Scacchi e gambetti

Opening Report

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4







Database: database1613-2025 (11,590,035 games)

Report:  1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 (6,545 games)

ECO: C61a [Spanish: Bird's Defence]

Generated by: Scid vs. PC 4.26, 2025.10.18

1. Statistics and History

1.1 Statistics

                   Games     1-0     =-=     0-1    Score
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 All report games   6547    3331    1371    1842    61.3%
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1.2 Oldest games

 1:  0-1(54) Kennedy -- Staunton, London 1856

 2:  0-1(32) Barnes -- Staunton, London 1858

 3:  0-1(21) Anderssen -- Lange, Breslau 1859.01 [34]

 4:  1-0(45) Wuelfling -- Vitzthum von Eckstaedt, Duesseldorf 1862.09

 5:  0-1(55) Lichtenscheidt -- Rossy, Duesseldorf 1863.08.30

1.3 Newest games

 1:  =-=(24) Sokolov 2449 -- Cwiek 2137, Illertissen GER 2025.08.29

 2:  0-1(92) Grot 2207 -- Zlatin 2264, chess.com INT 2025.08.26

 3:  1-0(50) Muller -- Svarc 1688, Deblin POL 2025.08.20

 4:  1-0(31) Fischer 2360 -- Lapshun 2264, Parnu EST 2025.08.12

 5:  0-1(47) Zelak 1862 -- Bes 2034, Wroclaw POL 2025.08.09

1.4 Current popularity

Year               1800-99 1900-49 1950-69 1970-79 1980-89 1990-99 2000-09 2010-19 2020-29

Once every X games   233     597     747    1468     844    1350    1491    1860    5073

Frequency in all years: once every 1770 games
In the 10 years to today: once every 3515 games (down 49% from all years)
In the 5 years to today: once every 5333 games (down 66% from all years)
In the 1 year to today: once every 6464 games (down 72% from all years)

1.5 Most frequent players (White)

1:	6	1949-1987	67%	2620	Geller, Efim P [70,81,102,125]
2:	6	1986-2007	100%	2465	Lanc, Alois [34,101,128]
3:	5	1975-2002	80%	2838	Kasparov, Garry [67,69,101,116]
4:	5	1961-2006	90%	2521	Jansa, Vlastimil [57,115,133,145]
5:	5	1993-2009	100%	2510	Yandemirov, Valeri [26,39]
6:	5	1983-1998	60%	2440	Van Riemsdijk, Herman Claudius [17,117]

1.6 Most frequent players (Black)

1:	114	1996-2018	56%	2460	Jirka, Jiri [2,9,26,29,31,34,35,36,...]
2:	31	1998-2010	37%	2066	Burakovsky, Marat [23]
3:	30	1866-1895	42%		Bird, Henry Edward
4:	26	1992-2015	69%	2658	Najer, Evgeniy [8,27,29,33,40,97,101,113,...]
5:	26	1986-2012	62%	2575	Malaniuk, Vladimir P [1,8,16,19,34,39,70,76,...]
6:	26	1996-2021	27%	2054	Schuetz, Peter

2. Ratings and Performance

2.1 Average ratings and performance

White rating: 2018 (4615 games); White performance: 2045 (58% vs 1988)

Black rating: 1988 (4281 games); Black performance: 1923 (37% vs 2018)

2.2 Games with highest average rating

 1:  =-=(113) Ethereal 14.40 3545 -- Stockfish dev-20241122-b7f17346 3677, tcec-chess.com INT 2024 [109]

 2:  1-0(71) Stockfish dev-20241122-b7f17346 3677 -- Ethereal 14.40 3545, tcec-chess.com INT 2024 [109]

 3:  1-0(37) Saric 2671 -- Carlsen 2877, Tromsoe 2014 [35]

 4:  1-0(23) Kasparov 2838 -- Khalifman 2698, Moscow 2002 [69]

 5:  =-=(73) Kasparov 2838 -- Khalifman 2698, Moscow 2002 [67]

 6:  0-1(45) Bacrot 2712 -- Morozevich 2743, Biel 2004 [135]

 7:  1-0(53) Leko 2722 -- Morozevich 2732, Monte Carlo 2004 [135]

 8:  1-0(47) Leko 2722 -- Morozevich 2716, Moscow 2002 [40]

 9:  =-=(20) Anand 2758 -- Kovalev 2660, Wijk aan Zee 2020 [136]

10:  =-=(22) Vachier Lagrave 2719 -- Rapport 2693, Biel 2013 [90]

3. Result Trends

3.1 Result lengths and frequencies

                 Score      Game length             Frequency       
                          1-0    =-=    0-1    1-0     =-=     0-1  
 Report games    61.3%     38     38     40   50.8%   20.9%   28.1% 
 All games       16.3%     40     38     41    3.2%   26.0%   33.5%

3.2 Shortest wins (White)

 1:  1-0(5) Elizabeth 1678 -- Amandah, Kisumu 2024

 2:  1-0(7) Kiss 2204 -- Klenoczky 1851, Hungary 2017

 3:  1-0(7) Buhr -- Mueller, Braunschweig 2003

 4:  1-0(7) Doran -- Downing, Columbus 1994

 5:  1-0(8) Fanganielo -- Medina, Xangri-La 1998

3.3 Shortest wins (Black)

 1:  0-1(6) Martorell Prats 1593 -- Ali 2404, Santa Margalida 2016

 2:  0-1(6) Schroeder 1858 -- Ungerer 2125, Dresden 2014

 3:  0-1(6) Watelet 1961 -- De Weird 2009, Roux 2019

 4:  0-1(6) Rojas Castillo 1333 -- Tobar Beltran 1300, Neiva 2010

 5:  0-1(7) Lapinskaite -- Kaula, Rimavska Sobota 1992

4. Moves and Themes

4.1 Move orders reaching the report position

There were 5 move orders reaching this position: 1: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 (6407)
2: 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 e5 3.Bb5 Nd4 (120)
3: 1.Nf3 Nc6 2.e4 e5 3.Bb5 Nd4 (16)
4: 1.e4 Nc6 2.Bb5 e5 3.Nf3 Nd4 (1)
5: 1.e4 e5 2.Bb5 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nd4 (1)

4.2 Moves from the report position

    Move      Frequency    Score  Draw AvElo Perf AvYear ECO
 1: Nxd4     5351: 81.7%   62.0%  21%  2045  2095  2001 C61c 
 2: Bc4       796: 12.1%   60.3%  20%  1895  1956  2002 C61b 
 3: Ba4       241:  3.6%   59.1%  20%  1972  2043  1995      
 4: Nc3        81:  1.2%   54.9%  21%  1475  1619  2005      
 5: Nxe5       25:  0.3%   30.0%   4%              2010      
 6: Be2        22:  0.3%   52.2%  32%  1660  1837  2002      
 7: O-O         8:  0.1%   25.0%  25%              2008      
 8: c3          7:  0.1%   28.5%   0%              2010      
 9: Bd3         7:  0.1%   57.1%  29%              2012      
10: [end]       2:  0.0%   50.0%   0%              1957 C61a 
11: c4          2:  0.0%    0.0%   0%              2006      
12: d3          2:  0.0%    0.0%   0%              2010      
13: Ng5         1:  0.0%    0.0%   0%              2008      
14: a4          1:  0.0%    0.0%   0%              2011      
15: Bf1         1:  0.0%    0.0%   0%              2021      
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TOTAL:       6547:100.0%   61.3%  21%  2017  2067  2001

4.3 Positional Themes

Frequency of themes in the first 20 moves of each game

Same-side castling	58%	White Isolated Queen Pawn	13%
Opposite castling	12%	Black Isolated Queen Pawn	24%
Queens exchanged	20%	White Pawn on 5/6/7th rank	42%
Only one side has Bishop pair	33%	Black Pawn on 2/3/4th rank	88%
Kingside pawn storm	5%	Open c/d/e file	54%

4.4 Endgames

Material at the end of each game:

	P	BN	R	R,BN	Q	Q,BN	Q,R	Q,R,BN
Report games	4%	10%	10%	26%	3%	4%	5%	39%
All games	3%	10%	9%	24%	3%	5%	5%	41%

5. Theory Table

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4: +3330 =1371 -1841 (4015.5/6545: 61%)

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
1	Ba4¹ Bc5²	OO³ Nxf3+⁴	Qxf3 Ne7⁵	d3⁶ OO	Be3 Bb6	Nc3 d6	Rad1 f5	Qh5 f4⁷	33: 64%
2	Bc4 Nxf3+⁸	Qxf3 Qf6⁹	Qg3¹⁰ Bc5¹¹	d3¹² d6	Nc3 c6¹³	f4¹⁴ Qg6	Qf3 exf4	Bxf4 Ne7¹⁵	56: 52%
3	Nxd4 exd4	d3¹⁶ c6¹⁷	Bc4¹⁸ Nf6¹⁹	OO²⁰ d5²¹	exd5 Nxd5	Re1+²² Be7	Qe2²³ Be6	Qe4²⁴ OO²⁵	63: 55%
4	... ...	Bc4 h5²⁶	d3²⁷ Bc5²⁸	Nd2²⁹ c6³⁰	OO³¹ d5	Bb3³² Nf6	Qe2 Bg4	Nf3 Qe7³³	54: 62%
5	... ...	... Nf6	OO³⁴ Nxe4³⁵	Bxf7+³⁶ Kxf7	Qh5+ g6	Qd5+ Kg7	Qxe4 Qf6³⁷	d3³⁸ Bc5³⁹	58: 58%
6	... ...	OO g6⁴⁰	c3⁴¹ Bg7	cxd4⁴² Bxd4	Nc3⁴³ Ne7	d3⁴⁴ c6⁴⁵	Bc4⁴⁶ OO⁴⁷	Bh6⁴⁸ Bg7⁴⁹	46: 64%
7	... ...	... Ne7	d3⁵⁰ g6⁵¹	f4⁵² c6⁵³	Ba4⁵⁴ d5	f5 gxf5	Qh5 Qd6	exf5 Bg7⁵⁵	36: 65%
8	... ...	... c6	Ba4⁵⁶ Nf6⁵⁷	d3⁵⁸ d5⁵⁹	exd5⁶⁰ Nxd5	Nd2 a5⁶¹	Re1+ Be7	Bb3 OO⁶²	68: 70%
9	... ...	... ...	Bc4 d5⁶³	exd5 cxd5	Bb5+⁶⁴ Bd7	Re1+⁶⁵ Ne7⁶⁶	c4⁶⁷ a6⁶⁸	Bxd7+ Qxd7⁶⁹	29: 72%
10	... ...	... ...	... Nf6	d3⁷⁰ d5⁷¹	exd5⁷² Nxd5	Re1+⁷³ Be7⁷⁴	Qe2⁷⁵ Be6	Qe4⁷⁶ Bf6⁷⁷	40: 56%
11	... ...	... ...	... ...	Re1 d6⁷⁸	c3⁷⁹ Ng4⁸⁰	h3⁸¹ Ne5	Bf1⁸² d3	Re3⁸³ g5⁸⁴	58: 65%
12	... ...	... Bc5	b4⁸⁵ Bb6⁸⁶	c4⁸⁷ c6⁸⁸	Ba4⁸⁹ d6⁹⁰	d3 Ne7⁹¹	Bg5⁹² f6	Bh4 OO⁹³	66: 56%
13	... ...	... ...	c3 c6⁹⁴	Bc4⁹⁵ d5⁹⁶	exd5 cxd5	cxd4⁹⁷ Bxd4	Bb5+ Kf8⁹⁸	Nc3 Ne7⁹⁹	49: 59%
14	... ...	... ...	Bc4 d6¹⁰⁰	c3¹⁰¹ c6¹⁰²	d3¹⁰³ Ne7¹⁰⁴	Nd2¹⁰⁵ OO¹⁰⁶	Bb3¹⁰⁷ d5	cxd4 Bxd4¹⁰⁸	53: 52%
15	... ...	... ...	... ...	d3 c6¹⁰⁹	Qh5¹¹⁰ Qe7¹¹¹	Bg5 Nf6	Qh4 h6¹¹²	Nd2¹¹³ Rg8¹¹⁴	48: 57%
16	... ...	... ...	d3 c6¹¹⁵	Bc4 d5¹¹⁶	exd5¹¹⁷ cxd5	Re1+¹¹⁸ Ne7¹¹⁹	Bb5+¹²⁰ Kf8¹²¹	Ba4¹²² f6¹²³	65: 62%
17	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	Bb3 Ne7¹²⁴	Bg5¹²⁵ f6¹²⁶	Bf4 OO¹²⁷	25: 52%
18	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	... ...	Bb5+ Kf8¹²⁸	Re1¹²⁹ Ne7¹³⁰	Ba4¹³¹ h5¹³²	37: 49%
19	... ...	... ...	... ...	Ba4 d6¹³³	Nd2¹³⁴ Nf6¹³⁵	h3¹³⁶ OO¹³⁷	c3¹³⁸ d5¹³⁹	e5 Nd7¹⁴⁰	56: 60%
20	... ...	... ...	... ...	... Ne7	f4¹⁴¹ f5¹⁴²	Bb3¹⁴³ d5	exd5¹⁴⁴ Nxd5¹⁴⁵	Re1+ Kf7¹⁴⁶	60: 65%

Generated from the 1000 highest-rated games.

