Opening Report

Database: all (3,702,090 games)
Report: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 (15983 games)
ECO: C65a [Spanish: Berlin Defence]
Generated by Scid 3.1, 2006.03.24

BR :: BB BQ BK BB BR
BP BP BP BP :: BP BP BP
:: BN :: BN ::
:: WB :: BP ::
:: :: WP :: ::
:: :: :: WN ::
WP WP WP WP WP WP WP
WR WN WB WQ WK :: WR

1. Statistics and History

1.1 Statistics

                   Games     1-0     =-=     0-1    Score
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 All report games  15983    7087    4748    4148    59.1%

 Both rated 2600+    266      80     144      42    57.1%
 Both rated 2500+    947     269     492     186    54.3%
 Both rated 2400+   2331     705    1153     473    54.9%
 Both rated 2300+   3690    1155    1745     790    54.9%

 Since 1996.01.01   8481    3843    2494    2144    60.0%
 Since 1998.01.01   7103    3196    2135    1772    60.0%
 Since 2000.01.01   5101    2238    1604    1259    59.5%
 Since 2001.01.01   3986    1729    1294     963    59.6%
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1.2 Oldest games

1: 0-1(30) Loewenthal -- Anderssen, London ENG 1851
2: 1-0(44) Bird -- Anderssen, London ENG 1851
3: 1-0(88) Harrwitz -- Loewenthal, London ENG 1853
4: 1-0(59) Loewenthal -- Harrwitz, London ENG 1853
5: 1-0(38) Bird -- Anderssen, London ENG 1857

1.3 Newest games

1: =-=(40) Dominguez 2635 -- Giorgadze 2601, Beer Sheba ISR 2005.11.07 [118]
2: =-=(12) Postny 2571 -- Kritz 2545, Bad Wiessee GER 2005.11.06
3: 1-0(35) Shirov 2710 -- Navara 2646, Prague CZE 2005.11.04 [22]
4: =-=(30) Morozevich 2707 -- Giorgadze 2601, Beer Sheba ISR 2005.11.03 [113]
5: 1-0(55) Agrest 2571 -- Almasi 2640, Bastia FRA 2005.11.03 [16]

1.4 Current popularity

Year               1800-99 1900-49 1950-69 1970-79 1980-89 1990-99 2000-09

Once every X games   16      78      234     206     310     295     204
Frequency in all years: once every 231 games
In the 10 years to today: once every 223 games (up 4% from all years)
In the 5 years to today: once every 195 games (up 18% from all years)
In the 1 year to today: once every 160 games (up 44% from all years)

1.5 Most frequent players (White)

  1:  28  1995-2005  57%  2746  Shirov, Alexei D [9,22,37,46,52,55,61,68,...]
  2:  25  1879-1912  72%        Tarrasch, Siegbert [9,16,36,43,48,49,63,69,...]
  3:  24  1990-2005  52%  2588  Nijboer, Friso [110]
  4:  23  1998-2005  74%  2747  Svidler, Peter [1,9,16,25,28,34,37,53,...]
  5:  21  1990-2005  74%  2794  Anand, Viswanathan [1,16,46,58,60,74,82,93,...]
  6:  21  1989-2005  57%  2735  Polgar, Judit [16,37,53,94,99,100,101,103,...]

1.6 Most frequent players (Black)

  1:  76  1993-2005  60%  2679  Aleksandrov, Aleksej [4,9,13,16,23,24,29,61,...]
  2:  43  1993-2005  59%  2676  Almasi, Zoltan [1,16,18,25,27,30,33,93,...]
  3:  38  1889-1924  59%        Lasker, Emanuel [1,3,5,9,21,28,36,42,...]
  4:  37  1868-1887  51%        Zukertort, Johannes H [29,61,62,64,66,67,69]
  5:  36  1851-1877  57%        Anderssen, Adolf [2]
  6:  34  1998-2005  51%  2809  Kramnik, Vladimir [4,11,14,16,18,22,60,70,...]

2. Ratings and Performance

2.1 Average ratings and performance

White rating: 2579 (1343 games); White performance: 2613 (55% vs 2577)
Black rating: 2577 (1340 games); Black performance: 2543 (45% vs 2579)

2.2 Games with highest average rating

1: =-=(27) Kasparov 2827 -- Kramnik 2797, Zurich SUI 2001 [103]
2: 1-0(41) Kasparov 2827 -- Kramnik 2797, Astana KAZ 2001 [102]
3: =-=(46) Kasparov 2849 -- Kramnik 2772, Wijk aan Zee NED 2001 [110]
4: =-=(53) Kasparov 2845 -- Kramnik 2770, London ENG 2000 [103]
5: =-=(25) Kasparov 2845 -- Kramnik 2770, London ENG 2000 [103]
6: =-=(14) Kasparov 2845 -- Kramnik 2770, London ENG 2000 [100]
7: =-=(30) Kasparov 2845 -- Kramnik 2770, London ENG 2000 [99]
8: 0-1(27) Anand 2794 -- Kramnik 2797, Mainz GER 2001 [102]

3. Result Trends

3.1 Result lengths and frequencies

                 Score      Game length             Frequency       
                          1-0    =-=    0-1    1-0     =-=     0-1  
 Report games    59.1%     44     36     43   44.3%   29.7%   25.9% 
 All games       54.1%     38     36     39   39.6%   29.0%   31.3%

3.2 Shortest White wins

1: 1-0(10) Short 2635 -- Gelfand 2700, Brussels BEL 1991 [93]
2: 1-0(11) Blackburne -- Gunsberg, Bradford 1887
3: 1-0(14) Socko 2585 -- Ernst 2459, Bermuda BER 2002
4: 1-0(16) Teichmann -- Gunsberg, London ENG 1900
5: 1-0(16) Ljubojevic 2565 -- Calvo Minguez 2470, Lanzarote 1973

3.3 Shortest Black wins

1: 0-1(16) Ivanov 2573 -- Campora 2506, Cali COL 2001
2: 0-1(17) Kreiman 2494 -- Finegold 2535, Philadelphia, PA USA 2002
3: 0-1(18) Amonatov 2584 -- Aleksandrov 2630, Minsk BLR 2005 [16]
4: 0-1(18) Neumann -- Anderssen, Berlin GER 1864
5: 0-1(18) Gunsberg -- Lipschuetz, New York, NY USA 1889

4. Moves and Themes

4.1 Move orders reaching the report position

There were 7 move orders reaching this position:
1: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 (15817)
2: 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 e5 3.Bb5 Nf6 (128)
3: 1.Nf3 Nc6 2.e4 e5 3.Bb5 Nf6 (19)
4: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bb5 Nc6 (14)
5: 1.e4 e5 2.Bb5 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 (2)
6: 1.e4 e5 2.Bb5 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 (2)
7: 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bb5 e5 (1)

4.2 Moves from the report position

    Move   ECO       Frequency    Score  AvElo Perf AvYear
 1: O-O    C65k    11067: 69.2%   60.5%  2282  2353  1983
 2: d3     C65f     2111: 13.2%   59.0%  2269  2322  1984
 3: Nc3    C48a     1210:  7.5%   52.3%  1925  1942  1984
 4: Qe2    C65b      671:  4.1%   57.6%  2358  2404  1986
 5: d4     C65c      499:  3.1%   55.5%  2252  2324  1968
 6: Bxc6             399:  2.4%   50.7%  1765  1820  1996
 7: c3                19:  0.1%   44.7%              1978
 8: a3                 3:  0.0%   50.0%              2002
 9: Bc4                1:  0.0%  100.0%              2000
10: h3                 1:  0.0%    0.0%              1995
11: Nxe5               1:  0.0%  100.0%              2002
12: Ba4                1:  0.0%  100.0%              2005
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TOTAL:             15983:100.0%   59.1%  2259  2317  1983

4.3 Positional Themes

Frequency of themes at move 11: 
   Same-side castling:             60%    Isolated Queen Pawn:             2%
   Opposite castling:               3%    White Pawn on 5/6/7th rank:     38%
   Both Kings uncastled:            3%    Black Pawn on 2/3/4th rank:      7%
   Kingside pawn storm:             0%    Open c/d/e file:                44%
   Queens exchanged:               18%    Only one side has Bishop pair:  53%

4.4 Endgames

Material at the end of each game:
                   P     BN      R   R,BN      Q   Q,BN    Q,R Q,R,BN
 Report games     3%    12%    10%    29%     2%     3%     4%    35%
 All games        3%     9%     9%    25%     2%     4%     4%    44%

5. Theory Table

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6: +7087 =4748 -4148 (9461/15983: 59%)
4567891011
1 d41
exd42 		OO3
Be74 		Re15
OO6 		e5
Nd57 		Nxd4
Nxd4 		Qxd4
Nb6 		Nc3
d5 		exd6
Bxd68 		25: 48%
2 Nc3
Nd49 		Nxd410
exd4 		e5
dxc3 		exf6
Qxf6 		dxc311
Bc512 		OO
OO 		Bxd713
Bxd7 		Qxd7
Rad814 		20: 48%
3 d3
Bc515 		Bxc616
dxc6 		Be317
Qe718 		Bxc5
Qxc5 		Nc3
Bg4 		h3
Bxf3 		Qxf3
OO 		OOO19
a520 		29: 59%
4 ...
d6 		OO21
Bd722 		c323
g624 		Re125
Bg7 		Nbd226
OO 		Nf1
Nh5 		Ba4
Qe8 		Bc2
Kh827 		27: 52%
5 ...
... 		c3
g628 		Nbd229
Bg7 		Nf130
OO 		Bg531
h632 		Bh4
Ne733 		Ne3
c6 		Ba4
Qc734 		31: 60%
6 OO
Be735 		Re136
d6 		d437
exd4 		Nxd438
Bd7 		Bf139
OO 		Nc3
Re840 		b3
d5 		exd5
Bb441 		15: 63%
7 ...
d6 		d442
Bd743 		Nc344
Be745 		Re146
exd447 		Nxd4
OO48 		Bxc649
bxc6 		Bg5
h650 		Bh4
Re851 		24: 48%
8 ...
Bc5 		c352
OO 		d4
Bb6 		Bg553
h6 		Bh454
d6 		Qd355
Bd756 		Nbd257
a6 		Bc458
exd459 		38: 55%
9 ...
Nxe4 		Re160
Nd6 		Nxe5
Be761 		Bd362
OO63 		Nc364
Nxe565 		Rxe5
c6 		b3
Ne866 		Qf367
d568 		31: 53%
10 ...
... 		d4
Be769 		Qe270
Nd671 		Bxc6
bxc672 		dxe5
Nb773 		c474
OO 		Nc3
f675 		Be376
fxe577 		31: 66%
11 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		Nc3
OO78 		Re179
Nc580 		Nd481
Ne682 		14: 61%
12 ...
... 		...
Nd6 		dxe583
Nxb5 		a484
Nbd485 		Nxd4
Nxd486 		Qxd4
d5 		Nc387
c688 		a589
Bf590 		21: 52%
13 ...
... 		...
... 		Bxc6
dxc6 		dxe5
Nf591 		Qxd8+92
Kxd8 		Nc393
a594 		h395
a496 		Rd1+97
Ke898 		24: 71%
14 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
h6 		h399
Bd7100 		b3101
Ke8102 		22: 61%
15 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
Bd7 		h3103
h6104 		b3105
Kc8106 		34: 59%
16 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
Ke8 		h3107
Be7108 		Bg5109
Bxg5110 		31: 63%
17 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
a5 		Rd1111
a4112 		16: 50%
18 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
Ne7 		Re1113
h6114 		h3115
Ng6116 		28: 41%
19 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		h3
h6117 		b3118
Ng6119 		19: 53%
20 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
Ng6 		Bg5+120
Ke8121 		20: 53%
Generated from the 500 highest-rated games.
  1. 4.Qe2 Bc5 5.OO OO 6.c3 d6 7.Rd1 Re8 8.d3 a6 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.Nbd2 a5 11.Nc4 h6 12.Nxa5 Rxa5 0-1(52) Milos 2574 -- Kasparov 2838, Prague CZE 2002; 6...Re8 7.h3 h6 8.d3 a6 9.Ba4 b5 10.Bb3 Bf8 11.Nbd2 Bb7 12.Rd1 d5 0-1(40) Movsesian 2650 -- Almasi 2665, Dresden GER 1999; 5.c3 Qe7 6.OO OO 7.Rd1 d6 8.h3 Bd7 9.d3 a6 10.Ba4 Ba7 11.Be3 Bxe3 12.Qxe3 Rfe8 0-1(40) Svidler 2689 -- Zhang Zhong 2636, Shenyang CHN 2000; 5.d3 Nd4 6.Nxd4 Bxd4 7.c3 Bb6 8.Bg5 OO 9.Nd2 d5 10.Ba4 c6 11.Bb3 Be6 12.Nf3 dxe4 =-=(24) Tiviakov 2597 -- Ivanchuk 2717, Wijk aan Zee NED 2001; 4...Be7 5.c3 d6 6.d4 Nd7 7.OO OO 8.Nbd2 Bf6 9.d5 Ne7 10.Bd3 c6 11.c4 a5 12.b3 g6 =-=(84) Karpov -- Bisguier, Caracas VEN 1970; 6.d3 Bd7 7.Ba4 Qc8 8.Nbd2 Nd8 9.Bb3 Be6 10.Nf1 c6 11.Ng3 Qc7 12.OO OO 0-1(35) Gunsberg -- Lasker, Amsterdam NED 1889; 5.OO OO 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.Nxe5 Re8 8.d3 Bc5 9.Nf3 Bg4 10.Be3 Bd6 11.Nbd2 b5 12.h3 Bh5 1-0(50) Anand 2715 -- Polgar 2550, Monte Carlo MNC 1994; 4...a6 5.Ba4 Be7 6.OO b5 7.Bb3 OO 8.a4 b4 9.d3 d6 10.Nbd2 Bg4 11.Qe3 Na5 12.Ba2 c5 =-=(46) Tal -- Korchnoi, Moscow RUS 1968; 4...d6 5.d4 exd4 6.e5 d3 7.cxd3 dxe5 8.Nxe5 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 OO 10.Bxc6 Bxd2+ 11.Nxd2 bxc6 12.Nxc6 Qd6 1-0(51) Chigorin -- Tarrasch, Budapest HUN 1896.
    4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bd6 6.Nbd2 Be6 7.b3 Nd7 8.Nc4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 Bxc4 11.bxc4 Nc5 12.Qe3 Qe7 1-0(43) Korchnoi -- Bronstein, Kiev UKR 1964; 1-0(42) Korchnoi -- Bronstein, Kiev ch 1965; 8.Bb2 Qe7 9.OO OO 10.Re1 Rad8 11.h3 a5 12.a4 Bb4 =-=(41) Sutovsky 2600 -- Sokolov 2625, Dresden GER 1998; 7.d4 Nd7 8.dxe5 Nxe5 9.Nxe5 Bxe5 10.OO OO 11.Qh5 Bf6 12.Nf3 g6 =-=(15) Sutovsky 2609 -- Sakaev 2627, Istanbul TUR 2000; 6...Bg4 7.h3 Bh5 8.g4 Bg6 9.Nc4 Nd7 10.Bd2 Qe7 11.Qe2 OOO 12.OOO c5 0-1(41) Cao 2531 -- Almasi 2676, Heviz HUN 2003.

