Missing a move
E Paehtz vs Short, 2012  (B30) Sicilian, 15 moves, 0-1
Gd to use as a change opening!
Short vs P K Wells, 2011  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 34 moves, 1-0
Caro is also a gd change opening
Short vs V Laznicka, 2011  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 25 moves, 0-1
J Sriram vs Short, 2011  (A10) English, 33 moves, 0-1
Short vs McShane, 2011  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 0-1
A lesson
Short vs Morozevich, 2010  (C11) French, 44 moves, 1-0
good try this will be
Short vs Kasparov, 2011  (C52) Evans Gambit, 59 moves, 0-1
Short vs Ivanchuk, 2010  (B40) Sicilian, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2
W Kobese vs Short, 2010  (C11) French, 31 moves, 0-1
Short vs F Vallejo Pons, 2010  (C11) French, 39 moves, 0-1
Magnus the great!
Carlsen vs Short, 2010  (C10) French, 40 moves, 1-0
Mikhalevski vs Short, 2012  (A20) English, 37 moves, 1-0
try scotch
Short vs Fressinet, 2010  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
Budapest it is !
Wojtaszek vs Short, 2012  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Try variety 1..b6
V Pechenkin vs Short, 2012  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 26 moves, 0-1
Variety
Short vs Mamedyarov, 2012  (C94) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
Benko reverse?
R Wang vs Short, 2012  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 0-1
So simple it is!
Short vs R Gardner, 2012  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 1-0
Torre
Short vs D Haessel, 2012  (D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 23 moves, 1-0
Another English favourite
Short vs Le Quang Liem, 2012  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Pirc against the low-rated a gd choice
U Bajarani vs S Sjugirov, 2010 (B07) Pirc, 34 moves, 0-1
How to play against closed SD
F Pancevski vs S Sjugirov, 2012  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 44 moves, 0-1
Benko 0-1
S Grover vs S Sjugirov, 2011  (A57) Benko Gambit, 19 moves, 0-1
Benko black played VGd tactics !!
S Sjugirov vs Dubov, 2012  (A57) Benko Gambit, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Slav Quiet varN
R Kempinski vs S Sjugirov, 2011 (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 29 moves, 0-1
White's play Berlin def
S Sjugirov vs S Ionov, 2010  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 33 moves, 1-0
Semi-slav from Sjugirov 0-1
E Romanov vs S Sjugirov, 2008  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 37 moves, 0-1
Yet another Semi-slav
R Nechepurenko vs S Sjugirov, 2008  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 0-1
Scotch Potter variation
Giri vs D Svetushkin, 2012  (C45) Scotch Game, 28 moves, 1-0
R Castellanos Rodriguez vs H Asis Gargatagli, 2012 (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 1-0
W's suttle maneuvers! despite 500 pt elo gap!! V Gd
A Muzychuk vs A Mezioud, 2012  (C47) Four Knights, 42 moves, 1-0
Something is amiss,W needs to take a gd look at line.
T Abrahamyan vs Kosteniuk, 2012 (B01) Scandinavian, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Choice Berlin def tactical or 2 secure Draw ?
S Swaminathan vs H Dronavalli, 2012 (C67) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
16..Rxc3 ! gd exchange sac.
A Mezioud vs A Muzychuk, 2012  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 29 moves, 0-1
Canal Attack, Haag Gambit , SD good choice!
N Kosintseva vs M Castrillon Gomez, 2012 (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Awsome Attacking game in Slav,Quiet varN
Koneru vs D Bouah, 2012  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 26 moves, 1-0
Gd 0-1 in Gru-Nadnanian varn current W's favourite
Kharlov vs Krasenkow, 1997  (D85) Grunfeld, 25 moves, 0-1
Canal Soko-sky Topa as Black shuffles his 2 B's & R's
Caruana vs Topalov, 2012  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 81 moves, 1/2-1/2
W amazing K tour ended in Draw what did he miss?
