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59_Fixit with ..c4! - the Stockholm/Lima Syndrom
Compiled by whiteshark
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<A <...c4> push to fix the pawn chain, protected by a ♙d5!>

for French games (the initial inspiration) check out Game Collection: 97ft_Middlegames; ...c4 in the French Trenches

♔ - ♔ - ♔ - ♔ - ♔ -♙♙ - ♔ - ♔ - ♔ - ♔ - ♔

Anand vs Carlsen, 2013

"It is increadible, Carlsen plays <c5-c4> which Botvinnik long time ago called antipositional because it releases a tension in the centre (on d4), the famous game Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938.

In that game Capablanca even won a pawn on a4 after bringing the Knight on b3 but lost crushingly on the kingside.

These were all dogmas put upon the players which in fact do not exist - Carlsen plays peasant-like move <...c5-c4> which looks antipositional but still wins because White's Kingside attack is one move short!

How do we call it - computer chess, young age, play with energy?

Whatever we call it but it is certainly the end of classical chess (Alekhine, Capablanca, Botvinnik, Fischer, Karpov)."

Bogdan Lalic (via facebook)

♔ - ♔ - ♔ - ♔ - ♔ -♙♙ - ♔ - ♔ - ♔ - ♔ - ♔

13... c4
B Gurgenidze vs Spassky, 1958 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 82 moves, 1-0

16... c4
S Kindermann vs O Reeh, 2006
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 59 moves, 1-0

10... c4
J Augustin vs Smejkal, 1967
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 1-0

9...c4
Reti vs K Treybal, 1923 
(A14) English, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

6...c4
Wei Yi vs E Safarli, 2019
(A15) English, 86 moves, 1-0

9...c4
Tomashevsky vs Aronian, 2018
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

11...
I Brener vs G Fish, 2008
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 47 moves, 1-0

15...c4 (NimzoDef/Gurgenidze)
Psakhis vs G Danner, 1991
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 51 moves, 1-0

6... c4
A Anokhin vs Bronstein, 1963 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1

9... c4
D Andreikin vs Dominguez Perez, 2014 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 56 moves, 1-0

13...c4 in the London System
Kamsky vs Karjakin, 2013
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2

12... c4
J Enevoldsen vs A Nimzowitsch, 1933 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0

17...c4! closing the center/q~side
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1966 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1

13... c4
A Ufimtsev vs A Chistiakov, 1945
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2

E Grivas vs Blatny, 1989
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

11... c4
Yates vs Capablanca, 1925 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 38 moves, 0-1

12... c4
Nepomniachtchi vs Brunello, 2014
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

11... c4 (The Caro-Kan Syndromic System)
Nunn vs Seirawan, 1983 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 39 moves, 0-1

12... c4 (The Caro-Kan Syndromic System)
Timman vs Seirawan, 1990 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

12... c4
Morozevich vs Bologan, 2004 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

9...c4
J van Foreest vs A Liang, 2017 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

15...c4
R Praggnanandhaa vs V Pranavananda, 2014 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 40 moves, 1-0

6...c4
Karpov vs J Polgar, 1994 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 33 moves, 1-0

9...c4
N Padevsky vs Fischer, 1962 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

6...c4
R Kotka vs E Dekeyser, 1973 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 35 moves, 1-0

5...c4
Caruana vs E Tate, 2003 
(B40) Sicilian, 21 moves, 0-1

12...c4 (Vienna Gambit)
Tartakower vs E M Holloway, 1929
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 38 moves, 1-0

12... c4
Fleischhauer vs O Valentiner, 1913 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0

13... c4
A Mallahi vs A Al-Bahadly, 2001 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0

10... c4
N Krogius vs O Chernikov, 1970 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

12... c4 mit Auflösung
Rubinstein vs F Duz-Khotimirsky, 1907 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1-0

11... c4
Carlsen vs Giri, 2016 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 1-0

6...c4 London System Syndrome
Rubinstein vs L Loewy Sr, 1905 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1-0

6... c4 - Stockholm vs LS
R Appel vs S Brynell, 1999
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

8... c4
B Kholmirzaev vs Abdusattorov, 2014
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0

9... c4
R Pabalan vs E Villa Armenta, 2014
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

13...c4
Grischuk vs Nakamura, 2015
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

8... c4 (LS)
I Abonyi vs J Engler, 1908 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

5...c4
Hosea / Schiller / Wall vs Aylerkupp / Rybka, 2011 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 0-1

13...c4
Keene vs Andersson, 1972
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

9...c4
D Przepiorka vs A Nimzowitsch, 1930 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 72 moves, 1-0

13...c4
R Svane vs I Schneider, 2013 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

12... c4
Stein vs A Zamikhovsky, 1959
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 1-0

6... c4
Botvinnik vs Stahlberg, 1935 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 1-0

7...c4
V Kunin vs M Meinhardt, 2017
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

7...c4
G Borisenko vs Furman, 1955
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

8...c4
Rubinstein vs F Duz-Khotimirsky, 1909 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 29 moves, 0-1

6... c4 - Nternational premiere
Rubinstein vs J Perlis, 1909  
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

6... c4
B Rabar vs G Stoltz, 1941 
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 57 moves, 0-1

6...c4
V Dinstuhl vs F Unzicker, 2013 
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 34 moves, 1-0

6...c4 7.Bg2 Bb4 8.0-0 Nge7 9.e4 Bxc3 10.bxc3 0-0 11.Ng5
D Reinderman vs V Akobian, 2010 
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1-0

6...c4 7.Bg2 Bb4 8.0-0 Nge7 9.e4 dxe4 10.Nxe4 0-0 11.Qc2
Reshevsky vs Stahlberg, 1953 
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 41 moves, 1-0