  2. 4...Nxd4 5.Nxd4 exd4 6.e5 c6 7.OO cxb5 8.Bg5 Be7 9.exf6 Bxf6 10.Re1+ Kf8 11.Bxf6 Qxf6 12.c3 d5 1-0(20) Morphy -- Anderssen, Paris FRA 1858.

  3. 5.Nxd4 Be7 6.OO a6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.Bd3 d6 9.Nc3 OO 10.f4 Re8 11.Kh1 Nd7 12.Be3 Bf6 0-1(71) Bogoljubow -- Lasker, New York, NY USA 1924.
    5.e5 Ne4 6.Qe2 Nc5 7.OO Be7 8.Rd1 OO 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.Nxd4 Qe8 11.Nc3 f6 12.Nf5 Bd8 1-0(38) Tal -- Furman, Riga LAT 1958.

  4. 5...a6 6.Ba4 Be7 7.Re1 b5 8.Bb3 d6 9.Bd5 Nxd5 10.exd5 Ne5 11.Nxd4 OO 12.Bf4 Bb7 0-1(68) Fressinet 2606 -- Kramnik 2809, Paris FRA 2002; 8.e5 Nxe5 9.Rxe5 bxa4 10.Nxd4 OO 11.Nf5 Re8 12.Bg5 d6 =-=(106) Malaniuk 2615 -- Aleksandrov 2660, Sochi RUS 1997; 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.e5 Ne4 8.Re1 Bf5 9.Nxd4 Bg6 10.f3 Nc5 11.Be3 Ne6 12.Nxe6 fxe6 =-=(19) Nisipeanu 2687 -- Stefansson 2549, Calvia ESP 2004.

  5. 6.e5 Ne4 7.Nxd4 OO 8.Nf5 d5 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.Nxe7+ Qxe7 11.Re1 Qh4 12.Be3 f6 0-1(49) Marshall -- Lasker, U.S.A. 1907.
    6.Nxd4 OO 7.Nc3 a6 8.Nxc6 dxc6 9.Bd3 Ng4 10.h3 Ne5 11.Be2 Bc5 12.Qxd8 Rxd8 =-=(37) Maroczy -- Chigorin, Monte Carlo MNC 1902.

  6. 6...a6 7.Ba4 b5 8.Bb3 d6 9.Bd5 Bd7 10.Nxd4 Nxd5 11.Nxc6 Bxc6 12.exd5 Bb7 =-=(41) Schlechter -- Pillsbury, Nuerenberg GER 1896.

  7. 7...Ne8 8.Nxd4 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 d6 10.Nc3 c6 11.Bd3 dxe5 12.Qxe5 Bf6 =-=(58) Fressinet 2638 -- Zhang Zhong 2633, playchess.com INT 2004.

  8. 12.Bf4 Bxf4 1-0(60) Fressinet 2606 -- Lautier 2675, Paris FRA 2002.

  9. 4...Bb4 5.OO OO 6.d3 d6 7.Bg5 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Qe7 9.Re1 Nd8 10.d4 Ne6 11.Bc1 c5 12.Bc4 Rd8 0-1(77) Chandler 2605 -- Salov 2645, Reykjavik ISL 1991; 8...Ne7 9.Bc4 Be6 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.Nh4 Ng6 1-0(46) Tarrasch -- Pillsbury, Vienna AUT 1898; 7...Be6 8.d4 exd4 9.Nxd4 h6 10.Bh4 Ne5 11.f4 Bc5 12.Bxf6 Qxf6 0-1(26) Tarrasch -- Lasker, GER 1908; 7.Ne2 Ne7 8.Ng3 c6 9.Ba4 Ng6 10.c3 Ba5 11.d4 Re8 12.Bc2 d5 =-=(42) Maroczy -- Euwe, Bad Aussee 1921; 6...Bxc3 7.bxc3 d6 8.Bg5 Qe7 9.Re1 Nd8 10.d4 Ne6 11.Bc1 Rd8 12.g3 c5 =-=(39) Hjartarson 2605 -- Aleksandrov 2660, Groningen NED 1997; 5...d6 6.d3 OO 7.Bg5 Bxc3 8.bxc3 Qe7 9.Re1 Nd8 10.d4 Ne6 11.Bh4 Rd8 12.Bd3 Nf8 0-1(26) Shirov 2710 -- Salov 2680, Wijk aan Zee NED 1998; 6.Nd5 Bc5 7.d4 exd4 8.Nxd4 Bxd4 9.Qxd4 OO 10.Nxf6+ Qxf6 11.Qxf6 gxf6 12.Bh6 Re8 1-0(65) Tarrasch -- Lasker, GER 1908.
    4...a6 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.Nxe5 Nxe4 7.Nxe4 Qd4 8.OO Qxe5 9.d4 Qf5 10.Ng3 Qd5 11.Bf4 Bd6 12.Nh5 Rg8 1-0(23) Motylev 2651 -- Kharlov 2613, Izmir TUR 2004; 11.f4 Bd6 12.Qe2+ Qe6 =-=(45) Movsesian 2659 -- Kharlov 2581, Istanbul TUR 2003.
    4...Bd6 5.d3 h6 6.a3 a6 7.Bc4 Bc5 8.Be3 d6 9.OO OO 10.h3 Bxe3 11.fxe3 Be6 12.Bxe6 fxe6 =-=(49) Motylev 2780 -- Harikrishna 2646, Minneapolis USA 2005; 5...a6 6.Ba4 h6 7.Ne2 OO 8.Ng3 Re8 9.a3 b5 10.Bb3 Bf8 11.OO d6 12.Bd2 Be6 0-1(40) Spraggett 2592 -- Bruzon 2662, Buenos Aires ARG 2005.
    4...Bc5 5.OO OO 6.d3 d6 7.Na4 Bb6 8.h3 Ne7 9.Nxb6 axb6 10.Re1 Bd7 11.Bc4 Be6 12.Bxe6 fxe6 =-=(63) Svidler 2733 -- Vallejo Pons 2666, Leon ESP 2004.

  10. 5.Ba4 Bc5 6.Nxe5 OO 7.Nd3 Bb6 8.e5 Ne8 9.Nd5 d6 10.Ne3 dxe5 11.Nxe5 Qg5 12.N5c4 f5 0-1(44) Movsesian 2640 -- Illescas Cordoba 2605, Elista RUS 1998; 5...c6 6.OO Qa5 7.Bb3 Nxb3 8.cxb3 d6 9.h3 Be7 10.d4 OO 11.a3 exd4 12.Nxd4 Qh5 =-=(42) Spassky 2549 -- Korchnoi 2673, St Petersburg RUS 1999.
    5.Nxe5 Qe7 6.Nf3 Nxb5 7.Nxb5 Qxe4+ 8.Qe2 Qxe2+ 9.Kxe2 Nd5 10.Re1 a6 11.Nc3 =-= Movsesian 2640 -- Pinter 2595, Porec CRO 1998.

  11. 8.Qe2+ Be7 9.dxc3 OO 10.OO d5 11.Bd3 Rd8 12.Bf4 Qxf4 =-=(34) Jenni 2471 -- Kramnik 2802, Zurich SUI 2001.

  12. 8...Qe5+ 9.Qe2 Qxe2+ 10.Bxe2 d5 11.Bf4 c6 12.OOO Be6 =-=(15) Spassky -- Vasiukov, Baku AZE 1961.
    8...c6 9.Bd3 d5 10.OO Bc5 11.Qh5 g6 12.Qh6 Bf8 =-=(21) Schlosser 2570 -- Aronian 2684, Noyon FRA 2005.

  13. 10.Bd3 b6 11.Qg4 Re8 12.Bf4 Bf8 1-0(19) Glek 2580 -- Aleksandrov 2659, Izmir TUR 2004.

  14. 12.Qb5 b6 =-=(24) Morozevich 2742 -- Kramnik 2809, Monaco MNC 2002.

  15. 4...Ne7 5.OO Ng6 6.d4 Be7 7.Re1 exd4 8.e5 Nd5 9.Qxd4 c6 10.Bc4 Nb6 11.Bb3 OO 12.Nc3 d5 1-0(79) Grischuk 2704 -- Kharlov 2613, chessassistantclub.com INT 2004.
    4...d5 5.c3 g6 6.Bg5 Bg7 7.Nbd2 OO 8.Nf1 Bd7 9.Ne3 h6 10.Bh4 Qe8 11.Nd2 Nh5 12.OO Nf4 0-1(25) Krasenkow 2702 -- Iuldachev 2515, Istanbul TUR 2000.

