Opening Report

Database: 2000 (2,061,634 games)
Report: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 c5 8.dxc5 (126 games)
ECO: E35 [Nimzo-Indian: Classical, Noa, Exchange, 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 c5]
Generated by Scid 3.1, 2007.03.04

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

1. Statistics and History

1.1 Statistics

                   Games     1-0     =-=     0-1    Score
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 All report games    126      48      49      29    57.5%

 Both rated 2600+     12       6       6       0    75.0%
 Both rated 2500+     32      14      18       0    71.8%
 Both rated 2400+     51      19      28       4    64.7%
 Both rated 2300+     70      27      33      10    62.1%

 Since 1996.01.01     74      24      32      18    54.0%
 Since 1998.01.01     67      22      30      15    55.2%
 Since 2000.01.01     58      18      29      11    56.0%
 Since 2001.01.01     48      14      24      10    54.1%
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1.2 Oldest games

1: 1-0(51) Najdorf -- Porath, Buenos Aires ARG 1939 [1]
2: 1-0(27) Najdorf -- Carvalho, Mar del Plata ARG 1953 [13]
3: 0-1(43) Goldin 2535 -- Lautier 2450, Palma de Majorca ESP 1989 [26]
4: =-=(31) Gelfand 2600 -- Balashov 2530, Odessa UKR 1989 [17]
5: 1-0(48) Glek 2475 -- Yuferov 2445, Moscow RUS 1989 [10]

1.3 Newest games

1: 1-0(41) Anderton 2267 -- Taylor 2241, Birmingham ENG 2005.10.23 [47]
2: =-=(25) Landa 2600 -- Aronian 2724, Neukoelln GER 2005.10.22 [35]
3: =-=(21) Biriukov 2389 -- Yemelin 2529, St Petersburg RUS 2005.10.16 [44]
4: 1-0(40) Valuet 2296 -- Fantin 2292, FRA 2005.10.16 [25]
5: 0-1(116) Agafii 2280 -- Bets 2370, Kishinev MDA 2005.10.13 [43]

1.4 Current popularity

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

Once every X games   ---    22070   79505    ---    62925   15768   10560
Frequency in all years: once every 16362 games
In the 10 years to today: once every 13228 games (up 24% from all years)
In the 5 years to today: once every 8581 games (up 91% from all years)
In the 1 year to today: once every 0 games (no change from all years)

1.5 Most frequent players (White)

  1:   5  1989-1995  80%  2805  Kasparov, Gary [1,17,34,36,43]
  2:   3  1995-2005  67%  2685  Sokolov, Ivan [12,31,41]
  3:   3  1994-1995  33%  2430  Relange, Eloi [1,37,48]
  4:   2  1995-2000  75%  2590  Huzman, Alexander [1,24]
  5:   2  1989-1995  75%  2590  Glek, Igor V [10,13]
  6:   2  2001-2003 100%  2578  Popov, Valerij [12,42]

1.6 Most frequent players (Black)

  1:   6  1993-2004  25%  2712  Short, Nigel D [12,31,34,42,43,47]
  2:   4  1989-2000  13%  2534  Balashov, Yuri S [1,17,21]
  3:   4  1994-2001  75%  2495  Ward, Christopher [34,37,49]
  4:   3  1995-1999  67%  2575  Sokolov, Andrei [2,5,20]
  5:   3  1994-2005 100%  2525  Emms, John M [34,48,49]
  6:   3  1991-2001  50%  2464  Maksimovic, Branimir [9,15,18]

2. Ratings and Performance

2.1 Average ratings and performance

White rating: 2437 (109 games); White performance: 2490 (57% vs 2440)
Black rating: 2440 (114 games); Black performance: 2387 (43% vs 2437)

2.2 Games with highest average rating

1: 1-0(52) Kasparov 2805 -- Short 2655, London ENG 1993 [43]
2: =-=(18) Kasparov 2805 -- Short 2655, London ENG 1993 [34]
3: =-=(67) Bareev 2714 -- Topalov 2735, Monte Carlo MNC 2004 [46]
4: =-=(33) Kasparov 2805 -- Timman 2635, Novgorod RUS 1995 [36]
5: 1-0(29) Kasparov 2775 -- Korchnoi 2655, Tilburg NED 1989 [1]
6: =-=(23) Sokolov 2685 -- Van Wely 2679, Wijk aan Zee NED 2005 [41]
7: 1-0(20) Karpov 2690 -- Short 2673, Prague CZE 2002 [42]
8: 1-0(29) Kasparov 2800 -- Spassky 2560, Linares ESP 1990 [17]

