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Opening Report

Database: masters (557,281 games)
Report: 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 d5 4.e3 (163 games)
ECO: A45w [Trompowsky: 2...Ne4 3.Bf4 d5 4.e3]
Generated by Scid 3.6, 2004.03.09

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

1. Statistics and History

1.1 Statistics

                   Games     1-0     =-=     0-1    Score
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 All report games    163      61      68      28    60.1%
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1.2 Oldest games

1: =-=(65) Wicker 2340 -- Hartung-Nielsen, Copenhagen 1980 [14]
2: =-=(10) Nei 2495 -- Hazai 2450, Tallinn 1981 [25]
3: =-=(10) Vyzmanavin -- Razuvaev 2525, Moscow 1981 [24]
4: 0-1(28) Gurevich 2500 -- Cvitan 2450, Vrsac 1985 [47]
5: 1-0(32) Efimov 2435 -- Kuzmin 2355, Sevastopol 1986 [29]

1.3 Newest games

1: =-=(90) Le Roux 2480 -- Istratescu 2590, Guingamp FRA 2004.02.20 [6]
2: 1-0(43) Stefanova 2478 -- Juswanto 2505, Jakarta IND 2004.02.19 [55]
3: =-=(50) Prie 2429 -- Nordahl 2346, St Vincent ITA 2004.02.13 [55]
4: =-=(45) Nguyen Ngoc Truongson 2436 -- Kahn 2292, Budapest HUN 2004.02.07 [51]
5: =-=(38) Perhinig 2228 -- Baumegger 2374, Velden AUT 2004.01.25 [24]

1.4 Current popularity

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

Once every X games   ---     ---     ---     ---    12432   2665    1983
Frequency in all years: once every 3418 games
In the 10 years to today: once every 1838 games (up 86% from all years)
In the 5 years to today: once every 2030 games (up 68% from all years)
In the 1 year to today: once every 1724 games (up 98% from all years)

1.5 Most frequent players (White)

1: 6 1998-2002 42% 2514 Tu Hoang Thong [6,20,24,33,55]
2: 6 1995-1997 75% Adams Michael [8,24,40,42,55]
3: 4 1986-2000 88% 2537 Efimov, Igor [29,31,37,50]
4: 4 2000-2003 63% 2515 Winants, Luc [17,27,29,65]
5: 4 2001-2002 38% 2442 Kosanovic, Goran A [10,52,53,54]
6: 3 1995-1996 50% 2685 Adams, Mi [8,42,55]

1.6 Most frequent players (Black)

1: 4 1999-2002 50% 2458 Visser, Yge [67,68,70]
2: 3 1998-2000 17% 2565 Rytshagov, Mikhail [50,68,69]
3: 2 1999-2000 75% 2655 Timman, Jan H [26,27]
4: 2 1998-2003 50% 2646 Sutovsky, Emil [61,64]
5: 2 1995-1998 0% 2605 Van Wely, Loek [28,67]
6: 2 1995 50% 2605 Leko, Peter [5,8]

2. Ratings and Performance

2.1 Average ratings and performance

White rating: 2460 (147 games); White performance: 2514 (59% vs 2449)
Black rating: 2449 (146 games); Black performance: 2380 (39% vs 2460)

2.2 Games with highest average rating

1: 1-0(62) Kasparov 2812 -- Sokolov 2610, Wijk aan Zee NED 1999 [44]
2: 1-0(40) Radjabov 2650 -- Polgar 2722, Benidorm ESP 2003 [58]
3: 1-0(43) Miles -- Van Wely, London ENG 1995 [28]
4: *(18) Leko 2665 -- Krasenkow 2655, ? 1998 [32]
5: 1-0(33) McShane 2649 -- Sutovsky 2646, Pamplona ESP 2003 [64]
6: =-=(59) Adams 2685 -- Van Wely 2605, ? 1996 [42]
7: =-=(58) Adams 2660 -- Leko 2605, ? 1995 [8]
8: =-=(58) Adams 2660 -- Leko 2605, Groningen 1995 [8]

3. Result Trends

3.1 Result lengths and frequencies

                 Score      Game length             Frequency       
                          1-0    =-=    0-1    1-0     =-=     0-1  
 Report games    60.5%     43     41     40   37.4%   41.7%   17.1% 
 All games       55.2%     42     34     43   33.3%   39.3%   23.2%

3.2 Shortest wins (White)

1: 1-0(17) Stefanova 2550 -- Kouvatsou 2233, Istanbul TUR 2003 [67]
2: 1-0(22) Adams Michael -- Xie Jun, Hastings 1997 [55]
3: 1-0(23) Speelman 2630 -- Wang 2430, ? 1997 [57]
4: 1-0(25) Romero Holmes 2524 -- Gulbas 2301, Halkidiki GRE 2002 [68]
5: 1-0(27) Horvath 2308 -- Dembo 2322, Budapest HUN 2000 [15]

3.3 Shortest wins (Black)

1: 0-1(16) Tu Hoang Thong 2514 -- Leitao 2567, Istanbul TUR 2000 [24]
2: 0-1(16) Mensing -- Alvarez 2317, Istanbul TUR 2000 [2]
3: 0-1(19) Goldenberg 2274 -- Kosten 2524, Etang Sale FRA 2000 [51]
4: 0-1(23) Anastasian 2606 -- Holmsten 2364, Ubeda ESP 2000 [49]
5: 0-1(23) Bjerring 2311 -- Devos 2218, Linares ESP 2001 [48]

4. Moves and Themes

4.1 Move orders reaching the report position

There were 3 move orders reaching this position:
1: 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 d5 4.e3 (129)
2: 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 d5 3.e3 Ne4 4.Bf4 (32)
3: 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 Nf6 3.e3 Ne4 4.Bf4 (2)

