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Opening Report

Database: masters (534,122 games)
Report: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 (3484 games)
ECO: C42g [Russian Game: 3.Nxe5 d6]
Generated by Scid 3.6, 2004.03.15

BR BN BB BQ BK BB BR
BP BP BP :: BP BP BP
:: BP BN ::
:: :: WN ::
:: :: WP :: ::
:: :: :: ::
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   3484     968    1896     422    57.8%
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1.2 Oldest games

1: 1-0(55) Morphy -- Loewenthal, New Orleans, LA USA 1850
2: =-=(58) Morphy -- Loewenthal, New Orleans, LA USA 1850
3: 0-1(80) Loewenthal -- Morphy, London ENG 1858
4: =-=(44) Loewenthal -- Morphy, London ENG 1858
5: 1-0(70) Loewenthal -- Morphy, London ENG 1858

1.3 Newest games

1: 1-0(48) Kulaots 2530 -- Rozentalis 2625, Cappelle la Grande FRA 2004.03.06
2: =-=(20) Socko 2556 -- Skatchkov 2493, Cappelle la Grande FRA 2004.03.03
3: 1-0(41) Degraeve 2566 -- Shirazi 2423, Cappelle la Grande FRA 2004.03.01
4: 1-0(48) Zelcic 2524 -- Jovanic 2432, Bizovac CRO 2004.02.28
5: 1-0(54) Leko 2722 -- Shirov 2736, Linares ESP 2004.02.26 [58]

1.4 Current popularity

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

Once every X games   108     169     709     247     134     190     113
Frequency in all years: once every 153 games
In the 10 years to today: once every 131 games (up 17% from all years)
In the 5 years to today: once every 120 games (up 27% from all years)
In the 1 year to today: once every 109 games (up 40% from all years)

1.5 Most frequent players (White)

1: 64 1990-2004 57% 2797 Anand, Viswanathan [46,47,48,51,55,57,58,60,...]
2: 51 1980-2003 65% 2701 Short, Nigel D [1,2,5,17,18,33,41,44,...]
3: 48 1974-2003 61% 2675 Timman, Jan H [2,19,20,27,41,47,57,58,...]
4: 46 1998-2004 54% 2769 Shirov, Alexei D [6,8,13,22,35,38,41,43,...]
5: 45 1976-2002 67% 2851 Kasparov, Gary [14,21,23,30,31,32,34,43,...]
6: 43 1975-1995 44% 2645 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir [32,41,44,58,89]

1.6 Most frequent players (Black)

1:145 1977-2001 46% 2665 Jussupow, Artur M [2,14,18,30,31,34,49,62,...]
2: 86 1967-2003 51% 2740 Karpov, Anatoly [5,6,9,13,16,18,19,20,...]
3: 61 1996-2004 48% 2807 Kramnik, Vladimir [1,2,7,10,11,13,14,70,...]
4: 56 1984-2004 42% 2650 Rozentalis, Eduardas [51,54,55]
5: 42 1941-1999 46% 2620 Smyslov, Vassily V [3,16,21,29,33,80]
6: 40 1987-2003 49% 2794 Anand, Viswanathan [3,8,17,29,36,41,50,53,...]

2. Ratings and Performance

2.1 Average ratings and performance

White rating: 2585 (1420 games); White performance: 2620 (57% vs 2570)
Black rating: 2570 (1416 games); Black performance: 2535 (43% vs 2585)

2.2 Games with highest average rating

1: =-=(74) Aseev -- Ivanchuk, Irkutsk 1986 [65]
2: =-=(21) Gufeld -- Kharitonov, ? 1981 [30]
3: =-=(30) Barczay -- Bilek, ? 1964 [15]
4: =-=(21) Kasparov -- Kramnik, Linares 2000 [86]
5: =-=(45) Kasparov -- Kramnik, Moscow RUS 1998 [80]
6: =-=(66) Kramnik -- Kasparov, New York, NY USA 1995 [4]
7: =-=(30) Kasparov -- Anand, Linares 2000 [86]
8: 1-0(67) Kasparov -- Karpov, ? 1984 [79]

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%     44     29     46   27.7%   54.4%   12.1% 
 All games       55.2%     42     34     43   33.3%   39.0%   23.2%

3.2 Shortest wins (White)

1: 1-0(6) Zapata -- Anand, Biel SUI 1988 [3]
2: 1-0(14) Efimenko 2547 -- Schroll 2417, Plovdiv BUL 2003
3: 1-0(19) Paulsen -- Schallopp, Frankfurt GER 1887
4: 1-0(20) Van der Wiel 2515 -- Van der Sterren 2475, Wijk aan Zee NED 1984
5: 1-0(21) Velimirovic 2507 -- Nikcevic 2484, Herceg Novi YUG 2001

3.3 Shortest wins (Black)

1: 0-1(18) Ivanchuk -- Anand, Reggio Emilia ITA 1989 [29]
2: 0-1(19) Cuijpers -- Tempone, Dortmund GER 1980
3: 0-1(20) Velimirovic 2535 -- Sisniega 2495, Novi Sad YUG 1990
4: 0-1(21) Torre 2570 -- Handoko 2420, Indonesia 1983
5: 0-1(23) Polgar 2681 -- Macieja 2607, Budapest HUN 2002

4. Moves and Themes

4.1 Move orders reaching the report position

There was only one move order reaching this position:
1: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 (3484)

4.2 Moves from the report position

    Move   ECO       Frequency    Score  AvElo Perf AvYear %Draws
 1: Nf3    C42j     3354: 96.2%   57.7%  2491  2523  1992   55%
 2: Nc4    C42i       99:  2.8%   59.0%  2424  2466  1989   47%
 3: Nxf7   C42h       28:  0.8%   58.9%  2399  2465  1997   18%
 4: Nd3                2:  0.0%   50.0%              1987    0%
 5: d4                 1:  0.0%   50.0%              1999  100%
_______________________________________________________________
TOTAL:              3484:100.0%   57.8%  2488  2521  1992   54%

4.3 Positional Themes

Frequency of themes in the first 20 moves of each game:
Same-side castling: 71% White Isolated Queen Pawn: 31%
Opposite castling: 9% Black Isolated Queen Pawn: 13%
Kingside pawn storm: 23% White Pawn on 5/6/7th rank: 23%
Queens exchanged: 31% Black Pawn on 2/3/4th rank: 12%
Only one side has Bishop pair: 2% Open c/d/e file: 100%

4.4 Endgames

Material at the end of each game:
P BN R R,BN Q Q,BN Q,RQ,R,BN
Report games 2% 9% 8% 33% 2% 4% 4% 38%
All games 2% 9% 9% 26% 2% 5% 4% 44%