4.Nc3 g6 5.OO Bg7 6.Nxd4 exd4 7.Ne2 Ne7 8.c3 a6 9.Ba4 b5 10.Bb3 c5 11.cxd4 cxd4 12.d3 Bb7 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bh4 g5 1-0(42) Pribyl -- Ozsvath, Prague 1966; 4...f5 5.Bc4 d6 6.d3 Nf6 7.Be3 Nxf3+ 8.gxf3 f4 9.Bc1 c6 10.d4 Qc7 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.a3 Bd7 13.Qe2 OOO 14.b4 a6 0-1(30) Burstow -- Bojkovic, Vrnjacka Banja 1963.
4.OO c6 5.Bc4 Nf6 6.d3 =-= Tseshkovsky 2545 -- Malaniuk 2556, Krasnodar 2002.
4.Be2 Nxe2 5.Qxe2 d6 6.d4 exd4 7.Nxd4 g6 8.Nc3 Bg7 9.Be3 Nf6 10.f3 OO 11.OOO c6 12.g4 Bd7 13.Qd2 Re8 14.Bh6 Bh8 =-=(26) Zaitsev 2390 -- Malaniuk 2520, Budapest 1989.
4...Nxf3+ 5.Qxf3 Qf6 6.Qg3 Bc5 7.Nc3 c6 8.d3 Ne7 9.Bb3 d6 10.f4 Qg6 11.f5 Qxg3+ 12.hxg3 b5 13.Ke2 a5 14.a3 a4 0-1(56) Radulski 2502 -- Jirka 2391, Brno 2005; 7.d3 Ne7 8.Nc3 Qg6 9.Qxg6 hxg6 10.f4 c6 11.fxe5 Bd4 12.Bf4 g5 13.Bxg5 a5 14.a3 Bxe5 1-0(69) Tvarijonas 2324 -- Alekseenko 2450, Pardubice 2012; 7.OO Ne7 8.d3 h6 9.Be3 Bb6 10.c4 Bxe3 11.fxe3 Qg5 12.Qxg5 hxg5 13.Nc3 c6 14.c5 b6 1-0(34) Povah 2325 -- Horner 2390, Chester/ Cheshire 1979; 6...c6 7.OO d6 8.f4 exf4 9.Qxf4 Qxf4 10.Rxf4 g6 11.d4 Bh6 12.Nc3 Bxf4 13.Bxf4 Ke7 14.d5 Bd7 1-0(40) Georgiev 2530 -- Poluektov, Limassol 1997; 7.Nc3 d6 8.OO Qg6 9.Qe3 Be7 10.d4 Bd8 11.d5 Bd7 12.Qd3 Ne7 13.f4 OO 14.dxc6 Bb6+ 0-1(42) Lopez 2400 -- Moreno 2385, Ciego de Avila 1996; 6...Ne7 7.OO c6 8.d3 Ng6 9.Bg5 Qd6 10.Nc3 Be7 11.Rae1 OO 12.Bb3 a5 13.a4 Bxg5 14.Qxg5 Qb4 =-=(59) Krivonosov -- Vladimirov 2445, Daugavpils 1978; 6...h5 7.d4 exd4 8.Qxc7 Bd6 9.Qc4 Qe5 10.Nd2 Nf6 11.Qd3 Bc7 12.Bb3 OO 13.g3 d5 14.f4 Qe7 1-0(49) Dworzynski -- Matkowski, Warsaw 1957; 6.Qe2 Bc5 7.d3 Ne7 8.Nc3 c6 9.Be3 Bd4 10.OO OO 11.Qd2 d6 12.Bb3 h6 13.Bxd4 exd4 14.Ne2 a5 1-0(50) Paikidze 2416 -- Guramishvili 2329, Alghero 2011; 5...Bc5 6.OO Qf6 7.Qg3 Ne7 8.d3 h6 9.Be3 Bb6 10.Nc3 g5 11.Nd5 Nxd5 12.exd5 OO 13.h4 Qg7 14.hxg5 Bxe3 1-0(59) Schallopp -- Flechsig, Leipzig 1877; 5...g6 6.Bb3 Qe7 7.Nc3 c6 8.h4 Nf6 9.d3 Bg7 10.g4 d6 11.Rg1 h5 12.gxh5 Nxh5 13.Bg5 Bf6 14.Ne2 Be6 1-0(55) Rozentalis 2631 -- Prosviriakov 2304, Koge 2013.
4...c6 5.OO Qa5 6.Nxd4 Qxa4 7.Nf3 d6 8.Nc3 Qa5 9.h3 Nf6 10.d4 Be7 11.Be3 OO 12.Re1 b5 13.dxe5 dxe5 14.Nxe5 Bb7 1-0(42) Radulski 2552 -- Arnaudov 2476, Panagyurishte 2012; 8.Re1 Ne7 9.b3 Qa5 10.d4 Ng6 11.Nbd2 Qc7 12.Ba3 Be7 13.Nc4 OO 14.dxe5 dxe5 1-0(46) Gruenfeld 2540 -- Shvidler 2450, Munich 1987.
4...b5 5.Bb3 Nxb3 6.axb3 Nf6 7.OO d6 8.d4 Bb7 9.Re1 a6 10.Nc3 Be7 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.Qxd8+ Rxd8 13.Nxe5 b4 14.Nd5 Nxd5 1-0(52) Georgiev 2480 -- Hector 2500, Haifa 1989; 6...d6 7.d4 exd4 8.Nxd4 Bd7 9.OO Be7 10.Qf3 Bf6 11.e5 Bxe5 12.Nc6 Bxc6 13.Qxc6+ Kf8 14.Qxb5 Ne7 0-1(41) Mokry 2500 -- Zagema 2340, Groningen 1989.
5.d3 Qf6 6.Nbd2 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.Nxd4 Bxd4 9.Nf3 Bg4 10.c3 Bb6 11.a4 bxa4 12.Bxa4+ Kf8 13.Be3 Ne7 14.Nxe5 dxe5 1-0(42) Short 2430 -- Kupreichik 2570, Hastings 1982; 5...Nxf3+ 6.Qxf3 Qf6 7.Nc3 c6 8.Qg3 Ne7 9.OO h6 10.Be3 d6 11.Nd5 Nxd5 12.exd5 b5 13.Bb3 Bb7 14.Rae1 OO 1-0(47) Bolbochan -- Sanguinetti, Mar del Plata 1947.
5.c3 Nxf3+ 6.Qxf3 Qf6 7.Qg3 Ne7 8.OO c6 9.d3 h5 10.Be3 h4 11.Qf3 Qxf3 12.gxf3 d6 13.Kh1 f6 14.f4 exf4 0-1(40) Larsen -- Tseshkovsky 2505, Somerset 1986; 7.d3 Qxf3 8.gxf3 Ne7 9.f4 exf4 10.Bxf4 Bb6 11.Nd2 OO 12.Nc4 d6 13.Bb3 Kh8 14.a4 f5 1-0(24) Mokry 2485 -- Agdestein 2350, Gausdal 1987.
5.b4 Bb6 6.OO Nxf3+ 7.Qxf3 Qf6 8.Qg3 Ne7 9.Bb2 Ng6 10.c4 Nf4 11.Re1 c6 12.d4 Bc7 13.Nd2 Qg6 14.Bc2 exd4 1-0(33) Georgiev 2465 -- Tseshkovsky 2490, Dubai 1986; 5...Bxb4 6.Nxd4 exd4 7.OO Ne7 8.Bb2 OO 9.Bxd4 d5 10.a3 Ba5 11.exd5 Qxd5 12.Bb2 Ng6 13.Bb3 Qc6 14.f4 Bb6+ =-=(52) Kosten 2440 -- Flear 2495, Gausdal 1987.
5.Nxd4 Bxd4 6.c3 Bb6 7.d4 Qe7 8.OO Nf6 9.Na3 OO 10.Nc4 Nxe4 11.Re1 d5 12.Nxb6 axb6 13.f3 Qh4 14.Bc2 Nd6 0-1(45) Larino Nieto 2428 -- Korneev 2587, Elgoibar 2007; 5...exd4 6.OO c6 7.Bb3 d6 8.d3 a5 9.a4 Ne7 10.Bg5 OO 11.f4 Be6 12.Nd2 Bxb3 13.Nxb3 Bb6 14.Bh4 Qc7 1-0(24) Velikov 2445 -- Grzesik, Hamburg 1981.
5...c6 6.c3 Nxf3+ 7.Qxf3 Qf6 8.Qe2 d6 9.d3 Ne7 10.Be3 Ng6 11.Qd2 Nf4 12.Bxf4 exf4 13.d4 Bb6 14.Qd3 OO 1-0(45) Pachman -- Pokorny, Zlin 1943.
5...Qf6 6.Nxd4 Bxd4 7.c3 Bb6 8.Na3 Ne7 9.Nc4 OO 10.d4 d6 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.Qh5 Ng6 13.Bg5 Qe6 14.Ne3 Nf4 =-=(53) Sorokin 2380 -- Naumkin 2470, Norilsk 1987.
6...Qf6 7.Qxf6 Nxf6 8.d3 h6 9.Nc3 Ke7 10.Bb3 d6 11.Bd2 Be6 =-= Ivanovic 2530 -- Tukmakov 2570, New York 1988; 7.Qg3 Ne7 8.d3 h6 9.Nc3 c6 10.Be3 Bxe3 11.Qxe3 Ng6 12.Ne2 OO 13.c3 Nf4 14.Nxf4 exf4 =-=(58) Brodsky 2540 -- Shulman 2270, Kstovo 1994.
7.Nc3 OO 8.d3 d6 9.Bg5 Be6 10.Rad1 Bb6 11.Bb3 Qd7 12.Bxe6 fxe6 13.Qg4 Rf7 14.Be3 Nc6 =-=(28) Ivanovic 2535 -- Nikolic 2395, Kladovo 1991.
7.b4 Bd4 8.c3 Bb6 9.c4 Bd4 10.Nc3 OO 11.Rb1 a5 12.b5 d6 13.Bc2 Be6 14.Nd5 c6 0-1(31) Borkowski 2450 -- Gavrilakis 2370, Naleczow 1987.
12.Bxb6 axb6 13.Bb3+ Kh8 14.d4 Ng6 0-1(17) Reti -- Spielmann, Budapest 1913.
4...Bc5 5.Nxd4 Bxd4 6.c3 Bb6 7.d4 Qe7 8.OO Nf6 9.Re1 d6 10.a4 a6 11.a5 Ba7 12.h3 h6 13.Be3 OO 14.Nd2 Be6 =-=(16) Zhidkov 2460 -- Malaniuk 2560, Kiev 1989; 12...OO 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bh4 Kh7 0-1(40) Gazik 2405 -- Malaniuk 2560, Kiev 1989; 9.a4 a6 10.Be3 Nxe4 11.Re1 OO 12.Bd5 Nf6 13.dxe5 Nxd5 14.Qxd5 Bxe3 =-=(23) Romanishin 2560 -- Malaniuk 2535, Tbilisi 1986; 8...d6 9.f4 Be6 10.Bxe6 Qxe6 11.f5 Qd7 12.Qg4 f6 13.Be3 OOO 14.a4 a6 1-0(41) Unzicker -- Nuernberg, Essen 1948; 7...Qf6 8.OO d6 9.a4 c6 10.a5 Bc7 11.Be3 Qg6 12.dxe5 dxe5 13.Nd2 Nf6 14.Bc5 Nh5 0-1(30) Johansson -- Hector 2295, Uppsala 1985; 8...Ne7 9.Be3 OO 10.Na3 Ng6 11.Qd2 c6 12.Bb3 h6 13.f4 exf4 14.Bxf4 Nxf4 1-0(53) Pedersen 2415 -- Wall 2370, Wrexham 1998; 7...Qh4 8.OO Nf6 9.Nd2 d6 10.a4 a5 11.Nf3 Qh5 12.Ng5 Qxd1 13.Rxd1 OO 14.Be3 Bg4 0-1(27) Savon 2440 -- Meister 2445, Podolsk 1992; 7.Qh5 Qf6 8.OO g6 9.Qe2 Ne7 10.d3 g5 11.d4 d6 12.dxe5 dxe5 13.a4 a5 14.Be3 Ng6 0-1(29) Kveinys -- Krasenkow, Minsk 1986; 7.d3 d6 8.Nd2 Qf6 9.Nf3 h6 10.Be3 Ne7 11.Bxb6 axb6 12.Nd2 OO 13.Qe2 Kh8 14.g3 Qg6 0-1(30) Dai 2330 -- Llaneza Vega 2412, Shijiazhuang 2015; 6.d3 d6 7.c3 Bb6 8.Be3 Nf6 9.OO c6 10.Bb3 h6 11.Nd2 Bg4 12.Qe1 OO 13.d4 Re8 14.f3 Be6 1-0(40) Delgado Ramirez 2530 -- Moreno 2390, Quito 2003; 5.c3 Nxf3+ 6.Qxf3 Qf6 7.Qg3 d6 8.d3 Qg6 9.Qxg6 hxg6 10.Nd2 a6 11.Nf1 Nf6 12.Be3 Bxe3 13.Nxe3 Ke7 14.f3 Bd7 0-1(38) Suknev 2275 -- Najer 2500, Moscow 1998; 7.Qxf6 Nxf6 8.d3 d6 9.Be3 Bb6 10.Nd2 Ke7 11.h3 h6 12.a4 Bd7 13.a5 Bxe3 14.fxe3 Raf8 0-1(26) Grabczewski 2305 -- Haba 2370, Gorzow Wielkopolski 1987; 6...Nf6 7.d3 d6 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bxf6 Qxf6 10.Qxf6 gxf6 11.Nd2 f5 12.Nf3 fxe4 13.dxe4 f5 14.Bd3 fxe4 1-0(42) Nguyen 2641 -- Ivanisevic 2608, Chess.com INT 2020; 7.OO d6 8.h3 g5 9.d4 g4 10.hxg4 Bxg4 11.Qg3 Rg8 12.dxc5 Nxe4 13.Qd3 Qf6 14.f4 Bf5 1-0(45) Theissl Pokorna 2348 -- Van Ruitenburg, Vlissingen 2001; 6...Qe7 7.OO Nf6 8.b4 Bb6 9.a4 a5 10.b5 d6 11.h3 g5 12.d4 g4 13.Qd3 gxh3 14.dxe5 Qxe5 1-0(27) Matinian 2396 -- Marn 2342, Chess.com INT 2024; 5.OO Qf6 6.Nxd4 Bxd4 7.Nc3 c6 8.Ne2 Bb6 9.Kh1 g5 10.d4 d6 11.Be3 Ne7 12.Qd2 h6 13.f4 gxf4 14.Nxf4 exf4 =-=(20) Suechting -- Nimzowitsch, Ostend 1907; 5...Nxf3+ 6.Qxf3 Qf6 7.Qe2 Ne7 8.Nc3 c6 9.d3 Ng6 10.Be3 Bb6 11.Qd2 h6 12.a4 OO 13.a5 Bc7 14.a6 b5 1-0(40) Nyzhnyk 2494 -- Hirneise 2280, Schwaebisch Gmuend 2010; 5.d3 d6 6.h3 Nf6 7.Be3 Nxf3+ 8.Qxf3 Bxe3 9.fxe3 Be6 10.Bb3 Qd7 11.Nc3 OOO 12.OO c6 13.d4 exd4 14.exd4 d5 1-0(33) Fahrni -- Spielmann, Munich 1907; 5.b4 Bb6 6.c3 Nxf3+ 7.Qxf3 Qf6 8.Qe2 d6 9.d3 Ne7 10.h4 Qg6 11.g3 f5 12.h5 Qf6 13.Nd2 Rf8 14.a4 a5 0-1(43) Kapengut -- Roizman, Minsk 1971.
4...d6 5.Nxd4 exd4 6.c3 Nf6 7.d3 dxc3 8.Nxc3 Be7 9.OO OO 10.f4 Be6 11.Bb3 Bxb3 12.Qxb3 d5 13.Rd1 dxe4 14.dxe4 Bc5+ 0-1(31) Gavrikov 2550 -- Tukmakov 2575, Minsk 1987; 7.Qb3 d5 8.Bxd5 Nxd5 9.Qxd5 Qxd5 10.exd5 Bf5 11.cxd4 OOO 12.d3 Rxd5 13.Be3 Bxd3 14.Nc3 Ra5 0-1(35) Stoica 2430 -- Abramovic 2490, Bela Crkva 1986; 6.OO Nf6 7.Re1 Ng4 8.h3 Ne5 9.Bf1 g5 10.d3 Qf6 11.c3 g4 12.cxd4 Nf3+ 13.gxf3 gxf3 14.Nd2 Rg8+ 1-0(24) Kobas 2320 -- Abramovic 2490, Zenica 1986; 6...g6 7.c3 dxc3 8.Nxc3 Bg7 9.d4 c6 10.a4 Ne7 11.Bg5 OO 12.Qd2 Kh8 13.d5 c5 14.a5 f6 =-=(17) Heidenfeld 2335 -- Allahverdiyev 2455, Elista 1998; 5.c3 Nxf3+ 6.Qxf3 Qf6 7.Qxf6 Nxf6 8.d3 Be7 9.OO OO 10.f3 c6 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bh4 Nd5 13.Bxe7 Nxe7 14.Nd2 Ng6 =-=(17) Abravanel -- Alet, Clermont Ferrand 1985.
4...c6 5.c3 Nxf3+ 6.Qxf3 Nf6 7.d4 d6 8.OO Be7 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Qg3 OO 11.Nd2 Qc7 12.Re1 b5 13.Bb3 Nh5 14.Qf3 Nf4 0-1(39) Rohl Montes -- Rizouk, Moscow 1994; 5.Nxd4 exd4 6.OO h5 7.Qf3 Qf6 8.Qxf6 Nxf6 9.Re1 d6 10.c3 Be7 11.Bf1 dxc3 12.Nxc3 Be6 13.d4 d5 14.e5 Ng4 1-0(41) Gruenfeld 2469 -- Axelrod 2386, Haifa 2010.
4...b5 5.Bb3 Nxb3 6.axb3 Qf6 7.d3 Bc5 8.Nc3 c6 9.Qe2 d6 10.Be3 Bg4 11.Bxc5 dxc5 12.Qe3 Bxf3 13.Qxf3 Qxf3 14.gxf3 g5 1-0(68) Minckwitz -- Schallopp, Graz 1880; 5.Bxf7+ Kxf7 6.Nxd4 Qh4 7.Qf3+ Nf6 8.Nxb5 c6 9.N5c3 d5 10.d3 Rb8 11.Qg3 Qh5 12.OO Bd6 13.Nd2 Re8 14.Nf3 Kf8 1-0(23) Spielmann -- Prins, Ebensee 1933.
4...Qf6 5.Nxd4 exd4 6.OO Bc5 7.e5 Qg6 8.d3 Ne7 9.Nd2 OO 10.Ne4 Bb6 11.Ng3 d5 12.exd6 Qxd6 13.Qf3 Ng6 14.Qh5 Qc5 =-=(39) Rohl Montes 2330 -- Ginzburg 2490, San Felipe 1998.
4...Nf6 5.OO Nxf3+ 6.Qxf3 d6 7.Qb3 Qe7 8.Nc3 c6 9.a4 Nd7 10.Qa2 f5 11.exf5 d5 12.Bxd5 cxd5 13.Nxd5 Qd6 14.d4 Nf6 0-1(53) Dobrovolsky 2300 -- Ruckschloss, Bardejov 1981.
5...Nf6 6.OO d6 7.h3 g6 8.d3 Bg7 9.Nc3 c6 10.a4 a5 11.Qe2 OO 12.Bb3 Qe7 13.Be3 Be6 14.Bxe6 Qxe6 0-1(39) Prince 2409 -- Sevian 2619, Chess.com INT 2018; 7.Qb3 Qe7 8.d3 c6 9.a4 Nh5 10.f4 exf4 11.Bxf4 Nxf4 12.Rxf4 d5 13.Bxd5 cxd5 14.Nc3 Qb4 0-1(28) Rodin 2428 -- Lukovnikov 2345, Liski 2009; 6...Bc5 7.d3 d6 8.Nc3 c6 9.Be3 Bb6 10.h3 Be6 11.Rad1 OO 12.Bb3 Bxe3 13.Qxe3 Nh5 14.Ne2 Qf6 1-0(38) Khachiyan 2480 -- Vrana 2250, Pardubice 1996; 9.a4 h6 10.Be3 Qe7 11.a5 OO 12.Bxc5 dxc5 13.Qe3 Nh5 14.Ne2 g5 0-1(37) Draganic 2294 -- Jirka 2415, Sozina 2004; 6...c6 7.d3 d6 8.Nc3 Be7 9.Bb3 OO =-= Azarov 2630 -- Halkias 2564, Chalkida 2009; 6.Qb3 Qe7 7.Nc3 c6 8.a4 g6 9.OO Bg7 10.d3 OO 11.Bg5 h6 12.Be3 Ng4 13.Bd2 d6 14.h3 Nf6 1-0(34) Rosen -- Voigt, USA 1915; 6.Nc3 Bc5 7.d3 h6 8.Qg3 Qe7 9.Qxg7 Rg8 10.Qxh6 Bxf2+ 11.Kf1 Rg6 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.Qh8+ Qf8 14.Qxf8+ Kxf8 1-0(29) Kuybokarov 2550 -- Kovalev 2539, chess.com INT 2024; 6.d3 Bc5 7.Nd2 c6 8.Nf1 d5 9.exd5 cxd5 10.Bb3 OO 11.Be3 Bd6 12.h3 a5 13.a4 e4 14.dxe4 dxe4 =-=(47) Klinger 2490 -- Agdestein 2565, Baguio City 1987; 6.d4 exd4 7.e5 d5 8.exf6 dxc4 9.Bg5 Qd6 10.OO Qc6 11.Qf4 Be6 12.Qxd4 Bc5 13.Qc3 g6 14.Rd1 OO 0-1(24) Harshita 2230 -- Safarli 2601, Cattolica 2022.
6.Qxf6 Nxf6 7.d3 d6 8.Bg5 Be7 9.Nc3 Be6 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.Ke2 Nd7 12.Bxe7 Kxe7 13.Rad1 Rhf8 14.f3 a6 =-=(15) Kupreichik 2500 -- Balashov 2550, Sverdlovsk 1987; 8.Nc3 c6 9.f4 Be7 10.OO OO 11.a4 Bd7 12.h3 Rfd8 13.fxe5 dxe5 14.Be3 Be8 0-1(43) Kveinys 2345 -- Vladimirov 2525, Tallinn 1988; 7...Bc5 8.Bb3 d6 9.c3 Be6 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.Be3 Bxe3 12.fxe3 OO 13.h3 Rf7 14.Nd2 h6 =-=(17) Panchenko -- Kupreichik 2470, Minsk 1985.
6.Qe2 Bc5 7.d3 Ne7 8.Be3 Bb6 9.Nc3 c6 10.Bb3 d6 11.OOO Bd4 12.Qf3 Qxf3 13.gxf3 a5 14.a3 Be6 0-1(36) Barlov 2454 -- Larino Nieto 2508, Las Palmas 2013; 8.Nc3 c6 9.Be3 d6 10.Bxc5 dxc5 11.Qe3 b6 12.OO Ng6 13.Ne2 Be6 14.Bxe6 Qxe6 =-=(65) Zwanzger 2313 -- Fish 2466, Germany 2015.
6.Qc3 Ne7 7.Na3 c6 8.OO Ng6 9.f4 exf4 10.e5 Qg5 11.d4 d5 12.Bxd5 Bxa3 13.Bxc6+ bxc6 14.Qxc6+ Bd7 1-0(25) Mrva 2485 -- Vrana 2339, Slovakia 2006.
6.Nc3 c6 7.d3 Ne7 8.Qxf6 gxf6 9.f4 Bh6 10.Rf1 OO 11.Bd2 Kg7 12.OOO d6 13.Kb1 Be6 14.g4 Bxf4 =-=(70) Vega Gutierrez 2226 -- Larino Nieto 2469, Pamplona 2008.
6...d6 7.Nc3 c6 8.d3 Qg6 9.a4 Nf6 10.Qxg6 hxg6 11.f4 Nh5 12.fxe5 dxe5 13.Rf1 Nf6 14.h3 Bc5 0-1(66) Rotstein -- Simkin, Kiev 1961; 8...Be6 9.Bb3 Ne7 10.OO Bxb3 11.axb3 Ng6 12.Ne2 Be7 13.f4 =-= Mitenkov 2380 -- Berdichevski 2340, Moscow 1991; 8.OO Be6 9.d3 h6 10.Bxe6 Qxe6 11.f4 f6 12.Be3 Ne7 13.Rad1 c5 14.fxe5 fxe5 1-0(27) Robatsch -- Rosino, Venice 1969.
7.Nc3 c6 8.d3 d6 9.f4 Qg6 10.f5 Qxg3+ 11.hxg3 Nf6 12.Rh4 b5 13.Bb3 a5 14.a3 a4 =-=(36) Ricaurte Lopez 2390 -- Moreno 2400, Quito 1997; 8...h6 9.f4 d6 10.fxe5 Qxe5 11.Bf4 Qd4 12.Rf1 Be6 13.Bxe6 fxe6 14.OOO Ba3 1-0(18) Maric -- Boutteville, Bordeaux 1964; 7...d6 8.Nd5 Bxf2+ 9.Qxf2 Qxf2+ 10.Kxf2 Kd8 11.d3 f6 12.Bd2 c6 13.Ne3 Ne7 14.Raf1 a5 1-0(30) Teichmann -- Caro, Berlin 1897.
8...Ne7 9.OO Be6 10.Nb5 Rc8 11.Be3 Bxc4 12.dxc4 c6 13.Nc3 Ng6 14.Rad1 Qe6 1-0(45) Delchev 2290 -- Kamsky, Innsbruck 1987.
8...Be6 9.Nd5 Bxd5 10.Bxd5 c6 11.Bb3 Qg6 12.Qh3 Nf6 13.Be3 Bxe3 14.fxe3 Qg4 =-=(22) Ginzburg 2400 -- Slipak 2460, Buenos Aires 1994.
9.OO Qg6 10.Qxg6 hxg6 11.Bd2 Bb6 12.Rfe1 Ne7 13.Be3 f6 14.Rad1 Bd7 =-=(22) Fleck 2365 -- Grzesik 2330, Germany 1983.
12.Be3 Bg4 13.Qf2 Bxe3 14.Qxe3 OO 1-0(41) Himanshu 2408 -- Mollah Abdullah 2506, New Delhi 2007.
5.c3 Qg5 6.Bf1 Bc5 7.d3 Qf6 8.Qf3 Qxf3 9.gxf3 Ne7 10.b4 Bd6 11.Bb2 f6 12.Na3 dxc3 13.Bxc3 c6 14.Nc4 Bc7 0-1(56) Meijers 2512 -- Kilicaslan 2260, Istanbul 2003; 8.Qc2 Ne7 9.cxd4 Bxd4 10.Nc3 c6 11.Nd1 Ng6 12.Be2 d6 13.OO Nf4 14.Be3 h5 0-1(34) Vujovic 2440 -- Cetkovic 2230, Imperia 1983; 7...Qe7 8.Nd2 Nf6 9.Be2 OO 10.Nb3 dxc3 11.bxc3 Bb6 12.a4 c6 13.OO Re8 14.a5 Bc7 1-0(45) Hansen 2550 -- Gibson 2244, Windsor 2010; 7.b4 Bb6 8.d3 Qe7 9.Be2 dxc3 10.OO Bd4 11.Qc2 Qxb4 12.Na3 a6 13.Nc4 b5 14.Ne3 Ne7 =-=(40) Plachetka -- Stoica, Stary Smokovec 1974; 6...d3 7.Qf3 b6 8.Bxd3 Bb7 9.OO Nf6 10.Bc2 OOO 11.d3 Qh4 12.Qg3 Qxg3 13.hxg3 Re8 14.Nd2 d5 1-0(37) Barczay -- Gliksman, Sarajevo 1969; 5...Bc5 6.OO c6 7.Bc4 d6 8.b4 Bb6 9.Bb2 Ne7 10.Re1 OO 11.Bd3 Ng6 12.cxd4 Qf6 13.Qc2 Nf4 14.Bf1 Ne6 0-1(42) Grosar 2355 -- Kupreichik 2500, Berlin West 1987; 6.b4 Bb6 7.OO c6 8.Ba4 Ne7 9.c4 d6 10.d3 OO 11.f4 f5 12.Kh1 Be6 13.Bb3 Qd7 14.a3 Kh8 1-0(34) Forgacs 2340 -- Siepelt, Wuerzburg 1989; 5...c6 6.Bc4 d5 7.exd5 cxd5 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Qe2+ Be7 10.cxd4 Nf6 11.Nc3 OO 12.OO Bf5 13.Bd3 Bg4 14.Qe5 Bd6 1-0(111) De Wachter -- Rizouk, Duisburg 1992.
5.Qh5 Qe7 6.OO Qxe4 7.d3 g6 8.dxe4 gxh5 9.Bf4 c6 10.Be2 d6 11.Bxh5 Nf6 12.Bf3 Bg4 13.Nd2 Bxf3 14.Nxf3 OOO 1-0(92) Wedberg 2475 -- Kupreichik 2500, Malmo 1987; 7.Bc4 g6 8.Qd1 Ne7 9.Re1 Qf5 10.b4 d5 11.Bd3 Qg5 12.Na3 c6 13.c4 Be6 14.Bb2 Bg7 0-1(50) Rausis 2435 -- Shulman, Riga 1989; 5...Nf6 6.Qe5+ Qe7 7.Qxd4 Qxe4+ 8.Qxe4+ Nxe4 9.OO Be7 10.Re1 Nf6 11.d4 c6 12.Bd3 d5 13.Nd2 Be6 14.Nf3 Nd7 =-=(18) Kuczynski 2450 -- Malaniuk 2520, Almaty 1989.
5.Be2 Ne7 6.d3 d5 7.OO Be6 8.Nd2 Qd7 9.Nb3 Nc6 10.f4 f5 11.exf5 Bxf5 12.g4 Be6 13.f5 Bf7 14.Bf4 OOO 0-1(44) Fahrni -- Spielmann, Mannheim 1914.
5.Qf3 c6 6.Bc4 Nf6 7.OO d6 8.c3 dxc3 9.Nxc3 Be7 10.d4 OO 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bh4 Bg4 13.Qe3 Re8 14.Bd3 Bh5 =-=(78) Karklins 2357 -- Kupreichik 2490, Winnipeg 1986.
5.Qe2 Bc5 6.c3 Ne7 7.b4 Bb6 8.c4 c6 9.Ba4 OO 10.OO d5 11.exd5 cxd5 12.Re1 Ng6 13.c5 Bc7 14.d3 Bd7 =-=(43) Galdunts 2450 -- Hedke 2370, Pardubice 1995.
5.Ba4 g6 6.OO Bg7 7.f4 c6 8.d3 d6 9.f5 g5 10.Bb3 h5 11.c3 a5 12.Kh1 Kf8 13.Bd2 Bd7 14.cxd4 Bxd4 1-0(36) Toth 2240 -- Lima 2445, Rio de Janeiro 1991.