3. Result Trends

3.1 Result lengths and frequencies

                 Score      Game length             Frequency       
                          1-0    =-=    0-1    1-0     =-=     0-1  
 Report games    57.5%     40     37     38   38.0%   38.8%   23.0% 
 All games       54.4%     40     36     41   37.1%   34.6%   28.2%

3.2 Shortest White wins

1: 1-0(17) Kuzubov 2467 -- Alexikov 2386, Alushta UKR 2004 [42]
2: 1-0(19) Atalik 2535 -- Maksimovic 2370, Heraklio GRE 1993 [9]
3: 1-0(20) Karpov 2690 -- Short 2673, Prague CZE 2002 [42]
4: 1-0(20) Svarc -- Portych, Czech Republic 1997 [10]
5: 1-0(21) Schenk 2473 -- Huss 2347, Pula CRO 2003 [6]

3.3 Shortest Black wins

1: 0-1(20) Rozmbersky 2125 -- Kubala 2315, Lazne Bohdanec CZE 1998 [8]
2: 0-1(21) Carlhammar 2279 -- Kosten 2514, Villeurbanne FRA 2003 [33]
3: 0-1(22) Kirschbaum 2204 -- Roeder 2393, Port Erin IOM 2005 [25]
4: 0-1(24) Tozer 2314 -- Rendle 2073, Imperial College London 1999 [49]
5: 0-1(24) Marinosson 2170 -- Cedrych 2185, EM/M/A079 ICCF Email 1999 [7]

4. Moves and Themes

4.1 Move orders reaching the report position

There were 7 move orders reaching this position:
1: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 c5 8.dxc5 (92)
2: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 c5 7.dxc5 h6 8.Bh4 (27)
3: 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 c5 8.dxc5 (3)
4: 1.c4 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 c5 8.dxc5 (1)
5: 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.d4 Nf6 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 c5 8.dxc5 (1)
6: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Qc2 Nf6 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 c5 8.dxc5 (1)
7: 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 c5 7.dxc5 h6 8.Bh4 (1)

4.2 Moves from the report position

    Move   ECO       Frequency    Score  AvElo Perf AvYear
 1: g5                67: 53.1%   52.2%  2457  2447  2000
 2: Nc6               53: 42.0%   61.3%  2407  2312  1996
 3: O-O                2:  1.5%   75.0%              1992
 4: Be6                2:  1.5%   75.0%              1996
 5: Nbd7               1:  0.7%  100.0%              1939
 6: d4                 1:  0.7%  100.0%              1993
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TOTAL:               126:100.0%   57.5%  2440  2380  1997

4.3 Positional Themes

Frequency of themes at move 15: 
   Same-side castling:              4%    Isolated Queen Pawn:            74%
   Opposite castling:               9%    White Pawn on 5/6/7th rank:     55%
   Both Kings uncastled:           44%    Black Pawn on 2/3/4th rank:      6%
   Kingside pawn storm:             2%    Open c/d/e file:                52%
   Queens exchanged:                7%    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     0%    11%    14%    34%     2%     3%     2%    33%
 All games        2%    10%     9%    26%     2%     4%     4%    43%

5. Theory Table

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 c5 8.dxc5: +48 =49 -29 (72.5/126: 58%)
89101112131415
1 dxc5
Nc61 		e32
OO3 		Nf34
d4 		OOO
Qa5 		Bxf6
dxc3 		Bxc3
Qxa2 		Bb5
Bxc3 		Qxc3
Be65 		14: 64%
2 ...
... 		...
g5 		Bg3
Qa5 		OOO6
Be67 		Nb5
Qxa2 		Nc7+
Ke7 		Bd6+
Kd7 		Nxa8
Rxa88 		10: 55%
3 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		Nf3
Ne4 		Nd2
Nxc39 		bxc3
Bxc3 		Rb1
Qxc510 		Rb5
Qa311 		9: 67%
4 ...
... 		...
... 		...
Ne4 		Bd312
Nxg313 		hxg3
d4 		exd4
Qxd414 		OOO15
Qxc5 		Nb5
Kf816 		11: 68%
5 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		Nf3
Qa517 		Nd2
Nxc318 		bxc3
Bxc3 		Rc119
Bf6 		Bd6
Bd720 		15: 63%
6 ...
g5 		Bg3
Nc621 		e3
Ne422 		a323
Qa5 		Ne2
Bf5 		Qc1
Nxc5 		axb4
Nd3+ 		Kd2
Qxb424 		5: 90%
7 ...
... 		...
Ne4 		e325
Qa526 		Rc1
Nd727 		f328