5. Theory Table

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6: +968 =1896 -422 (1916/3484: 58%)
4567891011
1 Nf31
Nxe4 		Nc32
Nxc33 		dxc3
Be7 		Bf44
OO5 		Qd2
Nd7 		OOO
Nc5 		Nd46
Ne6 		Be3
Nxd47 		24: 46%
2 ...
... 		Bd3
d58 		Qe2
Qe7 		OO
Nd69 		Qd110
g611 		Re1
Be6 		Bf1
Bg7 		d4
OO12 		17: 56%
3 ...
... 		Qe2
Qe7 		d3
Nf6 		Bg513
Qxe2+14 		Bxe2
Be715 		Nc316
c617 		OOO18
Na6 		Rhe119
Nc720 		33: 47%
4 ...
... 		d4
d521 		Bd3
Be722 		OO23
Nc624 		Re1
Bf525 		Bb526
Bf627 		Nbd2
OO 		Nf1
Ne728 		26: 65%
5 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
Bg4 		c429
Nf6 		cxd530
Bxf331 		Qxf3
Qxd532 		28: 52%
6 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		c4
Nf633 		Nc334
OO35 		h336
dxc437 		Bxc4
Na538 		14: 54%
7 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
Nb4 		Be2
OO39 		Nc340
Bf541 		a342
Nxc343 		29: 48%
8 ...
... 		...
... 		...
Bd6 		OO44
OO45 		Re1
Bf546 		c4
c6 		cxd547
cxd5 		Nc3
Nxc348 		15: 53%
9 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		c4
c649 		Re150
Bf551 		Qb352
Na653 		cxd554
cxd555 		29: 67%
10 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		cxd5
cxd5 		Nc3
Nxc356 		bxc3
Bg457 		27: 57%
11 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		Qc2
Na6 		a3
f558 		Nc359
Nc760 		32: 63%
12 ...
... 		...
... 		...
Nc6 		OO
Bg4 		c461
Nf662 		Nc363
Bxf3 		Qxf3
Nxd4 		Qe3+64
Ne665 		16: 53%
13 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
Be7 		Re166
Bg467 		c4
Nf6 		Nc368
Bxf369 		Qxf3
Nxd470 		28: 61%
14 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		c3
f5 		Qb371
OO72 		Nbd2
Na573 		23: 65%
15 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		c4
Nf674 		Nc375
OO76 		h377
dxc478 		Bxc4
Na579 		20: 60%
16 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
Nb4 		Be280
Be6 		Nc381
OO 		Be382
Bf583 		32: 59%
17 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
OO 		Nc384
b6 		a385
Nxc386 		20: 58%
18 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
Bf5 		a3
Nxc387 		38: 58%
19 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
Be6 		Be388
Bf589 		23: 52%
20 ...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		...
... 		Ne5
f690 		26: 62%
Generated from the 500 highest-rated games.
  1. 4.Nxf7 Kxf7 5.Nc3 c5 6.Bc4+ Be6 7.Bxe6+ Kxe6 8.d4 Kf7 9.dxc5 Nc6 10.Qe2 Qd7 11.Be3 dxc5 12.f4 Re8 =-=(31) Topalov -- Kramnik, Linares 1999; =-=(32) Topalov 2700 -- Kramnik 2751, ? 1999; =-=(31) Topalov 2700 -- Kramnik 2751, Linares ESP 1999; 5.d4 c5 6.dxc5 Nc6 7.Bc4+ Be6 8.Bxe6+ Kxe6 9.OO Kf7 10.Qe2 Qe8 11.Re1 d5 12.e5 Ne4 0-1(36) Short 2663 -- Shirov 2715, Dubai UAE 2002.
    4.Nd3 Nxe4 5.Qe2 Qe7 6.b3 Nc6 7.Bb2 Bf5 8.g4 Bd7 9.Bg2 OOO 10.OO Nc5 11.Qxe7 Bxe7 12.Nxc5 dxc5 0-1(47) Glek -- Ivanchuk, Minsk BLR 1986.

  2. 5.d3 Nf6 6.d4 d5 7.Bd3 Bd6 8.OO OO 9.h3 Nc6 10.c4 Nb4 11.c5 Nxd3 12.Qxd3 Be7 =-=(14) Polgar -- Timman, Erevan ARM 1996; =-=(14) Polgar -- Timman, Yerevan ARM 1996; 6...Bg4 7.h3 Bh5 8.Nc3 Be7 9.g4 Bg6 10.Bg2 Ne4 11.Nd5 c6 12.Nf4 Nd7 =-=(19) Short -- Timman, Sarajevo BIH 1999; =-=(19) Short 2697 -- Timman 2670, ? 1999; 6...Be7 7.Bd3 OO 8.OO Bg4 9.Nbd2 c5 10.h3 Bh5 11.dxc5 dxc5 12.Ne4 Nc6 =-= Ivanchuk -- Kramnik, Wijk aan Zee NED 1999; 7...Bg4 8.OO OO 9.h3 Bh5 10.Re1 Re8 11.Bg5 Nc6 12.c3 Nd5 =-=(16) Smirin -- Ivanchuk, Debrecen 1992.
    5.c4 Nc6 6.Nc3 Nxc3 7.dxc3 Be7 8.Be2 OO 9.OO Re8 10.h3 Bf6 11.Be3 b6 12.Nd4 Nxd4 =-=(46) Peng Xiaomin -- Ivanchuk, Elista RUS 1998; 8.Bd3 Bg4 9.Be4 Qd7 10.Be3 Bf5 11.Bxf5 Qxf5 12.Qd5 Qxd5 =-=(39) Timman -- Jussupow, Hilversum NED 1986; 5...c6 6.Nc3 Nxc3 7.dxc3 Be7 8.Be2 OO 9.Bf4 Qb6 10.Qc2 Nd7 11.Rd1 Ne5 12.Nxe5 dxe5 =-=(31) Leko 2736 -- Morozevich 2678, Monte Carlo MNC 2003; 5...Be7 6.d4 OO 7.Bd3 Ng5 8.Nxg5 Bxg5 9.Qh5 Re8+ 10.Kd1 h6 11.Bxg5 Qxg5 12.Qxg5 hxg5 =-=(38) Kengis -- Akopian, Podolsk RUS 1990.

  3. 5...Bf5 6.Qe2 1-0 Zapata -- Anand, Biel SUI 1988.
    5...Nf6 6.d4 Be7 7.Bd3 Bg4 8.h3 Bh5 9.Bf4 OO 10.g4 Bg6 11.Qd2 Nc6 12.Bxg6 hxg6 =-=(27) Tal -- Smyslov, Oslo NOR 1989.

  4. 7.Be3 OO 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.OOO Ne5 10.Nd4 c5 11.Nb5 Qa5 12.a3 Be6 *(19) Kramnik 2730 -- Kasparov 2805, ? 1995; =-=(66) Kramnik -- Kasparov, New York, NY USA 1995.

  5. 7...Nd7 8.Qd2 OO 9.OOO Nc5 10.Be3 Re8 11.h4 Bg4 12.Be2 Qc8 0-1(53) Short 2682 -- Karpov 2687, Moscow RUS 2002.
    7...Nc6 8.Qd2 Bg4 9.OOO Qd7 10.Bc4 Be6 11.Bd3 OOO 12.Rhe1 a6 0-1(48) Vallejo Pons 2645 -- Ponomariov 2718, Leon ESP 2003.

  6. 10.Kb1 Bf6 11.Be3 b6 12.Nd4 Bb7 1-0(71) Shirov 2697 -- Morozevich 2716, Moscow RUS 2002.
    10.Be3 Be6 11.Kb1 Qc8 12.Nd4 Bd7 1-0(44) Shirov 2699 -- Karpov 2688, Benidorm ESP 2002.

  7. 12.cxd4 Bf5 0-1(53) Huebner -- Kramnik, Frankfurt GER 1996.

  8. 5...Nf6 6.h3 Be7 7.OO OO 8.c3 c5 9.Bc2 Nc6 10.d4 Be6 11.Re1 h6 12.Be3 Re8 0-1(40) Morozevich 2749 -- Topalov 2711, Dortmund GER 2001; *(21) Morozevich 2739 -- Topalov 2711, ? 2001; 11...Qc8 12.Bg5 Nd5 1-0(49) Morozevich 2756 -- Vladimirov 2598, ? 2000; 1-0(49) Morozevich 2756 -- Vladimirov 2598, New Delhi IND 2000; 6.OO Be7 7.h3 OO 8.c3 d5 9.Bc2 Re8 10.d4 Bd6 11.Bg5 Nbd7 12.Nbd2 Nf8 =-=(51) Shirov 2751 -- Anand 2769, Leon ESP 2000; *(23) Shirov 2769 -- Anand 2574, ? 2000; 8...Re8 9.Bc2 b6 10.d4 Bb7 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bh4 Ne4 0-1(42) Shirov 2706 -- Adams 2731, Leon ESP 2001.

  9. 7...Nc5 8.Re1 Be6 9.Bb5+ c6 10.d4 cxb5 11.dxc5 Nc6 12.Be3 a6 =-=(28) Morozevich -- Shirov, Sarajevo BIH 2000; *(21) Morozevich 2748 -- Shirov 2751, ? 2000; 8...Qxe2 9.Bxe2 Ne6 10.d4 c6 11.c4 Bb4 12.Nc3 dxc4 =-=(47) Illescas Cordoba -- Karpov, Barcelona ESP 1999.

  10. 8.Re1 Qxe2 9.Rxe2+ Be7 10.Nc3 Be6 11.Nd4 Kd7 12.Nxe6 fxe6 =-=(28) Leko -- Kramnik, Linares 1999; =-=(28) Leko 2694 -- Kramnik 2751, ? 1999; =-=(28) Leko 2694 -- Kramnik 2751, Linares ESP 1999.

  11. 8...Qd8 9.Nc3 c6 10.Re1+ Be7 11.Qe2 Bg4 12.b3 Nd7 =-=(16) Morozevich -- Kramnik, Wijk aan Zee NED 2000; =-=(16) Morozevich 2748 -- Kramnik 2758, ? 2000.

  12. 12.Bf4 Nc6 1-0(65) Morozevich 2749 -- Shirov 2722, ? 2001; 1-0(65) Morozevich 2749 -- Shirov 2722, Astana KAZ 2001.