  16. 5.c3 OO 6.OO d6 7.Bg5 Bb6 8.Nbd2 Nb8 9.d4 c6 10.Bd3 Nbd7 11.a4 Bc7 12.Re1 Re8 1-0(48) Morozevich 2707 -- Aronian 2724, Mainz GER 2005; 7...Qe7 8.Nbd2 Nd8 9.d4 Bb6 10.Bh4 c6 11.Ba4 h6 12.Bb3 Bc7 =-=(28) Akopian 2703 -- Aronian 2693, Sochi RUS 2005; 7.Nbd2 Bd7 8.Nc4 h6 9.h3 a6 10.Bxc6 Bxc6 11.Na5 Qd7 12.Nh4 d5 =-=(35) Zvjaginsev 2659 -- Georgiev 2648, Vrnjacka Banja SCG 2005; 7.Re1 Bd7 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 Bb6 10.Na3 g5 11.Bg3 Bg4 12.Nc4 Nh5 =-=(45) Akopian 2693 -- Fontaine 2532, Montpellier FRA 2004; 6...d5 7.Nbd2 Bg4 8.h3 Bh5 9.Re1 Re8 10.Qe2 a6 11.Ba4 Bg6 12.Bc2 Nh5 =-=(51) Kobalia 2634 -- Bacrot 2715, Moscow RUS 2005; 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 g5 8.Bg3 d6 9.Nbd2 a6 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.OO Ba7 12.d4 g4 =-=(17) Anand 2788 -- Topalov 2788, San Luis ARG 2005; 6.Bxc6 bxc6 7.Nxe5 d5 8.Bg5 Re8 9.f4 dxe4 10.d4 Bb6 11.Nd2 c5 12.dxc5 Bxc5 0-1(38) Ivanchuk 2717 -- Kramnik 2772, Wijk aan Zee NED 2001.
    5.OO d6 6.h3 OO 7.c3 Ne7 8.d4 Bb6 9.Nbd2 Ng6 10.Re1 c6 11.Bf1 Re8 12.b4 d5 1-0(35) Polgar 2677 -- Grischuk 2702, Moscow RUS 2002; 7.Nc3 Nd4 8.Nxd4 Bxd4 9.Ne2 Bb6 10.Ng3 c6 11.Ba4 Nd7 12.c3 Nc5 0-1(60) Polgar 2677 -- Grischuk 2702, Moscow RUS 2002; 6.c3 OO 7.Nbd2 a6 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.Nc4 h6 10.b4 Ba7 11.Qe2 c5 12.Na5 cxb4 0-1(23) Hracek 2596 -- Kramnik 2809, Prague CZE 2002; 7.h3 a6 8.Ba4 b5 9.Bc2 h6 10.d4 Bb6 11.Be3 Re8 12.Nbd2 Bb7 1-0(55) Agrest 2571 -- Almasi 2640, Bastia FRA 2005; 6.Nc3 OO 7.Na4 Nd4 8.Nxc5 Nxb5 9.a4 Nd4 10.Nxd4 dxc5 11.Nb5 Ne8 12.f4 c6 1-0(61) Svidler 2747 -- Kramnik 2777, Monte Carlo MNC 2004; 6...Bg4 7.Na4 Nd7 8.Nxc5 Nxc5 9.Be3 Qf6 10.Bxc6+ bxc6 11.Bxc5 dxc5 12.Qe2 Bxf3 1-0(45) Short 2702 -- Harikrishna 2582, Catalan Bay ENG 2004; 5...Nd4 6.Nxd4 Bxd4 7.c3 Bb6 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 c6 10.Ba4 d6 11.Kh1 g5 12.Bg3 h5 0-1(18) Amonatov 2584 -- Aleksandrov 2630, Minsk BLR 2005.
    5.Nc3 d6 6.Na4 Bb6 7.c3 OO 8.h3 Ne7 9.Nxb6 axb6 10.Ba4 Ng6 11.Bc2 h6 12.OO d5 1-0(34) Svidler 2733 -- Vallejo Pons 2666, Leon ESP 2004; 7.Nxb6 axb6 8.c3 Bd7 9.Ba4 OO 10.Bc2 Ne7 11.Bg5 Ng6 12.h4 h6 =-=(34) Short 2702 -- Aronian 2648, Reykjavik ISL 2004; 6.OO OO 7.Na4 Bb6 8.Nxb6 axb6 9.c3 h6 10.h3 Bd7 11.Ba4 Re8 12.Bb3 Be6 1-0(43) Svidler 2727 -- Kramnik 2770, Dortmund GER 2004; 6.Be3 Bxe3 7.fxe3 OO 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.OO c5 10.b3 h6 11.Qe1 Be6 12.Nh4 g6 0-1(75) Kasimdzhanov 2652 -- Zhang Zhong 2633, playchess.com INT 2004.
    5.Be3 Bxe3 6.fxe3 Ne7 7.OO c6 8.Bc4 d6 9.Bb3 Ng6 10.Nc3 Qe7 11.Ne2 d5 12.exd5 Nxd5 1-0(45) Tarrasch -- Pillsbury, Vienna AUT 1898.

  17. 6.OO Qe7 7.h3 h6 8.c3 OO 9.Nbd2 Bd6 10.d4 Nd7 11.Re1 c5 12.Nc4 cxd4 1-0(39) Smirin 2673 -- Hracek 2595, Czech Republic 2004; 6...Qd6 7.Nbd2 Be6 8.b3 h6 9.Bb2 Nd7 10.a3 f6 11.Nh4 Nf8 12.b4 Bd4 0-1(43) Glek 2555 -- Sokolov 2695, St Ingbert GER 2003.

  18. 6...Bd6 7.h3 Nd7 8.Nbd2 OO 9.OO c5 10.Nc4 b5 11.Ncd2 Nb8 12.a4 b4 1-0(65) Morozevich 2678 -- Kramnik 2807, Monte Carlo MNC 2003; 7...c5 8.Nbd2 OO 9.OO Re8 10.Nc4 Nd7 11.Qd2 Nf8 12.a3 b6 =-=(37) Erenburg 2582 -- Almasi 2640, Neukoelln GER 2005.
    6...Bxe3 7.fxe3 Qe7 8.Nbd2 OO 9.Qe2 Nd7 10.OO a5 11.d4 c5 12.c3 b6 =-=(17) Topalov 2743 -- Anand 2753, Monte Carlo MNC 2003.
    6...Qd6 7.Bxc5 Qxc5 8.Nc3 Be6 9.Qd2 h6 10.OO OO 11.h3 Rad8 12.Rad1 Rfe8 1-0(114) Zvjaginsev 2650 -- Ganguly 2559, Calvia ESP 2004.

  19. 11.OO Rae8 12.Kh1 =-= Kobalia 2634 -- Sargissian 2602, Moscow RUS 2005.

  20. 12.Qf5 Rfd8 =-=(46) Sutovsky 2669 -- Aronian 2684, Caleta ENG 2005.

  21. 5.Nbd2 g6 6.c3 Bg7 7.OO OO 8.Re1 Nh5 9.Nf1 f5 10.Ng3 fxe4 11.Rxe4 d5 12.Re3 Bg4 =-=(28) Efimenko 2601 -- Shirov 2714, England 2005; 6.Nf1 h6 7.c3 Bg7 8.Be3 a6 9.Ba4 OO 10.h3 b5 11.Bc2 d5 12.g4 Qe7 0-1(48) Blackburne -- Lasker, London ENG 1892; 5...Be7 6.Nf1 OO 7.Ng3 a6 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.OO c5 10.Ne1 Rb8 11.b3 c6 12.Bb2 Be6 =-=(68) Blackburne -- Lasker, London ENG 1892.
    5.Bxc6+ bxc6 6.h3 g6 7.Nc3 Bg7 8.OO OO 9.Bg5 h6 10.Be3 c5 11.Rb1 Ne8 12.b4 cxb4 0-1(43) Anderssen -- Steinitz, London ENG 1866; 8.Be3 c5 9.Ne2 OO 10.g4 c4 11.Ng3 cxd3 12.cxd3 c5 1-0(38) Anderssen -- Zukertort, Aachen GER 1868.
    5.c4 Be7 6.d4 OO 7.Bxc6 bxc6 8.Nc3 exd4 9.Nxd4 Bd7 10.OO c5 11.Nde2 Bc6 12.Qd3 Nd7 0-1(34) Landa 2643 -- Kharlov 2581, Togliatti RUS 2003.
    5.Nc3 h6 6.h3 Bd7 7.Be3 Be7 8.d4 exd4 9.Nxd4 OO 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Bd3 Re8 12.OO Bf8 0-1(61) Berger -- Lasker, Graz AUT 1890.

  22. 5...g6 6.c3 Bg7 7.Re1 OO 8.Nbd2 a6 9.Ba4 Nd7 10.Nf1 Nc5 11.Bc2 Ne6 12.Ng3 d5 1-0(33) Movsesian 2666 -- Bauer 2562, Istanbul TUR 2000; 8...Bd7 9.Ba4 Kh8 10.Nf1 Qe8 11.Bb3 Nh5 12.Ng3 Nxg3 =-=(35) Papaioannou 2577 -- Georgiev 2626, Aghia Pelagia GRE 2004; 7.Nbd2 OO 8.Re1 Bd7 9.Nf1 Nh5 10.h3 h6 11.a4 a6 12.Bc4 Be6 1-0(39) Adams 2660 -- Dautov 2615, London ENG 1996; 8...a6 9.Ba4 b5 10.Bc2 Bb7 11.a4 Re8 12.h3 h6 0-1(53) Vysochin 2584 -- Kobalia 2656, bereg.ru INT 2003; 6.d4 Bd7 7.Re1 Bg7 8.d5 Ne7 9.Bxd7+ Nxd7 10.Be3 f5 11.Ng5 Nf8 12.exf5 gxf5 1-0(51) Sutovsky 2674 -- Kramnik 2744, Dortmund GER 2005; 10.a4 OO 11.a5 a6 12.c4 h6 =-=(71) Morozevich 2758 -- Georgiev 2625, Calvia ESP 2004; 6.Re1 Bd7 7.c3 Bg7 8.Nbd2 OO 9.a4 Re8 10.h3 h6 11.a5 a6 12.Ba4 b5 =-=(83) Movsesian 2666 -- Hracek 2612, SVK 2000.
    5...Be7 6.Re1 OO 7.c3 Bd7 8.Nbd2 Re8 9.Nf1 Bf8 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bh4 Be7 12.a4 Nh7 1-0(59) Ivanchuk 2704 -- Alekseev 2607, Istanbul TUR 2003; 7...a6 8.Ba4 Re8 9.d4 b5 10.Bc2 exd4 11.cxd4 Bg4 12.Nc3 Bf8 1-0(44) Sutovsky 2674 -- Stefansson 2579, Saint Vincent ITA 2005; 6.c3 OO 7.Re1 a6 8.Ba4 b5 9.Bc2 Re8 10.Nbd2 Bf8 11.Nf1 h6 12.d4 g6 =-=(28) Morozevich 2741 -- Anand 2786, Monte Carlo MNC 2005; 6.Nbd2 OO 7.Re1 a6 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.d4 exd4 10.Nxd4 Bd7 11.b3 c5 12.Ne2 Ng4 1-0(35) Shirov 2710 -- Navara 2646, Prague CZE 2005.
    5...a6 6.Bxc6+ bxc6 7.h3 c5 8.Nc3 Be7 9.Nh2 Be6 10.f4 exf4 11.Bxf4 OO 12.Nf3 h6 =-=(24) Wahls 2565 -- Karpov 2730, Biel SUI 1990.

  23. 6.Re1 a6 7.Bxc6 Bxc6 8.c4 Be7 9.Nc3 OO 10.d4 exd4 11.Nxd4 Bd7 12.Bf4 Re8 =-=(83) Delchev 2603 -- Aleksandrov 2664, Plovdiv BUL 2003; 6...Be7 7.c3 OO 8.Nbd2 Re8 9.Nf1 Bf8 10.h3 g6 11.Be3 Bg7 12.Ng3 Na5 =-=(20) Rozentalis 2595 -- Onischuk 2653, Calvia ESP 2004.
    6.d4 Be7 7.d5 Nb8 8.Bxd7+ Nbxd7 9.Re1 Nc5 10.Nc3 OO 11.Nd2 a5 12.Nb3 Ncd7 0-1(80) McShane 2625 -- Harikrishna 2645, Tiayuan CHN 2005.

  24. 6...a6 7.Ba4 g6 8.Nbd2 Bg7 9.Re1 OO 10.Nf1 Nh5 11.Bg5 Qe8 12.Bb3 Kh8 1-0(76) Timofeev 2611 -- Aleksandrov 2659, Izmir TUR 2004.

  25. 7.Nbd2 Bg7 8.Re1 OO 9.Ba4 Qe8 10.Bb3 Nh5 11.Nf1 Nd8 12.d4 Ne6 1-0(49) Svidler 2738 -- Almasi 2619, Goteborg SWE 2005.

  26. 8.d4 OO 9.Bg5 Qe8 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.d5 Nb8 12.Bxd7 Nxd7 =-=(40) Spassky 2549 -- Korchnoi 2673, St Petersburg RUS 1999.
    8.Ba4 OO 9.Nbd2 Nh5 10.Nf1 Kh8 11.h3 Qe8 12.Bc2 f5 0-1(45) Zhang Zhong 2632 -- Krasenkow 2573, Shanghai CHN 2001.

  27. 12.h3 f5 0-1(34) Zhang Zhong 2620 -- Almasi 2672, Bled SLO 2002.

  28. 5...Bd7 6.Nbd2 g6 7.Nf1 Bg7 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 Na5 10.Ba4 Bxa4 11.Qxa4+ Nc6 12.Ne3 Qd7 1-0(32) Short 2635 -- Gulko 2610, Linares ESP 1990; 9...OO 10.Ne3 a6 11.Ba4 Qe8 12.OO Kh8 =-=(79) Glek 2590 -- Hansen 2625, Esbjerg DEN 2002; 7.OO Bg7 8.Re1 OO 9.a4 a6 10.Bc4 Na5 11.Ba2 c5 12.Nf1 Qe8 1-0(57) Ponomariov 2710 -- Campora 2549, Bilbao 2004; 6.OO g6 7.Re1 a6 8.Ba4 Bg7 9.Nbd2 OO 10.Nf1 h6 11.h3 b5 12.Bb3 Na5 =-=(32) Akopian 2689 -- Vallejo Pons 2666, Moscow RUS 2004; 7.Nbd2 Bg7 8.Re1 OO 9.Nf1 Nh5 10.Ba4 Qe8 11.Bb3 Kh8 12.Ne3 Nf4 1-0(60) Morozevich 2702 -- Krasenkow 2597, Plovdiv BUL 2003; 6.Ba4 g6 7.Nbd2 Bg7 8.Nc4 OO 9.Ne3 Ne7 10.Bb3 c6 11.h4 Qc7 12.Ng5 d5 1-0(42) Steinitz -- Lasker, USA/CAN 1894; 6...Be7 7.OO OO 8.h3 Rb8 9.Re1 b5 10.Bc2 b4 11.Nbd2 bxc3 12.bxc3 d5 1-0(38) Dolmatov 2600 -- Korchnoi 2676, Las Vegas, NV USA 1999.
    5...Be7 6.OO OO 7.Nbd2 h6 8.h3 Nh7 9.d4 Bf6 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.Qa4 exd4 12.cxd4 Bd7 0-1(47) Svidler 2713 -- Piket 2609, Wijk aan Zee NED 1999; 7.Re1 a6 8.Ba4 Nd7 9.Bc2 Nb6 10.d4 Bf6 11.h3 Bd7 12.Na3 Ne7 0-1(41) Nunn 2630 -- Morozevich 2605, Amsterdam NED 1995; 6.Nbd2 OO 7.OO a6 8.Ba4 b5 9.Bc2 Bb7 10.Re1 Re8 11.Nf1 Bf8 12.Bg5 h6 0-1(49) Adams 2725 -- Bacrot 2664, playchess.com INT 2003; 7...Nb8 8.d4 c6 9.Bd3 Qc7 10.Re1 Nbd7 11.Nf1 Re8 12.Ng3 Nf8 0-1(54) Glek 2580 -- Sokolov 2663, Porz GER 2004.