10: 50%
8 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		Be5
OO29 		Bd3
Nc630 		Bxe4
Nxe5 		Bxd531
Bg432 		Nf333
Bxf334 		10: 40%
9 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		Ne2
Nc6 		a335
Bf5 		Qc1
Nxc5 		axb4
Nd3+ 		Kd2
Qxb436 		11: 50%
10 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
Bf5 		Bxb837
Rxb8 		Nd4
Bd738 		Nb339
Bxc3+ 		bxc340
Qxc3+41 		9: 61%
11 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		Be5
OO42 		Nd4
Re843 		Bxb844
Bg645 		Bd346
Raxb847 		13: 62%
12 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
Nxc3 		Nxf548
Ne4+ 		Kd1
Nc649 		9: 28%
  1. 8...OO 9.e3 Nbd7 10.Bd3 Qa5 11.Ne2 Bxc3+ 12.Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13.Nxc3 Nxc5 14.Bc2 g5 15.Bg3 Be6 16.f3 a6 1-0(29) Kasparov 2775 -- Korchnoi 2655, Tilburg NED 1989; 9.OOO Bxc3 10.Qxc3 g5 11.Bg3 Bf5 12.f3 Nbd7 13.Bd6 Rc8 14.e4 Bxe4 15.Bd3 Nxc5 16.Bxc5 b6 =-=(18) Relange 2420 -- Sosonko 2535, Cannes FRA 1995.
    8...Be6 9.e3 Nbd7 10.Bb5 Rc8 11.Ne2 Rxc5 12.Bxd7+ Bxd7 13.Qb3 Rc4 14.Bxf6 Qxf6 15.OO Bc6 16.Rad1 Bxc3 =-=(38) Huzman 2574 -- Mitkov 2547, Pula CRO 2000; 10.Nf3 OO 11.Be2 Rc8 12.a3 Bxc5 13.OO Be7 14.Nd4 Ne4 15.Bxe7 Qxe7 16.Qa4 a6 1-0(44) Oud -- Poel, NED 1991.
    8...d4 9.OOO Qa5 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Ne4 Be6 12.a3 Nc6 13.axb4 Nxb4 14.Nd6+ Kf8 15.Nxb7 Qa6 16.Qe4 Qc4+ 1-0(55) Comp Saitek Sparc -- Balashov 2520, Muenster GER 1993.
    8...Nbd7 9.OOO Qa5 10.Nxd5 Nxd5 11.Qe4+ Kf8 12.Qxd5 Nf6 13.Qd8+ Qxd8 14.Rxd8+ Ne8 15.e3 g5 16.Bg3 Ke7 1-0(51) Najdorf -- Porath, Buenos Aires ARG 1939.

  2. 9.OOO g5 10.Bg3 Qa5 11.e3 Be6 12.Nb5 Qxa2 13.Nc7+ Kd7 14.Nxa8 Rxa8 15.Nf3 a6 16.Bc4 Qa1+ 1-0(34) Skorpik 2263 -- Mors 2380, ICCF email 2000; 11...Bxc3 12.Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13.bxc3 Be6 14.f3 OO 15.Ne2 b6 16.Nd4 Nxd4 0-1(37) Battaglini 2092 -- Sokolov 2543, Bastia FRA 1999; 10...Bxc3 11.Qxc3 OO 12.e3 Ne4 13.Qa3 Be6 14.f3 Nxg3 15.hxg3 Qf6 16.Ne2 Rfc8 1-0(51) Nitsche 2410 -- Janos 2385, ICCF corr 1995.
    9.Rd1 g5 10.Bg3 Ne4 11.f3 Nxg3 12.hxg3 Qc7 13.e3 Qxg3+ 14.Qf2 Qc7 15.Rxd5 Be6 16.Rd2 Bxc5 0-1(40) Ryskin 2505 -- Nielsen 2440, Katowice POL 1993.