  13. 7.Nc3 Qxe2+ 8.Bxe2 g6 9.Nd4 a6 10.h3 Bg7 11.g4 Bd7 12.Bf3 Nc6 =-=(18) Shirov 2710 -- Kramnik 2790, ? 1998; =-=(18) Shirov -- Kramnik, Cazorla 1998; 9.Be3 Bg7 10.h3 OO 11.OOO Re8 12.Rhe1 a6 1-0(36) Shirov 2697 -- Topalov 2745, Dortmund GER 2002; 8...Be7 9.Nd4 Bd7 10.g4 Nxg4 11.Rg1 h5 12.h3 Ne5 0-1(33) Shirov 2737 -- Lautier 2666, Plovdiv BUL 2003; 9.OO c6 10.Nd4 Na6 11.Re1 Nc7 12.Bf3 Kf8 0-1(40) Shirov 2699 -- Karpov 2688, Bastia FRA 2002.

  14. 7...Nbd7 8.Nc3 Qxe2+ 9.Bxe2 h6 10.Bd2 Nb6 11.Nb5 Nbd5 12.c4 c6 =-=(17) Adams -- Kramnik, Dos Hermanas ESP 1999; =-=(17) Adams 2716 -- Kramnik 2751, ? 1999; 12...Bd7 =-=(29) Spassky -- Jussupow, URS 1981; 10.Bh4 g6 11.d4 a6 12.OOO Bg7 =-=(19) Kasparov -- Cramling, Wattignies 1976; =-=(19) Kasparov -- Cramling, Wattignies 1976; 8...h6 9.Be3 Nb6 10.g3 Nbd5 11.Nxd5 Nxd5 12.Bd2 Bg4 =-=(13) Bacrot 2653 -- Gelfand 2704, Bled SLO 2002.
    7...Nc6 8.Nc3 Be6 9.OOO OOO 10.d4 d5 11.Ne5 Qe8 12.Qf3 Be7 =-=(31) Lasker -- Pillsbury, St Petersburg RUS 1895; =-=(31) Lasker -- Pillsbury, St. Petersburg RUS 1895.

  15. 8...Nbd7 9.Nc3 h6 10.Bh4 g5 11.Bg3 Nh5 12.Nd4 Nxg3 =-=(30) Barczay -- Bilek, ? 1964.

  16. 9.c4 h6 10.Bf4 Nc6 11.Nc3 Bf5 12.OOO OOO *(17) Spassky -- Karpov, ? 1982; 10...OO 11.Nc3 Re8 12.OO Bf8 *(15) Karpov -- Smyslov, ? 1982.

  17. 9...h6 10.Bh4 Nc6 11.OOO Bd7 12.h3 OOO =-=(23) Short -- Anand, Wijk aan Zee NED 2000; 10...Nbd7 11.OOO Nb6 12.Rhe1 Nfd5 =-=(14) Leko 2743 -- Akopian 2689, Bled SLO 2002.

  18. 10.OO Na6 11.Rfe1 Nc7 12.d4 d5 =-=(37) Spassky -- Jussupow, ? 1982; =-=(37) Spassky -- Jussupow, Toluca MEX 1982; 12.Bf1 Ne6 =-=(24) Spassky -- Karpov, ? 1982; =-=(24) Spassky 2625 -- Karpov 2720, Turin ITA 1982.
    10.d4 Be6 11.h3 Nbd7 12.OOO h6 =-=(15) Short -- Karpov, Tilburg NED 1988.
    10.b4 Nbd7 11.OO Nf8 12.b5 Ne6 =-=(32) Spassky -- Karpov, ? 1981.
    10.Ne4 Nxe4 11.dxe4 Bxg5 12.Nxg5 =-= Rozentalis -- Shirov, Daugavpils LAT 1989.

  19. 11.Nd4 Nc7 12.Rde1 Ne6 0-1(36) Timman -- Karpov, Tilburg NED 1980; 0-1(36) Timman -- Karpov, ? 1980.
    11.Ne4 Nxe4 12.dxe4 Nc5 =-=(25) Spassky -- Petrosian, Moscow RUS 1969.

  20. 12.Bf1 Ne6 =-=(19) Spassky -- Petrosian, Moscow RUS 1969; =-=(19) Spassky -- Petrosian, Moscow RUS 1969.
    12.Ne4 Nxe4 1-0(67) Timman -- Piket, Wijk aan Zee NED 1995.
    12.Nd4 Ne6 =-=(15) Spassky 2640 -- Karpov 2705, URS 1979.
    =-= Glek -- Khalifman, Moscow RUS 1989.

  21. 5...Be7 6.Bd3 d5 7.OO Nc6 8.Re1 Bf5 9.Nbd2 Nxd2 10.Qxd2 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 OO 12.c3 Qd7 =-=(41) Kasparov -- Karpov, Moscow RUS 1981; =-=(41) Kasparov -- Karpov, ? 1981; 7...Bf5 8.c4 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nd7 10.Re1 OO 11.Bd5 Nd6 12.Nc3 Re8 1-0(58) Karpov -- Panno, ? 1980; 6...Nf6 7.h3 OO 8.OO Re8 9.c4 Nbd7 10.Nc3 Nf8 11.d5 Ng6 12.Re1 Bd7 =-=(20) Tal -- Smyslov, Leningrad RUS 1971; =-=(20) Tal -- Smyslov, ? 1971; 9...Nc6 10.Nc3 h6 11.Re1 Bf8 12.Rxe8 Qxe8 1-0(35) Fischer -- Gheorghiu, Buenos Aires ARG 1970.
    5...Bg4 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.OO Be7 8.c4 OO 9.Nc3 c6 10.h3 Bh5 11.Bf4 d5 12.c5 b6 0-1(31) Grischuk -- Bacrot, Bratislava SVK 1993.
    5...Nf6 6.Bd3 Be7 7.h3 OO 8.OO c6 9.Re1 Nbd7 10.Bf4 Re8 11.c4 Nf8 12.Nc3 a6 =-=(38) Fischer 2760 -- Petrosian 2640, Buenos Aires ARG 1971.

  22. 6...Bf5 7.OO Be7 8.Re1 Nc6 9.c4 OO 10.cxd5 Qxd5 11.Qc2 Nb4 12.Bxe4 Nxc2 =-=(28) Shirov 2715 -- Ivanchuk 2717, Monaco MNC 2002; 9.Nbd2 Nxd2 10.Qxd2 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 OO 12.c3 Qd7 1-0(50) Almasi 2640 -- Ivanchuk 2717, Monaco MNC 2001.

  23. 7.c4 Nc6 8.OO Nb4 9.Be2 OO 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 1-0(26) Kasparov -- Sokolov, Sarajevo BIH 2000.

  24. 7...OO 8.c4 Nf6 9.Nc3 Nc6 10.Re1 Bg4 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.h3 Be6 =-=(44) Polgar -- Hort, Monte Carlo MNC 1994.

  25. 8...Nf6 9.c4 Bg4 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.Nc3 OO 12.Be4 Be6 =-=(24) Tal -- Karpov, 1983.

  26. 9.c4 Nb4 10.Bf1 dxc4 11.Nc3 Nf6 12.Bxc4 OO 0-1(32) Karpov -- Portisch, Tilburg NED 1982; 0-1(32) Karpov -- Portisch, ? 1982; 10...OO 11.a3 Nc6 12.Nc3 Nxc3 1-0(38) Karpov -- Portisch, ? 1982; 1-0(38) Karpov -- Portisch, Turin ITA 1982.
    9.Nbd2 Nxd2 10.Qxd2 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 Qd7 12.c3 a6 =-=(25) Leko -- Karpov, Dortmund GER 1999; =-=(25) Leko 2701 -- Karpov 2700, ? 1999; 9...Nd6 10.Nf1 OO 11.Ng3 Bg6 12.Bf4 Nc4 =-= Grischuk 2732 -- Karpov 2693, Cap d'Agde FRA 2003.
    9.a3 OO 10.c4 Bf6 11.Nc3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Bxd3 =-=(22) Kavalek -- Karpov, ? 1982.

  27. 9...OO 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.Ne5 Bh4 12.Be3 Qd6 1-0(65) Timman -- Portisch, Moscow RUS 1981; 1-0(65) Timman -- Portisch, Moscow RUS 1981.

