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Similar games of V Vepkhvishvili vs E Ubilava, 1979
Sicilian (B89)

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nge2 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 d6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Bc4 Be7 8.Qe2 a6 9.Bb3 Qc7 10.O-O-O O-O 11.g4 Nd7 12.g5 Nc5 13.Rhg1 b5 14.Kb1 Bd7 15.Nf5 exf5 16.Nd5 Qd8 17.e5 Nxb3 18.Nf6+ Bxf6 19.gxf6 g6 20.Qh5 dxe5 21.Rd6 Kh8 22.Qh6 Rg8 23.axb3 f4 24.Bc5 Qc7 25.Rgd1 Bf5 26.b4 a5 27.bxa5 Qxa5 28.Kc1 Nd4 29.R1xd4 Qe1+ 0-1

NOVELTY: 15. Nf5
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diagram    NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
O Bernstein vs J Mieses, 1904 (1-0)
Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Lasker, 1925 (0-1)
Blackburne vs Loye, 1913 (1-0)
E Magerramov vs Kasparov, 1973 (0-1)
L Christiansen vs L C Gilden, 1976 (1-0)

DEBUT: Beetlestone vs Saint Amant, 1858 (0-1)
RECENT: Shabalov vs R Castellanos Rodriguez, 2018 (1/2-1/2)

STOCKFISH 3.Nge2 +0.45 (36 ply)

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6
[5246 games]

diagram    DEBUT: Leonhardt vs Mieses, 1905 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: N Hendrickson vs A Diamant, 2015 (0-1)

STOCKFISH 3...Nc6 =0.00 (30 ply)

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2
[746 games]

diagram    NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Fischer vs Spassky, 1992 (1-0)
O Bernstein vs NN, 1927 (1-0)
Fischer vs Spassky, 1992 (1-0)
J Acers vs Parsons, 1980 (1-0)

DEBUT: Paulsen vs J Heral, 1873 (1-0)
RECENT: J Furhoff vs G Svorono, 2017 (1-0)

STOCKFISH 4.d4 +0.42 (33 ply)

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 Nc6
[823 games]

diagram    NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Fischer vs Spassky, 1992 (1-0)
O Bernstein vs NN, 1927 (1-0)

DEBUT: Lasker vs Celsito, 1893 (1-0)
RECENT: F Vallejo Pons vs D Andreikin, 2015 (0-1)

STOCKFISH 4...cxd4 +0.33 (28 ply)

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. d4
[451 games]

diagram    NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Fischer vs Spassky, 1992 (1-0)
O Bernstein vs NN, 1927 (1-0)

DEBUT: Lasker vs Celsito, 1893 (1-0)
RECENT: F Vallejo Pons vs D Andreikin, 2015 (0-1)

STOCKFISH 5.Nxd4 +0.65 (30 ply)

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4
[432 games]

diagram    NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Tal vs Larsen, 1965 (1-0)
Shirov vs Judit Polgar, 1994 (0-1)
Fischer vs Spassky, 1992 (1-0)
A Ostapenko vs S Kurkin, 1970 (1-0)
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2003 (1-0)

DEBUT: H Kennedy vs Wyvill, 1851 (0-1)
RECENT: Ganguly vs S Fedorchuk, 2017 (0-1)

STOCKFISH 6.f4 +0.82 (40 ply)

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6
[2985 games]

diagram    NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Tal vs Larsen, 1965 (1-0)
Fischer vs Spassky, 1992 (1-0)
A Ostapenko vs S Kurkin, 1970 (1-0)
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2003 (1-0)
Velimirovic vs J Sofrevski, 1965 (1-0)

DEBUT: Matulovic vs Larsen, 1961 (0-1)
RECENT: Kosteniuk vs P Cramling, 2017 (1/2-1/2)

STOCKFISH 6...Nf6 +0.12 (33 ply)

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be3
[1433 games]

diagram    NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Tal vs Larsen, 1965 (1-0)
Fischer vs Spassky, 1992 (1-0)
Tal vs Koblents, 1965 (1-0)
A Ostapenko vs S Kurkin, 1970 (1-0)
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2003 (1-0)