5...Bc5 6.OO c6 7.Bc4 d5 8.exd5 cxd5 9.Bb5+ Kf8 10.Re1 Be6 11.Ba4 a5 12.Nd2 Qb8 13.Qf3 Nf6 14.Nb3 Bg4 0-1(43) Mok -- Barua 2470, Genting Highlands 1989; 9.Bb3 Ne7 10.Bg5 OO 11.Re1 f6 12.Bf4 a5 13.a4 Kh8 14.Qf3 b6 =-=(35) Kolmakov 2284 -- Demin 2417, Moscow 2009; 9.Re1+ Ne7 10.Bb5+ Kf8 11.Ba4 h5 12.h3 Bf5 13.Nd2 a5 14.Nf3 Qb6 =-=(41) Guid 2278 -- Barle 2394, Murska Sobota 2006; 7...Nf6 8.e5 Ng8 9.Qg4 Kf8 10.Qf3 Qe8 11.Bf4 d5 12.exd6 Nf6 13.Nd2 Bg4 14.Qg3 Qd7 1-0(40) Marco -- Tarrasch, Budapest 1896; 7...h5 8.c3 Nf6 9.Bg5 Qb6 10.Qe2 Ng4 11.b4 Qc7 12.e5 Bb6 13.Bf4 dxc3 14.Nxc3 Qd8 1-0(23) Replay 2362 -- Leenhouts 2412, Chess.com INT 2020; 7.Ba4 d6 8.f4 Nf6 9.f5 Nd7 10.Qg4 Qf6 11.Bg5 Qe5 12.Bf4 Qf6 13.Bg5 Qe5 14.Qh5 Nf6 =-=(48) Negi 2592 -- Tu 2506, Subic Bay 2009; 8.Bb3 Nf6 9.h3 OO 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bh4 g5 12.Bg3 d5 13.e5 Ne8 14.Nd2 Ng7 1-0(28) Mickiewicz 2322 -- Samolins 2426, Lazy 2010; 7...Ne7 8.Nd2 d5 9.e5 OO 10.Kh1 Ng6 11.f4 f6 12.exf6 Rxf6 13.g3 Bh3 14.Rf2 Ne5 1-0(52) Agopov 2330 -- Martinkus 2350, Tampere 1998; 6...Ne7 7.Nd2 OO 8.f4 c6 9.Bc4 d5 10.Bb3 f5 11.e5 Be6 12.Nf3 h6 13.Qe1 Bb6 14.a4 a5 0-1(31) Ai 2202 -- Kovalev 2557, chess.com INT 2024; 0-1(31) Ai 2202 -- Kovalev 2557, chess.com INT 2024; 7.Qh5 b6 8.c3 a5 9.Nd2 OO 10.Nf3 dxc3 11.d4 cxb2 12.Bxb2 c6 13.Ba4 Bb4 14.a3 Bd6 1-0(28) Zheliandinov -- Ozsvath, Prague 1966; 6.Qh5 Qe7 7.Bg5 Nf6 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Bc4 d6 10.Nd2 c6 11.OO Be6 12.Bxe6 Qxe6 13.Nf3 OOO 14.a3 Bb6 =-=(54) Van Riemsdijk 2380 -- Segal, Sao Paulo 1983; 6...Bb6 7.Qe5+ Kf8 8.OO d6 9.Qh5 Nf6 10.Qh4 c6 11.Ba4 Nd7 12.Qxd8+ Bxd8 13.c3 Bf6 14.cxd4 Bxd4 0-1(50) Gouret -- Welling 2345, Dinard 1986; 6.Bc4 d6 7.OO Ne7 8.Qh5 OO 9.Nd2 Be6 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.Qh3 e5 12.Nb3 Bb6 13.f4 exf4 14.Bxf4 Qc8 =-=(33) Klein 2447 -- Dambacher 2480, Haarlem 2012; 7...Qh4 8.Nd2 Ne7 9.f4 Be6 10.f5 Bxc4 11.Nxc4 Qf6 12.Qg4 h6 13.Bf4 OOO 14.Qg3 Nc6 1-0(61) Sendera 2310 -- Bernard 2365, Rzeszow 1986; 6.Qf3 Ne7 7.Bc4 OO 8.Bg5 c6 9.Nd2 d5 10.exd5 cxd5 11.Bb3 Be6 12.OO f6 13.Bf4 Qd7 14.h3 Ng6 0-1(32) Matthews 2260 -- Hector 2435, Thessaloniki 1988; 6.c3 Ne7 7.b4 Bb6 8.Bb2 c6 9.Ba4 dxc3 10.Bxc3 d5 11.OO OO 12.Nd2 Ng6 13.Kh1 Bc7 14.Nf3 Bg4 0-1(17) Kilpela 2219 -- Martynov 2455, Helsinki 1999.
5...g6 6.OO Bg7 7.c3 dxc3 8.Nxc3 Ne7 9.Be3 OO 10.Bc4 c6 11.Bb3 d5 12.exd5 Nxd5 13.Nxd5 cxd5 14.d4 Be6 =-=(20) Marco -- Nimzowitsch, Ostend 1907; 7...Ne7 8.cxd4 Bxd4 9.Nc3 OO 10.Bh6 Bg7 11.Bxg7 Kxg7 12.Bc4 d6 13.d4 c6 14.Rc1 f5 =-=(40) Ghizdavu -- Ghitescu, Bucharest 1970.
5...Bb4+ 6.c3 dxc3 7.Nxc3 Qf6 8.OO Bxc3 9.bxc3 Qxc3 10.Rb1 Qf6 11.Bb2 Qg6 12.f4 Nf6 13.f5 Qh6 14.Ba3 a6 1-0(21) Unzicker -- Patzl, Krems 1967.
6.Ba4 d5 7.OO Nf6 8.Nd2 Bg4 9.Qe1 Bb4 10.exd5+ Kf8 11.a3 Bxd2 12.Bxd2 Qxd5 13.Bb3 Qd7 14.Bb4+ Kg8 =-=(49) Vaarala 2251 -- Hector 2530, Falun 2012; 7...Be7 8.exd5 Qxd5 9.Bb3 Qf5 10.Re1 Nf6 11.Qe2 Ng8 12.Nd2 Be6 13.Bxe6 Qxe6 14.Qxe6 fxe6 0-1(64) Fernandez Borrego -- Vega Gomez, Ferrol 2002; 6...Nf6 7.OO d5 8.e5 Nd7 9.c3 Bc5 10.Qg4 Nxe5 11.Qxg7 Ng6 12.cxd4 Bd6 13.Nc3 Be6 14.Re1 Qd7 0-1(25) Anisimov 2295 -- Chebotarev, Nizhnij Novgorod 1999; 7...a5 8.a3 b5 9.Bb3 a4 10.Ba2 d5 11.Nd2 Bg4 12.f3 Be6 13.f4 Ng4 14.Nf3 Ne3 0-1(33) Lacasa Diaz 2304 -- Sturt 2459, chess.com INT 2025.
6...Ne7 7.OO d5 8.exd5 Nxd5 9.Re1+ Be6 10.c3 Bc5 11.Nd2 OO 12.Nb3 Qb6 13.Nxc5 Qxc5 14.cxd4 Qxd4 1-0(54) Wolf -- Spielmann, Karlovy Vary 1907; 8...cxd5 9.Bb3 Nc6 10.Re1+ Be7 11.Qh5 OO 12.Bxd5 Bf6 13.Bf4 Ne7 14.Bb3 Ng6 1-0(52) Te Kolste -- Pokorny, London 1927; 7...Ng6 8.c3 Bc5 9.cxd4 Bxd4 10.Nc3 d6 11.Be3 Qf6 12.Bxd4 Qxd4 13.Kh1 OO 14.f4 b5 0-1(31) Fick -- Spielmann, Scheveningen 1923; 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 d5 9.Bb3 g5 10.Bg3 Bg7 11.Nd2 Be6 12.Qe2 Qd7 13.h3 OOO 14.OOO f5 1-0(48) Von Bardeleben -- Spielmann, Berlin 1907; 9...Be6 10.Qh5 Qd7 11.Qe2 OOO 12.Nd2 g5 13.Bg3 Ng6 14.OOO f5 =-=(31) Von Bardeleben -- Spielmann, Vienna 1908; 7.Qf3 d5 8.exd5 cxd5 9.Bb3 Be6 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bf4 Nc6 12.Nd2 Bb4 13.a3 Ba5 14.OOO Rc8 1-0(30) Von Scheve -- Spielmann, Ostend 1907.
6...d5 7.exd5 cxd5 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.OO Bc5 11.Nd2 Ne7 12.Nb3 Bb6 13.Bg5 f6 14.Bd2 a5 =-=(46) Ljubojevic 2580 -- Salov 2630, Rotterdam 1989; 10...Bd6 11.c3 dxc3 12.Nxc3 Ne7 13.Qf3 OO 14.Bg5 f6 1-0(46) Koch -- Lehmann, Duesseldorf 1951; =-= Baramidze 2390 -- Smeets 2461, Groningen 2002; 10.Nd2 Bc5 11.Nb3 Bb6 12.Bf4 Ne7 13.OO OO 14.Re1 Rfe8 =-=(40) Ziatdinov 2365 -- Malaniuk 2545, Tashkent 1987; 7.Bb3 Bc5 8.exd5 cxd5 9.OO Ne7 10.Bg5 f6 11.Bf4 OO 12.Nd2 Ng6 13.Qf3 Be6 14.Ne4 Bb6 =-=(17) Jurcik 2382 -- Vrana 2295, Stare Mesto 2010.
6...d6 7.c3 dxc3 8.Nxc3 Nf6 9.OO Be7 10.Bb3 OO 11.d4 b5 12.a3 a5 13.Bf4 Be6 14.d5 cxd5 =-=(23) Janetschek -- Tumurbator, Skopje 1972; 7.OO Nf6 8.Nd2 Be7 9.h3 OO 10.Nf3 b5 11.Bb3 Qb6 12.a4 a5 13.Re1 Nd7 14.axb5 cxb5 1-0(37) Guseinov 2375 -- Paglietti 2350, Moscow 1991.
6...a5 7.a4 Nf6 8.OO d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Re1+ Be6 11.Qh5 Qd6 12.Bg5 g6 13.Qf3 Bg7 14.Nd2 OO 1-0(47) Veiga 2222 -- Larino Nieto 2464, Seville 2018.
6...h5 7.OO Bc5 8.Nd2 d6 9.Nf3 Bg4 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Qf6 12.Qd1 Ne7 13.Bd2 a5 14.a3 a4 1-0(45) Anka 2410 -- Ruck 2265, Hungary 1995.
7.c3 d5 8.exd5 Nxd5 9.cxd4 Bb4+ 10.Bd2 OO 11.OO Bd6 12.Bxd5 cxd5 13.Qf3 Qh4 14.g3 Qxd4 =-=(31) Cabrera Trujillo 2423 -- Valmana Canto 2376, Padron 2008.
7...d6 8.Nd2 Be7 9.Nf3 Bg4 10.e5 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 dxe5 12.Qg3 OO 13.Qxe5 Bd6 14.Qf5 Qd7 =-=(24) Unzicker -- Keller, Lugano 1968; 8.c3 dxc3 9.Nxc3 Be7 10.Bb3 OO 11.Bd2 d5 12.exd5 cxd5 13.d4 h6 14.Qf3 Bg4 0-1(42) Sampouw -- Tumurbator, Skopje 1972.
9.Nd2 Be7 10.Qf3 OO 11.Bxd5 cxd5 12.Nb3 Bf6 13.Re1 a5 14.a4 Be6 =-=(29) Hunt 2315 -- Rizouk 2385, Witley 1996.
10.Bg5 OO 11.Bxe7 Nxe7 12.Nd2 b5 13.Bb3 Nd5 14.Qh5 Nf6 1-0(78) Bryzgalin -- Kornilov, Moscow 1997; 12...Nd5 13.Qf3 Be6 14.Ne4 b6 1-0(50) Nyzhnyk -- Burakovsky 2038, Kiev 2004.
11.Nd2 OO 12.Nf3 Bf6 13.Bd2 Re8 14.h3 Bd7 0-1(50) Brach -- Schlechter, Kosice 1918.
11.f4 g6 12.Qf2 Qb6 13.Nd2 OOO 14.Nf3 Bb4 =-=(87) Tarnowski -- Koberl, Szczawno Zdroj 1950.
12.Qxd4 Bf6 13.Qc5 Be7 14.Qd4 Bf6 =-=(17) Noa -- Alapin, Frankfurt 1887.
5...c6 6.OO d5 7.exd5 cxd5 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Re1+ Ne7 10.Bxd7+ Qxd7 11.Qh5 Rc8 12.d3 Rc6 13.Nd2 g6 14.Qh4 Bg7 1-0(66) Magem Badals 2520 -- Garcia Padron 2410, Cordoba 1995; 13.Bf4 Re6 14.Rxe6 Qxe6 1-0(40) Bok 2525 -- Klip 2376, Netherlands 2013; 11...OOO 12.Qxf7 Nc6 13.Qxd7+ Kxd7 14.d3 Nb4 0-1(33) Rozentalis 2490 -- Guseinov 2325, Klaipeda 1988; 10.c4 Bxb5 11.cxb5 Qd7 12.Qa4 a6 13.Qxd4 axb5 14.Nc3 OOO 1-0(49) Cernousek 2410 -- Jirka 2406, Czech Republic 2011; 10.Qe2 Bxb5 11.Qxb5+ Qd7 12.Qc5 d3 13.Nc3 Kd8 14.b3 d4 0-1(60) Zeller 2350 -- Martynov 2420, Schmiden 1995; 9...Be7 10.c4 Bxb5 11.cxb5 f6 12.Qg4 Qb6 13.Qh5+ Kd8 14.b3 Qxb5 =-=(17) Babula 2569 -- Jirka 2406, Olomouc 2004; 9.Qe2+ Be7 10.b3 Nh6 11.Bb2 Nf5 12.Bd3 OO 13.Qf3 Qc8 14.Qxd5 Bf6 =-=(44) Simantsev 2556 -- Kalinichev 2407, Kireevsk 2011; 1-0(24) Anand 2670 -- Beliavsky 2620, Brussels 1992; 6...h5 7.d3 Bc5 8.Nd2 d5 9.Bb3 Ne7 10.h3 Qd6 11.exd5 cxd5 12.Nf3 Qg6 13.Ne5 Qf5 14.Ba4+ Kf8 0-1(44) Kalod 2495 -- Jirka 2393, Brno 2006; 11.Nf3 Qg6 12.Kh1 Bg4 13.exd5 cxd5 14.Ne5 Qe6 =-=(60) Berzinsh 2451 -- Jirka 2393, Birmingham 2006; 10...Be6 11.Nf3 dxe4 12.dxe4 Bxb3 13.axb3 Qd6 14.Qd3 Ng6 1-0(27) Bakre 2467 -- Jirka 2391, Olomouc 2005; 11.exd5 cxd5 12.Nf3 f6 13.Re1 Bf7 14.Ba4+ Kf8 1-0(28) Prasad 2359 -- Jirka 2391, Olomouc 2005; 9...a5 10.c3 Bg4 11.Qc2 Ne7 12.Re1 Qd7 13.c4 dxe4 14.Nxe4 Ba7 0-1(48) Czakon 2477 -- Jirka 2387, Czech Republic 2005; 9.exd5 cxd5 10.Bb5+ Kf8 11.Nf3 Qa5 12.c4 dxc3 13.Ba4 Bg4 14.Bb3 Bd4 1-0(56) Zhigalko 2485 -- Jirka 2391, Pardubice 2005; 7...d5 8.exd5 cxd5 9.Bb5+ Bd7 10.Bxd7+ Qxd7 11.Nd2 Bc5 12.Nb3 Bb6 13.Re1+ Ne7 14.a4 a6 =-=(32) Rogule 2339 -- Jirka 2367, Brno 2007; 6...Qh4 7.d3 Bc5 8.Nd2 Ne7 9.c3 dxc3 10.Nf3 Qh5 11.d4 d5 12.exd5 cxb2 13.Bxb2 Bd6 14.dxc6 bxc6 1-0(31) Panchanathan 2472 -- Jirka 2369, Bar 2005; 6.Qh5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nf6 8.e5 Nd5 9.Bxd5 cxd5 10.OO d6 11.Qb5+ Kd8 12.Qa5+ b6 13.Qxd5 Bb7 14.Qxd4 Qg5 1-0(30) Djukic 2504 -- Jirka 2369, Bar 2005.
5...g6 6.OO Bg7 7.Qf3 Qf6 8.Qg3 d6 9.Na3 Be6 10.Qb3 OOO 11.c3 Ne7 12.Nb5 Bxc4 13.Qxc4 Nc6 14.cxd4 a6 =-=(59) Burg 2490 -- Fish 2464, Bremen 2013; 9.d3 Qd8 10.c3 Ne7 11.cxd4 Bxd4 12.Nc3 Be6 13.Bh6 Qd7 14.Rac1 c6 =-=(46) Vesselovsky 2409 -- Vrana 2407, Czech Republic 2006; 7...Qe7 8.c3 d6 9.d3 Be6 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.e5 OOO 12.exd6 Qxd6 13.c4 Rf8 14.Qh3 Nf6 1-0(32) Grigoriants 2503 -- Mirzakouliev 2225, Chalkidiki 2000; 7.d3 Ne7 8.Bg5 c6 9.Nd2 f6 10.Bf4 d5 11.exd5 cxd5 12.Bb3 a5 13.a4 Be6 14.Ne4 =-= Gonzalez 2380 -- Moreno 2400, Las Tunas 1996; 6.c3 Bg7 7.Qb3 Qe7 8.OO Nf6 9.cxd4 Nxe4 10.Nc3 Nxc3 11.dxc3 OO 12.Bf4 d6 13.Rfe1 Qf6 14.Bg3 Rb8 1-0(37) Belov 2552 -- Tishin 2440, St Petersburg 2004; 7...Nh6 8.OO OO 9.cxd4 Bxd4 10.Qg3 d5 11.Bxd5 Nf5 12.Qf3 Ne7 13.Bb3 Nc6 14.Nc3 h5 =-=(54) Zatonskih 2435 -- Sulskis 2535, Port Erin 2005.
5...Qh4 6.d3 Nf6 7.OO d5 8.Bxd5 Nxd5 9.exd5 Bd6 10.g3 Qh3 11.Re1+ Kf8 12.Re4 h5 13.Bf4 h4 14.Qf3 Bxf4 =-=(33) Akopian 2660 -- Rapport 2710, Tsaghkadzor 2015; 6...Bc5 7.Nd2 d6 8.OO Nf6 9.Nf3 Qh5 10.h3 OO 11.Re1 Be6 12.e5 Nd5 13.Bd2 Rae8 14.Re4 f5 1-0(36) Palac 2567 -- Kett 2257, Heraklion 2007; 6.Qf3 Nf6 7.e5 Qe4+ 8.Qxe4 Nxe4 9.c3 dxc3 10.bxc3 c6 11.d4 Be7 12.Be3 d5 13.Bb3 Bg5 14.Bxg5 Nxg5 1-0(70) Yandemirov 2472 -- Krylov 2327, Bor 2000.
5...d6 6.OO Be6 7.Bxe6 fxe6 8.Qh5+ Kd7 9.c3 dxc3 10.Nxc3 c6 11.d4 Nf6 12.Qh3 Qa5 13.b4 Qh5 14.Qd3 Be7 1-0(24) Ponomariov 2723 -- Khamrakulov 2527, Zafra 2007; 6.c3 Nf6 7.OO Be7 8.Re1 c6 9.cxd4 d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nc3 Nb6 12.d3 OO 13.Qf3 Bf6 14.Be3 Be6 1-0(41) Aseev 2445 -- Guseinov 2325, Klaipeda 1988.
5...d5 6.exd5 Nf6 7.OO Be7 8.c3 OO 9.cxd4 Nxd5 10.Nc3 Nb6 11.Bb3 Qxd4 12.d3 Bf5 13.Qf3 Bc8 14.Be3 Qf6 0-1(41) Kujawski 2115 -- Kovalev 2557, chess.com INT 2024; 0-1(41) Kujawski 2115 -- Kovalev 2557, chess.com INT 2024.
5...Qf6 6.OO Bc5 7.d3 Ne7 8.Nd2 OO 9.Bb3 d6 10.f4 a5 11.a4 Be6 12.f5 Bxb3 13.Nxb3 Bb6 14.Qh5 h6 1-0(24) Nisipeanu 2575 -- Kostic 2410, Bad Wiessee 1998.
5...Bc5 6.Bxf7+ Kxf7 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Qxc5 Nf6 9.d3 d5 10.e5 Re8 11.Qxd4 c5 12.Qf4 Qe7 13.OO Qxe5 14.Qh4 Bf5 0-1(30) Sarkar 2289 -- Camacho Collados 2474, Chess.com INT 2023.
5...Qe7 6.OO d6 7.c3 dxc3 8.Nxc3 c6 9.d4 g6 10.Re1 Bg7 11.Bf4 a6 12.Rc1 b5 13.e5 d5 14.Bxd5 Bb7 1-0(23) Shabalov 2553 -- Haessler 2169, Vancouver 2012.
6.c3 Bc5 7.d3 c6 8.Qf3 Qf6 9.Nd2 d6 10.OO Bg4 11.Qxf6 Nxf6 12.Re1 OO 13.h3 Be6 14.Bxe6 fxe6 =-=(52) Zagrebelny 2510 -- Najer 2455, Moscow 1995; 8...Qe7 9.OO d6 10.h3 f6 11.Bxg8 Rxg8 12.Qxh5+ g6 13.Qf3 g5 14.g4 Be6 1-0(43) Klimov -- Musakaev, Serpukhov 2001; 8.OO d5 9.exd5 cxd5 10.Bb5+ Kf8 11.Nd2 Bg4 12.Nf3 Qf6 13.Bd2 Ne7 14.h3 Bxf3 0-1(67) Vysochin 2584 -- Najer 2608, bereg.ru Int 2003; 7.cxd4 Bxd4 8.Nc3 c6 9.Ne2 Bb6 10.Qb3 Qe7 11.OO Nf6 12.Qg3 h4 13.Qg5 h3 14.Ng3 d5 0-1(22) Shmuter 2455 -- Najer 2310, St Petersburg 1993; 7.Qe2 Qe7 8.d3 d6 9.Nd2 dxc3 10.bxc3 Bg4 11.f3 Be6 12.d4 Bb6 13.a4 c6 14.Ba3 Bc7 1-0(36) Bartel 2561 -- Szczepanek 2168, Ustron 2006.
6.OO Bc5 7.d3 d6 8.h3 Be6 9.Bxe6 fxe6 10.f4 Qe7 11.Nd2 OOO 12.Nf3 Nf6 13.Bd2 h4 14.b4 Bb6 1-0(33) Popov 2629 -- Palchun 2338, Sochi 2021; 7...c6 8.Nd2 d5 9.exd5 cxd5 10.Bb5+ Kf8 11.Ba4 Bg4 12.Qe1 Bd6 13.f3 Qb8 14.h3 Be6 1-0(33) Chandra 2484 -- Boor 2287, Dayton 2017; 7.c3 c6 8.cxd4 Bxd4 9.Nc3 d6 10.d3 Nf6 11.Be3 Bxe3 12.fxe3 d5 13.exd5 cxd5 14.Bb5+ Kf8 0-1(50) Morozevich 2415 -- Najer, Moscow 1992; 7.b4 Bb6 8.a4 a5 9.bxa5 Rxa5 10.d3 d6 11.Nd2 Bd7 12.Nf3 h4 13.h3 c6 14.Bd2 Rah5 0-1(35) Romanov 2501 -- Potapov 2380, Moscow 2007.
6...c6 7.OO Bc5 8.a4 d5 9.exd5 cxd5 10.Bb5+ Kf8 11.a5 a6 12.Ba4 Qxa5 13.Qf3 Nf6 14.h3 Qc7 1-0(40) Khatanbaatar 2435 -- Al Hadarani 2335, Moscow 1994; 7...a5 8.a4 d6 9.c3 dxc3 10.Qb3 Qe7 11.bxc3 Be6 12.Nd2 Rh6 13.f4 b5 14.Bxe6 Qxe6 1-0(28) Movsesian 2665 -- Prieto 2045, Reykjavik 2015.
7.c3 c6 8.cxd4 Bxd4 9.Nc3 d6 10.OO Bg4 11.Qb3 Qe7 12.Be3 Bxe3 13.fxe3 Nf6 14.h3 Be6 =-=(58) Goncharov 2310 -- Najer 2608, chessassistantclub.com INT 2004.
7.Qf3 Qf6 8.Nd2 c6 9.a3 Ne7 10.b4 Bb6 11.Bb2 d5 12.Qxf6 gxf6 13.exd5 cxd5 14.Bb5+ Kf8 1-0(47) Boruchovsky 2558 -- Gurbanov 2335, Jerusalem 2018.
7.OO c6 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 cxd5 10.Bb5+ Kf8 11.cxd4 Bxd4 12.Nc3 Ne7 13.Ne2 Bf6 14.Ba4 Qb6 =-=(30) Suran 2404 -- Jirka 2400, Czech Republic 2002.
7...Qg5 8.Nf3 Qe7 9.OO d6 10.Ng5 Be6 11.Nxe6 fxe6 12.f4 OOO 13.Kh1 d5 14.Bb3 Nf6 0-1(39) Grachev -- Chebotarev, Volgograd 1996.
7...d6 8.c3 Qf6 9.OO dxc3 10.bxc3 Qxc3 11.Rb1 Qf6 12.Bb2 Qg6 13.d4 Bb6 14.f4 Nh6 1-0(28) Guseinov 2574 -- Vassalam 2184, Tehran 2005.
8.Nf3 d5 9.exd5 cxd5 10.Bb3 Qe7+ 11.Qe2 Qxe2+ 12.Kxe2 Ne7 13.Ba4+ Bd7 14.Bxd7+ Kxd7 =-=(23) Rodriguez Cespedes 2485 -- Arencibia Rodriguez 2515, Cienfuegos 1996; 10...Ne7 11.OO OO 12.Re1 a5 13.a4 Ra6 14.Re5 g6 =-=(26) Fogarasi 2425 -- Potapov 2406, Budapest 2006.
8.Qe2 d6 9.Nf3 Ne7 10.OO d5 11.Bb3 a5 12.c3 Bg4 13.a3 a4 14.Ba2 Kf8 1-0(41) Timofeev 2558 -- Jirka 2378, Goa 2002.
9.exd5 cxd5 10.Bb3 Ne7 11.Nf3 Qd6 12.Ba4+ Kf8 13.h3 =-= Kuczynski 2430 -- Pinski 2346, Polanica Zdroj 1999.
12.Bg5 dxe4 13.dxe4 OOO 14.h3 Rde8 0-1(63) Belov 2543 -- Najer 2606, Playchess.com INT 2004.
6.d3 d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.OO Be7 9.Re1 Be6 10.Nd2 OO 11.Ne4 Re8 12.a3 c6 13.Qh5 Nf6 14.Nxf6+ Bxf6 1-0(41) Korneev 2558 -- Llaneza Vega 2514, San Sebastian 2010; 11...c5 12.Bd2 Nc7 13.Bxe6 Nxe6 14.Qf3 Qd7 1-0(57) Kozionov 2439 -- Komissarov 2234, Moscow 2017; 11.Nf3 Bf6 12.a4 a5 13.h3 c6 14.Bd2 Re8 =-=(80) Solomon 2366 -- Wastney 2340, Auckland 2015; 10.c3 Bf6 11.cxd4 Bxd4 12.Nc3 OO 13.Nxd5 Bxd5 14.Qb3 Bxf2+ 0-1(41) Fargere 2489 -- Rapport 2509, Chur 2010; 10.Qh5 OO 11.Bxd5 Bxd5 12.Bf4 Bf6 13.Nd2 g6 14.Qg4 Re8 =-=(63) Donoso Velasco -- Stekel Grunberg, Santiago de Chile 1961; 9.c3 OO 10.Qf3 =-= Malisauskas 2516 -- Malaniuk 2543, Polanica Zdroj 2010; =-= Brodsky 2512 -- Malaniuk 2525, Krasnodar 1999; 9.Nd2 OO 10.h3 Be6 11.Nf3 Bf6 12.Re1 Re8 13.Bd2 h6 14.Re4 c5 0-1(67) Vokac 2479 -- Hirneise 2427, Germany 2010; 10.Ne4 Be6 11.Qf3 c6 12.Bd2 f5 13.Ng3 Qd7 14.Rae1 Rae8 0-1(39) Movsesian 2260 -- Jirka 2415, Czech Republic 2011; 9.Qf3 c6 10.Nd2 OO 11.Ne4 Be6 12.Bd2 Qd7 13.h3 h6 14.Rfe1 Rfe8 0-1(57) Deviatkin 2528 -- Feoktistov 2423, Playchess.com INT 2006; 9.Qe2 c6 10.Qe5 OO 11.Qxd4 Bf6 12.Qe4 Re8 13.Qf3 b5 14.Bb3 a5 1-0(52) Bronstein 2460 -- Payen 2400, Cap d'Agde 1996; 9.Qh5 Be6 10.Nd2 OO 11.Ne4 Nf6 12.Nxf6+ Bxf6 13.Bxe6 fxe6 14.Qb5 Qc8 1-0(38) Damjanovic -- Ilievski, Skopje 1967; 8...Be6 9.c3 Bc5 10.cxd4 Bxd4 11.Bxd5 Qxd5 12.Nc3 Qd7 13.Qf3 OO 14.Be3 c6 0-1(47) Canobra -- Stekel Grunberg, Santiago de Chile 1961.
6.Qe2 Bc5 7.e5 OO 8.OO d5 9.exf6 dxc4 10.fxg7 Re8 11.Qxc4 Bd6 12.d3 Qh4 13.f4 Re2 14.Nd2 Bh3 0-1(23) Zagrebelny 2270 -- Malaniuk 2545, Tashkent 1987; 11.Qh5 Bd6 12.d3 cxd3 13.cxd3 Qf6 14.Nd2 Bf5 0-1(67) Kuba 2247 -- Jirka 2448, Czech Republic 2008; 10.Qh5 b6 11.fxg7 Re8 12.d3 cxd3 13.cxd3 Ba6 14.Qf3 Qe7 0-1(44) Short 2650 -- Ivanchuk 2635, Linares 1989; 8...Ne8 9.d3 d5 10.Bb3 a5 11.a4 Ra6 12.f4 f5 13.Nd2 Ba7 14.Kh1 c5 =-=(41) Mithrakanth 2320 -- Barua 2480, Kolkata 1988; 7.d3 OO 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 g5 10.Bg3 d5 11.Bb3 Re8 12.Nd2 a5 13.a4 Be6 14.OO Ra6 0-1(34) Semeniuk -- Malaniuk 2575, Sverdlovsk 1987; 6...d6 7.c3 dxc3 8.Nxc3 c5 9.OO Be7 10.h3 OO 11.Rd1 Qb6 12.a4 Be6 13.a5 Qc6 14.d4 Bxc4 1-0(35) Marjanovic 2505 -- Ernst 2465, Subotica 1987; 8...Be7 9.OO c6 10.d4 OO 11.e5 dxe5 12.dxe5 Nd5 13.Rd1 Be6 14.Qf3 Qc7 =-=(30) Ernst 2455 -- Kupreichik 2500, Malmo 1987; 7.Bb3 Be7 8.OO OO 9.d3 Be6 10.f4 c5 11.Nd2 b5 12.Bxe6 fxe6 13.Nf3 Qd7 14.Bd2 Rae8 =-=(29) Vidarsson 2375 -- Lagerman 2325, Hafnarfjordur 1998; 6...d5 7.exd5+ Be7 8.OO OO 9.d3 Re8 10.Nd2 Nxd5 11.Qf3 Be6 12.Nb3 c5 13.Bd2 Qd7 14.a4 a6 1-0(31) Wedberg 2510 -- Hector 2435, Malmo 1988.
6.e5 d5 7.Bb3 Ne4 8.OO Be7 9.c3 d3 10.Qf3 c6 11.Qxd3 Bf5 12.Qf3 Bg6 13.d4 OO 14.Nd2 Ng5 1-0(60) Laznicka 2525 -- Feoktistov 2423, Playchess.com INT 2006; 8...Nc5 9.d3 c6 10.Nd2 Be7 11.f4 h5 12.Nf3 Qb6 13.Kh1 Bg4 14.c3 dxc3 1-0(61) Wang 2345 -- Ioseliani 2445, Shanghai 1992; 7...Bg4 8.f3 Ne4 9.OO d3 10.fxg4 Bc5+ 11.Kh1 Ng3+ 12.hxg3 Qg5 13.Rf5 h5 14.gxh5 Qxf5 0-1(21) Anderssen -- Lange, Breslau 1859.