  28. 12.c3 Ng6 1-0(53) Karpov -- Korchnoi, ? 1981; 1-0(53) Karpov 2700 -- Korchnoi 2695, Merano ITA 1981; 1-0(53) Karpov 2700 -- Korchnoi 2695, Meran ITA 1981.

  29. 9.c3 f5 10.Qb3 OO 11.Nbd2 Kh8 12.h3 Bh5 1-0(31) Karpov 2700 -- Korchnoi 2670, Moscow RUS 1974; 1-0(31) Karpov -- Korchnoi, ? 1974; 11...Na5 12.Qa4 Nc6 =-=(21) Yudasin -- Khalifman, Simferopol UKR 1988; 11.Bf4 Bxf3 12.gxf3 Ng5 0-1(33) Lasker -- Pillsbury, St Petersburg RUS 1895; 0-1(33) Lasker -- Pillsbury, St. Petersburg RUS 1895; 10...Qd6 11.Nfd2 Nxd2 12.Nxd2 OO =-=(13) Tal -- Smyslov, ? 1984; =-=(13) Tal -- Smyslov, Bugojno (Bosnia & Herzegovina) 1984; 11...OOO 12.f3 Bh4 0-1(18) Ivanchuk -- Anand, Reggio Emilia ITA 1989; 10.Nbd2 OO 11.Qb3 Na5 12.Qc2 Nc6 0-1(97) Morozevich 2718 -- Karpov 2690, Prague CZE 2002.

  30. 10.Nc3 OO 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Be4 Be6 1-0(40) Beliavsky -- Jussupow, Frunze KGZ 1981; 1-0(40) Beliavsky -- Jussupow, ? 1981; 1-0(40) Beliavsky -- Jussupow, Frunze (Kyrgyzstan) 1981; 12.h3 Be6 =-=(21) Gufeld -- Kharitonov, ? 1981; 10...dxc4 11.Bxc4 OO 12.Be3 Bxf3 =-=(20) Kasparov -- Karpov, Moscow RUS 1984; 12.d5 Na5 =-=(65) Polgar -- Kamsky, Las Palmas ESP 1994; 10...Nxd4 11.cxd5 Bxf3 12.gxf3 c5 *(18) Polgar 2671 -- Karpov 2700, ? 1999; =-=(43) Polgar -- Karpov, Hoogeveen NED 1999; 10...Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Nxd4 12.Qg3 dxc4 0-1(40) Lobron -- Karpov, ? 1983.

  31. 10...Nxd5 11.Nc3 OO 12.Be4 Be6 =-=(20) Kasparov -- Jussupow, Leningrad RUS 1977; 12.h3 Be6 =-=(18) Psakhis -- Karpov, ? 1983.

  32. 12.Qxd5 Nxd5 =-=(67) Kamsky 2695 -- Karpov 2740, Linares 1994; =-=(67) Kamsky 2695 -- Karpov 2740, ? 1994; =-=(44) Beliavsky -- Timman, Bugojno BIH 1984; *(24) Beliavsky -- Timman, ? 1984; =-=(44) Beliavsky -- Timman, Bugojno (Bosnia & Herzegovina) 1984; =-=(31) Ljubojevic -- Tal, Bugojno (Bosnia & Herzegovina) 1984; *(14) Ljubojevic -- Tal, ? 1984.
    12.Qg3 Qxd4 1-0(34) Kasparov -- Wolff, London ENG 1984.

  33. 8...Be6 9.Re1 Nf6 10.c5 OO 11.Nc3 Bg4 12.Be3 Bxc5 =-=(21) Short -- Smyslov, Hastings ENG 1989.

  34. 9.h3 Nb4 10.Be2 dxc4 11.Bxc4 OO 12.Nc3 c6 =-=(17) Kasparov 2838 -- Gelfand 2704, Bled SLO 2002; =-=(25) Grischuk 2669 -- Gelfand 2704, Biel SUI 2001; 1-0(76) Ponomariov 2734 -- Karpov 2688, Wijk aan Zee NED 2003; 12...Nbd5 =-=(21) Nisipeanu 2613 -- Leko 2743, Bled SLO 2002.
    9.Bg5 OO 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.Bxe7 Ncxe7 12.Nc3 h6 =-=(31) Kamsky -- Jussupow, Tilburg NED 1993.

  35. 9...Be6 10.c5 Bg4 11.Bb5 OO 12.Bxc6 bxc6 =-=(37) Shirov 2722 -- Gelfand 2712, Astana KAZ 2001; =-=(37) Shirov 2722 -- Gelfand 2712, ? 2001; 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.a3 Qd7 12.Bb5 f6 *(18) Karpov -- Larsen, ? 1980.

  36. 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.Re1 Be6 12.a3 Bf6 0-1(55) Geller -- Anand, Coimbatore 1987.
    10.Re1 Be6 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.a3 Bf6 =-=(21) Svidler 2686 -- Gelfand 2701, Biel SUI 2001.

  37. 10...Nb4 11.Be2 dxc4 12.Bxc4 =-= Ye Jiangchuan 2667 -- Leko 2743, Bled SLO 2002.

  38. 12.Bd3 Be6 1-0(22) Shirov 2737 -- Karpov 2693, Bastia FRA 2003; =-=(36) Shirov 2737 -- Karpov 2693, Bastia FRA 2003.

  39. 9...dxc4 10.Bxc4 OO 11.Nc3 Nd6 12.Bb3 Bf6 =-=(71) Karpov -- Kasparov, ? 1984; =-=(71) Karpov 2705 -- Kasparov 2715, Moscow RUS 1985; =-=(71) Karpov -- Kasparov, Moscow RUS 1984.
    9...Be6 10.Nc3 OO 11.Be3 Bf5 12.Rc1 dxc4 1-0(54) Topalov -- Akopian, Linares 1995; 11...f5 12.a3 Nxc3 1-0(75) Karpov -- Seirawan, ? 1986; 10.c5 Nc6 11.Bb5 Bf6 12.Bf4 OO 0-1(64) Adams 2725 -- Bacrot 2664, Cap d'Agde FRA 2003.

  40. 10.a3 Nc6 11.cxd5 Qxd5 12.Nc3 Nxc3 1-0(26) Polgar 2722 -- Karpov 2693, Hoogeveen NED 2003.

  41. 10...Be6 11.Ne5 f6 12.Nf3 c5 =-=(27) Leko -- Anand, Wijk aan Zee NED 2000; *(21) Leko 2725 -- Anand 2769, ? 2000; =-=(64) Khalifman -- Karpov, Bali (Indonesia) 2000; *(28) Khalifman 2656 -- Karpov 2696, ? 2000; =-=(64) Khalifman 2656 -- Karpov 2696, Bali INA 2000; 11.Be3 Bf5 12.Rc1 dxc4 0-1(52) Timman -- Bareev, Linares 1993; 0-1(52) Timman -- Bareev, Linares ESP 1993; 12.Qb3 c6 =-=(28) Shirov 2706 -- Gelfand 2701, Leon ESP 2001; 11...Bf6 12.Nxe4 dxe4 =-=(44) Ljubojevic -- Karpov, ? 1986; 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 =-=(15) Short -- Seirawan, Biel SUI 1985.

  42. 11.Qb3 Nf6 12.c5 a5 0-1(48) Morozevich -- Polgar, Frankfurt GER 1999; 0-1(48) Morozevich 2723 -- Polgar 2677, Frankfurt GER 1999.

  43. 12.bxc3 Nc6 =-=(29) Shirov 2737 -- Karpov 2693, Cap d'Agde FRA 2003; 1-0(50) Polgar 2722 -- Karpov 2693, Cap d'Agde FRA 2003; =-=(36) Svidler 2690 -- Gelfand 2710, Moscow RUS 2002; =-=(17) Smirin 2685 -- Dreev 2677, Sarajevo BIH 2002; =-=(29) Movsesian 2651 -- Gelfand 2704, Bled SLO 2002; 1-0(26) Kasparov 2851 -- Sokolov 2637, Sarajevo BIH 2000; =-=(32) Bologan 2641 -- Karpov 2699, Buenos Aires ARG 2000; =-=(32) Bologan 2641 -- Karpov 2699, ? 2000; *(17) Kasparov 2851 -- Sokolov 2637, ? 2000; 0-1(40) Shirov 2704 -- Karpov 2690, Prague CZE 2002.

