page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 159  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. J Enevoldsen vs E Andersen 1-0 26 1937 Danish Championships E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 2. Botvinnik vs Keres   ½-½ 41 1938 Netherlands E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 3. Bondarevsky vs Botvinnik 1-0 38 1940 Moscow ch-SU E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 4. W Cruz vs Trompowsky   1-0 36 1940 BRA-ch10 m E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 5. P F Schmidt vs Bogoljubov   0-1 31 1942 Salzburg E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 6. Reshevsky vs Kashdan   1-0 38 1942 USA-ch playoff-1pl E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 7. Denker vs Smyslov 0-1 43 1946 Moscow tt E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 8. Stahlberg vs Jacobo Bolbochan   ½-½ 38 1946 Mar del Plata ARG E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 9. Gligoric vs C Kottnauer   1-0 46 1946 Treybal mem E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 10. Botvinnik vs Reshevsky 0-1 42 1948 FIDE World Championship Tournament E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 11. Lilienthal vs Najdorf 1-0 25 1948 Saltsjoebaden izt E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 12. Averbakh vs Taimanov   1-0 65 1948 Moscow E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 13. Szabo vs D Horne   1-0 30 1949 Hastings E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 14. Bronstein vs Najdorf 1-0 21 1950 Budapest E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 15. S Helle vs N Bergqvist   ½-½ 43 1950 Dubrovnik olm E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 16. Pirc vs A Zografakis   1-0 58 1950 Dubrovnik olm E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 17. Stahlberg vs Reshevsky   ½-½ 42 1950 Amsterdam E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 18. B H Wood vs F Parr 0-1 21 1950 British CC Ch -51 E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 19. G Szilagyi vs S Szabo   1-0 46 1951 Sopot E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 20. G Szilagyi vs Sliwa   ½-½ 40 1951 Sopot E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 21. M Mukhitdinov vs Petrosian   0-1 49 1951 Tashkent m E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 22. Stahlberg vs R Broadbent   1-0 41 1951 Staunton mem E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 23. Geller vs Suetin   ½-½ 39 1952 Moscow E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 24. Keres vs Bronstein ½-½ 41 1952 USSR E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch 25. Gligoric vs D Djaja   ½-½ 61 1952 YUG-ch E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch  page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 159    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

Secrets of Opening Surprises

Feb-03-08    Phony Benoni: As of today, this is a variation offering quite even chances: White wins 46, Black wins 46, drawn 47.

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