6.Qf3 d5 7.exd5 Bg4 8.Qf4 Qe7+ 9.Kf1 Qc5 10.d3 Bd6 11.Qg5 h6 12.Qh4 OOO 13.f3 Bd7 14.Nd2 b5 =-=(40) Novoselski 2400 -- Klaric 2445, Royan 1989; 6...c6 7.OO d5 8.exd5 cxd5 9.Bb5+ Bd7 10.Bxd7+ Qxd7 11.d3 Be7 12.Nd2 Rc8 13.Nb3 Rxc2 14.Nxd4 Rc7 1-0(47) Lanc 2368 -- Vrana 2369, Slovakia 2007.
6...d6 7.c3 dxc3 8.Qb3 d5 9.exd5 cxb2 10.Bxb2 Bd6 11.Re1+ Kf8 12.Nc3 a6 13.a4 h5 14.Ne4 Nxe4 1-0(45) Malisauskas 2570 -- Barwinski 2320, Warsaw 1993; 7...Be7 8.d3 dxc3 9.Nxc3 OO 10.Qb3 c6 11.a4 b6 12.d4 Nxe4 13.Nxe4 d5 14.Bd3 dxe4 0-1(33) Sion Castro 2365 -- Sanz Alonso 2450, Leon 1990; 7.Re1 Be7 8.c3 dxc3 9.Nxc3 OO 10.d4 Be6 11.Bd3 c6 12.Qc2 h6 13.h3 Rc8 14.f4 Bd7 1-0(64) Ibarra Jerez 2563 -- Kula 2284, Chess.com INT 2023; 7.d3 Be7 8.c3 dxc3 9.Nxc3 OO 10.Bb3 c6 11.d4 b5 12.a3 a5 13.Bf4 Ba6 14.e5 Ne8 0-1(32) Rahal 2330 -- Narciso Dublan 2375, Barcelona 1995.
6...d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Qh5 c6 9.Qe5+ Be6 10.Qxd4 Bd6 11.Bxd5 cxd5 12.Qa4+ Kf8 13.b3 Kg8 14.Ba3 Be5 =-=(54) Schmittdiel 2455 -- Klaric 2400, Prague 1990; 11...OO 12.Nc3 cxd5 13.d3 Rc8 14.Bf4 Bc5 0-1(59) Givon 2329 -- Jirka 2415, Tel Aviv 2012; 9.d3 Be6 10.Nd2 Be7 11.Nf3 Bf6 12.Bg5 Kd7 13.Rae1 h6 14.Ne5+ Kc8 1-0(31) Sokolov 2474 -- Silber 2256, Schmiden/Cannstatt 2016; 7...Be7 8.Qf3 Bg4 9.Qf4 OO 10.h3 Bd6 11.Qxd4 c5 12.Qd3 Bh5 13.Nc3 Re8 14.f4 a6 1-0(37) Saric 2671 -- Carlsen 2877, Tromsoe 2014.
6...c6 7.d3 d6 8.c3 dxc3 9.Nxc3 Be7 10.Qf3 OO 11.d4 Qb6 12.Qd3 d5 13.exd5 Rd8 14.dxc6 Rxd4 1-0(32) Hamdouchi 2601 -- Rizouk 2532, Seville 2010; 10.Bb3 Be6 11.Bc2 d5 12.e5 Nd7 13.d4 OO 14.f4 f5 =-=(76) Kuzmin 2415 -- Kholmov 2450, Moscow 1988; 7.Re1 d6 8.c3 Ng4 9.h3 Ne5 10.Bf1 d3 11.f4 Qb6+ 12.Kh1 h5 13.Re3 Nc4 14.Rg3 g5 =-=(33) Nandhidhaa 2261 -- Llaneza Vega 2430, Hanoi 2018.
6...Bc5 7.e5 Ng8 8.b4 Bxb4 9.Qg4 Bf8 10.Qxd4 Nh6 11.Nc3 Be7 12.Qe4 c6 13.d4 d5 14.exd6 Qxd6 1-0(24) Zaichik 2500 -- Kupreichik 2520, Leningrad 1989.
7.Qh5 Nd6 8.Re1+ Be7 9.Bd3 Kf8 10.Qd5 Bf6 11.b3 g6 12.Ba3 Kg7 13.Bxd6 cxd6 14.Na3 Re8 1-0(65) Azarov 2622 -- Jirka 2398, Czech Republic 2009; 7...Ng5 8.f4 Ne6 9.f5 g6 10.fxg6 fxg6 11.Qe5 Bg7 12.Qe4 c6 13.Bxe6 dxe6 14.d3 e5 0-1(41) Svatos 2305 -- Jirka 2404, Czech Republic 2009.
7.Re1 d5 8.Bb5+ c6 9.d3 cxb5 10.dxe4 dxe4 11.Rxe4+ Be6 12.Rxd4 Qb6 13.Be3 Bc5 14.Rd3 Bxe3 =-=(34) Vavulin 2377 -- Khairullin 2651, St Petersburg 2013.
10...c5 11.d3 Qe7 12.Qf4 b6 13.Qf3 d5 14.Qxd5 Bb7 =-=(42) Becerra Rivero 2545 -- Arencibia Rodriguez 2555, Las Tunas 1996.
11.c3 c6 12.d3 d5 13.Qf4 Bf5 14.Re1 Bd6 1-0(53) Dirr 2270 -- Martynov 2465, Munich 1992.
12.Nd2 Rf8 13.Nf3 h6 14.b3 Bb6 1-0(40) Zagrebelny 2345 -- Barle 2420, Budapest 1989; 1-0(75) Aseev 2485 -- Bagirov 2460, Leningrad 1989; 0-1(51) Moldovan 2375 -- Delchev 2375, Arnhem 1991; 1-0(36) Yandemirov 2490 -- Pandavos 2335, Peristeri 1993; 14.c3 dxc3 =-=(30) Sokolov 2645 -- Tukmakov 2575, Leningrad 1987; 12...d6 13.Nf3 Be6 14.Bg5 Qf5 1-0(19) Ganguly 2583 -- Mollah Abdullah 2462, Dhaka 2005; 12...h6 13.Nf3 c6 14.b3 Kf7 0-1(39) Mikhalchishin 2490 -- Malaniuk 2515, Lvov 1988; 12...c6 13.Nf3 d5 14.Qf4 Re8 1-0(37) Yandemirov 2510 -- Bubalovic 2295, Djakovo 1994.
11...c6 12.Bf4 d6 13.Nd2 Bf5 14.Qf3 Be7 1-0(39) Stevic 2588 -- Hirneise 2440, Austria 2008; 1-0(32) Caruana 2796 -- Fish 2460, Skopje 2015; 12...d5 13.Qe5 Kf7 14.Qxf6+ Kxf6 1-0(42) Yandemirov 2465 -- Makarewicz 2210, Warsaw 1993; 12.Qf4 h6 13.Re1 g5 14.Qg3 d5 1-0(31) Shabalov 2475 -- Zagema 2330, Groningen 1990.
11...Bd6 12.b3 c5 13.Na3 Qe6 14.Qh4 h6 =-= Knezevic 2448 -- Savanovic 2421, Vrnjacka Banja 1999.
11...Be7 12.Nd2 c6 13.Re1 Bb4 14.Nf3 d5 0-1(43) Arnason 2300 -- Barle 2425, Reykjavik 1988.
5...h5 6.d3 Bc5 7.f4 c6 8.Ba4 Nf6 9.h3 a5 10.a3 d5 11.e5 Ng8 12.c3 Ne7 13.cxd4 Bxd4+ 14.Kh2 Nf5 0-1(41) Karjakin 2562 -- Najer 2608, bereg.ru Int 2003; 7...Kf8 8.f5 c6 9.Bc4 Bd6 10.Nd2 Nf6 11.Nf3 Qc7 12.h3 Ng4 13.hxg4 hxg4 14.e5 Bxe5 1-0(19) Davidson -- Oskam, Rotterdam 1913; 7.e5 a6 8.Bc4 d5 9.exd6 cxd6 10.Re1+ Kf8 11.Qf3 Qf6 12.Qe4 Qe7 13.Kf1 Qxe4 14.dxe4 Nf6 =-=(36) Yagupov 2410 -- Najer, Moscow 1992; 7...c6 8.Bc4 d5 9.exd6 Bxd6 10.Nd2 Nf6 11.Nf3 Bg4 12.Qe1+ Kf8 13.Nxd4 Bxh2+ 14.Kxh2 Qxd4 1-0(30) Ivanov 2355 -- Najer, Moscow 1992; 7.Nd2 c6 8.Bc4 d5 9.Bb3 Kf8 10.c4 dxc3 11.bxc3 Bg4 12.Qc2 Be2 13.Re1 dxe4 14.Nxe4 Bxd3 1-0(24) Michel -- Rossetto, Mar del Plata 1947; 6...c6 7.Bc4 Bc5 8.e5 d5 9.exd6 Bxd6 10.Re1+ Kf8 11.Qf3 Nf6 12.h3 Qa5 13.Be3 Qc5 14.Bf4 Bd7 =-= Maenhout 2303 -- Leenhouts 2398, Bruges 2006; 6.c3 Bc5 7.b4 Bb6 8.Bb2 c6 9.Ba4 d5 10.exd5 Qxd5 11.cxd4 Nf6 12.Bb3 Qg5 13.Qe2+ Kf8 14.Nc3 Bc7 1-0(26) Kaminski 2400 -- Najer 2310, Bratislava 1993; 9.Be2 d5 10.exd5 cxd5 11.Re1 Kf8 12.c4 dxc4 13.Bxc4 Nf6 14.d3 Bc7 1-0(47) Van Foreest 2514 -- Becx 2157, Utrecht 2015; 8.Na3 c6 9.Bd3 d5 10.exd5 cxd5 11.Nb5 Nf6 12.Nxd4 Bxd4 13.cxd4 Qd6 14.Qe2+ Be6 1-0(24) Rozentalis 2586 -- Fries Nielsen 2387, Stockholm 2011; 7.cxd4 Bxd4 8.Nc3 c6 9.Bc4 Nf6 10.Ne2 Bb6 11.e5 d5 12.Bb3 Ng8 13.d4 Bg4 14.f3 Be6 1-0(47) Leko 2722 -- Morozevich 2716, Moscow 2002; 9.Ne2 Bb6 10.Ba4 d6 11.d4 Bg4 12.f3 Be6 13.Kh1 Ne7 14.d5 Bd7 1-0(27) Golubev 2499 -- Najer 2652, Playchess.com INT 2006; 7.d3 c6 8.Bc4 d5 9.exd5 cxd5 10.Bb5+ Kf8 11.Qe1 Nf6 12.cxd4 Bd6 13.Bg5 Be6 14.h3 Qb6 1-0(37) Saltaev 2495 -- Najer 2455, Moscow 1995.
5...Qh4 6.d3 Bc5 7.Nd2 c6 8.Nf3 Qh5 9.Bc4 Ne7 10.c3 dxc3 11.bxc3 d5 12.exd5 Nxd5 13.Re1+ Be6 14.Re5 Qg6 1-0(29) Boruchovsky 2542 -- Gurbanov 2339, Israel 2018; 7...Ne7 8.e5 Ng6 9.Ne4 Be7 10.Ng3 Nxe5 11.Nf5 Qf6 12.Nxe7 Kxe7 13.Re1 Kd8 14.Qh5 h6 1-0(15) McShane 2400 -- Martsynovskaya 2300, London 1997; 6...Bd6 7.f4 Nh6 8.Rf3 Qh5 9.Bc4 b5 10.Bb3 g5 11.e5 Be7 12.f5 Bb7 13.Rf1 Qxd1 14.Rxd1 Nxf5 0-1(27) Noa -- Schallopp, Graz 1880; 6...Nh6 7.Nd2 Bc5 8.Nf3 Qh5 9.Ba4 OO 10.c3 dxc3 11.bxc3 d5 12.exd5 Qxd5 13.d4 Bd6 14.Bxh6 gxh6 0-1(53) Neamtu -- Ungureanu, Bucharest 1965.
5...Nf6 6.c3 c6 7.Ba4 d3 8.Qf3 d5 9.e5 Ng4 10.Qxd3 Nxe5 11.Re1 Bd6 12.f4 OO 13.fxe5 Bc5+ 14.Kh1 Qh4 =-=(47) Ilyin Zhenevsky -- Ragozin, Leningrad 1932; 6.d3 c6 7.Ba4 Bc5 8.f4 d5 9.e5 Nd7 10.Qh5 OO 11.Nd2 a5 12.Nf3 b5 13.f5 bxa4 14.f6 Nxf6 0-1(20) Castella Garcia 2328 -- Kaczur 2497, Chess.com INT 2023.
5...Qg5 6.Bc4 b5 7.d3 Qc5 8.b4 Qb6 9.Bxf7+ Kxf7 10.Qh5+ g6 11.Qd5+ Kg7 12.Qxa8 Ne7 13.a4 Bb7 14.a5 Qc6 1-0(36) Englisch -- Winawer, London 1883.
=-= Van den Doel 2607 -- Safarli 2676, Hoogeveen 2018.
6.d3 Bg7 7.c3 Ne7 8.cxd4 Bxd4 9.Nc3 OO 10.Bg5 c6 11.Bc4 d6 12.Qd2 Be6 13.Ne2 Bg7 14.Nf4 Bxc4 0-1(46) Montecatine Rios 2300 -- Vladimirov 2565, Marchena 1990; 9.Nd2 OO 10.Nf3 Bg7 11.h3 c6 12.Ba4 d5 13.e5 Nf5 14.d4 Qb6 =-=(15) Rubinetti 2420 -- Rossetto 2410, Buenos Aires 1977; 8...c6 9.Ba4 Bxd4 10.Nc3 d5 11.Be3 dxe4 12.dxe4 Bxc3 13.Qxd8+ Kxd8 14.bxc3 Be6 1-0(41) Gufeld -- Cesnauskas, Leningrad 1962; 7...c6 8.Ba4 Ne7 9.cxd4 Bxd4 10.Nc3 OO 11.Bh6 Bg7 12.Bxg7 Kxg7 13.d4 d5 14.e5 Be6 1-0(68) Vasiukov -- Barstatis, Leningrad 1962; 7.f4 c6 8.Ba4 d5 9.exd5 Qxd5 10.Re1+ Ne7 11.Qe2 Bf6 12.Bb3 Qd8 13.Nd2 OO 14.Ne4 Bg7 =-=(36) Jenni 2471 -- Spassky 2551, Zuerich 2001; 8...Ne7 9.f5 gxf5 10.exf5 Bf6 11.Qh5 d5 12.Bh6 Qd6 13.Nd2 Bd7 14.Rae1 OOO 1-0(36) Pietzsch -- Elstner, Soemmerda 1950; 7.Nd2 Ne7 8.f4 c6 9.Ba4 d5 10.Bb3 OO 11.Qe1 c5 12.Qh4 b5 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Qxd8 Rxd8 =-=(27) Korneev 2590 -- Lima 2420, Suances 1997; 7...c6 8.Bc4 d5 9.exd5 cxd5 10.Bb5+ Kf8 11.Ba4 Be6 12.Nf3 Bf6 13.Re1 Kg7 14.Bf4 Ne7 1-0(40) Martins 2342 -- Moreno 2343, Sao Joao da Madeira 2023; 7.Bc4 c6 8.Qf3 Qe7 9.Bg5 Bf6 10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.Qg3 d6 12.f4 Be6 13.Nd2 Qe7 14.e5 d5 =-=(42) Dominguez Perez -- Ramon Pita 2220, Cienfuegos 1996; 7.Qf3 Qf6 8.Qxf6 Nxf6 9.Bf4 c6 10.Bc4 d5 11.exd5 Nxd5 12.Re1+ Be6 13.Bxd5 cxd5 14.c3 Kd7 =-=(27) Kelleher 2379 -- Martinez 2402, ICC INT 2005.
6.f4 Bg7 7.f5 gxf5 8.Qf3 Qh4 9.Qxf5 Nh6 10.Qf4 Qxf4 11.Rxf4 Be5 12.Rf1 f6 13.d3 Nf7 14.Nd2 c6 1-0(33) Matulovic -- Barcza, Sochi 1966; 7.d3 c6 8.Ba4 d5 9.f5 gxf5 10.exf5 h5 11.c4 dxc3 12.bxc3 Nh6 13.Qe1+ Kf8 14.Ba3+ Kg8 0-1(38) Martin Del Campo C 2465 -- Moreno 2390, Cienfuegos 1997.
6.Re1 Bg7 7.c3 Ne7 8.cxd4 Bxd4 9.Nc3 OO 10.d3 Bg7 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bh4 c6 13.Ba4 g5 14.Bg3 d5 =-=(43) Frolov 2423 -- Pechac 2491, Czech Republic 2019.
=-= Soto Paez 2371 -- Sequera Paolini 2427, San Felipe 2008.
7.e5 Ne7 8.cxd4 OO 9.b3 c6 10.Be2 Nf5 11.Bb2 Qb6 12.Na3 Nxd4 13.Nc4 Nxe2+ 14.Qxe2 Qa6 =-=(48) Becerra Rivero 2465 -- Moreno 2455, San Juan y Martinez 1995; 8...c6 9.Bc4 OO 10.b3 d5 11.Bd3 Qb6 12.Bb2 Nf5 13.Bxf5 Bxf5 14.Qe2 Rae8 1-0(37) Rios Parra 2335 -- Moreno 2385, Ciego de Avila 1996; 7...c6 8.Bc4 Ne7 9.cxd4 d5 10.Bd3 Qb6 11.Qa4 Bf5 12.Be2 Bxb1 13.Rxb1 Nf5 14.Bg4 Qxd4 =-=(32) Milman 2459 -- Martinez 2418, ICC INT 2005.
8.d3 Ne7 9.Nd2 OO 10.Nf3 Bg7 11.h3 c6 12.Ba4 d5 13.Qe2 h6 14.Re1 Be6 1-0(38) Garcia 2520 -- Moreno 2310, Havana 1994; 8...c6 9.Bc4 Ne7 10.Bh6 d5 11.exd5 cxd5 12.Bb5+ Bd7 13.Nc3 a6 14.Bxd7+ Qxd7 1-0(27) Langheinrich 2395 -- Hogenacker 2280, Germany 2004.
8.Na3 Ne7 9.Nc2 Bg7 10.d4 OO 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bh4 c6 13.Bd3 d5 14.e5 Be6 =-=(16) Galarza 2265 -- Moreno 2415, Ecuador 1999.
9.Kh1 OO 10.f4 c6 11.Ne2 Bg7 12.Ba4 d5 13.e5 f6 14.d4 Bg4 0-1(22) Aaron -- Thiellement, Tel Aviv 1964.
9...OO 10.Bh6 Bg7 11.Bxg7 Kxg7 12.f4 c6 13.Ba4 d5 14.Qc2 Be6 0-1(43) Nikolaidis 2315 -- Kofidis 2400, Ano Liosia 1993.
10.Ba4 OO 11.Bg5 d6 12.Bb3 Be6 13.Bxe6 fxe6 14.Ne2 Bf6 =-=(27) Soylu 2375 -- Lima 2475, Moscow 1994.
10...Bg7 11.Qf3 OO 12.Bg5 d6 13.Bf6 Be6 14.Rad1 Bxf6 =-=(28) Tsuboi 2345 -- Lima 2475, Rio de Janeiro 1998.
11.Bg5 d6 12.Qf3 Be6 13.Ne2 Bg7 14.Bxe6 fxe6 =-=(41) Adla 2415 -- Lima 2500, Lalin 1994.
12.Bxg7 Kxg7 13.Qf3 d6 14.Qg3 Be6 1-0(36) Zapata 2485 -- Lima 2544, Brasilia 2001.
6.c3 c6 7.Bc4 d5 8.exd5 Nxd5 9.cxd4 Be7 10.Nc3 Nb6 11.Bb3 OO 12.Re1 Bf6 13.d3 Bxd4 14.Ne4 Be6 1-0(47) Bjerre 2642 -- Kovalev 2557, chess.com INT 2024; 1-0(47) Bjerre 2642 -- Kovalev 2557, chess.com INT 2024; 10...OO 11.Bxd5 cxd5 12.d3 Be6 13.Qb3 Qd7 14.Bf4 Rfe8 =-=(38) Kramnik 2753 -- Kovalev 2557, chess.com INT 2024; 7.Be2 d5 8.exd5 Nxd5 9.Bf3 Be7 10.cxd4 OO 11.Nc3 Be6 12.d3 Bf6 13.Be3 Nb6 14.Ne4 Bxd4 0-1(41) Rojas Salas 2223 -- Kovalev 2557, chess.com INT 2024; 6...Nc6 7.d3 Be7 8.Nd2 OO 9.f4 d5 10.e5 f6 11.Nf3 dxc3 12.bxc3 Bg4 13.d4 fxe5 14.dxe5 Bc5+ 0-1(39) Steiner -- Trifunovic, Saltsjobaden 1948; 9...f5 10.Nf3 dxc3 11.bxc3 d6 12.e5 Be6 13.d4 Bd5 14.Be3 Na5 1-0(38) Schmid -- Henneberke, Helsinki 1966; 7...a6 8.Ba4 Be7 9.Nd2 OO 10.Qe2 Bf6 11.c4 d6 12.f4 Rb8 13.Nf3 b5 14.cxb5 axb5 1-0(33) Saltaev 2365 -- Vladimirov 2525, Tashkent 1987; 7.cxd4 Nxd4 8.Bc4 Be7 9.Nc3 c6 10.d3 OO 11.Be3 Bf6 12.Rb1 b5 13.Bb3 d6 14.Ne2 Nxb3 =-=(113) Fink -- Kramer, New York 1946.
6.Re1 g6 7.c3 Nc6 8.b3 Bg7 9.Bb2 OO 10.Na3 d5 11.Bxc6 bxc6 12.cxd4 dxe4 13.Qc2 Bxd4 14.Rxe4 Bxb2 =-=(30) Smyslov -- Bronstein, Moscow 1944; 7.d3 Bg7 8.e5 OO 9.Bf4 Nf5 10.Nd2 d6 11.exd6 Nxd6 12.Ba4 Be6 13.Bb3 Bxb3 14.axb3 Nb5 =-=(41) Schussler -- Vladimirov, Groningen 1976.
6.Qh5 Nc6 7.Qd5 a6 8.Ba4 Be7 9.c3 OO 10.d3 Bf6 11.f4 d6 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Qxc6 Bg4 14.e5 Bh4 1-0(33) Barcza -- Koberl, Budapest 1952; 6...Ng6 7.d3 Be7 8.f4 OO 9.f5 Ne5 10.Bf4 f6 11.Nd2 Qe8 12.Qxe8 Rxe8 13.Nf3 Nxf3+ 14.Rxf3 c6 1-0(47) Howell -- Rosen, New York 1909.
6.Bc4 c6 7.Re1 Ng6 8.d3 Bc5 9.Qh5 d6 10.Bg5 Qa5 11.Bd2 Qb6 12.Bb3 a5 13.a4 OO 14.Na3 Be6 =-=(76) Vitiugov 2668 -- Kovalev 2539, Petrovac MNE 2024.
6.Be2 d5 7.d3 g6 8.f4 Bg7 9.Nd2 f5 10.e5 Be6 11.Nf3 c5 12.Ng5 Qd7 13.b4 cxb4 14.Bb2 Nc6 1-0(30) Vajda -- Alekhine, Budapest 1925.
6.Qe2 c6 7.Bc4 d6 8.d3 Be6 9.Bxe6 fxe6 10.f4 Qd7 11.Nd2 g6 12.e5 Nd5 13.Ne4 OOO 14.Bd2 Be7 =-=(51) Kashdan -- Prins, Stockholm 1937.
6...c6 7.Bc4 d5 8.Bb3 Be6 9.f4 g6 10.Qe1 dxe4 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.Qxe4 Qd5 13.Re1 Kd7 14.Nd2 c5 =-=(52) Prie 2465 -- Anic 2445, Narbonne 1997; 10.Qe2 dxe4 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.Qxe4 Qd5 13.Re1 Kd7 14.Nd2 Bg7 1-0(56) Vestol -- Thiellement, Amsterdam 1954; 9.Nd2 g6 10.Nf3 Bg7 11.Ng5 Bd7 12.exd5 cxd5 13.Bf4 OO 14.Re1 a5 =-=(51) Lein -- Karner, Leningrad 1962; 8.exd5 Nxd5 9.Re1+ Be6 10.Qg4 Qf6 11.Bxd5 cxd5 12.Qg3 Rc8 13.Bf4 Qg6 14.Re2 Be7 1-0(57) Hazai 2470 -- Petran 2420, Hungary 1986; 7.Ba4 d5 8.Nd2 g6 9.Re1 Bg7 10.exd5 Qxd5 11.Qe2 Be6 12.Bb3 Qd7 13.Nf3 Nd5 14.Ne5 Qd6 1-0(52) Anderssen -- Paulsen, Leipzig 1877; 8...dxe4 9.Nxe4 Nf5 10.Bb3 Be7 11.Qh5 OO 12.Ng5 Bxg5 13.Bxg5 Qd7 14.Rfe1 a5 1-0(22) Petrosian -- Suer, Varna 1962; 8.c3 dxc3 9.Nxc3 Be6 10.f4 g6 11.Qe2 Bd7 12.Kh1 =-= Hazai 2480 -- Knezevic 2500, Vrnjacka Banja 1985; 7...d6 8.c3 dxc3 9.Nxc3 Ng6 10.d4 Be7 11.f4 Bd7 12.Be3 Qb6 13.Qd2 OOO 14.b4 d5 1-0(43) Socko 2473 -- Chmiel 2204, Karpacz 2008.
6...Nc6 7.f4 Be7 8.Nd2 a6 9.Bc4 OO 10.Nf3 d6 11.f5 Bf6 12.a3 g6 13.Qe1 gxf5 14.Qg3+ Kh8 =-=(49) Averbakh -- Barcza, Szczawno Zdroj 1950; 8...OO 9.Nf3 Bc5 10.f5 d5 11.Kh1 dxe4 12.dxe4 Re8 13.Bc4 h6 14.f6 Na5 1-0(52) Hakki 2395 -- Al Hadarani 2365, Tehran 1997; 7.Nd2 Bc5 8.Qh5 d6 9.f4 Qe7 10.f5 Bd7 11.Nb3 OOO 12.Nxc5 dxc5 13.Bxc6 Bxc6 14.f6 gxf6 1-0(45) Bednarski 2400 -- Konikowski, Piotrkow Trybunalski 1977.
6...Ng6 7.Nd2 Bc5 8.Qh5 Qe7 9.f4 c6 10.Bc4 Kd8 11.Bxf7 Rf8 12.Bxg6 hxg6 13.Qxg6 d6 14.Nf3 Kc7 1-0(28) Dobrovolsky 2385 -- Ruckschloss 2385, Trnava 1983.
7.c3 c6 8.Bc4 Bg7 9.cxd4 d5 10.Bb3 Bxd4 11.Nc3 OO 12.Bg5 Be6 13.Qf3 Qd7 14.Rae1 dxe4 0-1(47) Costa 2472 -- Safarli 2596, Tegernsee GER 2024; 8.Ba4 Bg7 9.cxd4 Bxd4 10.Bh6 Ng8 11.Be3 Bxe3 12.fxe3 Nh6 13.Nc3 OO 14.Qf3 d6 =-=(117) Begmuratov 2435 -- Matyakubov 2282, Almaty KAZ 2025; 7...Bg7 8.cxd4 Bxd4 9.Nc3 OO 10.Bh6 Bg7 11.Bxg7 Kxg7 12.Qf3 c6 13.Bc4 d6 14.Qg3 Be6 0-1(53) Horvath 2520 -- Vladimirov 2490, Tbilisi 1986.
7.Bg5 Bg7 8.Qf3 OO 9.Bc4 d6 10.Nd2 Qe8 11.Bf6 Be6 12.Rae1 Nc6 13.Bxg7 Kxg7 14.Bb3 Bxb3 =-=(43) Suetin -- Ragozin, Leningrad 1957; 8.Nd2 OO 9.f4 d6 10.Bc4 Kh8 11.Qe2 Qe8 12.Rae1 Bd7 13.Qf2 b5 14.Bb3 a5 1-0(43) Moroz 2285 -- Vladimirov 2540, Barnaul 1988.
7.Bc4 Bg7 8.Bg5 OO 9.Qf3 d6 10.Bf6 Be6 11.Bxg7 Kxg7 12.Nd2 Nc6 13.Qg3 Qd7 14.a3 Rae8 0-1(29) Magomedov -- Vladimirov 2525, Tallinn 1988.
7...Bg7 8.Nd2 c6 9.Bc4 d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Re1+ Be6 12.Nf3 OO 13.Kh1 Re8 14.Bd2 Qd6 0-1(49) Kleimenov 2123 -- Kovalev 2557, chess.com INT 2024.
8.Bc4 d5 9.Bb3 Bg7 10.g4 h5 11.g5 Bh3 12.Rf2 Qd7 13.Nd2 f6 14.Nf3 Qg4+ 1-0(32) Hracek 2475 -- Knezevic 2445, Stary Smokovec 1990.
12.Bf4 Be5 13.Bxe5 Qxe5 14.Nd2 Qe3+ =-=(38) Ronin -- Vladimirov 2525, Pavlodar 1987.
6.Be2 Bc5 7.d3 Ne7 8.Nd2 d5 9.e5 Be6 10.Nb3 Bb6 11.a4 a5 12.Bg4 OO 13.Bg5 Qd7 14.Bxe6 fxe6 =-=(37) Gurgenidze -- Spassky, Moscow 1959; 8...OO 9.Kh1 d5 10.f4 dxe4 11.dxe4 a5 12.f5 a4 13.Nf3 b5 14.Bf4 f6 1-0(34) Siaperas -- Tumurbator, Skopje 1972; 8.f4 d5 9.Kh1 Ng6 10.Nd2 Bb6 11.Nf3 f5 12.Ng5 OO 13.Bh5 Nh8 14.e5 h6 =-=(61) Balogh -- Pokorny, Piestany 1922; 7...d5 8.exd5 cxd5 9.Bf3 Ne7 10.Nd2 OO 11.Nb3 Bb6 12.Bg5 f6 13.Bd2 a5 14.c3 dxc3 =-=(23) Thomsen 2195 -- Rizouk, Moscow 1994; 6...Nf6 7.d3 d5 8.Nd2 Bc5 9.Kh1 Qc7 10.exd5 cxd5 11.Nb3 Bb6 12.Bg5 Qc6 13.Bf3 OO 14.Bxf6 Qxf6 0-1(52) Vajda -- Koberl, Budapest 1952; 8.e5 Ng8 9.Nd2 Ne7 10.Nb3 Nf5 11.c3 dxc3 12.bxc3 h5 13.d4 Be6 14.a4 a5 0-1(60) Hase 2415 -- Bronstein 2415, Buenos Aires 1983.
6.Bd3 d5 7.exd5 Qxd5 8.Re1+ Be6 9.b3 Qd7 10.Bc4 OOO 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.d3 Bb4 13.Bd2 Bd6 14.Bg5 Nf6 1-0(31) Amonatov 2574 -- Galeev 2238, Kazan 2007.