  44. 7.c4 Bb4+ 8.Nbd2 OO 9.OO Bxd2 10.Bxd2 Bg4 11.Be3 Nc6 12.h3 Bh5 0-1(67) Short -- Adams, Wijk aan Zee NED 2000; 0-1(67) Short 2683 -- Adams 2715, ? 2000; 7...c6 8.Nc3 OO 9.OO Nxc3 10.bxc3 Bg4 11.h3 Bh5 12.Rb1 dxc4 0-1(40) Ljubojevic -- Khalifman, Reykjavik ISL 1991.

  45. 7...c5 8.c3 cxd4 9.cxd4 OO 10.Nc3 Re8 11.h3 Bb4 12.Qc2 Bxc3 0-1(61) Lautier -- Adams, Bordeaux FRA 2000; 0-1(61) Lautier 2632 -- Adams 2715, Bordeaux FRA 2000; 0-1(61) Lautier 2632 -- Adams 2715, Bordeaux FRA 2000.

  46. 8...Re8 9.c4 c6 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.Nc3 Nxc3 12.Rxe8+ Qxe8 1-0(61) Kasparov 2838 -- Ehlvest 2588, Moscow RUS 2002; 10.Nc3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Rxe1+ 12.Qxe1 h6 1-0(54) Anand 2766 -- Mamedyarov 2595, Benidorm ESP 2003.

  47. 10.Qc2 Bg6 11.c5 Bc7 12.Nc3 f5 1-0(69) Anand 2753 -- Morozevich 2678, Monte Carlo MNC 2003; 10...Nd7 11.Nc3 Ndf6 12.c5 Bc7 1-0(62) Polgar 2677 -- Kasimdzhanov 2674, Moscow RUS 2002.
    10.Nc3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Bxd3 12.Qxd3 dxc4 =-=(65) Ye Jiangchuan 2677 -- Khalifman 2700, Shanghai CHN 2001; 1-0(41) Timman -- Akopian, Groningen NED 1996.
    10.Qb3 Na6 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.Nc3 Nb4 =-=(72) Khalifman -- Akopian, Groningen NED 1993.

  48. 12.bxc3 Bxd3 1-0(56) Anand 2766 -- Shirov 2736, Wijk aan Zee NED 2004.
    11...Bb4 12.Nxe4 Bxe1 1-0(36) Grischuk 2732 -- Lautier 2666, Cap d'Agde FRA 2003.

  49. 8...Be6 9.Re1 Re8 10.c5 Be7 11.Nc3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nd7 1-0(78) Kamsky -- Jussupow, Tilburg NED 1992; 9.Qc2 f5 10.Nbd2 c6 11.c5 Bc7 12.b4 Nd7 0-1(44) Adams -- Huebner, Dortmund GER 1992.

  50. 9.Nc3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 dxc4 11.Bxc4 Bg4 12.Qd3 Nd7 =-=(41) Kamsky -- Bareev, Linares 1993; 1-0(24) Short -- Huebner, Tilburg NED 1988; 12.h3 Bh5 =-=(40) Ehlvest -- Anand, Linares 1991; 12.Be2 Nd7 =-=(29) Beliavsky -- Christiansen, Szirak 1987; 10...Bg4 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.Rb1 b6 1-0(27) Short -- Salov, Amsterdam NED 1989.

  51. 9...Re8 10.Nc3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Bg4 12.Bg5 Rxe1+ 1-0(23) Anand 2790 -- Piket 2632, ? 2001; 1-0(23) Anand 2790 -- Piket 2632, Wijk aan Zee NED 2001; 11...dxc4 12.Bg5 Rxe1+ =-=(41) Khalifman -- Rozentalis, Minsk BLR 1986; 10.Nbd2 Bf5 11.c5 Bf8 12.Qc2 Nd7 =-=(82) Khalifman -- Rozentalis, Lvov UKR 1985.
    9...Bg4 10.Bxe4 dxe4 11.Rxe4 f5 12.Re1 Bxf3 0-1(42) Topalov 2739 -- Morozevich 2742, Monaco MNC 2002.

  52. 10.Nc3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Bxd3 12.Qxd3 dxc4 =-=(89) Ivanchuk -- Gelfand, Lvov UKR 2000; =-=(71) Morozevich 2742 -- Piket 2659, Monaco MNC 2002; =-=(46) Adams 2752 -- Morozevich 2716, Dortmund GER 2002; *(24) Ivanchuk 2709 -- Gelfand 2692, ? 2000; 12...Nd7 =-=(15) Smirin -- Akopian, Moscow RUS 1994.
    10.Qc2 Bg6 11.c5 Bc7 12.Nc3 f5 *(19) Topalov 2718 -- Leko 2745, ? 2001; =-=(28) Topalov 2718 -- Leko 2745, Monaco MNC 2001; 12...Nf6 1-0(43) Shirov 2718 -- Piket 2632, ? 2001; 1-0(43) Shirov 2718 -- Piket 2632, Wijk aan Zee NED 2001.

  53. 10...Qd7 11.Be3 dxc4 12.Bxc4 Qc7 =-=(20) Leko 2730 -- Anand 2794, Leon ESP 2001.

  54. 11.Nc3 Nec5 12.dxc5 Nxc5 1-0(43) Khalifman -- Rozentalis, Vilnius (Lithuania) 1988.
    11.c5 Naxc5 12.dxc5 Nxc5 1-0(57) Polgar 2677 -- Kasimdzhanov 2674, Moscow RUS 2002.

  55. 12.Nc3 Be6 =-=(70) Akopian 2678 -- Kasimdzhanov 2674, Moscow RUS 2002; 1-0(26) Ivanchuk -- Shirov, Monaco MNC 2000; 1-0(26) Ivanchuk 2709 -- Shirov 2751, Monte Carlo MNC 2000; 12...Bb4 1-0(36) Akopian -- Rozentalis, Daugavpils LAT 1989; =-=(32) Anand -- Ivanchuk, Monte Carlo MNC 1993.

  56. 10...Re8 11.Bxe4 dxe4 12.Ng5 Bf5 0-1(46) Morozevich 2742 -- Gelfand 2703, Cannes FRA 2002; 11.Re1 Nxc3 12.Rxe8+ Qxe8 =-=(35) Topalov 2739 -- Gelfand 2703, Monaco MNC 2002.

  57. 12.Rb1 Nd7 1-0(52) Kasparov -- Shirov, Linares 2000; *(31) Kasparov 2851 -- Shirov 2751, ? 2000; 0-1(41) Anand -- Shirov, Linares 2000; 0-1(41) Anand 2769 -- Shirov 2751, ? 2000; 1-0(56) Khalifman -- Leko, New Delhi IND 2000; =-=(35) Topalov 2702 -- Shirov 2751, Monte Carlo MNC 2000; 1-0(44) Svidler -- Akopian, Erevan ARM 1996; =-=(27) Topalov 2725 -- Akopian 2655, ? 1997; =-=(35) Grischuk 2606 -- Shirov 2746, ? 2000; =-=(25) Smirin 2656 -- Morozevich 2679, Biel SUI 2003; =-=(35) Grischuk 2606 -- Shirov 2746, New Delhi IND 2000; 1-0(52) Kasparov 2851 -- Shirov 2751, Linares ESP 2000; 0-1(41) Anand 2769 -- Shirov 2751, Linares ESP 2000; =-=(28) Topalov 2735 -- Shirov 2736, Wijk aan Zee NED 2004; =-=(35) Topalov -- Shirov, Monaco MNC 2000; =-=(31) Adams -- Anand, Oakham ENG 1990; =-=(27) Topalov 2725 -- Akopian 2655, Madrid ESP 1997; *(28) Khalifman 2667 -- Leko 2743, ? 2000; =-=(71) Timman -- Anand, Tilburg NED 1991; 12...b6 =-=(33) Short -- Gelfand, Brussels BEL 1991; 1-0(26) Short -- Timman, Hilversum NED 1989; 1-0(27) Ivanchuk 2710 -- Bareev 2670, Linares 1993; 1-0(27) Ivanchuk 2710 -- Bareev 2670, ? 1993; =-=(39) Oll -- Akopian, Manila PHI 1992; 1-0(27) Ivanchuk -- Bareev, Linares 1993.