4.2 Moves from the report position

    Move   ECO       Frequency    Score  AvElo Perf AvYear %Draws
 1: c5     A45w       63: 38.6%   60.3%  2449  2390  2000   38%
 2: Bf5               45: 27.6%   62.2%  2469  2377  1998   38%
 3: e6                27: 16.5%   55.5%  2403  2360  2000   56%
 4: c6                14:  8.5%   60.7%  2506  2436  1997   79%
 5: g6                11:  6.7%   68.1%  2425        2000    9%
 6: b6                 1:  0.6%    0.0%              2001    0%
 7: Nd7                1:  0.6%    0.0%              1999    0%
 8: Nc6                1:  0.6%  100.0%              2003    0%
_______________________________________________________________
TOTAL:               163:100.0%   60.1%  2448  2387  1999   42%

4.3 Positional Themes

Frequency of themes in the first 20 moves of each game:
Same-side castling: 44% White Isolated Queen Pawn: 4%
Opposite castling: 12% Black Isolated Queen Pawn: 2%
Kingside pawn storm: 25% White Pawn on 5/6/7th rank: 50%
Queens exchanged: 44% Black Pawn on 2/3/4th rank: 41%
Only one side has Bishop pair: 20% Open c/d/e file: 33%

4.4 Endgames

Material at the end of each game:
P BN R R,BN Q Q,BN Q,RQ,R,BN
Report games 5% 10% 13% 30% 3% 1% 4% 35%
All games 2% 9% 9% 26% 2% 5% 4% 44%

5. Theory Table

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 d5 4.e3: +61 =68 -28 (95/163: 61%)
4567891011
1 e3
g61 		Bd32
Nf63 		Nd2
Bg7 		Ngf3
OO 		OO
Nbd7 		Qe2
c5 		c3
Qb6 		Rab1
Re84 		14: 61%
2 ...
c6 		Bd35
Qb66 		Qc1
Qa5+7 		c3
Bf5 		f3
Nd6 		Bxf5
Nxf5 		e4
Nh4 		Bg3
Ng68 		14: 61%
3 ...
e6 		Nd29
Nxd210 		Qxd2
Bd611 		Nf3
Bxf412 		exf4
Nd713 		Bd3
c5 		c3
cxd4 		cxd4
OO14 		8: 38%
4 ...
... 		Bd3
b615 		Bxe416
dxe4 		Nc317
Bb418 		Qg4
OO 		Qg3
Bxc3+ 		bxc3
Nc6 		Nh3
Ba619 		8: 81%
5 ...
... 		...
Bd6 		Ne220
OO21 		c422
b6 		Qc2
Bxf4 		Bxe4
Bh6 		Bxh7+
Kh8 		Bd3
Bb723 		11: 50%
6 ...
Bf5 		Bd324
e6 		Nd225
Nxd226 		Qxd2
Bxd3 		Qxd327
Nd7 		Nf3
c5 		OO
Be7 		c4
dxc428 		13: 50%
7 ...
... 		f3
Nd6 		Nc329
e6 		Qe230
Bg631 		OOO
Be7 		e4
c6 		Qe1
OO 		h4
h632 		9: 67%
8 ...
... 		...
Nf6 		g433
Bg634 		h435
h636 		Bd337
Bxd3 		Qxd338
c639 		Ne240
e6 		Nbc3
Na641 		10: 65%
9 ...
... 		...
... 		c4
e642 		Nc343
c644 		g4
Bg6 		h445
h6 		Qb3
b6 		Nh3
dxc446 		13: 69%
10 ...
c5 		c347
Nc6 		Bd348
cxd449 		exd4
Bf5 		Ne2
e6 		Ng3
Nxg3 		hxg3
Bxd3 		Qxd3
Qb650 		13: 54%
11 ...
... 		Nd2
Nxd251 		Qxd2
cxd452 		exd4
Nc6 		Nf3
Bf553 		Bd3
Bxd3 		Qxd3
e6 		OO54
7: 36%
12 ...
... 		Bd3
Nc655 		Bxe456
dxe4 		d5
e557 		Bg3
Ne7 		Nc3
f658 		Nxe459
Nxd5 		Bxe5
Bf560 		15: 77%
13 ...
... 		...
Nf6 		dxc561
Nc662 		Bb5
e663 		b464
a565 		c3
Bd7 		a4
axb4 		Bxc6
Bxc666 		13: 58%
14 ...
... 		...
cxd4 		Bxe467
dxe4 		exd468
g669 		Nc3
Bg7 		Nge2
Bf570 		OO
Nc671 		d5
Ne572 		15: 63%
  1. 4...Nc6 5.Bd3 f5 6.Nc3 e6 7.Bxe4 dxe4 8.Nb5 Bd6 9.Qh5+ g6 10.Qh6 Qe7 11.Nxd6+ cxd6 12.Ne2 Bd7 1-0(44) Bauer 2602 -- Le Roux 2480, Belfort FRA 2003.
    4...b6 5.Bb5+ c6 6.Bd3 Nd6 7.Nd2 e6 8.Ngf3 Be7 9.Qe2 c5 10.c3 Nc6 11.a3 Bb7 12.OO OO 0-1(47) Marcelin 2424 -- Bergez 2426, Evry FRA 2001.
    4...Nd7 5.Nf3 g6 6.c4 dxc4 7.Bxc4 Bg7 8.Nc3 Nxc3 9.Bxf7+ Kxf7 10.Ng5+ Ke8 11.Qb3 Nc5 12.Qf7+ Kd7 0-1(60) Rey 2346 -- Keatinge-Clay 2295, San Francisco USA 1999.