6...Bc5 7.d3 Ne7 8.Nd2 OO 9.Qh5 d5 10.Bb3 Be6 11.f4 f5 12.Nf3 h6 13.e5 a5 14.a4 Qe8 1-0(44) Bogoljubow -- Spielmann, Berlin 1919; 9...d6 10.Nf3 h6 11.Bb3 Be6 12.Bxh6 Bxb3 13.Bd2 f6 14.axb3 Qd7 1-0(38) Bangiev -- Fokin, Soviet Union 1977; 9.c3 dxc3 10.bxc3 d5 11.d4 Bb6 12.Ba3 Re8 13.Bc2 Ba5 14.Qf3 Be6 1-0(66) Fedorchuk 2618 -- Leenhouts 2397, Ghent 2011; 8.f4 d5 9.f5 Qc7 10.Bf4 Bd6 11.Bxd6 Qxd6 12.Nd2 Bd7 13.Bb3 OOO 14.Qf3 f6 1-0(26) Gdanski 2480 -- Oliwa 2440, Brzeg Dolny 1996; 9.Nd2 OO 10.Kh1 Bb6 11.Nf3 dxe4 12.dxe4 c5 13.Bb3 Be6 14.Bxe6 fxe6 =-=(45) Flasik -- Havlicek 2250, Zilina 1997; 8.Bg5 OO 9.Bb3 h6 10.Bh4 d6 11.f4 Be6 12.f5 Bxb3 13.axb3 f6 14.Qg4 Qd7 1-0(36) Honfi -- Thiellement, Monte Carlo 1967; 9...d5 10.Nd2 f6 11.Bh4 g5 12.Bg3 f5 13.Qh5 Ng6 14.Nf3 Kg7 0-1(34) Izquierdo 2310 -- Bronstein 2415, Porto Alegre 1983; 7.c3 Ne7 8.d3 OO 9.Nd2 dxc3 10.bxc3 d5 11.d4 Bb6 12.Ba3 Re8 13.Bc2 Bc7 14.e5 Nf5 1-0(28) Smyslov -- Lutikov, Leningrad 1960; 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 d5 11.Nd2 Ng6 12.Bg3 f5 13.exf5 Bxf5 14.Nb3 Bb6 1-0(52) Kazhgaleyev 2455 -- Shulman 2270, Kstovo 1994; 7...Qh4 8.d3 Ne7 9.Nd2 dxc3 10.bxc3 Ng6 11.d4 Be7 12.g3 Qh3 13.f4 OO 14.f5 Nh8 1-0(19) Saltaev 2345 -- Yermolinsky 2445, Tashkent 1987; 7...d6 8.d3 Nf6 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 g5 11.Bg3 h5 12.h4 Ng4 13.hxg5 Qxg5 14.Qd2 Qg7 0-1(23) Boettcher 2179 -- Meister 2505, Berlin 2014.
6...g6 7.d3 Bg7 8.c3 Ne7 9.cxd4 Bxd4 10.Nd2 OO 11.Qg4 f5 12.Qe2 d5 13.Nf3 Bg7 14.h3 fxe4 =-=(41) Nijboer 2375 -- Flear 2460, Wijk aan Zee 1988; 8.Bf4 a5 9.a3 d6 10.Nd2 b5 11.Bb3 a4 12.Ba2 Nf6 13.Bxd6 Qxd6 14.e5 Qe7 1-0(27) Klovans -- Gurevich, Dnipropetrovsk 1970; 7.c3 Bg7 8.cxd4 d5 9.exd5 Ne7 10.dxc6 OO 11.Nc3 Qxd4 12.d3 Nxc6 13.Be3 Qh4 14.Bxc6 bxc6 0-1(34) Giorgadze -- Gurevich, Batumi 1969.
6...d6 7.d3 Nf6 8.c3 dxc3 9.Nxc3 Be7 10.d4 OO 11.h3 b5 12.Bc2 a6 13.Be3 Bb7 14.Ne2 Re8 1-0(58) Spraggett 2580 -- Larino Nieto 2428, Calvia 2007; 7...Be7 8.Nd2 Nf6 9.c3 dxc3 10.bxc3 OO 11.Bc2 d5 12.e5 Ng4 13.d4 f6 14.h3 Nh6 1-0(40) Razuvaev -- Gurevich, Batumi 1969; 7.c3 Qb6 8.d3 Nf6 9.Qc2 dxc3 10.bxc3 Be7 11.Kh1 OO 12.Bg5 Qa5 13.f4 h6 14.Bh4 Qh5 1-0(56) Jansa -- Ratolistka, Kosice 1961.
6...d5 7.exd5 Qxd5 8.Bb3 Qf5 9.d3 Bd6 10.Nd2 Nf6 11.Ne4 Be7 12.Re1 OO 13.Ng3 Qd7 14.Qf3 Bb4 1-0(59) Kotronias 2615 -- Kofidis 2360, Athens 1996; 9.Re1+ Be7 10.d3 Bd7 11.Nd2 Kf8 12.Nf3 Bf6 13.c3 dxc3 14.bxc3 g6 1-0(34) Ciocaltea -- Rossetto, Belgrade 1962; 8...Qc5 9.d3 Nf6 10.Bf4 Nd5 11.Qf3 Be6 12.Nd2 Be7 13.Ne4 Qb6 14.Bd6 OO =-=(133) Cabrera Pino 2518 -- Llorente Zaro 2434, La Roda 2009.
6...a5 7.c3 Bc5 8.d3 d6 9.Nd2 Ne7 10.h3 OO 11.Nf3 dxc3 12.bxc3 Ng6 13.d4 Ba7 14.Rb1 b5 =-=(42) Jansa -- Mestrovic, Sarajevo 1966; 8...Ne7 9.Nd2 d6 10.Bc2 OO 11.Nb3 dxc3 12.bxc3 Bb6 13.Bg5 f6 14.Bh4 Ng6 1-0(38) Ciric -- Gliksman, Kraljevo 1967; 7...d5 8.exd5 Qxd5 9.Bb3 Qd6 10.d3 Bf5 11.Qf3 Qd7 12.Re1+ Be7 13.Nd2 dxc3 14.Nc4 Rd8 1-0(21) Feher 2410 -- Galeev 2280, Harkany 1994.
6...Ne7 7.Re1 g6 8.d3 Bg7 9.Bf4 d6 10.Nd2 OO 11.Bb3 a5 12.a4 Be6 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bh4 g5 =-=(50) Metger -- Spielmann, Ostend 1907; 8.c3 Bg7 9.cxd4 OO 10.d3 d5 11.Nc3 Be6 12.Ne2 Qd7 13.Be3 Rad8 14.Qc1 Rfe8 1-0(41) Smyslov -- Yudovich, Leningrad 1947.
7.c3 d3 8.Qf3 d5 9.e5 Ng4 10.Qxd3 Nxh2 11.Bxc6+ bxc6 12.Kxh2 h5 13.Qe3 g5 14.Rh1 g4 0-1(43) Ruiz Sanchez 2422 -- Larino Nieto 2487, Madrid 2012; 13...Rh6 14.d4 Qh4+ =-=(32) Jezov 2229 -- Sulskis 2556, Vilnius 2014; 11.Kxh2 Qh4+ 12.Kg1 Qxa4 13.Qe3 Qg4 14.d4 Be7 =-=(21) Ivanov 2608 -- Curdo 2388, Natick 1999; 9...Ne4 10.Qxd3 Nc5 11.Qc2 d4 12.d3 Bf5 13.Rd1 Be7 14.Bb3 OO 1-0(35) Benjamin 2595 -- Soltis 2410, San Francisco 1998; 8.e5 Ne4 9.Qf3 Nc5 10.Bd1 d6 11.b4 Ne6 12.Qxd3 dxe5 13.Qxd8+ Kxd8 14.d3 g5 1-0(32) Balashov 2540 -- Guseinov 2325, Klaipeda 1988; 7...d5 8.e5 Ng4 9.h3 h5 10.cxd4 Qh4 11.Nc3 Be6 12.Qf3 Nh6 13.Nxd5 OOO 14.Nf4 Rxd4 1-0(59) Gilg -- Wolk, Bad Kissingen 1954; 9...Nh6 10.d3 Nf5 11.Nd2 Nh4 12.Nf3 Nxf3+ 13.Qxf3 dxc3 14.bxc3 Qa5 1-0(28) Zurakhov -- Simkin, Kiev 1962; =-= Zuidema -- Szabo, Wijk aan Zee 1973; 7...Bc5 8.b4 Bb6 9.Na3 OO 10.e5 Nd5 11.Bb2 d3 12.Qf3 d6 13.exd6 Qxd6 14.Nc4 Qg6 0-1(30) Tan 2536 -- Sturt 2459, chess.com INT 2025; 7...Be7 8.d3 dxc3 9.Nxc3 d6 10.d4 OO 11.Bc2 Re8 12.f4 Bf8 13.e5 Nd5 14.Nxd5 cxd5 =-=(29) Ivkov -- Rossetto, Varna 1962; 7...dxc3 8.Nxc3 d5 9.e5 Ne4 10.Bc2 Nxc3 11.dxc3 Be6 12.f4 Bc5+ 13.Kh1 g6 14.f5 gxf5 1-0(31) Pavlov -- Kolbak, Sinaia 1965.
7.Re1 d6 8.d3 Be7 9.c3 Qb6 10.h3 d5 11.e5 Ng8 12.Nd2 Nh6 13.Nf3 Nf5 14.Bb3 dxc3 1-0(39) Bauer 2639 -- Cuenca Jimenez 2490, Leon 2012; 9...dxc3 10.Nxc3 OO 11.d4 d5 12.e5 Ne8 13.Bc2 g6 14.Bh6 Ng7 =-=(22) Podgaets -- Bagirov, Riga 1968; 9...b5 10.Bc2 c5 11.Nd2 OO 12.cxd4 cxd4 13.a4 Ne8 14.f4 Nc7 1-0(41) Ostermeyer 2350 -- Janetschek 2355, Haifa 1976; 9.Bb3 OO 10.Nd2 a5 11.c3 a4 12.Bc2 dxc3 13.bxc3 b5 14.d4 Bg4 1-0(32) Cheparinov 2669 -- Nedev 2204, Albena 2011; 10...d5 11.e5 Ne8 12.Nf3 c5 13.h3 Nc7 14.a4 Kh8 1-0(42) Gopal 2522 -- Dimitrov 2349, Golden Sands 2013; 8...Bg4 9.f3 Be6 10.c4 g6 11.f4 Bg4 12.Qd2 Bc8 13.b4 Bg7 14.h3 Nd7 1-0(36) Short 2690 -- Larino Nieto 2497, Caleta 2013; 8.c3 Qb6 9.d3 Be7 10.Nd2 OO 11.h3 dxc3 12.bxc3 d5 13.e5 Ne8 14.d4 Bf5 =-=(97) Tseshkovsky 2460 -- Flear 2460, Wijk aan Zee 1988; 8...dxc3 9.Nxc3 Be7 10.d4 OO 11.Bb3 Kh8 12.Bf4 Ne8 13.Qe2 Bg5 14.Qe3 Bxf4 =-=(32) Kostro -- Tumurbator, Nice 1974; 7...h5 8.e5 Ng4 9.g3 d3 10.Nc3 d5 11.exd6+ Be6 12.Ne4 Bxd6 13.Qf3 Be7 14.b4 h4 0-1(29) Moreno Tejera 2358 -- Larino Nieto 2487, San Agustin 2012.
7.e5 Ne4 8.c3 dxc3 9.Nxc3 Nxc3 10.dxc3 d6 11.exd6 Qxd6 12.Qe2+ Be7 13.Bg5 Be6 14.Rad1 Qc5 =-=(37) Gdanski 2480 -- Bocksberger 2310, Bayern 1995; 8...d3 9.Qf3 Nc5 10.Bd1 d6 11.b4 Ne6 12.Qxd3 dxe5 13.Qe4 a5 14.Qxe5 axb4 0-1(55) Pulkkinen 2265 -- Larino Nieto 2434, Dublin 2019.
7.Qe2 Be7 8.c3 d5 9.e5 Nd7 10.cxd4 Qb6 11.Qd3 OO 12.Bc2 g6 13.Nc3 Re8 14.f4 Nf8 1-0(34) Lanka 2505 -- Klip 2350, Groningen 1991.
7...d6 8.c3 dxc3 9.Nxc3 Be7 10.d4 OO 11.Bc2 d5 12.e5 Ne8 13.f4 f5 14.Be3 Be6 1-0(77) Rubinetti -- Bisguier, Buenos Aires 1970; 11...b5 12.Re1 b4 13.Ne2 Nh5 14.Be3 g6 =-=(64) Miranda Mesa 2411 -- Cuenca Jimenez 2483, Havana 2013; 8.Nd2 Be7 9.h3 OO 10.f4 Nd7 11.Bb3 Nc5 12.Nf3 Nxb3 13.axb3 c5 14.f5 d5 =-=(39) Yagupov 2509 -- Tishin 2440, Tula 2004.
8.Bg5 dxe4 9.dxe4 Be7 10.Bb3 OO 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.Qd3 a6 13.a4 b6 14.Nd2 Ra7 1-0(39) Kotronias 2628 -- De la Villa Garcia 2460, Cappelle la Grande 2008; 10.Nd2 =-= Benjamin 2570 -- Soltis 2420, New York 1992; 8...Be7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.exd5 b5 11.Re1+ Kf8 12.Bb3 cxd5 13.Nd2 Be6 14.a4 b4 1-0(32) Polak 2445 -- Rizouk 2385, Witley 1996.
8.e5 Nd7 9.c3 dxc3 10.bxc3 Nc5 11.d4 Nxa4 12.Qxa4 Be7 =-= Giorgadze -- Lukin, Budva 1967; 8...Ng8 9.Nd2 Bc5 10.c3 Ne7 11.Nb3 Qb6 12.Bd2 Bf5 13.c4 a5 14.cxd5 Nxd5 =-=(42) Borriss 2439 -- Scheerer 2392, Germany 2005.
8.Nd2 Bg4 9.Qe1 Be7 10.Bb3 a5 11.a4 dxe4 12.dxe4 d3 13.f3 Be6 14.Bxe6 fxe6 1-0(59) Hansen 2520 -- Fyllingen 2405, Gausdal 1999.
8.c3 dxc3 9.Nxc3 d4 10.Ne2 Be7 11.Ng3 OO 12.h3 Nd7 13.f4 Nc5 14.Bc2 a5 1-0(49) Abramovic 2495 -- Soltis 2410, New York 1990.
9...Be6 10.Nf3 Nb6 11.Bb3 Bxb3 12.axb3 Be7 13.Re1 c5 14.Qe2 Nd5 1-0(47) Ciocaltea -- Palacios de la Prida, Malaga 1971.
9...Be7 10.Ne4 OO 11.Qh5 Be6 12.Bb3 a5 13.a4 Qd7 14.Bd2 f6 =-=(46) Wedberg 2485 -- Soltis 2410, New York 1990.
12.Nf3 Bf6 13.h3 a4 14.Bxd5 Qxd5 =-=(30) Munoz Pantoja 2476 -- Larino Nieto 2487, San Agustin 2012.
6...Ne7 7.Re1 Ng6 8.d3 Bc5 9.Qh5 d6 10.Nd2 Ne5 11.h3 Nxc4 12.Nxc4 OO 13.Bg5 f6 14.Bf4 Be6 0-1(23) Kaufmann -- Spielmann, Vienna 1917; 7...b5 8.Bb3 d6 9.Qf3 Be6 10.e5 d5 11.a4 b4 12.Qd3 Nf5 13.f4 Bc5 14.Kh1 a5 =-=(70) Ryan -- Delmar, New York 1893; 7.c3 d5 8.exd5 cxd5 9.Bb5+ Bd7 10.Na3 a6 11.Bxd7+ Qxd7 12.Nc2 Nc6 13.Nxd4 Nxd4 14.cxd4 Be7 1-0(45) Kasparov 2486 -- Senetia 2198, Bucharest 2008.
6...d6 7.c3 dxc3 8.Nxc3 Nf6 9.d4 Be7 10.Qf3 OO 11.Be3 b5 12.Bd3 Bd7 13.h3 a6 14.Rad1 b4 1-0(59) Lei 2530 -- Ren 2266, Tianjin 2018; 7.d3 Nf6 8.Bg5 Be7 9.c3 dxc3 10.bxc3 OO 11.Nd2 d5 12.exd5 Nxd5 13.Bxe7 Nxe7 =-= Grigorov 2390 -- Antonov, Pernik 1977.
6...g6 7.c3 Bg7 8.Qf3 Qe7 9.d3 Nf6 10.cxd4 d5 11.exd5 cxd5 12.Bb5+ Kf8 13.Nc3 Be6 14.a3 h6 1-0(36) Ljubojevic 2600 -- Spassky 2625, London 1982.
6...h5 7.Re1 Bc5 8.d3 d6 9.Nd2 Ne7 10.Nf3 f6 11.c3 Bg4 12.h3 Bxf3 13.Qxf3 Qd7 14.a4 a5 1-0(35) Haubro 2423 -- Fries Nielsen 2380, Svendborg 2020.
6...a5 7.a4 Nf6 8.Qe2 d6 9.c3 Be6 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.cxd4 d5 12.e5 Ng8 13.Qg4 Kd7 14.d3 Qb6 1-0(91) Kanarek 2503 -- Dauth 2211, Germany 2024.
6...Be7 7.Qf3 Nh6 8.d3 Bg5 9.Qg3 Bxc1 10.Qxg7 Qg5 11.Qxh8+ Ke7 12.h4 Qh5 13.Rxc1 Ng4 14.Qg7 d5 1-0(17) Vesselovsky 2420 -- Wieczorek 2270, Warsaw 1993.
8.Re1+ Be7 9.Bb5+ Kf8 10.c3 Qb6 11.Qa4 a6 12.Bd3 Be6 13.Na3 Bc5 14.b4 Bd6 0-1(29) Peelen 2385 -- Klip, Netherlands 1987; 11...g6 12.cxd4 Be6 13.b3 Nh6 14.Bd7 Nf5 =-=(46) Calistri 2324 -- Costa 2358, France 2001; 11.Qe2 Be6 12.cxd4 Nh6 13.Bd7 Nf5 14.Bxe6 fxe6 =-=(50) Bashkov 2450 -- Wieczorek 2270, Warsaw 1993; 9...Bd7 10.Bxd7+ Qxd7 11.b3 OOO 12.Bb2 Bf6 13.c3 Ne7 14.Na3 Qf5 1-0(62) Chumfwa -- Rizouk, Moscow 1994; 10.Qg4 Nf6 11.Qxg7 Rg8 12.Bxd7+ Kxd7 13.Qxf7 Rg6 14.d3 Rc8 1-0(46) Vokarev 2498 -- Utnasunov 2291, St Petersburg 2001; 8...Ne7 9.Bb3 Be6 10.d3 Qd7 11.Nd2 a5 12.c4 dxc3 13.Nf3 a4 14.Bc2 Ng6 1-0(37) Filipenko 2415 -- Shulman 2270, Kstovo 1994.
8.Qe2+ Be7 9.Bb5+ Kf8 10.c3 Bf6 11.d3 g6 12.Bf4 Be6 13.Nd2 dxc3 14.bxc3 Bxc3 1-0(28) De Vreugt 2498 -- Klip 2330, Netherlands 2000.
9.Qe2+ Ne7 10.b3 Bxb5 11.Qxb5+ Qd7 12.Qd3 OOO 13.Bb2 Nc6 14.Bxd4 h5 1-0(23) Oll 2475 -- Guseinov 2325, Klaipeda 1988; 13...Qf5 14.Qxf5+ Nxf5 =-=(45) Van Beek 2379 -- Klip 2373, Netherlands 2006; 12...Nc6 13.Bb2 Qg4 14.Re1+ Be7 1-0(39) Blehm 2479 -- Rizouk 2312, Yerevan 1999; 10.Re1 a6 11.Bxd7+ Qxd7 12.Qh5 Rc8 13.d3 Rxc2 14.Nd2 g6 =-=(57) Lemmers 2406 -- Motwani 2507, Belgium 2001.
9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.d3 Ne7 11.Nd2 OOO 12.b4 Nf5 13.a3 Bd6 14.Bb2 h5 1-0(34) Tiviakov 2535 -- Klip 2350, Groningen 1991.
9...Be7 10.Qg4 Nf6 11.Qxg7 Rg8 12.Qxf6 Bxb5 13.d3 1-0 Lasker -- NN, Germany 1913.
10.Bxd7+ Qxd7 11.d3 OOO 12.c3 Nc6 13.cxd4 Nxd4 14.Nc3 Kb8 =-=(59) Bok 2497 -- Leenhouts 2393, Playchess.com INT 2011; 11.Qf3 f6 12.d3 Kf7 13.c4 dxc4 14.dxc4 Nc6 =-=(22) Edouard 2334 -- Olszewski 2399, Herceg Novi 2005.
10.a4 a6 11.Bxd7+ Qxd7 12.d3 OOO 13.b4 Nf5 14.b5 a5 =-=(73) Kasparov 2838 -- Khalifman 2698, Moscow 2002.
10.Bf1 g6 11.b3 Bg7 12.Ba3 Be6 13.Bb5+ Kf8 14.Qf3 Kg8 0-1(76) Ustinov -- Bagirov, Batumi 1961.
10...Rc8 11.d3 Bxb5 12.cxb5 Qd7 13.Na3 f6 14.Nc2 Qxb5 =-=(31) Luther 2507 -- Klip 2357, Pardubice 1999.
12.d3 OOO 13.Nd2 Kb8 14.b4 dxc4 1-0(23) Kasparov 2838 -- Khalifman 2698, Moscow 2002; 12...Rc8 13.b3 Rc6 14.Nd2 Re6 1-0(33) Van den Doel 2587 -- Nabuurs 2205, Tilburg 2007.
7.Qe2 d6 8.c3 Be7 9.cxd4 Nxe4 10.d5 Nf6 11.Re1 cxd5 12.Bb3 Bg4 13.Qb5+ Bd7 14.Qe2 OO =-=(40) Averbakh -- Koberl, Szczawno Zdroj 1950; 11.Nc3 OO 12.d4 b5 13.Bd3 b4 14.Nd1 Nxd5 0-1(41) Dely -- Benko, Budapest 1955; 10.Qxe4 d5 11.Bxd5 Qxd5 12.Qxd5 cxd5 13.d3 Bf6 14.Be3 Be6 =-=(41) Khalifman 2515 -- Malaniuk 2545, Sverdlovsk 1987; 9.Bb3 dxc3 10.Nxc3 Be6 11.Bc2 Qb6 12.Na4 Qb5 13.Qxb5 cxb5 14.Nc3 b4 =-=(48) Brzeski 2356 -- Vila Gazquez 2429, Sibenik 2007; 10...OO 11.d4 d5 12.e5 Ne8 13.Bc2 f5 14.exf6 Nxf6 =-=(47) Gracs -- Koberl, Budapest 1951; 9.Re1 OO 10.cxd4 d5 11.exd5 cxd5 12.Bb3 Bd6 13.d3 Bf5 14.Nc3 Re8 1-0(19) Bolado Saez 2379 -- Larino Nieto 2428, Mao 2007; 8...dxc3 9.Nxc3 Be7 10.d4 OO 11.Bb3 d5 12.exd5 Nxd5 13.Nxd5 cxd5 14.Be3 a6 =-=(42) Szily -- Gawlikowski, Miedzyzdroje 1952; 8.d3 Be7 9.Nd2 OO 10.Bb3 Re8 11.f4 d5 12.e5 Ng4 13.Nf3 Bc5 14.h3 Nh6 1-0(56) Lokvenc -- Beni, Vienna 1951; 10.Nf3 Re8 11.Bb3 Bg4 12.h3 Bxf3 13.Qxf3 d5 14.Bg5 dxe4 1-0(74) Cuellar Gacharna -- Boutteville, Tel Aviv 1964; 9.Bb3 OO 10.Nd2 a5 11.a4 Nd7 12.c3 Nc5 13.cxd4 Nxb3 14.Nxb3 Qb6 0-1(42) Arakhamia Grant 2448 -- Llaneza Vega 2485, Arco 2008; 10.Bf4 a5 11.a4 Bg4 12.f3 Be6 13.Nd2 Nh5 14.Bg3 Nxg3 1-0(66) Gereben -- Koberl, Budapest 1950; 8.e5 dxe5 9.Qxe5+ Be7 10.Re1 b5 11.Bb3 a5 12.a4 Ra7 13.axb5 OO 14.b6 Qxb6 0-1(43) Geller -- Kholmov, Moscow 1949; 11...Bb7 12.d3 Qd7 13.Bg5 Kf8 14.c3 h6 1-0(35) Perez Candelario 2513 -- Larino Nieto 2464, Zafra 2009; 10...Kf8 11.c3 c5 12.cxd4 Bd6 13.Qe2 cxd4 14.b3 g6 1-0(37) Smyslov -- Alatortsev, Moscow 1946; 8.Qd3 b5 9.Bb3 Qb6 10.a4 Be7 11.axb5 cxb5 12.c3 Bb7 13.Re1 Rc8 14.Na3 dxc3 1-0(28) Vidal Zamora 2391 -- Domenech Plana 2315, Girona 2014.
7.e5 d5 8.Be2 Nd7 9.f4 Bc5 10.d3 g6 11.Nd2 Nf8 12.Nf3 Bf5 13.b4 Bxb4 14.Rb1 Qe7 0-1(34) Ozsvath -- Haag, Voros Lobogo 1955; 9...g5 10.e6 fxe6 11.Bh5+ Ke7 12.fxg5 Ne5 13.d3 Bg7 14.Nd2 Ng6 0-1(34) Navarro Lopez Menchero 2293 -- Larino Nieto 2469, Ibiza 2013; 8...Ng8 9.d3 Bc5 10.Bf4 Ne7 11.Nd2 OO 12.Nb3 Bb6 13.Qd2 Be6 14.Rae1 c5 1-0(47) Karasev -- Osnos, Kharkov 1963; 8.exd6 Qxd6 9.Re1+ Be7 10.Qf3 OO 11.d3 Bg4 12.Qg3 Rae8 13.Bf4 Qd7 14.h3 Bb4 =-=(27) Joecks 2395 -- Scheerer 2385, Germany 2002; 8.Bd3 Ne4 9.Qf3 Qh4 10.g3 Qh3 11.Bxe4 Bg4 12.Qg2 dxe4 13.Qxe4 OOO 14.d3 f5 1-0(30) Tristan 2393 -- Pina 2302, Buenos Aires 2009.
7.Qf3 d6 8.d3 Be7 9.c3 dxc3 10.Nxc3 OO 11.h3 b5 12.Bb3 Bb7 13.Qg3 Qd7 14.f4 d5 1-0(32) Smirin 2535 -- Paglietti 2350, Philadelphia 1990.
7.Bb3 d6 8.d3 Be7 9.Bg5 OO 10.Nd2 Nd7 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 12.f4 b6 13.Nf3 c5 14.Qd2 Bb7 1-0(40) Pablo Marin 2390 -- Narciso Dublan 2340, Spain 1994.
7...d6 8.Nd2 Be7 9.h3 OO 10.Nf3 c5 11.Re1 Ne8 12.c3 dxc3 13.bxc3 Nc7 14.Rb1 b5 1-0(41) Westerinen -- Keller, Lugano 1968; 9.Nf3 Bg4 10.h3 Bh5 11.g4 Bg6 12.Nxd4 d5 13.exd5 h5 14.g5 Nxd5 =-=(56) Hrivnak -- Ruckschloss, Bardejov 1981; 8.Bf4 Bg4 9.Qd2 Nh5 10.c3 dxc3 11.Nxc3 Nxf4 12.Bxf7+ Kxf7 13.Qxf4+ Kg8 14.Qxg4 Qe8 1-0(33) Keres -- Keller, Zuerich 1968; 8.c3 dxc3 9.Nxc3 Be7 10.Bb3 OO 11.d4 b5 12.Bc2 Bb7 13.Re1 Qd7 14.Bg5 Rfe8 =-=(26) Iordachescu 2632 -- Bakhmatov 2362, Bad Wiessee 2010; 8.f4 Be7 9.Nd2 OO 10.Qe2 b5 11.Bb3 Nd7 12.Nf3 Qb6 13.c3 dxc3+ 14.d4 b4 0-1(27) Fletzer -- Giustolisi, Ferrara 1952; 8.Bg5 Be7 9.Nd2 OO 10.h3 Nd7 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 12.f4 b5 13.Bb3 Nc5 14.Qe1 Nxb3 1-0(47) Knazovcik 2310 -- Olsar, Czech Republic 1995.
7...a5 8.a3 b5 9.Ba2 d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nd2 Be7 12.Nf3 c5 13.Ne5 Bb7 14.a4 b4 0-1(40) Hansen 2609 -- Sturt 2459, chess.com INT 2025; 8...d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Re1+ Be7 11.Bg5 OO 12.Bxe7 Nxe7 13.Nd2 a4 14.Qf3 Ng6 0-1(67) Lopez Rayo 2306 -- Larino Nieto 2466, Jamundi 2022; 8.a4 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Re1+ Be7 11.Bg5 Be6 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.Bxd5 cxd5 14.Na3 OO 0-1(27) Predein 2373 -- Sturt 2459, chess.com INT 2025.
8.Bb3 Bc5 9.Bg5 dxe4 10.dxe4 h6 11.Bh4 g5 12.Bg3 Bg4 13.f3 Bh5 14.Nd2 Bg6 0-1(45) Westerinen 2470 -- Regan 2410, Baerum 1980.
9.Nd2 Be7 10.Nf3 Bf6 11.Re1+ Be6 12.Re4 c5 13.Qe2 Qd7 14.Ng5 Bxg5 =-=(20) Savchenko 2405 -- Fridman 2455, Germany 2009; =-=(21) Gershman -- Sakharov, Kiev 1963.
9.Qf3 Be7 10.Nd2 Be6 11.Ne4 OO 12.Qe2 Qd7 13.Bd2 f5 14.Ng5 Bxg5 0-1(25) Todorcevic -- Thiellement, Paris 1966.
9...Be6 10.Nd2 Be7 11.Nf3 Bf6 12.Re4 c5 13.Qe2 Qd6 14.Ng5 Bxg5 1-0(30) Keres -- Bhend, Zuerich 1968; 12...Qb6 13.Bb3 h6 14.a4 OO 1-0(24) Teschner -- Thiellement, Monte Carlo 1967.
10.Bg5 OO 11.Bxe7 Nxe7 12.Nd2 Nf5 13.Qf3 Nd6 14.Bb3 =-= Bukal -- Gliksman, Cateske Toplice 1968.
=-= Tseshkovsky 2600 -- Malaniuk 2526, Belorechensk 2005.
=-= Pytel -- Kovacs, Debrecen 1969.
7...Bc5 8.e5 Nd5 9.Qf3 OO 10.Bxd5 cxd5 11.Qxd5 d6 12.b3 Be6 13.Qxb7 dxe5 14.Ba3 Bd5 =-=(19) Rodriguez Vila 2524 -- Slipak 2452, Buenos Aires 2009.
8.d3 Be7 9.Nd2 OO 10.Nf3 c5 11.h3 Rb8 12.c3 dxc3 13.bxc3 b5 14.Bb3 a5 =-=(36) Liberzon 2545 -- Henley 2405, Lone Pine 1980; 10...Bg4 11.h3 Bh5 12.g4 Nxg4 13.hxg4 Bxg4 14.Kg2 d5 1-0(33) Matulovic -- Ilievski, Skopje 1967; 10...b5 11.Bb3 c5 12.c3 dxc3 13.bxc3 Bb7 14.Rb1 Qc7 1-0(63) Tompa 2420 -- Pandavos 2305, Athens 1981; 10.h3 Be6 11.Nf3 Bxc4 12.dxc4 c5 13.Bf4 Nd7 14.Qd3 f6 1-0(47) Teichmann -- Fahrni, Zuerich 1917; 9...a5 10.a4 Be6 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.e5 dxe5 13.Nf3 e4 14.dxe4 c5 1-0(31) Sarana 2686 -- Sturt 2459, chess.com INT 2025; 9.c3 dxc3 10.Nxc3 OO 11.d4 d5 12.exd5 Nxd5 13.Bxd5 cxd5 14.Qb3 Be6 1-0(22) Sardarov -- Bagirov, Tbilisi 1957; 10.bxc3 OO 11.Bb3 d5 12.e5 Ne8 13.d4 f6 14.f4 fxe5 =-=(32) Zinser -- Toran Albero, Malaga 1966; 9.Bb3 OO 10.h3 Nd7 11.Nd2 Nc5 12.Nf3 Nxb3 13.axb3 c5 14.c3 dxc3 0-1(29) Hulak -- Hazai, Budapest 1968.
