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page 1 of 71; games 1-25 of 1,771  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. V Goglidze vs Pirc 1-0 37 1935 Moscow B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 2. M Bluemich vs L Engels   0-1 10 1935 German Championship B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 3. Tartakower vs Rossolimo 1-0 27 1936 Paris B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 4. Y Rokhlin vs A Chistiakov   1-0 34 1936 All-Union 1st Category B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 5. V A Vasiliev vs Ragozin   0-1 40 1936 Leningrad Championship B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 6. K Richter vs H Groneberg   ½-½ 50 1936 Berlin-ch B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 7. Panov vs O Rubtsova 1-0 31 1936 Trade Unions Championship B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 8. R Charlier vs A Schwartzman   0-1 65 1936 Mar del Plata B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 9. Keres vs H Heinicke ½-½ 42 1936 Bad Nauheim B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 10. K Richter vs J Pelikan   0-1 78 1936 Podebrady B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 11. L Roedl vs J L Ormond 1-0 28 1936 non-FIDE Munich Olympiad B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 12. R Arlauskas vs S Gudmundsson   0-1 33 1936 non-FIDE Munich Olympiad B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 13. G Hodakowsky vs A Liepnieks   0-1 22 1937 ARSB tournament B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 14. V Gergenreder vs Moskaliev 0-1 28 1937 corr B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 15. B Goldenov vs A Zinder   1-0 34 1937 Kiev championship B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 16. P Trifunovic vs O Kavlie-Jorgensen   1-0 20 1937 Stockholm Olympiad B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 17. Petrov vs J Kolski   ½-½ 39 1938 Lodz B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 18. K Richter vs J Szily   1-0 35 1939 Stuttgart B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 19. H van Steenis vs C de Ronde   1-0 45 1939 NED-ch B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 20. P Michel vs L Engels   ½-½ 30 1939 German Championship B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 21. C H Alexander vs J S Morrison 0-1 35 1939 Buenos Aires Olympiad qual-1 B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 22. H W Felderhof vs A D de Groot   0-1 22 1940 VVGA Tournament B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 23. K Richter vs Bochow   1-0 20 1940 Schachgesellschaft - Pankow m; Berlin League B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 24. A Simonson vs Denker   ½-½ 36 1940 United States Championship B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 25. C J Corte vs J Canepa   1-0 45 1942 Mar del Plata B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack  page 1 of 71; games 1-25 of 1,771

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Jun-28-05    vampiero: Ok, so white has an astounding winning percentage in this opening, and we can see that this defense's popularity has gone way down in the past decade. but what is it due to, late catsling for black and no castling at all lead to kingside weakness, maybe because it takes to long for the b5 and a6 pawns to move while all of whites pieces are already developed? but why dont you guys look into the 1e4 c5 2Nf3 d6 3d4 cxd4 4Nxd4 Nf6 5Nc3 Nc6 6Bg5 e6 7Qd2 Be7 80-0-0 0-0 lines becuase black is much more safe than in the d7 lines. opinions? how can black get counterplay? Mar-30-08    hamworld: " 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O 0-0" will probably just end up with a bunch of exchanges leading to a drawish endgame. Its popularity might've gone down due to drawish lines. That, or maybe players prefer other sicilian openings. The late castling isn't horrible. I think I castled in the 37-39th move and won anyway. Not an expert or anything, I just want to comment. Mar-30-08    hrvyklly: <hamworld: " 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O 0-0"> I've always thought that this is totally sound for Black (unlike other lines of the Rauzer I could mention) and I have no idea why its popularity has waned. Kramnik stopped playing (for the most part) 1...c5 and switched to 1...e5 - I remember both Kramnik and Anand playing it in the 90s - which may account for it going out of fashion . Or p'haps as it is not as sharp as the Najdorf or Sveshnikov? Any stronger players want to chip in and explain what's wrong/dubious/uncomfortable playing this as Black? Jun-27-12    fisayo123: It seems slightly inferior to the other Sicilian variations. The bishop pair isn't necessarily worth the hassle with your king stranded at the center regardless of how solid blacks pawn structure seems.

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