  2. 5.f3 Nf6 6.c4 Bg7 7.Nc3 c5 8.dxc5 Be6 9.cxd5 Qxd5 10.Bxb8 Rxb8 11.Bb5+ Kf8 12.Qxd5 Bxd5 0-1(16) Mensing -- Alvarez 2317, Istanbul TUR 2000; 9...Nxd5 10.Nxd5 Qxd5 11.Bxb8 Rxb8 12.Bb5+ Kf8 0-1(41) Mensing -- Alvarez 2317, Istanbul TUR 2000.
    5.Nd2 Nd6 6.Bd3 Bg7 7.c3 Nd7 8.Ngf3 OO 9.OO Nf6 10.Be5 b6 11.c4 dxc4 12.Nxc4 Bb7 1-0(37) Hauchard 2524 -- Piket 2619, 1998-9 French Team Ch FRA 1999; 5...Bg7 6.Bd3 Nxd2 7.Qxd2 c5 8.c3 Nc6 9.Nf3 OO 10.OO Qb6 11.h3 =-= Soffer 2530 -- Greenfeld 2560, Israel 1996.
    5.c4 e6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Qc2 OO 8.Bd3 Nf6 9.Ne2 Nc6 10.a3 dxc4 11.Bxc4 Bd6 12.Bg3 e5 0-1(29) De La Riva Oscar -- Polgar Judit, Andorra 2000.

  3. 5...Bg7 6.Nd2 Nxd2 7.Qxd2 Nd7 8.Nf3 OO 9.OO c6 10.h3 Nf6 11.c4 Be6 12.Rac1 dxc4 1-0(39) Hebden 2510 -- Davies 2518, Birmingham ENG 1999; 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Nd2 c5 8.c3 cxd4 9.exd4 b6 10.Nxe4 Qd5 11.f3 OO 12.Ne2 Ba6 1-0(104) Karttunen 2381 -- Rasik 2466, Rethymnon GRE 2003.
    5...Nd6 6.h4 Bg7 7.Nc3 c6 8.h5 Qb6 9.Be5 Bxe5 10.dxe5 Nc4 11.hxg6 fxg6 12.Bxg6+ Kd8 1-0(33) Lputian 2608 -- Ashley 2504, Las Vegas USA 2001.

  4. 12.h3 Nh5 1-0(59) Ionov Sergey (RUS) 2542 -- Aarthie Ramaswamy (IND) 2319, Hyderabad (India) 2000; 1-0(59) Ionov 2542 -- Aarthie 2319, Hyderabad 2000; 1-0(59) Ionov 2542 -- Aarthie 2319, Hyderabad IND 2000.

  5. 5.Nd2 Nxd2 6.Qxd2 Bf5 7.Ne2 Nd7 8.f3 e6 9.g4 Bg6 10.Bg3 f6 11.h4 Nb6 12.Nf4 Bd6 =-=(28) Miladinovic 2555 -- Leko 2605, Belgrade 1995; =-=(28) Miladinovic Igor -- Leko Peter, Belgrade 1995; 7.c4 e6 8.Nf3 Nd7 9.Be2 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Nb6 11.Bb3 Nd5 12.Bxd5 Qxd5 =-=(17) Kishnev 2489 -- Mohandesi 2299, BEL 2001.
    5.f3 Nd6 6.Bd3 g6 7.Nd2 Bg7 8.c3 f6 9.Qc2 e5 10.Bg3 exd4 11.cxd4 OO 12.e4 Be6 1-0(46) Richter 2368 -- Lueders 2230, Berlin 2001.

  6. 5...Nf6 6.c4 Be6 7.Nd2 dxc4 8.Nxc4 Bxc4 9.Bxc4 e6 10.Nf3 Bb4+ 11.Ke2 Bd6 12.Bxd6 Qxd6 =-=(26) Torre 2560 -- Hort 2510, Bad Homburg 1998; 6.h3 g6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.OO OO 9.c4 Nbd7 10.Nc3 dxc4 11.Bxc4 Nb6 12.Bb3 a5 1-0(71) Tu Hoang Thong 2510 -- Juswanto 2513, Kuala Lumpur MAI 2001.
    5...Nd6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Nbd2 e6 8.c3 Nd7 9.Qc2 Bh5 10.OO Bg6 11.Rae1 Be7 12.Bxg6 hxg6 =-=(90) Le Roux 2480 -- Istratescu 2590, Guingamp FRA 2004; 6.Nd2 Nd7 7.Ne2 g6 8.h4 h5 9.c3 Bg7 10.Nf3 Nf6 11.Ng5 Bf5 =-= Prie 2429 -- Istratescu 2595, Nantes FRA 2003.
    5...Nd7 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.Nge2 Bf5 9.Ng3 e6 10.Bg5 Bb4 11.OO Bxc3 12.bxc3 h6 =-=(55) Zaichik Gennadi -- Anand Viswanathan, Coimbatore 1987.

  7. 6...Nd7 7.Bxe4 dxe4 8.Ne2 f5 9.Nd2 g6 10.c3 Bg7 11.Qc2 Qa6 12.Qb3 Nb6 1-0(30) Torre 2545 -- Kozul 2570, Elista 1998; 7.Ne2 g6 8.c4 Qa5+ 9.Nbc3 Nxc3 10.Qxc3 Qxc3+ 11.bxc3 dxc4 12.Bxc4 Bg7 =-=(82) Meduna 2425 -- Schmidt 2450, Trnava 1986.

  8. 12.Ne2 e6 =-=(58) Adams Michael -- Leko Peter, Groningen 1995; =-=(58) Adams 2660 -- Leko 2605, ? 1995; =-=(58) Adams 2660 -- Leko 2605, Groningen 1995.

  9. 5.Nf3 Bd6 6.Bg3 c5 7.c3 Nc6 8.Nbd2 Nxg3 9.hxg3 h6 10.Bd3 Qb6 11.Rb1 Bd7 12.Qe2 Qc7 =-=(64) Novik 2466 -- Lautier 2687, Dubai UAE 2002.

  10. 5...Nf6 6.Bd3 c5 7.c3 Nc6 8.Ngf3 Qb6 9.Rb1 Be7 10.h3 Bd7 11.OO a6 12.Re1 Rc8 0-1(33) Kosanovic 2428 -- Vajda 2513, Eger HUN 2002.
    5...Bd6 6.Bxd6 Qxd6 7.Bd3 Nxd2 8.Qxd2 c5 9.c3 Nc6 10.f4 Bd7 11.Nf3 f6 12.OOO OOO 0-1(38) Martinez Garcia 2202 -- Camarena Gimenez 2387, Ayamonte ESP 2002.