8.b3 Ng4 9.h3 Ne5 10.Bf1 Qf6 11.d3 g5 12.Be2 h5 13.Bxh5 Qh6 14.g4 Qf6 0-1(40) Djurhuus 2510 -- Fyllingen 2390, Oslo 1998.
8.h3 Be7 9.c3 dxc3 10.Nxc3 OO 11.d4 d5 12.exd5 cxd5 13.Bd3 Be6 14.Bf4 Rc8 =-=(19) Georgescu -- Ghitescu, Bucharest 1970.
8...Be7 9.cxd4 d5 10.exd5 cxd5 11.Bb5+ Bd7 12.Bxd7+ Qxd7 13.d3 OO 14.Bg5 Rfe8 =-=(29) Rellstab -- Ditt, Freiburg 1956; 13.Nc3 OO 14.d3 h6 1-0(56) Vogt -- Walter, Freiberg 1970; 12.Qe2 a6 13.Bxd7+ Qxd7 14.b3 OO =-=(20) Van Oosterom -- Keller, Antwerp 1955; 10...Nxd5 11.d3 OO 12.Nc3 Bf6 13.Be3 Nb6 14.Qf3 Nxc4 1-0(32) Tal -- Zilber, Riga 1954; 11.Nc3 OO 0-1 Movahed 2544 -- Sturt 2459, chess.com INT 2025; 10...OO 11.dxc6 bxc6 12.d3 Bg4 13.Qa4 Rb8 14.Nc3 Qd6 1-0(39) Kaiszauri 2345 -- Johansson, Stockholm 1985; 10.e5 dxc4 11.exf6 gxf6 12.d3 Qxd4 13.dxc4 Qxd1 14.Rxd1 Be6 1-0(48) Kollars 2644 -- Sturt 2459, chess.com INT 2025; 9.d3 dxc3 10.Nxc3 OO 11.Bb3 Be6 12.d4 Bxb3 13.Qxb3 Qb6 14.Qxb6 axb6 =-=(15) Kavalek 2590 -- Spassky 2625, Bugojno 1982; 9.Bf1 dxc3 10.Nxc3 OO 11.d4 d5 12.e5 Ne8 13.Bd3 f5 14.Ne2 =-= Psakhis 2575 -- Tukmakov 2580, Sverdlovsk 1987; 9.Bb3 d5 10.e5 Ng4 11.h3 Nh6 12.Qf3 Bc5 13.d3 Qh4 14.c4 dxc4 1-0(40) Sakharov -- Simkin, Kiev 1962.
8...dxc3 9.Nxc3 Be7 10.d4 OO 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bh4 d5 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.exd5 Qb6 0-1(48) Ujtumen -- Keller, Lugano 1968; 11...b5 12.Bd3 b4 13.Ne2 h6 14.Bh4 Re8 1-0(26) Martin Duque 2402 -- Renteria Becerra 2294, Collado Villalba 2020; 11.Bd3 d5 12.e5 Ne8 13.Re3 g6 14.Ne2 Ng7 0-1(84) Shamkovich -- Bagirov, Leningrad 1960; 11.Bf1 d5 12.e5 Ne8 13.Bd3 f5 14.Bd2 Nc7 1-0(38) Moldovan 2445 -- Pasarelu 2235, Eforie Nord 1997; 9.bxc3 Be6 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.e5 dxe5 12.Rxe5 Qd7 13.Qb3 OOO 14.Ba3 Bxa3 1-0(30) Perunovic -- Guseinov, Szeged 1994; 9...Be7 10.Ba3 OO 11.d4 Re8 12.Bb3 Bf8 13.Nd2 Be6 14.f4 Bxb3 1-0(43) Friberg -- Ekstroem 2400, Motala 1976; 9.Qb3 Qc7 10.a4 cxd2 11.Nxd2 Ng4 12.Nf3 Ne5 13.Nxe5 dxe5 14.Be3 Bg4 1-0(39) Gipslis -- Bagirov, Vilnius 1960.
8...Qb6 9.Qb3 Qxb3 10.axb3 dxc3 11.dxc3 Be7 12.Bf4 Nd7 13.Nd2 OO 14.Bf1 Nb6 =-=(31) Adorjan -- Ghitescu, Olot 1974.
9.Qe2 b5 10.Bd3 Qb6 11.e5 Be6 12.a4 b4 13.exd6 OOO 14.a5 Qc5 0-1(28) Velicka 2439 -- Scheerer 2379, Norderstedt 2003; 11.Na3 Ne5 12.Nc2 Bg4 13.Qf1 dxc3 14.dxc3 Be7 1-0(44) Abramovic 2495 -- Pandavos 2290, Athens 1984; 10...Qf6 11.h3 dxc3 12.hxg4 cxb2 13.e5 bxa1Q 14.exf6+ Be6 1-0(26) Peters 2475 -- Gibbons, Hollywood 1979; 10...dxc3 11.dxc3 Be7 12.h3 Ne5 13.Bc2 OO 14.Bf4 Be6 =-=(59) Kaabi -- Pandavos 2305, Graz 1981; 10.Bb3 Qh4 11.h3 d3 12.Qf1 Ne5 13.Re3 g5 14.a4 bxa4 1-0(41) Szilagyi -- Ozsvath, Budapest 1966; 9...dxc3 10.Nxc3 Qh4 11.h3 Ne5 12.d4 Nxc4 13.Qxc4 Be7 14.d5 Bd7 1-0(33) Geller -- Szabo, Budapest 1973.
10.d3 Nxc4 11.dxc4 dxc3 12.Nxc3 Be7 13.Bf4 OO 14.Qe2 Qa5 =-=(46) Greet 2438 -- Cuenca Jimenez 2490, England 2013; 14.Qd3 Be6 1-0(42) Matanovic -- Gliksman, Kraljevo 1967; 14.b3 Be6 =-=(16) Nouri 2366 -- Llaneza Vega 2426, Hong Kong 2013; 14.Qc2 Be6 0-1(17) Servat 2285 -- Bronstein 2410, Salta 1987; 13...Be6 14.Qe2 OO 1-0(45) Kryvoruchko 2597 -- Llorente Zaro 2435, Cappelle la Grande 2008; 14.Qd3 Qa5 1-0(23) Hecht -- Palacios de la Prida, Olot 1971; 10...dxc3 11.Nxc3 Qh4 12.Bb3 h5 13.d4 Bg4 14.hxg4 hxg4 1-0(23) Jimenez Zerquera -- Cuartas, Quito/Guayaquil 1969; 11...Nxc4 12.dxc4 Be7 13.Bf4 OO 14.Qd3 Qb6 1-0(38) Lkhagva -- Tumurbator, Ulaanbaatar 1972; 10...Qb6 11.Bb3 Be7 12.Qe2 g5 13.cxd4 Qxd4 14.Rd1 Ng6 =-=(30) Edouard 2688 -- Ibarra Jerez 2528, Leon 2012; 11.Re2 Be6 12.cxd4 Nxc4 13.dxc4 Bxc4 14.Rc2 Ba6 =-=(45) Liang 2372 -- Llaneza Vega 2412, Shijiazhuang 2015; 10...g5 11.cxd4 Ng6 12.d5 Bg7 13.dxc6 bxc6 14.Nc3 h5 =-=(50) Rodriguez Lopez 2260 -- Larino Nieto 2471, Sanxenxo 2019.
11.f4 Qb6+ 12.Kh1 h5 13.Re3 Nc4 14.Rg3 Bg4 0-1(22) Hecht -- Keller, Zuerich 1966; =-=(54) Milic -- Nikolac, Sarajevo 1951; 13.fxe5 Bg4 14.Qb3 Qf2 0-1(24) Ujtumen -- Lein, Sochi 1965; =-= Browne -- Szabo, Las Vegas 1973.
11.b3 g5 12.Re3 g4 13.Bb2 Bh6 14.Re1 Rg8 0-1(30) Kolesar -- Tepper, Rimavska Sobota 1975.
12.Bxd3 g4 13.Be2 gxh3 14.d4 hxg2 1-0(44) Mecking -- Baretic, Vrsac 1971; =-=(25) Zhigalko 2560 -- Llorente Zaro 2422, Sibenik 2007; 14.g3 Bh6 0-1(47) Van Delft 2374 -- Scheerer 2416, Germany 2010; 13...Bh6 14.d4 Bxe3 1-0(26) Velimirovic -- Despotovic, Yugoslavia 1970.
12.Qh5 g4 13.Bxd3 gxh3 14.Be2 hxg2 =-=(41) Kagan -- Tumurbator, Tehran 1972.
11...g6 12.f4 Bh6 13.fxe5 Bxe3+ 14.dxe3 dxe5 1-0(48) Bryzgalin 2474 -- Kiselev 2453, Rostov on Don 2007.
11...Be7 12.f4 Nc4 13.Rg3 Bh4 14.Rf3 g5 1-0(33) London 2380 -- Paglietti 2365, New York 1993.
6.Qh5 Qe7 7.d3 Nf6 8.Qh4 c6 9.Bc4 d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Bg5 f6 12.Bd2 Be6 13.Re1 OO 14.c3 dxc3 =-=(41) Kuzmin 2495 -- Malaniuk 2535, Moscow 1986; 11.Qg3 OO 12.Bxd5 cxd5 13.Bf4 Re8 14.Nd2 Bf5 =-=(19) Cicak 2509 -- Bojkov 2478, Germany 2017; 11.Qxe7+ Bxe7 12.Nd2 Be6 13.Nf3 c5 14.Re1 Nc7 1-0(31) Kharitonov 2550 -- Fokin 2380, Riga 1988; 9...h6 10.f4 d5 11.exd5 Nxd5 12.Re1 Be6 13.Qg3 Ne3 14.Bxe6 fxe6 0-1(33) Panarin 2437 -- Tseshkovsky 2578, Krasnodar 2003; 9...d6 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bxf6 Qxf6 12.Qxf6 gxf6 13.Nd2 Be6 14.Bb3 Bb4 =-=(25) Rodriguez Vargas 2470 -- Sanz Alonso 2415, Salamanca 1991; 9.Ba4 d6 10.c4 OO 11.a3 a5 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bxf6 Qxf6 14.Qxf6 gxf6 =-=(66) Velimirovic 2550 -- Barle 2425, Brezovica 1988; 9...a5 10.a3 b5 11.Bb3 a4 12.Ba2 d6 13.h3 OO 14.f4 d5 0-1(34) Fercec 2350 -- Naumkin 2485, Pula 1988; 8...h6 9.Bg5 OO 10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.Qxf6 gxf6 12.Nd2 d6 13.f4 f5 14.e5 Be6 0-1(56) Runic 2443 -- Bubalovic 2279, Croatia 2009; 9.e5 Qxe5 10.Bf4 Qf5 11.Re1+ Be7 12.Bxc7 OO 13.Re5 Qg6 14.Rxe7 Nd5 0-1(30) Netusil 2278 -- Jirka 2424, Prague 2011; 7...c6 8.Ba4 d6 9.f4 a5 10.a3 Nf6 11.Qh4 b5 12.Bb3 a4 13.Ba2 Be6 14.Bxe6 fxe6 1-0(46) Boudre 2355 -- Flear 2476, France 2001; 8...Nf6 9.Qh4 OO 10.Nd2 a5 11.a3 b5 12.Bb3 a4 13.Ba2 d6 14.Nf3 Be6 0-1(51) Kholmov 2430 -- Ageichenko 2385, Moscow 1987; 8.Bc4 g6 9.Qf3 d6 10.Bf4 h5 11.h3 g5 12.Bh2 Be6 13.Nd2 =-= Sindik 2355 -- Nikolic 2390, Pula 1990; 7...g6 8.Qf3 c6 9.Bc4 d6 10.Qg3 h5 11.h4 Be6 12.Nd2 Nf6 13.Bxe6 Qxe6 14.Nb3 Bb6 =-=(24) De Guzman 2350 -- Anand 2555, Manila 1990; 7.b4 Bxb4 8.c3 dxc3 9.Nxc3 c6 10.Bc4 Nf6 11.Qe2 d6 12.Rb1 Bc5 13.Bb2 OO 14.d3 b5 0-1(30) Deshpande 2280 -- Semcesen 2509, Mumbai 2014; 6...Bb6 7.d3 Ne7 8.f4 c6 9.Bc4 d5 10.Bb3 Bc7 11.f5 Be5 12.Nd2 Bf6 13.Nf3 g6 14.Qh6 Ng8 =-=(46) Benjamin 2575 -- Flear 2480, Szirak 1987; 6...b6 7.Bc4 Qf6 8.d3 Bb7 9.Nd2 g6 10.Qh3 OOO 11.Nf3 h6 12.Bd2 Qg7 13.c3 Kb8 14.cxd4 d5 1-0(22) Fogarasi 2375 -- Sinkovics 2360, Budapest 1990.
6.Re1 Ne7 7.Qh5 Bb6 8.d3 OO 9.Bc4 d6 10.Bg5 Be6 11.Nd2 Qd7 12.Bxe6 fxe6 13.a4 c5 14.Nf3 Ng6 1-0(46) Sychev 2563 -- Skorodelov 2228, Moscow 2020; 9.Nd2 c6 10.Ba4 d5 11.Nf3 f6 12.exd5 cxd5 13.Bb3 a5 14.a4 Rf7 0-1(48) Moroz 2200 -- Malaniuk 2495, Kiev 1986; 8.a4 c6 9.Bf1 OO 10.a5 Bc7 11.Ra4 Ng6 12.g3 Re8 13.Rxd4 Bxa5 14.Qd1 b5 =-=(53) Grigoryan 2577 -- Nadanian 2416, Jermuk 2014; 7.b3 OO 8.Bb2 d5 9.Bf1 dxe4 10.Rxe4 Bf5 11.Re1 Qd7 12.d3 Nd5 13.Nd2 Rfe8 14.Rxe8+ Rxe8 0-1(42) Vovk 2435 -- Potapov 2285, Olomouc 2005; 6...c6 7.Bc4 d6 8.d3 Ne7 9.Nd2 OO 10.Qh5 d5 11.Bb3 a5 12.a4 Be6 13.Nf3 f6 14.Bd2 Qd7 0-1(23) Kristiansen 2430 -- Malaniuk 2560, Kecskemet 1989; 10.c3 Be6 11.Bb3 Ng6 12.cxd4 Bxd4 13.Nf3 Bg4 14.h3 Bxf3 0-1(57) Konikowski -- Barwinski, Piotrkow Trybunalski 1977.
6.Qg4 Qf6 7.d3 c6 8.Ba4 h5 9.Qg5 Qxg5 10.Bxg5 f6 11.Bc1 Ne7 12.c4 dxc3 13.bxc3 d5 14.d4 Bd6 1-0(42) Ilincic 2490 -- Abramovic 2445, Bor 1986; 8...Ne7 9.Nd2 d5 10.Qh5 Qg6 11.Qxg6 hxg6 12.exd5 Nxd5 13.Re1+ Be6 14.Ne4 Be7 1-0(51) Espinosa Aranda 2482 -- Renteria Becerra 2263, La Roda 2019; 7.b4 Bxb4 8.c3 Be7 9.cxd4 Qxd4 10.Nc3 c6 11.Ba4 d5 12.Qg3 dxe4 13.Bb2 Nf6 14.Qxg7 Rg8 0-1(22) Horvath 2470 -- Flear 2495, Zenica 1987; 7.Qh5 Qe7 8.d3 Nf6 9.Qh4 c6 10.Bc4 d5 11.Bb3 dxe4 12.Bg5 exd3 13.Nd2 OO 14.Rae1 Qd8 =-=(29) Glantz 2335 -- Fish 2461, Germany 2015; 6...Kf8 7.d3 c6 8.Ba4 d6 9.Qe2 Qh4 10.Bb3 Bg4 11.f3 Bd7 12.Bd2 Re8 13.Be1 Qe7 14.Bf2 h5 1-0(66) Chiburdanidze 2340 -- Kushnir 2345, Bad Kissingen 1978.
6.e5 c6 7.Bc4 d5 8.exd6 Bxd6 9.d3 Ne7 10.Nd2 OO 11.Ne4 Nd5 12.Re1 Bf5 13.Qf3 Bg6 14.Nxd6 Qxd6 1-0(47) Yurtaev 2510 -- Klaric 2445, Moscow 1989; 9...Qh4 10.h3 Ne7 11.Re1 f5 12.Nd2 Qf6 13.Qh5+ g6 14.Qh6 Bd7 1-0(39) Mainka 2445 -- Klaric 2400, Prague 1990; 6...Ne7 7.d3 OO 8.Bg5 d5 9.exd6 Qxd6 10.Re1 f6 11.Bc4+ Kh8 12.Bh4 Nf5 13.Bg3 Nxg3 14.hxg3 Bd7 1-0(28) Mukhametov 2410 -- Chandler, Moscow 1990.
6.Be2 Ne7 7.d3 OO 8.Nd2 a5 9.e5 d5 10.exd6 Bxd6 11.Nc4 Be6 12.Nxd6 Qxd6 13.Bf3 Bd5 14.Re1 Rfe8 0-1(31) Haast 2391 -- Safarli 2653, Wijk aan Zee 2016; 8...d5 9.Bf3 c6 10.Re1 Be6 11.a3 a5 12.b3 Qd7 13.Bb2 Ng6 14.g3 f5 =-=(43) Murey 2495 -- Botsari 2355, Cappelle la Grande 1995; 6...d6 7.d3 Ne7 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.Bg4 OO 11.Bxc8 Raxc8 12.Nd2 d5 13.Re1 dxe4 14.Rxe4 Qd7 1-0(36) Korbut 2459 -- Zawadzka 2378, Dresden 2008.
6.c4 c6 7.Ba4 Ne7 8.d3 OO 9.Nd2 d6 10.Rb1 a5 11.a3 Bb6 12.b4 axb4 13.axb4 f5 14.Bb3 Kh8 =-=(25) Wolff 2500 -- Assem 2295, Philadelphia 1990; 7...d6 8.d3 Ne7 9.f4 OO 10.f5 f6 11.Qe1 =-= Lang 2380 -- Muranyi 2357, Ludwigshafen 2007.
6.Qf3 Ne7 7.d3 c6 8.Bc4 d5 9.Bb3 OO 10.exd5 cxd5 11.Bg5 f6 12.Bf4 a5 13.a4 Be6 14.Na3 g5 1-0(44) Hjartarson 2545 -- Malaniuk 2575, Moscow 1987; 9.exd5 cxd5 10.Bb5+ Kf8 11.Nd2 Be6 12.Nb3 Bb6 13.Bg5 Qd6 14.Bf4 Qb4 0-1(41) Lahtinen 2221 -- Martynov 2455, Vammala 1999.
6.a3 c6 7.Bc4 d6 8.d3 Ne7 9.Nd2 OO 10.Qh5 d5 11.Ba2 Qd6 12.exd5 cxd5 13.Nf3 Be6 14.Re1 h6 =-=(24) Khanin 2521 -- Palchun 2338, Sochi 2021.
6.f4 c6 7.Ba4 d5 8.exd5 =-= Sindik 2340 -- Klaric 2440, Makarska Tucepi 1995.
6...Bxb4 7.Bb2 Ne7 8.Bxd4 OO 9.Qc1 c5 10.Qb2 cxd4 11.Qxb4 d5 12.Qxd4 dxe4 13.Qxe4 Bf5 14.Qf3 Rc8 1-0(49) Plaskett 2495 -- Kupreichik 2470, Hastings 1985; 10.Be3 d6 11.Be2 f5 12.d3 Nc6 13.c3 Ba5 14.f4 d5 1-0(75) Rogers 2515 -- Barua 2395, Adelaide 1987; 10.a3 Bxd2 11.Qxd2 cxd4 12.Qxd4 d5 13.Re1 Be6 14.Nc3 Rc8 =-=(21) Boguslawski 2442 -- Fish 2464, Germany 2014; 9...a6 10.Be2 Nc6 11.Be3 d5 12.c3 Be7 13.exd5 Qxd5 14.d4 Bf5 =-=(31) Jurcik 2477 -- Hirneise 2427, Prievidza 2009; 9...Ba5 10.Qb2 f6 11.Bc4+ Kh8 12.Qa3 Nc6 13.Be3 Qe7 14.Bd5 Bb4 1-0(42) De la Riva Aguado 2425 -- Payen 2380, Zaragoza 1995; 9.Bb2 d6 10.d3 Be6 11.Nd2 f5 12.exf5 Bxf5 13.Rb1 Bc5 14.Nb3 Bb6 0-1(57) Noetzel -- Van de Oudeweetering, Dieren 1987; 7...Bc5 8.c3 d3 9.Bxd3 Ne7 10.Bc2 OO 11.d4 Bb6 12.c4 d6 13.Nc3 f5 14.c5 dxc5 1-0(40) Sulskis 2515 -- Khamidulin 2285, St Petersburg 1996; 10...d5 11.d4 Bb6 12.exd5 Qxd5 13.Nd2 OO 14.Ba3 Re8 =-=(52) Vogt 2490 -- Luther 2200, Glauchau 1987; 8...c6 9.cxd4 Be7 10.Ba4 d5 11.exd5 Qxd5 12.Nc3 Qxd4 13.Qf3 Qf6 14.Qg3 Bd6 1-0(27) Naiditsch 2702 -- Kula 2341, Trzcianka 2012; 10.d5 Nf6 11.d6 cxb5 12.e5 Bxd6 13.exf6 g6 14.Re1+ Kf8 1-0(18) Damaso 2450 -- Andrade 2259, Lisbon 2002; 7.c3 c6 8.Bc4 Bd6 9.Qb3 Qh4 10.g3 Qxe4 11.Bxf7+ Kf8 12.Bxg8 Rxg8 13.cxd4 g5 14.Nc3 Qf3 1-0(43) Johansen 2453 -- Hornung 2260, Sydney 1990.
7.Na3 a6 8.Bd3 Ne7 9.Nc4 Ba7 10.Bb2 Nc6 11.Qh5 d6 12.a3 b5 13.Na5 Nxa5 14.bxa5 c5 0-1(27) Smirin 2658 -- Rapport 2693, Ashdod 2015; 9.e5 OO 10.Nc4 Ba7 11.a4 d5 12.exd6 cxd6 13.Ba3 Be6 14.b5 Bc5 1-0(78) Naiditsch 2706 -- Rapport 2545, Eretria 2011; 8.Ba4 Ne7 9.c4 c5 10.Qh5 Qc7 11.bxc5 Bxc5 12.Nc2 OO 13.d3 d6 14.Bb2 Qa5 =-=(20) Perez Candelario 2496 -- Salgado Lopez 2425, Elgoibar 2006; 7...c6 8.Bd3 d5 9.exd5 cxd5 10.c4 dxc4 11.Nxc4 Bc7 12.Qh5 Ne7 13.Re1 h6 14.Ne5 OO =-=(38) Gharamian 2656 -- Semcesen 2488, London 2013; 10.Bb2 Qf6 11.c4 dxc4 12.Nxc4 Bc7 13.Qe2+ Be6 14.Qe4 OOO 1-0(33) Papp 2292 -- Arnaudov 2477, Albena 2012; 7...Ne7 8.Bd3 OO 9.Nc4 d5 10.Nxb6 axb6 11.c4 dxc4 12.Bxc4 Nc6 13.a4 Ne5 14.Bb3 Nd3 1-0(42) L'Ami 2622 -- Prosviriakov 2297, Reykjavik 2013.
7.a4 a6 8.Bc4 Ne7 9.a5 Ba7 10.Qh5 OO 11.Ra3 d5 12.Bxd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 g6 14.Qf3 Bf5 1-0(50) Grigoryan 2554 -- Eret 2304, Prague CZE 2025.
7.Bb2 Ne7 8.c3 c6 9.Ba4 d5 10.d3 dxc3 11.Nxc3 OO 12.Bb3 Qd6 13.exd5 cxd5 14.Qh5 Be6 0-1(52) Slaby 2391 -- Jirka 2406, Olomouc 2004.
7.c3 c6 8.Ba4 Qh4 9.Qf3 Nf6 10.Bc2 OO 11.Bb2 Re8 12.d3 d5 13.Nd2 Bc7 14.g3 Qh6 0-1(23) Werner 2310 -- Hector 2420, Kecskemet 1987.
7...dxc3 8.Nxc3 c6 9.Ba4 Ne7 10.d4 d5 11.exd5 OO 12.dxc6 Nxc6 13.d5 Nxb4 14.Rb1 Qh4 1-0(49) Gipslis 2530 -- Pavlenko 2380, Riga 1975.
8.c5 cxb5 9.cxb6 Qxb6 10.Bb2 Ne7 11.Qe2 OO 12.Na3 d5 13.Nxb5 dxe4 14.Bxd4 Qg6 =-=(21) Simacek 2421 -- Jirka 2383, Cartak 2005.
8...Ne7 9.d3 OO 10.Nd2 d5 11.exd5 cxd5 12.Re1 Bc7 13.Nf3 Ng6 14.h3 h6 =-=(22) Vachier Lagrave 2719 -- Rapport 2693, Biel 2013.
9...Qh4 10.Nd2 Nf6 11.Nf3 Qh5 12.Bf4 Bg4 13.Bxd6 OOO 14.Bg3 Rhe8 1-0(27) Berg 2550 -- Tisdall 2397, Drammen 2010.
10.Qc2 OO 11.Bg5 f6 12.Bh4 Ng6 13.Bg3 f5 14.exf5 Bxf5 =-=(62) Valkesalmi 2390 -- Nikolic 2340, Espoo 1987.
12.Nd2 Ng6 13.Bg3 Kh8 14.Qc2 Be6 1-0(45) Ashwin 2478 -- Motuz 2330, Kavala 2013.
11...Ng6 12.Bg3 OO 13.Nd2 c5 14.a3 Ne5 0-1(44) Vybiral 2268 -- Jirka 2437, Czech Republic 2017.
6...Ne7 7.cxd4 Bxd4 8.Nc3 c6 9.Bc4 OO 10.d3 b5 11.Bb3 d6 12.Ne2 Bg4 13.h3 Bxe2 14.Qxe2 Kh8 1-0(56) Kiewra 2336 -- Jirka 2457, Pardubice 2008; 1-0 Anagnostopoulos 2445 -- Botsari 2355, Cappelle la Grande 1995; 10.Qf3 Ng6 11.Bb3 Kh8 12.Ne2 Bb6 13.d4 d6 14.d5 f5 0-1(28) Dementiev -- Pavlenko, Baku 1975; 9.Ba4 OO 10.Ne2 Bb6 11.d4 d5 12.e5 Bf5 13.Be3 Qd7 14.Ng3 f6 =-=(15) Hodgson 2520 -- Malaniuk 2575, Tallinn 1987; 8...OO 9.Ne2 Bb6 10.d4 d5 11.e5 Nf5 12.b3 c6 13.Bd3 Qh4 14.Bb2 Be6 0-1(28) Arnold -- Grechikhin 2231, New York 2001; 7.Qh5 Bb6 8.Na3 c6 9.Bd3 d5 10.exd5 Qxd5 11.Qe2 Qe6 12.Nc4 Qxe2 13.Bxe2 Be6 14.Nxb6 axb6 1-0(55) Lupu 2440 -- Klaric 2400, Val Maubuee 1990; 10.Re1 OO 11.Nc2 g6 12.Qf3 Be6 13.b3 Re8 14.Nxd4 Bxd4 =-=(60) Dann 2477 -- Silber 2304, Germany 2016; 8...a6 9.Bc4 OO 10.cxd4 d5 11.exd5 Bf5 12.d3 Bxd4 13.Nc2 Bf6 14.Ne3 Bg6 1-0(36) Kokarev 2483 -- Feoktistov 2414, St Petersburg 2003; 8.a4 c6 9.Be2 d5 10.d3 OO 11.Nd2 f5 12.exd5 Nxd5 13.Nc4 Bc7 14.Re1 f4 1-0(34) Marjanovic 2515 -- Abramovic 2490, Zenica 1986; 8.d3 c6 9.Bc4 d5 10.exd5 cxd5 11.Bb3 OO 12.Bg5 f6 13.Bf4 Be6 14.cxd4 Bf7 0-1(56) Zhang 2340 -- Ruan 2486, Beijing 2009; 7.b4 Bb6 8.Bb2 c6 9.Ba4 d5 10.d3 dxc3 11.Nxc3 OO 12.Bb3 Qd6 13.a3 a5 14.exd5 cxd5 =-=(21) Malisauskas 2390 -- Naumkin 2485, Vilnius 1988; 13.Qh5 Be6 14.Ne2 Qxb4 0-1(55) Blazkova 2225 -- Jirka, Litomysl 1997; 10...Qd6 11.Nd2 OO 12.a3 Qg6 13.Kh1 f5 14.cxd4 fxe4 0-1(29) Komsic 2305 -- Margolin 2375, Germany 1999; 8.Na3 c6 9.Bd3 d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nc4 Bc7 12.Re1+ Be6 13.Rxe6+ fxe6 14.Qh5+ Kd7 =-=(64) Vitolinsh 2415 -- Malaniuk 2515, Minsk 1988; 7.d3 OO 8.Nd2 c6 9.Ba4 Bb6 10.cxd4 Bxd4 11.Nf3 Bb6 12.d4 d5 13.e5 Bg4 14.Bc2 Ng6 =-=(64) Ponizil 2478 -- Jirka 2424, Czech Republic 2018; 10.Nf3 dxc3 11.bxc3 d5 12.Ba3 Re8 13.e5 Ng6 14.d4 f6 0-1(88) Visakh 2300 -- Kriebel 2428, Pune 2014; 7...c6 8.Ba4 OO 9.Nd2 d5 10.Bc2 Bb6 11.Qh5 Qd6 12.cxd4 Bxd4 13.Nf3 Bb6 14.Bb3 Qg6 0-1(62) Sivokho 2435 -- Martynov 2455, Lahti 1999; 7.Bc4 OO 8.b4 Bb6 9.Bb2 d5 10.Bd3 c6 11.e5 Nf5 12.cxd4 Nxd4 13.Nc3 Qh4 14.Kh1 f6 1-0(29) Guliev 2466 -- Jirka 2367, Dresden 2007; 8.cxd4 Bxd4 9.Nc3 c6 10.Bb3 d5 11.d3 Bb6 12.Bg5 f6 13.Bh4 Be6 14.Kh1 Bf7 =-=(30) Mithrakanth 2320 -- Thipsay 2420, India 1988.
6...Qh4 7.d3 c6 8.Ba4 d6 9.cxd4 Bxd4 10.Nc3 Nf6 11.Qf3 Bg4 12.Qg3 Qxg3 13.hxg3 Nd7 14.Bd1 h5 0-1(36) Titarov 2208 -- Sevian 2697, Chess.com INT 2024.
