Opening Report

Database: 2000 (2,061,634 games)
Report: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nf6 3.cxd5 Nxd5 (265 games)
ECO: D06i [QGD: Marshall Defence, 3.cxd5 Nxd5]
Generated by Scid 3.1, 2006.05.08

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1. Statistics and History

1.1 Statistics

                   Games     1-0     =-=     0-1    Score
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 All report games    265     180      48      37    76.9%

 Both rated 2600+      0       0       0       0     0.0%
 Both rated 2500+      1       0       1       0    50.0%
 Both rated 2400+      4       2       2       0    75.0%
 Both rated 2300+     11       6       4       1    72.7%

 Since 1996.01.01    139      94      30      15    78.4%
 Since 1998.01.01    102      71      23       8    80.8%
 Since 2000.01.01     62      42      14       6    79.0%
 Since 2001.01.01     47      32      11       4    79.7%
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1.2 Oldest games

1: =-=(56) Steinitz -- Gunsberg, ? 1890 [72]
2: 1-0(37) Janowski -- Cohn, Munich GER 1900 [72]
3: 0-1(53) Marshall -- Gunsberg, Monte Carlo MNC 1902 [72]
4: =-=(41) Saemisch -- Alekhine, Carlsbad CZE 1923 [87]
5: 1-0(42) Alekhine -- Blanco Sanjuan, France 1923 [54]

1.3 Newest games

1: 1-0(30) Marchand 2269 -- Stolfa, Arco ITA 2005.10.25 [11]
2: 1-0(35) Armanda 2343 -- Bradaric 2109, Omis 2005.10.11 [62]
3: 1-0(28) Stodolova 2025 -- Stepanek 2068, Prague CZE 2005.09.18 [57]
4: 1-0(59) Struik 2206 -- Berg 2157, Hengelo NED 2005.08.10 [72]
5: 1-0(22) Torres 2240 -- Toro Benaderet 2051, Santiago CHI 2005.02.14 [68]

1.4 Current popularity

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

Once every X games  5856    1839    6625    6608    15731   6742    9879
Frequency in all years: once every 7779 games
In the 10 years to today: once every 7821 games (no change from all years)
In the 5 years to today: once every 11550 games (down 32% from all years)
In the 1 year to today: once every 9834 games (down 20% from all years)

1.5 Most frequent players (White)

  1:   5  1995-1999  70%  2145  Kovacs, Tamas [43,52,68,81]
  2:   4  1923-1925 100%        Alekhine, Alexander A [47,54,63,67]
  3:   2  1995-1996 100%  2459  Gonzalez, Alberto H [12,33]
  4:   2  1991-1994 100%  2435  Grabarczyk, Miroslaw [39,89]
  5:   2  1988-2000 100%  2415  Litynska, Marta [68,87]
  6:   2  1996-1999 100%  2411  Prudnikova, Svetlana [58]

1.6 Most frequent players (Black)

  1:   4  1992-1997  38%  2255  Krajnak, Martin [6,72,76]
  2:   4  1960-1962  50%        Letelier, Rene [27,29,34,57]
  3:   3  1999-2002  33%  2209  Vager, Igor [71,78,88]
  4:   3  1992-1999  17%        Zapfl, Harald [8,72]
  5:   2       1994  50%  2380  Toledano Llinares, Juan A [29,76]
  6:   2       1997  50%  2370  Skatchkov, Pavel [62]

2. Ratings and Performance

2.1 Average ratings and performance

White rating: 2264 (174 games); White performance: 2408 (79% vs 2178)
Black rating: 2178 (127 games); Black performance: 2024 (20% vs 2264)

2.2 Games with highest average rating

1: 1-0(30) Alekhine -- Marshall, Baden-Baden GER 1925 [67]
2: =-=(56) Steinitz -- Gunsberg, ? 1890 [72]
3: =-=(41) Saemisch -- Alekhine, Carlsbad CZE 1923 [87]
4: =-=(60) Flohr -- Sultan Khan, London ENG 1932 [58]
5: 0-1(53) Marshall -- Gunsberg, Monte Carlo MNC 1902 [72]
6: =-=(61) Najdorf 2525 -- Ljubojevic 2565, Manila PHI 1973 [27]
7: 1-0(39) Kotov -- Ragozin, Leningrad RUS 1956 [77]
8: =-=(48) Johner -- Marshall, Carlsbad CZE 1929 [11]

3. Result Trends

3.1 Result lengths and frequencies

                 Score      Game length             Frequency       
                          1-0    =-=    0-1    1-0     =-=     0-1  
 Report games    76.9%     33     40     40   67.9%   18.1%   13.9% 
 All games       54.4%     40     36     41   37.1%   34.6%   28.2%

3.2 Shortest White wins

1: 1-0(12) Zlender -- Sustarsic, Slovenia 1992 [14]
2: 1-0(12) Ponomarev 2392 -- Pereira, ICCF email 2000 [23]
3: 1-0(12) Sanchez Jimenez 2226 -- Angeles Cano 2122, Mancha Real 2001 [23]
4: 1-0(13) Martin Rueda -- Sanchez Guirado, IX TORNEO SAN VIATOR 1994 [6]
5: 1-0(14) Szalanczy 2365 -- Herendi, Velden GER 1993 [82]

3.3 Shortest Black wins

1: 0-1(10) Carlhammar 2280 -- Karlsson, Goteborg SWE 1992 [6]
2: 0-1(14) Ploehn -- Bau, IECG email 1996 [9]
3: 0-1(21) Foulon -- Gomez Esteban, Dubai UAE 1986 [78]
4: 0-1(24) Huss 2255 -- Lebermann, Hofbieber 1996 [52]
5: 0-1(24) Fairbairn 2052 -- Wilson 2072, Geneva SUI 2005 [27]

4. Moves and Themes

4.1 Move orders reaching the report position

There were 4 move orders reaching this position:
1: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nf6 3.cxd5 Nxd5 (140)
2: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 Nxd5 (111)
3: 1.c4 Nf6 2.d4 d5 3.cxd5 Nxd5 (10)
4: 1.c4 d5 2.cxd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5 (4)

4.2 Moves from the report position

    Move   ECO       Frequency    Score  AvElo Perf AvYear
 1: e4     D06k      161: 60.7%   77.9%  2268  2395  1990
 2: Nf3    D06j       95: 35.8%   74.2%  2250  2364  1990
 3: Nc3                5:  1.8%   90.0%              1987
 4: g3                 4:  1.5%   87.5%              1991
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TOTAL:               265:100.0%   76.9%  2264  2389  1990

4.3 Positional Themes

Frequency of themes at move 11: 
   Same-side castling:             41%    Isolated Queen Pawn:             5%
   Opposite castling:               1%    White Pawn on 5/6/7th rank:     34%
   Both Kings uncastled:           26%    Black Pawn on 2/3/4th rank:      5%
   Kingside pawn storm:             0%    Open c/d/e file:                28%
   Queens exchanged:               11%    Only one side has Bishop pair:  12%

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%     9%     7%    26%     1%     4%     4%    46%
 All games        2%    10%     9%    26%     2%     4%     4%    43%