  11. 6...c5 7.Nf3 Nc6 8.c3 Bd6 9.Bd3 OO 10.OO b6 11.e4 dxe4 12.Bxe4 Bb7 =-= Pert 2235 -- Mortazavi 2385, Birmingham ENG 1998.

  12. 7...Nd7 8.Bd3 Qe7 9.OO OO 10.e4 dxe4 11.Bxe4 Nf6 12.Bd3 b6 =-=(53) Mikhalevski 2499 -- Zoler 2525, ? 2000.
    7...OO 8.Bd3 c5 9.c3 Nc6 10.OO b6 11.Rfe1 Bb7 12.Rad1 Rc8 =-=(43) Gerstner 2365 -- Klundt 2404, Bodensee 1999.

  13. 8...b6 9.OOO a5 10.h4 Ba6 11.Bxa6 Nxa6 12.Rde1 OO =-=(19) Semenova 2280 -- Jelica 2239, Nova Gorica SLO 1999.

  14. 12.OO Nf6 =-=(65) Wicker 2340 -- Hartung-Nielsen, Copenhagen 1980.

  15. 5...Nf6 6.Nf3 c5 7.OO Nc6 8.Nbd2 Bd6 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.c4 a6 11.Rc1 Bd6 12.Bg5 Be7 1-0(45) Karttunen 2379 -- Weiss 2402, Plovdiv BUL 2003.
    5...c5 6.Nf3 Be7 7.OO OO 8.c4 Nc6 9.Nc3 Nf6 10.h3 b6 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Ne5 Bb7 1-0(27) Horvath 2308 -- Dembo 2322, Budapest HUN 2000.
    5...Nd7 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Nd2 f5 8.f3 exf3 9.Ngxf3 Be7 10.Qe2 Nf6 11.OOO OO 12.Ne5 c5 1-0(38) Jackson 2223 -- Thiruchelvam, Port Erin HUN 1999.

  16. 6.Ne2 Bb7 7.c4 dxc4 8.Qa4+ Nd7 9.Qxc4 Nd6 10.Qc2 Bxg2 11.Rg1 Bb7 12.Nbc3 g6 1-0(47) Wells 2481 -- Greet 2297, Edinburgh SCO 2003.
    6.Nd2 Bb7 7.Ne2 Be7 8.Bxe4 dxe4 9.OO OO 10.c4 f5 11.Qc2 Nd7 12.Rad1 g5 =-=(57) Neven 2265 -- Reeve 2200, Richmond CAN 2002.

  17. 7.c4 Bb4+ 8.Nd2 Bb7 9.Ne2 OO 10.OO Nd7 11.a3 Bd6 12.Bxd6 cxd6 1-0(40) Winants 2504 -- Marcelin 2470, Belgium BEL 2002.

  18. 7...Bb7 8.Qg4 Na6 9.a3 Qd7 10.f3 h5 11.Qg5 exf3 12.Nxf3 f6 =-=(21) Aschenbrenner 2243 -- Wegener 2358, Aschach GER 2003.

  19. * Hodgson 2590 -- Yermolinsky 2560, ? 1995.

  20. 6.Bxe4 Bxf4 7.exf4 dxe4 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.Nge2 f5 10.Qd2 Ne7 11.OOO Nd5 12.g3 b6 0-1(34) Tu Hoang Thong 2480 -- Pinter 2595, Elista 1998; 8.Ne2 OO 9.Nd2 f5 10.OO b6 11.Nc4 Ba6 12.Ne5 Nd7 =-=(43) Pinter 2378 -- Kolbus 2286, Budapest HUN 2000; 6...dxe4 7.Nc3 Bxf4 8.exf4 Nc6 9.Nge2 f5 10.OO OO 11.f3 exf3 12.Rxf3 Qf6 0-1(41) Romero Holmes 2483 -- Campora 2534, Santo Antonio POR 2000.
    6.Bg3 OO 7.Nd2 f5 8.Ngf3 Nd7 9.c4 Qf6 10.Bxd6 Nxd6 11.cxd5 exd5 12.OO c6 =-=(52) Garcia Palermo 2467 -- Campora 2542, Pinamar ARG 2002.
    6.Nf3 Bxf4 7.exf4 Qd6 8.Nbd2 Qxf4 9.g3 Qd6 10.Nxe4 dxe4 11.Bxe4 Nd7 12.Qe2 Nf6 1-0(41) Mikhalevski 2548 -- Matikozian 2450, Burbank USA 2003.
    6.c3 OO 7.Qc2 Nf6 8.Nf3 c5 9.Nbd2 Bxf4 10.exf4 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Qc7 12.g3 e5 =-=(38) Rabinovich 2406 -- Bruk 2398, Ramat Aviv ISR 2000.
    6.Bxd6 Nxd6 7.Nd2 Nd7 8.Ngf3 c5 9.c3 Qf6 10.Qe2 OO 11.h4 e5 12.dxe5 Nxe5 =-=(67) Depasquale 2305 -- Garcia 2315, Elista 1998.

  21. 6...Nd7 7.Bxe4 dxe4 8.Nd2 f5 9.Nc4 Qe7 10.Qd2 Bxf4 11.Nxf4 OO 12.OOO Nf6 =-=(49) Akopian Vladimir -- Mohandesi Shahin, Elista 1998; =-=(49) Akopian 2655 -- Mohandesi 2305, Elista 1998.

  22. 7.OO Nd7 8.c4 Re8 9.Qc2 Ndf6 10.c5 Bxf4 11.exf4 Nd7 12.Bxe4 dxe4 =-=(65) Szymanski 2366 -- Jakubowski 2234, Zakopane POL 2001.

  23. 12.OO dxc4 1-0(36) Hodgson 2589 -- Thiruchelvam 2269, Bradford ENG 2001.