DEBUT: J H Lohr vs Euwe, 1923 (0-1)
RECENT: Anand vs Svidler, 2017 (1-0)

STOCKFISH 7.Qd2 +0.74 (43 ply)

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be3 Nf6
[1694 games]

diagram    NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
W A Brown vs R Kneebone, 1985 (1-0)
Fischer vs Geller, 1967 (0-1)
A Ostapenko vs Yartsev, 1969 (1-0)
A Sokolov vs Salov, 1983 (1-0)
Velimirovic vs J Sofrevski, 1965 (1-0)

DEBUT: Tartakower vs Pachman, 1949 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: T Dijkhuis vs Van Wely, 2017 (1-0)

STOCKFISH 7...a6 +0.06 (37 ply)

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4
[2723 games]

diagram    NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
W A Brown vs R Kneebone, 1985 (1-0)
Fischer vs Geller, 1967 (0-1)
A Ostapenko vs Yartsev, 1969 (1-0)
Velimirovic vs J Sofrevski, 1965 (1-0)
F Amonatov vs A Timofeev, 2007 (1-0)

DEBUT: Rossolimo vs L Marini, 1950 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: B Adhiban vs C Aravindh, 2016 (0-1)

STOCKFISH 8.f4 +0.37 (42 ply)

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Be7
[1612 games]

diagram    NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
W A Brown vs R Kneebone, 1985 (1-0)
A Ostapenko vs Yartsev, 1969 (1-0)
Velimirovic vs J Sofrevski, 1965 (1-0)
F Amonatov vs A Timofeev, 2007 (1-0)
Velimirovic vs V Bukal Sr, 1971 (1-0)

DEBUT: Rossolimo vs L Marini, 1950 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: B Adhiban vs C Aravindh, 2016 (0-1)

STOCKFISH 8...a6 -0.22 (42 ply)

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. Qe2
[1145 games]

diagram    NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Velimirovic vs J Sofrevski, 1965 (1-0)
Fedorov vs Z Lanka, 1997 (1-0)
F Amonatov vs A Timofeev, 2007 (1-0)
Velimirovic vs J Fridjonsson, 1974 (1-0)
Y Dembo vs I Krush, 1996 (1-0)

DEBUT: Rossolimo vs L Marini, 1950 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: V Balint vs P K Wells, 2013 (1-0)

STOCKFISH 9.O-O +0.30 (40 ply)

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. Qe2 a6
[644 games]

diagram    NOTABLE GAMES:
Velimirovic vs Csom, 1974 (1-0)

DEBUT: Velimirovic vs Bradvarevic, 1962 (1-0)
RECENT: R Ivanov vs J Ulko, 2010 (0-1)

STOCKFISH 9...Qc7 +0.04 (27 ply)

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. Qe2 a6 9. Bb3
[334 games]

diagram     
STOCKFISH 10.a4 +0.08 (29 ply)

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. Qe2 a6 9. Bb3 Qc7
[278 games]

diagram    NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Velimirovic vs Csom, 1974 (1-0)
Velimirovic vs J Sofrevski, 1965 (1-0)
Fedorov vs Z Lanka, 1997 (1-0)
A Sokolov vs Salov, 1983 (1-0)
Y Dembo vs I Krush, 1996 (1-0)

DEBUT: R Bogdanovic vs J Rejfir, 1962 (1-0)
RECENT: H Vedder vs N Abasov, 2014 (0-1)

STOCKFISH 10...Na5 -0.18 (45 ply)

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. Qe2 a6 9. Bb3 Qc7 10. O-O-O
[705 games]

diagram    NOTABLE GAMES: (?)
Velimirovic vs Csom, 1974 (1-0)
Fischer vs Larsen, 1970 (0-1)
A Ostapenko vs Yartsev, 1969 (1-0)
Fedorov vs Z Lanka, 1997 (1-0)
A Sokolov vs Salov, 1983 (1-0)