5. Theory Table

1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nf6 3.cxd5 Nxd5: +180 =48 -37 (204/265: 77%)
4567891011
1 Nc31
e62 		Nf33
Bb44 		Bd2
c6 		e3
OO 		Bd3
Nd7 		OO
Bd6 		a3
Re8 		Rc1
N7b65 		9: 89%
2 Nf3
c66 		e47
Nf6 		Nc3
e68 		Bd3
c59 		OO
Nc6 		Bf4
a6 		dxc5
Bxc5 		Rc1
Be710 		23: 74%
3 ...
Bf5 		Qb311
Nc612 		Nbd2
Nb613 		e4
Bg614 		d5
Nb8 		a4
a5 		Ne5
Qd6 		Ndc4
Nxc415 		17: 82%
4 ...
e6 		e416
Nb617 		Nc318
Be7 		Bd319
Nc620 		OO
Nd7 		Bf4
a6 		Rc1
Bd6 		e5
Bb421 		14: 86%
5 ...
... 		...
Nf6 		Nc322
Be723 		Bd324
Nbd725 		OO
OO 		e5
Nd5 		Ne4
h6 		a3
c526 		13: 85%
6 ...
g6 		e427
Nb628 		h329
Bg7 		Nc330
OO 		Be231
Nc632 		d533
Nb8 		a4
c6 		a5
N6d734 		21: 55%
7 ...
... 		...
... 		Nc3
Bg735 		h336
OO37 		Be238
c5 		dxc5
N6d7 		Be3
Qa5 		OO
Nxc539 		7: 71%
8 e4
Nb640 		Nf341
Bg442 		Be243
e644 		OO
Be7 		Be3
N8d745 		Nc3
OO 		Rc1
Rc8 		Qb3
c646 		18: 78%
9 ...
... 		Nc3
e647 		Be348
c649 		f450
Be7 		Nf3
N8d7 		Bd3
Nf6 		h3
Nbd7 		OO
h651 		11: 64%
10 ...
... 		...
... 		Nf3
Be752 		Bd353
OO54 		OO55
N8d7 		Bf4
c5 		Nb5
a6 		Bc7
Qe856 		15: 70%
11 ...
... 		...
g6 		Be357
Bg7 		h358
OO 		Nf3
c659 		Be260
Be6 		OO
Bc4 		Rc1
N8d761 		23: 76%
12 ...
Nf6 		Bd362
e563 		dxe5
Ng4 		Nf364
Nc6 		Bg565
Be7 		Bxe7
Qxe7 		Nc3
Ncxe566 		Nxe5
Qxe567 		16: 84%
13 ...
... 		Nc3
c668 		h369
e6 		Nf3
Be770 		Bd3
OO 		OO
Nbd7 		Qe2
Re8 		Rd1
Nf871 		16: 84%
14 ...
... 		...
e5 		Nf372
exd4 		Qxd473
Qxd4 		Nxd4
Bb474 		f3
c675 		Bg576
Nbd7 		OOO
h677 		22: 75%
15 ...
... 		...
e6 		Bg578
Be7 		Nf3
h679 		Bh480
Nxe4 		Bxe7
Nxc3 		bxc3
Qxe7 		Bd3
OO81 		11: 55%
16 ...
... 		...
... 		Nf3
Be782 		Bc483
OO84 		OO
b685 		e5
Nd5 		Ne4
Bb7 		Re1
Nd786 		13: 92%
17 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		Bd3
OO87 		OO88
Nc689 		Re190
Nb4 		Bb1
c5 		e5
Nfd591 		16: 94%
  1. 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.e4 Nb6 7.Ne2 Nc6 8.d5 Ne5 9.h3 OO 10.OO e6 11.Nbc3 exd5 12.exd5 Nec4 1-0(46) Yepez Obando -- Rojas Sepulveda, Quito/Guayaquil 1969; 7...c5 8.d5 e6 9.OO exd5 10.exd5 OO 11.Nbc3 Re8 12.h3 Nc4 =-=(35) Mitov -- Orev 2231, Sofia BUL 2004; 6.Nf3 c5 7.dxc5 Qa5+ 8.Nbd2 OO 9.OO Qxc5 10.Nb3 Qd6 11.e4 Nb6 12.Qxd6 exd6 1-0(32) Shariyazdanov 2525 -- Geroukalis, Athens GRE 1997; 4...e6 5.Bg2 c6 6.Nf3 Nd7 7.OO Be7 8.e4 N5f6 9.Nc3 OO 10.Bf4 Bb4 11.Qc2 h6 12.Rad1 Re8 1-0(38) Bielmeier -- Schneider, Erlangen 1994.

  2. 4...g6 5.g3 Bg7 6.Bg2 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Nf3 OO 9.OO Nc6 10.e3 Qc7 11.Ba3 cxd4 12.cxd4 Rd8 =-=(43) Nedimovic -- Skok 2125, Nova Gorica SLO 1997.
    4...Nc6 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 e6 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Bd3 Bd7 9.Be3 a6 10.OO Na7 11.a4 c5 12.Ne5 cxd4 1-0(46) Boehm 2200 -- Jansson 2380, Brilon GER 1978.

  3. 5.e4 Ne7 6.Be3 a6 7.Rc1 Ng6 8.Nf3 Be7 9.Bd3 Nd7 10.Bb1 c6 11.a3 b5 12.OO Bb7 1-0(23) Wasnetsky -- Klingen, Grossenbrode 1971.

  4. 5...Be7 6.e4 Nf6 7.Bd3 c5 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.OO Nc6 10.e5 Ng4 11.Bf4 Qc7 12.Rc1 OO 1-0(17) Voiska 2305 -- Korou, Katerini 1993.

  5. 12.Ne4 Nf6 1-0(33) Ananchenko 2285 -- Gassij 2105, St Petersburg RUS 1998.

  6. 4...Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.d5 Nb8 7.e4 c6 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 Bg4 10.h3 Bh5 11.Bd3 a6 12.g4 Bg6 1-0(33) Riverol 2269 -- Villarreal 2029, Hotel del Lago 2002; 5...e6 6.e4 Be7 7.Bd3 c5 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.Bg5 Be7 10.OO OO 11.Qe2 h6 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 0-1(57) Hahn -- Rilling 2092, Frankfurt GER 2000; 5...b6 6.e4 Bb7 7.Qc2 g6 8.Bb5+ c6 9.Bc4 Bg7 10.e5 Nd5 11.Nxd5 cxd5 12.Bb5+ Nd7 1-0(23) Vodep 2015 -- Hernandez, C1.1998.0.00106 1998; 5...g6 6.e4 Bg7 7.Bc4 e6 8.Bg5 Qd7 9.Ne5 Qd6 10.Qf3 Nbd7 11.Nb5 Qb4+ 12.Bd2 Nxe5 0-1(36) Szabo 2000 -- Varga 2000, Miskolc 1999; 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Bg4 7.Qa4 Qd7 8.Nbd2 e6 9.OO Bd6 10.Rd1 OO 11.Nc4 a6 12.Qc2 Bf5 1-0(40) Meier -- Mueller, Bendorf 2001.
    4...Bg4 5.Ne5 Bh5 6.Qb3 Nb6 7.e3 e6 8.Nc3 N8d7 9.Nc4 Be7 10.Nxb6 Nxb6 11.Qb5+ Qd7 12.Qxh5 OOO 1-0(25) Naeckholm 2013 -- Olsson 2265, Norrbotten 2001; 1-0(25) Eriksson -- Naeckholm, Norrbottens DEN 2001; 7.Qh3 Bg6 8.Nxg6 fxg6 9.e3 N8d7 10.Bd3 e5 11.Bxg6+ hxg6 12.Qxh8 exd4 1-0(21) Browne 2495 -- Zelkind, USA 1987; 5...Nf6 6.Qb3 e6 7.Qxb7 Qxd4 8.Qc8+ Ke7 9.Qxb8 Qc5 10.Qb4 0-1 Carlhammar 2280 -- Karlsson, Goteborg SWE 1992; 5...Bf5 6.Nc3 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c6 8.Qb3 Be6 9.Qxb7 Nd7 10.Nxc6 Qc8 11.Qxc8+ Rxc8 12.Nxa7 Rxc3 1-0(26) Vinogradov 2210 -- Knopp, St Petersburg RUS 1992.
    4...Nc6 5.e4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bg4 7.d5 Bxf3 8.gxf3 Ne5 9.f4 Ng6 10.f5 Ne5 11.f4 Ned7 12.e5 Ng8 1-0(19) Lilienthal -- Koch, Madrid ESP 1934; 7...Ne5 8.Bb5+ c6 9.Nxe5 Bxd1 10.dxc6 a6 11.c7+ axb5 12.cxd8Q+ Rxd8 1-0(32) Neubert -- Lehmann, Bad Neustadt 1991; 6...e6 7.a3 g6 8.Bf4 Nh5 9.Be3 Be7 10.Be2 b6 11.Bb5 Bb7 12.d5 exd5 1-0(47) Jambrich -- Machalova, Bratislava SVK 1996; 5...Nf4 6.Bxf4 Bg4 7.Bb5 Qd7 8.d5 OOO 9.Nc3 e6 10.dxc6 bxc6 11.Ba6+ Kb8 12.Qb3+ Bb4 1-0(13) Martin Rueda -- Sanchez Guirado, IX TORNEO SAN VIATOR 1994.
    4...c5 5.e4 Nf6 6.d5 e6 7.Nc3 exd5 8.e5 Nfd7 9.Qxd5 Be7 10.Bc4 OO 11.Qe4 Re8 12.Qf4 Bf6 =-=(27) Kottnauer -- Stoeckl, Vienna AUT 1947; 8...Ne4 9.Nxe4 dxe4 10.Qxd8+ Kxd8 11.Ng5 Be6 12.Bb5 a6 =-=(64) Obodchuk 2395 -- Krajnak, Bratislava SVK 1992.

  7. 5.Nc3 Bf5 6.e3 Nd7 7.Nxd5 cxd5 8.Qb3 Nb6 9.Ne5 a6 10.a4 Qc7 11.a5 Nd7 12.Qxd5 Be6 1-0(34) Punteri -- Coratella, Italy 1996.
    5.g3 g6 6.Bg2 Bg7 7.OO OO 8.Nbd2 Nd7 9.e4 Nc7 10.Qc2 e5 11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.Nxe5 Bxe5 0-1(40) Krak 2109 -- Hanulak Stanislav 2136, Slovakia 2001.

  8. 6...Bg4 7.Be3 Qa5 8.Qc2 Nbd7 9.Nd2 e6 10.Bd3 h6 11.h3 Bh5 12.e5 Nd5 1-0(16) Schroeder 2170 -- Zapfl, Viernheim GER 1999.
    6...g6 7.Bc4 Bg7 8.Qb3 OO 9.e5 Ng4 10.Bf4 e6 11.h3 Nh6 12.Ne4 Nf5 1-0(21) Friedrichs 2105 -- Mijatovic 2135, Dortmund GER 1998.