  24. 5.Nd2 e6 6.Bd3 Nxd2 7.Qxd2 Bd6 8.Bxf5 exf5 9.Ne2 OO 10.OO c6 =-= Vyzmanavin -- Razuvaev 2525, Moscow 1981; 6...Be7 7.Bxe4 Bxe4 8.Nxe4 dxe4 9.Qg4 Bf6 10.Be5 Nd7 11.Qxe4 c6 12.Bxf6 Nxf6 1-0(46) Garcia Albarracin 2369 -- Alsina Leal, Lisbon POR 2001; 6.Nxe4 dxe4 7.g4 Bg6 8.h4 h5 9.g5 Nd7 10.Bg3 c5 11.c3 Qa5 12.Qb3 OOO =-=(38) Perhinig 2228 -- Baumegger 2374, Velden AUT 2004; 5...c6 6.Bd3 Nxd2 7.Qxd2 Bxd3 8.Qxd3 e6 9.Nf3 Be7 10.h4 Qa5+ 11.c3 Nd7 12.h5 h6 1-0(54) Adams Michael -- Tkachiev Vladislav, Wijk aan Zee 1995.
    5.Nf3 e6 6.Nbd2 g5 7.Be5 f6 8.Bg3 h5 9.h3 Nxg3 10.fxg3 Bd6 11.Kf2 c6 12.Bd3 Bxd3 0-1(37) Tu Hoang Thong 2514 -- Leitao 2567, Istanbul TUR 2000; 9...Bd6 10.Ke2 c6 11.a4 a6 12.Nb3 Nd7 0-1(16) Tu Hoang Thong 2514 -- Leitao 2567, Istanbul TUR 2000.

  25. 6.f3 Nd6 7.Nc3 c6 8.Nge2 Nd7 9.OO Bg6 10.b3 c5 =-= Nei 2495 -- Hazai 2450, Tallinn 1981; 6...Nf6 7.Ne2 Be7 8.g4 Bxd3 9.Qxd3 c5 10.c3 Nc6 11.a3 c4 12.Qc2 h6 1-0(38) Mensch 2327 -- Horvath 2265, Budapest HUN 2003.
    6.Ne2 Bd6 7.OO OO 8.c4 dxc4 9.Bxc4 c5 10.dxc5 Bxf4 11.Nxf4 Nxc5 12.b4 Ne4 0-1(88) Minasian 2560 -- Navara 2567, Bled SLO 2002.
    6.c3 Be7 7.Ne2 Bg6 8.OO Nd7 9.h3 OO 10.Bh2 Nd6 11.Bxg6 hxg6 12.Nd2 c5 =-=(35) Semenova 2285 -- Amura 2365, Jakarta 1993.

  26. 6...Nd7 7.Bxe4 dxe4 8.Ne2 Bd6 9.Bxd6 cxd6 10.c4 OO 11.Ng3 Nf6 12.Nxf5 exf5 =-=(60) Knaak 2505 -- Timman 2650, Bremen GER 1999.

  27. 8.cxd3 a5 9.Ne2 Bb4 10.Nc3 c6 11.a3 Be7 12.OO Nd7 0-1(55) Winants 2510 -- Timman 2655, Hengelo NED 2000.

  28. 12.Qxc4 OO 1-0(43) Miles -- Van Wely, London ENG 1995.

  29. 6.Nd2 e6 7.c4 Nxc4 8.Nxc4 dxc4 9.e4 Bb4+ 10.Bd2 Bxd2+ 11.Qxd2 Bg6 12.Bxc4 OO 1-0(54) Lputian 2605 -- Ilincic 2554, Yerevan ARM 2000; 9.Bxc4 Bb4+ 10.Kf2 Bd6 11.Ne2 h6 12.Qb3 Bxf4 =-=(60) Winants 2515 -- Van Haastert 2414, NED 2001; 7...dxc4 8.Nxc4 Nd7 9.Rc1 Nxc4 10.Bxc4 Bd6 11.Ne2 OO 12.e4 Bg6 1-0(57) Hodgson 2625 -- Hertneck 2571, Delmenhorst GER 2000.
    6.g4 Bg6 7.Nc3 e6 8.Qd2 h5 9.g5 Nd7 10.OOO Nb6 11.Bd3 Bxd3 12.Qxd3 Qd7 1-0(32) Efimov 2435 -- Kuzmin 2355, Sevastopol 1986.
    6.Bd3 e6 7.Nc3 Bxd3 8.Qxd3 Be7 9.Nge2 Nd7 10.e4 c6 11.Bxd6 Bxd6 12.e5 Be7 0-1(64) Hobaica 2270 -- Mendez 2410, Buenos Aires ARG 1999.

  30. 7.Bd3 c6 8.e4 Bg6 9.Nge2 Nd7 10.OO Be7 11.Qe1 OO 12.Rd1 b5 =-=(40) Rensch 2208 -- Rey 2370, Los Angeles USA 2001.

  31. 7...Be7 8.e4 dxe4 9.OOO exf3 10.Nxf3 OO 11.h3 h6 12.g4 Bh7 1-0(34) Efimov 2537 -- Olivier 2356, Monaco MNC 2000.

  32. 12.Bd3 b5 =-=(22) Leko Peter -- Krasenkow Michal, Polanica Zdroj 1998; *(18) Leko 2665 -- Krasenkow 2655, ? 1998.

  33. 6.Nc3 e6 7.Qe2 c6 8.OOO Bg6 9.g4 b5 10.h4 b4 11.Na4 h5 12.g5 Nfd7 1-0(33) Tu Hoang Thong 2507 -- Borisek 2401, Bled SLO 2002.

  34. 6...Bc8 7.Bd3 e6 8.Ne2 c5 9.c3 Nc6 10.Nd2 Bd6 11.g5 Bxf4 12.Nxf4 Nd7 =-=(50) Cunningham 2297 -- Radomskyj 2248, Parsippany, NJ USA 2000.

  35. 7.c4 e6 8.Nc3 c6 9.Qb3 Qd7 10.h4 h6 11.Nh3 Be7 12.Nf2 dxc4 1-0(36) Schmidt 2387 -- Pezerovic 2428, Plauen GER 2001.

  36. 7...h5 8.g5 Nfd7 9.Nc3 c6 10.Bd3 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 g6 12.e4 e6 *(16) Hodgson 2590 -- Nunn 2615, ? 1995.