  58. 10...Re8 11.Nc3 Bg4 12.Nxe4 dxe4 *(19) Anand 2790 -- Piket 2632, ? 2001; *(25) Leko 2745 -- Piket 2632, ? 2001; 1-0(61) Kasimdzhanov 2674 -- Akopian 2678, Moscow RUS 2002; =-=(42) Bologan 2652 -- Khalifman 2698, Prague CZE 2002; =-=(23) Ivanchuk 2717 -- Piket 2632, ? 2001; =-=(23) Ivanchuk 2717 -- Piket 2632, Monaco MNC 2001; 0-1(27) Svidler 2686 -- Piket 2649, Zurich SUI 2001; 1-0(51) Anand 2790 -- Piket 2632, Monaco MNC 2001; 1-0(57) Leko 2745 -- Piket 2632, Monaco MNC 2001; 12.c5 Bc7 0-1(42) Topalov 2718 -- Piket 2632, Monaco MNC 2001; 11...Bf5 12.Re1 h6 1-0(29) Anand 2755 -- Kasimdzhanov 2653, Hyderabad IND 2002.
    10...Bg4 11.Ne5 Bxe5 12.dxe5 Nac5 =-=(71) Shirov -- Leko, Linares 2000; =-=(71) Shirov 2751 -- Leko 2725, ? 2000; =-=(71) Shirov 2751 -- Leko 2725, Linares ESP 2000; =-=(16) Ljubojevic -- Akopian, Linares 1995; 11...Bh5 12.cxd5 cxd5 1-0(45) Kasparov 2849 -- Shirov 2718, ? 2001; 1-0(45) Kasparov 2849 -- Shirov 2718, Wijk aan Zee NED 2001; 1-0(54) Leko 2722 -- Shirov 2736, Linares ESP 2004; 11...Bf5 12.b4 Qh4 =-=(40) Shirov -- Adams, Sarajevo BIH 2000; 11.c5 Bc7 12.Ne5 Bxe5 =-=(81) Timman -- Salov, Saint John CAN 1988.

  59. 11.c5 Bb8 12.Nc3 Nc7 1-0(42) Morozevich 2742 -- Piket 2659, Wijk aan Zee NED 2002; 12.Bxa6 bxa6 =-=(14) Ponomariov 2743 -- Motylev 2634, Moscow RUS 2002.

  60. 12.b4 a5 1-0(49) Svidler 2723 -- Morozevich 2679, Krasnoyarsk RUS 2003; =-=(39) Anand 2753 -- Shirov 2723, Monte Carlo MNC 2003; 12...Nxc3 1-0(48) Polgar 2722 -- Lautier 2666, Cap d'Agde FRA 2003; =-=(25) Leko 2722 -- Shirov 2736, Wijk aan Zee NED 2004; 12...Bd7 =-=(41) Leko 2717 -- Morozevich 2716, Dortmund GER 2002.
    12.Ne2 Ne6 0-1(48) Grischuk 2702 -- Morozevich 2718, Prague CZE 2002; =-=(46) Timman -- Salov, Saint John CAN 1988; 1-0(43) Ivanchuk 2699 -- Morozevich 2678, Monte Carlo MNC 2003.
    12.c5 Be7 =-=(27) Adams 2742 -- Piket 2659, Wijk aan Zee NED 2002.
    12.Re1 Kh8 =-=(28) Grischuk 2671 -- Gelfand 2703, Wijk aan Zee NED 2002.

  61. 8.Re1 Be7 9.c4 Nf6 10.cxd5 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Qxd5 12.Qh3 Nxd4 =-=(25) Kasparov -- Karpov, ? 1984; =-=(25) Kasparov -- Karpov, Moscow RUS 1984; 10.Nc3 dxc4 11.Bxc4 OO 12.Be3 Bxf3 =-=(20) Kasparov -- Karpov, ? 1984.

  62. 8...Be7 9.cxd5 Qxd5 10.Nc3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 OO 12.Re1 Bxf3 =-=(65) Timman -- Jussupow, Belfort FRA 1988; =-=(61) Ehlvest -- Jussupow, Saint John CAN 1988.

  63. 9.cxd5 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 Qxd5 11.Qxd5 Nxd5 12.Nc3 OOO *(21) Adams 2755 -- Piket 2649, ? 2000; 1-0(37) Adams 2755 -- Piket 2649, Dortmund GER 2000; 11.Qe2+ Be7 12.Bb5 Qd6 =-=(43) Timman -- Jussupow, Tilburg NED 1986; =-=(43) Timman -- Jussupow, ? 1986.

  64. 11.Re1+ Be7 12.Qd1 Ne6 =-=(22) Kasparov -- Karpov, ? 1985; =-=(22) Kasparov -- Karpov, Moscow RUS 1985.

  65. 12.cxd5 Nxd5 =-=(23) Timman -- Jussupow, Hilversum NED 1986; =-=(74) Aseev -- Ivanchuk, Irkutsk 1986; =-=(42) Kasparov 2740 -- Karpov 2705, London/Leningrad 1986; =-=(42) Kasparov 2740 -- Karpov 2705, London/Leningrad 1986; =-=(42) Kasparov 2740 -- Karpov 2705, ? 1986.

  66. 8.Nc3 Nxc3 9.bxc3 OO 10.Re1 Bg4 11.Bf4 Qd7 12.Rb1 Rab8 =-=(56) Anand 2794 -- Leko 2730, Leon ESP 2001; 8...f5 9.Ne2 OO 10.c4 Be6 11.Nf4 Bf7 12.cxd5 Bxd5 1-0(42) Grischuk 2732 -- Gelfand 2703, Bastia FRA 2003.
    8.Nbd2 Nxd2 9.Qxd2 OO 10.c3 Bd6 11.Bc2 Qf6 12.Qd3 Qg6 1-0(61) Polgar -- Gulko, Dos Hermanas ESP 1994.

  67. 8...Bf5 9.c4 Nb4 10.Bf1 OO 11.a3 Nc6 12.cxd5 Qxd5 *(36) Anand 2781 -- Karpov 2710, ? 1999; 1-0(27) Karpov -- Portisch, Lucerne SUI 1982; 1-0(45) Anand -- Karpov, Frankfurt GER 1999; 1-0(41) Anand 2774 -- Polgar 2718, Mainz GER 2003; 1-0(27) Karpov -- Portisch, ? 1982; 12.Nc3 Nxc3 =-=(37) Adams -- Karpov, Dortmund GER 1999; =-=(37) Adams 2708 -- Karpov 2700, ? 1999; 9...OO 10.a3 Bf6 11.cxd5 Qxd5 12.Bxe4 Bxe4 =-=(33) Morozevich 2716 -- Gelfand 2710, Moscow RUS 2002; 9.Nbd2 Nxd2 10.Qxd2 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 OO 12.c3 a6 =-=(27) Leko -- Piket, Tilburg NED 1998.
    8...Nd6 9.Bf4 OO 10.c3 g6 11.Na3 a6 12.Nc2 Bf6 1-0(30) Anand 2755 -- Karpov 2688, Bastia FRA 2002.

  68. 10.cxd5 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Qxd5 12.Qg3 Qxd4 =-=(61) Kamsky -- Khalifman, Las Vegas, NV USA 1999; *(24) Kamsky 2720 -- Khalifman 2628, ? 1999.

  69. 10...OO 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.h3 Be6 0-1(47) Shirov -- Sokolov, Las Vegas, NV USA 1999; 1-0(30) Timman -- Jussupow, Dortmund GER 1994; 0-1(47) Shirov 2734 -- Sokolov 2656, ? 1999.
    10...dxc4 11.Bxc4 OO 12.d5 Na5 1-0(30) Kasparov -- Timman, Amsterdam NED 1994; 1-0(30) Kasparov 2805 -- Timman 2620, ? 1994.

  70. 12.Qd1 Ne6 =-=(19) Anand 2794 -- Kramnik 2797, Mainz GER 2001; =-=(23) Polgar -- Shirov, Prague CZE 1999; 0-1(50) Gelfand -- Jussupow, Horgen SUI 1994; =-=(24) Kasimdzhanov 2693 -- Jussupow 2645, Essen GER 2001; 0-1(50) Gelfand 2680 -- Jussupow 2655, ? 1994; =-=(23) Polgar 2671 -- Shirov 2734, ? 1999; =-=(32) Shirov 2734 -- Jussupow 2636, ? 1999; =-=(32) Shirov -- Jussupow, Batumi GEO 1999.

  71. 10.Nbd2 OO 11.Qb3 Na5 12.Qc2 c5 =-=(27) Morozevich 2716 -- Adams 2752, Dortmund GER 2002; 12...Nc6 =-=(36) Morozevich 2742 -- Shirov 2715, Monaco MNC 2002; 12.Qb5 c6 =-=(27) Svidler -- Kramnik, Linares 1999; =-=(27) Svidler 2684 -- Kramnik 2760, Linares ESP 1999; 12.Qa4 Nc6 1-0(47) Anand 2766 -- Grischuk 2732, Bastia FRA 2003; 10...Qd6 11.c4 OO 12.cxd5 Nxd4 1-0(68) Leko -- Jussupow, Dortmund GER 1998.

