placeholder Shirov vs D Komarov, 1988 (D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 51 moves, 1-0 28.? (Saturday, December 17) G Gottardi vs R I Reynolds, 1996  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 32 moves, 1-0 9.? (Tuesday, December 20) H Walkerling vs Hanssen, 1928  (B40) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0 20.? (Friday, December 23) J van Foreest vs J Bai, 2015  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0 24.? (Sunday, December 25) S Zhigalko vs I Bukavshin, 2015  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 39 moves, 1-0 49.? (Monday, December 26) V Yemelin vs Kharlov, 1996  (B65) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4, 50 moves, 1-0 34...? (Wednesday, December 28) F Hedke vs J Brenninkmeijer, 1996  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 37 moves, 0-1 34.? (Tuesday, January 3) T Mauwa vs R Cecchetti, 1996  (B56) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0 19.? (Friday, January 13) Nepomniachtchi vs B Savchenko, 2015  (B27) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1-0 34.? (Thursday, January 19) Caruana vs Radjabov, 2016  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 36 moves, 1-0 34...? (Saturday, January 21) A Backlund vs J van Foreest, 2016  (B44) Sicilian, 50 moves, 0-1 19.? (Sunday, February 12) E Tate vs Yudasin, 1997  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0 25.? (Friday, February 17) Vachier-Lagrave vs S Novikov, 2007  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 29 moves, 1-0 53...? (Monday, February 27) E Horn vs K Cedikova, 2007  (B53) Sicilian, 54 moves, 0-1 19.? (Saturday, March 4) B Socko vs Shirov, 2007  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0 29.? (Wednesday, March 8) I Cheparinov vs Pelletier, 2007  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 30 moves, 1-0 23.? (Sunday, March 12) I Nikolayev vs M O Gregory, 2007  (B30) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0 20.? (Sunday, March 19) E Tate vs A Chibukhchian, 2013  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 29 moves, 1-0 26...? (Monday, March 27) Blatny vs Jansa, 1986  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 26 moves, 0-1 29.? (Tuesday, March 28) Spassky vs M Bieler, 2009   (B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0 18.? (Sunday, April 2) A Sokolov vs Salov, 1983  (B89) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0 27...? (Wednesday, April 5) T Hillarp Persson vs H Grooten, 2007  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 28 moves, 0-1 40 ? (Thursday, April 6) A David vs V Malakhov, 2007  (B57) Sicilian, 43 moves, 1-0 19.? (Saturday, April 8) G Kuzmin vs A Groszpeter, 1990  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 27 moves, 1-0 24...? (Thjrrsday, April 13) J Dworakowska vs Shabalov, 2006  (B33) Sicilian, 27 moves, 0-1 27...? (Thursday, April 27) R Griffiths vs A Bokros, 2007  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 33 moves, 0-1 23...? (Friday, May 5) U Atakisi vs E Berg, 2007  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 0-1 32.? (Wednesday, May 10) B Firat vs P Carlsson, 2007  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 33 moves, 1-0 15. ? (Saturday, May 13) M Massironi vs F Stips, 2007  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 20 moves, 1-0 39. ..? (Monday, May 15) L van Foreest vs J Bai, 2016  (B30) Sicilian, 39 moves, 0-1 34.? (Friday, May 19) Grischuk vs B Grachev, 2017  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 42 moves, 1-0 26.? (Tuesday, May 23) B Savchenko vs A Kostin, 2007  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 26 moves, 1-0 29 ? (Friday, May 26) Huynh Mai Phuong Dung vs T Nguyen, 2005  (B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 34 moves, 1-0 25.? (Sunday, May 28) Kupreichik vs Tal, 1970  (B57) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0 24.? (Wednesday, May 31) A David vs T Nedev, 2007  (B30) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0 35...? (Monday, June 5) R Hess vs E Sevillano, 2006  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 35 moves, 0-1 26.? (Friday, June 16) Topalov vs Kasparov, 1994  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 28 moves, 1-0 19.? (Sunday, June 18) S Polgar vs Chernin, 1989  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 35 moves, 1-0 20.? (Wednesday, July 12) D Mastrovasilis vs A Volokitin, 2017  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 22 moves, 1-0 20.? (Thursday, July 13) P Carlsson vs J Campos Moreno, 2006  (B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 22 moves, 1-0 25.? (Saturday, July 15) R Haldane vs I Snape, 2007  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 40 moves, 1-0 13.? (Tuesday, July 18) Borbely vs Kovacs, 1948  (B53) Sicilian, 14 moves, 1-0 37...? (Monday, July 24) Firouzja vs E Ghaem Maghami, 2016  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 37 moves, 0-1 30...? (Tuesday, July 25) K Meier vs A A Howell, 2007  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 31 moves, 0-1 51.? (Wednesday, July 26) V Malakhov vs I Khairullin, 2007  (B50) Sicilian, 53 moves, 1-0 14.? (Saturday, August 5) Movsesian vs V Babula Sr, 1996  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 20 moves, 1-0 30.? (Wednesday, August 9) Nunn vs A Vydeslaver, 1995  (B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 31 moves, 1-0 23...? (Sunday, August 13) K Forster vs Kupchik, 1946  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 31 moves, 0-1 21.? (Monday, August 14) N Zwirs vs P V Nandhidhaa, 2016  (B40) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0 39...? (Friday, September 8) E Tenenwurzel vs A W Fox, 1916  (B73) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 53 moves, 0-1 33.? (Monday, September 11) Y Yu vs Svidler, 2014  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 33 moves, 1-0 32.? (Wednesday, September 