  29. 6.OO Bg7 7.Nbd2 OO 8.Re1 a6 9.Ba4 Nd7 10.b4 b5 11.Bb3 a5 12.bxa5 Rxa5 0-1(67) Adams 2715 -- Bacrot 2594, ? 2000; 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.d4 exd4 11.cxd4 Re8 12.Qc2 Bd7 1-0(54) Areshchenko 2595 -- Aleksandrov 2635, Warsaw POL 2005; 8...Bd7 9.a4 a6 10.Bc4 Be6 11.a5 Bxc4 12.dxc4 Nh5 =-= Ponomariov 2684 -- Grischuk 2669, Panormo GRE 2001; 7.Re1 OO 8.Nbd2 a6 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.Nf1 c5 11.Ng3 Nd7 12.Nd2 a5 0-1(28) Zhang Pengxiang 2616 -- Harikrishna 2645, Tiayuan CHN 2005; 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 Bd7 10.Nbd2 Qe8 11.Nf1 Nh5 12.Ne3 Nf4 =-=(51) Alekseev 2625 -- Kobalia 2614, Biel SUI 2005; 7.h3 OO 8.Be3 Bd7 9.Ba4 Qe8 10.Nbd2 Nh5 11.g4 Nf6 12.Nh2 Nd8 0-1(29) Quezada 2513 -- Ivanchuk 2705, Yucatan MEX 2004.
    6.d4 Bd7 7.Nbd2 Bg7 8.dxe5 Nxe5 9.Nxe5 dxe5 10.Qe2 OO 11.f3 a5 12.Bd3 Qe7 1-0(40) Steinitz -- Zukertort, U.S.A. 1886; 11.Bd3 Qe7 12.f3 Bc6 1-0(49) Steinitz -- Zukertort, USA 1886; 7.dxe5 Nxe5 8.Nxe5 dxe5 9.Qe2 Bg7 10.Bd3 OO 11.OO Nh5 12.Na3 Qh4 1-0(34) Maroczy -- Euwe, Bad Aussee 1921.

  30. 7.OO OO 8.Re1 Bd7 9.Nf1 Re8 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bd2 Na5 12.Bxd7 Qxd7 1-0(66) Efimenko 2601 -- Georgiev 2654, Caleta ENG 2005; 9...Nh5 10.Ba4 Qe8 11.Bb3 Kh8 12.Ne3 Nd8 1-0(56) Efimenko 2594 -- Almasi 2650, Koelln 2004.

  31. 8.Ng3 a6 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.OO h6 11.h3 Be6 12.Re1 c5 1-0(42) Morozevich 2707 -- Sargissian 2568, Bled SLO 2002; 8...Bd7 9.Ba4 Re8 10.OO a6 11.Re1 b5 12.Bc2 Na5 1-0(59) De la Riva Aguado 2528 -- Ponomariov 2734, Andorra AND 2003.
    8.Ba4 d5 9.Qe2 Qd6 10.Bc2 b6 11.Ng3 Ba6 12.OO dxe4 1-0(33) Steinitz -- Chigorin, Havana CUB 1892; 8...Nd7 9.Ne3 Nc5 10.Bc2 Ne6 11.h4 Ne7 12.h5 d5 1-0(28) Steinitz -- Chigorin, ? 1892.
    8.Ne3 d5 9.Qc2 a6 10.Ba4 dxe4 11.dxe4 Nd7 12.OO Nc5 =-=(32) Steinitz -- Chigorin, Havana CUB 1892.

  32. 8...Ne7 9.h3 c6 10.Ba4 Nd7 11.g4 Nc5 12.Bc2 Ne6 0-1(41) Sedlak 2521 -- Svidler 2735, Eppingen GER 2005.

  33. 9...Bd7 10.Ne3 Qe8 11.a4 Kh7 12.OO Nh5 =-=(65) Morozevich 2678 -- Almasi 2676, Monte Carlo MNC 2003.

  34. 12.Bb3 a5 0-1(47) Svidler 2735 -- Topalov 2757, Monte Carlo MNC 2005.
    11...Nh5 12.Bb3 Nf4 =-=(26) Short 2675 -- Vallejo Pons 2630, Leon ESP 2001.

  35. 4...a6 5.Ba4 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Re1 Be7 10.c3 Nc5 11.Bc2 Bg4 12.h3 Bh5 =-=(42) Short 2635 -- Jussupow 2615, Reykjavik ISL 1990.

  36. 5.Nc3 d6 6.d4 exd4 7.Nxd4 Bd7 8.Nde2 OO 9.Ng3 Ne5 10.Bxd7 Qxd7 11.b3 Rad8 12.Bb2 Nc6 1-0(24) Lasker -- Walbrodt, Hastings ENG 1895; 6...Nd7 7.Ne2 OO 8.Ng3 Bf6 9.c3 Ne7 10.Bd3 Re8 11.Nh5 Ng6 12.h3 Be7 1-0(89) Tarrasch -- Chigorin, Vienna AUT 1898; 6...Bd7 7.Be3 OO 8.Qe2 Ng4 9.Bxc6 Bxc6 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.Nd4 Bd7 12.Nd5 Re8 0-1(21) Mieses -- Lasker, Cambridge Springs 1904; 6.Bxc6+ bxc6 7.d4 exd4 8.Nxd4 Bd7 9.Bg5 OO 10.Re1 h6 11.Bh4 Nh7 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 1-0(34) Capablanca -- Bernstein, San Sebastian ESP 1911; 9.Qf3 OO 10.h3 Rb8 11.b3 Re8 12.Bb2 Bf8 =-=(16) Short 2660 -- Portisch 2600, Skelleftea SWE 1989.
    5.d4 Nxe4 6.Qe2 Nd6 7.Bxc6 dxc6 8.dxe5 Nf5 9.Rd1 Bd7 10.Nc3 OO 11.Ne4 Qc8 12.h3 c5 =-=(42) Geller -- Bronstein, Moscow RUS 1967.

  37. 6.c3 OO 7.d4 Bd7 8.d5 Nb8 9.Bxd7 Nbxd7 10.c4 Ne8 11.Nc3 g6 12.Rb1 f5 0-1(35) Illescas Cordoba 2635 -- Short 2690, Dos Hermanas ESP 1997; 8.Qe2 Re8 9.d5 Nb8 10.Bxd7 Nbxd7 11.c4 c6 12.Nc3 a6 =-=(45) Polgar 2630 -- Short 2655, Moscow RUS 1994; 7.d3 a6 8.Ba4 Nd7 9.d4 Bf6 10.Bc2 Nb6 11.h3 Bd7 12.b3 exd4 1-0(50) Shirov 2690 -- Short 2690, Dos Hermanas ESP 1997; 7.h3 Bd7 8.Ba4 Qe8 9.Bb3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Nc6 12.dxc5 dxc5 =-=(14) Svidler 2689 -- Short 2677, Istanbul TUR 2000.

  38. 7.Bxc6+ bxc6 8.Qxd4 OO 9.Nc3 Bg4 10.Qd3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Nd7 12.b3 Bf6 1-0(40) Tal 2610 -- Portisch 2630, Reykjavik ISL 1988.

  39. 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.c4 OO 10.Nc3 Re8 11.b3 h6 12.Bf4 c5 =-=(24) Ivanchuk 2700 -- Short 2655, Linares ESP 1995.

  40. 9...Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Bc6 11.Bf4 Nh5 12.Bd2 Bf6 1-0(57) Ivanchuk 2665 -- Portisch 2605, Manila PHI 1990.

  41. 12.Rxe8+ Bxe8 =-=(62) Ivanchuk 2710 -- Short 2655, Novgorod RUS 1994.

  42. 5.Re1 Be7 6.d4 exd4 7.Nxd4 Bd7 8.Nc3 OO 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.Bg5 Re8 11.Qd3 Ng4 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 =-=(31) Schlechter -- Lasker, Vienna/Berlin 1910.
    5.Nc3 Be7 6.d4 Bd7 7.Re1 exd4 8.Nxd4 OO 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bd3 Re8 11.h3 h6 12.b3 Nh7 1-0(30) Oll -- Euwe, Amsterdam NED 1920.
    5.Bxc6+ bxc6 6.d4 Be7 7.Nc3 Nd7 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Qe2 OO 10.Rd1 Bd6 11.Bg5 Qe8 12.Nh4 g6 1-0(52) Capablanca -- Janowski, Havana CUB 1913.

  43. 5...Nd7 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Ne2 OO 8.c3 Bf6 9.Ng3 Ndb8 10.h3 a6 11.Bc4 Nd7 12.Be3 Ne7 0-1(62) Tarrasch -- Chigorin, St Petersburg RUS 1893.

  44. 6.Re1 exd4 7.Nxd4 Be7 8.Nc3 OO 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.Bg5 Re8 11.Qf3 h6 12.Bh4 Nh7 =-=(69) Schlechter -- Lasker, Vienna/Berlin 1910.

  45. 6...exd4 7.Nxd4 Be7 8.Re1 OO 9.Bf1 Re8 10.f3 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 Be6 12.Qf2 c6 0-1(38) Euwe -- Capablanca, London ENG 1922; 8.b3 Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Bxb5 10.Nxb5 Nd7 11.Ba3 a6 12.Nc3 Bf6 1-0(37) Tal -- Larsen, Bled SLO 1965; 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.Re1 OO 10.b3 Re8 11.Bb2 Bf8 12.Qf3 =-= Dominguez 2605 -- Bruzon 2603, Wijk aan Zee NED 2004.

  46. 7.Bxc6 Bxc6 8.Qd3 exd4 9.Nxd4 Bd7 10.Bg5 OO 11.Rae1 h6 12.Bh4 Nh7 0-1(56) Lasker -- Capablanca, CUB Havana 1921; 10.b3 OO 11.Bb2 c5 12.Nde2 Bc6 1-0(48) Anand 2782 -- Vescovi 2648, Sao Paulo BRA 2004; 9...OO 10.Bg5 Nd7 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 12.Rae1 Rfe8 =-=(36) Alekhine -- Bernstein, St Petersburg RUS 1914; 8.Re1 exd4 9.Nxd4 Bd7 10.h3 OO 11.Qf3 Re8 12.Bf4 c6 1-0(23) Anand 2782 -- Milos 2601, Sao Paulo BRA 2004.
    7.Bg5 OO 8.dxe5 Nxe5 9.Bxd7 Nfxd7 10.Bxe7 Nxf3+ 11.Qxf3 Qxe7 12.Nd5 Qd8 1-0(58) Schlechter -- Lasker, Vienna/Berlin 1910; 7...exd4 8.Nxd4 OO 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.Qd3 c5 11.Nf5 Bxf5 12.exf5 Nd7 =-=(39) Bernstein -- Lasker, St Petersburg RUS 1909.
    7.b3 OO 8.Bb2 exd4 9.Nxd4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Bxb5 11.Nxb5 c6 12.Nc3 Re8 0-1(63) Shirov 2723 -- Campora 2505, Dos Hermanas ESP 2003.

  47. 7...Nxd4 8.Nxd4 exd4 9.Qxd4 Bxb5 10.Nxb5 OO 11.Qc3 a6 12.Nd4 Nd7 =-=(49) Vescovi 2648 -- Milos 2601, Sao Paulo BRA 2004.

  48. 8...Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Bxb5 10.Nxb5 OO 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bh4 Re8 0-1(41) Tarrasch -- Lasker, GER 1908.

  49. 9.Nxc6 Bxc6 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.Ne2 Qd7 12.Ng3 Rfe8 0-1(41) Tarrasch -- Lasker, GER 1908; 9...bxc6 10.Bd3 Ng4 11.f3 Ne5 12.Be3 Bh4 0-1(50) Oll -- Euwe, Amsterdam NED 1921.
    9.Bf1 Re8 10.f3 Bf8 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bh4 g6 =-=(31) Lasker -- Capablanca, Havana CUB 1921.
    9.Nde2 a6 10.Ba4 Re8 11.f3 h6 12.Be3 Bf8 =-=(71) Schlechter -- Lasker, St Petersburg RUS 1909.

  50. 10...Re8 11.Qd3 h6 12.Bh4 Nh7 =-=(43) Lasker -- Capablanca, ? 1921.