  9. 7...h6 8.OO Be7 9.Qe2 OO 10.e5 Nd5 11.Qe4 f5 12.exf6 Nxf6 1-0(21) Todorov 2365 -- Antonov, Bankia 1992.
    7...Be7 8.OO OO 9.Qe2 Nbd7 10.a3 Qc7 11.Bg5 e5 12.Rac1 exd4 0-1(14) Ploehn -- Bau, IECG email 1996.

  10. 12.Qe2 OO 1-0(37) Urban 2440 -- Jonczyk, Nadole 1994.

  11. 5.Nbd2 Nf6 6.Qb3 b6 7.Ne5 Be6 8.Qa4+ Bd7 9.Qc2 e6 10.g3 c6 11.Bg2 Qc7 12.OO Bd6 1-0(30) Marchand 2269 -- Stolfa, Arco ITA 2005; 6...Qd5 7.Qxd5 Nxd5 8.e4 Nb4 9.exf5 Nc2+ 10.Kd1 Nxa1 11.b3 g6 12.Bb2 Nxb3 1-0(48) Pitkaenen 2182 -- Maciulewicz 2194, IECC email 1999; 6.g3 e6 7.Bg2 c6 8.OO Nbd7 9.h3 h6 10.Re1 Be7 11.b3 Ne4 12.Nxe4 Bxe4 =-=(13) Zambach 2200 -- Nielsen 2200, Hillerod 1979; 5...Nb6 6.e4 Bg6 7.h4 h6 8.h5 Bh7 9.b3 e6 10.Bb2 N8d7 11.Bd3 Nf6 12.Qe2 Be7 1-0(47) Tsiganova 2249 -- Pikkmets Mikk 2032, Parnu EST 2002.
    5.Nc3 e6 6.g3 Nxc3 7.bxc3 Be4 8.Bg2 Be7 9.OO OO 10.Qb3 c5 11.Ne5 Bxg2 12.Kxg2 Qd5+ =-=(48) Johner -- Marshall, Carlsbad CZE 1929; 6.e3 Nd7 7.Be2 Bd6 8.OO OO 9.Bd3 Bg4 10.h3 Bh5 11.Ne4 f5 12.Nxd6 cxd6 0-1(54) Heuer -- Keres, Tartu 1953; 5...Nxc3 6.bxc3 c5 7.Qb3 Qc8 8.e3 Be6 9.d5 Bd7 10.Rb1 b6 11.Ne5 f6 12.Nxd7 Nxd7 1-0(27) Sinclair 2215 -- Gibbons, Hamilton 1998.

  12. 5...Nb6 6.Nc3 Bg4 7.Ne5 Be6 8.Qd1 N8d7 9.Nxd7 Bxd7 10.Bf4 e6 11.e4 Bd6 12.Bxd6 cxd6 1-0(49) Gonzalez 2459 -- Gunnlaugsson 2403, Argentina 1995; 7.Ng5 e6 8.h3 Bf5 9.e4 Bg6 10.h4 Bh5 11.Nxe6 fxe6 12.Qb5+ Nc6 1-0(27) Krumm -- Otte, GER 1996; 6...Be6 7.Qd1 g6 8.e4 Bg7 9.Be2 Bg4 10.Be3 OO 11.OO Nc6 12.d5 Bxf3 1-0(51) Chopin -- Aymard, France 1997; 6...e6 7.e4 Bg6 8.Bf4 Bd6 9.Ne5 Bxe5 10.Bxe5 OO 11.Nb5 Na6 12.f3 Nd7 =-=(21) Aberbach 2299 -- Santiago, CAPA Email 1999.
    5...e6 6.Nc3 Nxc3 7.bxc3 b6 8.g3 Be4 9.Bg2 Be7 10.Bb2 Qd6 11.OO OO 12.c4 Nd7 =-=(19) Dyer -- Nemitz, ICCF corr 1995; 6.Bg5 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 Qd6 8.Bd2 OO 9.Rc1 Nc6 10.e3 Na5 11.Qd1 Nxc3 12.Bxc3 c5 1-0(52) Ivanov 2433 -- Mackenzie 2116, Las Vegas, NV USA 2002.

  13. 6...Nf6 7.e4 Nxe4 8.d5 Nxd2 9.Bxd2 Nb8 10.Qxb7 Nd7 11.Nd4 Nc5 12.Bb5+ Bd7 1-0(15) Pros Heras 2149 -- Reig Albero 2207, Tarragona 2000.

  14. 7...Bd7 8.d5 Nb8 9.a4 Bc8 10.Bb5+ N6d7 11.Ne5 f6 12.Ndf3 1-0 Zlender -- Sustarsic, Slovenia 1992.

  15. 12.Bxc4 Qb4+ 1-0(38) Rawlings 2200 -- Dunn 2200, ICCF email 1998; 1-0(38) Rawlings 2190 -- Dunn 2200, ICCF Email 1997.

  16. 5.g3 Be7 6.Bg2 OO 7.OO Nd7 8.e4 N5b6 9.a4 a5 10.Qe2 Re8 11.Rd1 Nb8 12.Nc3 Bd7 1-0(28) Agzamov 2390 -- Samaganov 2200, Moscow RUS 1979; 7...Nc6 8.e4 Nf6 9.Nc3 b6 10.a3 Bb7 11.Re1 Re8 12.Bf4 a6 1-0(19) Flumbort 2359 -- Plecsko 2169, Zalakaros 2001; 5...Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Bxd2+ 7.Qxd2 OO 8.Bg2 Qe7 9.OO c6 10.e4 Nc7 11.Nc3 b6 12.Rfe1 Rd8 1-0(30) Szakacs 2010 -- Nagy 2002, HUN 2001.
    5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 OO 7.e4 Nf6 8.e5 Bxc3 9.bxc3 Ne4 10.Bd3 Nxd2 11.Nxd2 c5 12.Nc4 cxd4 0-1(37) Meissner -- Fohler 2350, Ladenburg 1992; 5...Bd6 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.e5 Be7 9.Bd3 cxd4 10.cxd4 Nc6 11.Be3 h6 12.a3 a6 1-0(28) Zechner 2000 -- Sinka 2045, Caorle ITA 1989.
    5.a3 c5 6.e4 Nf6 7.Nc3 a6 8.Bg5 cxd4 9.Qxd4 Qxd4 10.Nxd4 Nbd7 11.f3 Be7 12.Nb3 OO 1-0(30) Servaty 2290 -- Escher 2033, Bad Wiessee GER 1999.

  17. 5...Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Bxd2+ 7.Qxd2 Ne7 8.Nc3 Nbc6 9.Be2 h6 10.OO OO 11.Rad1 b6 12.Rfe1 Bb7 1-0(30) Colom Casasayas 2275 -- Marcet Bisbale 2330, ESP 1998; 7...Nf6 8.Nc3 OO 9.Bd3 Nc6 10.e5 Ng4 11.h3 Nh6 12.OOO Nb4 1-0(21) Leviczki 2210 -- Havasi 2170, HUN 2002.

  18. 6.Bd3 Be7 7.Nc3 c6 8.OO N8d7 9.Re1 OO 10.Qe2 Re8 11.Bf4 Nf8 12.Rad1 Bd6 1-0(48) Henry -- Jones, Siegen GER 1970.

  19. 7.Be2 OO 8.OO N8d7 9.Bf4 c6 10.Qc2 a5 11.Rad1 Qe8 12.Rfe1 a4 1-0(24) Golz -- Panggabean, Leipzig GER 1960.
    7.Be3 OO 8.Bd3 Nc6 9.a3 Nd7 10.Bc2 Nf6 11.Qd3 g6 12.h3 b6 0-1(72) Szilagyi 2195 -- Visnyei, HUN 1995.
    7.Bf4 a6 8.Rc1 c6 9.Be2 OO 10.OO N8d7 11.Bd3 Nf6 12.Qe2 Nh5 1-0(29) Vokralova -- Wasnetsky, Medellin COL 1974.

  20. 7...OO 8.Be3 Nc6 9.Rc1 Re8 10.e5 Nd7 11.h4 b6 12.Bxh7+ Kxh7 1-0(24) Volpinari -- Bukhalaf, Moscow RUS 1994.

  21. 12.d5 Ne7 1-0(45) Lybin 2410 -- Cierny 2005, Prievidza 1998.

  22. 6.Bd3 c5 7.OO Nc6 8.Bg5 Qb6 9.Nc3 cxd4 10.Nb5 Bd7 11.a4 Bc5 12.Rc1 Rc8 =-=(49) Bjerke 2093 -- Thorstensen 2233, Asker NOR 2003; 8.e5 Nd5 9.Nc3 cxd4 10.Ne2 Bd7 11.Nexd4 Nxd4 12.Nxd4 Bc5 1-0(43) Waldowski 2180 -- McMahon 2020, USA 1991; 6...Bb4+ 7.Nc3 OO 8.e5 Nc6 9.exf6 Qxf6 10.Bg5 Qf5 11.Bxf5 exf5 12.OO h6 1-0(14) MacDonald -- Wang Puchen, Auckland NZL 1998.