7.Ba4 Ne7 8.d3 OO 9.Nd2 Bb6 10.Nf3 dxc3 11.bxc3 d5 12.h3 Qd6 13.e5 Qg6 14.Kh1 f6 1-0(31) Malakhov 2694 -- Dambacher 2493, Skopje 2015; 12.Ba3 Re8 13.h3 dxe4 14.dxe4 Qxd1 =-=(56) Nurkic 2395 -- Nikolic, Pula 1990; 10.Qh5 d5 11.Nf3 dxc3 12.bxc3 f6 13.Ba3 Be6 14.exd5 Bxd5 =-=(43) Sivokho 2435 -- Orlov 2429, St Petersburg 1999; 9...dxc3 10.bxc3 d5 11.d4 Bb6 12.Ba3 Re8 13.Re1 Be6 14.Bc2 Qd7 1-0(30) Huebner 2620 -- Martz, Chicago 1982; 8...d5 9.Nd2 Bb6 10.cxd4 Bxd4 11.Kh1 OO 12.f4 f5 13.e5 b5 14.Bb3 c5 1-0(28) Huebner 2620 -- Nunn 2590, Brussels 1986; 9...OO 10.cxd4 Bxd4 11.Kh1 b5 12.Bc2 Qb6 13.f4 c5 14.Nf3 dxe4 1-0(29) Jens -- Van Ruitenburg, Leiden 1999; 9...b5 10.Bc2 Bb6 11.Nf3 Bg4 12.h3 Bxf3 13.Qxf3 OO 14.a4 dxc3 0-1(49) Kaeser 2260 -- Lalic 2495, Liechtenstein 1988; 8.cxd4 Bxd4 9.Nc3 OO 10.d3 d5 11.Bb3 Be6 12.Bg5 f6 13.Bf4 Qd7 14.Qc2 f5 =-=(27) Matsuura 2452 -- El Debs, Americana 2001; 8.b4 Bb6 9.c4 d6 10.d3 OO 11.Bb2 Ng6 12.b5 c5 13.f4 f5 14.g3 Ba5 =-=(32) Apicella 2506 -- Flear 2480, Montpellier 2000; 7...d6 8.d3 Nf6 9.h3 Be6 10.Nd2 OO 11.Nf3 dxc3 12.bxc3 d5 13.e5 Nd7 14.d4 Be7 1-0(38) Garcia 2520 -- Lower 2240, Philadelphia 1995; 8...Qf6 9.Bb3 Ne7 10.Qh5 a5 11.Bg5 Qg6 12.Qxg6 Nxg6 13.cxd4 Bxd4 14.Nc3 Be6 1-0(45) Meijers 2486 -- Mehne 2194, Ditzingen 2005; 8.b4 Bb6 9.Bb2 dxc3 10.Bxc3 Qg5 11.d4 Ne7 12.d5 Qg6 13.Kh1 OO 14.dxc6 Nxc6 1-0(36) Swic -- Barwinski, Piotrkow Trybunalski 1977; 7...Qh4 8.d3 Nf6 9.Nd2 dxc3 10.Nf3 cxb2 11.Bxb2 Qh6 12.Rc1 Be7 13.Nd4 g6 14.f4 OO =-=(27) Davies 2460 -- Lorenz 2215, Berlin West 1987.
7.Bd3 d5 8.exd5 Qxd5 9.b4 Be7 10.Re1 Nf6 11.b5 Be6 12.bxc6 bxc6 13.Qa4 OO 14.Qxd4 Qxd4 =-=(29) Timman 2620 -- Beliavsky 2585, Tilburg 1986; 7...d6 8.b4 Bb6 9.Na3 Qh4 10.Nc4 Bc7 11.cxd4 Nf6 12.g3 Qh3 13.Ne3 h5 14.f3 Bd7 1-0(27) Vitolinsh 2415 -- Shulman, Riga 1987.
7.cxd4 Bxd4 8.Ba4 Ne7 9.Nc3 b5 10.Bb3 a5 11.a4 Ba6 12.d3 b4 13.Ne2 Qb6 14.Bc4 Bxc4 1-0(32) Jens -- Van Ruitenburg, Hengelo 1994.
7...d6 8.d3 Qf6 9.a4 a5 10.Nd2 Ne7 11.Nb3 OO 12.Nxc5 dxc5 13.Qh5 Qd6 14.cxd4 cxd4 1-0(36) Zapata 2500 -- Delaune 2405, Saint John 1988; 9.Nd2 b5 10.Bb3 Qg6 11.Kh1 Nf6 12.cxd4 Bxd4 13.f4 Ng4 14.Nf3 Qh5 1-0(37) Zorko 2455 -- Gostisa 2402, Slovenia 2013; 8...Ne7 9.Nd2 Bb6 10.Bb3 OO 11.Qh5 dxc3 12.bxc3 Be6 13.Nf3 Bxb3 14.axb3 f6 1-0(31) Strikovic 2490 -- Barle 2420, Cattolica 1989; 8...Nf6 9.Nd2 OO 10.Bb3 d5 11.e5 Bg4 12.Qc2 Nd7 13.c4 Nxe5 14.cxd5 Bb6 =-=(33) Gabrielian 2470 -- Lukin 2434, St Petersburg 2003; 8...h5 9.cxd4 Bxd4 10.Be3 Bxe3 11.fxe3 d5 12.exd5 cxd5 13.Qf3 Nf6 14.Bb3 Bg4 0-1(32) Aalbersberg Kroon 2146 -- Korneev 2587, Sitges 2004.
9.Bb5+ Kf8 10.d3 h5 11.Nd2 Bg4 12.Qc2 a6 13.Ba4 Rc8 14.Re1 Qf6 0-1(46) Shomoev 2483 -- Najer 2602, Sochi 2004; 10.Re1 Be6 11.b3 Nf6 12.Ba3 Bxa3 13.Nxa3 Qa5 14.Qc1 dxc3 =-=(29) Donchev 2505 -- Hector 2485, Cannes 1989; 10.cxd4 Bxd4 11.Nc3 Nf6 12.Qa4 Bc5 13.d4 Bd6 14.h3 h6 0-1(44) Grischuk 2375 -- Najer 2480, Moscow 1996.
9.Bd3 Qh4 10.Bb5+ Kf8 11.b3 Nf6 12.Ba3 Bxa3 13.Nxa3 a6 14.Bd3 Bg4 1-0(51) Zapata 2490 -- Klaric 2445, Moscow 1989.
9.Qb3 Ne7 10.Qb5+ Kf8 11.Qxc5 dxc4 12.Qxc4 d3 13.b3 Be6 14.Qe4 Nc6 1-0(34) Oral 2480 -- Unzicker 2255, Bayern 2000.
10...Bd7 11.Nc3 Ne7 12.Qa4 Bf6 13.d3 a6 14.Bxd7+ Qxd7 1-0(30) Pelikian 2387 -- El Debs, Sorocaba 2001.
12.b3 g6 13.Ba3 Kg7 14.Qf3 Be6 1-0(45) Rozentalis 2586 -- Ulak 2303, Suwalki 1999.
11...g6 12.Ne2 Bf6 13.d4 Ne7 14.Bh6+ Kg8 0-1(52) Stefanovski 2315 -- Nikolic 2390, Kladovo 1990.
6...h5 7.d3 c6 8.Bb3 d5 9.Nd2 a5 10.a3 a4 11.Ba2 Ne7 12.Nf3 Be6 13.Re1 Qd6 14.h3 Bb6 =-=(47) Lopez Martinez 2548 -- Sokolov 2638, Rijeka 2010; 9.exd5 cxd5 10.c4 Ne7 11.h3 Qd6 12.Qf3 Qg6 13.Re1 OO 14.cxd5 Bf5 0-1(44) Voloshin 2477 -- Jirka 2391, Olomouc 2005; 8.Re1 d6 9.Nd2 Bg4 10.f3 Bd7 11.f4 Qe7 12.Nf3 OOO 13.h3 Be6 14.Bb3 f6 1-0(66) Henrichs 2496 -- Zagema 2304, Germany 2008; 8.Qf3 Qf6 9.Nd2 d6 10.a4 a6 11.Qxf6 Nxf6 12.Nf3 d5 13.exd5 cxd5 14.Bb3 Bg4 1-0(34) Rohit 2357 -- Jirka 2394, Nakhchivan 2003; 8.Nd2 d5 9.Bb3 a5 10.a4 Ne7 11.Qe1 Be6 12.f4 f5 13.exd5 Bxd5 14.Bxd5 Qxd5 =-=(27) Hollan 2287 -- Potapov 2409, Pardubice 2019; 7...d6 8.Qf3 Qe7 9.Qg3 Nf6 10.Bg5 Be6 11.Nd2 OOO 12.Qh4 Qd7 13.Rab1 Rdg8 14.b4 Bb6 0-1(46) Sambuev -- Markov 2220, Kaluga 1996; 7.c3 c6 8.cxd4 Bxd4 9.Nc3 d6 10.Ne2 Bb6 11.Qb3 Qe7 12.d4 Bg4 13.Be3 Nf6 14.Nc3 OO 1-0(47) Aitbayev 2296 -- Potapov 2442, Vung Tau 2008; 8.b4 Bb6 9.Qb3 Qe7 10.Bb2 Nf6 11.cxd4 Nxe4 12.Re1 d5 13.Bxd5 cxd5 14.Qxd5 f5 0-1(28) Hagarova 2389 -- Jirka 2345, Czech Republic 2007.
6...Qh4 7.d3 d6 8.Nd2 Bg4 9.f3 Be6 10.a4 a6 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.Kh1 Nf6 13.Nb3 Ba7 14.c3 dxc3 =-=(41) Mogranzini 2423 -- Drazic 2505, Trieste 2008; 9...Bd7 10.f4 Nh6 11.Nf3 Qe7 12.h3 OOO 13.f5 Ng8 14.Bg5 f6 1-0(35) Skorchenko 2420 -- Chebotarev 2425, Vladimir 2002; 8.Qf3 Nf6 9.Bf4 Bg4 10.Qg3 Qxg3 11.Bxg3 c6 12.a4 a5 13.Nd2 Nh5 14.Bh4 Nf4 0-1(71) Zhang 2335 -- Ruan 2486, Beijing 2009; 7...Ne7 8.Nd2 OO 9.c3 d5 10.exd5 Bg4 11.Nf3 Qh5 12.h3 Bxf3 13.Qxf3 Qxf3 14.gxf3 Ng6 =-=(53) Sutovsky 2642 -- Rapport 2693, Ashdod 2015; 9.Nf3 Qh5 10.Bf4 d6 11.Nd2 Qxd1 12.Raxd1 a5 13.Bg3 a4 14.a3 Bd7 0-1(64) Munguntuul 2447 -- Ruan 2483, Jermuk 2012; 9.f4 d5 10.Bxd5 Nxd5 11.exd5 Re8 12.Nf3 Qh5 13.Ne5 Qxd1 14.Rxd1 f6 =-=(37) Havasi 2362 -- Sipos 2491, Hungary 2016; 7.Qf3 Qf6 8.Qe2 Ne7 9.e5 Qg6 10.c3 OO 11.Bd3 Qh6 12.b4 Bb6 13.Na3 d5 14.exd6 Nf5 1-0(44) Fernandez Cardoso 2403 -- Renteria Becerra 2280, La Pobla de Lillet 2018.
6...Qe7 7.c3 c6 8.d3 d6 9.b4 Bb6 10.Bb2 dxc3 11.Nxc3 Nf6 12.Qd2 OO 13.Rae1 Be6 14.Nd5 Bxd5 =-=(29) Lau 2540 -- Barle 2425, Aosta 1988; 7.d3 d6 8.c3 c6 9.a4 a6 10.Nd2 Nf6 11.h3 OO 12.cxd4 Bxd4 13.Nf3 Ba7 14.Re1 h6 1-0(74) Sonntag 2305 -- Gueroff, Germany 1985.
6...Bb6 7.d3 c6 8.Qh5 Qe7 9.e5 g6 10.Qf3 f5 11.Bf4 h6 12.Na3 Qh7 13.Bb3 g5 14.Bd2 Ne7 1-0(27) Lau 2475 -- Vrana 2215, Vienna 1998; 7...Ne7 8.e5 d5 9.exd6 cxd6 10.Bg5 d5 11.Bb5+ Kf8 12.c3 f6 13.Bf4 g5 14.Bd2 Nf5 0-1(42) Meng 2288 -- Jirka 2400, Vancouver 2003.
6...h6 7.d3 c6 8.Nd2 Nf6 9.c3 dxc3 10.bxc3 d5 11.exd5 Nxd5 12.Re1+ Be6 13.Nb3 Bb6 14.Be3 Qf6 0-1(39) Valerga 2375 -- Slipak 2460, Buenos Aires 1994.
6...Qf6 7.d3 Ne7 8.Nd2 OO 9.Nf3 h6 10.h3 a5 11.Nh2 Qc6 12.a4 d5 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Re1 Be6 =-=(55) Dantas -- Rizouk, Duisburg 1992.
7.b4 Bb6 8.a4 a6 9.d3 Ne7 10.Qh5 OO 11.Bg5 Be6 12.Nd2 Bxc4 13.Bxe7 Qxe7 14.Nxc4 Ba7 =-=(21) Kasparov -- Kupreichik 2490, Daugavpils 1978; 9.Ra3 Nf6 10.Rg3 Nxe4 11.Re1 d5 12.Rxg7 Qf6 13.Rxe4+ dxe4 14.Rxf7 Qg6 0-1(43) Zulfugarli 2388 -- Najer 2562, Bydgoszcz 1999; 8...a5 9.bxa5 Rxa5 10.d3 Qh4 11.Qf3 Nf6 12.Nd2 OO 13.Nb3 Bg4 14.Qg3 Qxg3 1-0(37) Ciocaltea -- Marcovici, Romania 1969; 10...Ne7 11.Nd2 OO 12.Nb3 Ra8 13.a5 Ba7 14.Bb2 c5 1-0(39) Lokander 2271 -- Jirka 2413, Pardubice 2012; 8.d3 Qh4 9.Qf3 Nf6 10.h3 Be6 11.Bb3 OO 12.Bf4 a5 13.e5 dxe5 14.Bxe5 axb4 1-0(36) Hamdouchi 2592 -- Tisdall 2422, Plovdiv 2010; 8.f4 Nf6 9.d3 c6 10.f5 h6 11.Bb3 Nd7 12.Bf4 Ne5 13.Nd2 Qe7 14.Qh5 Bd7 0-1(35) Shovunov -- Orlov 2350, Elista 1994; 7...Bxb4 8.c3 Bc5 9.Bb2 Qf6 10.Qa4+ c6 11.cxd4 b5 12.Bxb5 cxb5 13.Qxb5+ Bd7 14.Qb7 Qd8 1-0(41) Lanc 2465 -- Vrana 2240, Trnava 1990; 8.Qh5 Qd7 9.Bxf7+ Qxf7 10.Qb5+ c6 11.Qxb4 c5 12.Qb5+ Qd7 13.Qb3 Qe6 14.Qb5+ Qd7 1-0(41) Grechihin 2508 -- Deriabina 2177, Kaluga 2003.
7.Qh5 Qe7 8.d3 Nf6 9.Qh4 Be6 10.Bg5 Bxc4 11.dxc4 Qe6 12.Nd2 Nd7 13.Qh5 g6 14.Qe2 f6 0-1(30) Zhigalko 2421 -- Mamedyarov 2542, Peniscola 2002; 10.Bb3 h6 11.f4 OOO 12.f5 Bxb3 13.axb3 d5 14.exd5 Rhe8 0-1(60) Erzhanov 2278 -- Alekseenko 2483, St Petersburg 2014; 8...Be6 9.Bg5 Nf6 10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.Bxe6 Qxe6 12.Nd2 OOO 13.a3 g6 14.Qf3 c6 =-=(39) Kholmov 2510 -- Klaric 2445, Moscow 1989; 7...Qd7 8.b4 Bb6 9.e5 d5 10.Bb3 Ne7 11.c3 Qf5 12.Qxf5 Bxf5 13.Bb2 a5 14.bxa5 Rxa5 =-=(63) Janev 2345 -- Delchev 2360, Pazardzik 1991.
7...Qf6 8.cxd4 Bxd4 9.Nc3 Ne7 10.Ne2 Bb6 11.d4 OO 12.Be3 d5 13.exd5 Bg4 14.f3 Bd7 =-=(36) Aitbayev 2361 -- Tarlev 2469, Anapa 2009; 10.d3 OO 11.Kh1 Be6 12.Qb3 Bxc4 13.Qxc4 c6 14.Be3 Bxe3 =-=(146) Armbrust 2291 -- Lapshun 2439, Panevezys 2015; 8.Na3 Bxa3 9.Qa4+ Bd7 10.Qxa3 Ne7 11.Be2 OO 12.d3 Rfe8 13.cxd4 Qxd4 14.Be3 Qf6 1-0(49) Khalifman 2500 -- Kupreichik 2490, Minsk 1986; 11.Qb3 OO 12.Qxb7 Bc6 13.Qxc7 Rfc8 14.Qa5 Bxe4 1-0(32) Ehlvest 2445 -- Kupreichik 2490, Kuibyshev 1986.
7...Nf6 8.cxd4 Bxd4 9.Qa4+ Kf8 10.Be2 c5 11.d3 Ng4 12.Bxg4 Bxg4 13.Nc3 a6 14.Qb3 b5 1-0(36) Geller 2515 -- Barua 2455, Coimbatore 1987; 11.Nc3 h5 12.d3 Ng4 13.Bf4 g5 14.Bxg4 hxg4 0-1(28) Moingt 2265 -- Johansson 2465, Cappelle la Grande 1990; 10.Nc3 c6 11.Be2 Qb6 12.d3 Be6 13.Bf3 Ng4 14.Bxg4 Bxg4 1-0(35) Romanishin 2560 -- Balashov 2515, Yerevan 1986.
7...Ne7 8.cxd4 Bxd4 9.Qa4+ Nc6 10.Bb5 Bf6 11.Bxc6+ bxc6 12.Qxc6+ Bd7 13.Qc2 OO 14.d3 d5 =-=(30) Ehlvest 2585 -- Lalic 2495, Saint John 1988; 8.d3 OO 9.Bg5 Kh8 10.Nd2 f6 11.Bh4 c6 12.Qe2 d5 13.Bb3 dxc3 14.bxc3 d4 1-0(42) Hou 2591 -- Ruan 2480, Antakya 2010; 8.Na3 OO 9.Nc2 Nc6 10.Bb5 Qf6 11.Kh1 a6 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.cxd4 Bxd4 14.Nxd4 Qxd4 =-=(19) Schmittdiel 2245 -- Thesing, Bad Oeynhausen 1984.
8.b4 Bb6 9.Qb3 Qe7 10.cxd4 Bxd4 11.Bb2 Bxb2 12.Qxb2 Nf6 13.d3 OO 14.Nd2 d5 =-=(57) Sevian 2654 -- Safarli 2593, Douglas 2019; 9...Qf6 10.Bb2 Nh6 11.Na3 OO 12.Rae1 Ng4 13.cxd4 Bxd4 14.Bxd4 Qxd4 0-1(41) Schmittdiel 2430 -- Tukmakov 2575, Dortmund 1987.
8.Na3 Nf6 9.cxd4 Bxd4 10.d3 Bg4 11.Qe1 OO 12.Nc2 Bb6 13.Bb3 d5 14.Kh1 Re8 0-1(53) Huerga Leache 2440 -- Guerra Bastida 2397, San Juan 2008.
8...Nf6 9.Nd2 OO 10.cxd4 Bg4 11.Nf3 Bxd4 12.h3 Bxf3 13.Qxf3 d5 14.Bb3 Re8 =-=(24) Ehlvest 2580 -- Ivanchuk 2625, Reggio Emilia 1988.
9.Bg5 OO 10.Qh5 Be6 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.Qg4 e5 13.Nd2 dxc3 14.bxc3 Rf7 =-=(26) Shabalov 2425 -- Savchenko 2480, Belgorod 1989; 9...f6 10.Bd2 d5 11.exd5 cxd5 12.Bb5+ Kf7 13.c4 a6 14.Ba4 Be6 1-0(61) Wansink -- Martin, New Zeeland 1989.
9...d5 10.exd5 cxd5 11.Bb5+ Nc6 12.Qa4 Qb6 13.b4 Be7 14.c4 OO 0-1(34) Kupreichik 2490 -- Vrana 2240, Trnava 1990.
10.Qh5 d5 11.Bb3 h6 12.Nf3 dxc3 13.bxc3 Be6 14.d4 Bb6 0-1(42) Moldobaev -- Malaniuk 2545, Frunze 1987.
10.Nf3 Bg4 11.h3 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 b5 13.Bb3 Kh8 14.Bd2 f5 =-=(37) Sodoma 2379 -- Jirka 2449, Rakovnik 2008.
12.Nf3 Bb6 13.h3 h6 14.Re1 Be6 =-=(34) Romanishin 2570 -- Dzindzichashvili 2570, Tilburg 1985.
7...Ne7 8.Qh5 OO 9.Bg5 Be6 10.Qh4 Re8 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.f4 Qd7 13.Nd2 Ng6 14.Qg4 Rf8 1-0(34) Harikrishna 2768 -- Dambacher 2479, Novi Sad 2016; 13.Rf3 Ng6 14.Qh5 Qf7 0-1(40) Laznicka 2437 -- Jirka 2394, Cartak 2003; 10.Nd2 Bxc4 11.Nxc4 f6 12.Bh4 Qd7 13.a4 c6 14.Nd2 a5 0-1(43) Neulinger 2220 -- Haba 2505, Oberwart 1992; 9.Nd2 c6 10.a3 d5 11.Ba2 a5 12.Re1 Kh8 13.Nf3 f6 14.Bd2 Be6 0-1(65) Gavrilov 2464 -- Jirka 2391, Olomouc 2005; 9.f4 Be6 10.f5 Bxc4 11.Rf3 g6 12.Qh6 f6 13.dxc4 Qd7 14.Kh1 Rf7 1-0(38) Graf 2445 -- Fokin 2380, Riga 1988; =-= Morozov 2300 -- Rodin 2420, Dimitrovgrad 2009; 8.Bg5 OO 9.Qh5 Be6 10.Qh4 Re8 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.f4 Qd7 13.Rf3 Ng6 14.Qh5 Qf7 1-0(80) Hossain 2468 -- Mollah Abdullah 2477, Dhaka 2006; =-=(81) Swinkels 2482 -- Dambacher 2480, Haarlem 2012; 14...Bb4 =-=(58) Burg 2511 -- Dambacher 2493, Skopje 2015; 12.Nd2 Qd7 13.Bxe7 Qxe7 14.Qxe7 Rxe7 =-=(26) Dolmatov 2515 -- Tukmakov 2575, Minsk 1987; 9.f4 Be6 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.Qg4 Qd7 12.Nd2 Rae8 13.Rf3 Rf7 14.Rh3 Ng6 0-1(61) Velicka 2345 -- Meister 2415, Cheliabinsk 1990; 8...c6 9.f4 d5 10.Bb3 f6 11.Bh4 Be6 12.f5 Bf7 13.e5 fxe5 14.f6 gxf6 0-1(34) Pina Vega 2275 -- Lopez 2397, Havana 2001; 8.f4 d5 9.Bb3 a5 10.a4 OO 11.f5 Ra6 12.Nd2 Ba7 13.Nf3 c5 14.Bg5 c4 0-1(31) Moutousis 2335 -- Barua 2475, Thessaloniki 1988; 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Qh5 c6 11.Nd2 OO 12.Ne4 Be7 13.f5 Nf6 14.Qf3 Nxe4 1-0(27) Sadykov 2345 -- Sarkar 2366, Chess.com INT 2020; 8...OO 9.f5 d5 10.Bb3 f6 11.Nd2 Kh8 12.Qg4 b6 13.Rf3 g6 14.Rh3 Rf7 0-1(41) Oll 2510 -- Galliamova 2325, Moscow 1989.
7...Nf6 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bh4 g5 10.Bg3 Qe7 11.e5 dxe5 12.Bxe5 OO 13.Re1 Ng4 14.Bg3 Qf6 1-0(51) Vachier Lagrave 2703 -- Kula 2351, Warsaw 2010; 11.Nd2 Bg4 12.Qb1 OO 13.b4 Bb6 14.Qb2 Nh5 1-0(53) Dimitrov 2420 -- Zahariev 2365, Sofia 1989; 10...Ng4 11.h3 Ne5 12.Bb3 Be6 13.Qh5 Bxb3 14.axb3 Qf6 1-0(40) Gelfand 2510 -- Kupreichik 2500, Sverdlovsk 1987; 10...Bg4 11.f3 Be6 12.Nd2 Qd7 13.Bxe6 fxe6 14.f4 h5 1-0(28) Ghinda 2470 -- Kotronias 2430, Athens 1986; 8...Be6 9.Nd2 h6 10.Bh4 Qe7 11.f4 g5 12.Bxe6 Qxe6 13.f5 Qe7 14.Bf2 OOO 1-0(24) Hansen 2452 -- Prosviriakov 2236, Hastings 2017; 8.Nd2 OO 9.Nb3 Bb6 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bh4 c6 12.Nd2 g5 13.Bg3 d5 14.Bb3 Bg4 =-=(19) Le Quang 2301 -- Polaczek 2409, Belgium 2017.
7...Be6 8.Bxe6 fxe6 9.Qh5+ g6 10.Qh3 Qf6 11.Nd2 Ne7 12.Nb3 Bb6 13.Bh6 OOO 14.f4 Rde8 1-0(26) Karthikeyan 2609 -- Mamedjarova 2296, Biel 2018; 10.Qe2 Qe7 11.Nd2 Nh6 12.Nb3 Nf7 13.Nxc5 dxc5 14.Bd2 OOO 1-0(30) Moldovan 2420 -- Martinkus 2350, Hollabrunn 1998; 10.Qg4 Qd7 11.e5 dxe5 12.Bg5 Bd6 13.Nd2 Ne7 14.Rae1 OO 0-1(28) Isupov 2315 -- Meister 2415, Kuibyshev 1990; 9.c3 Qd7 10.c4 Ne7 11.Qg4 Ng6 12.Nd2 e5 13.Qxd7+ Kxd7 14.g3 Raf8 1-0(67) Maze 2556 -- Prosviriakov 2297, Reykjavik 2013; 8.Nd2 Nf6 9.Bxe6 fxe6 10.Qe2 e5 11.c3 dxc3 12.bxc3 OO 13.d4 exd4 14.cxd4 Bb6 0-1(28) Slovineanu 2412 -- Kula 2284, Chess.com INT 2023.
7...Qe7 8.c3 Nf6 9.cxd4 Bxd4 10.Qa4+ Kf8 11.Bxf7 Qe5 12.Nd2 Bg4 13.Bb3 b5 14.Qa6 Ke7 =-=(113) Ethereal 14.40 3545 -- Stockfish dev-20241122-b7f17346 3677, tcec-chess.com INT 2024; 8.Nd2 Nf6 9.Nb3 Be6 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.a4 h6 12.Nxc5 dxc5 13.f4 a5 14.Bd2 b6 1-0(71) Stockfish dev-20241122-b7f17346 3677 -- Ethereal 14.40 3545, tcec-chess.com INT 2024; 8.f4 Nf6 9.f5 Nd7 10.Qh5 Ne5 11.Bg5 Qf8 12.Nd2 Kd7 13.Be6+ Kc6 14.Bd5+ Kd7 1-0(48) Vachier Lagrave 2718 -- Howell 2624, Puerto Madryn 2009.
7...Qh4 8.Nd2 Nf6 9.f4 Be6 10.Nf3 Qh5 11.Bb3 Bxb3 12.axb3 Bb6 13.h3 OOO 14.Ng5 Qxd1 =-=(44) Tseshkovsky 2520 -- Klaric 2445, Moscow 1989; 8...Bg4 9.f3 Be6 10.a3 Nf6 11.b4 Bb6 12.Qe1 Qxe1 13.Rxe1 Kd7 14.Bxe6+ fxe6 1-0(45) Alsina Leal 2528 -- Melnikov 2292, St Petersburg 2012.
7...Qf6 8.f4 Ne7 9.Nd2 c6 10.Nf3 d5 11.Bb3 Bg4 12.h3 Bxf3 13.Qxf3 OOO 14.Kh1 Qh4 =-=(53) Czarnota 2461 -- Potapov 2285, Pardubice 2005.
8.Nd2 Ne7 9.Qh5 OO 10.f4 d5 11.Bb3 a5 12.a4 f5 13.exd5 cxd5 14.Nf3 h6 =-= Fejzullahu 2299 -- Blagojevic 2551, Saint Vincent 2005; 10.Nf3 d5 11.Bb3 a5 12.a4 f6 13.Re1 Be6 14.exd5 Bxd5 =-=(18) Matulovic 2435 -- Gavrilakis 2400, Kastela 1988; 9.c3 OO 10.cxd4 Bxd4 11.Nf3 Bb6 12.Bb3 d5 13.h3 h6 14.Be3 Bxe3 1-0(51) Huschenbeth 2425 -- Hirneise 2308, Willingen 2009; 8...Nf6 9.a4 OO 10.Nb3 Bb6 11.Bg5 d5 12.exd5 cxd5 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Bb5 a6 =-=(35) Krejci 2354 -- Jirka 2400, Teplice 2008.
8.Qf3 Nf6 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bxf6 Qxf6 11.Qxf6 gxf6 12.Nd2 f5 13.Rfe1 OO 14.c3 b5 0-1(51) Vydeslaver 2399 -- Jirka 2448, Israel 2008.
=-= Vokac 2462 -- Jirka 2394, Cartak 2003.
8...g6 9.Qf3 Be6 10.Nd2 d5 11.exd5 cxd5 12.Bb3 Ne7 13.Ba4+ Nc6 14.Nb3 Bb6 1-0(52) Grandelius 2593 -- Hector 2539, Sweden 2012.
8...Qd7 9.Bg5 h6 10.Nd2 g6 11.Qh4 Qg4 12.f4 Kf8 13.h3 Qxh4 14.Bxh4 f5 1-0(36) Oll 2475 -- Guseinov 2325, Uzhgorod 1988.
10...OO 11.f4 h6 12.Bxf6 Qxf6 13.Qxf6 gxf6 14.f5 Rd8 1-0(54) Topalovic 2311 -- Naumkin 2412, Opatija 2003; =-=(57) Serper 2450 -- Naumkin 2470, Tashkent 1987.
10...Bd7 11.Nd2 OOO 12.e5 Qxe5 13.Rfe1 Qf5 14.Ne4 Rdf8 0-1(38) Pulpan 2382 -- Kriebel 2445, Czech Republic 2017.
11.f4 OO 12.Bxf6 Qxf6 13.Qxf6 gxf6 14.f5 b5 =-=(46) Bologan 2530 -- Najer 2455, Moscow 1995.
12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.f4 Bd7 14.a3 OOO 0-1(44) Papp 2599 -- Kriebel 2465, Slovakia 2016; 12...Qxf6 13.Qxf6 gxf6 14.f4 f5 1-0(54) Przewoznik 2370 -- Pandavos 2410, Naleczow 1988.