13) A Kazarian vs E Limanovska, 2017  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 36 moves, 1-0 23.? (Friday, September 22) V Fedoseev vs D Bocharov, 2016  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 29 moves, 1-0 29.? (Monday, October 2) J Zhu vs F Sun, 2017  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 1-0 28...? (Tuesday, October 3) Short vs Ljubojevic, 1987  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 0-1 22.? (Friday, October 6) E Schmittdiel vs T Ernst, 1987  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 27 moves, 1-0 28.? (Saturday, October 7) Predojevic vs A Seyb, 2016  (B50) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0 27...? (Monday, October 9) L Dek vs Bacrot, 2017  (B33) Sicilian, 29 moves, 0-1 45...? (Thursday, October 12) Timman vs Ljubojevic, 1988  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 50 moves, 0-1 22.? (Monday, October 16) G Lasya vs I Barchuk, 2016  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 1-0 23.? (Tuesday, October 24) B Savchenko vs J van Foreest, 2016  (B40) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0 45.? (Friday, November 3) T Wedberg vs M Valvo, 1987  (B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 57 moves, 1-0 26...? (Monday, November 6) E Sosnowska vs A Brustman, 1987  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 26 moves, 0-1 15. ..? (Sunday, November 19) M Boe vs Jobava, 2007  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 22 moves, 0-1 31.? (Monday, November 20) Smagin vs J Banas, 1987  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 32 moves, 1-0 25....? (Wednesday, November 22) Sax vs A O Holloway, 1987  (B32) Sicilian, 28 moves, 0-1 14.? (Sunday, November 26) S Chanda vs S Himanshu, 2006  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 21 moves, 1-0 19 ? (Sunday, January 7) F Vallejo Pons vs Wynn Zaw Htun, 2016  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 29 moves, 1-0 24.? (Thursday, January 18) Csom vs A Planinc, 1974  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 43 moves, 1-0 34 ...? (Tuesday, January 23) Hort vs Gligoric, 1971  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 35 moves, 0-1 31....? (Wednesday, January 24) L Vogt vs G Kuzmin, 1971  (B89) Sicilian, 33 moves, 0-1 20...? (Thursday, January 25) F Sun vs W Ju, 2017  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 24 moves, 0-1 34...? (Tuesday, February 13) A Kovchan vs A Volokitin, 2015  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 0-1 27.? (Sunday, February 18) Y Yu vs G Oparin, 2012  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 1-0 B Jeran vs D Cawdery, 2017  (B30) Sicilian, 24 moves, 0-1 28...? (Saturday, Februry 24) S Sjugirov vs A Timofeev, 2009  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2 44.? (Monday, February 26) K Zakoscielna vs K Bulski, 2008  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 45 moves, 1-0 38.? (Wednesday, March 7) Sasikiran vs S D Swapnil, 2017  (B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 49 moves, 1-0 52.? (Tuesday, March 13) Korneev vs Aronian, 1996  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 56 moves, 1-0 37.? (Thursday, March 22) Karjakin vs Caruana, 2016  (B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 42 moves, 1-0 21.? (Friday, April 6) E Inarkiev vs D Temirkanov, 2012  (B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0 45.? (Monday, April 16) D Sadzikowski vs A Mista, 2017  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 1-0 30.? (Wednesday, April 18) Svidler vs Kramnik, 1999  (B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 31 moves, 1-0 26.? (Friday, April 27) S Brenjo vs D Bojovic, 2008  (B57) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0 32. ..? (Monday, April 30) R Vidruska vs O Badelka, 2017  (B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 0-1 29.? (Monday, May7) S Maroroa vs J Wilson, 2008  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 30 moves, 1-0 17.? (TUesday, May 8) E Safarli vs A Donchenko, 2017  (B50) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0 31.? (Monday, May 14) F Beltz vs A Guerrero Rodriguez, 2008  (B40) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0 33...? (Sunday, May 20) A Kats vs C Baginskaite, 2012  (B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0 38...? (Monday, May 21) S Maroroa vs A Diamant, 2018  (B30) Sicilian, 39 moves, 0-1 25.? (Tuesday, May 22) D Bojovic vs M Zarkovic, 2008  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 25 moves, 1-0 36.? (Thursday, May 24) Z Hernandez vs B Dekic, 2008  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 46 moves, 1-0 22.? (Monday, May 28) M Elgohary vs K Elfelo, 2008  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 24 moves, 1-0 36.? (Monday, June 4) N Lopes vs U O'Boyle, 2008  (B30) Sicilian, 37 moves, 1-0 24.? (Thursday, June 14) G Jones vs V Dobrov, 2017  (B40) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0 18.? (Friday, June 15) K Rohonyan vs A L'Ami, 2008  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 23 moves, 1-0 29...? (Tuesday, June 19) J Salomon vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2017  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 29 moves, 0-1 14.? (Saturday, June 23) Movsesian vs N Miezis, 2008  (B40) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0 24.? (Thursday, June 28) J Rigo vs L Espig, 1977  (B83) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0 33.? (Thursday, July 26) Firouzja vs E Cordova, 2017  (B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 38 moves, 1-0 20.? (Sunday, August 26) A Fier vs K Leenhouts, 2017  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0 Shabalov vs Smirin, 1992  (B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 78 moves, 1-0 27.? (Monday, May 8) Baklan vs J Aagaard, 1998  (B30) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0 103 games