  51. 12.e5 Nh7 1-0(56) Bernstein -- Lasker, St Petersburg RUS 1914.
    11...Nh7 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 0-1(33) Bernstein -- Lasker, Moscow RUS 1914.

  52. 5.Nxe5 Nxe4 6.Qe2 Nxe5 7.Qxe4 Qe7 8.Nc3 Ng6 9.Qxe7+ Nxe7 10.Ne4 Bb6 11.Re1 OO 12.Nd6 Nc6 =-=(32) Adams 2755 -- Leko 2743, Dortmund GER 2000; 9...Bxe7 10.Nd5 Bd6 11.Re1+ Kd8 12.Ne3 Re8 1-0(51) Bologan 2676 -- Mitkov 2578, Poikovsky RUS 2001; 8.d4 Ng6 9.Qxe7+ Bxe7 10.Nc3 OO 11.Bd3 c6 12.Ne2 d5 =-=(81) Krogius -- Spassky, Leningrad RUS 1960; 7.d4 Be7 8.dxe5 Nc5 9.Bf4 OO 10.Nc3 c6 11.Bd3 Nxd3 12.Qxd3 f6 =-=(13) Ivanchuk 2714 -- Leko 2694, Linares ESP 1999; 8.Qxe4 Ng6 9.f4 c6 10.Bd3 d5 11.Qe2 f5 12.Nd2 OO 1-0(44) Shirov 2746 -- Grischuk 2606, New Delhi IND 2000; 5...Nxe5 6.d4 c6 7.Be2 Bb6 8.dxe5 Nxe4 9.Nc3 d5 10.exd6 Nxd6 11.Bf4 Nf5 12.Qxd8+ Bxd8 1-0(94) Beliavsky 2620 -- Gurevich 2635, Groningen NED 1992; 6...a6 7.dxe5 axb5 8.exf6 Qxf6 9.Nc3 c6 10.Qd3 OO 11.Be3 Bxe3 12.Qxe3 Re8 0-1(37) Timman 2635 -- Beliavsky 2610, Linares ESP 1993.
    5.d3 d6 6.Be3 Bb6 7.Nbd2 Ng4 8.Bxb6 axb6 9.d4 OO 10.h3 Nf6 11.Bxc6 bxc6 12.dxe5 dxe5 =-=(29) Timman 2635 -- Salov 2680, Wijk aan Zee NED 1998.
    5.Nc3 OO 6.Nxe5 Re8 7.Nf3 Nxe4 8.d4 Nxc3 9.bxc3 Bf8 10.Ng5 h6 11.Nh3 d6 12.Qf3 Bd7 1-0(31) Ljubojevic 2605 -- Beliavsky 2610, Linares ESP 1993.

  53. 7.dxe5 Nxe4 8.Qd5 Nc5 9.Bg5 Qe8 10.Nbd2 d6 11.exd6 Be6 12.Bxc6 bxc6 0-1(22) Gipslis -- Spassky, Riga LAT 1959; 10.Re1 Qe6 11.Qd1 a6 12.Bf1 d5 =-=(55) Smirin 2676 -- Finegold 2535, Philadelphia, PA USA 2002; 9...Ne7 10.Qd1 Ne4 11.Bh4 d5 12.Nbd2 c6 =-=(24) Geller -- Spassky, Leningrad RUS 1962; 11.Bf4 d5 12.Nbd2 c6 =-=(25) Polugaevsky -- Boleslavsky, Moscow RUS 1963; 9.Re1 Ne7 10.Qd1 Ne6 11.Na3 Ng6 12.Bc4 Bc5 =-=(27) Polgar 2676 -- Leko 2745, Linares ESP 2001; 8.Bd3 d5 9.exd6 Nxd6 10.Bg5 f6 11.Bf4 Bg4 12.Nbd2 g5 =-=(29) Bronstein -- Spassky, Mar del Plata ARG 1960; 9.Bg5 f6 10.Bf4 Bg4 11.Nbd2 g5 12.Qc2 Kg7 =-=(15) Spassky -- Bronstein, Mar del Plata ARG 1960.
    7.Re1 d6 8.h3 h6 9.Be3 Bd7 10.Bd3 Re8 11.Nbd2 a6 12.a3 Ba7 1-0(34) Svidler 2689 -- Peng Xiaomin 2657, New Delhi IND 2000; 10.Ba4 Re8 11.Nbd2 exd4 12.Nxd4 Nxd4 0-1(28) Stefansson 2566 -- Sokolov 2637, Kopavogur ISL 2000; 9.a4 a5 10.Na3 exd4 11.cxd4 d5 12.exd5 Nxd5 0-1(47) Ye Jiangchuan 2670 -- Peng Xiaomin 2657, Beijing CHN 2000; 8...Bd7 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 Nxd4 11.Nxd4 exd4 12.Bxd7 dxc3 1-0(32) Movsesian 2659 -- Leko 2701, Las Vegas, NV USA 1999; 9.a4 a6 10.Bxc6 Bxc6 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bh4 Re8 0-1(63) Ljubojevic 2610 -- Salov 2595, Brussels BEL 1988; 8...Qe7 9.Na3 Bd7 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bxf6 Qxf6 12.Nc4 Rad8 1-0(28) Polgar 2677 -- Svidler 2713, Frankfurt GER 1999; 8.a4 a5 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bh4 exd4 12.cxd4 Bg4 0-1(50) Lutz 2610 -- Leko 2694, Frankfurt GER 1999.
    7.Qd3 d6 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 Bd7 10.Nbd2 a6 11.Bc4 exd4 12.cxd4 g5 1-0(40) Svidler 2713 -- Leko 2694, Linares ESP 1999; 1-0(38) Svidler 2713 -- Leko 2694, XVI Torneo, Linares 1999; 7...d5 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.Nxe5 Nxe4 10.Nd2 Bf5 11.Qf3 Qf6 12.Nxc6 Rae8 1-0(41) Ehlvest 2620 -- Short 2660, Belgrade SCG 1989.
    7.a4 a5 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bxf6 Qxf6 10.Bxc6 Qxc6 11.Nxe5 Qxe4 12.Nd2 Qf5 =-=(26) Milos 2633 -- Gulko 2643, Shenyang CHN 2000.

  54. 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.Bxc6 Qxc6 10.Nxe5 Qxe4 11.Nd2 Qf5 12.Nec4 d5 0-1(42) Rozentalis 2590 -- Beliavsky 2620, Groningen NED 1992.

  55. 9.a4 a5 10.Re1 exd4 11.Bxc6 bxc6 12.Nxd4 Re8 0-1(30) Bologan 2620 -- Piket 2635, Biel SUI 1999; 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.Nxe5 dxe5 12.Nd2 Be6 =-=(23) Shirov 2720 -- Macieja 2490, Polanica Zdroj POL 1998.
    9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Qa4 Qd6 12.Rd1 Qe6 =-=(22) Topalov 2700 -- Leko 2694, Linares ESP 1999; 11.Nbd2 Re8 12.Qc2 g5 1-0(95) Almasi 2650 -- Gulko 2615, Pamplona ESP 1996.

  56. 9...exd4 10.cxd4 g5 11.Bg3 Nh5 12.Bxc6 bxc6 1-0(39) Morozevich 2742 -- Leko 2713, Monaco MNC 2002.
    9...Qe7 10.Nbd2 Nb8 11.Rfe1 c6 12.Ba4 Nbd7 =-=(16) Khalifman 2645 -- Malaniuk 2590, Samara RUS 1998.

  57. 10.Na3 a6 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.Bxf6 gxf6 1-0(57) Milos 2586 -- Salov 2656, Las Vegas, NV USA 1999.

  58. 11.Bxc6 Bxc6 12.Rfe1 Re8 1-0(54) Anand 2769 -- Leko 2725, Frankfurt GER 2000.

  59. 12.cxd4 g5 0-1(48) Topalov 2690 -- Leko 2701, Dortmund GER 1999; 0-1(38) Topalov 2700 -- Leko 2694, Frankfurt GER 1999.

  60. 5.Qe2 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.Qxe5+ Qe7 8.Qa5 Qd8 9.Qe5+ Be6 10.Ng5 Qf6 11.Re1 OOO 12.Nxe6 Re8 =-=(32) Luther 2571 -- Ivanchuk 2704, Istanbul TUR 2003; 9...Qe7 10.Qa5 Qd8 11.Qc3 f6 12.Re1+ Be7 =-=(31) Asrian 2611 -- Sargissian 2630, Erevan ARM 2005; 7...Be6 8.Ng5 Nc4 9.Nxe6 Nxe5 10.Nxd8 Kxd8 11.Nc3 Kd7 12.d3 f5 =-=(34) Luther 2604 -- Georgiev 2686, GER 2001.
    5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.Re1 Nf6 7.Nxe5 Be7 8.Qe2 Be6 9.d3 Nd7 10.Nc3 Nxe5 11.Qxe5 OO 12.Bf4 Rc8 =-=(14) Anand 2794 -- Kramnik 2797, Mainz GER 2001.

  61. 6...Nxe5 7.Rxe5+ Be7 8.Bf1 OO 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Nf5 11.c3 d5 12.Nd2 b6 =-=(43) Aronian 2649 -- Aleksandrov 2664, Warsaw POL 2003; 10...Re8 11.c3 Rxe1 12.Qxe1 Nf5 0-1(39) Steinitz -- Zukertort, USA 1886; 9...b6 10.Re1 Bb7 11.Bf4 Nf5 12.c3 c5 =-=(65) Mastrovasilis 2562 -- Bologan 2700, Warsaw POL 2005; 8.Nc3 OO 9.Bd3 c6 10.b3 Ne8 11.Qf3 d5 12.Bb2 Bf6 =-=(18) Shirov 2722 -- Hracek 2603, Luebeck GER 2001; 9...Bf6 10.Re3 g6 11.b3 Re8 12.Qf3 Bg5 1-0(61) Steinitz -- Zukertort, USA 1886; 8.Bd3 OO 9.Nc3 f5 10.Re1 b6 11.Be2 Bb7 12.d3 Bf6 1-0(44) Maroczy -- Euwe, Bad Aussee 1921.

  62. 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 OO 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Nf5 11.d5 d6 12.Nd2 Bg5 0-1(27) Kotronias 2626 -- Aleksandrov 2636, Vrnjacka Banja SCG 2005; 11...Re8 12.Rxe8+ Qxe8 =-=(13) Palac 2574 -- Nielsen 2653, Warsaw POL 2005; 11.c3 d5 12.Bf4 c6 =-=(81) Ivanchuk 2705 -- Georgiev 2625, Izmir TUR 2004; 7...OO 8.d4 Nf5 9.c3 Nxe5 10.Rxe5 d6 11.Re1 =-= Asrian 2611 -- Aronian 2693, Warsaw POL 2005.
    7.Ba4 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 OO 9.d4 Bf6 10.Re1 Re8 11.c3 b5 12.Bc2 Bb7 =-=(16) Blackburne -- Steinitz, London ENG 1863; 10...Nf5 11.c3 d5 12.Nd2 Bd7 =-= Bronstein 2590 -- Smyslov 2620, Moscow RUS 1971; 9...Nc4 10.Re1 d5 11.Nd2 Nb6 12.Bb3 Bd6 =-=(24) Ye Jiangchuan 2670 -- Ivanchuk 2719, Shenyang CHN 2000.
    7.Nxc6 dxc6 8.Bf1 Nf5 9.d3 OO 10.a4 Be6 11.c3 a5 12.Nd2 Re8 0-1(38) Rogers 2594 -- Aronian 2684, Caleta ENG 2005.
    7.Bxc6 dxc6 8.Qe2 Be6 9.d3 Nf5 10.Nd2 OO 11.c3 Re8 12.Ne4 Qd5 1-0(44) Steinitz -- Zukertort, U.S.A. 1886.

  63. 7...Nxe5 8.Rxe5 OO 9.Nc3 c6 10.b3 Ne8 11.Bb2 d5 12.Qh5 Nf6 =-=(19) Torre 2520 -- Gelfand 2685, Moscow RUS 1994; =-=(20) Khasin -- Gipslis, Belgrade SCG 1968; 11.Qf3 d5 12.Bb2 Bf6 0-1(34) Ni Hua 2629 -- Karjakin 2645, Tiayuan CHN 2005; 10.Qh5 g6 11.Qf3 Ne8 12.b3 d5 1-0(41) Tarrasch -- Pillsbury, Vienna AUT 1898; 9...Re8 10.b3 Bf6 11.Re1 Rxe1+ 12.Qxe1 Ne8 1-0(61) Geller -- Panno, Varna BUL 1962.

  64. 8.Qh5 f5 9.Nc3 Nxe5 10.Rxe5 g6 11.Qf3 c6 12.b3 Nf7 =-=(22) Steinitz -- Zukertort, USA 1886.

  65. 8...Ne8 9.Nd5 Bf6 10.Ng4 d6 11.Rxe8 Rxe8 12.Ngxf6+ gxf6 1-0(71) Janowski -- Lasker, Nuerenberg GER 1896.
    8...Bf6 9.Ng4 Bd4 10.Ne2 Bb6 11.Nf4 Ne8 12.Nd5 d6 =-=(24) Stein -- Smyslov, Moscow RUS 1961.

