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Opening Report

Database: masters (556,847 games)
Report: 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 (1279 games)
ECO: A11 [English: Caro-Kann Defence]
Generated by Scid 3.6, 2004.03.08

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

1. Statistics and History

1.1 Statistics

                   Games     1-0     =-=     0-1    Score
-----------------------------------------------------------
 All report games   1279     438     577     231    58.0%
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1.2 Oldest games

1: 1-0(30) Capablanca Jose Raul (CUB) -- Lasker Eduard, Lake-Hopatcong (USA) 1926
2: 0-1(34) Lundin -- Bogoljubow, Stockholm 1930
3: 0-1(28) Stoltz -- Kashdan, Stockholm 1930
4: 0-1(28) Nimzowitsch Aaron -- Pirc Vasja (SLO), Bled (Slovenia) 1931
5: =-=(23) Capablanca Jose Raul (CUB) -- Kashdan Isaac (USA), New York (USA) 1931

1.3 Newest games

1: 1-0(37) Veleski 2201 -- Cernousek 2375, Sozina SCG 2004.02.24
2: =-=(20) Juswanto 2505 -- Adianto 2591, Jakarta IND 2004.02.16 [27]
3: 0-1(44) Bu Xiangzhi 2606 -- Guidarelli 2449, Cannes FRA 2004.02.13 [102]
4: =-=(57) Joksic 2335 -- Burmakin 2596, St Vincent ITA 2004.02.09
5: 1-0(32) Inarkiev 2606 -- Stefanova 2478, Catalan Bay ENG 2004.02.04 [24]

1.4 Current popularity

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

Once every X games   ---     410     504     355     464     428     434
Frequency in all years: once every 435 games
In the 10 years to today: once every 431 games (up 1% from all years)
In the 5 years to today: once every 442 games (down 1% from all years)
In the 1 year to today: once every 361 games (up 20% from all years)

1.5 Most frequent players (White)

1: 12 1966-2003 54% 2670 Korchnoi Viktor (SUI) [31,35,41,45,52,56,70,71,...]
2: 11 1990-2004 55% 2571 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander [75,76,77,79,82,88,104,109,...]
3: 10 1971-2003 70% 2610 Andersson, Ulf [23,25,30,86,87,97]
4: 10 1994-1999 65% Filippov Valerij
5: 9 2000-2002 44% 2572 Ruck, Robert [105,111,125]
6: 8 1984-2003 56% 2505 Szekely, Peter [86,87]

1.6 Most frequent players (Black)

1: 10 1996-2002 85% 2666 Movsesian, Sergei [23,31,47,75,91,105]
2: 9 1981-2002 50% 2495 Matulovic, Milan [1,19,43,46,97]
3: 8 1980-2002 44% 2640 Huebner, Robert [23,56,69,85,87,99,116]
4: 8 1982-2004 50% 2495 Meduna, Eduard [1,27,46,122]
5: 8 1995-1997 75% Movsesian Sergei
6: 7 1992-2001 64% 2521 Acs, Peter [9,110]

2. Ratings and Performance

2.1 Average ratings and performance

White rating: 2457 (1042 games); White performance: 2491 (58% vs 2434)
Black rating: 2434 (1008 games); Black performance: 2400 (42% vs 2457)

2.2 Games with highest average rating

1: =-=(39) Kramnik 2758 -- Anand 2769, Frankfurt GER 2000 [100]
2: 1-0(19) Kramnik 2770 -- Ivanchuk 2725, ? 1997 [35]
3: 1-0(41) Anand Viswanathan (IND) -- Khalifman Alexander (RUS), New Delhi (India) 2000 [45]
4: 1-0(33) Kasparov 2770 -- Bareev 2680, ? 1991 [43]
5: *(30) Anand 2762 -- Khalifman 2667, ? 2000 [45]
6: 1-0(41) Anand 2762 -- Khalifman 2667, New Delhi IND 2000 [45]
7: =-=(39) Ponomariov 2718 -- Gelfand 2703, Plovdiv BUL 2003 [125]
8: =-=(20) Kramnik 2715 -- Ivanchuk 2700, ? 1995 [39]

3. Result Trends

3.1 Result lengths and frequencies

                 Score      Game length             Frequency       
                          1-0    =-=    0-1    1-0     =-=     0-1  
 Report games    58.3%     42     31     43   34.2%   45.1%   18.0% 
 All games       55.2%     42     34     43   33.3%   39.3%   23.2%

3.2 Shortest wins (White)

1: 1-0(16) Fridman 2571 -- Jirka 2400, Pardubice CZE 2002 [98]
2: 1-0(16) Kharitonov 2535 -- Paronjan 2355, Kstovo 1994
3: 1-0(17) Sammalvuo 2410 -- Kristjansson 2225, Hafnarfjordur ISL 1998
4: 1-0(18) Nowak 2360 -- Jasnikowski 2395, POL 1982
5: 1-0(19) Kramnik 2770 -- Ivanchuk 2725, ? 1997 [35]

3.3 Shortest wins (Black)

1: 0-1(14) Thornally 2320 -- Rey 2358, San Francisco USA 2002
2: 0-1(14) Van Mechelen 2240 -- Claesen 2415, Antwerp 1997
3: 0-1(15) Kabisch 2270 -- Schrepp, Mannheim 1987
4: 0-1(16) Igriashvili 2296 -- Amonatov 2483, Tula RUS 2002
5: 0-1(17) Ruck 2472 -- Volzhin 2548, Gyula HUN 2000 [105]

4. Moves and Themes

4.1 Move orders reaching the report position

There were 4 move orders reaching this position:
1: 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 (842)
2: 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c6 (285)
3: 1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 Nf6 (148)
4: 1.Nf3 c6 2.c4 Nf6 (4)

4.2 Moves from the report position

    Move   ECO       Frequency    Score  AvElo Perf AvYear %Draws
 1: d4     A50i      511: 39.9%   55.0%  2458  2482  1991   48%
 2: Nc3              386: 30.1%   60.4%  2491  2520  1991   42%
 3: g3               179: 13.9%   60.6%  2407  2481  1988   43%
 4: b3               159: 12.4%   57.2%  2431  2464  1987   49%
 5: e3                36:  2.8%   65.2%  2444  2468  1996   36%
 6: Qa4                4:  0.3%   62.5%              1995    0%
 7: d3                 3:  0.2%   50.0%              1991  100%
 8: b4                 1:  0.0%  100.0%              1999    0%
_______________________________________________________________
TOTAL:              1279:100.0%   58.0%  2457  2490  1990   45%

4.3 Positional Themes

Frequency of themes in the first 20 moves of each game:
Same-side castling: 73% White Isolated Queen Pawn: 9%
Opposite castling: 4% Black Isolated Queen Pawn: 5%
Kingside pawn storm: 10% White Pawn on 5/6/7th rank: 37%
Queens exchanged: 36% Black Pawn on 2/3/4th rank: 35%
Only one side has Bishop pair: 3% Open c/d/e file: 60%

4.4 Endgames

Material at the end of each game:
P BN R R,BN Q Q,BN Q,RQ,R,BN
Report games 1% 9% 8% 25% 2% 5% 3% 47%
All games 2% 9% 9% 26% 2% 5% 4% 44%

5. Theory Table

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6: +438 =577 -231 (726.5/1279: 58%)
345678910
1 g31
d52 		b33
Bg44 		Bg25
Nbd76 		Bb2
e6 		h37
Bh5 		OO
Bd6 		d3
OO 		Nc3
Bxf38 		36: 54%
2 ...
... 		Bg2
dxc49 		Qc210
b511 		b312
cxb3 		axb3
Bb7 		Ba3
a6 		OO
g6 		d4
Bg713 		23: 63%
3 b3
d514 		Bb215
Bf516 		g317
e618 		Bg2
Nbd719 		OO
Bd620 		d3
OO 		Nbd2
Qe7 		a3
a521 		23: 61%
4 ...
... 		...
Bg4 		e322
e623 		Be224
Nbd725 		OO26
Bd6 		d427
OO 		Nbd2
Qb8 		h3
Bh528 		24: 54%
5 Nc3
d529 		d430
a6 		a431
e6 		Bg5
Nbd732 		e333
Qa5 		Nd2
Bb4 		Qc2
c5 		Be2
cxd434 		30: 50%
6 ...
... 		...
e6 		Bg535
Nbd736 		e3
Qa537 		cxd538
Ne439 		dxe6
fxe6 		Bh4
Bb4 		Nd2
Nxc340 		19: 50%
7 ...
... 		...
dxc4 		a441
Bf542 		Ne543
e644 		f3
Bb4 		e4
Bxe4 		fxe4
Nxe4 		Bd2
Qxd445 		24: 50%
8 ...
... 		e3
a646 		d447
b5 		b348
Bg4 		Be2
e6 		OO49
Nbd7 		h3
Bh550 		Ne5
Bxe251 		24: 56%
9 ...
... 		...
g6 		d452
Bg7 		Bd353
OO54 		OO55
Bg456 		h3
Bxf3 		Qxf3
Qd657 		Rd158
Rd859 		20: 65%
10 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		Be2
OO 		OO
Be660 		Re161
h6 		Bf1
dxc4 		e4
Na662 		16: 69%
11 ...
... 		...
e6 		b363
Nbd764 		Qc265
b666 		cxd5
exd5 		Bb2
Bb7 		d467
Bd6 		g4
Qe768 		19: 63%
12 ...
... 		...
... 		d4
Nbd769 		Bd370
dxc471 		Bxc4
b5 		Bd372
a673 		e4
c5 		d5
c474 		26: 69%
13 d4
d575 		Qc276
dxc477 		Qxc478
Bf579 		g3
e680 		Bg281
Nbd782 		Nc3
Be7 		Qb383
Qb6 		Nd2
Bg684 		35: 60%
14 ...
... 		cxd5
cxd5 		Nc3
Nc6 		Bf485
Bf586 		e3
e6 		Bd387
Bxd3 		Qxd3
Bd688 		Bxd689
Qxd690 		32: 47%
15 ...
... 		e3
e691 		Bd392
Nbd793 		OO94
Bd6 		Nc395
OO 		e4
dxc4 		Bxc4
e5 		Bg5
Qe796 		27: 46%
16 ...
... 		...
Bf5 		Nc397
e698 		Nh499
Be4100 		f3
Bg6 		Qb3
Qc7101 		g3102
Nbd7 		Kf2
a5103 		26: 44%
17 ...
... 		Nc3
a6104 		Ne5105
Nbd7106 		Nxd7107
Bxd7 		Qb3
e6108 		Bf4
dxc4 		Qxb7
Nd5 		Bg3
Bb4109 		25: 54%
18 ...
... 		...
e6 		Bg5110
h6111 		Bxf6112
Qxf6 		e3113
Nd7 		Bd3
g6114 		e4
dxc4 		e5115
Qe7116 		33: 50%
19 ...
... 		...
dxc4 		a4117
Na6118 		e4119
Bg4 		Bxc4
e6 		Be3120
Nb4121 		Be2
a5 		OO
Be7122 		15: 60%
20 ...
... 		...
... 		...
Bf5 		Ne5123
Nbd7124 		Nxc4
Qc7125 		g3
e5 		dxe5
Nxe5 		Bf4
Nfd7126 		23: 59%
Generated from the 500 highest-rated games.
  1. 3.e3 d5 4.Nc3 Bf5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.d4 e6 7.Bc4 Nd7 8.OO Be7 9.Qe2 Bg4 10.h3 Bh5 11.e4 Nxc3 =-=(20) Drasko 2545 -- Matulovic 2460, JUG 1994; =-=(20) Drasko 2545 -- Matulovic 2460, ? 1994; 4...g6 5.d4 Bg7 6.Qb3 OO 7.Bd2 Qb6 8.Be2 Bg4 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Bxf3 e6 11.OO Nbd7 =-=(31) Tukmakov -- Ivkov, ? 1975; 4...Bg4 5.cxd5 Bxf3 6.gxf3 cxd5 7.Qb3 Qd7 8.d4 Nc6 9.Bd2 e6 10.Rc1 Be7 11.Na4 OO 1-0(30) Rashkovsky 2550 -- Meduna 2480, Cappelle la Grande 1995; 4...e6 5.b3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bb2 OO 8.Be2 Re8 9.h3 b6 10.g4 Ne5 11.Nxe5 Bxe5 0-1(26) Giardelli 2437 -- Morovic Fernandez 2573, Buenos Aires ARG 2003; 4...a6 5.Qc2 b5 6.b3 e6 7.Bb2 Be7 8.Be2 OO 9.Rg1 bxc4 10.bxc4 c5 11.g4 Nc6 1-0(41) Jakubiec 2537 -- Berg 2439, Aarhus DEN 2003; 4.Qc2 a6 5.h3 e6 6.b3 Bd6 7.Bb2 Nbd7 8.d4 Ne4 9.Bd3 f5 10.OO Qf6 11.Nbd2 OO =-=(34) Gurevich 2641 -- Volkov 2609, Batumi GEO 2002; 4...e6 5.b3 Be7 6.Bb2 OO 7.Rg1 Nbd7 8.g4 Ne4 9.Nc3 Nxc3 10.Bxc3 Re8 11.Bd3 g6 1-0(39) Gurevich 2667 -- Wegerle 2296, Pardubice CZE 2000; 4...Nbd7 5.Nc3 e6 6.b3 a6 7.d4 Bd6 8.Be2 OO 9.OO e5 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.dxe5 Nxe5 0-1(45) Mateuta 2402 -- Svetushkin 2542, Bucharest ROM 2003; 4.b3 Bg4 5.Bb2 Nbd7 =-= Baklan 2600 -- Drabke 2449, Boeblinger GER 2003; 4.d4 e6 5.Be2 Nbd7 6.OO Bd6 7.b3 OO 8.Nbd2 b6 9.Bb2 Bb7 10.a4 a5 11.Ne5 Qe7 =-=(36) Lobron 2545 -- Soffer 2440, Bern 1990.
    3.Qa4 d5 4.cxd5 b5 5.Qc2 cxd5 6.e3 a6 7.Be2 Ra7 8.OO Rc7 9.Qd1 Bf5 10.d3 Nc6 11.a4 b4 *(17) Pinter 2555 -- Hector 2540, ? 1995; 3...g6 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 OO 6.OO d6 7.Nc3 e5 8.c5 dxc5 9.Nxe5 Re8 10.Nf3 Nd5 11.Re1 b5 1-0(29) Csom 2530 -- Kirov 2460, ? 1989.
    3.b4 d5 4.e3 Bg4 5.Bb2 e6 6.cxd5 exd5 7.a3 Nbd7 8.Be2 Bd6 9.h3 Bh5 10.d3 OO 11.g4 Bg6 1-0(43) Anastasian 2529 -- Mirzoev 2443, Dubai UAE 1999.