  3. 9...Be6 10.Bb5 Bxc5 11.Nge2 a6 12.Bxc6+ bxc6 13.Nd4 Rc8 14.OO Be7 15.Rad1 OO 16.e4 Nxe4 1-0(29) Vera 2500 -- Campos Moreno 2455, Terrassa ESP 1995.
    9...Bxc3+ 10.Qxc3 g5 11.Bg3 d4 12.Qa3 Qd5 13.OOO Ne4 14.exd4 Be6 15.Nf3 Qxa2 16.Qxa2 Bxa2 1-0(21) Krajewicz -- Wilk, Poland 1991.

  4. 10.Ne2 g5 11.Bg3 Ne4 12.OOO Bf5 13.Nxe4 Bxe4 14.Qa4 Bg6 15.Nc3 Bxc3 16.bxc3 Qf6 0-1(56) Prystenski -- Purdy, corr 1992.

  5. 16.Bxc6 bxc6 0-1(34) Chabanon 2445 -- Sokolov 2575, Cannes FRA 1995.

  6. 11.Ne2 Ne4 12.OOO Bf5 13.Nxe4 Bxe4 14.Qb3 Qxc5+ 15.Nc3 OO 16.Rxd5 Bxd5 1-0(78) Nicoara 2140 -- Bogoevski 2255, Moscow RUS 1994; 1-0(78) Etchegaray -- Bogoevski 2255, Moscow RUS 1994; 11...Bxc5 12.Nc1 Nb4 13.Qd1 Bf5 14.Bb5+ Ke7 15.OO Rhd8 16.a3 Nc2 1-0(21) Schenk 2473 -- Huss 2347, Pula CRO 2003.
    11.Bd3 d4 12.exd4 Nxd4 13.Qc1 OO 14.Ne2 Nxe2 15.Kxe2 Re8+ 16.Kf1 Qxc5 =-=(108) Varga 2464 -- Krejci 2269, Slovakia 2001; 13.Qd1 Bg4 14.f3 Bf5 15.Ne2 OO 16.a3 Bxc3+ =-=(51) Harovelo 2211 -- Olivier 2428, Aix les Bains 2003; 13.Qd2 Nb3 14.Qe3+ Be6 15.Rd1 Ng4 16.Qe2 Bxc3+ 1-0(21) Bozinovic 2227 -- Gaspariants 2293, Biel SUI 2003.
    11.Rd1 Ne4 12.Ne2 Bf5 13.Qc1 Nxc5 14.Nd4 Nxd4 15.Rxd4 Ne4 16.Be5 OO =-=(65) Golichenko 2240 -- Zakharchenko 2292, Kiev UKR 2005.

  7. 11...Qxc5 12.Nxd5 Qxc2+ 13.Kxc2 Nxd5 14.Rxd5 Be6 15.Rb5 Rc8 16.Kb1 a6 0-1(24) Marinosson 2170 -- Cedrych 2185, EM/M/A079 ICCF Email 1999.
    11...Bxc3 12.Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13.bxc3 Ne4 14.Rxd5 Be6 15.Rd3 Bc4 16.Rd1 Bxf1 0-1(69) Daverio -- Kraft, Switzerland 1994.

  8. 16.Bb5 Ne4 0-1(20) Rozmbersky 2125 -- Kubala 2315, Lazne Bohdanec CZE 1998.

  9. 12...Nxc5 13.Bb5 Bxc3 14.Bxc6+ bxc6 15.bxc3 Ba6 16.Nb3 Qa4 1-0(19) Atalik 2535 -- Maksimovic 2370, Heraklio GRE 1993.

  10. 14...a6 15.Bd6 Be5 16.Bxe5 Nxe5 1-0(48) Glek 2475 -- Yuferov 2445, Moscow RUS 1989.
    14...Bb4 15.Bd6 Be6 16.a4 d4 1-0(20) Svarc -- Portych, Czech Republic 1997.

  11. 16.Rb3 Bxd2+ =-=(68) Spassky 2560 -- Fischer 2785, Belgrade SCG 1992; 0-1(57) Carnic 2295 -- Todorovic 2405, Nis YUG 1993; =-=(36) Vujanovic 2149 -- Hughes 2129, IECC email 2000; 1-0(41) Loderbauer 2221 -- Baroin 2266, ICCF email 2000; 1-0(40) Bellmann 2485 -- Cedrych 2240, EM/M/A134 ICCF Email 2000.
    16.Rxd5 Be6 0-1(29) Winiarski 2178 -- Chetvertakoff 2250, IECG email 2002.