  23. 6...Bb4 7.Bd3 h6 8.OO OO 9.Bc2 Nc6 10.a3 Ba5 11.e5 Ne8 12.Qd3 f5 1-0(19) Pietrobono 2493 -- Del Gobbo 2477, LADAC Email 2001; 7...Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 OO 9.e5 Nd5 10.Bxh7+ Kxh7 11.Ng5+ Kg6 12.h4 1-0 Ponomarev 2392 -- Pereira, ICCF email 2000.
    6...c5 7.d5 exd5 8.e5 d4 9.Bc4 Be6 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.exf6 dxc3 12.f7+ 1-0 Sanchez Jimenez 2226 -- Angeles Cano 2122, Mancha Real 2001.
    6...h6 7.Be2 c5 8.d5 exd5 9.exd5 Bd6 10.OO OO 11.Nd2 Re8 12.Bf3 Na6 0-1(39) Zinani -- Capurro, Bologna 1987.

  24. 7.Bc4 c6 8.OO Nbd7 9.Qe2 c5 10.e5 Ng8 11.d5 exd5 12.Nxd5 Nb6 1-0(36) Stull 2255 -- Abbou, Skopje MKD 1972; 8.a4 b6 9.Qe2 Bb7 10.OO OO 11.Rd1 Qc8 12.Bg5 Ba6 =-=(72) Fournarakos 2150 -- Prassas, Athens GRE 1997.
    7.Bg5 Nc6 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.OO a6 10.Bxc6 Bxc6 11.Qd3 h6 12.Be3 Ng4 1-0(42) Vecek -- Sustarsic, Slovenia 1992.

  25. 7...h6 8.OO OO 9.Qe2 c5 10.d5 exd5 11.exd5 Re8 12.Bb5 Bd7 1-0(37) Carneiro 2245 -- Francisco, Portugal 1997.
    7...Nc6 8.OO OO 9.Bc2 b6 10.a3 Ba6 11.Re1 Qc8 12.b4 Bc4 1-0(43) Petrovic 2193 -- Andrejevic 2009, Belgrade SCG 2003.

  26. 12.Nxc5 Nxc5 1-0(33) Barbero 2510 -- Szonyi, Lenk SUI 1993.

  27. 5.g3 Bg7 6.Bg2 OO 7.OO Nc6 8.Nc3 Nb6 9.e3 a5 10.b3 Bf5 11.Ba3 Re8 12.Rc1 Nb4 =-=(61) Najdorf 2525 -- Ljubojevic 2565, Manila PHI 1973; 7...b6 8.Nc3 Bb7 9.e3 e6 10.Bd2 Nd7 11.Rc1 c5 12.Nxd5 Bxd5 =-=(20) Liascovich 2340 -- Obregon 2268, Buenos Aires ARG 2003; 7...c6 8.Nc3 Nd7 9.e4 N5b6 10.Qc2 Nf6 11.h3 h6 12.a4 Be6 1-0(24) Chetverik 2300 -- Kebis 2125, Bratislava SVK 1998; 6...Nc6 7.OO Nb6 8.e3 e5 9.dxe5 Qxd1 10.Rxd1 Nxe5 11.Nd4 c5 12.Nb5 OO 1-0(34) Polugaevsky -- Letelier, Mar del Plata ARG 1962.
    5.e3 Bg7 6.Nc3 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Be2 OO 9.OO Nc6 10.Qb3 Qc7 11.Ba3 Na5 12.Qb5 b6 0-1(24) Fairbairn 2052 -- Wilson 2072, Geneva SUI 2005.

  28. 5...Nf6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Bg5 c6 8.Qd2 OO 9.h3 Nbd7 10.Be2 Re8 11.OO Qa5 12.d5 Nf8 0-1(50) Vinje-Gulbrandsen -- Badilles, Tel Aviv ISR 1964; 7.h3 OO 8.Bc4 e6 9.OO c6 10.Bg5 Qb6 11.Bb3 Nbd7 12.Qc2 Qa5 1-0(18) Taylor 2435 -- Pope 2265, ICCF Email 1997.

  29. 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Nc3 OO 8.Qd2 Bg4 9.Ng5 Nc6 10.h3 Bc8 11.Nf3 f5 12.e5 Nb4 =-=(74) Porath -- Letelier, Leipzig GER 1960; 7.Nbd2 OO 8.Qb3 a5 9.Rc1 a4 10.Qc3 c6 11.Nc4 N8d7 12.Be2 Nxc4 0-1(42) Vasconcelos -- Reyes, LINARES UECC 1999; 6...Bg4 7.Nc3 Bg7 8.Qd2 OO 9.Be2 Bxf3 10.gxf3 Nc6 11.OOO e5 12.dxe5 Qxd2+ =-=(55) Herraiz Hidalgo -- Toledano Llinares 2380, Canete 1994.
    6.Be2 Bg7 7.OO OO 8.Nc3 Bg4 9.Be3 Nc6 10.d5 Bxf3 11.gxf3 Ne5 12.Qb3 Qd7 =-=(48) Henneberke -- Wade, Zevenaar 1961; 8...c6 9.a4 Re8 10.a5 N6d7 11.Bc4 Nf8 12.Qb3 e6 1-0(28) Kaminik 2179 -- Neumann, Gladenbach GER 1999; 8.a4 a5 9.h3 Be6 10.Na3 Na6 11.Be3 Nb4 12.b3 h6 =-=(44) Kolarov -- Slavov, Primorsko 1973.
    6.Bb5+ c6 7.Be2 Bg7 8.h3 OO 9.Nc3 N8d7 10.a4 a5 11.Be3 Nf6 12.OO Be6 0-1(44) Schneider -- Mustafa 2102, Frankfurt GER 2001.
    6.a4 a5 7.Be3 Bg7 8.Nc3 Bg4 9.Be2 Nc6 10.d5 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 Ne5 12.Bxb6 Nxf3+ =-=(26) Arslan -- Werner, CIF corr 1990.

  30. 7.Bb5+ c6 8.Be2 OO 9.OO N8d7 10.Nc3 e5 11.Bg5 Qe8 12.Qd2 exd4 0-1(49) Ristic 2200 -- Nikolic 2350, 4. Gosa Smederevska Palanka Y 1978.

  31. 8.Be3 c6 9.Qd2 a5 10.Rd1 a4 11.Be2 a3 12.b3 f5 1-0(26) Hjelm 2335 -- Mrugala, ICCF corr 1995; 8...Nc6 9.Qd2 Na5 10.b3 c6 11.Be2 Be6 12.Rb1 f6 1-0(38) Kaiser 2400 -- Todor 2160, Passau 1998.

  32. 8...c6 9.OO Be6 10.Bf4 Bc4 11.Bxc4 Nxc4 12.Qe2 Nb6 1-0(36) Jorgensen -- Oksanen, ICCF corr 1997.

  33. 9.Be3 e5 10.d5 Ne7 11.OO Nd7 12.Qb3 a6 1-0(18) Gonzalez 2200 -- Suarez 2285, Argentina 1996.

  34. 12.Be3 Bxc3+ 0-1(32) Bielicki -- Letelier, Mar del Plata ARG 1960.

  35. 6...Bg4 7.Be2 Bg7 8.Be3 OO 9.OO Nc6 10.d5 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 Ne5 12.Be2 Nec4 1-0(26) Liardet 2340 -- Bieri 2141, Geneva SUI 2005; 7.Bb5+ c6 8.Be2 Bg7 9.Be3 OO 10.OO N8d7 11.Rc1 Bf6 12.Bh6 Re8 1-0(26) Penafiel Lopez -- Cueto Aller, ESP 1995.

  36. 7.Be3 OO 8.g3 Bg4 9.Bg2 Nc4 10.Qb3 Nxe3 11.fxe3 Nd7 12.OO Bh6 0-1(42) Chemin -- Toth, Blumenau 1972; 8.h3 c6 9.Qd2 Re8 10.Bh6 Bh8 11.Rd1 Qd6 12.Be2 Be6 1-0(18) Kolvig -- Norby, Holstebro 1964.

  37. 7...c6 8.Be2 Be6 9.OO Bc4 10.Bxc4 Nxc4 11.Qe2 Nb6 12.Rd1 OO =-=(33) Press 2070 -- Mukabi 2105, Calvia ESP 2004.

  38. 8.Be3 c6 9.Qd2 N8d7 10.Be2 e5 11.OOO exd4 12.Bxd4 Nf6 =-=(17) Price 2064 -- Billion 2071, IECG email 2002.

  39. 12.Nd5 Nxe4 1-0(90) Grabarczyk 2275 -- Kula 2305, Bielsko Biala 1991.

  40. 4...Nb4 5.Qa4+ N8c6 6.d5 Nxd5 7.exd5 Qxd5 8.Nc3 Qd6 9.Nf3 Bd7 10.Nb5 Qb4+ 11.Qxb4 Nxb4 12.Nxc7+ Kd8 1-0(29) Thompson 2200 -- Reussner 2200, Nice FRA 1974.