  2. 3...g6 4.b3 Bg7 5.Bb2 d5 6.Bg2 OO 7.OO Bg4 8.d3 Bxf3 9.Bxf3 e6 10.Nd2 a5 11.a3 Na6 1-0(34) Cabrilo 2476 -- Jeremic 2467, Budva SCG 2003.
    3...Qa5 4.Bg2 e5 5.OO e4 6.Ne1 h5 7.Nc3 h4 8.Nxe4 Nxe4 9.Bxe4 hxg3 10.fxg3 Qc5+ 11.d4 Qxc4 =-=(42) Lagunow 2420 -- Hector 2520, Germany 1996.

  3. 4.Qc2 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.OO OO 7.b3 Na6 8.Bb2 Bf5 9.d3 Qc8 10.a3 b5 11.Nbd2 Bh3 =-=(43) Damljanovic 2554 -- Ivanovic 2518, Vrnjacka Banja YUG 1999; 7...b6 8.Bb2 Bb7 9.d4 Nbd7 10.Nc3 Qc7 11.Rad1 Rac8 1-0(42) Smejkal -- Kostro, Polanica Zdroj 1970; 7.d3 a5 8.Bf4 Na6 9.Na3 Nh5 10.Bd2 e5 11.Rad1 h6 =-= Djuric 2491 -- Efimov 2537, Lido Estensi ITA 2000; 4...Bg4 5.Bg2 e6 6.OO Bd6 7.d3 OO 8.h3 Bh5 9.Nbd2 Re8 10.e4 Nbd7 11.Nh4 dxe4 1-0(40) Huebner 2585 -- Lombard 2420, Biel 1976; 6.b3 Nbd7 7.Bb2 Be7 8.OO OO 9.d3 a5 10.a3 Qb8 11.Nbd2 e5 =-=(12) Schmidt -- Langeweg, Siegen 1970.

  4. 4...Bf5 5.Bg2 e6 6.OO Nbd7 7.Bb2 h6 8.d3 Bc5 9.Nc3 OO 10.Rc1 Qe7 11.cxd5 exd5 0-1(51) Larsen -- Agdestein, ? 1985; 6.Bb2 Nbd7 7.OO Bc5 8.d4 Be7 9.Nc3 h6 10.Nd2 OO 11.Re1 Bh7 =-=(14) Ribli 2605 -- Nogueiras 2560, Clermont Ferrand 1989; 5.Ba3 Nbd7 6.Bg2 e6 7.Bxf8 Nxf8 8.OO Bxb1 9.Rxb1 N8d7 10.Qc2 OO 11.d4 Qe7 1-0(42) Ree -- Biyiasas, Ventura 1971.
    4...g6 5.Bb2 Bg7 6.Bg2 OO 7.OO e6 8.d3 Nbd7 9.Qc2 Re8 10.Nbd2 e5 11.cxd5 Nxd5 0-1(49) Anic 2415 -- Skembris 2565, ? 1993; 0-1(49) Anic 2415 -- Skembris 2565, Cannes 1993.
    4...Qb6 5.Bg2 e5 6.OO e4 7.Ne1 h5 8.d4 h4 9.c5 Qd8 10.Bg5 hxg3 11.fxg3 Be7 0-1(22) Urday 2480 -- Morovic Fernandez 2535, Ponferrada 1991.

  5. 5.Bb2 Nbd7 6.Bg2 e6 7.d3 Bc5 8.Nbd2 Qe7 9.a3 OO 10.OO e5 11.e4 dxe4 =-=(42) Filip -- Sanguinetti, Portoroz 1958.

  6. 5...e6 6.Bb2 Nbd7 7.OO Bd6 8.d4 OO 9.Nbd2 Qe7 10.Ne5 Bf5 11.Qc1 Rac8 0-1(88) Smejkal 2560 -- Farago 2510, Amsterdam 1979.
    5...Bxf3 6.Bxf3 e5 7.OO Bc5 8.e3 OO 9.Nc3 Re8 10.Qc2 e4 11.Bg2 Nbd7 =-=(85) Johansen 2490 -- Zhang Zhong 2555, Sydney AUS 1999.

  7. 7.OO Bd6 8.d4 Qb8 9.Nbd2 OO 10.a3 Re8 11.b4 b5 0-1(37) Rahman 2498 -- Sorokin 2551, Calcutta IND 1999; 8.d3 OO 9.Nbd2 Qe7 10.Qc2 e5 11.h3 Bh5 1-0(64) Benko 2510 -- Evans 2525, Chicago 1974; 7...Be7 8.d4 OO 9.Nc3 Qa5 10.a3 Qa6 11.Nd2 Rad8 1-0(37) Sunye Neto 2515 -- Huebner 2620, ? 1986.

  8. 11.Bxf3 dxc4 =-=(25) Huebner Robert Dr (GER) 2590 -- Taimanov Mark E (RUS) 2590, Sukhumi (Georgia) 1972; =-=(25) Huebner 2590 -- Taimanov 2590, Sukhumi 1972; =-=(25) Huebner -- Taimanov, ? 1972.

  9. 4...g6 5.b3 Bg7 6.Bb2 OO 7.OO Bg4 8.d3 Bxf3 9.Bxf3 e6 10.Nd2 Nbd7 11.b4 Ne8 =-=(14) Vaganian 2570 -- Petrosian 2610, Tallinn 1979; 7...Nbd7 8.Nc3 e5 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.Rc1 a6 11.Na4 Re8 1-0(41) Pilnik -- Bisguier, Buenos Aires 1955; 5.Qa4 Bg7 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.OO OO 8.d4 Bg4 9.Nbd2 Qc8 10.e4 Nb6 11.Qa3 Re8 =-=(41) Vaganian -- Bagirov, ? 1978; =-=(41) Vaganian 2570 -- Bagirov 2495, Lvov 1978; 5.OO Bg7 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.d4 Nc6 8.Ne5 OO 9.Nc3 e6 10.Bf4 Bd7 11.Qd2 Be8 =-=(20) Pigusov 2520 -- Bareev 2555, Sochi 1987.
    4...Bf5 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Qb3 Qb6 7.Qxb6 axb6 8.d3 Nc6 9.Bf4 e6 10.Nc3 Bc5 11.OO Ke7 =-=(14) Giardelli 2460 -- Andersson 2635, Mar del Plata 1982; 6...Qc8 7.Nc3 e6 8.d3 Nc6 9.Bf4 Be7 10.OO OO 11.Rac1 Qd7 1-0(42) Pigusov 2570 -- Lin Weiguo 2425, Beijing 1996; 5.b3 e6 6.OO h6 7.Bb2 Nbd7 8.d4 Be7 9.Nc3 OO 10.Nd2 Qb6 11.e4 dxe4 =-=(88) Giardelli 2460 -- Polugaevsky 2625, Mar del Plata 1982; 6.Bb2 Be7 7.OO OO 8.d3 h6 9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.Rc1 Bh7 11.Bh3 Bd6 =-=(43) Stein 2605 -- Platonov 2470, Leningrad 1971.
    4...Bg4 5.Ne5 Bf5 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.d3 Nbd7 8.Qa4 a6 9.Nxd7 Bxd7 10.Qb3 Bc6 11.OO e6 =-=(16) Giardelli 2460 -- Najdorf 2515, Mar del Plata 1982; 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Ne5 Bf5 7.Nc3 Nbd7 8.Qa4 e6 9.g4 Bc2 10.b3 Bd6 11.Nxd7 Qxd7 =-=(16) Darga 2540 -- Saidy 2425, Las Palmas 1973.
    4...Nbd7 5.OO e5 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.b3 Bd6 8.d4 e4 9.Nh4 Nf8 10.f3 Ng6 11.Nxg6 hxg6 1-0(32) Kiss 2360 -- Acs, Balatonbereny 1992.

  10. 5.a4 Be6 6.OO Bd5 7.Nc3 e6 8.Qc2 Bxf3 9.Bxf3 Nbd7 10.a5 a6 11.Qa4 Bd6 1-0(59) Romanishin -- Dorfman, ? 1978; 1-0(59) Romanishin 2610 -- Dorfman 2550, Lvov 1978; 5...Na6 6.Na3 Qd5 7.Qc2 Be6 8.OO Qc5 9.Qc3 Bd5 10.d3 cxd3 * Romanishin -- Makarichev, ? 1978.
    5.Na3 Be6 6.Ng5 Bd5 7.e4 h6 8.exd5 hxg5 9.dxc6 Nxc6 10.Nxc4 e6 11.OO Rc8 1-0(41) Pigusov 2520 -- Tukmakov 2580, ? 1987; 1-0(41) Pigusov 2520 -- Tukmakov 2580, Sochi 1987; 5...b5 6.Ne5 Qc7 7.d4 Bb7 8.OO e6 9.e4 Nbd7 10.Bf4 Bd6 11.Nxd7 Nxd7 0-1(21) Vaulin 2550 -- Ibragimov 2480, Elista 1994.
    5.OO g6 6.Qc2 Bg7 7.Qxc4 =-= Vaganian 2645 -- Akopian 2630, New York 1994.

  11. 5...Qd5 6.Na3 e5 7.Nxc4 e4 8.Ne3 Qh5 9.Nd4 Qe5 10.Qc3 Na6 11.f4 Qc5 =-=(46) Bagirov -- Mnatsakanian, ? 1979.

  12. 6.a4 Bb7 7.b3 cxb3 8.Qxb3 a6 9.Ba3 Nbd7 10.OO e6 11.Bxf8 Kxf8 *(18) Salov 2660 -- Anand 2710, ? 1993.

  13. 11.Nbd2 OO =-=(48) Dzindzichashvili -- Bagirov, ? 1972; =-=(48) Dzindzichashvili 2500 -- Bagirov 2515, Baku 1972.

  14. 3...g6 4.Bb2 Bg7 5.g3 OO 6.Bg2 d6 7.OO e5 8.d3 Re8 9.Qc2 c5 10.Nc3 Nc6 11.a3 Bg4 1-0(40) Petrosian -- Larsen, Zagreb 1965; 1-0(40) Petrosian -- Larsen, Zagreb 1965; 6...d5 7.OO Bg4 8.d3 Re8 9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.d4 a5 11.Ne5 Be6 1-0(30) Smyslov 2620 -- Lehmann 2395, Las Palmas 1972; 5...d5 6.Bg2 OO 7.OO Bg4 8.d3 Nbd7 9.Nbd2 a5 10.a3 Re8 11.Qc2 e5 =-=(20) Smejkal 2570 -- Kholmov 2550, Sochi 1973; 6...Qb6 7.Qc1 Nbd7 8.OO OO 9.d4 Re8 10.Nbd2 a5 11.a3 Qa6 1-0(34) Smyslov -- Godoy Bugueno, Santiago de Chile 1965; 4...d5 5.g3 Bg7 6.Bg2 OO 7.OO Bg4 8.d3 Re8 9.Nbd2 Bxf3 10.Nxf3 e6 11.Qc2 Nbd7 =-=(66) Ivkov -- Cortlever, Wijk aan Zee 1970.
    3...d6 4.Bb2 g6 5.d4 Bg7 6.g3 OO 7.Bg2 Bf5 8.OO Na6 9.Qc1 Nc7 10.Rd1 Bxb1 11.Rxb1 e6 =-=(20) Markovic 2504 -- Vojinovic 2472, Jahorina BIH 2003; 4.g3 e5 5.Bg2 Be7 6.Bb2 Nbd7 7.OO OO 8.d3 a6 9.Nbd2 b5 10.Qc2 Bb7 11.d4 Qb8 =-=(40) Anic 2454 -- Efimov 2505, Cannes FRA 2004.

  15. 4.e3 Bg4 5.Bb2 e6 6.Be2 a5 7.Nc3 Nbd7 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Nd4 Bxe2 10.Qxe2 Bb4 11.a3 Bc5 =-=(51) Agdestein 2590 -- Bareev 2680, ? 1991.

  16. 4...e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Nc3 OO 8.Be2 a6 9.d4 e5 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.dxe5 Nxe5 =-=(15) Miles 2609 -- Vera 2547, Havana CUB 1999; =-=(15) Miles 2609 -- Vera 2547, Havana 1999; 5.g3 Bd6 6.Bg2 OO 7.OO Nbd7 8.d4 Ne4 9.Qc2 Qe7 10.Ne5 f5 11.e3 Nxe5 =-=(59) Hoffman 2491 -- Hansen 2562, Istanbul TUR 2000.
    4...g6 5.g3 Bg7 6.Bg2 OO 7.OO Nbd7 8.Qc2 b6 9.d4 Bb7 10.Nc3 Rc8 11.Rad1 c5 =-=(21) Ivkov -- Barczay, Budapest 1970.