Z Sturua vs Lputian, 1994
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

A Zaitsev vs V Mikenas, 1962
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

Tolush vs Kholmov, 1956
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

12...c4
Rubinstein vs J Mieses, 1909 
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 24 moves, 0-1

6...c4
Tolush vs G Stoltz, 1953 
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 42 moves, 1-0

7...c4
Petrosian vs N Sorokin, 1944 
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 1-0

Adorjan vs J Tisdall, 1981 
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 1-0

9...c4
Nyback vs A Berelowitsch, 2013 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 72 moves, 1-0

8...c4
Korchnoi vs Carlsen, 2004 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 1-0

9... c4
Polugaevsky vs H Pfleger, 1978 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 36 moves, 0-1

9... c4
Kasparov vs G Hjorth, 1980 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0

9... c4
Bacrot vs Grischuk, 2002 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 0-1

9...c4
F Vallejo Pons vs J Krassowizkij, 2015
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

10....c4
G Barbero vs L Espig, 1987 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1-0

9...c4
B Larsen vs Kasparov, 1987 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 43 moves, 0-1

9...c4
Taimanov vs Spassky, 1971 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 0-1

9...c4
S Bjarnason vs E Schiller, 1986 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 52 moves, 0-1

9...c4
Polugaevsky vs H Pfleger, 1975
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 30 moves, 0-1

9...c4
G Kjartansson vs L Ibarra Chami, 2007
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 47 moves, 0-1

11... c4
Korchnoi vs Petrosian, 1980 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 1-0

9... c4
Kramnik vs Mamedyarov, 2014 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 54 moves, 1-0

8... c4
Onischuk vs Lenderman, 2014 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 39 moves, 0-1

9... c4
F Olafsson vs Fischer, 1958 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 44 moves, 1-0

7... c4
F Vallejo Pons vs P Roy, 2015 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1-0

c417.Bf5Bxf518.Qxf5Bb4
Lilienthal vs Botvinnik, 1945 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 37 moves, 0-1

11... c4
Taimanov vs Botvinnik, 1953 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 51 moves, 0-1

9... c4
Stockfish vs Komodo, 2014 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 79 moves, 1-0

9...c4
Reshevsky vs Capablanca, 1935 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 56 moves, 1-0

13... c4
Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1933 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 74 moves, 0-1

Z Schleining vs N Pogonina, 2014 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 43 moves, 1-0

12... c4
Polugaevsky vs A Khasin, 1956 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 47 moves, 1-0

8... c4
K Darga vs Portisch, 1964 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 1-0

25...c4
Karpov vs Balashov, 1980 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 85 moves, 0-1

13... c4
O A Grigoryeva vs A Donskov, 2013
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 38 moves, 1-0

20...c4
Gheorghiu vs Fischer, 1966 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 50 moves, 1-0

14... c4
Szabo vs B Wexler, 1960 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 31 moves, 1-0

13...c4
M Stolberg vs A Nogovitsyn, 1938
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 34 moves, 1-0

8... c4 - breaking the rules
Anand vs Carlsen, 2013 
(E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 28 moves, 0-1

14... c4
Bondarevsky vs M Ujtelky, 1961 
(E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 1-0

R Gardner vs Shabalov, 2012
(E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 37 moves, 0-1

A Jedinger vs W Tseng, 2010
(E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 22 moves, 0-1

A Ipatov vs Debashis Das, 2013 
(E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 29 moves, 1-0

8...c4
V S Gujrathi vs Kramnik, 2019 
(E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 29 moves, 1-0

14... c4
Kasparov vs B Ivanovic, 1983 
(E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 1-0

13... c4
S Djukic vs Z Cibickova, 2004
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 29 moves, 1-0

12... c4
B Larsen vs R Garbarino, 1993 
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 30 moves, 1-0

7... c4
H Berliner vs A Bisguier, 1960 
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 27 moves, 1-0

9... c4
L Schandorff vs Nisipeanu, 2015
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

11... c4
Veresov vs Botvinnik, 1944 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 45 moves, 0-1

11... c4
Reti vs A Nimzowitsch, 1928 
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 57 moves, 0-1

15... c4
L E Johannessen vs Leko, 2013
(E52) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

15...c4
Topalov vs Ponomariov, 2013 
(E52) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6, 72 moves, 1/2-1/2

10... c4
Portisch vs R Sanguineti, 1976 
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 36 moves, 0-1

10... c4
K Dragun vs F Vallejo Pons, 2015 
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 59 moves, 1-0

10... c4
Van der Sterren vs J Piket, 1994 
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 86 moves, 1/2-1/2

11... c4
Gligoric vs Keres, 1959 
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 0-1

11...c4
Smyslov vs Petrosian, 1953 
(E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

11...c4
Najdorf vs B Wexler, 1954 
(E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 49 moves, 1-0

11...c4
Najdorf vs Reshevsky, 1953
(E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2

11...c4
Najdorf vs Reshevsky, 1953 
(E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 91 moves, 1-0

11...c4
Reshevsky vs Petrosian, 1953 
(E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

11...c4
Gligoric vs Korchnoi, 1968 
(E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 39 moves, 0-1

11...c4
Pillsbury vs Tarrasch, 1895 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 52 moves, 1-0

8_c4
Tolush vs R Teschner, 1954
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0

7...c4
L'Ami vs F Vallejo Pons, 2019
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 56 moves, 0-1

9...c4
V S Gujrathi vs Wei Yi, 2019
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

9...c4
Keymer vs R Edouard, 2020
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

9...c4
Avrukh vs A Tzermiadianos, 2003
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0

11...c4
Y Stepak vs N Spiridonov, 1966 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 39 moves, 1-0

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