  41. 5.Be3 g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Qd2 OO 8.Rd1 Nc6 9.f4 Bg4 10.Nf3 e6 11.Bb5 Bxf3 12.gxf3 f5 =-=(72) Larrea 2224 -- Sancristobal, Montevideo URU 2004; 7.h3 c6 8.Nf3 Be6 9.Ng5 Bc4 10.Bxc4 Nxc4 11.Qb3 b5 12.Nxb5 OO 1-0(14) Noble 2240 -- Cooper 2055, Wanganui 1998; 5...e6 6.Nf3 c5 7.Bb5+ N6d7 8.OO Qa5 9.Nc3 a6 10.Be2 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Be7 12.Nb3 Qd8 1-0(36) Heinatz 2225 -- Rieder, GER 1993; 6...Bb4+ 7.Nc3 OO 8.a3 Be7 9.Ne5 N8d7 10.Qb3 Bf6 11.OOO Qe7 12.f4 Nb8 1-0(35) Khechumyan 2227 -- Baraz 2043, Budapest HUN 2001; 5...N8d7 6.Qc2 c6 7.Nd2 e5 8.Ngf3 Bd6 9.a4 a5 10.Be2 OO 11.OO exd4 12.Bxd4 Bb4 =-=(55) Mira 2170 -- Mai, tt w 1998.
    5.Be2 e6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.Nf3 N8d7 8.Bf4 c5 9.Nb5 e5 10.dxe5 a6 11.Nd6+ Bxd6 12.Qxd6 Qe7 1-0(31) Kushnir 2365 -- Leyva, Haifa ISR 1976; 6.Be3 N8d7 7.Nf3 Be7 8.OO OO 9.Qc2 Re8 10.Rd1 c6 11.Nc3 Nf8 12.Rac1 Bd7 1-0(23) McMahon -- Pinkerton, Dublin IRL 1991.
    5.h3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Nc6 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.Bxc6 Bxd2+ 10.Nbxd2 Bxc6 11.OO OO 12.Rc1 f5 1-0(51) Prescha -- Oschetzki 2215, Rheinland-Pfalz GER 1988.
    5.Ne2 g6 6.Nec3 Bg7 7.Be3 OO 8.Be2 e5 9.d5 f5 10.exf5 Bxf5 11.OO Kh8 12.Qb3 N8d7 1-0(57) Suranyi 2136 -- Mieli 2058, HUN 2000.

  42. 5...g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.h3 Nc6 8.Be3 OO 9.Be2 f5 10.d5 Ne5 11.Nxe5 Bxe5 12.Bh6 Rf7 1-0(32) Burgos -- Burgos, Mar del Plata ARG 1992; 6.h3 Bg7 7.Nc3 OO 8.Be3 N8d7 9.a4 a5 10.Qb3 Nb8 11.Rd1 N6d7 12.Bc4 e6 1-0(30) Kiesekamp 2165 -- Duchrow, GER 1998; 6.Be2 Bg7 7.OO Bg4 8.Be3 c5 9.dxc5 Qxd1 10.Rxd1 Bxb2 11.Nbd2 Bxa1 12.cxb6 Bg7 =-=(33) Laczay 2045 -- Migliorini 2000, RA.2001.0.00002 2001.

  43. 6.Be3 e6 7.Nc3 c6 8.Bd3 Bd6 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 Qf6 11.Qxf6 gxf6 12.a4 N8d7 =-=(28) Rylander 2141 -- Becker, Malmo SWE 1999; 7...Be7 8.Bd3 OO 9.h3 Bh5 10.OO Nc6 11.Be2 Bf6 12.g4 Bg6 =-=(63) Kovacs 2145 -- Balogh 2000, Miskolc 1999.

  44. 6...c6 7.Bf4 e6 8.Nc3 Be7 9.OO OO 10.Ne5 Bxe2 11.Qxe2 f6 12.Nf3 g5 0-1(40) Winter 2000 -- Espig 2000, Halle GER 1976.

  45. 8...OO 9.Ne5 Bxe2 10.Qxe2 N8d7 11.Nxd7 Qxd7 12.Nc3 Rfd8 =-=(46) Constantinou 2070 -- Santos 2058, Lemesos 2000.

  46. 12.Rfd1 Nf6 1-0(35) Khechen 2250 -- Pilapil 2205, Thessaloniki GRE 1984.

  47. 5...c6 6.Bc4 g6 7.h3 Bg7 8.Nf3 OO 9.OO Qc7 10.Bg5 Be6 11.Qc1 N8d7 12.Bxe7 Rfe8 1-0(43) Cherepkov 2415 -- Knopp, St Petersburg RUS 1992; 6.h3 e6 7.Be3 N8d7 8.Nf3 Be7 9.a4 Nf6 10.Be2 OO 11.OO Nbd7 12.Qc2 Re8 1-0(30) Palus 2385 -- Wrabel 2040, Poland 1998.
    5...e5 6.d5 Bb4 7.Bd3 OO 8.Ne2 c6 9.OO cxd5 10.Nxd5 Nxd5 11.exd5 Nd7 12.f4 exf4 1-0(21) Alekhine -- Stephan, Czechoslovakia 1925.
    5...c5 6.Bb5+ Nc6 7.dxc5 Qxd1+ 8.Kxd1 Nd7 9.Be3 e6 10.Na4 a6 11.Be2 Be7 12.f4 OO 1-0(32) Trikaliotis 2235 -- Geroukalis, Athens GRE 1997.

  48. 6.a3 c5 7.d5 exd5 8.exd5 Be7 9.Nf3 Bf5 10.Be2 OO 11.OO N8d7 12.Bf4 a6 1-0(27) Armbruster -- Rech, Osnabrueck 1994; 6...Be7 7.Nf3 h6 8.Bd3 OO 9.OO c6 10.b4 N8d7 11.Re1 a5 12.e5 Nd5 0-1(34) Ullrich -- Mueller, Mehlingen 1992.
    6.Bf4 Bd6 7.Bg3 Nc6 8.Nf3 a6 9.Be2 OO 10.Bxd6 Qxd6 11.Qd2 Rd8 12.Rd1 Ne7 0-1(73) Wagner -- Ziemann, Rinteln 1994.

  49. 6...Bb4 7.Qb3 Be7 8.Nf3 N8d7 9.a4 Nf6 10.a5 Nbd7 11.e5 Ng4 12.Bf4 g5 1-0(25) Chang -- Morihama, Registo 1999.
    6...N8d7 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Rc1 OO 9.Bd3 c5 10.OO cxd4 11.Bxd4 Bc5 12.Bb1 Qe7 0-1(30) Popczynski 2140 -- Skorobogaty, Koszalin POL 1997.

  50. 7.Bd3 N8d7 8.a4 Nf6 9.h3 Qc7 10.Rc1 Bb4 11.Nf3 Nbd7 12.OO Bxc3 1-0(23) Velvart 2225 -- Derera 2165, HUN 1990.

  51. 12.Qe2 Nh5 0-1(79) Stanimirovic 2320 -- Veljkovic 2280, Nis YUG 1993.

  52. 6...c5 7.Bb5+ Bd7 8.d5 exd5 9.exd5 Bxb5 10.Nxb5 a6 11.Bg5 f6 12.OO axb5 0-1(24) Huss 2255 -- Lebermann, Hofbieber 1996; 7.Be3 cxd4 8.Nxd4 g6 9.Be2 Bg7 10.Ndb5 Qxd1+ 11.Rxd1 Na6 12.Nd6+ Kf8 =-=(28) Johansson -- Tiihonen, Helsinki FIN 1997.
    6...Bb4 7.Bd3 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 OO 9.Bf4 Qd7 10.Ne5 Qa4 11.Qg4 g6 12.h4 Qa3 1-0(18) Kovacs -- Takacs, Megyei ifjusagi es s 1996; 7.Bf4 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 N8d7 9.c4 Nf8 10.d5 Qe7 11.d6 cxd6 12.Bxd6 Qd8 1-0(24) Janata 2045 -- Schmidt, Rommelshausen 2002.
    6...g6 7.h4 Bg7 8.Be3 N6d7 9.Qd2 Qe7 10.OOO c5 11.d5 exd5 12.Nxd5 Qd6 1-0(16) Gonzalez Garcia -- Gonzalez Coto, ESP 1991.
    6...c6 7.Bd3 N8d7 8.OO Be7 9.Qe2 Nf6 10.Rd1 Bd7 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bh4 g5 1-0(47) Nogin 2320 -- Bezuglaya 2105, Kiev UKR 1998.
    6...N8d7 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.OO Be7 9.Bf4 c6 10.Rc1 OO 11.Bb1 Nh5 12.Be3 Nc4 1-0(26) Kovacs 2145 -- Hadrik, Zemplen 1998.

  53. 7.Be3 N8d7 8.Be2 OO 9.OO c5 10.Rc1 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Ne5 12.Qb3 Bd7 0-1(40) Mincsovics 2230 -- Linczer, HUN 1994; 7...OO 8.Be2 N8d7 9.OO c5 10.Qd2 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Ne5 12.b3 Nc6 1-0(29) Karsten -- Kraft 2230, Baunatal GER 1999.
    7.Be2 OO 8.OO c5 9.Be3 cxd4 10.Nxd4 a6 11.Qb3 N8d7 12.Rfd1 e5 1-0(32) Harasta 2196 -- Hegedus, Bratislava SVK 1999; 8...N8d7 9.Qc2 c6 10.Bf4 f6 11.Rfd1 Rf7 12.Qb3 Nf8 1-0(33) Lopez Colon -- Perez, Las Palmas ESP 1993.