  37. 8.Nc3 e6 9.h5 Bh7 10.Bd3 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 c6 12.OOO Qa5 0-1(41) Kosanovic 2455 -- Istratescu 2545, ? 1997.
    8.c4 e6 9.Nc3 Bd6 10.Nh3 c6 11.Qb3 b6 12.OOO dxc4 =-=(43) Efimov 2460 -- Nordahl, Gausdal 1991.

  38. 9.cxd3 e6 10.Qb3 Nc6 11.Nc3 Qd7 12.Be5 Be7 =-=(15) Soto 2225 -- Esplana 2239, Lima PER 2000.

  39. 9...c5 10.Qb5+ Qd7 11.Qxd7+ Kxd7 12.c3 e6 =-=(70) Toth 2344 -- Maia 2273, Sao Paulo BRA 2004.

  40. 10.Nc3 Na6 11.Nge2 e6 12.OOO Qa5 1-0(42) Adams Michael -- De La Villa Garcia Jesus M, Leon 1995.

  41. 12.OOO Qa5 1-0(34) Rabinovich 2350 -- Shabtai 2330, Tel Aviv 1997.

  42. 6...c6 7.Nc3 e6 8.g4 Bg6 9.Qb3 Qd7 10.c5 Be7 11.h4 h6 12.Nb5 cxb5 1-0(40) Miles 2550 -- Kovacevic 2420, Benasque 1997; 7.Qb3 Qb6 8.Nd2 Na6 9.g4 Bg6 10.c5 Qxb3 11.Nxb3 Nb4 12.Kd2 a5 1-0(43) Buckley 2267 -- Barua 2561, Edinburgh SCO 2003.
    6...c5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bxb8 Nxe3 9.Bb5+ Bd7 10.Bxd7+ Qxd7 11.Qe2 Nxg2+ 12.Qxg2 Rxb8 =-=(59) Adams 2685 -- Van Wely 2605, ? 1996; =-=(59) Adams Michael -- Van Wely Loek, Tilburg 1996.
    6...Bxb1 7.Rxb1 c6 8.Bd3 e6 9.Ne2 Bb4+ 10.Kf2 Be7 11.g4 dxc4 12.Bxc4 OO =-=(41) Adams Michael -- Emms John M, Hove 1997; =-=(41) Adams 2680 -- Emms 2530, Hove 1997.

  43. 7.Qb3 b6 8.Nc3 c6 9.g4 Bg6 10.h4 h5 11.g5 Ng8 12.cxd5 exd5 1-0(34) McShane 2568 -- Jansa 2504, Tegernsee GER 2003; 12.Nh3 Bd6 0-1(28) Palliser 2438 -- Babula 2550, Rethymnon GRE 2003; 12.OOO Bd6 =-=(50) Kinsman 2385 -- Jansa 2490, Wrexham WLS 1998.

  44. 7...Bb4 8.a3 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 c5 10.g4 Bg6 11.h4 h5 12.g5 Nfd7 1-0(62) Kasparov 2812 -- Sokolov 2610, Wijk aan Zee NED 1999; 1-0(62) Kasparov Gary -- Sokolov Ivan, Wijk aan Zee 1999.

  45. 9.Qb3 Qd7 10.h4 h6 11.c5 Be7 12.Nb5 cxb5 1-0(58) Saldano 2422 -- Kovacevic 2378, Albacete ESP 2001.

  46. 12.Bxc4 Nd5 *(19) Conquest 2585 -- Xie 2510, ? 1996.

  47. 5.f3 Nf6 6.c3 Nc6 7.Nd2 e6 8.Bg5 e5 9.dxe5 Nxe5 10.e4 Be7 11.f4 Nc6 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 0-1(28) Gurevich 2500 -- Cvitan 2450, Vrsac 1985; 6.Nc3 cxd4 7.exd4 e6 8.Bd3 Be7 9.Nge2 Nc6 10.a3 a6 11.Qd2 h5 12.OO Bd7 =-=(24) Klinger 2520 -- Apicella 2410, Biel 1990; 6.Bxb8 Rxb8 7.Bb5+ Bd7 8.Bxd7+ Nxd7 9.Ne2 e6 10.OO Qb6 11.b3 cxd4 12.exd4 Bd6 0-1(39) Giffard 2393 -- Chernuschevich 2435, Evry FRA 2001; 5...Qa5+ 6.c3 Nf6 7.Nd2 cxd4 8.exd4 g6 9.Bd3 Bg7 10.Bxb8 Rxb8 11.f4 OO 12.Ngf3 Qb6 1-0(49) Zaichik 2510 -- Gufeld 2510, ? 1988; 1-0(63) Zaichik 2510 -- Gufeld 2510, Tbilisi 1988.
    5.dxc5 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Be2 e6 8.h3 Bh5 9.OO Bxc5 10.Nbd2 Nxd2 11.Qxd2 OO 12.Rfd1 Qe7 =-=(39) Gabriel 2564 -- Stanec 2479, Pula CRO 2000; 6...f6 7.Nfd2 e5 8.Nxe4 dxe4 9.Qxd8+ Nxd8 10.Bg3 Bxc5 11.Nd2 Bf5 12.Bc4 Nf7 1-0(40) Lukasiewicz 2348 -- Jean 2241, Cannes FRA 2000.

  48. 6.Nd2 Bf5 7.Ngf3 Qb6 8.Qb3 Nxd2 9.Nxd2 e6 10.Qxb6 axb6 11.Bc7 c4 12.Bxb6 Ra6 1-0(37) Amura 2351 -- Mitkov 2532, Merida MEX 2000; 7...e6 8.Nxe4 Bxe4 9.Ne5 Qb6 10.f3 Bg6 11.Nxg6 hxg6 12.Qb3 c4 0-1(23) Bjerring 2311 -- Devos 2218, Linares ESP 2001.