  17. 5.d3 e6 6.Nbd2 h6 7.g3 Be7 8.Bg2 OO 9.OO Nbd7 10.Re1 Bh7 11.Qc2 Qb6 0-1(39) Ljubojevic 2559 -- Gelfand 2692, Monte Carlo 2000; 0-1(39) Ljubojevic 2559 -- Gelfand 2692, Monaco MNC 2000; 6.g3 h6 7.Bg2 Nbd7 8.OO Be7 9.Nbd2 OO 10.Qc2 Bh7 11.Rac1 Re8 =-=(18) Malakhov 2623 -- Lastin 2627, Tomsk RUS 2001.

  18. 5...h6 6.Bg2 e6 7.OO Nbd7 8.d3 Be7 9.Nc3 OO 10.Re1 Bh7 11.Qc2 Qc7 1-0(51) Smyslov 2550 -- Prasad 2425, Subotica 1987.

  19. 6...Be7 7.OO OO 8.d3 h6 9.Nbd2 a5 10.a3 Na6 11.Qc2 Bh7 =-=(35) Kholmov 2450 -- Komarov, Norilsk 1987; 7...h6 8.d3 OO 9.Nbd2 Bh7 10.Qc2 Nbd7 11.Rad1 Qb8 =-=(23) Hort 2600 -- Zuidema 2430, Wijk aan Zee 1973; 7.d3 h6 8.OO OO 9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.a3 a5 11.Bc3 Re8 =-=(24) Karlsson 2460 -- Matulovic 2495, Nis 1981.

  20. 7...h6 8.d3 Bc5 9.Nbd2 OO 10.a3 a5 11.Ra2 Re8 =-=(72) Hansen 2485 -- Rasmussen, Norresundby 1984.

  21. 11.Re1 e5 1-0(39) Ivkov -- Ree, ? 1974; 1-0(39) Ivkov 2530 -- Ree 2425, Amsterdam 1974.

  22. 5.Ne5 Bh5 6.g3 e6 7.Bg2 Be7 8.OO OO 9.d4 Nbd7 10.Nc3 Nxe5 11.dxe5 Nd7 =-=(31) Gashimov 2580 -- Almasi 2672, Bled SLO 2002; 6.Rg1 Nfd7 7.g4 Bg6 8.Nxd7 Nxd7 9.h4 h5 10.g5 e6 11.cxd5 cxd5 0-1(39) Spangenberg 2565 -- Ginzburg 2450, Villa Martelli 1997.

  23. 5...Nbd7 6.Be2 e6 7.OO Bd6 8.d3 OO 9.Nbd2 Qe7 10.Nd4 Bxe2 11.Qxe2 Ba3 1-0(37) Andersson -- Hort, ? 1971; 1-0(37) Andersson 2510 -- Hort 2605, Gothenburg 1971; 9...e5 10.h3 Bh5 11.cxd5 cxd5 0-1(66) Ftacnik 2576 -- Movsesian 2624, Kaskady SVK 2002; 8.cxd5 cxd5 9.Nd4 Bxe2 10.Qxe2 OO 11.f4 Rc8 =-=(18) Petrosian 2645 -- Mecking 2610, Las Palmas 1975; 8.d4 OO 9.Nbd2 Qe7 10.Ne5 Bxe2 11.Qxe2 Ba3 =-=(61) Kholmov 2550 -- Dzindzichashvili 2500, Baku 1972; 7.Nc3 Bd6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Nd4 Bxe2 10.Ncxe2 g6 11.OO OO =-=(15) Ivkov 2480 -- Campora 2550, New York 1987; 6.h3 Bxf3 7.Qxf3 e6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Bd3 Bd6 10.Bc2 Qe7 11.Nc3 Ba3 =-=(41) Appel 2503 -- Huebner 2640, Baden-Baden GER 2002; 6...Bh5 7.Be2 e6 8.d3 Qa5+ 9.Qd2 Qxd2+ 10.Nbxd2 h6 11.cxd5 Nxd5 =-=(18) Taimanov Mark E (RUS) 2515 -- Kirov Nino (BUL) 2445, Baku (Azerbaijan) 1983.

  24. 6.h3 Bh5 7.Be2 h6 8.OO Nbd7 9.d3 Bc5 10.Nbd2 Qe7 11.a3 a5 1-0(43) Chernyshov 2483 -- Jirovsky 2458, Presov 1999; 1-0(43) Chernyshov 2483 -- Jirovsky 2458, Presov SVK 1999; 7...Nbd7 8.d3 Bb4+ 9.Nbd2 Nc5 10.OO a5 11.Ne5 Bxe2 =-=(44) Taimanov Mark E (RUS) 2495 -- Sapis Witalis (POL) 2445, Leningrad (Russia) 1989; 6...Bxf3 7.Qxf3 Nbd7 8.Nc3 Bd6 9.g3 OO 10.Bg2 Nc5 11.Qe2 Nfe4 1-0(32) Inarkiev 2606 -- Stefanova 2478, Catalan Bay ENG 2004.

  25. 6...Be7 7.OO OO 8.d3 Re8 9.Nbd2 Nbd7 10.a3 a5 11.Re1 Bf8 =-=(19) Andersson 2580 -- Petrosian 2640, Manila 1974; 7.d3 OO 8.Nbd2 Nbd7 9.Qc2 Bd6 10.h3 Bxf3 11.gxf3 Qe7 0-1(82) Blatny 2515 -- Keitlinghaus 2475, Lazne Bohdanec 1996.
    6...Bd6 7.h3 Bxf3 8.Bxf3 Nbd7 9.Nc3 OO 10.OO Qe7 11.a3 Rac8 0-1(30) Ljubojevic 2548 -- Gelfand 2703, Monaco MNC 2002; 8...OO 9.d3 Nbd7 10.Nd2 Qe7 11.OO Rad8 1-0(42) Miles 2609 -- Ledger 2459, Birmingham ENG 1999.

  26. 7.h3 Bxf3 8.Bxf3 Bd6 9.Nc3 OO 10.OO Rc8 11.Rc1 Ne8 =-=(57) Hort 2620 -- Shamkovich 2485, Hastings 1977.

  27. 8.h3 Bh5 9.d4 Qb8 10.Nbd2 OO 11.Rc1 Re8 =-=(30) Karpov 2715 -- Chernin 2560, Saint John 1988.
    8.cxd5 cxd5 9.Nd4 Bxe2 10.Qxe2 OO 11.Nc3 Re8 =-=(20) Juswanto 2505 -- Adianto 2591, Jakarta IND 2004.
    8.a3 OO 9.d3 e5 10.Nc3 Qe7 11.h3 Bh5 =-=(28) Csom 2505 -- Meduna 2490, Baile Herculane 1982.

  28. 11.Bd3 Re8 =-=(19) Bischoff 2556 -- Hillarp Persson 2549, Paignton 2000; =-=(19) Bischoff 2556 -- Hillarp Persson 2549, Paignton ENG 2000.

  29. 3...d6 4.d4 Nbd7 5.e4 e5 6.Be2 Be7 7.OO OO 8.Qc2 Re8 9.Rd1 Qc7 10.Bg5 a6 11.Rac1 b6 1-0(41) Pogorelov 2440 -- Spraggett 2545, ? 1996; 8.Be3 Qc7 9.d5 Nc5 10.Nd2 a5 11.a3 Bd7 *(20) Stohl 2525 -- Konopka 2420, ? 1995; 5.Bg5 e5 6.e3 Qc7 7.Bd3 g6 8.OO Bg7 9.Rc1 OO 10.b4 Re8 11.Bb1 a5 =-=(37) Rogoff -- Kurajica, Malaga 1970; 4.g3 e5 5.Bg2 Be7 6.OO OO 7.d4 Nbd7 8.Qc2 Qc7 9.b3 Re8 10.Bb2 Bf8 11.e3 a6 1-0(47) Sargissian 2470 -- Aronian 2518, Yerevan ARM 1999; 5...Nbd7 6.OO Be7 7.d4 OO 8.Qc2 Re8 9.Rd1 Qc7 10.Be3 a6 11.Rac1 h6 1-0(35) Gritsak 2521 -- Pedzich 2436, Swidnica POL 1999.
    3...g6 4.e4 d6 5.g3 Bg7 6.Bg2 OO 7.OO e5 8.d4 Qa5 9.Rb1 Nbd7 10.d5 cxd5 11.cxd5 Nb6 1-0(91) Vaganian 2500 -- Vasiukov 2560, Tbilisi 1973.

  30. 4.cxd5 cxd5 5.d4 Nc6 6.Bf4 a6 7.Rc1 Bf5 8.e3 Rc8 9.Ne5 e6 10.Qb3 Nxe5 11.dxe5 Ne4 0-1(28) Van der Sterren 2559 -- Piket 2619, ? 1999; 0-1(28) Van der Sterren 2535 -- Piket 2619, Rotterdam NED 1999; 0-1(28) Van der Sterren 2535 -- Piket 2619, Rotterdam 1999; 6...Bf5 7.e3 e6 8.Bd3 Bxd3 9.Qxd3 Bd6 10.Bg3 OO 11.OO Rc8 =-= Balashov Yuri S (RUS) 2530 -- Sakaev Konstantin (RUS) 2600, Elista (Russia) 1996; 8.Bb5 Nd7 9.Qa4 Rc8 10.OO a6 11.Bxc6 Rxc6 1-0(41) Shabalov 2365 -- Savchenko, ? 1986; =-= Miles Anthony J (ENG) -- Khalifman Alexander (RUS), Ubeda (Spain) 1997; 6...e6 7.e3 Bd6 8.Bg3 OO 9.Bd3 g6 10.Bh4 Ne7 11.OO b6 =-=(13) Andersson 2600 -- Kupreichik 2580, Hastings 1981; 8...a6 9.Bd3 b5 10.Rc1 Bb7 11.OO Bxg3 =-=(19) Liebert -- Filip, Siegen 1970; 6...Qb6 7.Na4 Qa5+ 8.Bd2 Qd8 9.e3 e6 10.Bd3 Bd6 11.Rc1 OO =-=(13) Andersson 2560 -- Petrosian, Banja Luka 1979; 7.a3 Bf5 8.Na4 Qd8 9.e3 e6 10.Bb5 Nd7 11.OO Bg4 1-0(37) Andersson 2600 -- Taulbut 2420, Hastings 1981; 6...Bg4 7.e3 e6 8.Qb3 Qb6 9.Qxb6 axb6 10.Ne5 Nxe5 11.dxe5 Nd7 =-=(50) Kupreichik 2490 -- Serper, ? 1986; =-=(50) Kupreichik 2490 -- Serper, Minsk 1986.

  31. 5.g3 dxc4 6.a4 g6 7.Bg2 Bg7 8.a5 OO 9.OO Nd5 10.Ne4 Bf5 11.Nfd2 Bxe4 0-1(35) Korchnoi Viktor (SUI) 2635 -- Sokolov Ivan (BIH) 2670, Groningen (Netherlands) 1996; 0-1(35) Korchnoi 2635 -- Sokolov 2670, ? 1996; 5...b5 6.c5 Nbd7 7.Bg2 g6 8.h3 Bg7 9.Bf4 Nh5 10.Bg5 h6 11.Be3 e5 1-0(38) Ftacnik 2602 -- Hebert 2416, Montreal CAN 2002.
    5.c5 Nbd7 6.Bf4 Nh5 7.Bd2 Nhf6 8.b4 g6 9.Qc1 h6 10.e3 Bg7 11.Bd3 OO 0-1(35) Krasenkow 2702 -- Movsesian 2666, ? 2000; 0-1(35) Krasenkow 2702 -- Movsesian 2666, Polanica Zdroj POL 2000; 7.e3 g6 8.Bg5 Bg7 9.Be2 h6 10.Bh4 g5 11.Nd2 gxh4 0-1(30) Lesiege 2584 -- Hebert 2411, Montreal CAN 2002.

  32. 6...Be7 7.e3 OO 8.Bd3 Nbd7 9.OO h6 10.Bh4 b6 11.Qe2 Bb7 1-0(66) Vaganian 2630 -- Elgindy 2455, Elista 1998; 7.a5 Nbd7 8.e3 OO 9.Be2 dxc4 10.Bxc4 c5 11.dxc5 Nxc5 =-=(31) Greenfeld 2553 -- Gofshtein 2519, Tel Aviv ISR 2002.
    6...a5 7.e3 Be7 8.Be2 OO 9.OO Na6 10.Rc1 Nb4 11.h3 b6 1-0(57) Kasimdzhanov 2680 -- Zhang Pengxiang 2557, Mumbai IND 2003.

  33. 7.cxd5 exd5 8.e3 Be7 9.Bd3 OO 10.Qc2 Re8 11.OO Nf8 1-0(71) Huzman 2574 -- Tyomkin 2476, Ashdod ISR 2003.

  34. 11.exd4 dxc4 0-1(67) Van der Sterren 2569 -- Dautov 2606, ? 2000; 0-1(67) Van der Sterren 2569 -- Dautov 2606, Istanbul TUR 2000.