  66. 10...Re8 11.Ba3 Bf8 12.Re3 Rxe3 =-=(21) Steinitz -- Zukertort, USA 1886.

  67. 11.Bb2 d5 12.Qf3 Bf6 =-=(48) Steinitz -- Zukertort, USA 1886.

  68. 12.Bb2 Bf6 =-=(61) Shirov 2710 -- Ivanchuk 2700, Monte Carlo MNC 1995; 12...Bd6 =-=(15) Rozentalis 2650 -- Khalifman 2650, Aarhus DEN 1997.

  69. 5...a6 6.Ba4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Nbd2 Nc5 10.c3 Be7 11.Bc2 Bg4 12.Re1 OO =-=(44) Timman 2590 -- Korchnoi 2635, Groningen NED 1996; 10...Bg4 11.Bc2 Be7 12.Re1 OO 0-1(31) Naiditsch 2581 -- Korchnoi 2626, Zurich SUI 2002; 9.Be3 Be7 10.c3 Nc5 11.Bc2 Nd7 12.Re1 Ndxe5 =-=(28) Khalifman 2650 -- Korchnoi 2635, Ubeda ESP 1997; 10...Qd7 11.Nbd2 Bg4 12.Nxe4 dxe4 1-0(58) Lautier 2630 -- Korchnoi 2635, Ubeda ESP 1997; 9.c3 Be7 10.Re1 OO 11.Nd4 Qd7 12.Nxe6 fxe6 1-0(17) Tarrasch -- Zukertort, Frankfurt GER 1887; 6.Bd3 d5 7.Nxe5 Nxe5 8.dxe5 Bf5 9.Qe2 Qd7 10.Nd2 Nc5 11.Bxf5 Qxf5 12.Nb3 OOO 1-0(35) Rozentalis 2605 -- Korchnoi 2645, Copenhagen DEN 1996; 7...Nxd4 8.Re1 Be6 9.c3 Nc6 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Qa4 Qd7 12.Bxe4 dxe4 =-=(53) Paulsen -- Morphy, New York, NY USA 1857; 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.Qe2 Bf5 8.g4 Bg6 9.h4 f5 10.h5 Bf7 11.gxf5 Nd6 12.Bg5 Be7 =-=(16) Vescovi 2640 -- Milos 2606, Buenos Aires ARG 2005.

  70. 6.d5 Nb8 7.Nxe5 OO 8.Re1 Nf6 9.Nc3 d6 10.Nf3 c6 11.Ba4 Bg4 12.Qe2 Bxf3 1-0(24) Anderssen -- Steinitz, London ENG 1862; 1-0(42) Anderssen -- Steinitz, London ENG 1862.
    6.dxe5 OO 7.Re1 d5 8.exd6 Bxd6 9.Nbd2 Bf5 10.Nc4 Bb4 11.c3 Qxd1 12.Rxd1 Bc5 1-0(41) Shirov 2710 -- Kramnik 2790, Linares ESP 1998.
    6.Re1 Nd6 7.Bxc6 dxc6 8.dxe5 Nf5 9.Nbd2 Be6 10.b3 Qd5 11.Bb2 OOO 12.Qe2 Nh4 =-=(83) Spassky -- Pachman, Havana CUB 1966.

  71. 6...f5 7.dxe5 OO 8.Nc3 Nxc3 9.bxc3 d6 10.Rd1 Kh8 11.Bf4 a6 12.Bc4 g5 1-0(55) Van Oosterom -- Krantz, ICCF corr 1987.

  72. 7...dxc6 8.dxe5 Nf5 9.Rd1 Bd7 10.e6 fxe6 11.Ne5 Bd6 12.Qh5+ g6 =-=(39) Svidler 2735 -- Morozevich 2741, Wijk aan Zee NED 2005.

  73. 8...Nf5 9.Qe4 g6 10.Nd4 Ng7 11.Rd1 Bb7 12.Bh6 OO 1-0(34) Ivanov -- Vladimirov, Sochi RUS 1975; 9.c4 OO 10.Nc3 d5 11.Rd1 Be6 12.g4 Nh6 =-=(32) Maroczy -- Schlechter, Monte Carlo MNC 1903.

  74. 9.Re1 OO 10.Nc3 Nc5 11.Nd4 Ne6 12.Be3 Nxd4 =-=(119) Tarrasch -- Lasker, GER 1908; =-=(48) Tarrasch -- Lasker, GER 1908; 11.Be3 Ne6 12.Rad1 d5 =-=(28) Anand 2781 -- Piket 2619, Monte Carlo MNC 1999; 11.Bf4 Ne6 12.Bg3 d5 =-=(29) Ye Jiangchuan 2676 -- Goldin 2609, Shanghai CHN 2002.
    9.Nd4 OO 10.Nc3 Bc5 11.Nf5 d5 12.Qg4 Bxf5 0-1(43) Winawer -- Lasker, Nuerenberg GER 1896; 11.Rd1 Qe8 12.Bf4 Nd8 1-0(56) Bruzon Bautista -- Arencibia 2560, Matanzas City CUB 1997; 10...Re8 11.Bf4 Bc5 12.Qd2 Qh4 1-0(49) Shirov 2710 -- Piket 2575, Monte Carlo MNC 1998; 10...Nc5 11.Re1 Ne6 12.Nf5 f6 =-=(22) Mason -- Lasker, London ENG 1892.
    9.b3 OO 10.Bb2 d5 11.exd6 cxd6 12.Nbd2 Bf6 1-0(46) Pillsbury -- Lasker, St Petersburg RUS 1895; 11.Nd4 Qd7 12.Nd2 c5 0-1(49) Teichmann -- Lasker, Nuerenberg GER 1896; 10...a5 11.a4 d5 12.exd6 cxd6 =-=(34) Gipslis -- Geller, Budva SCG 1967.

  75. 10...Nc5 11.b3 f6 12.Bb2 fxe5 =-=(22) Tal 2620 -- Smyslov 2620, Moscow RUS 1971.

  76. 11.e6 dxe6 12.Rd1 Qe8 =-=(23) Zukertort -- Steinitz, London ENG 1872.

  77. 12.Nxe5 Bf6 1-0(43) Ehlvest -- Krasenkow, Dushanbe 1980.
    11...Qe8 12.Bd4 fxe5 1-0(39) Penrose -- Smit, Julius Nielsen Memorial 8588 1985.

  78. 9...Nc5 10.Rd1 OO 11.Bf4 Ne6 12.Bg3 d5 0-1(22) Shirov 2726 -- Timman 2670, Dordrecht NED 1999.

  79. 10.Rd1 d5 11.Nd4 Qd7 12.Rd3 c5 =-=(32) Tal -- Pachman, Moscow RUS 1967.
    10.Be3 d5 11.exd6 cxd6 12.Nd4 Bd7 0-1(37) Kotsur 2480 -- Ivanchuk 2740, Lucerne SUI 1997.
    10.Nd4 Bc5 11.Rd1 Re8 12.Bf4 Bxd4 =-=(16) Huebner 2595 -- Portisch 2610, Tilburg NED 1988.

  80. 10...Re8 11.Be3 d5 12.exd6 cxd6 =-=(40) Topalov 2757 -- Morozevich 2741, Wijk aan Zee NED 2005; 11.Bf4 d5 12.exd6 cxd6 =-=(32) Pillsbury -- Lasker, London ENG 1899; 11.Qc4 Nc5 12.Be3 Ba6 =-=(28) Spassky -- Szabo, Winnipeg CAN 1967.
    10...f6 11.exf6 Bxf6 12.Ne4 d5 =-=(34) Maroczy -- Pillsbury, Monte Carlo MNC 1903.

  81. 11.Be3 Ne6 12.Rad1 d5 1-0(57) Karpov 2700 -- Korchnoi 2695, Meran ITA 1981; =-=(27) Tal 2630 -- Portisch 2610, Brussels BEL 1988.

  82. 12.Be3 Nxd4 1-0(41) Pillsbury -- Tarrasch, Vienna AUT 1898; 1-0(32) Tarrasch -- Lasker, GER 1908; 1-0(48) Capablanca -- Reti, Vienna AUT 1914.
    12.Nxe6 fxe6 1-0(40) Anand 2784 -- Timman 2649, Wijk aan Zee NED 1999.

  83. 6.Bg5 Be7 7.Bxe7 Qxe7 8.Nxe5 Nxe5 9.Re1 OO 10.Rxe5 Qd8 11.Bd3 Ne8 12.Nc3 Nf6 1-0(42) Morozevich -- Aleksandrov, Moscou 2004; 8.Bxc6 dxc6 9.dxe5 Nf5 10.Nc3 OO 11.Qd2 Be6 12.Qf4 Rad8 0-1(42) Wolff 2580 -- Anand 2710, New York, NY USA 1993; 7.Bxc6 Bxg5 8.dxe5 dxc6 9.Nxg5 Qxg5 10.exd6 cxd6 11.Re1+ Be6 12.Qxd6 Rd8 =-=(50) Pillsbury -- Lasker, St Petersburg RUS 1895; 6...f6 7.dxe5 Nxb5 8.exf6 gxf6 9.Re1+ Kf7 10.Qd5+ Kg7 11.Bf4 Nd6 12.Nh4 Rg8 0-1(61) Socko 2564 -- Lautier 2653, Leon ESP 2001.
    6.Ba4 e4 7.Re1 Be7 8.Ne5 OO 9.Nc3 f6 10.Nxc6 dxc6 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.Rxe4 f5 0-1(31) Sutovsky 2697 -- Aronian 2675, Calvia ESP 2004; 10.Ng4 f5 11.Ne5 Nxe5 12.dxe5 Nf7 =-=(31) Kotronias 2599 -- Georgiev 2625, Calvia ESP 2004; 6...exd4 7.c3 d3 8.Qxd3 Be7 9.Bc2 g6 10.Bh6 Nf5 11.Qd2 d6 12.Re1 Be6 =-=(19) Ganguly 2596 -- Ivanchuk 2752, Edmonton CAN 2005.

  84. 7.c4 d6 8.e6 Bxe6 9.cxb5 Ne5 10.Nd4 Bd7 11.f4 Ng6 12.Qf3 Be7 0-1(76) Shabalov 2593 -- Bologan 2700, Edmonton CAN 2005.

  85. 7...d6 8.e6 Bxe6 9.axb5 Ne5 10.Nd4 Bd7 11.f4 Ng6 12.Qf3 Be7 =-=(25) Predojevic 2549 -- Bologan 2700, Sarajevo (Bosnia & Herzegovin 2005; 12.Nc3 Be7 =-=(41) Spassky -- Antoshin, Moscow RUS 1957; 8...fxe6 9.axb5 Ne7 10.Nc3 Nf5 11.Nd4 Nxd4 12.Qxd4 c5 1-0(32) Guseinov 2573 -- Aleksandrov 2635, Dubai (United Arab Emirates) 2005; 8.axb5 Nxe5 9.Re1 Be7 10.Nxe5 dxe5 11.Qxd8+ Kxd8 12.Rxe5 Bd6 0-1(63) Goloshchapov 2558 -- Aleksandrov 2650, Dubai UAE 2003; 1-0(80) Tarrasch -- Pillsbury, Budapest HUN 1896.

  86. 8...d5 9.exd6 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd6 11.Qe4+ Qe6 12.Qd4 Bd6 =-=(33) Moreno Carnero 2500 -- Topalov 2778, Albox ESP 2005.

  87. 10.exd6 Qxd6 11.Qe3+ Be7 12.Nc3 c6 =-=(20) Shirov 2704 -- Georgiev 2654, Sarajevo BIH 2002; =-=(64) Shirov 2699 -- Ponomariov 2743, Benidorm 2002; 11.Qc3 Be6 12.Na3 c6 1-0(22) Spassky -- Sanguinetti, Varna BUL 1958.

  88. 10...Be6 11.f4 Qd7 12.Qf2 g6 1-0(56) Movsesian 2629 -- Georgiev 2625, Warsaw POL 2004.
    =-= Nisipeanu 2606 -- Aleksandrov 2650, Istanbul TUR 2003.

  89. 11.Be3 Be7 12.f4 g6 1-0(46) Ehlvest 2600 -- Nielsen 2620, Panormo GRE 2002.

  90. 12.f4 Qd7 =-=(46) Nunn 2620 -- Salov 2630, Haifa ISR 1989.

  91. 7...Ne4 8.Qe2 Bf5 9.Be3 Bg6 10.Ne1 Qd5 11.f3 Nc5 12.f4 Qd7 1-0(18) Van der Wiel 2555 -- Timman 2675, Tilburg NED 1988.

  92. 8.Qe2 Nd4 9.Nxd4 Qxd4 10.Nc3 Bg4 11.Qe3 Qxe3 12.Bxe3 Bb4 =-=(16) Fischer -- Neikirkh, Portoroz SLO 1958.