  49. 6...g5 7.Bg3 Nxg3 8.hxg3 e5 9.dxe5 Qb6 10.Ne2 Qxb2 11.Nd2 Nxe5 12.Bc2 Qb6 0-1(23) Anastasian 2606 -- Holmsten 2364, Ubeda ESP 2000.
    6...Nf6 7.Nd2 Bg4 8.Ngf3 e6 9.Qa4 Bxf3 10.Nxf3 Bd6 11.Ba6 Qa5 12.Qxa5 Nxa5 1-0(45) Ionov Sergey (RUS) 2490 -- Relange Eloi (FRA) 2450, Budapest (Hungary) 1996.
    6...Qb6 7.Qc2 g5 8.Be5 Nxe5 9.dxe5 Bg7 10.Bxe4 dxe4 11.Nd2 Bf5 12.Ne2 OOO 0-1(25) Porper 2425 -- Mikhalevski 2495, Israel 1996.

  50. 12.Nd2 h6 1-0(32) Efimov 2445 -- Rytshagov 2539, Arco ITA 1999.

  51. 5...Qb6 6.Nxe4 dxe4 7.Rb1 Bf5 8.Ne2 Nc6 9.d5 OOO 10.Nc3 e6 11.dxc6 Rxd1+ 12.Rxd1 bxc6 0-1(19) Goldenberg 2274 -- Kosten 2524, Etang Sale FRA 2000; 7.dxc5 Qxc5 8.Qd4 Qxd4 9.exd4 e6 10.f3 exf3 11.Nxf3 a6 12.Bd3 Be7 =-=(45) Nguyen Ngoc Truongson 2436 -- Kahn 2292, Budapest HUN 2004.
    5...cxd4 6.exd4 Qb6 7.Nxe4 dxe4 8.Rb1 Bf5 9.g4 Bd7 10.Bg2 e5 11.Be3 exd4 12.Qxd4 Qxd4 0-1(51) Curien 2218 -- Franzoni 2430, Bern SUI 2000.

  52. 6...Nc6 7.Nf3 cxd4 8.exd4 Bf5 9.c3 e6 10.Bd3 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 Bd6 12.Bxd6 Qxd6 =-=(13) Kosanovic 2442 -- Nestorovic 2428, Belgrade YUG 2001; 7...Qb6 8.c3 Bf5 9.Nh4 Be6 10.Bd3 g6 11.OO Bg7 12.Bg3 OO =-=(75) Rahman 2300 -- Hossain 2217, Dhaka BAN 2003.

  53. 8...Bg4 9.Ne5 Nxe5 10.Bxe5 Qb6 11.c3 Bd7 12.Be2 Bb5 =-=(45) Kosanovic 2442 -- Prelevic 2358, Belgrade YUG 2001.

  54. =-= Kosanovic 2428 -- Szeberenyi 2411, Budapest HUN 2002.

  55. 5...Qb6 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Nc3 Qxb2 8.Nge2 Bg4 9.Nxe4 Bxe2 10.Kxe2 cxd4 11.Qd3 f5 12.Ng5 Nc6 1-0(22) Adams Michael -- Xie Jun, Hastings 1997; * Adams 2685 -- Xie 2510, ? 1996; 9.Rb1 Qxc3+ 10.Nxc3 Bxd1 11.Kxd1 cxd4 12.exd4 Nc6 =-=(46) Tu Hoang Thong 2480 -- West 2405, Elista 1998; 7...cxd4 8.Qxd4 Qxd4 9.exd4 Bf5 10.Nge2 e6 11.OOO Nc6 12.d5 exd5 1-0(53) Tu Hoang Thai 2300 -- Esplana 2200, Elista 1998.
    5...e6 6.Bxe4 dxe4 7.Nc3 cxd4 8.Qxd4 Qxd4 9.exd4 Bb4 10.Ne2 f5 11.OOO Nc6 12.Rhf1 OO =-=(26) Berg 2418 -- Prusikhin 2519, Morso DEN 2002; 9...b6 10.Nxe4 Bb7 11.f3 Nc6 12.OOO Rd8 =-=(50) Prie 2429 -- Nordahl 2346, St Vincent ITA 2004.
    5...Nd6 6.dxc5 Qa5+ 7.Nc3 Nc4 8.Ne2 Nc6 9.Bxc4 dxc4 10.Nd4 Bd7 11.Qh5 g6 12.Qd5 Bg7 1-0(43) Stefanova 2478 -- Juswanto 2505, Jakarta IND 2004.

  56. 6.Ne2 Nf6 7.c3 Bg4 8.Nd2 e6 9.OO Bh5 10.Bg3 Bd6 11.dxc5 Bxc5 12.Qb3 Bb6 1-0(62) Christiansen 2566 -- Iuldachev 2511, Bled SLO 2002.

  57. 7...Nb4 8.Nc3 e6 9.d6 Nc6 10.Nxe4 f5 11.Bg5 Qb6 12.Nf6+ Kf7 1-0(23) Speelman 2630 -- Wang 2430, ? 1997; 9...Qa5 10.Nge2 Nd5 11.Bg3 Nxc3 12.Nxc3 Bd7 1-0(27) Mensch 2299 -- Musanti 2293, Budapest HUN 2001; 8...Bf5 9.a3 Na6 10.f3 exf3 11.Nxf3 g6 12.e4 Bd7 1-0(32) Kornev 2566 -- Prokopchuk 2513, Nefteyugansk RUS 2002.

  58. 9...Ng6 10.h4 h5 11.f3 Be7 12.Nxe4 f5 1-0(40) Radjabov 2650 -- Polgar 2722, Benidorm ESP 2003.

  59. 10.Qh5+ Ng6 11.OOO Qa5 12.f4 exf3 =-=(28) Berg 2418 -- Navara 2531, Morso DEN 2002.

  60. 12.Ng3 Be6 * Liang 2412 -- Dizdar 2549, ? 1999; =-=(43) Liang Chong 2412 -- Dizdar 2549, Las Vegas USA 1999.