  35. 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.a3 b4 10.Ne4 a5 11.Nxf6+ Nxf6 =-=(28) Greenfeld 2580 -- Khenkin 2530, ? 1995; *(24) Mikhalevski 2530 -- Khenkin 2580, ? 1994; 9.OO b4 10.Ne4 Be7 11.Nxf6+ Nxf6 =-=(19) Greenfeld 2560 -- Thorsteins 2500, Reykjavik 1996; 8.Be2 =-= Vakhidov 2505 -- Kayumov 2475, Udaipur IND 2000; 6.Qc2 b6 7.Bd3 Bb7 8.OO Be7 9.b3 Rc8 10.Bb2 c5 11.cxd5 cxd4 1-0(19) Kramnik 2770 -- Ivanchuk 2725, ? 1997; 6.Be2 Bd6 7.OO OO 8.b3 a6 9.Bb2 b5 10.Qc2 Rb8 11.e4 dxe4 =-=(22) Olafsson 2575 -- Kamsky 2510, New York 1990.
    5.g3 dxc4 6.Bg2 Nbd7 7.a4 Bb4 8.OO OO 9.Qc2 Qe7 10.Bf4 Bd6 11.Bxd6 Qxd6 =-=(49) Poluljahov Aleksandr (RUS) 2543 -- Ivanov Sergey (RUS) 2574, Smolensk (Russia) 2000; =-=(49) Poluljahov 2526 -- Ivanov 2543, Smolensk RUS 2000.
    5.Qb3 Be7 6.Bg5 dxc4 7.Qxc4 b5 8.Qb3 Nbd7 9.e4 b4 10.Na4 Nxe4 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 0-1(111) Korchnoi Viktor (SUI) 2610 -- Anand Viswanathan (IND) 2650, Tilburg (Netherlands) 1991; 0-1(111) Korchnoi 2610 -- Anand 2650, ? 1991.
    5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 Bf5 8.a3 Nbd7 9.e3 Bd6 10.Bd3 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 Qe7 0-1(58) Mochalov 2417 -- Zvjaginsev 2653, Rethymnon GRE 2003.

  36. 5...dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Nbd7 11.g3 Bb7 =-=(36) Smejkal Jan (CZE) -- Timman Jan H (NED), 1973; =-=(36) Smejkal 2570 -- Timman 2480, Sochi 1973.
    5...h6 6.Bxf6 Qxf6 7.g3 Nd7 8.Bg2 Qd8 9.OO Be7 10.Qd3 OO 11.e4 dxe4 1-0(71) Pogorelov 2460 -- Korotylev 2564, Moscow RUS 2002.

  37. 6...Be7 7.Rc1 OO 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nd5 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.OO Nxc3 =-=(30) Smejkal 2515 -- Malich 2450, Vrnjacka Banja 1972.

  38. 7.Nd2 Bb4 8.Qc2 dxc4 9.Bxf6 Nxf6 10.Nxc4 Qc7 11.a3 Be7 1-0(66) Ribli -- Smyslov, ? 1982.

  39. 7...Nxd5 8.Qd2 Bb4 9.Rc1 h6 10.Bh4 c5 11.a3 Bxc3 =-=(20) Kramnik 2715 -- Ivanchuk 2700, ? 1995.

  40. 11.bxc3 Bxc3 =-=(19) Cvitan 2430 -- Ljubojevic 2600, Vrbas 1982; *(13) Cvitan -- Ljubojevic, ? 1982.

  41. 5.Ne5 b5 6.g3 Nfd7 7.Bf4 Nxe5 8.Bxe5 Nd7 9.Bg2 Nxe5 10.dxe5 Qb6 11.a4 b4 0-1(40) Korchnoi -- Torre, ? 1986; 0-1(40) Korchnoi Viktor (SUI) 2650 -- Torre Eugenio (PHI) 2540, Brussels (Belgium) 1986; 6...Ng4 7.Bf4 Nxe5 8.Bxe5 Nd7 9.Bg2 Nxe5 10.dxe5 Bd7 11.a4 b4 1-0(41) Miles 2610 -- Smyslov 2575, Dortmund 1986.
    5.e3 b5 6.a4 b4 7.Na2 a5 8.Bxc4 e6 9.OO Nbd7 10.Bd2 Be7 11.Nc1 OO 0-1(35) Lechtynsky -- Matulovic, ? 1984.

  42. 5...Bg4 6.Ne5 Bh5 7.f3 Nfd7 8.Nxc4 e5 9.g3 Bb4 10.dxe5 OO 11.Qd4 Na6 =-=(34) Kuzmin 2565 -- Taimanov 2595, Leningrad 1973; =-=(34) Kuzmin -- Taimanov, ? 1973; =-=(34) Kuzmin Gennadi P (UKR) 2575 -- Taimanov Mark E (RUS) 2585, Leningrad (Russia) 1973; 7...e6 8.g4 Nfd7 9.Nxd7 Qh4+ 10.Kd2 Nxd7 11.gxh5 Nc5 =-=(32) Naumann 2524 -- Gozzoli 2431, Pula CRO 2003.
    5...c5 6.d5 Bf5 7.e3 e6 8.dxe6 Qxd1+ 9.Kxd1 Bxe6 10.Ng5 Nc6 11.Nxe6 fxe6 1-0(39) Vaganian 2641 -- Von Herman 2371, Godesberg GER 2001.

  43. 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.OO Nbd7 9.Qe2 Bg6 10.e4 OO 11.Bd3 Bh5 0-1(26) Van Wely 2646 -- Vaganian 2618, Dordrecht NED 2000; 11.e5 Nd5 0-1(56) Bunzmann 2596 -- Van Wely 2629, Polanica Zdroj POL 1999; 10...Bxc3 11.bxc3 Nxe4 1-0(33) Kasparov 2770 -- Bareev 2680, ? 1991; 9.Qb3 a5 10.h3 OO 11.Nh4 Nb6 1-0(67) Anastasian 2530 -- Matulovic 2445, Ankara 1995; 7...Nbd7 8.OO Bb4 9.Qe2 Bg6 10.Rd1 OO 11.h3 Re8 =-=(17) Petrosian -- Keres, Curacao 1962.

  44. 6...Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Qc7 8.g3 e5 9.dxe5 Nxe5 10.Bf4 Nfd7 11.Nxe5 Nxe5 *(20) Iskusnyh 2455 -- Morozevich 2625, ? 1998; =-= Xu Jun 2535 -- Zhang Zhong 2541, Shenyang 1999; =-= Xu Jun 2535 -- Zhang Zhong 2541, Shenyang CHN 1999; 7...Nb6 8.Ne5 a5 9.g3 e6 10.Bg2 Bb4 11.OO h6 0-1(52) Shchekachev 2522 -- Motylev 2634, Bastia FRA 2003; 7...e6 8.f3 h6 9.e4 Bh7 10.Be3 Nb6 11.Nd2 a5 =-=(16) Schandorff 2520 -- Miles 2584, Istanbul TUR 2000.

  45. 11.Nxe4 Qxe4+ =-=(16) Vaganian Rafael A (ARM) -- Khalifman Alexander (RUS), Lucerne (Switzerland) 1997; =-=(22) Korchnoi Viktor (SUI) 2610 -- Akopian Vladimir (ARM) 2660, Pula (Croatia) 1997; 1-0(41) Anand Viswanathan (IND) -- Khalifman Alexander (RUS), New Delhi (India) 2000; *(30) Anand 2762 -- Khalifman 2667, ? 2000; 1-0(41) Anand 2762 -- Khalifman 2667, New Delhi IND 2000.

  46. 4...Bg4 5.cxd5 Bxf3 6.Qxf3 cxd5 7.g4 e6 8.g5 Nfd7 9.h4 Nc6 10.d4 Rc8 11.Bd2 a6 =-=(34) Bauer 2582 -- Dautov 2611, Clermont-Ferrand FRA 2003; 7.d4 Nc6 8.g4 e6 9.g5 Ne4 10.Nxe4 dxe4 11.Qxe4 Bb4+ 1-0(39) Khenkin 2633 -- Meduna 2482, Bad Wiessee GER 2000; 5...Nxd5 6.Be2 e6 7.d4 Bd6 8.Ne4 Bc7 9.Nc5 b6 10.Nd3 OO 11.OO Nd7 1-0(66) Lukov 2450 -- Lempert, Katowice 1990; 5.Qb3 Qb6 6.Ne5 Be6 7.d4 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Bxc4 9.Qxc4 e6 10.e4 Qa6 11.Qe2 Qxe2+ =-=(15) Hort 2610 -- Keres 2605, Petropolis 1973; 6...e6 7.Nxg4 Nxg4 8.d4 Nd7 9.Be2 Ngf6 10.OO Be7 11.Bd2 OO =-=(13) Polak 2503 -- Meduna 2495, Opava CZE 2000; 5.h3 Bxf3 6.Qxf3 e6 7.d4 a6 8.Bd2 b5 9.c5 Nbd7 10.g4 g6 11.OOO Bg7 0-1(39) Kalod 2495 -- Meduna 2483, Kunzak CZE 2001.
    4...Nbd7 5.Qc2 e6 6.b3 Bd6 7.Bb2 OO 8.Be2 Qe7 9.OO b6 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.Nb5 Ba6 *(19) Grivas 2489 -- Svetushkin 2461, ? 2001; 1-0(30) Grivas 2489 -- Svetushkin 2461, Glyfada GRE 2001; 5.d4 e6 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5 10.d5 c4 11.dxe6 fxe6 1-0(41) Suba 2560 -- Vera 2470, ? 1987.
    4...Bf5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.d4 e6 7.Bc4 Nd7 8.OO Be7 9.Qe2 Bg4 10.h3 Bh5 11.e4 N5b6 =-=(33) Dizdarevic 2490 -- Matulovic 2485, Budva 1986; 7.Bd3 Bxd3 8.Qxd3 Nd7 9.e4 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Qc7 11.OO Be7 =-=(19) Mikhalchishin 2510 -- Matulovic 2455, Igalo 1994; 5...cxd5 6.Qb3 Qd7 7.Ne5 Qc7 8.Bb5+ Nc6 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Nxd5 Qd7 11.Nxf6+ gxf6 1-0(40) Stean 2510 -- Birnboim 2465, Beersheba 1978.
    4...Qb6 5.Qc2 Na6 6.a3 Nc5 7.b4 Nce4 8.Bb2 Nxc3 9.Bxc3 e6 10.Bd3 Qd8 11.OO Bd6 =-=(43) Chuchelov 2593 -- Jaracz 2545, Belgium BEL 2002.

  47. 5.b3 Bf5 6.Bb2 h6 7.Be2 Nbd7 8.OO e6 9.a3 Be7 10.b4 OO 11.Qb3 Bh7 0-1(34) Grivas 2494 -- Movsesian 2651, Panormo GRE 2002; 6...Nbd7 7.Nh4 Bg6 8.Be2 e6 9.OO Bd6 10.f4 OO 11.g4 Ne4 1-0(40) Ehlvest 2660 -- Gretarsson 2465, ? 1996; 6.Be2 e6 7.Nh4 Bg6 8.Bb2 Nbd7 9.h3 Bd6 10.a3 Qe7 11.d3 Rd8 =-=(43) Speelman 2600 -- Miles 2590, Hastings ENG 1999; 5...Bg4 6.Be2 e6 7.OO Nbd7 8.Bb2 Bd6 9.Rc1 OO 10.h3 Bh5 11.cxd5 cxd5 1-0(41) Speelman 2604 -- Van Wely 2646, Dordrecht NED 2000; 5...b5 6.Be2 e6 7.OO Bd6 8.Qc2 Nbd7 9.d4 Bb4 10.Bd2 OO 11.Nxd5 Nxd5 1-0(23) Gurevich 2495 -- Khmelnitsky 2470, Philadelphia 1993.
    5.h3 e6 6.d4 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.a3 OO 9.b4 Ba7 10.Bb2 Nc6 11.Qc2 Qe7 0-1(21) Eingorn 2589 -- Delchev 2584, Metz FRA 2001.

  48. 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.Bd2 e6 8.Ne2 Bd6 9.Nc1 OO 10.Be2 b4 11.OO a5 0-1(43) Bischoff 2554 -- Ivanchuk 2711, Halkidiki GRE 2002; 7.a4 b4 8.Na2 e6 9.Bd2 Nc6 10.Bd3 Bd6 11.OO OO 0-1(25) Foisor 2425 -- Skembris 2530, Mangalia 1992.

  49. 8.h3 Bh5 9.OO Nbd7 10.Bb2 Bd6 11.Ne5 Bxe2 =-=(43) Atalik 2599 -- Banikas 2530, Athens GRE 2003.

  50. 9...Bf5 10.Bb2 Bd6 11.Nd2 OO =-=(14) Pelletier 2623 -- Lautier 2666, Poikovsky RUS 2003.

  51. 11.Nxe2 Nxe5 =-=(42) Akopian 2660 -- Vaganian 2640, Groningen 1997.

  52. 5.b3 Bg7 6.Bb2 OO 7.Be2 Bg4 8.d4 Ne4 9.Nxe4 dxe4 10.Nd2 Bxe2 11.Qxe2 c5 *(17) Korchnoi -- Ljubojevic, ? 1985; =-=(62) Korchnoi Viktor (SUI) 2630 -- Ljubojevic Ljubomir (YUG) 2615, Tilburg (Netherlands) 1985; 8.OO Re8 9.d4 Ne4 10.Rc1 e6 11.Nxe4 dxe4 =-=(32) Petrosian -- Ivkov, Leningrad 1957.
    5.Qb3 e6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.OO OO 8.d4 b6 9.Rd1 Qe7 10.Bd2 Nbd7 11.cxd5 exd5 =-=(42) Reshevsky -- Czerniak, Haifa/Tel Aviv 1958; 5...Bg7 6.d4 OO 7.Bd2 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Nbd7 9.Ng5 Qe8 10.OO Nb6 11.Bd3 e5 =-=(16) Suba 2465 -- Csom 2480, Prague 1985.