  93. 9.Rd1+ Ke8 10.Nc3 h6 11.b3 Bb4 12.Bb2 Bxc3 =-=(58) Maroczy -- Pillsbury, Munich GER 1900; 11...g5 12.Bb2 Be6 =-=(37) Maroczy -- Tarrasch, Monte Carlo MNC 1902; 10...Be6 11.h3 Bb4 12.Bd2 a5 1-0(61) Short 2635 -- Gelfand 2700, Brussels BEL 1991; 11.Ne2 Bd5 12.Ne1 h5 1-0(58) Anand 2670 -- Salov 2655, Reggio Emilia ITA 1992; 10...Ne7 11.Nd4 Ng6 12.Ne4 Be7 1-0(50) Svidler 2710 -- Timman 2655, Elista RUS 1998; 10...a5 11.a4 Bb4 12.Ne2 Ne7 0-1(48) Asrian 2600 -- Almasi 2650, Groningen NED 1998; 10.c4 Be6 1-0 Short 2635 -- Gelfand 2700, Brussels BEL 1991.
    9.h3 Bd7 10.Nc3 Kc8 11.b3 a5 12.Bb2 Be7 1-0(50) Bologan 2676 -- Georgiev 2676, Poikovsky RUS 2001; 9...Ne7 10.Rd1+ Ke8 11.b3 Bf5 12.Nd4 Bg6 =-=(84) Sulskis 2578 -- Granda Zuniga 2641, Los Angeles, CA USA 2003.

  94. 9...Be7 10.Rd1+ Ke8 11.Bg5 Bxg5 12.Nxg5 Ke7 =-=(48) Grischuk 2712 -- Ponomariov 2734, Wijk aan Zee NED 2003; 1-0(64) Anand 2753 -- Ponomariov 2734, Linares ESP 2003; 11.g3 h6 12.b3 Be6 =-=(58) Topalov 2743 -- Ponomariov 2734, Wijk aan Zee NED 2003; 10.h3 Be6 11.Bg5 Bxg5 12.Nxg5 Ke7 =-=(83) Polgar 2685 -- Ponomariov 2743, Benidorm 2002.
    9...Be6 10.b3 Bb4 11.Bb2 Bxc3 12.Bxc3 Bd5 =-=(66) Timman 2660 -- Gelfand 2680, Tilburg NED 1990; 10...h6 11.Bb2 b6 12.Ne2 Bc5 =-=(18) Tal 2610 -- Korchnoi 2595, Reykjavik ISL 1988; 10.g4 Ne7 11.Ng5 h5 12.Nxe6+ fxe6 =-=(23) Smirin 2676 -- Vallejo Pons 2648, Biel SUI 2002.
    9...h5 10.Bg5+ Be7 11.Rad1+ Ke8 12.Ne2 Nh6 =-=(55) Ljubojevic 2625 -- Salov 2645, Linares ESP 1990.

  95. 10.Ne2 Ke8 11.Nf4 =-= Gulko 2643 -- Aleksandrov 2591, Istanbul TUR 2000.

  96. 10...Ke8 11.Rd1 h6 12.Ne2 a4 1-0(28) Ye Jiangchuan 2671 -- Wu Wenjin 2570, HeiBei CHN 2001; 11.Ne2 Bc5 12.g4 Ne7 1-0(47) Mikhalevski 2499 -- Leko 2725, ? 2000.

  97. 11.a3 Be6 12.g4 Ne7 1-0(45) Lautier 2670 -- Aronian 2610, Hamburg GER 2003.

  98. 12.a3 h6 1-0(26) Kramnik 2777 -- Ivanchuk 2716, Monte Carlo MNC 2004.

  99. 10.b3 Be6 11.Ne2 Bd5 12.Nfd4 Nxd4 =-=(33) Shirov 2713 -- Topalov 2757, Monte Carlo MNC 2005; 12.Nd2 a5 =-=(36) Tal 2620 -- Romanishin 2595, Leningrad RUS 1977; 11.Bb2 Bc5 12.h3 Kc8 =-=(33) Graf 2646 -- Sokolov 2663, Sanxenxo 2004; 10...Bd7 11.Bb2 Kc8 12.Rad1 b6 =-=(23) Smirin 2702 -- Almasi 2630, Pula CRO 2001; 11...b6 12.Rad1 Kc8 =-=(29) Iordachescu 2562 -- Bologan 2655, Panormo GRE 2001.
    10.Rd1+ Ke8 11.h3 a5 12.Bf4 Be6 =-=(30) Kasparov 2845 -- Kramnik 2770, London ENG 2000; 11...Ne7 12.Be3 Ng6 =-=(24) Kramnik 2754 -- Anand 2786, Monte Carlo MNC 2005; 11...Be7 12.Ne2 Nh4 1-0(42) Polgar 2681 -- Kasparov 2838, Moscow RUS 2002; 11...Bb4 12.Ne2 Be7 1-0(56) Adams 2716 -- Korchnoi 2673, Dos Hermanas ESP 1999.
    10.Bd2 Be6 11.Ne2 c5 12.Bc3 g5 1-0(49) Tarrasch -- Lasker, Hastings ENG 1895.
    10.Ne2 Ke8 11.Nf4 Ne7 12.h3 Nd5 =-=(14) Gipslis -- Spassky, Moscow RUS 1967.

  100. 10...Ne7 11.Ne4 b6 12.b3 Bd7 =-=(42) Shirov 2736 -- Topalov 2735, Monte Carlo MNC 2004; 11.Be3 Bd7 12.Rad1 Kc8 =-=(29) Polgar 2732 -- Ponomariov 2695, Sofia BUL 2005.
    10...Ke8 11.Ne4 c5 12.c3 b6 =-=(14) Kasparov 2845 -- Kramnik 2770, London ENG 2000.

  101. 11.Bf4 Kc8 12.Rad1 b6 1-0(46) Anand 2786 -- Topalov 2757, Monte Carlo MNC 2005; 12...Bb4 1-0(48) Short 2674 -- Sokolov 2685, Wijk aan Zee NED 2005.
    11.Ne4 c5 12.g4 Bc6 =-=(68) Polgar 2677 -- Grischuk 2702, Moscow RUS 2002.
    11.Bd2 b6 12.Ne2 c5 =-=(42) Vallejo Pons 2630 -- Sokolov 2658, Mondariz ESP 2001.

  102. 12.Bb2 Rd8 1-0(41) Kasparov 2827 -- Kramnik 2797, Astana KAZ 2001; =-=(36) Leitao 2581 -- Almasi 2630, Pamplona ESP 2001.
    11...Kc8 12.Bb2 b6 0-1(27) Anand 2794 -- Kramnik 2797, Mainz GER 2001.
    11...b6 12.Bb2 Kc8 =-=(25) Vallejo Pons 2630 -- Sokolov 2658, Mondariz ESP 2001.

  103. 10.b3 h6 11.Bb2 Kc8 12.Rad1 b6 =-=(16) Nataf 2552 -- Lautier 2658, Ohrid MKD 2001; 1-0(51) Timman 2629 -- Lautier 2658, Dordrecht NED 2001; =-=(53) Kasparov 2845 -- Kramnik 2770, London ENG 2000; 12...a5 1-0(27) Shirov 2746 -- Krasenkow 2702, Polanica Zdroj POL 2000; 12.h3 b6 =-=(25) Kasparov 2845 -- Kramnik 2770, London ENG 2000; 10...Kc8 11.Bb2 Be7 12.Rad1 a5 0-1(41) Shirov 2718 -- Kramnik 2772, Monaco MNC 2001; =-=(26) Ponomariov 2743 -- Kramnik 2807, Moscow RUS 2002; 12.Rfe1 a5 =-=(71) Leko 2743 -- Kramnik 2770, Budapest HUN 2001; 11...h6 12.Rad1 a5 =-=(89) Zhang Zhong 2632 -- Sokolov 2659, Shanghai CHN 2001; 11...a5 12.h3 h5 1-0(49) Volokitin 2600 -- Aleksandrov 2668, Dagomys RUS 2004.
    10.Rd1 Kc8 11.Ng5 Be8 12.b3 b6 =-=(23) Svidler 2690 -- Nielsen 2620, GER 2002; =-=(19) Stefansson 2570 -- Almasi 2640, Ohrid MKD 2001; =-=(27) Bacrot 2712 -- Sasikiran 2666, Biel SUI 2004; 1-0(40) Grischuk 2671 -- Morozevich 2742, Wijk aan Zee NED 2002; 1-0(62) Leko 2743 -- Kramnik 2770, Budapest HUN 2001; 12...Be7 1-0(40) Bologan 2627 -- Nielsen 2620, Bled SLO 2002; 12.Nge4 b6 =-=(27) Kasparov 2827 -- Kramnik 2797, Zurich SUI 2001; 0-1(56) Leko 2743 -- Kramnik 2770, Budapest HUN 2001; 11.h3 h6 12.b3 Ne7 =-=(59) Dominguez 2645 -- Sasikiran 2668, Calvia ESP 2004.
    10.Bf4 h6 11.Rad1 Kc8 12.h3 b6 =-=(55) Polgar 2728 -- Bruzon Bautista 2652, Wijk aan Zee NED 2005.
    10.a3 h6 11.h3 b6 12.Bf4 Kc8 =-=(53) Kasimdzhanov 2680 -- Sasikiran 2658, Jodhpur IND 2003.

  104. 10...Kc8 11.Rd1 b6 12.b3 a5 =-=(40) McShane 2592 -- Ivanchuk 2704, Malmo SWE 2003; 11.g4 Ne7 12.Ng5 Be8 1-0(51) Volokitin 2600 -- Nielsen 2628, playchess.com INT 2004; 11.b3 a5 12.Bb2 Be7 0-1(71) Timman 2579 -- Nielsen 2625, Malmo SWE 2003; 11.Re1 h6 12.a3 b6 =-=(41) Sulskis 2578 -- Nielsen 2625, Istanbul TUR 2003.
    10...Ne7 11.Rd1 Ng6 12.Bg5+ Be7 =-=(47) Karjakin 2566 -- Zhang Zhong 2639, Moscow RUS 2004.

  105. 11.Bf4 Kc8 12.Rad1 b6 1-0(46) Svidler 2740 -- Bruzon 2677, Beer Sheba ISR 2005; 11...b6 12.a4 a5 =-=(40) Shirov 2746 -- Almasi 2668, Polanica Zdroj POL 2000.
    11.Rd1 Kc8 12.b3 Ne7 =-=(87) Timofeev 2577 -- Sokolov 2677, Istanbul TUR 2003.

  106. 12.Bb2 b6 =-=(41) Shirov 2722 -- Kramnik 2797, Astana KAZ 2001; 1-0(41) Grischuk 2712 -- Marciano 2502, Drancy FRA 2003; 12...Ne7 =-=(34) Polgar 2686 -- Milov 2602, Moscow RUS 2001; =-=(23) Grischuk 2719 -- Aleksandrov 2679, Poikovsky RUS 2004.
    11...b6 12.Bb2 Kc8 =-=(57) Nisipeanu 2592 -- Georgiev 2661, New Delhi IND 2000.

  107. 10.Rd1 Ne7 11.Nd4 Ng6 12.f4 Bc5 1-0(67) Svidler 2690 -- Topalov 2740, Linares ESP 1998; 12.Ne4 Be7 0-1(53) Leko 2635 -- Almasi 2615, Budapest HUN 1997; 11...Bg4 12.f3 Bd7 1-0(41) Svidler 2710 -- Shirov 2720, Dortmund GER 1998; 10...a5 11.a4 Bb4 12.Ne2 Ne7 =-=(32) Movsesian 2650 -- Almasi 2665, Solingen GER 1999.
    10.b3 h5 11.Rd1 Be7 12.Bg5 Nh6 1-0(42) Karpov 2730 -- Miles 2580, Biel SUI 1990; 10...a5 11.Bb2 Bb4 12.Ne4 a4 1-0(47) Onischuk 2580 -- Miles 2635, Biel SUI 1996.
    10.Ne4 h6 11.Re1 Be6 12.g4 Ne7 =-=(23) Stein -- Spassky, Moscow RUS 1967; 10...Be6 11.h3 Rd8 12.Bg5 Rd7 =-=(55) Naiditsch 2612 -- Istratescu 2624, Merida ESP 2005.
    10.Ne2 Be6 11.Nf4 Bd5 12.Nxd5 cxd5 1-0(37) Fischer -- Bisguier, New York, NY USA 1963.

  108. 10...Ne7 11.Re1 Nd5 12.Ne4 Nb4 =-=(35) Topalov 2700 -- Kramnik 2751, Wijk aan Zee NED 1999; 11...Ng6 12.Ne4 c5 0-1(49) Peng Xiaomin 2574 -- Almasi 2663, Las Vegas, NV USA 1999; 11.Ne4 Ng6 12.Re1 h6 =-=(48) Short 2687 -- Bacrot 2718, playchess.com INT 2004; 12...c5 1-0(44) Adams 2708 -- Almasi 2663, Las Vegas, NV USA 1999; 11.Ne2 Ng6 12.Ng3 c5 1-0(52) Svidler 2689 -- Van den Doel 2547, Brussels BEL 2000; 12.Be3 h6 =-=(27) Smirin 2671 -- Pinter 2556, Budapest HUN 1999; 11.Nd4 Ng6 12.Re1 c5 =-=(18) Wang Zili 2603 -- Zhang Zhong 2636, Beijing CHN 2000.
    10...h6 11.Rd1 Be6 12.Bd2 Bb4 =-=(18) Bologan 2652 -- Onischuk 2641, Poikovsky 2002.