  54. 7...Bd7 8.OO Nc8 9.Qb3 b6 10.Bf4 Nc6 11.Rfd1 Nd6 12.Rac1 Na5 1-0(42) Alekhine -- Blanco Sanjuan, France 1923.
    7...c6 8.OO N8d7 9.Re1 Nf6 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.e5 Be7 1-0(43) Kouatly -- Slimani, Tjentiste 1975.

  55. 8.Be3 N8d7 9.OO c5 10.Qe2 cxd4 11.Bxd4 Bc5 12.Qe3 Qe7 0-1(32) Senni 2081 -- Videkovic 2009, Cannes FRA 2000.

  56. 12.Nd6 Bxd6 0-1(49) Lajdi 2130 -- Linczer 2250, HUN 1997.

  57. 6.h3 Bg7 7.Nf3 OO 8.Be2 Nc6 9.Be3 Na5 10.OO Nac4 11.Bf4 Nxb2 12.Qb3 c5 1-0(35) Lemanczyk -- Borst, Leiden NED 1994; 8...c6 9.Bf4 N8d7 10.OO Re8 11.Qc2 Nf8 12.Rfd1 e6 =-=(58) De los Santos 2190 -- Alvarez 2243, Santo Domingo 2001; 7...Be6 8.d5 Bc8 9.Be3 OO 10.Bd4 f6 11.a4 c6 12.a5 N6d7 1-0(61) Bagaturov 2489 -- Suppa 2126, Porto San Giorgio 2001.
    6.Nf3 Bg7 7.Be2 Bg4 8.Be3 OO 9.OO Bxf3 10.Bxf3 Nc4 11.e5 Nxe3 12.fxe3 c6 0-1(34) Barkhagen 2400 -- Koka, Geneva SUI 1995; 6...Bg4 7.Be2 Bg7 8.Be3 Bxf3 9.Bxf3 Nc6 10.d5 Ne5 11.Be2 OO 12.Qb3 Kh8 =-=(37) Repasi 2045 -- Lakat 2016, Budapest HUN 2002.
    6.Bd3 Bg7 7.Nge2 OO 8.Bc2 Nc6 9.d5 Nb4 10.Bb3 c6 11.a3 Na6 12.dxc6 bxc6 =-=(39) Ojanen -- Letelier, Leipzig GER 1960; 8.Be3 Nc6 9.e5 Nb4 10.Be4 c6 11.OO N4d5 12.Bg5 f6 1-0(28) Stodolova 2025 -- Stepanek 2068, Prague CZE 2005.
    6.Bg5 Bg7 7.Nf3 OO 8.Bd3 Bxd4 9.Nxd4 Qxd4 10.Bxe7 Re8 11.Bg5 Nc6 12.OO Nc4 1-0(21) Szuhanek 2410 -- Lukic 2230, Vukovar CRO 2001.
    6.a4 a5 7.Be3 Bg7 8.Bb5+ c6 9.Be2 OO 10.h3 Be6 11.Nf3 Nc4 12.Bc1 Qb6 1-0(32) Reyer -- Wandel, Nakensdorf 1995.
    6.h4 Bg7 7.Be3 Nc6 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.h5 h6 10.hxg6 fxg6 11.Qd2 a6 12.Be2 e5 1-0(45) Behul -- Hagara, liga2B Piestany 1993.

  58. 7.h4 Nc6 8.d5 Ne5 9.Nf3 Ng4 10.Bd4 Nf6 11.Bb5+ Bd7 12.Bxd7+ Qxd7 1-0(64) Prudnikova 2411 -- Petronic 2203, Belgrade SCG 1999; 7...h5 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bd3 Nc6 10.f4 e6 11.Nf3 Qe7 12.OO OOO 0-1(26) Gamarra Caceres -- Chavez Chavez, Corrientes 1985.
    7.Qd2 Nc6 8.Rd1 OO 9.Be2 e5 10.Nf3 exd4 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Be6 1-0(43) Polak 2410 -- Podlesny, Karvina 1992; 7...OO 8.Rd1 Nc6 9.h3 e6 10.Nf3 Qe7 11.Bg5 f6 12.Bh6 a6 =-=(26) Mifsud 2250 -- Krizsany Laszlo Sr 2273, HUN 2001.
    7.Nf3 OO 8.h3 N8d7 9.Qd2 e5 10.Be2 exd4 11.Bxd4 Bxd4 12.Qxd4 Qf6 =-=(60) Flohr -- Sultan Khan, London ENG 1932; 8.Qb3 Nc6 9.d5 Ne5 10.Nxe5 Bxe5 11.Rd1 Bd7 12.f4 Bg7 1-0(28) Uhlmann 2458 -- Leipert 2133, Leutersdorf 2002.
    7.Bb5+ c6 8.Be2 e5 9.dxe5 Qxd1+ 10.Rxd1 Bxe5 11.Nf3 Bg7 12.Nd4 OO 1-0(35) Prudnikova 2385 -- Skibbe 2065, GER 1996.
    7.Rc1 OO 8.a4 Nc6 9.Nf3 Bg4 10.d5 Ne5 11.b3 c6 12.Be2 cxd5 1-0(37) Kincs 2230 -- Csonka 2020, Zalakaros 1995.
    7.a4 OO 8.a5 N6d7 9.Bc4 c5 10.d5 Ne5 11.Bb3 c4 12.Bc2 Na6 1-0(34) Padilla Liceaga 2164 -- Lopez Aguilar, Mexico City MEX 2000.

  59. 8...Be6 9.Be2 Bc4 10.OO e6 11.Bg5 f6 12.Bxc4 Nxc4 1-0(21) Kuzmin 2465 -- Markovic 2300, Pancevo 1989.

  60. 9.a4 Be6 10.Be2 Bc4 11.OO Bxe2 12.Qxe2 N6d7 =-=(17) Cervenka 2310 -- Husek 2200, Piestany 1985.
    9.Qd2 Re8 10.Rd1 N8d7 11.Be2 Nf6 12.OO a5 1-0(41) Starke 2250 -- Hierholzer, GER 1997.

  61. 12.b3 Bxe2 =-=(23) Bachtiar 2390 -- Ardiansyah 2380, Manila PHI 1979.

  62. 5.e5 Nd5 6.Bc4 e6 7.Nf3 Be7 8.OO OO 9.Qe2 b6 10.Nbd2 Bb7 11.Ne4 Nd7 12.Rd1 Re8 1-0(39) Sherbakov 2580 -- Skatchkov 2370, Novgorod RUS 1997; 7.Nc3 c6 8.Nf3 b5 9.Bd3 Nd7 10.OO Nxc3 11.bxc3 Be7 12.a4 bxa4 1-0(40) Furman 2261 -- Grich, Tatranske Zruby SVK 2000; 6...Nc6 7.Nf3 Nb6 8.Bb3 Bg4 9.Ng5 Bxd1 10.Bxf7+ Kd7 11.Be6+ =-= Banikas 2530 -- Mastrovasilis 2493, Athens GRE 2003; 6.Nf3 e6 7.Bg5 Be7 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Nc3 OO 10.Bd3 Rd8 11.OO Nd7 12.Rc1 Nf8 0-1(42) Tregubov 2525 -- Skatchkov 2370, Smolensk RUS 1997; 6...Bg4 7.Be2 e6 8.OO c6 9.Nc3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Be7 11.h3 Bh5 12.a4 Nd7 1-0(35) Armanda 2343 -- Bradaric 2109, Omis 2005; 6.Nc3 c5 7.Bc4 Nxc3 8.bxc3 cxd4 9.cxd4 Nc6 10.Nf3 e6 11.OO Be7 12.Qd3 OO 1-0(21) Mohr 2400 -- Schwab, Aosta 1988; 6...e6 7.Nf3 Bb4 8.Bd2 Nc6 9.Bd3 Nde7 10.OO Ba5 11.Qe2 Bb6 12.Rfd1 Nb4 1-0(29) Belis 2138 -- Stulrajter 2254, Slovakia 2002.
    5.f3 e6 6.Be3 Be7 7.Bc4 OO 8.Nc3 Nbd7 9.Nge2 c6 10.OO e5 11.Bb3 exd4 12.Nxd4 Nb6 1-0(26) Garcia -- Ahmed, Aviles ESP 1991.

  63. 5...Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.d5 Bxf3 8.gxf3 Ne5 9.Bb5+ c6 10.Bf4 Nxf3+ 11.Qxf3 cxb5 12.Nc3 a6 1-0(20) Alekhine -- NN, Paris FRA 1925; 6.Ne2 e6 7.OO Be7 8.Nbc3 OO 9.e5 Ne8 10.a3 g6 11.Bc2 b6 12.b4 Bb7 1-0(33) Djubek -- Faltan, Bratislava SVK 1982.
    5...e6 6.Nf3 Bb4+ 7.Nc3 OO 8.OO Be7 9.Qe2 Nbd7 10.e5 Nd5 11.Qe4 f5 12.exf6 N5xf6 1-0(41) Fronczek 2279 -- Wiemer 2091, Bad Segeberg 2002.