  53. 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bc4 OO 8.OO b6 9.Qb3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Ba6 11.Ba3 Bxc4 1-0(27) Keres -- Smyslov, NLD/URS 1948; 6...cxd5 7.Bb5+ Bd7 8.Qb3 Bxb5 9.Qxb5+ Qd7 10.Ne5 Qxb5 11.Nxb5 Na6 =-=(43) Paschall 2444 -- Finegold 2551, Seattle USA 2003.
    6.h3 OO 7.Be2 b6 8.OO Bb7 9.Bd2 Nbd7 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.Qb3 Ne4 1-0(40) Golod 2590 -- Naumann 2489, Bad Wiessee GER 2000.
    6.b4 OO 7.Bb2 Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 e6 10.Qd1 Nbd7 11.Qb3 e5 1-0(32) Gavrikov 2532 -- Seeman 2438, Tallinn EST 1999.

  54. 6...Bg4 7.h3 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 OO 9.OO e6 10.Rd1 Nbd7 11.Qe2 Re8 =-=(18) Ftacnik -- Lechtynsky, ? 1983.

  55. 7.h3 a6 8.OO b5 9.b3 Nbd7 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.Bb2 Bb7 =-=(13) Hamdouchi 2541 -- Stefanova 2514, Salou ESP 2000.

  56. 7...dxc4 8.Bxc4 Bg4 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 Nbd7 11.Rd1 e5 =-=(44) Hansen 2618 -- Huebner 2620, Essen 2000; =-=(44) Hansen 2618 -- Huebner 2620, Essen GER 2000.
    7...a6 8.Bd2 b5 9.b3 Bg4 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.h3 Bxf3 1-0(45) Korchnoi 2640 -- Shrentzel 2385, Beersheba 1988; 1-0(45) Korchnoi Viktor (SUI) 2595 -- Shrentzel Israel (ISR) 2385, Beer-Sheva (Israel) 1988.
    7...Nbd7 8.b3 b6 9.Bb2 Bb7 10.Qe2 e6 11.e4 dxe4 =-=(37) Korchnoi Viktor (SUI) 2665 -- Kudriashov Anatoli (TKM) 2375, Riga (Latvia) 1975.
    7...Bf5 8.Bxf5 gxf5 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.Qb3 b6 11.Bd2 Nc6 1-0(35) Tarjan 2530 -- Shamkovich 2495, Lone Pine 1981.

  57. 9...e6 10.Rd1 Nbd7 11.Bd2 a6 =-=(13) Pinter 2581 -- Almasi 2665, Lillafured HUN 1999.

  58. 10.Bd2 dxc4 11.Bxc4 Nbd7 *(14) Salov -- Knezevic, ? 1984.

  59. 11.Bd2 Nbd7 *(16) Chernin -- Drasko, ? 1984.

  60. 7...dxc4 8.Bxc4 Bg4 9.Be2 Nbd7 10.e4 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 e5 1-0(39) Speelman 2595 -- Hodgson 2565, ? 1993; 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 Nbd7 11.Rd1 Qc7 1-0(39) Furman 2540 -- Podgaets 2465, Tbilisi 1973; 8...Nbd7 9.e4 Nb6 10.Be2 Be6 11.Bf4 Nh5 1-0(42) Pachman -- Pomar Salamanca, Munich 1958.
    7...b6 8.b4 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nd5 10.Nxd5 cxd5 11.Be2 a6 0-1(40) Torre -- Smyslov, ? 1981; 0-1(40) Torre 2550 -- Smyslov 2545, Moscow 1981; 8...Bb7 9.Qb3 Nbd7 10.a4 Qb8 11.Bb2 e6 *(14) Pinter 2555 -- Flear 2505, ? 1986.
    7...Bg4 8.b3 Ne4 9.Bb2 Nxc3 10.Bxc3 e6 11.Qc2 Nd7 1-0(52) Nikolic -- Speelman, ? 1982; 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Bxf3 dxc4 10.Qe2 Nbd7 11.Qxc4 e5 1-0(39) Gulko 2644 -- Gunnarsson 2400, Internet ICC 2000; 8.cxd5 cxd5 9.Qb3 b6 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 e6 =-=(35) Speelman 2535 -- Plaskett 2450, Hastings 1986.
    7...Nbd7 8.cxd5 cxd5 9.Qb3 e6 10.Bd2 Ne4 11.Rfc1 Nxd2 =-=(16) Olafsson 2550 -- Miles 2510, Amsterdam 1976.
    7...e6 8.b4 b6 9.Bb2 Bb7 10.Qb3 Nbd7 11.Rfd1 Qe7 =-=(25) Adamski -- Ivkov, Polanica Zdroj 1970.

  61. 8.b3 c5 9.Bb2 Nc6 10.dxc5 dxc4 11.bxc4 Nd7 *(17) Balashov -- Smyslov, ? 1981.
    8.Ng5 Bf5 9.Qb3 b6 10.Bd2 e6 11.Rfd1 Nbd7 1-0(41) Lerner 2520 -- Drasko 2460, Polanica Zdroj 1985.
    8.cxd5 cxd5 9.Qb3 Qb6 10.Qa3 Nc6 11.Bd2 Bg4 =-=(68) Huzman 2591 -- Ferguson 2378, Halkidiki GRE 2002.

  62. 11.Ne5 Qc7 1-0(34) Speelman 2535 -- Barbulescu 2450, ? 1986; 1-0(34) Speelman 2535 -- Barbulescu 2450, Dubai 1986.

  63. 5.Qc2 Nbd7 6.d4 Bd6 7.Bd3 OO 8.OO dxc4 9.Bxc4 a6 10.Be2 e5 11.b3 Re8 1-0(47) Gurevich 2656 -- Sasikiran 2679, Bastia FRA 2003; 10.Rd1 b5 11.Be2 c5 1-0(59) Huzman 2581 -- Ibrahimov 2396, Batumi GEO 1999; 7.e4 dxe4 8.Nxe4 Nxe4 9.Qxe4 c5 10.Bg5 Be7 11.Bxe7 Qa5+ =-=(33) Kharlov 2600 -- Lastin 2558, Novgorod RUS 1999; 7.Be2 OO 8.OO Re8 9.Rd1 Qe7 10.h3 h6 11.b3 dxc4 0-1(61) Foisor 2410 -- Gabriel 2555, Bad Woerishofen 1998; 5...Bd6 6.b3 OO 7.Bb2 Nbd7 8.Be2 Qe7 9.OO e5 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.Ne4 Ba3 1-0(37) Sorokin 2572 -- Ramesh 2443, Calcutta 2000; 1-0(37) Sorokin 2572 -- Ramesh 2443, Calcutta IND 2000; 5...dxc4 6.Bxc4 b5 7.Be2 a6 8.d4 Nbd7 9.e4 b4 10.Na4 Qa5 11.b3 Bb7 0-1(39) Vaulin 2492 -- Bu Xiangzhi 2465, Paks HUN 1999.
    5.Be2 Nbd7 6.OO dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Be2 Bb7 9.d3 Bd6 10.Nd2 OO 11.f4 Qb6 1-0(42) Agdestein 2550 -- Akopian 2640, Cappelle la Grande 1999; 1-0(42) Agdestein 2550 -- Akopian 2640, Cappelle la Grande FRA 1999.

  64. 5...Bd6 6.Bb2 OO 7.d4 Nbd7 8.Bd3 Qe7 9.OO e5 10.e4 exd4 11.Nxd4 Nc5 1-0(26) Eingorn 2604 -- Weiss 2421, Oberwart AUT 2002; 7.Be2 Nbd7 8.OO Qe7 9.d4 Re8 10.Qc2 dxc4 11.bxc4 e5 =-=(22) Krogius 2540 -- Kuczynski 2460, Linz 1990; 6...Nbd7 7.Qc2 Qe7 8.Be2 e5 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.Ne4 Ba3 11.Bxa3 Qxa3 1-0(51) Malaniuk 2525 -- Burmakin 2579, Koszalin POL 1999.

  65. 6.Bb2 Bd6 7.Qc2 OO 8.Be2 Qe7 9.OO e5 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.Ne4 =-= Gritsak 2522 -- Maksimenko 2495, Ordzhonikidze UKR 2000; 8...a6 9.d4 b5 10.OO Bb7 11.c5 Bc7 1-0(62) Lerner 2545 -- Cuijpers 2415, ? 1991; 7.Be2 OO 8.OO a6 9.Re1 b5 10.Qc2 Bb7 11.d4 bxc4 =-=(22) Averkin 2460 -- Polugaevsky 2625, Moscow 1973.

  66. 6...Bd6 7.Be2 OO 8.OO Re8 9.Bb2 dxc4 10.bxc4 e5 11.d4 Qe7 =-=(21) Tal Mikhail (LAT) -- Van der Wiel John T H (NED), Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) 1988.

  67. 9.Be2 c5 10.OO Bd6 11.d4 OO =-=(17) Gritsak 2485 -- Grabarczyk 2470, Lubniewice POL 1998.

  68. 11.g5 Ne4 0-1(26) Ragozin 2489 -- Miroshnichenko 2509, Alushta 2000; 0-1(26) Ragozin 2489 -- Miroshnichenko 2509, Alushta UKR 2000.

  69. 5...Bb4 6.Bd3 Nbd7 7.OO OO 8.Qc2 Qe7 9.a3 Bd6 10.e4 dxe4 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 1-0(59) Larsen 2565 -- Huebner 2615, Brussels 1987.

  70. 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.g4 h6 8.h3 e5 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.Nxe5 Bxe5 1-0(61) Wojtkiewicz Aleksander (POL) -- Khalifman Alexander (RUS), Rakvere (Estonia) 1993; 1-0(61) Wojtkiewicz 2570 -- Khalifman 2645, ? 1993; 8.Bd2 a6 9.h3 b5 10.c5 Bc7 11.Bd3 Qe7 1-0(61) Krasenkow 2661 -- Nay Oo Kyaw Tun 2595, Shanghai CHN 2000; 7.Bd3 OO 8.OO dxc4 9.Bxc4 a6 10.Rd1 b5 11.Be2 Qc7 =-=(22) Agrest 2533 -- Lautier 2596, ? 1999; =-=(22) Agrest 2533 -- Lautier 2596, Malmoe SWE 1999; 8...Qe7 9.h3 h6 10.Re1 e5 11.cxd5 Nxd5 1-0(38) Kurajica 2541 -- Feletar 2411, Pula CRO 1999; 7.Be2 OO 8.OO dxc4 9.Bxc4 a6 10.Rd1 c5 11.dxc5 Bxc5 =-=(13) Schlosser 2500 -- Ribli 2610, Altensteig 1992; 7.Bd2 OO 8.OOO c5 9.Kb1 cxd4 10.exd4 dxc4 11.Bxc4 a6 =-=(45) Smyslov -- Whiteley, Hastings 1976; 6...Be7 7.Bd3 OO 8.OO b6 9.e4 dxe4 10.Nxe4 c5 11.Rd1 Bb7 1-0(31) Mirzoev 2533 -- Saldano 2442, Seville ESP 2003.
    6.b3 Bd6 7.Be2 OO 8.OO Ne4 9.Qc2 f5 10.a4 Rf6 11.Ba3 Bb8 1-0(64) Korchnoi Viktor (SUI) 2635 -- Akopian Vladimir (ARM) 2630, Groningen (Netherlands) 1996.

  71. 6...Be7 7.OO OO 8.b3 b6 9.Bb2 Bb7 10.Qe2 dxc4 11.bxc4 c5 =-=(50) Korchnoi 2595 -- Sisniega 2425, ? 1988; =-=(50) Korchnoi Viktor (SUI) 2595 -- Sisniega Marcel (MEX) 2470, Salonika (Greece) 1988; 8.e4 dxe4 9.Nxe4 c5 10.Nxc5 Nxc5 11.dxc5 Qc7 *(18) Morovic Fernandez 2545 -- Ljubojevic 2600, ? 1988.
    6...Bd6 7.e4 dxe4 8.Nxe4 Nxe4 9.Bxe4 h6 10.OO OO 11.b3 e5 =-=(64) Quinteros 2520 -- Andersson 2555, Amsterdam 1973.
    6...Bb4 7.OO OO 8.Bd2 Qe7 9.Qc2 dxc4 10.Bxc4 e5 11.Rad1 e4 =-=(14) Tukmakov 2560 -- Bagirov 2515, Baku 1972.

  72. 8.Be2 Bb7 9.OO Be7 10.e4 b4 11.e5 bxc3 1-0(63) Ricardi 2575 -- Valerga 2445, Villa Gesell 1997.

  73. 8...Bb7 9.e4 b4 10.Na4 c5 11.e5 Nd5 1-0(61) Speelman 2645 -- Ribli 2630, Reykjavik 1988; 1-0(61) Speelman 2645 -- Ribli 2630, ? 1988; 9.OO a6 10.e4 c5 11.d5 c4 =-=(29) Beliavsky Alexander G (SLO) -- Khalifman Alexander (RUS), Manila (Philippines) 1992; 9.a3 a6 10.b4 Bd6 11.Ng5 a5 =-=(49) Lerner 2580 -- Malakhatko 2435, Donetsk UKR 1998.
    8...b4 9.Na4 c5 10.OO cxd4 11.Nxd4 Bb7 =-=(19) Krogius 2560 -- Filip 2510, Sochi 1973.

  74. 11.dxe6 fxe6 =-=(41) Topalov 2640 -- Lautier 2625, Dos Hermanas 1994; =-=(41) Topalov 2640 -- Lautier 2625, ? 1994; =-=(68) Korchnoi 2625 -- Torre 2540, ? 1987; =-=(68) Korchnoi Viktor (SUI) 2630 -- Torre Eugenio (PHI) 2540, Brussels (Belgium) 1987.