Nisipeanu vs Topalov, 2012  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
4Nights scotch always lively even its a Draw
Nisipeanu vs Caruana, 2012  (C47) Four Knights, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Benko wins
E Papathanasiou vs A Aranaz Murillo, 2012 (A58) Benko Gambit, 21 moves, 0-1
Hou Blown! by Socko
Y Hou vs M Socko, 2012  (B53) Sicilian, 33 moves, 0-1
RL Morphy def, Anderssen var
Nepomniachtchi vs O Motruk, 2012 (C77) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 1-0
Nice game
Potkin vs A Suslin, 2012  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 19 moves, 1-0
N Kharmunova vs R Hovhannisyan, 2012 (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
Slav soundly beaten.
D Andreikin vs V Chizhikov, 2012  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 26 moves, 1-0
thats very meek, can black improve?
B Grachev vs V Kuzmenko, 2012 (A10) English, 21 moves, 1-0
B Savchenko vs E Baisakalov, 2012 (B54) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0
Watch The Opening phase
Khismatullin vs V Seliverstov, 2012  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 21 moves, 1-0
White's chances in these Catalan lines where he exchanges on d5
V Papin vs B Grachev, 2012  (A13) English, 24 moves, 0-1
Not bad for a twelve year old.
A Chernobay vs N Afanasjev, 2012  (B07) Pirc, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
26.. Qc6 holds instead(26..Qa5?)
Nepomniachtchi vs A Hait, 2012 (B07) Pirc, 31 moves, 1-0
Wow!, even 2560's get caught on their heels in rapid games.
Potkin vs A Rychagov, 2012  (C11) French, 26 moves, 1-0
18. ...0-0-0 ?? loses a rook after Nxe5, Ba6+ and Qxd8.
Nepomniachtchi vs E Vorobiov, 2012  (C41) Philidor Defense, 19 moves, 1-0
Good Opening choice for Rapid!
Grigoriants vs A Reshetnikov, 2012 (B30) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0
Thats the nature of Rapid game
V Krylov vs V Belous, 2012 (B24) Sicilian, Closed, 39 moves, 0-1
Perfect defence & winning plan. B played well though.
Korneev vs N Darjin, 2012 (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
Black was on to it from the word go,what a game!
T Smirnov vs I Popov, 2012 (A02) Bird's Opening, 39 moves, 0-1
Good tussle in Centre Counter
R Hovhannisyan vs A Reprintsev, 2012 (B01) Scandinavian, 55 moves, 1-0
I Popov vs Khismatullin, 2012 (B07) Pirc, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
Quite a battle, white's concepts were crystal clear!
Potkin vs B Savchenko, 2012 (C18) French, Winawer, 32 moves, 1-0
Playing the Position or the Player ?
H Dronavalli vs E Danielian, 2012 (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 33 moves, 1-0
Stem game of Harika - Danielian recent venture
H Schussler vs Fedorowicz, 1986  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 30 moves, 1-0
Here goes another stem game for Harika-Danielian
V Malaniuk vs D Norwood, 1986 (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 31 moves, 1-0
Yet another A60/E10 game
D Debashis vs O Dolgova, 2012 (A60) Benoni Defense, 31 moves, 1-0
A60/E10 type more variants
D Debashis vs M Yilmaz, 2012 (A60) Benoni Defense, 45 moves, 1-0
A60 a draw
D McMahon vs T Brown, 2012 (A60) Benoni Defense, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
A61 a slight variant
S Brynell vs Z Almasi, 2005 (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 25 moves, 1-0
E10 win
M Rodshtein vs M van der Werf, 2010 (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 30 moves, 1-0
1 more in that line of E10/A60
M Roeder vs J Olivier, 2001 (A60) Benoni Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
14 g3? not good for white
B Vladimirov vs Gufeld, 1958 (A60) Benoni Defense, 28 moves, 0-1
G Flear vs P Cumbers, 2011 (A60) Benoni Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
crucial win
A Stefanova vs H Dronavalli, 2012  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0
X Zhao vs H Dronavalli, 2012  (E92) King's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
A Stefanova vs M Sebag, 2012  (A09) Reti Opening, 39 moves, 1-0
Morozevich vs Kamsky, 2012  (A15) English, 36 moves, 1-0
Leko vs Mamedyarov, 2012  (B07) Pirc, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2
Quite something there !