  12. 11.a3 Bxc3+ 12.bxc3 Qa5 13.Bd3 Nxg3 14.hxg3 d4 15.exd4 Nxd4 16.Qb2 Bd7 1-0(38) Sokolov 2663 -- Short 2687, Hoogeveen NED 2004; 11...Qa5 12.Ne2 Bg4 13.Qc1 Nxc5 14.axb4 Nd3+ 15.Kd2 Qxb4 16.Ra4 Qb3 1-0(35) Ruzele 2465 -- Lerner 2595, Cappelle la Grande FRA 1996.
    11.Bb5 Qa5 12.Bxc6+ bxc6 13.Ne2 Bxc3+ 14.Nxc3 Qxc5 15.Rc1 Nxc3 16.Be5 OO 1-0(25) Popov 2570 -- Loginov 2540, St Petersburg RUS 2003.
    11.Ne2 Bf5 12.Qc1 Nxc5 13.Nd4 Nd3+ 14.Bxd3 Bxd3 15.Qd2 Ba6 16.Nxc6 bxc6 0-1(27) Poyato Sala 2185 -- Dobrev 2415, Figueres 2004.

  13. 11...Bxc3+ 12.bxc3 Nxc5 13.Ne2 Be6 14.Rb1 Qd7 15.Rb5 Nxd3+ 16.Qxd3 b6 0-1(42) Bayram -- Kolev 2510, Ankara TUR 1993; 13.Nf3 Qf6 14.OO OO 15.Bh7+ Kh8 16.Nd4 Qg7 1-0(27) Najdorf -- Carvalho, Mar del Plata ARG 1953; 12...Nxg3 13.hxg3 Qe7 14.Ne2 Qxc5 15.Rb1 b6 16.Nd4 Nxd4 1-0(47) Zimmerman 2340 -- Petran 2390, Budapest HUN 1998.
    11...Nxc3 12.bxc3 Qf6 13.Ne2 Bxc5 14.h4 Bd7 15.Qb3 Ne5 16.Bxe5 Qxe5 =-=(59) Glek 2590 -- Podzielny 2455, Bonn 1995.

  14. 13...Nxd4 14.Qa4+ Nc6 15.OOO Bxc3 16.bxc3 Qe7 1-0(42) Weber 2520 -- Molzahn 2245, Perm II Coppa Final 1994.

  15. 14.Ne2 Qxc5 15.OO Be6 16.a3 Bxc3 =-=(25) Sulypa 2516 -- Maksimovic 2464, Kladovo YUG 2001.

  16. 16.a3 Qxc2+ =-=(20) Dorfman 2607 -- Sokolov 2554, Aix les Bains FRA 2003.

  17. 11...Qf6 12.Bb5 Nxc3 13.Bxc6+ Qxc6 14.bxc3 Bxc5 15.OO OO 16.Nd4 Bxd4 =-=(17) Mraz 2370 -- Janos 2385, ? 1994; 16.Qd3 Be6 =-=(21) Blomstrand 2360 -- Janos 2385, ? 1994; 13...bxc6 14.a3 g4 15.Be5 Ne4+ 16.axb4 Qf5 1-0(29) Kasparov 2800 -- Spassky 2560, Linares ESP 1990; 12.Rc1 Bf5 13.Bd3 h5 14.h4 g4 15.Ng5 Nxc3 16.bxc3 Qxc3+ =-=(31) Gelfand 2600 -- Balashov 2530, Odessa UKR 1989.
    11...Qe7 12.Bd6 Bxc3+ 13.bxc3 Nxd6 14.cxd6 Qxd6 15.Rb1 OO 16.Bd3 b6 1-0(57) Hauchard 2425 -- Delanoy 2260, Kecskemet HUN 1990.
    11...Bf5 12.Bd3 Qa5 13.OO Qxc5 14.Nd4 Nxg3 15.hxg3 Bxd3 16.Qxd3 Bxc3 1-0(50) Chakov 2355 -- Dobrev 2310, Sofia BUL 1995.