  64. 7.Bb5+ c6 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Be2 Nxe5 10.Nf3 Bb4+ 11.Nc3 Nxf3+ 12.Bxf3 Be6 =-=(22) Cody 2360 -- Muschalek, ICCF Email 1996; =-=(22) Cody 2360 -- Muschalek, EM/M/GT/A001 1996.

  65. 8.Qb3 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 OO 10.Bxb4 Nxb4 11.Qxb4 Qxd3 12.Nc3 a5 1-0(23) Mroz -- Jasak, PL corr 1992.

  66. 10...Ngxe5 11.Nxe5 Nxe5 12.Be2 c6 1-0(47) Colle -- Koltanowski, Belgium 1925.

  67. 12.h3 Nf6 1-0(30) Alekhine -- Marshall, Baden-Baden GER 1925.

  68. 5...g6 6.Bc4 Nc6 7.Nge2 Bg7 8.e5 Nh5 9.h3 Nxe5 10.dxe5 Qxd1+ 11.Nxd1 Bxe5 12.g4 Ng7 1-0(32) Ljubojevic 2610 -- Mueller, Zurich SUI 1988; 6...e6 7.Bg5 Be7 8.Bh6 Bf8 9.Bxf8 Kxf8 10.Nf3 Nc6 11.OO Kg7 12.e5 Nd5 1-0(29) Hernando Rodrigo 2325 -- Llopis de Aysa 2000, ESP 1994; 6...c6 7.Qb3 e6 8.Bg5 h6 9.Be3 b5 10.Bd3 Bg7 11.Nge2 OO 12.OO a6 1-0(30) Denayer 2215 -- Colin Mancera, Cappelle la Grande FRA 1995; 6.g3 c6 7.Bg2 Bg4 8.Nge2 Bg7 9.OO OO 10.Be3 Na6 11.h3 Bxe2 12.Qxe2 Qa5 1-0(36) Stark 2184 -- Holderer 2235, GER 2003.
    5...Nc6 6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Nf3 a6 8.Bxc6 Bxc6 9.d5 Bd7 10.e5 Ng4 11.h3 Nh6 12.Bxh6 gxh6 1-0(29) Khanov 2216 -- Sushkov 2275, Tula RUS 2004; 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Bb5 a6 8.Bxc6+ bxc6 9.Qa4 Bd7 10.Ne5 c5 11.Qc4 e6 12.dxc5 c6 1-0(20) Kovacs -- Braun, Sarospatak 1995; 6.d5 Ne5 7.f4 Ng6 8.e5 Ng8 9.Be3 e6 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.dxe6 fxe6 12.Qb3 c6 1-0(22) Torres 2240 -- Toro Benaderet 2051, Santiago CHI 2005.
    5...Bg4 6.f3 Bh5 7.Bc4 Nc6 8.Nge2 e6 9.OO Bb4 10.Bg5 h6 11.Be3 Qe7 12.a3 Bxc3 =-=(60) Dubinsky -- Bazant 2335, Svetla 1998; 7.g4 Bg6 8.h4 h5 9.g5 Nfd7 10.Nge2 Bh7 11.Qb3 Nb6 12.a4 a5 1-0(21) Litynska 2415 -- De Linde 2020, Thessaloniki GRE 1988; 6...Bd7 7.Bc4 Nc6 8.Nge2 e5 9.d5 Ne7 10.Be3 Ng6 11.OO Bd6 12.Nb5 a6 =-=(33) Vera 2100 -- Bachmann, Asunicon 1999.
    5...a6 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bc4 e6 8.OO Nc6 9.a3 Be7 10.Ba2 OO 11.Re1 e5 12.d5 Na7 1-0(39) Turner 2220 -- Biringanine 2200, Buenos Aires ARG 1978.

  69. 6.Nf3 b6 7.Bc4 e6 8.OO Be7 9.Bf4 OO 10.Qc2 Na6 11.a3 Nh5 12.Be3 Nc7 1-0(36) Peddie 2315 -- Zwaneveld 2073, IECG email 2000; 6...Bg4 7.Be2 e6 8.Bg5 Be7 9.a4 Qa5 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.OO OO 12.e5 Be7 0-1(41) Kolendo 2130 -- Jonczyk, Nadole 1994.
    6.Be2 Nbd7 7.Nf3 e6 8.OO Be7 9.Be3 b5 10.d5 exd5 11.exd5 Nxd5 12.Nxd5 cxd5 1-0(15) Halasz 2260 -- Talos 2245, HUN 1999.

  70. 7...Qa5 8.Bd2 Qd8 9.Bg5 Qb6 10.Qd2 h6 11.Be3 Bb4 12.Bd3 Qd8 =-=(24) Szeberenyi 2257 -- Szuhai 2160, HUN 2000.

  71. 12.Be3 b6 1-0(31) Weetik 2365 -- Vager 2174, St Petersburg RUS 2000.

  72. 6.d5 Bc5 7.Be2 c6 8.Nf3 cxd5 9.Bg5 d4 10.Nd5 Be7 11.Nxe7 Qxe7 12.OO Nc6 0-1(53) Marshall -- Gunsberg, Monte Carlo MNC 1902; 9.exd5 e4 10.Nxe4 Nxd5 11.Nxc5 Qa5+ 12.Bd2 Qxc5 1-0(17) Valenzuela Fuentealba 2414 -- Sepulveda 2207, Santiago CHI 2002; 8...Qb6 9.OO Ng4 10.Qe1 Qc7 11.Bd2 OO 12.Rc1 f5 1-0(24) Pfleger -- Zapfl, GER 1992; 7.Bg5 Bg4 8.Be2 Bxe2 9.Qxe2 Nbd7 10.Nf3 OO 11.OO h6 12.Bh4 Kh7 1-0(37) Janowski -- Cohn, Munich GER 1900; 6...c6 7.Nf3 Bb4 8.Bg5 Qa5 9.Bxf6 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 Qxc3+ 11.Nd2 gxf6 12.Rc1 Qa3 1-0(71) Pavlovic 2300 -- Vujovic 2245, Belgrade SCG 1989; 8.Qa4 Qa5 9.Qxa5 Bxa5 10.Bd2 OO 11.Bc4 Bxc3 12.Bxc3 Nxe4 =-=(23) Scarani 2060 -- Naumovic 2270, WCH3/A2 SEMI 1998; 7.Bg5 Bb4 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 9.Bc4 Qg6 10.Qf3 cxd5 11.Bxd5 Nc6 12.Qg3 Ne7 =-=(47) Bender 2280 -- Zapfl, Baden 1996; 6...a6 7.Be2 Bd6 8.Nf3 Bg4 9.Nd2 Bxe2 10.Qxe2 OO 11.OO Re8 12.Rd1 Nbd7 =-=(41) Kecskes 2148 -- Sandor 2105, HUN 1999.
    6.dxe5 Qxd1+ 7.Kxd1 Ng4 8.Nd5 Kd7 9.Nh3 c6 10.Nc3 Nxe5 11.f4 Ng4 12.Be2 Ke8 =-=(56) Steinitz -- Gunsberg, ? 1890; 8...Nxf2+ 9.Ke2 Nxh1 10.Nxc7+ Kd8 11.Nxa8 Bg4+ 12.Nf3 Nc6 1-0(46) Djubek 2280 -- Krajnak, Bratislava SVK 1992; 8.Ke1 Bc5 9.f3 Nf2 10.Na4 Nxh1 11.Nxc5 Nd7 12.Be3 Nxe5 0-1(40) Banduka -- Krajnak 2255, Slovakia 1997.
    6.Bg5 Qxd4 7.Qxd4 exd4 8.Bxf6 dxc3 9.Bxc3 Be6 10.Nf3 Nd7 11.Nd4 Nc5 12.Nxe6 Nxe6 1-0(59) Struik 2206 -- Berg 2157, Hengelo NED 2005.

  73. 7.Nxd4 Bc5 8.Be3 OO 9.Ne6 Bxe6 10.Bxc5 Re8 11.Be2 Qxd1+ 12.Rxd1 Nc6 =-=(56) Merilo -- Schelleman, ICCF corr 1998.

  74. 8...Bc5 9.Ndb5 Na6 10.Bf4 OO 11.Bxc7 Re8 12.f3 Nb4 1-0(22) Schmuckermair 2326 -- Louro 2268, ICCF Email 2001.
    8...c5 9.Ndb5 Na6 10.e5 Nd7 11.Nd5 Rb8 12.Bf4 Nb6 1-0(40) Mende 2000 -- Oancea 2000, IECG email 2000.

  75. 9...OO 10.Nb5 Ba5 11.Bf4 Na6 12.a3 c6 1-0(53) Beck 2225 -- Dunn 2200, ICCF email 1997; 1-0(53) Beck 2225 -- Dunn 2200, ICCF email 1997; 12.OOO Be6 =-=(62) Dieu 2295 -- Neri, France 1997.
    9...a6 10.Bf4 c5 11.Nc2 Be6 12.Nxb4 cxb4 1-0(47) Ilincic 2470 -- Vencl 2310, Arandjelovac 1991.