Bacrot vs Carlsen, 2007  (E15) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 0-1
M Paragua vs M Aulia, 2012  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
A Bodnaruk vs M Aulia, 2012  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 43 moves, 1-0
Polgar vs Nakamura, 2012  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 47 moves, 0-1
C78 is in the offing
T Seymour vs Van Kampen, 2012 (C78) Ruy Lopez, 34 moves, 0-1
S Williams vs H Melkumyan, 2012  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Van Kampen vs E Gullaksen, 2012  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 39 moves, 1-0
R Britton vs J Rowson, 2012 (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 52 moves, 0-1
K Kiik vs J Rowson, 2012 (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Rowson vs G Sarakauskas, 2012  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 34 moves, 1-0
J Rowson vs C Crouch, 2012 (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Finish is great!
J Grant vs J Hawkins, 2012  (A20) English, 28 moves, 0-1
J Hawkins vs B Szabo, 2012  (E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 29 moves, 1-0
KIA will popular by games like this
J Hawkins vs J Houska, 2012 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Black played very good game!
B Gundavaa vs K Kiik, 2012 (B01) Scandinavian, 57 moves, 0-1
Koneru vs P Cramling, 2012  (E15) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0
Nakamura vs Fressinet, 2012  (A22) English, 95 moves, 0-1
Mamedyarov vs Fressinet, 2012  (D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 64 moves, 0-1
Fressinet vs Giri, 2012  (D85) Grunfeld, 48 moves, 1-0
Gata gotta finish!
Nakamura vs Kamsky, 2012  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 70 moves, 1-0
Sort of a KIA with the LSB to e2. Interesting K-side piece pres
Nakamura vs Ding Liren, 2012  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 54 moves, 1-0
H Wang vs Grischuk, 2012  (D90) Grunfeld, 34 moves, 0-1
Ding Liren vs Grischuk, 2012  (A04) Reti Opening, 31 moves, 0-1
Ding Liren vs Ivanchuk, 2012  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 58 moves, 1-0
Radjabov vs Ding Liren, 2012  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 36 moves, 0-1
London System against Black set up
Kamsky vs Fressinet, 2012 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Beauty of the chess
Giri vs Morozevich, 2012  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 25 moves, 1-0
Again W used a London set up
Morozevich vs Mamedyarov, 2012  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 42 moves, 1-0
Gd Grunfeld
Radjabov vs Morozevich, 2012  (D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 37 moves, 0-1
Giri vs Radjabov, 2012 (A05) Reti Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
Young brigade forges ahead!
Negi vs Sasikiran, 2012  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 50 moves, 1-0
A41 Modern Def-Roselimo varN
Brunello vs F Peralta, 2013  (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Pre-arranged draw?
Korneev vs Azmaiparashvili, 2005  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 11 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Kovchan vs F Peralta, 2013  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
F Peralta vs R Swinkels, 2013 (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 32 moves, 1-0
VG finish
O Perez Mitjans vs F Peralta, 2012 (B10) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 0-1
Black equalised but Smeet was not his best.
Smeets vs Movsesian, 2013 (C41) Philidor Defense, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tiviakov showed lively play but Smeet was gd enougn.