  18. 12...Bxc3 13.bxc3 Qxc3 14.Qxc3 Nxc3 15.f3 Bf5 16.Kf2 OO =-=(48) Korchnoi 2630 -- Portisch 2590, Amsterdam NED 1990.
    12...Nxc5 13.Rd1 Be6 14.Bb5 Bxc3 15.Bxc6+ bxc6 16.bxc3 Qa4 =-=(66) Zaja 2452 -- Farago 2467, Split CRO 2000.
    12...Nxd2 13.Qxd2 Be6 14.Rc1 d4 15.exd4 OOO 16.a3 Nxd4 0-1(26) Drasko 2500 -- Maksimovic 2380, Cetinje 1991.
    12...Bf5 13.Bd3 Nxg3 14.hxg3 d4 15.Bxf5 dxc3 16.bxc3 Bxc3 =-=(40) Gerard 2295 -- Petran 2416, Budapest HUN 2005.
    12...Nxg3 13.hxg3 Qxc5 14.Nb3 Bxc3+ 15.bxc3 Qd6 16.OOO Be6 =-=(38) Vehre -- Grivainis, corr 1990.

  19. 14.Rb1 Qxc5 15.Rb5 Qa3 16.Rb3 Bxd2+ =-=(28) Ejermo 2100 -- Gysi 2485, ICCF Email 1997; =-=(52) Morano 2293 -- Strand 2399, CAPA email 2000.

  20. 16.Be2 Nb4 1-0(27) Sapunov -- Sokolov 2565, St Petersburg RUS 1998.
    15...Be6 16.Rb1 OOO 1-0(93) Erdos 2480 -- Fodor 2261, Paks HUN 2005.

  21. 9...d4 10.OOO Qa5 11.Qa4+ Nc6 12.Qxa5 Nxa5 13.Rxd4 Bxc5 14.Rd1 OO 15.e3 Be6 16.Bd3 Rac8 1-0(50) Kharlov 2616 -- Balashov 2534, Samara RUS 2000; 11.Rxd4 Nc6 12.Rd6 Bxc3 13.bxc3 Nh5 14.e4 Nxg3 15.hxg3 Be6 16.f4 Qxc5 1-0(46) Sherbakov 2520 -- Balashov 2505, Kurgan 1995.

  22. 10...Qa5 11.Ne2 Ne4 12.a3 Bf5 13.Qc1 Nxc5 14.axb4 Nd3+ 15.Kd2 Qxb4 16.Ra4 Nxc1 1-0(44) Lazarev 2441 -- Olivier 2372, France 2001.

  23. 11.Bd3 Nxc5 12.Ne2 Qf6 13.a3 Nxd3+ 14.Qxd3 Bf5 15.Qxd5 Bxc3+ 16.Nxc3 Rd8 =-=(37) Nilsson 2145 -- Zavoronkov 2240, Siofok 1996.

  24. 16.Ra4 Qc5 1-0(40) Huzman 2590 -- Rogovski 2455, Vilnius LTU 1995.

  25. 10.Bxb8 Bxc3+ 11.bxc3 Rxb8 12.Qa4+ Bd7 13.Qd4 OO 14.f3 Nf6 15.e3 Qe7 16.Bd3 Rfe8 1-0(40) Valuet 2296 -- Fantin 2292, FRA 2005; 13...Rg8 14.f3 Nf6 15.e3 Qe7 16.Rb1 Bc6 =-=(59) Van Seben -- Grazinys, IECG email 2002; 12.e3 Qa5 13.Bd3 Qxc3+ 14.Qxc3 Nxc3 15.Kd2 Ne4+ 16.Bxe4 dxe4 =-=(35) Kobalija 2644 -- Balogh 2531, Warsaw POL 2005.
    10.Be5 OO 11.OOO Bxc3 12.Bxc3 Nxf2 13.Nf3 Nxd1 14.Qxd1 Nc6 15.Nd4 Qe7 16.e4 Qxe4 0-1(22) Kirschbaum 2204 -- Roeder 2393, Port Erin IOM 2005; 13.e3 Nxd1 14.Qxd1 Bf5 15.h4 g4 16.Qd4 f6 1-0(26) Hammond 2212 -- Rendle 2119, Hastings ENG 1999; 11.e3 Qa5 12.Bd3 Nc6 13.Bxe4 Nxe5 14.Bxd5 Bg4 15.Nf3 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 Nxf3+ 1-0(60) Nicoara 2160 -- Sanz Alonso 2410, Elgoibar ESP 1993.

  26. 10...Qf6 11.Bb5+ Bd7 12.Bxd7+ Nxd7 13.Ne2 Bxc3+ 14.bxc3 OO 15.Rd1 Qe6 16.h4 g4 0-1(43) Goldin 2535 -- Lautier 2450, Palma de Majorca ESP 1989; 11...Nc6 12.Ne2 a6 13.Bd3 Nxc5 14.a3 Be6 15.OO Rc8 16.Na4 Nxa4 =-=(36) Falchetta 2235 -- Magalotti 2205, Forli 1991.