  72. 10...Qd6 11.Nfd2 OOO 12.f3 Ne5 1-0(27) Leko 2701 -- Timman 2650, Dortmund GER 1999; *(17) Leko 2701 -- Timman 2650, ? 1999; 1-0(27) Leko -- Timman, Dortmund GER 1999.
    10...Qd7 11.Nfd2 OOO 12.f3 Nxd2 =-=(41) Ehlvest -- Jussupow, Rotterdam NED 1989.

  73. 12.Qa4 Nc6 1-0(35) Anand -- Kramnik, Tilburg NED 1998; 1-0(64) Shirov -- Kramnik, Belgrade SCG 1999; 1-0(35) Anand 2795 -- Kramnik 2780, ? 1998; =-=(27) Anand 2781 -- Kramnik 2751, ? 1999; =-=(27) Anand -- Jussupow, Linares 1993; =-=(27) Anand -- Jussupow, Linares ESP 1993; 1-0(64) Shirov 2726 -- Kramnik 2751, ? 1999; =-=(48) Ponomariov -- Pavasovic, Batumi GEO 1999; =-=(27) Anand 2710 -- Jussupow 2645, Linares 1993; 0-1(49) Anand 2794 -- Leko 2730, Leon ESP 2001; =-=(27) Anand 2710 -- Jussupow 2645, ? 1993; =-=(27) Anand -- Kramnik, Wijk aan Zee NED 1999.
    12.Qc2 c5 =-=(26) Anand 2766 -- Bologan 2679, Wijk aan Zee NED 2004.

  74. 8...Be6 9.Re1 Nf6 10.cxd5 Bxd5 11.Nc3 OO 12.Nxd5 Qxd5 =-=(56) Topalov -- Anand, Monaco MNC 1998; =-=(56) Topalov 2740 -- Anand 2770, Monte Carlo MNC 1998.

  75. 9.h3 Nb4 10.Be2 dxc4 11.Bxc4 OO 12.Nc3 c6 =-=(64) Anand -- Jussupow, Dortmund GER 1998; =-=(64) Anand 2770 -- Jussupow 2630, Dortmund GER 1998; =-=(64) Anand 2770 -- Jussupow 2630, ? 1998; 0-1(61) Topalov 2743 -- Anand 2753, Wijk aan Zee NED 2003; 12...Nbd5 =-=(34) Leko 2722 -- Kramnik 2807, Moscow RUS 2002; 1-0(48) Ivanchuk 2709 -- Jussupow 2628, Frankfurt GER 2000; 9...OO 10.Nc3 Nb4 11.Be2 dxc4 12.Bxc4 c6 1-0(45) Leko 2717 -- Adams 2752, Dortmund GER 2002; 11...Bf5 12.a3 Nc6 =-=(28) Nisipeanu -- Khalifman, Las Vegas, NV USA 1999.

  76. 9...Be6 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.Re1 OO 12.a3 Bf6 =-=(16) Almasi -- Jussupow, Elista RUS 1998; 12.Be4 Bf6 =-=(33) Movsesian -- Jussupow, Batumi GEO 1999.

  77. 10.Re1 Be6 11.c5 Bg4 12.Be2 Ne4 =-=(17) Anand 2794 -- Kramnik 2802, Dortmund GER 2001; 10...Bg4 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.h3 Be6 0-1(44) Lutz -- Jussupow, Nussloch GER 1996.
    10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.Be4 Be6 12.Re1 Bf6 1-0(73) Leko 2722 -- Motylev 2634, Moscow RUS 2002.

  78. 10...Nb4 11.Be2 dxc4 12.Bxc4 c6 =-=(30) Kramnik 2777 -- Dautov 2616, Brissago SUI 2004.

  79. 12.Bd3 Be6 1-0(67) Kasparov -- Karpov, ? 1984; 1-0(67) Kasparov -- Karpov, Moscow RUS 1984; 1-0(67) Kasparov 2715 -- Karpov 2705, Moscow RUS 1985; =-=(34) Shirov 2737 -- Karpov 2693, Bastia FRA 2003.

  80. 9.cxd5 Nxd3 10.Qxd3 Qxd5 11.Re1 Bf5 12.g4 Bg6 =-=(19) Anand -- Kramnik, Frankfurt GER 1999; 0-1(30) Anand -- Karpov, Frankfurt GER 1999; =-=(19) Anand 2781 -- Kramnik 2751, ? 1999; *(22) Anand 2781 -- Kramnik 2751, ? 1999; =-=(31) Anand -- Sokolov, Dortmund GER 1999; =-=(31) Anand 2771 -- Sokolov 2656, Dortmund GER 1999; =-=(31) Anand 2771 -- Sokolov 2656, ? 1999; 1-0(27) Anand -- Kramnik, Frankfurt GER 1999; 12.Ne5 g6 =-=(23) Beliavsky -- Smyslov, Reggio Emilia ITA 1986; =-=(25) Anand 2769 -- Kramnik 2758, Linares ESP 2000; =-=(25) Anand 2769 -- Kramnik 2758, ? 2000; =-=(25) Anand -- Kramnik, Linares 2000.
    9.Re1 Nxd3 10.Qxd3 c6 11.cxd5 cxd5 12.Qb5+ Qd7 =-=(21) Anand 2781 -- Kramnik 2751, Linares ESP 1999; =-=(25) Topalov 2711 -- Adams 2744, ? 2001; =-=(25) Topalov 2711 -- Adams 2744, Dortmund GER 2001; =-=(50) Topalov 2690 -- Kramnik 2760, Las Vegas, NV USA 1999; *(26) Topalov 2690 -- Kramnik 2760, ? 1999; *(15) Anand 2781 -- Kramnik 2751, ? 1999; =-=(21) Anand -- Kramnik, Linares 1999; 10...Nf6 11.c5 OO 12.Nc3 c6 =-=(45) Kasparov -- Kramnik, Moscow RUS 1998.

  81. 10.Qa4+ Qd7 11.Qxd7+ Kxd7 12.Nc3 Nxc3 1-0(54) Shirov 2723 -- Bacrot 2671, Reykjavik ISL 2003.

  82. 11.Ne5 c5 12.Nxe4 dxe4 1-0(48) Leko 2713 -- Topalov 2739, Dubai UAE 2002; 11...f6 12.Nf3 Kh8 1-0(47) Leko 2713 -- Grischuk 2671, Wijk aan Zee NED 2002.

  83. 12.Rc1 dxc4 =-=(33) Kamsky -- Anand, Sanghi Nagar 1994; 0-1(74) Kovacevic -- Kramnik, Belgrade SCG 1997; =-=(33) Kamsky 2695 -- Anand 2720, Sanghi Nagar 1994; =-=(33) Kamsky 2695 -- Anand 2720, ? 1994.
    12.Ne5 Bf6 1-0(41) Short -- Anand, Amsterdam NED 1993; 1-0(41) Short 2665 -- Anand 2710, ? 1993; 1-0(41) Short 2655 -- Anand 2710, Amsterdam NED 1993.
    12.Qb3 c6 =-=(38) Shirov 2706 -- Topalov 2733, Moscow RUS 2001.
    11...f5 12.a3 Nxc3 1-0(41) Adams -- Jussupow, Munich GER 1993.

  84. 10.a3 Nc6 11.cxd5 Qxd5 12.Nc3 Nxc3 =-=(17) Ivanchuk -- Kramnik, Dortmund GER 1998; =-=(23) Radjabov 2656 -- Kramnik 2777, Linares ESP 2004; 1-0(45) Kasparov 2838 -- Dao 2572, Batumi GEO 2001; =-=(45) Short 2701 -- Bologan 2673, Skanderborg DEN 2003; =-=(18) Svidler 2710 -- Sakaev 2635, ? 1998; =-=(18) Svidler 2710 -- Sakaev 2635, St. Petersburg RUS 1998; 1-0(47) Kasparov 2838 -- Adams 2742, Linares ESP 2002; 11.Qc2 Nf6 12.cxd5 Nxd5 1-0(44) Short -- Sokolov, Bugojno BIH 1999; 11...Bf6 12.Be3 Bf5 0-1(38) Adams -- Lalic, Kilkenny IRL 1999.