Tiviakov vs Smeets, 2013 (C24) Bishop's Opening, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2
T Rendle vs Adams, 2013  (C74) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 36 moves, 0-1
J O'Connor vs Short, 2013  (C18) French, Winawer, 38 moves, 0-1
J Aguera Naredo vs L Trent, 2013  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 1-0
Short vs A Rawlinson, 2013  (B06) Robatsch, 21 moves, 1-0
Adams vs J Aguera Naredo, 2013  (B07) Pirc, 22 moves, 1-0
D Xiu vs H Thorsteinsdottir, 2013 (D85) Grunfeld, 27 moves, 1-0
Navara vs M Marentini, 2013  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0
N Pogonina vs K Ozturk, 2013  (C70) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 1-0
Endgame technique is superior
N Pogonina vs M Davletbayeva, 2013  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 58 moves, 1-0
S Milliet vs N Dzagnidze, 2013  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 29 moves, 0-1
N Khurtsidze vs S Sop, 2013  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 23 moves, 1-0
G N Gopal vs P Martynov, 2013  (C18) French, Winawer, 32 moves, 1-0
Grischuk vs Kramnik, 2013  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 0-1
Gelfand vs Aronian, 2013  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 60 moves, 1-0
P Makoli vs Brunello, 2013 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 0-1
I Bukavshin vs R Guzewicz, 2013 (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 26 moves, 1-0
A Mirzoev vs M Gebigke, 2013 (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 1-0
J Musialkiewicz vs E Danielian, 2013 (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 25 moves, 0-1
A gd Win by Hao, Gd R & P ending & tenicious efforts by Hao
Carlsen vs H Wang, 2013  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 79 moves, 0-1
Dominguez Perez vs Svidler, 2013  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 36 moves, 1-0
Topalov vs Tomashevsky, 2013  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 44 moves, 1-0
Eljanov vs Topalov, 2013  (A20) English, 54 moves, 1-0
Leko vs Eljanov, 2013 (C78) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 1-0
Leko vs Tomashevsky, 2013  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 67 moves, 1-0
Gd line leading to endgame
R Pruijssers vs D Reinderman, 2013 (C11) French, 45 moves, 0-1
Anand's QGA is a great inspiration.
Gelfand vs Anand, 1993  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 40 moves, 0-1
T Mamedjarova vs O Martynkova, 2013 (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 26 moves, 0-1
B Kovanova vs L Miladinovic, 2013 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 1-0
D Charochkina vs T Kezele, 2013 (C00) French Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
R Zivic vs E Cosma, 2013 (C14) French, Classical, 31 moves, 0-1
D I Visanescu vs M Lomineishvili, 2013 (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 31 moves, 0-1
D Daulyte-Cornette vs V Korchagina, 2013  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 1-0
M Paramentic vs M Folkova, 2013 (C53) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 0-1
This way of Drawing the game has become very old.
S Vega Gutierrez vs B Vega Gutierrez, 2013  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Benderac vs P Cramling, 2013 (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 26 moves, 0-1
Adams vs H Wang, 2013  (A15) English, 31 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs Leko, 2013  (A37) English, Symmetrical, 47 moves, 1-0
Did black strayed somewhere ?
P K Wells vs M Yeo, 2013  (D85) Grunfeld, 30 moves, 1-0
D Henderson vs R Palliser, 2013 (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 35 moves, 0-1
F Rayner vs A C Taylor, 2013  (A04) Reti Opening, 23 moves, 1-0
25 Rxe7 can be improved upon
Brunello vs Eljanov, 2013  (E17) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 0-1
Radjabov vs J Cori, 2013  (A06) Reti Opening, 38 moves, 1-0
A Korobov vs V Durarbayli, 2013 (E12) Queen's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0
B Adhiban vs A Fier, 2013 (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bologan vs Svidler, 2013 (C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Filippov vs Gelfand, 2013 (B33) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sasikiran vs Karjakin, 2013 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kosteniuk vs G Nakhbayeva, 2013  (B30) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0
E Postny vs P Makoli, 2016 (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0
Mamedyarov vs Kamsky, 2007  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 0-1
A nice start to finish game
A Moiseenko vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2013  (D85) Grunfeld, 41 moves, 1-0
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