  27. 11...Nc6 12.Bd3 Nxg3 13.hxg3 d4 14.exd4 Nxd4 15.Qd2 Be6 16.a3 Bxc5 0-1(33) Tozer 2380 -- Lalic 2405, London ENG 1997.

  28. =-= Dautov 2636 -- Khenkin 2587, GER 2002.

  29. 11...f6 12.Bd4 Kf7 13.Bd3 Bf5 14.Ne2 Nxc3 15.Nxc3 Bxd3 16.Qxd3 Nc6 1-0(22) Etchegaray 2395 -- Gervais, chess.net INT 1994.

  30. 12...Bxc3+ 13.Bxc3 Nxc3 14.bxc3 Nc6 15.Ne2 Be6 16.h4 g4 0-1(37) Svane 2172 -- Palo 2163, Aarhus DEN 2000.

  31. 14.Bh7+ Kg7 15.Bd3 d4 16.exd4 Bxc3+ =-=(63) Sokolov 2645 -- Short 2655, Wijk aan Zee NED 1995; 15...Bg4 16.Ne2 Bxe2 1-0(34) Ryskin 2505 -- Pushkov 2485, Sochi RUS 1993.

  32. 14...Qxc5 15.Rd1 Bg4 16.Rd4 Rad8 =-=(44) Rodshtein 2459 -- Pashikian 2442, Herceg Novi SCG 2005.

  33. 15.Bxb7 Rad8 16.Be4 Nc4 0-1(21) Carlhammar 2279 -- Kosten 2514, Villeurbanne FRA 2003.

  34. 16.Bxf3 Nxf3+ =-=(43) Hogye -- Yeremenko, ICCF corr 1993; 0-1(40) Williams 2120 -- Emms 2500, England 1996; 0-1(46) Palo 2325 -- Ward 2493, Copenhagen DEN 2001; =-=(18) Kasparov 2805 -- Short 2655, London ENG 1993.

  35. 12.f3 Nxg3 13.hxg3 Bxc5 14.Qd2 Be6 15.Nd4 Nxd4 16.exd4 Bb4 =-=(40) Alterman 2585 -- Korchnoi 2625, Groningen NED 1993; 15.Rd1 OOO 16.Nd4 Nxd4 0-1(36) Gustafsson -- Steckner 2330, Hamburg GER 1993; 12...Nxc3 13.Nxc3 Bxc5 14.Qd2 OO 15.Bf2 d4 16.exd4 Nxd4 =-=(35) Lagontrie -- Theon 2075, ch corr 1995; =-=(35) De Lagontrie 2100 -- Theon 2075, France 1995.
    12.OOO Bf5 13.Nxe4 Bxe4 14.Qb3 Qxc5+ 15.Nc3 OO 16.Bd6 Qxd6 =-=(25) Landa 2600 -- Aronian 2724, Neukoelln GER 2005.

  36. 16.Ra4 Nxc1 =-=(25) Gagunashvili 2562 -- Vladimirov 2621, Dubai UAE 2004; =-=(33) Kasparov 2805 -- Timman 2635, Novgorod RUS 1995; =-=(43) Barsov 2497 -- Vladimirov 2628, Pune IND 2004; 1-0(28) Lima 2505 -- Sunye Neto 2525, Americana BRA 1995; 0-1(48) Loderbauer 2245 -- Metelmann 2346, ICCF Email 2002; 1-0(33) Beliavsky 2650 -- Timman 2635, Madrid ESP 1995.

  37. 12.Qc1 Nd7 13.Bd6 Ndxc5 14.Bxc5 Qxc5 15.a3 Bxc3+ 16.Nxc3 Nxc3 =-=(17) Relange 2430 -- Ward 2495, London ENG 1994; =-=(17) Shipov 2658 -- Ward 2473, Port Erin HUN 1999; 12...Nc6 13.a3 Nxc5 14.axb4 Nd3+ 15.Kd2 Nxc1 16.Rxa5 Nb3+ 1-0(35) Vera 2535 -- Hoffman 2510, Sao Bernardo 1998.

