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page 1 of 94; games 1-25 of 2,330  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Blackburne vs Metger 1-0 41 1889 Breslau A37 English, Symmetrical 2. Reti vs Maroczy ½-½ 32 1924 New York A37 English, Symmetrical 3. J Montezinos vs Euwe 0-1 24 1927 Amsterdam A37 English, Symmetrical 4. J Goud vs Euwe   0-1 59 1927 Amsterdam A37 English, Symmetrical 5. E Sapira vs Koltanowski   0-1 23 1932 Antwerp A37 English, Symmetrical 6. Dake vs L Stolzenberg   1-0 24 1933 Western Championship A37 English, Symmetrical 7. O'Kelly vs Grob   0-1 48 1939 Stuttgart A37 English, Symmetrical 8. M Raizman vs P Trifunovic   ½-½ 66 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) qual-C A37 English, Symmetrical 9. Kotov vs Korchnoi   1-0 73 1955 USSR Championship A37 English, Symmetrical 10. H Steiner vs R H Steinmeyer   ½-½ 43 1955 56th US Open A37 English, Symmetrical 11. Koblents vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 15 1956 Tbilisi A37 English, Symmetrical 12. Furman vs Petrosian   ½-½ 18 1956 Ch URS (1/2 final) A37 English, Symmetrical 13. W Luczynowicz vs Z Boleslawski   1-0 35 1956 Krynica A37 English, Symmetrical 14. Gurgenidze vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 41 1956 Tbilisi A37 English, Symmetrical 15. Lisitsin vs Averbakh 0-1 50 1956 USSR Championship A37 English, Symmetrical 16. Lisitsin vs A Bannik   0-1 44 1956 USSR Championship A37 English, Symmetrical 17. G Badilles vs G Barcza   0-1 41 1956 Moscow ol (Men) qual-D A37 English, Symmetrical 18. A Muffang vs Larsen   0-1 62 1956 Moscow ol (Men) qual-B A37 English, Symmetrical 19. Botvinnik vs Gligoric 1-0 30 1956 Moscow ol (Men) fin-A A37 English, Symmetrical 20. Stahlberg vs Najdorf ½-½ 35 1956 Alekhine Memorial A37 English, Symmetrical 21. Najdorf vs R Sanguineti   ½-½ 22 1957 Sao Paulo A37 English, Symmetrical 22. Gurgenidze vs E S Stoliar   ½-½ 41 1957 USSR Championship A37 English, Symmetrical 23. R Sanguineti vs Keres   ½-½ 36 1957 Mar del Plata A37 English, Symmetrical 24. Uhlmann vs P Trifunovic   ½-½ 18 1957 Wageningen Zonal A37 English, Symmetrical 25. Kholmov vs Korchnoi   ½-½ 16 1957 URS-ch sf A37 English, Symmetrical  page 1 of 94; games 1-25 of 2,330

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Feb-14-04    marcus13: Wow 50% of draw seemed that this opening draw a lot. Feb-14-04    PinkPanther: Well...that's what happens when a position becomes very symmetrical. The Petrov Defense and the 4 Knights Game suffer from the same problem for the same reason. Feb-14-04    marcus13: Is it really a problem? Feb-14-04    PinkPanther: For white it is. I don't think players with white (unless black is a much stronger player, or if they're just looking for a half point to secure first in a tournament or something) really wants to settle for a stale draw. Mar-26-04    tacticsjokerxxx: 5.-Nh6 and black wins. there is no drawing problem here. Feb-04-05    jahhaj: Is this the most boring opening in chess? Feb-04-05    Abaduba: It's probably up there, but don't count out the exchange French and the exchange Slav (70% drawn in some lines)

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