  75. 3...d6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.e4 e5 6.Be2 Be7 7.OO OO 8.Rb1 Re8 9.b4 exd4 10.Nxd4 Bf8 11.f3 Ne5 =-=(19) Miton 2443 -- Aronian 2551, Yerevan ARM 2000; =-=(19) Miton 2443 -- Aronian 2551, Yerevan 2000; 8...Qe8 9.Qc2 Bd8 10.Rd1 Bb6 11.b4 Qe7 =-=(32) Wojtkiewicz 2535 -- Akhmetov 2482, Moscow RUS 2002; 6...g6 7.OO Bg7 8.Re1 OO 9.Bf1 Qb6 10.Na4 Qc7 11.d5 b5 =-=(31) Palatnik -- Chekhov, ? 1976; 4...Bg4 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Be2 e5 7.OO Be7 8.b4 OO 9.Rb1 a6 10.a4 Qc7 11.Bb2 e4 1-0(31) Paciencia -- Torre 2557, Vung Tau VIE 2000; 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.OO OO 7.Nc3 Nbd7 8.e4 e5 9.h3 a6 10.Be3 Re8 11.Qc2 exd4 =-=(40) Stangl 2565 -- Movsesian 2635, Bad Homburg 1996; 4...Nbd7 5.Bg2 e5 6.Nc3 Be7 7.OO OO 8.e4 a6 9.d5 cxd5 10.cxd5 b5 11.a3 Nb6 0-1(69) Greenfeld 2515 -- Lobron 2535, Munich 1987.
    3...g6 4.Nc3 d5 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Bf4 Bg7 7.e3 OO 8.h3 Nc6 9.Bd3 Bf5 10.Bxf5 gxf5 11.Ne5 Ne4 1-0(31) Taimanov Mark E (RUS) 2600 -- Uhlmann Wolfgang (GER) 2570, Reykjavik (Iceland) 1968; 1-0(31) Taimanov -- Uhlmann, ? 1968; 1-0(31) Taimanov -- Uhlmann, Reykjavik 1968; 4.g3 Bg7 5.Bg2 OO 6.OO d6 7.Nc3 Nbd7 8.e4 e5 9.h3 Re8 10.Re1 exd4 11.Nxd4 Qb6 =-=(20) Schmidt -- Ivkov, Polanica Zdroj 1969; 5...d5 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.OO OO 8.Nc3 Ne4 9.Ne5 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Nc6 11.Nxc6 bxc6 =-=(19) Csom 2540 -- Tompa 2420, ? 1974.
    3...e6 4.g3 d5 5.Nbd2 b5 6.b3 a5 7.Bg2 a4 8.Rb1 axb3 9.axb3 Be7 10.OO OO 11.Ne5 Ra2 0-1(36) Ivanov 2475 -- Sveshnikov 2585, Elista 1994.

  76. 4.Qb3 e6 5.Nc3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 b5 7.Qd3 Nbd7 8.e4 b4 9.Na4 Qa5 10.b3 c5 11.Be2 Bb7 0-1(40) Piket 2619 -- Van Wely 2632, Monte Carlo MNC 1999; 5.g3 Nbd7 6.Bg2 Be7 7.OO OO 8.Rd1 Ne4 9.Nc3 f5 10.Qc2 g5 11.b3 Bf6 1-0(37) Wojtkiewicz 2550 -- Murshed 2475, London 1990; 4...dxc4 5.Qxc4 Bf5 6.g3 e6 7.Bg2 Nbd7 8.OO Be7 9.Nc3 OO 10.Re1 Ne4 11.Qb3 Qb6 =-=(22) Landa 2587 -- Vallejo Pons 2662, Bremen GER 2003; 6...Nbd7 7.Bg2 e6 8.OO Nb6 9.Qb3 Qd5 10.Nbd2 Qxb3 11.Nxb3 Be4 0-1(74) Antunes 2545 -- Gretarsson 2450, Wijk aan Zee 1996.

  77. 4...g6 5.Bf4 Bg7 6.e3 OO 7.Nc3 Na6 8.Be2 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nb4 10.Qb3 a5 11.a3 Nbd5 =-=(19) Kochyev Alexander (RUS) 2490 -- Mariotti Sergio (ITA) 2490, Leningrad (Russia) 1977; =-=(19) Kochiev 2490 -- Mariotti 2490, Leningrad 1977; 5...dxc4 6.Qxc4 Bg7 7.e3 OO 8.Be2 Qb6 9.Qc2 Nbd7 10.Nc3 Qa5 11.OO Nb6 =-=(36) Kengis 2574 -- Hansen 2618, Forchheim GER 2000; 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Bf4 Nc6 8.e3 OO 9.Bb5 Bf5 10.Qa4 Na5 11.OO a6 =-=(22) Matjushin 2420 -- Hasangatin 2524, St Petersburg RUS 2002.
    4...e6 5.g3 b6 6.Bg2 Bb7 7.OO Be7 8.Rd1 OO 9.Nc3 Nbd7 10.b3 Rc8 11.e4 dxe4 1-0(20) Wojtkiewicz 2571 -- Becerra Rivero 2558, New York USA 2003; 5...Nbd7 6.Bg2 Bd6 7.Nbd2 OO 8.OO Re8 9.b3 e5 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.dxe5 Nxe5 =-=(22) Panno 2440 -- Granda Zuniga 2550, Buenos Aires 1991.
    4...Bg4 5.Ne5 Bh5 6.cxd5 Qxd5 7.e3 Nbd7 8.Nc3 Qa5 9.Nc4 Qc7 10.e4 e5 11.dxe5 Nxe5 *(15) Psakhis 2575 -- Fernandes 2445, ? 1990; 0-1(43) Psakhis 2575 -- Fernandes 2445, Novi Sad 1990.

  78. 5.e4 b5 6.b3 cxb3 7.axb3 g6 8.Bd3 Bg7 9.OO OO 10.b4 Bb7 11.Nbd2 a5 1-0(49) Bruzon 2589 -- Abreu 2480, Las Tunas CUB 2001; 7...e6 8.Bd2 Bb7 9.Ba5 Qc8 10.Bd3 Na6 11.Qd2 Be7 1-0(41) Ivanov 2500 -- Thorsteins 2495, ? 1997.

  79. 5...g6 6.g3 Bg7 7.Bg2 OO 8.OO Nd5 9.Nc3 Nb6 10.Qb3 Be6 11.Qc2 Na6 1-0(45) Wojtkiewicz 2563 -- Sokolov 2637, Kopavogur ISL 2000.

  80. 6...Nbd7 7.Bg2 e6 8.OO Be7 9.Qb3 Qb6 10.Nbd2 OO 11.Nc4 Qa6 =-=(29) Agdestein 2610 -- Illescas Cordoba 2625, ? 1993.

  81. 7.Nc3 Nbd7 8.Bg2 Be7 9.OO OO 10.e3 Ne4 11.Nd2 Nxd2 =-=(60) Ginting 2395 -- Villamayor 2560, Bandar Seri Begawan BRU 2001.

  82. 7...Be7 8.OO OO 9.e3 Nbd7 10.Qe2 Bd6 11.Nbd2 Bg4 1-0(42) Ionescu 2495 -- Miroshnichenko 2455, Bucharest 1998; =-= Wojtkiewicz 2543 -- Vera 2509, Kapuskasing CAN 2003.

  83. 9.OO OO 10.Nh4 Nb6 11.Qb3 Qxd4 =-=(26) Plaskett 2525 -- Conquest 2529, Hastings ENG 2001.

  84. 11.Nc4 Qxb3 1-0(44) Korchnoi Viktor (SUI) -- Bacrot Etienne (FRA), Reykjavik (Iceland) 2003; 1-0(44) Korchnoi 2642 -- Bacrot 2671, Reykjavic ISL 2003.

  85. 6.Ne5 e6 7.g3 Nxe5 8.dxe5 Nd7 9.Bf4 Bc5 10.Bg2 g5 11.Bc1 Nxe5 =-=(39) Adorjan 2490 -- Huebner 2560, Frankfurt 1998.

  86. 6...a6 7.Rc1 Bf5 8.e3 e6 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Be7 11.OO OO 1-0(41) Georgiev 2686 -- Bruzon 2564, Moscow RUS 2001; 8...Rc8 9.Be2 e6 10.OO Bd6 11.Bxd6 Qxd6 =-=(24) Andersson 2594 -- Dautov 2604, Baden Oos GER 2003; 7...g6 8.e3 Bg7 9.h3 Bf5 10.Be2 OO 11.OO Rc8 =-= Szekely 2435 -- Kuporosov 2505, Cappelle la Grande 1996; 7.e3 Bg4 8.Be2 e6 9.OO Be7 10.Ne5 Bxe2 11.Nxc6 bxc6 0-1(57) Rasmussen 2437 -- Stefansson 2560, Aarhus DEN 2003.
    6...e6 7.e3 Bd6 8.Bg3 OO 9.Bd3 a6 10.Rc1 Re8 11.OO Bxg3 =-=(15) Hort Vlastimil (GER) 2605 -- Taimanov Mark E (RUS) 2600, Palma de Majorca (Spain) 1970; 7...Be7 8.Bd3 OO 9.OO Bd7 10.Ne5 Qb6 11.Bg5 Be8 0-1(65) Bilek -- Polugaevsky, ? 1972.
    6...Qb6 7.a3 Bf5 8.b4 e6 9.Rc1 Ne4 10.e3 a6 11.Nxe4 Bxe4 =-=(40) Zysk 2340 -- Ivanchuk, Sharjah 1985.
    6...Bg4 7.e3 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 e6 9.Bb5 Rc8 10.OO Be7 11.Rac1 OO =-=(17) Panchenko 2475 -- Dorfman 2540, Lvov 1983.

  87. 8.Bb5 Nd7 9.OO Be7 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.Ne5 Nxe5 =-=(12) Andersson 2610 -- Torre 2550, Moscow 1981; 10.Ne5 Ncxe5 11.Bxe5 =-= Slobodjan 2522 -- Huebner 2612, Altenkirchen GER 2001; 9.Rc1 Be7 10.OO OO 11.Na4 Rc8 0-1(42) Barbero -- Dolmatov, ? 1978; 9.Ne5 Ncxe5 10.Bxe5 a6 11.Bxd7+ Qxd7 =-=(12) Benko 2515 -- Savon 2570, Wijk aan Zee 1972; 9.Qa4 Qb6 10.OO Be7 11.Rfc1 OO =-=(14) Ghinda 2475 -- Gheorghiu 2530, Prague 1985.
    8.Ne5 Nd7 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Be2 Be7 11.OO OO 1-0(51) Eingorn 2570 -- Oll 2570, Lvov 1990; 8...Qb6 9.Bb5 Bb4 =-= Szekely 2455 -- Davies 2505, Calcutta 1997.
    8.Qb3 Bb4 9.Bb5 OO 10.OO Bxc3 11.Bxc6 Bxb2 =-=(13) Belov Igor (RUS) -- Khalifman Alexander (RUS), Moscow (Russia) 1987.
    8.Rc1 Rc8 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Bd6 11.Bxd6 Qxd6 =-=(13) Szekely 2505 -- Frolov 2525, Cappelle la Grande 1994.
    =-= Zontakh 2530 -- Anastasian 2529, Budapest HUN 1999.

  88. 9...Be7 10.OO OO 11.h3 Rc8 =-=(63) Andonov 2475 -- Tukmakov 2580, Sochi 1987; =-= Wojtkiewicz 2570 -- Graf 2616, Geneve 1999; =-= Wojtkiewicz 2570 -- Graf 2616, Geneva SUI 1999; 10.h3 OO 11.OO Nd7 0-1(34) Berg 2375 -- Chernin 2570, Copenhagen 1986.
    9...Nd7 10.OO Be7 11.Nb5 OO =-=(36) Illescas Cordoba 2530 -- Ivanchuk 2665, Linares 1990.

  89. =-= Spangenberg 2508 -- Panno 2481, Vicente Lopez ARG 2002.

  90. 11.OO OO =-=(12) Lupu 2505 -- Ionescu 2495, Bucharest 1998; =-=(12) Georgiev 2538 -- Ivanov 2440, Andorra AND 2000; =-= Csom Istvan (HUN) 2460 -- Loginov Valery A (RUS) 2505, Budapest (Hungary) 1991; =-=(13) Adamski -- Spiridonov, Polanica Zdroj 1970; =-=(12) Fedorowicz 2560 -- Brenninkmeijer 2475, Wijk aan Zee 1990; =-= Hulak 2557 -- Gyimesi 2553, Rabac CRO 2003.
    =-= Pigusov 2575 -- Goldin 2590, Moscow 1994.