  61. 6.c3 Nc6 7.Nd2 Qb6 8.Rb1 Bg4 9.Ngf3 e6 10.OO Be7 11.Qa4 cxd4 12.exd4 Bh5 =-=(49) Popov Valerij (RUS) 2523 -- Tseitlin Mark D (ISR) 2496, Belgrade (Yugoslavia) 1999; =-=(49) Popov 2520 -- Tseitlin 2480, Belgrade YUG 1999; 7...Bg4 8.Ngf3 a6 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Nxf3 e6 11.a3 Bd6 12.Bxd6 Qxd6 =-=(13) Mensch 2299 -- Petran 2372, Budapest HUN 2001; =-= Hauchard 2524 -- Lepelletier 2456, Gonfreville 1999; =-= Hauchard 2524 -- Lepelletier 2456, Gonfreville FRA 1999.
    6.Nc3 e6 7.Nf3 c4 8.Be2 Bb4 9.OO Bxc3 10.bxc3 Ne4 11.Qe1 Nc6 12.Ne5 Nxe5 1-0(42) Sargissian 2515 -- Najer 2599, Moscow RUS 2002.
    6.Nf3 Nc6 7.OO Bg4 8.c3 e6 9.Nbd2 Be7 10.Qb1 Bh5 11.Ne5 Bg6 12.Nxg6 hxg6 0-1(39) Wells 2515 -- Sutovsky 2575, Oxford ENG 1998.

  62. 6...Qa5+ 7.Nc3 e6 8.a3 Qxc5 9.Nb5 Na6 10.b4 Qb6 11.Nf3 Bd7 12.Qe2 Be7 1-0(29) Summerscale 2455 -- Hermansson 2340, Oxford ENG 1998; 7.c3 Qxc5 8.Na3 Nc6 9.Nf3 Bg4 10.Qa4 Bxf3 11.gxf3 Rc8 12.Be5 a6 =-=(16) Neiman 2292 -- Haimovich 2339, Tel Aviv ISR 2002.

  63. 7...Bd7 8.Nc3 e6 9.Bxc6 Bxc6 10.Qd4 a5 11.Nf3 Nd7 12.Bd6 Qf6 0-1(62) Skembris 2439 -- Golod 2544, Zurich SUI 2003.

  64. 8.Bxc6+ bxc6 9.b4 a5 10.c3 Ne4 11.f3 Nxc3 12.Nxc3 axb4 1-0(33) McShane 2649 -- Sutovsky 2646, Pamplona ESP 2003.

  65. 8...Bd7 9.c3 a5 10.Qb3 axb4 11.cxb4 Ne4 12.Nc3 Qf6 1-0(35) Winants 2501 -- Carlsen 2385, Rethymnon GRE 2003.

  66. 12.cxb4 b6 =-=(58) Gustafsson 2571 -- Avrukh 2609, Plovdiv BUL 2003.

  67. 6.exd4 g6 7.Be5 f6 8.Bxb8 Rxb8 9.Ne2 Bh6 10.c4 OO 11.OO Be6 12.Bxe4 dxe4 =-=(44) Akopian 2656 -- Herrera 2404, Linares ESP 2001; 7.Bxe4 dxe4 8.Nc3 Bg7 9.Nge2 Bf5 10.Qd2 Nc6 11.OOO Qa5 12.a3 h5 1-0(17) Stefanova 2550 -- Kouvatsou 2233, Istanbul TUR 2003; 6...Nc6 7.c3 Bf5 8.Qe2 e6 9.Nd2 Nd6 10.Ngf3 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 Nf5 12.g4 Nfe7 1-0(63) Timman 2635 -- Van Wely 2605, Breda 1998; 6...Qb6 7.Bxe4 dxe4 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.d5 e5 10.Be3 Nd4 11.Nge2 Bg4 12.Bxd4 exd4 1-0(46) Janssen 2448 -- Visser 2378, Rotterdam NED 1999.

  68. 7.Qxd4 Qxd4 8.exd4 Nc6 9.c3 b6 10.Nd2 Bb7 11.Ne2 OOO 12.Ng3 h6 1-0(55) Lputian 2598 -- Rytshagov 2529, Istanbul TUR 2000; 9...e6 10.Nd2 f5 11.f3 e5 12.Bxe5 Nxe5 1-0(25) Romero Holmes 2524 -- Gulbas 2301, Halkidiki GRE 2002; 9...Be6 10.Nd2 f5 11.f3 g5 12.Bxg5 Rg8 =-=(38) Orr 2315 -- Visser 2442, Belfast IRL 2001; 9.Ne2 Bg4 10.Nbc3 e6 11.OOO Nb4 12.Rde1 Bf5 0-1(54) Romero Holmes 2483 -- Visser 2406, Wijk aan Zee NED 2000; 7...Nc6 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.Nc3 e5 10.OOO+ Ke8 11.Bg3 Bf5 12.Nb5 Rc8 =-=(63) Gilles 2250 -- Landenbergue 2390, Bern SUI 2000.

  69. 7...Nc6 8.Ne2 Bg4 9.Nbc3 e6 10.h3 Bh5 11.Nxe4 Bxe2 12.Qxe2 Nxd4 1-0(30) Hodgson 2575 -- Wells 2515, Oxford ENG 1998; 9...Qa5 10.h3 Bh5 11.OO OOO 12.d5 e6 =-=(63) Gallagher 2525 -- Rytshagov 2565, Elista 1998.
    7...Qb6 8.Nc3 Nc6 9.Qd2 Bg4 10.h3 Bh5 11.g4 Bg6 12.d5 OOO 0-1(62) San Emeterio Cabanes 2288 -- Holmsten 2436, Lisbon POR 2001.

  70. 9...OO 10.OO f5 11.Qd2 Nc6 12.Rad1 e5 =-=(74) Atea 2309 -- Visser 2458, Cairo EGY 2002.

  71. 10...OO 11.Ng3 Nc6 12.d5 e5 1-0(72) Pixton 2351 -- Kudrin 2520, Philadelphia USA 2001.

  72. 12.Ng3 Nc4 0-1(35) Hodgson 2575 -- Leitao 2515, ? 1998.