  38. 13...Bg6 14.Bb5+ Kf8 15.Bd3 Qxc5 16.OO Re8 1-0(56) Dreev 2690 -- Zhang Zhong 2603, Moscow RUS 2004.

  39. 14.Bd3 Bxc3+ 15.bxc3 Qxc3+ 16.Qxc3 Nxc3 =-=(24) Smirnov 2624 -- Landa 2571, Dagomys RUS 2005.

  40. =-= Maiorov 2453 -- Khenkin 2610, Bratto ITA 2005.

  41. 16.Qxc3 Nxc3 =-=(47) Gladyszev 2451 -- Moen 2214, Oslo NOR 2005; =-=(32) Bocharov 2585 -- Smirnov 2645, Moscow RUS 2005; =-=(23) Sokolov 2685 -- Van Wely 2679, Wijk aan Zee NED 2005.

  42. 12...f6 13.Bxb8 Rxb8 14.Nd4 Nxc3 15.Qxf5 Ne4+ 16.Ke2 Qxc5 1-0(69) Popov 2578 -- Loginov 2513, Kazan RUS 2001; 14...Bh7 15.Bd3 Bxc3+ 16.bxc3 Qxc3+ =-=(36) Roos 2382 -- Wernert 2306, GER 2003; 14.OOO Qxc5 15.Rxd5 Nxc3 16.Rxf5 Nxa2+ =-=(52) Lazarev 2506 -- Vonthron 2351, GER 2003; 13.f3 fxe5 14.fxe4 Bxe4 15.Qd2 Na6 16.Rc1 Nxc5 0-1(49) Rupp 2225 -- Wernert 2294, GER 2002.
    12...Nxc3 13.Qxf5 Ne4+ 14.Nc3 OO 15.Bd3 Nc6 16.OO Rfe8 1-0(20) Karpov 2690 -- Short 2673, Prague CZE 2002; 13...Nxe2+ 14.Kxe2 OO 15.Kf3 Nc6 16.Bf6 Rfe8 1-0(17) Kuzubov 2467 -- Alexikov 2386, Alushta UKR 2004.

  43. 13...Bg6 14.Nb3 Nxc3 15.Bxc3 Bxc2 16.Nxa5 Bxc3+ 1-0(52) Kasparov 2805 -- Short 2655, London ENG 1993; 15.Nxa5 Bxc2 16.Bxc3 Bxc3+ 0-1(116) Agafii 2280 -- Bets 2370, Kishinev MDA 2005.

  44. 14.Nxf5 Rxe5 15.Nxh6+ Kg7 16.Ng4 Re7 =-=(21) Biriukov 2389 -- Yemelin 2529, St Petersburg RUS 2005.

  45. 14...Nxc3 15.Qxf5 Ne4+ 16.Kd1 Raxb8 =-=(21) Inarkiev 2469 -- Yemelin 2522, St Petersburg RUS 2001.

  46. 15.Bc7 Qxc7 16.Bd3 Bxc5 =-=(67) Bareev 2714 -- Topalov 2735, Monte Carlo MNC 2004.

  47. 16.OO Qxc5 1-0(41) Anderton 2267 -- Taylor 2241, Birmingham ENG 2005; =-=(27) Atalik 2554 -- Short 2712, Sarajevo BIH 2004.

  48. 14.Qxf5 Ne4+ 15.Ke2 Bxc5 16.Nb3 Qa6+ 1-0(28) Lautier 2678 -- Chuchelov 2571, Mulhouse FRA 2005; 15...Nc6 16.Nxc6 Qa6+ 0-1(29) Relange 2430 -- Emms 2525, London ENG 1994; 15.Kd1 Nc6 16.Nxc6 Qa4+ 1-0(45) Ivanov 2574 -- Maki-Uuro 2329, Stockholm SWE 2001.

  49. 16.Bd4 Nxd4 0-1(35) Ivanov -- Ringdahl-Hansen, Stockholm SWE 2004; 0-1(25) Deveraux 2331 -- Emms 2505, Nottingham ENG 2005; 16...Be1 0-1(24) Tozer 2314 -- Rendle 2073, Imperial College London 1999.
    16.Bd6 Be1 0-1(38) Richardson 2360 -- Lalic 2405, London ENG 1997; 16...Rfd8 =-=(36) Dearing 2263 -- Tan 2179, 4NCL/Div1/SWR-WG2 2000.
    16.Bg3 Bxc5 0-1(25) Law 2375 -- Ward 2495, London ENG 1994.