  109. 11.Bf4 Be6 12.a3 Rd8 0-1(51) Almasi 2672 -- Aronian 2581, GER 2002; 1-0(67) Ponomariov 2743 -- Vallejo Pons 2635, Bled SLO 2002; 12.g4 Nh4 =-=(101) Leko 2722 -- Adams 2720, Wijk aan Zee NED 2004.
    11.Rd1 Nh4 12.Nxh4 Bxh4 1-0(44) Svidler 2690 -- Van den Doel 2594, Bled SLO 2002; =-=(19) Anand 2753 -- Krasenkow 2633, Wijk aan Zee NED 2003.
    11.Ne2 b6 12.g4 Nh4 =-=(33) Grischuk 2702 -- Georgiev 2655, Chalkidiki 2002.
    11.g4 Nh4 12.Nxh4 Bxh4 =-=(27) Nisipeanu 2613 -- Georgiev 2658, Bled SLO 2002.
    11.a3 Nh4 12.Nd4 Nf5 1-0(39) Ivanchuk 2704 -- Fontaine 2527, Istanbul TUR 2003.

  110. 12.Nxg5 h6 =-=(103) Nijboer 2553 -- Georgiev 2654, Bischwiller FRA 2003; =-=(19) Fressinet 2619 -- Lautier 2663, Val d'Isere FRA 2002; 1-0(58) Topalov 2743 -- Krasenkow 2633, Wijk aan Zee NED 2003; =-=(34) Lutz 2655 -- Topalov 2745, Dortmund GER 2002; =-=(20) Anand 2752 -- Kramnik 2809, Leon ESP 2002; =-=(46) Kasparov 2849 -- Kramnik 2772, Wijk aan Zee NED 2001.

  111. 11.Bf4 Be7 12.Rad1 Nh4 0-1(54) Motylev 2651 -- Aleksandrov 2659, chessassistantclub.com INT 2004; 12.Ne4 Be6 =-=(41) Vescovi 2590 -- Aleksandrov 2645, Moscow RUS 2002; 11...Be6 12.a3 Bc5 1-0(54) Shirov 2726 -- Sokolov 2624, Sarajevo BIH 1999; 11...Bb4 12.Ne4 Be6 =-=(32) Lutz 2595 -- Korchnoi 2625, Dresden GER 1998.
    11.Ne2 Ne7 12.Ng3 a4 =-=(41) Georgiev 2650 -- Aleksandrov 2619, Batumi GEO 1999; 1-0(41) Svidler 2684 -- Aleksandrov 2619, Las Vegas, NV USA 1999; 11...a4 12.a3 Ne7 0-1(73) Ponomariov 2684 -- Aleksandrov 2645, Kramatorsk 2001.
    11.Re1 Bb4 12.Bd2 Be6 =-=(67) Shirov 2726 -- Almasi 2665, Dresden GER 1999; =-=(28) Topalov 2700 -- Sokolov 2610, Wijk aan Zee NED 1999.
    11.a3 h6 12.Re1 Be7 1-0(44) Anand 2753 -- Almasi 2676, Stuttgart GER 2003.
    11.g4 Ne7 12.Nd4 h5 0-1(51) Beliavsky 2665 -- Almasi 2595, HUN 1997.
    11.b3 Bb4 12.Bb2 h5 0-1(31) Vajda 2539 -- Aleksandrov 2666, Budva SCG 2004.

  112. 12.g4 Ne7 1-0(46) Almasi 2595 -- Aleksandrov 2615, Pula CRO 1997; 0-1(41) Wahls 2605 -- Sokolov 2625, Dresden GER 1998.
    12.Bd2 Be7 =-=(56) Anand 2770 -- Shirov 2710, Monte Carlo MNC 1998.
    12.a3 h5 1-0(43) Polgar 2665 -- Benjamin 2595, Kona, HI USA 1998.

  113. 10.Ne4 Ng6 11.Re1 h6 12.h3 Be7 =-=(32) Sadvakasov 2635 -- Bacrot 2715, Poikovsky RUS 2005; 12.Bd2 Bd7 1-0(64) Bologan 2669 -- Aleksandrov 2659, chessassistantclub.com INT 2004; 11.h3 h6 12.b3 Be6 0-1(35) David 2573 -- Bacrot 2715, Noyon FRA 2005; 10...h6 11.h3 Ng6 12.b3 a5 =-=(30) Morozevich 2707 -- Giorgadze 2601, Beer Sheba ISR 2005; 11...b6 12.b3 Bd7 1-0(51) Belov 2617 -- Kharlov 2628, Dagomys RUS 2005; 10...Bg4 11.Nfg5 Ke8 12.h3 Bf5 =-=(13) Nisipeanu 2707 -- Ivanchuk 2748, Skanderborg DEN 2005; 10...Bf5 11.Re1 h6 12.h3 b6 0-1(57) Bologan 2679 -- Aleksandrov 2679, Poikovsky RUS 2004; 10...Ke8 11.h3 Ng6 12.Re1 h6 =-=(48) Georgiev 2677 -- Miles 2579, Saint Vincent ITA 2000.
    10.b3 Bg4 11.Ng5 Ke8 12.Bb2 Nd5 1-0(37) Adams 2740 -- Mitkov 2539, Calvia ESP 2004; =-=(24) Adams 2742 -- Vallejo Pons 2629, Linares ESP 2002; 10...Bf5 11.Nd4 Bg6 12.Rd1 Kc8 =-=(100) Karjakin 2562 -- Vallejo Pons 2662, Benidorm ESP 2003; 10...h6 11.Bb2 Bd7 12.Rad1 Kc8 0-1(30) Socko 2579 -- Kobalia 2630, playchess.com INT 2004.
    10.Bg5 h6 11.Rad1+ Ke8 12.Bxe7 Bxe7 0-1(54) Erenburg 2551 -- Aronian 2684, Caleta ENG 2005; 0-1(41) Volokitin 2594 -- Almasi 2631, Koelln GER 2003; 10...Ke8 11.Rad1 Bg4 12.Rd4 Bxf3 =-=(41) Volokitin 2679 -- Grischuk 2724, Sochi RUS 2005.
    10.Nd4 Ng6 11.f4 Bc5 12.Be3 Bb6 1-0(36) Shirov 2690 -- Almasi 2650, Tilburg NED 1996; 10...c5 11.Nde2 Bf5 12.Bg5 Bxc2 =-=(43) Shirov 2713 -- Sargissian 2602, Caleta ENG 2005.
    10.Bf4 Ng6 11.Bg3 Bb4 12.Ne4 Ke7 0-1(29) Vescovi 2640 -- Granda Zuniga 2601, Buenos Aires ARG 2005.
    10.Rd1+ Ke8 11.h3 Ng6 12.Bg5 Be7 0-1(48) Balogh 2567 -- Almasi 2640, Bastia FRA 2005.

  114. 10...Ng6 11.Ne4 h6 12.h3 Ke8 =-=(43) Shirov 2726 -- Haba 2520, Allemagne 2004; 12...Be6 0-1(37) Inarkiev 2568 -- Georgiev 2647, Istanbul TUR 2003; 11.h3 h6 12.a3 Bd7 0-1(38) Bologan 2663 -- Kramnik 2770, Dortmund GER 2004; 11.Bg5+ Ke8 12.Nh4 h6 0-1(43) Jakovenko 2596 -- Bacrot 2715, Moscow RUS 2005.
    10...Bg4 11.Ng5 Ke8 12.h3 Bf5 =-=(28) Short 2673 -- Shirov 2704, Dubai UAE 2002.

  115. 11.Bd2 =-= Timman 2578 -- Aronian 2648, Reykjavik ISL 2004.

  116. 12.Ne2 c5 1-0(53) Adams 2740 -- Almasi 2650, Calvia ESP 2004.
    12.Bd2 Bd7 =-=(29) Anand 2757 -- Vallejo Pons 2629, Linares ESP 2002.
    11...Bd7 12.Be3 b6 =-=(17) Anand 2781 -- Georgiev 2625, Calvia ESP 2004.

  117. 10...Bf5 11.Rd1+ Kc8 12.Rd2 h6 =-=(14) Khalifman 2669 -- Dorfman 2596, Izmir TUR 2004; =-=(16) Ehlvest 2622 -- Bacrot 2715, Moscow RUS 2005; 11.g4 Bxc2 12.Nd4 Bg6 =-=(52) Iordachescu 2633 -- Georgiev 2626, Budva SCG 2004.

  118. 11.Ne4 Ng6 12.b3 a5 =-=(40) Dominguez 2635 -- Giorgadze 2601, Beer Sheba ISR 2005; 0-1(51) Bologan 2700 -- Naiditsch 2612, Saint Vincent ITA 2005; 11...Bf5 12.Re1 Nd5 0-1(30) Shirov 2723 -- Almasi 2676, Monte Carlo MNC 2003; 11...b6 12.b3 Bd7 1-0(63) Karjakin 2566 -- Kobalia 2643, Moscow RUS 2004.
    11.Be3 Ng6 12.Rad1+ Ke8 1-0(37) Motylev 2675 -- Harikrishna 2645, Tiayuan CHN 2005; =-=(25) Motylev 2675 -- Karjakin 2645, Tiayuan CHN 2005; 11...Ke8 12.Rad1 Bd7 1-0(62) Smirnov 2601 -- Aronian 2645, Tripoli LBA 2004.
    11.Re1 Ng6 12.Ne4 c5 0-1(43) Acs 2593 -- Georgiev 2651, Plovdiv BUL 2003; 12...Bd7 =-=(69) Karjakin 2562 -- Kobalia 2656, bereg.ru INT 2003.
    11.Bf4 Ng6 12.Rad1+ Ke8 =-=(42) Toro Solis de Ovando 2636 -- Schoen 2664, ICCF COR 2004.
    11.Bd2 Bf5 12.Rac1 Ng6 =-=(67) Lutz 2614 -- Dautov 2609, Baden-Baden GER 2005.

  119. 12.Bb2 Bd7 =-=(42) Almasi 2631 -- Vallejo Pons 2666, Tripoli LBA 2004; 1-0(93) Anand 2753 -- Almasi 2676, Monte Carlo MNC 2003; 12...Ke8 =-=(56) McShane 2619 -- Mamedyarov 2585, Lausanne SUI 2003.
    11...Bf5 12.Rd1+ Ke8 =-=(46) Motylev 2665 -- Sutovsky 2669, Moscow RUS 2005; 12...Kc8 =-=(43) Vescovi 2645 -- Harikrishna 2632, Bermuda BER 2005.

  120. 11.Ne4 h6 12.Re1 c5 =-=(36) Grischuk 2719 -- Zhang Zhong 2633, playchess.com INT 2004; =-=(29) Kasimdzhanov 2670 -- Gyimesi 2624, Eppingen GER 2005; 12...Be6 =-=(31) Topalov 2745 -- Shirov 2704, Prague CZE 2002; 12.b3 c5 0-1(64) Polgar 2735 -- Topalov 2788, San Luis ARG 2005; 12...Ke8 1-0(90) Karjakin 2591 -- Kramnik 2770, Dortmund GER 2004.
    11.Be3 Be7 12.Rad1+ Ke8 =-=(47) Kasimdzhanov 2670 -- Topalov 2788, San Luis ARG 2005; 11...Be6 12.Rad1+ Kc8 0-1(66) Georgiev 2648 -- Aleksandrov 2636, Vrnjacka Banja SCG 2005.
    11.Rd1+ Ke8 12.Bg5 Bd7 =-=(25) Korneev 2599 -- Bacrot 2725, Ajaccio FRA 2005.
    11.Bd2 Be7 12.Rad1 Ke8 =-=(22) Lutz 2609 -- Khenkin 2603, Eppingen GER 2005.

  121. 12.Rad1 Bd7 =-=(20) Leko 2741 -- Kramnik 2770, Dortmund GER 2004; =-=(21) Shirov 2715 -- Almasi 2644, Monaco MNC 2002; =-=(60) Polgar 2732 -- Topalov 2778, Sofia BUL 2005; =-=(37) Ivanchuk 2717 -- Almasi 2644, Monaco MNC 2002; =-=(28) Anand 2753 -- Vallejo Pons 2629, Linares ESP 2003; =-=(61) Topalov 2735 -- Vallejo Pons 2662, Benidorm ESP 2003; =-=(25) Svidler 2727 -- Kramnik 2770, Dortmund GER 2004; 12...Be6 =-=(34) Leko 2741 -- Kramnik 2770, Dortmund GER 2004; 1-0(40) Motylev 2675 -- Zhang Zhong 2608, Tiayuan CHN 2005; 1-0(59) Ivanchuk 2740 -- Shirov 2710, Monte Carlo MNC 1998; 12...Be7 =-=(33) Shirov 2715 -- Vallejo Pons 2629, Linares ESP 2002.