  91. 4...Bg4 5.h3 Bxf3 6.Qxf3 e6 7.Nc3 Nbd7 8.Bd3 Bd6 9.OO OO 10.Rd1 Re8 11.Bd2 Qe7 0-1(54) Martinovic 2450 -- Movsesian 2624, Neum BIH 2002; 8...Bb4 9.OO OO 10.Qd1 Qe7 11.Bd2 dxc4 1-0(50) Sasikiran 2664 -- Neelotpal 2406, Mumbai IND 2003; 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.OO Bd6 9.Nc3 OO 10.Rd1 Qe7 11.Bd2 Rad8 0-1(21) Popov Valerij (RUS) -- Movsesian Sergei (CZE), Panormo (Greece) 2002; 0-1(21) Popov 2568 -- Movsesian 2651, Panormo GRE 2002; 5...Bh5 6.Nc3 e6 7.g4 Bg6 8.Ne5 Nbd7 9.Qb3 Nxe5 10.dxe5 Nd7 11.cxd5 Nc5 =-=(22) Gurevich 2554 -- Dautov 2630, Moscow RUS 2001; 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.Qb3 Rb8 9.Ne5 e6 10.Bb5 Bd6 11.Nxc6 bxc6 =-=(43) Harikrishna 2514 -- Ramesh 2467, Calcutta IND 2001; 5.Qb3 Qb6 6.Ne5 Bf5 7.Nc3 e6 8.Qd1 Nbd7 9.Nxd7 Nxd7 10.Bd3 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 Qa6 =-=(42) Villamayor 2560 -- Sorokin 2538, Calcutta IND 2001; 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.h3 Bh5 7.Nc3 e6 8.Qb3 =-= Stohl 2534 -- Ivanisevic 2547, Leon ESP 2001.
    4...a6 5.Bd3 g6 6.OO Bg7 7.Nbd2 OO 8.Qc2 Nbd7 9.b3 c5 10.Bb2 b6 11.Rfd1 Bb7 1-0(61) Goldin 2621 -- Mulyar 2446, Seattle USA 2003; 7.b3 OO 8.Bb2 Bf5 9.Nc3 Nbd7 10.Rc1 Re8 11.cxd5 cxd5 0-1(55) Maherramzade 2469 -- Zhang Pengxiang 2547, Bled SLO 2002; 5...dxc4 6.Bxc4 e6 7.OO c5 8.dxc5 Bxc5 9.Qxd8+ Kxd8 10.b3 Ke7 11.Bb2 Nbd7 0-1(35) Oratovsky 2567 -- Nakamura 2504, Santo Domingo DOM 2002; 5.Nc3 b5 6.cxd5 =-= Psakhis 2575 -- Movsesian 2661, Ohrid MKD 2001; =-= Psakhis 2575 -- Movsesian 2661, Ohrid 2001; 5.Be2 Bg4 6.OO e6 7.Qb3 Qc7 8.h3 Bh5 9.Bd2 Ne4 10.Rc1 Bd6 11.Bb4 dxc4 =-=(19) Harikrishna 2522 -- Zhang Pengxiang 2487, Calcutta IND 2001.
    4...g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Bd3 OO 7.OO Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 e6 10.Rd1 Nbd7 11.cxd5 exd5 =-=(52) Panno -- Petrosian, Amsterdam 1956; 11.Bf1 Re8 0-1(59) Korchnoi 2628 -- Manik 2471, Vienna AUT 2003; 9...dxc4 10.Bxc4 Nbd7 11.Rd1 e5 =-=(12) Levin 2531 -- Sulypa 2513, Lvov UKR 2001; 9...Qd6 10.Bd2 dxc4 11.Bxc4 Nbd7 1-0(57) Popov 2580 -- Peng Zhaoqin 2419, Wijk aan Zee NED 2004.

  92. 5.Nbd2 Nbd7 6.Bd3 Be7 7.OO OO 8.b3 b6 9.Bb2 Bb7 10.Rc1 Rc8 11.Qe2 Re8 =-=(22) Hebert 2398 -- Lesiege 2572, Richmond CAN 2002.
    5.Nc3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bd6 9.a4 b4 10.Ne4 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 Bb7 =-=(40) Stojanovic 2472 -- Tadic 2480, Belgrade YUG 2002.

  93. 5...c5 6.OO Nc6 7.Nc3 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Be7 9.a3 a6 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.b4 Bd6 =-=(19) Sorokin 2572 -- Sasikiran 2514, Calcutta 2000; =-=(19) Sorokin 2572 -- Sasikiran 2514, Calcutta IND 2000.
    5...dxc4 6.Bxc4 c5 7.OO Nc6 8.Qe2 cxd4 9.Rd1 Be7 10.exd4 OO 11.Nc3 Na5 1-0(53) Gulko 2530 -- Lombard 2420, Biel 1976.

  94. 6.Nbd2 Bd6 7.OO OO 8.e4 e5 9.exd5 cxd5 10.cxd5 exd4 11.Ne4 Nxe4 =-=(73) Gurevich 2641 -- Haba 2496, Godesberg GER 2002; 6...b6 7.OO Bb7 8.Qe2 Be7 9.Rd1 Qc7 10.b3 c5 11.Bb2 cxd4 =-=(14) Loncar 2436 -- Kosic 2537, Neum BIH 2002.

  95. 7.Nbd2 OO 8.e4 dxe4 9.Nxe4 Nxe4 10.Bxe4 Qc7 11.Re1 c5 =-=(12) Tal Mikhail (LAT) -- Ljubojevic Ljubomir (YUG), Brussels (Belgium) 1987.

  96. 11.Re1 Rd8 *(19) Illescas Cordoba 2595 -- Akopian 2655, ? 1995.

  97. 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Qb3 Qc7 7.Bd2 e6 8.Bb5+ Nc6 9.OO Bd6 10.Bb4 OO 11.Bxd6 Qxd6 =-=(26) Hoffman 2481 -- Bruzon 2573, Cali COL 2001; 11.Bxc6 Bxb4 1-0(61) Rotstein 2480 -- Prie 2475, Paris 1994; 9.Bb4 Bd6 10.OO OO 11.Bxc6 Bxb4 =-=(62) Vaulin Alexander (RUS) 2490 -- Ivanov Sergey (RUS) 2545, Kazan (Russia) 1995; 6...Qb6 7.Qxb6 axb6 8.Nc3 Bd7 9.Ne5 e6 10.Nxd7 Nfxd7 11.Bb5 Nc6 =-=(15) Nogueiras 2528 -- Miton 2564, Bled SLO 2002; 6.Nc3 e6 7.Ne5 Nfd7 8.g4 Bg6 9.Nxg6 hxg6 10.Qb3 Qc7 11.Bd2 Nc6 =-=(52) Stocek 2465 -- Votava 2540, Lazne Bohdanec 1996; 6.Qa4+ Bd7 7.Qb3 Nc6 8.Ne5 e6 9.Nc3 Nxe5 10.dxe5 Ng4 11.Qxb7 Nxe5 0-1(58) Mirovshchikov 2406 -- Korotylev 2577, St Petersburg RUS 2001.
    5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 e6 7.OO Nbd7 8.Nbd2 Be7 9.b3 a5 10.a3 OO 11.Bb2 Qb6 0-1(24) Kasimdzhanov 2595 -- Sokolov 2610, Wijk aan Zee NED 1999; 8.b3 Ne4 9.Nfd2 Nxd2 10.Nxd2 Bb4 11.e4 OO =-=(22) Kelly 2458 -- McShane 2520, Birmingham ENG 2001; 7.Nc3 Bb4 8.OO Nbd7 9.Bd2 a5 =-= Donchev 2490 -- Matulovic 2465, Vrnjacka Banja 1984; 5...e6 6.OO Nbd7 7.Nc3 Bg6 8.Re1 Be7 9.e4 dxe4 10.Nxe4 OO 11.Nxf6+ Bxf6 0-1(35) Lobron 2540 -- Torre 2560, Bad Homburg 1998.
    5.Nh4 Be4 6.Qb3 Qc7 7.Nc3 e6 8.Bd2 Nbd7 9.Rc1 Nb6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.f3 Bg6 1-0(38) Lautier 2687 -- Van Wely 2697, Tallinn EST 2002.
    5.Qb3 Qb6 6.Nc3 e6 7.Qxb6 axb6 8.Nh4 Bc2 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Kd2 Bg6 11.Nxg6 hxg6 =-=(14) Andersson 2590 -- Ljubojevic 2590, Bugojno 1980.
    5.Nbd2 e6 6.Be2 Nbd7 7.OO Ne4 8.Nxe4 dxe4 9.Nd2 Nf6 10.f3 Bd6 11.b3 Qc7 1-0(66) Andersson -- Saidy, Tallinn 1973.

  98. 5...a6 6.Ne5 b5 7.g4 Bc8 8.cxd5 cxd5 9.g5 Ne4 10.Nxe4 dxe4 11.a4 b4 1-0(16) Fridman 2571 -- Jirka 2400, Pardubice CZE 2002.

  99. 6.Bd3 Bxd3 7.Qxd3 Nbd7 8.OO Bb4 9.Bd2 =-= Delchev Aleksander (BUL) 2525 -- Sakaev Konstantin (RUS) 2590, Pardubice (Czech Republic) 1997; 8...Be7 9.e4 dxe4 10.Nxe4 OO 11.Bd2 Qc7 =-=(24) Sokolov 2490 -- Huebner 2575, Porz GER 1998; 7...Bb4 8.OO Nbd7 9.a3 Bxc3 10.Qxc3 OO 11.Qc2 b5 =-=(69) Velikov 2485 -- Van der Wiel 2540, Belgrade 1988.
    6.Ne5 Nfd7 7.g4 Bg6 8.Nxg6 hxg6 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.Bg2 Nc6 11.b3 g5 0-1(41) Shamkovich -- Keres, Moscow 1973.

  100. 6...Bg6 7.Nxg6 hxg6 8.g3 Nbd7 9.Bg2 dxc4 10.Qe2 Nb6 11.OO Be7 =-=(39) Kramnik 2758 -- Anand 2769, Frankfurt GER 2000; 7.Be2 Nbd7 8.OO Bd6 9.g3 OO 10.Bd2 Re8 11.Rc1 a6 =-=(16) Gavrikov 2578 -- Khalifman 2688, Tallinn EST 2002; 7.Qb3 Qc7 8.Nxg6 hxg6 9.h3 Nbd7 10.Bd2 Be7 11.Bd3 g5 =-=(25) Tratar 2464 -- Jaracz 2549, Istanbul TUR 2003.

  101. 8...Qb6 9.Nxg6 hxg6 10.Bd2 Nbd7 11.Kf2 Be7 =-=(44) Popov 2579 -- Hector 2570, Sweden SWE 2003; 11.OOO Qxb3 =-=(20) Chuchelov 2510 -- Dautov 2615, Germany 1996.

  102. 9.Bd2 Nbd7 10.OOO Be7 11.Nxg6 hxg6 0-1(44) Bu Xiangzhi 2606 -- Guidarelli 2449, Cannes FRA 2004.
    9.g4 Nbd7 10.g5 dxc4 11.Bxc4 Nd5 0-1(82) Ivanov 2445 -- Delchev 2584, Montpellier FRA 2001.

  103. 11.cxd5 exd5 0-1(39) Vera 2544 -- Shirov 2699, Benidorm ESP 2002.

  104. 4...g6 5.Bf4 Bg7 6.e3 OO 7.Rc1 Bg4 8.Bd3 e6 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 Nbd7 11.OO Qe7 0-1(63) Wojtkiewicz 2550 -- Andrianov 2455, ? 1990; 0-1(63) Wojtkiewicz 2550 -- Andrianov 2455, New York 1990; 7...Be6 8.Ng5 Bf5 9.Be2 h6 10.Nf3 dxc4 11.Bxc4 Nbd7 *(23) Portisch 2590 -- Korchnoi 2630, ? 1990; 7.h3 a6 8.cxd5 cxd5 9.Bd3 Nc6 10.OO b5 11.Rc1 Bb7 =-=(15) Giardelli 2428 -- Campora 2542, Pinamar ARG 2002; 5.e3 Bg7 6.Bd3 Bg4 7.h3 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 OO 9.OO e6 10.Rd1 Nbd7 11.Qe2 Re8 =-=(18) Ftacnik 2560 -- Lechtynsky 2480, Trnava 1983; 6...OO 7.OO dxc4 8.Bxc4 Nbd7 9.a4 Nb6 10.Bb3 a5 11.e4 Bg4 =-=(12) Christiansen 2490 -- Lein 2505, Hastings 1978; 6.Be2 OO 7.OO dxc4 8.Bxc4 Bg4 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 Nbd7 11.Rd1 Qc7 1-0(56) Pfleger -- Malich, ? 1968; 5.Bg5 Ne4 6.Bf4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 Bg7 8.e3 OO 9.h3 Qa5 10.Qb3 Nd7 11.a4 dxc4 1-0(27) Gabriel 2555 -- Gauglitz 2410, Solingen GER 1998.
    4...Qb6 5.Qc2 Bg4 6.c5 Qc7 7.Ne5 Nbd7 8.h3 Be6 9.Bf4 Nxe5 10.Bxe5 Qc8 11.Bxf6 gxf6 1-0(34) Miles 2565 -- Ledger 2418, Scarborough HUN 2001.

  105. 5.c5 Nbd7 6.Bf4 Nh5 7.e3 g6 8.Bd3 Bg7 9.OO OO 10.h3 Nxf4 11.exf4 b6 =-=(38) Topalov 2707 -- Georgiev 2676, ? 2001; =-=(37) Topalov 2707 -- Georgiev 2676, Sarajevo 2001; =-=(37) Topalov 2707 -- Georgiev 2676, Sarajevo BIH 2001; 10.Bg5 Re8 11.e4 dxe4 1-0(33) Filippov 2627 -- Luther 2571, Istanbul TUR 2003; 1-0(42) Filippov 2627 -- Luther 2571, Istanbul TUR 2003.
    5.a4 g6 6.Bf4 Bg7 7.e3 OO 8.Qb3 b6 9.Be2 e6 10.OO a5 11.Rfd1 Ba6 1-0(54) Khalifman 2650 -- Mishuchkov 2395, St Petersburg 1997; 1-0(54) Khalifman Alexander (RUS) -- Mishuchkov Nikolai M (RUS), St. Petersburg (Russia) 1997; 5...e6 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.e3 Bb4 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Bd3 h6 10.Bh4 a5 11.OO OO 0-1(47) Huzman 2595 -- Movsesian 2651, Panormo GRE 2002; 6.g3 dxc4 7.Be3 Nd5 8.Qc1 b5 9.Bg2 Bb7 10.OO Be7 11.Bg5 Nxc3 =-=(28) Romanishin 2565 -- Velicka 2440, Berlin 1999.
    5.Bg5 Ne4 6.h4 h6 7.Bf4 Nxc3 8.bxc3 dxc4 9.g3 Nd7 10.Bg2 b5 11.OO Bb7 =-=(44) Filippov 2617 -- Mastrovasilis 2435, Panormo GRE 2001.