DEBUT: Kavalek vs Polugaevsky, 1966 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: H Vedder vs N Abasov, 2014 (0-1)

STOCKFISH 11.g4 +0.39 (30 ply)

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. Qe2 a6 9. Bb3 Qc7 10. O-O-O O-O
[649 games]

diagram    NOTABLE GAMES:
Fischer vs Larsen, 1970 (0-1)

DEBUT: I Buljovcic vs E Paoli, 1966 (1/2-1/2)
RECENT: S Phadke vs I Goldenberg, 2008 (0-1)

STOCKFISH 11...b5 -0.14 (28 ply)

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. Qe2 a6 9. Bb3 Qc7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. g4
[329 games]

diagram     
STOCKFISH 12.Kb1 +0.49 (28 ply)

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. Qe2 a6 9. Bb3 Qc7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. g4 Nd7
[107 games]

diagram     
STOCKFISH 12...Nc5 -0.46 (18 ply)

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. Qe2 a6 9. Bb3 Qc7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. g4 Nd7 12. g5
[59 games]

diagram     
STOCKFISH 13.h4 -0.12 (17 ply)

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. Qe2 a6 9. Bb3 Qc7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. g4 Nd7 12. g5 Nc5
[58 games]

diagram     
STOCKFISH 13...b5 -0.29 (24 ply)

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. Qe2 a6 9. Bb3 Qc7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. g4 Nd7 12. g5 Nc5 13. Rhg1
[99 games]

diagram     

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. Qe2 a6 9. Bb3 Qc7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. g4 Nd7 12. g5 Nc5 13. Rhg1 b5
[48 games]

diagram     

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. Qe2 a6 9. Bb3 Qc7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. g4 Nd7 12. g5 Nc5 13. Rhg1 b5 14. Kb1
 page 1 of 1; 12 games  PGN Download 
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. D Pelitov vs L Spassov  0-1301971Bulgarian ChampionshipB89 Sicilian
2. A Liersch vs O I Loikkanen  1-03219712nd Nordic CupB88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack
3. R Hartoch vs K Langeweg  ½-½141974Dutch ChampionshipB88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack
4. F Oney vs L Spassov  0-1321975Istanbul BalkaniadB89 Sicilian
5. V Vepkhvishvili vs E Ubilava 0-1291979Ch Georgian 40thB89 Sicilian
6. A Sacks vs M Micayabas 1-0301984American OpenB89 Sicilian
7. Ljubojevic vs Korchnoi  ½-½201989World Team ChampionshipB89 Sicilian
8. N Borge vs O Jakobsen  ½-½211991Copenhagen UnibankB89 Sicilian
9. V Smirnov vs Y Malinin  1-0332000RUS-ch sfB88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack
10. Hjartarson vs B Thorfinnsson  1-0362000ISL-chTB89 Sicilian
11. C Garma vs Vladimirov  0-1342001Asian ChampionshipB88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack
12. M Cornette vs L'Ami  ½-½282005World Junior ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
  REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)  

diagram     

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. Qe2 a6 9. Bb3 Qc7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. g4 Nd7 12. g5 Nc5 13. Rhg1 b5 14. Kb1 Bd7
 page 1 of 1; 7 games  PGN Download 
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A Soltis vs E Paoli  ½-½341970Reggio Emilia 1970/71B89 Sicilian
2. D Pelitov vs L Spassov  0-1301971Bulgarian ChampionshipB89 Sicilian
3. G Porreca vs G Valenti 1-0261974Cava de TirreniB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
4. F Oney vs L Spassov  0-1321975Istanbul BalkaniadB89 Sicilian
5. V Vepkhvishvili vs E Ubilava 0-1291979Ch Georgian 40thB89 Sicilian
6. N Borge vs O Jakobsen  ½-½211991Copenhagen UnibankB89 Sicilian
7. M Ashley vs D Solomons  ½-½551994New York Murphy-ACFB89 Sicilian
  REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)  

NOVELTY: 15. Nf5


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