  76. 10.Be2 OO 11.OO Re8 12.Bg5 Nbd7 =-=(63) Pons Sastre 2305 -- Toledano Llinares 2380, Cala Galdana ESP 1994.
    10.Be3 Nbd7 11.Be2 Nf8 12.a3 Ba5 1-0(62) Certek 2290 -- Krajnak, Bratislava SVK 1992.

  77. 12.Bh4 OO 1-0(39) Kotov -- Ragozin, Leningrad RUS 1956.

  78. 6.Be3 Be7 7.Nf3 a6 8.Bd3 Nbd7 9.h3 b6 10.OO Bb7 11.Qe2 OO 12.Rad1 Qc8 1-0(49) Belamaric 2215 -- Bradaric 2210, Kastel Stari CRO 1997; 6...Bb4 7.f3 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 h6 9.Bd3 OO 10.Ne2 Qe7 11.g4 e5 12.Qd2 exd4 1-0(33) Petri 2192 -- Raetsch 2120, Frankfurt GER 2000; 6...c6 7.h3 Nbd7 8.Nf3 Bb4 9.Bd3 Qa5 10.Qc2 e5 11.OO exd4 12.Bxd4 Bc5 1-0(27) Vybiral 2205 -- Schmid, Czechia 1999.
    6.g3 Be7 7.Bg2 OO 8.Nge2 c5 9.OO cxd4 10.Nxd4 Nbd7 11.Re1 Nc5 12.e5 Ne8 0-1(21) Foulon -- Gomez Esteban, Dubai UAE 1986; 8...c6 9.OO Nbd7 10.b3 Re8 11.Bb2 b6 12.Qd2 Bb7 0-1(63) Johansson 2109 -- Vager 2183, Helsinki FIN 2002.

  79. 7...OO 8.Rc1 Nbd7 9.e5 Nd5 10.Nxd5 Bxg5 11.Nxg5 exd5 12.h4 c5 0-1(29) Orsagova 2235 -- Kovacova 2020, Trencin 1995; 8.Bd3 Re8 9.Qc2 h6 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.e5 Be7 12.OOO Bg5+ 1-0(29) Padilla Liceaga 2000 -- Sanchez 2000, Mexico City MEX 1995.
    7...c6 8.Be2 Nd5 9.Bxe7 Nxe7 10.OO OO 11.Qc2 Nd7 12.Rfd1 Ng6 1-0(70) Czegledi 2215 -- Cseh 2275, HUN 1997.
    7...Nbd7 8.Bd3 b6 9.Qc2 h6 10.Bh4 Bb7 11.OO OO 12.Rfd1 c6 1-0(53) Kolbe 2030 -- Salden, Rostock GER 2002.

  80. 8.Bf4 OO 9.Qc2 c5 10.Rd1 Qa5 11.d5 exd5 12.exd5 Re8 0-1(45) Garcia -- Gonzalez, Armenia 1992.

  81. 12.Bc2 Nd7 0-1(30) Kovacs -- Zabiak, Megyei ifjusagi es s 1996.

  82. 6...Nbd7 7.Bd3 c5 8.d5 exd5 9.e5 Ng4 10.OO d4 11.Nb5 a6 12.Na3 Be7 1-0(45) Krizsany 2385 -- Fischer, BSJ Fideturnier Schw 1994; 8...Nb6 9.d6 Bd7 10.Nb5 Bxb5 11.Bxb5+ Nbd7 12.OO Nxe4 1-0(14) Szalanczy 2365 -- Herendi, Velden GER 1993; 7.Bg5 Be7 8.Qc2 h6 9.Bh4 OO 10.Rd1 b6 11.Be2 Bb7 12.OO Nh7 1-0(48) Dekusar 2230 -- Rudakova, Alushta UKR 1999.
    6...c5 7.d5 exd5 8.e5 d4 9.exf6 dxc3 10.Qxd8+ Kxd8 11.Bg5 Kc7 12.bxc3 Be6 1-0(26) Blasko 2342 -- Toth 2027, Eger 2002; 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Bg3 Nc6 10.Nb5 Nxe4 11.Nc7+ Ke7 12.Nxa8 Nxg3 1-0(49) Bramme -- Predovic, Rimavska Sobota SVK 1992.
    6...Nc6 7.Bb5 Bd7 8.OO Be7 9.Re1 OO 10.e5 Nd5 11.Nxd5 exd5 12.Bxc6 bxc6 1-0(60) Chaves 2131 -- Litrento, II Torneio Interno 1999.
    6...Bb4 7.Qa4+ Nc6 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.Qc2 h6 10.OO OO 11.Bd3 Be7 12.a3 a6 1-0(25) Plumhoff -- Rasmussen, ICCF corr 1990.

  83. 7.Be3 OO 8.Bd3 Nc6 9.h3 Bd7 10.OO Rc8 11.a3 h6 12.Rc1 Qe8 1-0(32) Bouchaud -- Blasio 2240, Toulouse FRA 1990; 1-0(32) Bouchaud -- De Blasio 2240, Toulouse FRA 1990.
    7.Bg5 OO 8.Be2 b6 9.OO Bb7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Rc1 Nd7 12.Qc2 c5 0-1(46) Abdullah 2280 -- Lim Kok Ann, Kuala Lumpur MAS 1992.

  84. 7...c6 8.a4 Qa5 9.Bd2 Bb4 10.OO OO 11.Be2 Nbd7 12.e5 Nd5 1-0(24) Ballon 2235 -- Chambule 2210, Sitges 1998.

  85. 8...a6 9.a4 Nbd7 10.e5 Ne8 11.a5 b5 12.axb6 Nxb6 1-0(32) Heinimaki 2065 -- Tuominen 2165, Tampere 1997.

  86. 12.Bg5 Bxg5 1-0(38) Berezin 2445 -- Wronicz 2150, Warsaw POL 1997.

  87. 7...c5 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.OO Nc6 10.e5 Nd7 11.Qe2 a6 12.Bf4 Be7 =-=(41) Saemisch -- Alekhine, Carlsbad CZE 1923; 11.Bg5 f6 12.exf6 Nxf6 =-=(46) Kurilin -- Moiseev 2410, Tula RUS 2000; 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Rc1 a6 1-0(41) Minzer 2290 -- Dotta 2280, Buenos Aires ARG 1992.
    7...Nbd7 8.OO b6 9.Bf4 a6 10.Qe2 Bb7 11.Rfd1 OO 12.Rac1 c5 1-0(26) Djukic 2370 -- Pavlovic 2200, Bor 1983; 1-0(26) Djukic 2370 -- Pavlovic 2345, It Bor 1983.
    7...h6 8.OO Nbd7 9.e5 Nd5 10.Nxd5 exd5 11.e6 Nf8 12.exf7+ Kxf7 1-0(19) Ulibin 2535 -- Flores Escuin 2085, Benasque ESP 1996.
    7...b6 8.OO Bb7 9.Qe2 OO 10.Rb1 Nbd7 11.b4 Rb8 12.Rd1 Qc8 1-0(46) Jovanic 2432 -- Kitarovic 2126, Bosnjaci CRO 2003.
    7...a6 8.OO b5 9.e5 Nd5 10.Ne4 Nd7 11.a3 c5 12.dxc5 Bxc5 1-0(33) Litynska 2374 -- Espig 2093, GER 2000.

  88. 8.e5 Ne8 9.h4 f5 10.exf6 Nxf6 11.Be3 Nc6 12.Qe2 Bd7 1-0(35) Kalinitschew 2430 -- Suhle, Triberg 1991.
    8.Qe2 c5 9.dxc5 Nbd7 10.OO e5 11.Rd1 Bxc5 12.Bg5 a6 1-0(24) Kryschilovskij 2343 -- Vager 2209, St Petersburg RUS 1999.

  89. 8...b6 9.Qe2 Bb7 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.Rfd1 Nh5 12.Be3 g6 1-0(52) Stupica -- Nikolic, Cateske Toplice 1968.
    8...a6 9.Qe2 Nbd7 10.Rd1 c6 11.Bg5 Re8 12.Rac1 h6 1-0(32) Grabarczyk 2435 -- Podlesny, Karvina 1994.
    8...c6 9.Bf4 Nbd7 10.Rc1 Nh5 11.Bg3 Nb6 12.Ne5 g6 1-0(37) Gumilevskaja -- Mosionzhik, Ozery 1997.
    8...Nbd7 9.Qc2 g6 10.Bh6 Re8 11.Rad1 Ng4 12.Bc1 Bf8 1-0(34) Al Badani -- Muendle, Moscow RUS 1994.

  90. 9.Be3 a6 10.Qe2 Nb4 11.Bb1 Ng4 12.Bc1 c5 1-0(58) Ater 2380 -- Rafols Albet 2080, Sitges 1994.

  91. 12.Nxd5 Qxd5 1-0(60) Amaral 2245 -- Santos 2355, Portugal 1993.