkPanther: I've always known this as the Classical Variation, as well as the Russian Variation.

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