  106. 5...g6 6.cxd5 cxd5 7.g3 Bg7 8.Bg2 OO 9.OO e6 10.Bg5 * Yermolinsky 2615 -- Kogan, ? 1992.

  107. 6.g3 dxc4 7.Nxc4 b5 8.Ne3 e6 9.Bg2 Bb7 10.OO Nb6 11.Ne4 Be7 1-0(43) Yermolinsky 2615 -- Khmelnitsky 2475, ? 1992.

  108. 7...Bc8 8.Bf4 g6 9.e3 Bg7 10.Be2 OO 11.OO dxc4 0-1(40) Ruck 2571 -- Movsesian 2654, Panormo GRE 2002.

  109. 11.e4 Bxc3+ *(16) Ruck 2472 -- Volzhin 2548, ? 2000; 0-1(17) Ruck 2472 -- Volzhin 2548, Gyula HUN 2000; 0-1(17) Ruck 2472 -- Volzhin 2548, Gyula 2000.

  110. 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6 9.e4 c5 10.e5 cxd4 11.Nxb5 axb5 =-=(23) Greenfeld 2520 -- Van der Wiel 2550, ? 1987; 11...Nxe5 1-0(29) Vaganian 2600 -- Kuczynski 2435, ? 1986; 6...a6 7.e4 dxc4 8.Bxc4 c5 9.d5 Nb6 10.Bb3 exd5 11.e5 Nfd7 1-0(33) Polugaevsky -- Karaklajic, ? 1975; 6...b6 7.OO Bb7 8.b3 Bd6 9.Bb2 Qe7 10.a4 h6 11.Qc2 Bb4 0-1(23) Huebner 2600 -- Gerusel 2420, Bad Lauterberg 1977; 6...Bb4 7.a3 Ba5 8.Qc2 OO 9.OO Bc7 10.b3 dxc4 11.bxc4 e5 =-=(48) Szabo -- Flesch, Budapest 1958; 6...Bd6 7.e4 dxe4 8.Nxe4 Nxe4 9.Bxe4 OO 10.OO h6 11.b3 e5 =-=(22) Mikenas -- Furman, Moscow 1955; 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 OO 8.OO dxc4 9.Bxc4 Qe7 10.Bd2 e5 11.Bb3 Bc7 1-0(51) Ibragimov 2611 -- Sriram 2356, Calcutta IND 2000; 1-0(51) Ibragimov 2611 -- Sriram 2356, Calcutta 2000; 7.g4 dxc4 8.Bxc4 e5 9.g5 Nd5 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.Nxe5 Bxe5 0-1(19) Wojtkiewicz 2564 -- Stripunsky 2553, New York USA 2004; 6.a3 Bd6 7.b4 OO 8.Bb2 Qe7 9.Qc2 Re8 10.h3 a6 11.c5 Bc7 =-=(42) Tisdall 2425 -- Skembris 2565, ? 1993; =-=(42) Tisdall 2425 -- Skembris 2560, Gausdal 1993.
    5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Bf4 Nc6 7.e3 Nh5 8.Bg5 Qb6 9.Bb5 h6 10.Bh4 g5 11.Ne5 Ng7 1-0(57) Smejkal -- Nikolic, ? 1982; 10...Bd7 11.OO g5 *(21) Osnos -- Nogueiras, ? 1982; 5...exd5 6.Bg5 Be7 7.e3 Bf5 8.Bd3 Bxd3 9.Qxd3 Nbd7 10.OO OO 11.Nd2 Re8 0-1(48) Del Rio Angelis 2463 -- Dominguez 2508, Santa Clara CUB 2000.
    5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 b5 7.Qd3 Nbd7 8.e4 b4 9.Na4 Bb7 10.Bg5 Qa5 11.b3 c5 0-1(32) Vaulin 2547 -- Korotylev 2440, Moscow RUS 1999; 0-1(32) Vaulin 2547 -- Korotylev 2440, Moscow 1999.

  111. 5...Nbd7 6.cxd5 exd5 7.e3 Be7 8.Qc2 OO 9.Bd3 Re8 10.OO Nf8 11.h3 g6 =-=(67) Izoria 2450 -- Acs 2497, Yerevan 2000; =-=(67) Izoria 2450 -- Acs 2497, Yerevan ARM 2000; 8.Bd3 OO 9.Qc2 Re8 10.OO g6 11.Rab1 a5 0-1(34) Pelletier 2483 -- Acs 2521, Baden SUI 1999.
    5...dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Nbd7 11.exf6 Bb7 0-1(48) Rahman 2468 -- Harikrishna 2522, Calcutta IND 2001; 11.g3 Bb7 =-=(37) Savchenko 2579 -- Eriksson 2369, Torshavn FAI 2000.

  112. 6.Bh4 Nbd7 7.e3 Be7 8.Rc1 OO 9.Bd3 b6 10.OO Bb7 11.Qe2 c5 1-0(53) Ruck 2557 -- Grabarczyk 2506, Ohrid MKD 2001; 1-0(53) Ruck 2557 -- Grabarczyk 2506, Ohrid 2001; 8.Bd3 OO 9.OO dxc4 10.Bxc4 b5 11.Bd3 Bb7 =-=(37) Ruck 2472 -- Zhang Pengxiang 2562, Gyula HUN 2000; =-=(37) Ruck 2472 -- Zhang Pengxiang 2562, Gyula 2000; 6...dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5 9.Be2 Bb7 10.OO Nbd7 11.Qc2 Nh5 1-0(33) Filippov 2535 -- Galkin 2540, Sochi 1997.

  113. 7.a3 Nd7 8.e4 dxe4 9.Nxe4 Qf4 10.Bd3 Be7 11.OO OO =-=(36) Gulko 2600 -- Nikolic 2600, ? 1990; =-=(36) Gulko 2600 -- Nikolic 2600, Novi Sad 1990.
    7.g3 Nd7 8.Bg2 dxc4 9.OO Qd8 10.e3 Be7 11.Qe2 b5 =-=(60) Shchekachev 2573 -- Shinkevich 2480, Moscow RUS 2002.
    7.Qc2 Nd7 8.e4 dxe4 9.Qxe4 Qd8 10.Bd3 c5 11.d5 Nf6 1-0(36) Quinteros 2515 -- Henley 2525, New York 1983.

  114. 8...dxc4 9.Bxc4 Bd6 10.OO OO 11.Qc2 Qe7 0-1(45) Vakhidov 2500 -- Dobrov 2443, Abu Dhabi UAE 2002.

  115. 10.Bxc4 e5 11.dxe5 Nxe5 0-1(36) Corral Blanco -- Cuijpers, Groningen 1981.

  116. 11.Bxc4 Bg7 =-=(16) Savchenko 2555 -- Miroshnichenko 2440, Donetsk UKR 1998.

  117. 5.e3 b5 6.a4 b4 7.Nb1 Bg4 8.Be2 Nbd7 9.OO c5 10.dxc5 Rc8 11.Nbd2 Bxf3 =-=(24) Ribli 2610 -- Huebner 2600, Tilburg 1980; 7...Ba6 8.Nbd2 c3 9.bxc3 Bxf1 10.Nxf1 bxc3 11.Qc2 Qa5 =-=(19) Nikolaevsky 2490 -- Platonov 2470, Leningrad 1971; 7.Na2 e6 8.Bxc4 Be7 9.OO OO 10.Bd2 a5 11.Nc1 Nbd7 =-=(33) Wells 2455 -- Oll 2595, Antwerp 1993.
    5.e4 b5 6.e5 Nd5 7.a4 e6 8.axb5 Bb4 9.Bd2 Bxc3 10.bxc3 cxb5 11.Ng5 Bb7 0-1(44) Nikolic -- Matulovic, ? 1982; 8...Nxc3 9.bxc3 cxb5 10.Ng5 Bb7 11.Qh5 g6 0-1(30) Wojtkiewicz 2568 -- Donaldson 2435, Las Vegas USA 2001.

  118. 5...Bg4 6.Ne5 Bc8 7.e3 g6 8.Bxc4 Bg7 9.OO OO 10.h3 c5 11.Nf3 cxd4 =-=(27) Khalifman 2700 -- Adianto 2598, Liepaja LAT 2001; 6...Bh5 7.f3 Nfd7 8.Nxc4 e5 9.Ne4 Bb4+ 10.Bd2 Qe7 11.Nxe5 Nxe5 =-=(31) Ribli 2610 -- Morovic Fernandez 2530, Novi Sad 1990.
    5...Be6 6.Ng5 Bd5 7.e4 h6 8.exd5 hxg5 9.dxc6 Nxc6 10.d5 Na5 11.Bxg5 Qb6 0-1(39) Filippov 2605 -- Gunnarsson 2411, Reykjavic ISL 1999; 6.a5 g6 7.e4 Bg7 8.Ng5 Bg4 9.f3 Bc8 10.Bxc4 OO 11.Qb3 e6 1-0(33) Savchenko 2579 -- Gunnarsson 2368, Torshavn FAI 2000.

  119. 6.e3 Bg4 7.Bxc4 e6 8.h3 Bh5 9.OO Nb4 10.Qe2 Be7 11.Rd1 OO 1-0(40) Shchekachev 2522 -- Gozzoli 2430, Paris FRA 2003.

  120. 8.Be2 Nb4 9.OO Be7 10.Be3 OO 11.a5 c5 =-=(30) Lehmann -- Bagirov, Beverwijk 1965.

  121. 8...Bb4 9.Qd3 Bxf3 10.gxf3 Nc7 11.Rg1 Nh5 1-0(39) Polugaevsky -- Larsen, ? 1979; 1-0(39) Polugaevsky 2625 -- Larsen 2620, Riga 1979.

  122. 11.h3 Bh5 1-0(31) Huebner -- Bronstein, ? 1979; 1-0(31) Huebner 2595 -- Bronstein 2420, Rio de Janeiro 1979.

  123. 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.OO Nbd7 9.Qb3 a5 10.Nh4 Bg4 11.f3 Bh5 1-0(44) Cebalo 2500 -- Hort 2570, ? 1987; =-= Browne 2540 -- Petrosian, Banja Luka 1979; 9.Nh4 Bg4 10.f3 Bh5 11.g3 Nd5 0-1(62) Chuchelov 2535 -- Miles 2584, ? 2000; 0-1(62) Chuchelov 2535 -- Miles 2584, Mondariz ESP 2000; 9.Qe2 Bg4 10.Rd1 OO 11.e4 Qe7 1-0(41) Keres 2600 -- Bagirov 2515, Moscow 1972; 9.Ne5 OO 10.f3 Bg6 11.Nxg6 hxg6 1-0(20) Polugaevsky 2585 -- Drasko 2465, Sarajevo 1987; 8...OO 9.Nh4 Bg4 10.f3 Bh5 11.g4 Bg6 *(14) Lputian -- Machulsky, ? 1981; 0-1(29) Olafsson -- Mednis, ? 1982.
    6.Nh4 e6 7.Nxf5 exf5 8.e3 Bd6 9.Bxc4 OO 10.h3 h5 11.g4 hxg4 1-0(58) Filippov 2595 -- Van Wely 2635, ? 1998; 1-0(65) Filippov 2595 -- Van Wely 2635, Elista 1998; 9...Qe7 10.h3 h5 11.Qc2 g6 =-=(12) Konopka 2507 -- Meduna 2483, Kunzak CZE 2001.

  124. 6...e6 7.f3 Bb4 8.Nxc4 OO 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 Na6 11.e4 Bh7 1-0(54) Tal -- Chernin, ? 1985; 1-0(54) Tal Mikhail (LAT) -- Chernin Alexander (HUN), Montpellier (France) 1985; 1-0(54) Tal 2565 -- Chernin 2560, Montpellier 1985; =-=(19) Lin -- Chernin, ? 1985; 8.e4 Bxe4 9.fxe4 Nxe4 10.Bd2 Qxd4 11.Nxe4 Qxe4+ 1-0(45) Rogozenko 2530 -- Murariu 2418, Bucharest ROM 2002.
    6...Na6 7.e3 e6 8.Bxc4 Nb4 9.OO Be7 10.Qe2 OO 11.e4 Bg6 0-1(29) Li Zunian 2465 -- Vaganian 2625, Biel 1985.

  125. 7...Nb6 8.Ne5 a5 9.g3 e6 10.Bg2 h6 11.OO Bb4 1-0(40) Gustafsson 2572 -- Tischbierek 2507, Velden AUT 2004.

  126. 11.Bg2 g5 =-=(39) Ponomariov 2718 -- Gelfand 2703, Plovdiv BUL 2003; 0-1(66) Ruck 2572 -- Van Wely 2681, Panormo GRE 2002; 11...Rd8 =-=(43) Quinteros 2515 -- Hort 2595, Buenos Aires 1980; =-=(43) Quinteros -- Hort, ? 1980; 11...f6 0-1(44) Iskusnyh 2455 -- Morozevich 2590, ? 1998.