  85. 11.Ne5 Bb7 12.a3 Nxc3 =-=(23) Shirov 2751 -- Anand 2769, Linares ESP 2000; =-=(23) Shirov -- Anand, Linares 2000; =-=(23) Shirov 2751 -- Anand 2769, ? 2000.

  86. 12.bxc3 Nc6 =-=(21) Kasparov -- Kramnik, Linares 2000; =-=(30) Kasparov -- Anand, Linares 2000; =-=(30) Kasparov 2851 -- Anand 2769, ? 2000; =-=(30) Kasparov 2851 -- Anand 2769, Linares ESP 2000; *(27) Kasparov 2851 -- Olafsson 2491, ? 2000; =-=(21) Kasparov 2851 -- Kramnik 2758, Linares ESP 2000; =-=(18) Kasparov 2851 -- Kramnik 2758, ? 2000; 1-0(64) Kasparov 2851 -- Olafsson 2491, Kopavogur ISL 2000.

  87. 12.bxc3 Nc6 =-=(73) Adams 2755 -- Anand 2762, ? 2000; 0-1(36) Anand 2781 -- Ivanchuk 2714, ? 1999; 1-0(59) Anand 2752 -- Karpov 2690, Prague CZE 2002; 0-1(47) Kasparov 2838 -- Karpov 2688, New York, NY USA 2002; 1-0(56) Anand -- Sokolov, Kopavogur 2000; 1-0(57) Morozevich 2723 -- Shirov 2726, Sarajevo BIH 1999; =-=(32) Svidler 2689 -- Adams 2755, New Delhi IND 2000; 1-0(56) Anand 2769 -- Sokolov 2637, Kopavogur ISL 2000; =-=(32) Shirov -- Kramnik, Monaco MNC 1999; =-=(51) Kramnik 2807 -- Anand 2753, Wijk aan Zee NED 2003; 0-1(36) Anand -- Ivanchuk, Monaco MNC 1999; 1-0(57) Morozevich -- Shirov, Sarajevo BIH 1999; *(20) Adams 2755 -- Anand 2762, ? 2000; 1-0(65) Leko 2736 -- Anand 2753, Linares ESP 2003; 0-1(73) Shirov 2723 -- Anand 2753, Monte Carlo MNC 2003; =-=(41) Topalov 2707 -- Adams 2755, New Delhi IND 2000; =-=(41) Topalov 2707 -- Adams 2755, ? 2000; 1-0(43) Grischuk 2702 -- Adams 2752, Halkidiki GRE 2002; 1-0(57) Morozevich 2723 -- Shirov 2726, ? 1999; *(24) Svidler 2689 -- Adams 2755, ? 2000; =-=(37) Topalov 2743 -- Gelfand 2700, Monte Carlo MNC 2003; 1-0(35) Shirov 2723 -- Gelfand 2700, Monte Carlo MNC 2003; 0-1(40) Shirov 2736 -- Bologan 2679, Wijk aan Zee NED 2004; =-=(35) Grischuk 2712 -- Karpov 2688, Wijk aan Zee NED 2003; =-=(41) Adams 2720 -- Bologan 2679, Evry FRA 2004; =-=(66) Shirov 2704 -- Karpov 2690, Prague CZE 2002; =-=(35) Svidler 2686 -- Ponomariov 2684, Moscow RUS 2001; 1-0(38) Polgar -- Nielsen, Las Vegas, NV USA 1999; =-=(45) Short 2673 -- Karpov 2690, Prague CZE 2002; 1-0(48) Khalifman -- Nielsen, GER 2001; =-=(53) Polgar 2676 -- Adams 2746, Cannes FRA 2001; *(21) Polgar 2676 -- Adams 2746, ? 2001; =-=(28) Kasparov 2838 -- Karpov 2688, New York, NY USA 2002; 1-0(79) Kamsky -- Jussupow, Moscow RUS 1992; =-=(32) Shirov 2726 -- Kramnik 2751, Monte Carlo MNC 1999; 0-1(36) Anand 2781 -- Ivanchuk 2714, Monte Carlo MNC 1999; =-=(73) Adams 2755 -- Anand 2762, New Delhi IND 2000; =-=(29) Adams 2755 -- Anand 2762, New Delhi IND 2000.

  88. 11.a3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 =-=(26) Leko 2701 -- Kramnik 2760, ? 1999; =-=(26) Leko -- Kramnik, Dortmund GER 1999.
    11.Bf4 c5 12.Re1 Bf6 =-=(33) Adams -- Shirov, Dortmund GER 1998; =-=(33) Adams 2670 -- Shirov 2710, ? 1998.

  89. 12.Rc1 dxc4 =-=(49) Shirov -- Kramnik, Monaco MNC 2000; =-=(33) Topalov 2750 -- Ivanchuk 2730, Novgorod RUS 1996; *(27) Topalov 2750 -- Ivanchuk 2730, ? 1996; =-=(122) Ponomariov -- Marciano, Elista RUS 1998; =-=(70) Morovic Fernandez 2600 -- Karpov 2735, Santiago CHI 1998; =-=(36) Georgiev -- Ivanchuk, Debrecen 1992; =-=(49) Shirov 2751 -- Kramnik 2758, Monte Carlo MNC 2000; 12...Nxc3 =-=(38) Short -- Timman, Hilversum NED 1989.
    12.Qb3 c6 =-=(46) Topalov 2700 -- Kramnik 2780, Tilburg NED 1998; =-=(46) Topalov 2700 -- Kramnik 2780, ? 1998; 1-0(42) Topalov 2733 -- Shirov 2706, Moscow RUS 2001; 0-1(53) Topalov 2733 -- Shirov 2706, Moscow RUS 2001; =-=(31) Topalov 2733 -- Shirov 2706, Moscow RUS 2001; =-=(35) Topalov 2743 -- Macieja 2629, Reykjavik ISL 2003; 1-0(52) Adams -- Christiansen, Cannes FRA 1992.
    11...f5 12.a3 Nxc3 =-=(60) Beliavsky -- Jussupow, Barcelona ESP 1989; =-=(25) Ljubojevic -- Beliavsky, Belgrade SCG 1995; =-= Anand -- Ivanchuk, Manila PHI 1990.
    11...Nxc3 12.bxc3 Nc6 =-=(60) Ehlvest -- Jussupow, Saint John CAN 1988.

  90. 12.Nf3 Kh8 =-=(21) Anand 2797 -- Adams 2744, ? 2001; =-=(21) Anand 2794 -- Adams 2744, Dortmund GER 2001; =-=(28) Leko 2743 -- Kramnik 2770, ? 2000; 1-0(49) Leko 2730 -- Adams 2744, ? 2001; 1-0(49) Leko 2730 -- Adams 2744, Dortmund GER 2001; =-=(37) Svidler 2689 -- Adams 2755, New Delhi IND 2000; *(19) Svidler 2689 -- Adams 2755, ? 2000; 1-0(41) Adams 2715 -- Timman 2655, ? 2000; 1-0(41) Adams -- Timman, Wijk aan Zee NED 2000; =-=(27) Ivanchuk 2717 -- Ponomariov 2727, Moscow RUS 2002; =-=(28) Leko 2743 -- Kramnik 2770, Dortmund GER 2000; =-=(41) Gelfand 2709 -- Iordachescu 2634, Bermuda BER 2004; 1-0(36) Khalifman -- Timman, Hoogeveen NED 2000; 12...Re8 =-=(44) Adams 2746 -- Timman 2629, Wijk aan Zee NED 2001; =-=(44) Adams 2746 -- Timman 2629, ? 2001.
    12.Bg4 Bc8 =-=(36) Anand -- Kramnik, Frankfurt GER 1998; *(16) Anand 2770 -- Kramnik 2790, ? 1998; 0-1(58) Ivanchuk -- Kramnik, Frankfurt GER 1998; 12...Bxg4 =-=(22) Anand -- Kramnik, Frankfurt GER 1998; =-=(22) Anand 2770 -- Kramnik 2790, ? 1998.
    11...c5 12.Nxe4 dxe4 =-=(64) Leko 2745 -- Kramnik 2772, Monaco MNC 2001; *(18) Leko 2745 -- Kramnik 2772, ? 2001; 1-0(44) Anand 2770 -- Shirov 2706, Moscow RUS 2001; =-=(80) Topalov 2733 -- Shirov 2706, Moscow RUS 2001; =-=(48) Anand 2794 -- Leko 2730, Leon ESP 2001; 12.Be3 cxd4 1-0(33) Adams 2734 -- Macieja 2629, Reykjavik ISL 2003.