11...OO 12.Bxf6 Qxf6 13.Qxf6 gxf6 14.f4 f5 0-1(80) Rasik 2464 -- Jirka 2385, Czech Republic 2008; 14.a3 a5 =-=(27) Antoniewski 2446 -- Jirka 2330, Prerov 2001.
6...Ne7 7.Qh5 Bb6 8.Bg5 OO 9.Nd2 f6 10.Bh4 c6 11.Ba4 d5 12.exd5 Nxd5 13.Bb3 Be6 =-= Ciocaltea -- Spassky 2630, Montilla 1978; 10...d5 11.exd5 Nxd5 12.Rfe1 Kh8 13.Re8 Rxe8 14.Bxe8 Be6 1-0(26) Guliyev 2535 -- Martsynovskaya 2223, Basel 2009; 10.Bc4+ Kh8 11.Bh4 c6 12.e5 Ng6 13.f4 d5 14.exd6 Nxh4 1-0(31) Simacek 2305 -- Jirka, Litomysl 1997; 9.Bc4 Qe8 10.Nd2 d6 11.f4 Kh8 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.f5 c6 14.Nf3 Bd8 1-0(41) Martin Gonzalez -- Rivas Pastor 2365, Fuengirola 1979; 8.f4 OO 9.f5 c6 10.f6 Ng6 11.fxg7 Re8 12.Bc4 d5 13.exd5 Re5 14.Qf3 Rf5 =-=(28) Lasker -- Schwan, Germany 1913; 8...c6 9.Ba4 d5 10.f5 dxe4 11.dxe4 d3+ 12.Kh1 dxc2 13.Bxc2 Bd4 14.Nd2 g6 1-0(20) Jansa 2475 -- Engqvist 2335, Gausdal 1990; 8.Bc4 OO 9.Bg5 Qe8 10.Nd2 d6 11.Rae1 Be6 12.f4 Bxc4 13.Bxe7 Qxe7 14.Nxc4 Rae8 =-=(47) Dely -- Honfi, Budapest 1974; 7.f4 c6 8.Ba4 f5 9.Qh5+ g6 10.Qh6 Kf7 11.Bb3+ d5 12.e5 =-= Barua 2480 -- Anand 2520, India 1988; 8...OO 9.f5 f6 10.Rf3 d5 11.Bb3 g5 12.Rh3 Rf7 13.Nd2 a5 14.a3 a4 1-0(31) Chodera -- Hasek, Prague 1926; 8...Ng6 9.Qh5 Be7 10.Nd2 Qb6 11.Nf3 Qc5 12.f5 Ne5 13.Bb3 Nxf3+ 14.Rxf3 d5 1-0(19) Kaminski 2495 -- Hohmeister 2190, Weilburg 1995; 7...OO 8.Nd2 c6 9.Ba4 d5 10.f5 f6 11.Bb3 Kh8 12.Qh5 Bd7 13.Rf3 Be8 14.Qh4 Bf7 0-1(44) Vinod -- Rizouk, Duisburg 1992; 7.c3 OO 8.Nd2 c6 9.Ba4 dxc3 10.bxc3 d5 11.d4 Bb6 12.Bc2 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Bf5 14.Ba3 Bxe4 =-=(66) Rubinetti -- Sanguineti, Buenos Aires 1975; 9...Bb6 10.Nf3 dxc3 11.bxc3 d5 12.e5 d4 13.Nxd4 Bxd4 14.cxd4 Qxd4 1-0(30) Mladenov -- Mirzakouliev 2245, Istanbul 1998; 8.b4 Bb6 9.Bb2 c6 10.Ba4 dxc3 11.Nxc3 Bd4 12.Bb3 d5 13.Qd2 Be6 14.Kh1 a5 =-=(24) Villarroel -- Silva Sanchez, Havana 1970; 7.Bg5 c6 8.Bc4 OO 9.Nd2 d5 10.exd5 cxd5 11.Bb3 a5 12.a4 Ra6 13.Re1 Rg6 14.Bh4 Bg4 0-1(49) Kostin 2389 -- Rodin 2456, Voronezh 2008; 7...OO 8.Nd2 f6 9.Bh4 Ng6 10.Bg3 Kh8 11.c3 c6 12.Ba4 dxc3 13.bxc3 d5 14.d4 Bd6 1-0(36) Kasimdzhanov 2640 -- Hofstra, Vlissingen 2004; 7.Nd2 OO 8.Nf3 a5 9.c3 dxc3 10.bxc3 c6 11.Ba4 d5 12.d4 dxe4 13.dxc5 Qxd1 14.Bxd1 exf3 =-=(47) Akhmetov 2438 -- Berdichevski 2538, Moscow 1999; 7.Ba4 c6 8.f4 d5 9.f5 OO 10.Nd2 a5 11.a3 f6 12.Bb3 a4 13.Ba2 g6 14.exd5 cxd5 1-0(24) Kotronias 2570 -- Kofidis 2405, Karditsa 1995.
6...h5 7.Nd2 c6 8.Bc4 d5 9.exd5 cxd5 10.Re1+ Ne7 11.Bb5+ Kf8 12.Nf3 Qa5 13.c4 dxc3 14.Ba4 Bg4 0-1(58) Gomez Garrido 2495 -- Leroy 2319, Barbera del Valles 2014; 7.c3 c6 8.Ba4 d6 9.b4 Bb6 10.Bb2 Qf6 11.b5 Bd7 12.bxc6 bxc6 13.Qc2 Ne7 14.Nd2 h4 1-0(58) Mozharov 2418 -- Markosian 2359, Moscow 2006.
6...Qh4 7.Nd2 Nf6 8.e5 Ng4 9.Nf3 Qh5 10.h3 Nh6 11.Re1 OO 12.Re4 d5 13.Rh4 Qg6 14.Bxh6 gxh6 0-1(40) Anagnostopoulos 2515 -- Gavrilakis 2410, Athens 1996; 8.Nf3 Qh5 9.Bc4 OO 10.e5 d5 11.exf6 dxc4 12.fxg7 Re8 13.h3 cxd3 14.Qxd3 Bf5 =-=(23) Anagnostopoulos 2515 -- Gavrilakis 2410, Athens 1996.
6...Bb6 7.Nd2 c6 8.Ba4 d6 9.c3 Ne7 10.Nf3 dxc3 11.bxc3 OO 12.d4 Bg4 13.h3 Bh5 14.Re1 f6 =-=(28) Karpov 2710 -- Martsynovskaya 2185, Besancon 1999.
6...Qe7 7.e5 Kf8 8.Re1 a5 9.Bc4 Rb8 10.a3 b5 11.Ba2 Bb7 12.Nd2 Re8 13.Nf3 h6 14.Bd2 b4 0-1(40) Hamann -- Kolbak, Grenaa 1973.
7...d6 8.Qh5 Qe7 9.Nd2 Nf6 10.Qh4 g5 11.Qg3 Rg8 12.Nb3 Nh5 13.Qf3 g4 14.Qd1 b5 1-0(36) Frolov 2520 -- Meister 2450, Oerebro 1995; 11...d5 12.exd5 Bd6 13.Qxg5 Rg8 14.Ne4 Rxg5 1-0(20) Dvoirys 2515 -- Meister 2445, Podolsk 1992; 10...Be6 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.a4 a6 13.e5 dxe5 14.Nc4 e4 1-0(25) Dvoirys 2525 -- Meister 2430, Moscow 1991; 10...OO 11.Nf3 h6 12.Bf4 d5 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Qxe7 Nxe7 1-0(55) Lechtynsky 2385 -- Liebert 2435, Decin 1977; 9.Bg5 Nf6 10.Qh4 h6 11.Nd2 Rg8 12.Bxf6 Qxf6 13.Qxf6 gxf6 14.f4 Be6 0-1(39) Dueball 2445 -- Grzesik 2340, Germany 1984; 11.Bxf6 Qxf6 12.Qxf6 gxf6 13.Nd2 b5 14.Bb3 a5 1-0(116) Ganichev 2238 -- Usmanov 2439, St Petersburg 2015; 10.Qd1 a5 11.a4 Be6 12.Nd2 OO 13.e5 dxe5 14.Ne4 Bf5 1-0(41) Wang 2535 -- Payen 2280, Groningen 1996; 8...g6 9.Qe2 Qe7 10.Bb3 Bd7 11.c3 f5 12.cxd4 Bxd4 13.Be3 Bg7 14.f3 Nf6 1-0(49) Schmid -- Nuernberg, Essen 1948; 8.f4 Nf6 9.e5 dxe5 10.Bxf7+ Kxf7 11.fxe5 Qd5 12.exf6 gxf6 13.Nd2 Rg8 14.Ne4 Be7 1-0(27) Kasparov -- Roizman, Minsk 1978; 9...Ng4 10.Bxf7+ Kxf7 11.e6+ Bxe6 12.f5 Qh4 13.fxe6+ Ke7 14.h3 Ne3 0-1(20) Bashkov 2470 -- Meister 2430, Taby 1991; 9...Nd5 10.Bxd5 cxd5 11.Qh5 OO 12.Nd2 g6 13.Qh6 dxe5 14.fxe5 f6 1-0(63) Barle 2480 -- Stoica 2315, Bucharest 1976; 8.c3 Nf6 9.Bg5 Be6 10.Nd2 h6 11.Bh4 Qe7 12.a4 OOO 13.Bxe6+ fxe6 14.b4 dxc3 1-0(58) Kasparov -- Gorelov, Vilnius 1975; 8...Ne7 9.b4 Bb6 10.Bb2 dxc3 11.Nxc3 OO 12.Bb3 d5 13.exd5 cxd5 14.Qf3 Bd4 =-=(27) Donoso Velasco 2370 -- Slipak 2460, Villa Gesell 1994; 8.a4 a5 9.c3 Ne7 10.b4 Ba7 11.Qb3 OO 12.Ba3 d5 13.exd5 cxd5 14.Bb5 Be6 =-=(22) Valenti -- Tatai 2480, Rome 1977; 8...Nf6 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 g5 11.Bg3 Ng4 12.c3 a6 13.Nd2 h5 14.Qf3 Rh7 0-1(36) Wertjanz 2259 -- Nemeth 2446, Austria 2013; 8.Nd2 Ne7 9.a3 a6 10.Ba2 d5 11.e5 OO 12.Qh5 Bf5 13.Nf3 Bg6 14.Qh4 Nf5 0-1(68) Maksimovic 2497 -- Hungaski 2471, Chess.com INT 2024; 9.Qh5 OO 10.Bb3 d5 11.c4 dxc3 12.bxc3 Be6 13.d4 Bb6 14.Nf3 f6 1-0(58) Lobron 2515 -- Grzesik 2330, Dortmund 1983; 8.Re1 Ne7 9.Qh5 d5 10.exd5 cxd5 11.Bb5+ Bd7 12.Bxd7+ Qxd7 13.Bg5 OO =-= Maciejewski 2435 -- Yakovich 2530, Belgorod 1991.
8.Bb3 Ne7 9.f4 f5 10.e5 Be6 11.Kh1 Ng6 12.c3 Qe7 13.cxd4 Bxd4 14.Nc3 Nf8 =-=(57) Luczak 2315 -- Haba 2480, Cappelle la Grande 1989; 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Re1+ Kf7 12.Nd2 g6 13.Nf3 Re8 14.Bd2 Kg7 1-0(57) Sumaneev -- Meshkov 2250, Bryansk 1995; 9.Nd2 OO 10.Qh5 a5 11.a4 Be6 12.f4 f5 13.Nf3 Qe8 14.Qh3 Qg6 =-=(43) Saulin 2345 -- Najer 2455, Moscow 1995; 10.f4 a5 11.a4 f5 12.e5 Be6 13.Nf3 h6 14.Kh1 Qe8 =-=(61) Fercec 2375 -- Dabo Peranic, Croatia 1992; 9.Bg5 f6 10.Bh4 OO 11.Nd2 Kh8 12.Qe2 a5 13.a4 Ng6 14.Qh5 Bb4 =-=(21) Arnason 2470 -- Rodriguez Cespedes 2495, Dubai 1986; 12.Kh1 a5 13.a4 Be6 14.f4 Qd7 0-1(39) Arakhamia Grant -- Ioseliani 2310, Frunze 1986; 9.Re1 OO 10.Bg5 Be6 11.Nd2 Qc7 12.Nf1 a5 13.a4 Bb4 14.Bd2 Bxd2 1-0(54) Soltanici -- Chebotarev, Rimavska Sobota 1996; 9.exd5 cxd5 10.Bg5 OO 11.Bxe7 Bxe7 12.Qf3 Be6 13.Qf4 Bg5 14.Qg3 Bh4 =-=(17) Van Riemsdijk 2360 -- Aguila 2400, Villa Carlos Paz 1986; 8...Nf6 9.Bg5 h6 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.exd5 cxd5 12.Qh5 Be6 13.Nd2 Qd7 14.Ne4 Be7 1-0(56) Blatny 2437 -- Jirka 2360, Prague 2007; 9...dxe4 10.dxe4 h6 11.Bh4 g5 12.Bg3 Qe7 13.Nd2 h5 14.h4 Ng4 1-0(27) Zinchenko 2493 -- Smid 2215, Pardubice 2005; 8...h5 9.Nd2 Nf6 10.e5 Ng4 11.Nf3 Be6 12.c4 dxc4 13.Bxc4 Qd7 14.Bxe6 Qxe6 1-0(33) Hammer 2625 -- Tisdall 2402, Norway 2023; 8...Be6 9.f4 f5 10.Re1 Ne7 11.exd5 Bxd5 12.Bxd5 Qxd5 13.Re5 Qd6 14.Nd2 Bb6 1-0(41) Luther 2480 -- Botsari 2245, Athens 1993; 8...a5 9.a4 Ne7 10.Bg5 Be6 11.Nd2 Qd7 12.f4 f6 13.f5 Bxf5 14.exf5 fxg5 0-1(37) Lahtinen 2227 -- Martynov 2455, Jyvaskyla 1999.
9.Qh5 Ne7 10.Bb3 OO 11.Nd2 a5 12.a4 Ra6 13.Nf3 f6 14.Nh4 g5 1-0(37) Khalikian 2355 -- Guseinov 2489, Yerevan 1986; 14.Nd2 Kh8 =-=(68) Berzinsh 2465 -- Pisk 2250, Moravka 1994; 12...Bf5 13.Nf3 f6 14.Re1 Qd7 0-1(40) Braga 2465 -- Ginzburg 2470, Villa Gesell 1998.
9...Be6 10.Bb5+ Kf8 11.Ba4 Qh4 12.Qf3 Nf6 13.Bf4 Nh5 14.Bg3 Qg5 0-1(41) Madsen 2260 -- Hector 2515, Vejle 1994.
10.Bb3 OO 11.c4 Be6 12.Nd2 dxc4 13.Bxc4 Bxc4 14.Nxc4 Nc6 =-=(41) Vachier Lagrave 2705 -- Bogner 2558, Germany 2013; 11.Qh5 Be6 12.Nd2 a5 13.a4 Bb4 14.Re2 Qd7 0-1(40) Dvoirys 2445 -- Kupreichik 2470, Volgograd 1985.
10...Bd7 11.Bxd7+ Qxd7 12.Nd2 OO 13.Nf3 Ng6 14.Bd2 Rfe8 0-1(37) Giri -- Churikov 2164, St Petersburg 2005; 13.Nb3 Bb6 14.Bd2 Nc6 1-0(57) Kurochkin 2410 -- Pilgaard 2384, Novi Sad 2016.
11.Nd2 Qa5 12.b4 Bxb4 13.Rb1 a6 14.Bc4 Be6 1-0(27) Durarbayli 2510 -- Loiret 2258, Aix les Bains 2011.
12.Nd2 Kf7 13.c4 dxc3 =-= Tsuboi 2335 -- Lima 2440, Curitiba 1992.
9...a5 10.a4 Ra6 11.Re1+ Ne7 12.Qh5 OO 13.Bf4 Rg6 14.h3 Be6 1-0(32) Milikow 2430 -- Marn 2282, Novi Sad 2022.
10.c4 OO 11.Nd2 Be6 12.cxd5 Nxd5 13.Nf3 f6 14.Bd2 Bf7 =-=(16) Savon 2440 -- Malaniuk 2550, Warsaw 1992; 13.Ne4 Be7 14.Qh5 a5 0-1(42) Filipenko 2430 -- Najer 2480, Pardubice 1996; 12.Qh5 Qd7 13.cxd5 Bg4 14.Qe5 Ng6 =-=(28) Pedersen 2402 -- Hirneise 2481, Pardubice 2008; 11...Bb4 12.cxd5 Bxd2 13.Bxd2 Nxd5 14.Re1 Be6 1-0(58) Filipenko 2380 -- Shtyrenkov, Kursk 1987; 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Nd2 Ne3 13.fxe3 dxe3 14.Qh5 exd2+ =-=(31) Dvoirys 2470 -- Balashov 2515, Kiev 1986; 10...Be6 11.cxd5 Bxd5 12.Nd2 OO 13.Ne4 Bb6 14.Bg5 f6 =-=(26) Heinemann 2516 -- Nemeth 2488, Austria 2019; 10...dxc3 11.Nxc3 OO 12.Re1 d4 13.Ne4 Bb4 14.Bd2 Bxd2 1-0(33) Barbulescu 2445 -- Pandavos 2410, Naleczow 1988.
10.Re1 OO 11.Nd2 Qd6 12.Qh5 a5 13.a4 Be6 14.Nf3 f6 0-1(33) Geller 2620 -- Kupreichik 2490, Moscow 1976; 11...a5 12.a4 Bb4 13.Qf3 Ra6 14.Qf4 Rf6 0-1(33) Anand 2405 -- Tseshkovsky 2455, Kolkata 1986; 11.Bg5 f6 12.Bf4 a5 13.c3 dxc3 14.Nxc3 Kh8 1-0(26) Lanin -- Nozdrin, St Petersburg 1999.
10.Nd2 OO 11.Nf3 a5 12.a4 Ra6 13.Bf4 Bg4 14.h3 Rf6 =-=(37) Horvath 2520 -- Barbero 2520, Balatonbereny 1986; 11.Qh5 Bf5 12.Nf3 Bg6 13.Qh3 Bf5 14.Qh5 Bg6 =-=(16) Mahdy 2385 -- Pisk 2389, Austria 2013; =-= Strzemiecki 2398 -- Malaniuk 2509, Gorzow Wielkopolski 2012.
10.c3 OO 11.cxd4 Bxd4 12.Nc3 Be6 13.Qf3 Bf6 14.Bd2 Nf5 =-=(30) Garbisu de Goni 2414 -- Flear 2489, Vila Real 2001.
10.Qf3 OO 11.Bf4 a5 12.a4 Ra6 13.Bg3 Rg6 14.Qf4 Nf5 1-0(37) Zelic 2365 -- Klaric 2420, Medulin 1997.
10...OO 11.Nd2 a5 12.a4 Be6 13.Re1 Ra6 14.Nf1 Qd7 =-=(79) Negi 2529 -- Potapov 2418, Gaziantep 2008; 11.Bxe7 Bxe7 12.f4 Qd6 13.Qf3 Rd8 14.Nd2 b5 1-0(31) Vujakovic 2400 -- Klaric 2445, Zlatibor 1989.
12.Nd2 Kh8 13.Re1 a5 14.a4 Bb4 1-0(64) Beliavsky 2625 -- Tseshkovsky 2455, Kiev 1986; 0-1(46) Parfenov 2233 -- Filatov 2455, Yaroslavl 1995; 13...Bf5 14.Nf1 Qd7 =-=(29) Bell 2360 -- Motwani 2355, Southampton 1986; 12...Ng6 13.Qf3 Be6 14.Ne4 Be7 1-0(88) Rigo 2369 -- Vrana 2407, Slovakia 2006.
12.Re1 a5 13.a4 Ra6 14.c4 Ng6 0-1(30) Roselli Mailhe 2305 -- Tatai 2465, Dubai 1986.
11...Be6 12.Re1 Bf7 13.c3 OO 14.cxd4 Bxd4 0-1(69) Thipsay 2470 -- Kupreichik 2470, Frunze 1985; 12...Qd7 13.h3 OO 14.Nd2 a5 0-1(29) Vujakovic 2400 -- Nikolic 2390, Zlatibor 1989.
9...Bd7 10.Bxd7+ Qxd7 11.Nd2 Ne7 12.Nb3 Bb6 13.Bg5 f6 14.Bd2 a5 0-1(40) Rohde 2500 -- Christiansen 2560, Estes Park 1986; 1-0(58) Lanc 2385 -- Tseshkovsky 2455, Trnava 1986; 13...OO 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 1-0(51) Chandler 2525 -- Wolf 2315, Germany 1985; 13.a4 a5 14.Bg5 OO 1-0(44) Frolov 2475 -- Morozov, Bankia 1990; 14...f6 0-1(83) Djuric 2463 -- Ali 2241, Palma de Mallorca 2008; 13.Bf4 OO 14.Re1 Nc6 1-0(66) Zhu 2467 -- Hungaski 2471, Chess.com INT 2024; 13.Bd2 OO 14.Re1 Rfe8 0-1(62) Seo 2466 -- Kula 2284, Chess.com INT 2023; 12.Nf3 OO 13.Bf4 Rfe8 14.Re1 f6 =-=(30) Megaranto 2524 -- Short 2677, Turin 2006; 13.Bd2 Rac8 14.Re1 Rfe8 =-=(39) Ulyanin 2288 -- Feoktistov 2423, St Petersburg 2008; 12.a3 a5 13.b3 OO 14.Bb2 Rfe8 =-=(17) Matulovic 2485 -- Barle 2420, Maribor 1987; 11.Bg5 f6 12.Bd2 Ne7 13.c4 dxc3 14.Nxc3 OO =-=(32) Pavlidis 2549 -- Safarli 2608, Patras 2019; 11.Re1+ Ne7 12.Nd2 OO 13.Nf3 f6 14.Bf4 Ng6 1-0(27) Majeric 2310 -- Bubalovic, Bela Crkva 1989; 10.c4 dxc3 11.Qe1+ Be7 12.Bxd7+ Qxd7 13.bxc3 OOO 14.Be3 Kb8 =-=(20) Stevic 2531 -- Hirneise 2287, Austria 2008; 11.Qb3 Ne7 12.Nxc3 OO 13.Bg5 Be6 14.Na4 Bd6 =-=(28) Shomoev 2476 -- Rodin 2292, Sochi RUS 2025; 10...Ne7 11.Nd2 OO 12.Nb3 dxc4 13.Bxc4 Qc7 14.Bd2 Bd6 =-=(32) Vaulin 2550 -- Orlov 2435, St Petersburg 1998; 10.Re1+ Ne7 11.Bxd7+ Qxd7 12.Nd2 OOO 13.Nb3 Bb6 14.Bf4 f6 1-0(35) Studnicka -- Sodoma, Plzen 1999.
10.Ba4 h5 11.Re1 Ne7 12.Bf4 Be6 13.h3 Ng6 14.Bg3 Qg5 1-0(70) Rogic 2538 -- Kniest 2305, St Veit 2009; 12.Nd2 Bg4 13.f3 Be6 14.Nf1 Qd6 =-=(42) Waitzkin -- Levin 2295, Chicago 1990; 11...Bg4 12.Qd2 Ne7 13.b4 Bd6 14.a3 Qc7 0-1(56) Guliev 2350 -- Najer 2455, Moscow 1996; 10...Be6 11.Nd2 Ne7 12.h3 Nf5 13.Nf3 f6 14.Bf4 h5 0-1(57) Hennigan 2300 -- Flear 2460, Oakham 1988; 12.Nf3 h6 13.Bf4 Ng6 14.Bg3 Qf6 0-1(57) Nowak 2313 -- Kaczur 2421, Celje 2016; 10...g6 11.Qf3 Kg7 12.Bb3 Be6 13.Bf4 Qd7 14.c3 f6 1-0(27) Ziska -- Kjeldsen, Aarhus 1988; 10...Ne7 11.Re1 a5 12.c3 Ra6 13.cxd4 Bxd4 14.Bg5 f6 0-1(41) Feher 2260 -- Potapov 2427, Rijeka 2010.
10.c3 Qh4 11.Qf3 Ne7 12.Qf4 Qxf4 13.Bxf4 Nf5 14.Re1 Be6 =-=(36) Perrin 2310 -- Lejarre 2394, Avoine 2009; 11.cxd4 Bg4 =-= Feher 2345 -- Emodi 2348, Hungary 2018; 10...Ne7 11.cxd4 Bxd4 12.Nc3 g6 13.Bh6+ Kg8 14.Re1 Be6 0-1(31) Sigurjonsson 2490 -- Kupreichik 2490, Winnipeg 1986.
10.c4 Ne7 11.Nd2 a6 12.Ba4 h5 13.cxd5 Nxd5 14.Ne4 Be7 0-1(47) Nolte 2412 -- Nadanian 2436, Tarakan 2008; 10...a6 11.Ba4 dxc4 12.dxc4 Be6 13.Qd3 Qc7 14.Nd2 Rd8 0-1(28) Bolacky 2273 -- Jirka 2406, Czech Republic 2005.
10.Nd2 Qa5 11.a4 a6 12.Nb3 Qc7 13.Nxc5 Qxc5 14.Qe1 Nf6 0-1(24) Kedyk 2196 -- Najer 2606, Philadelphia 2004.
10.Qf3 Ne7 11.Bg5 Qa5 12.c4 a6 13.Nd2 axb5 14.Nb3 Qc7 0-1(24) Mueller 2285 -- Martynov 2465, Munich 1992.
10...Be6 11.Ba4 Qf6 12.Nd2 Ne7 13.Qf3 Nf5 14.Nf1 h5 0-1(55) Ruxton 2325 -- Barua 2470, Plymouth 1989.
11.Bg5 f6 12.Bf4 Qa5 13.c4 dxc3 14.Nxc3 d4 1-0(47) Oparin 2569 -- Najer 2658, Moscow 2015.
12.h3 Bf5 13.Bf4 h4 14.Nd2 f6 1-0(99) Sargsyan 2601 -- Nadanian 2317, Yerevan 2020; 12...f6 13.c3 g5 14.Nd2 g4 1-0(42) Sgircea 2226 -- Daulyte Cornette, Budva 2003.
12.Bg5 f6 13.Bd2 Bg4 14.Qc1 Rc8 0-1(31) Kosteniuk 2295 -- Najer 2480, Moscow 1996.
12.Bf4 f6 13.h4 Bd6 14.Bxd6 Qxd6 1-0(55) Meyer 2335 -- Urban, Germany 1988.
11...Be6 12.Nd2 h6 13.Nf1 Kg8 14.Bd2 Kh7 1-0(55) Odeev -- Martynov 2465, Azov 1991.
7...a5 8.c3 d6 9.Nd2 b5 10.Bc2 a4 11.h3 Ne7 12.Nf3 dxc3 13.bxc3 OO 14.d4 Bb6 1-0(60) Womacka 2423 -- Jirka 2372, Olomouc 2006; 1-0(60) Jansa 2521 -- Jirka 2345, Czech Republic 2006; 12.cxd4 Bxd4 13.Nf3 Bb6 14.d4 OO =-=(58) Hracek 2604 -- Jirka 2460, Hustopece 2009; 10...Nf6 11.h3 OO 12.Nf3 dxc3 13.bxc3 h6 14.d4 Bb6 =-=(37) Langrock 2398 -- Jirka 2449, Rakovnik 2008; 8...b5 9.Bb3 d5 10.exd5 cxd5 11.cxd4 Bxd4 12.Nc3 Bxc3 13.bxc3 a4 14.Bc2 Ne7 1-0(31) Vysochin 2503 -- Shevchenko 2204, Kiev 2021; 8.a3 b5 9.Bb3 d5 10.Nd2 Ne7 11.f4 a4 12.Ba2 f5 13.Re1 OO 14.Nf3 fxe4 0-1(29) Plachetka 2448 -- Jirka 2383, Cartak 2005.
7...d5 8.exd5 Qxd5 9.Nd2 Ne7 10.Ne4 Bb6 11.Bf4 OO 12.Bd6 Re8 13.Bb3 Qf5 14.Bg3 Qg6 1-0(59) Pavlov 2463 -- Kurbedinov 2331, Simferopol 2013; 9.Bb3 Qf5 10.Re1+ Ne7 11.Nd2 OO 12.Ne4 b6 13.Nxc5 Qxc5 14.Bf4 Ng6 0-1(41) Turov 2490 -- Orlov 2280, St Petersburg 1994; 8...b5 9.Bb3 cxd5 10.Qh5 Ne7 11.Bg5 Be6 12.Nd2 OO 13.Rfe1 Qd7 14.Bxe7 Bxe7 =-=(51) Kutuzovic 2395 -- Klaric 2420, Medulin 1997; 8.Nd2 Ne7 9.c3 b5 10.Bc2 Bb6 11.h3 Be6 12.cxd4 Bxd4 13.Nf3 Bb6 14.Ng5 Qd7 =-=(44) Murey 2525 -- Rizouk, Cappelle la Grande 1994.
7...b5 8.Bb3 d5 9.exd5 cxd5 10.Qh5 Ne7 11.Bg5 Be6 12.Nd2 OO 13.Rae1 a5 14.a3 a4 0-1(60) Balabaev 2454 -- Jirka 2406, Olomouc 2004; 10.c4 bxc4 11.dxc4 Ne7 12.cxd5 Bb7 13.Qh5 OO 14.Bg5 Qd7 1-0(35) Petrik 2413 -- Jirka 2408, Zemplinska Sirava 2004.
7...Qh4 8.Nd2 Ne7 9.Nf3 Qh5 10.c3 dxc3 11.bxc3 d5 12.exd5 Qxd5 13.Bb3 Qf5 14.Re1 Bd6 1-0(23) Kovalev 2500 -- Berdichevski 2340, Moscow 1990.
8.f4 f5 9.Bb3 Nf6 10.Nd2 Ng4 11.exf5 Bxf5 12.Ne4 Bb6 13.h3 Ne3 14.Bxe3 dxe3 0-1(32) Markovic 2395 -- Savanovic 2335, Kladovo 1994; 12...Qh4 13.h3 Bxe4 14.Qxg4 Qxg4 1-0(55) Jukic 2430 -- Dabo Peranic 2270, Porec 1994; 11.Qe2 Ne3 12.Re1 fxe4 13.Nxe4 Bb6 14.Bxe3 dxe3 1-0(40) Kovacevic 2573 -- Sokolov 2654, Sarajevo 2010; 11.Nf3 fxe4 12.dxe4 Ne3 13.Bxe3 dxe3 14.Kh1 Bg4 1-0(23) Marinkovic 2415 -- Lekic 2370, Nis 1995; 10.e5 dxe5 11.fxe5 Nd5 12.Qh5+ g6 13.Qh6 Bf8 14.Qg5 Be6 =-=(82) Marcussi 2275 -- Slipak 2460, Mar del Plata 1994; 12.Bxd5 Qxd5 13.Qh5+ g6 14.Qh6 Bf8 0-1(62) Kosanovic 2370 -- Lekic 2320, Kladovo 1994; 9...Ne7 10.Nd2 Kd7 11.Kh1 Kc7 12.c3 Ng6 13.cxd4 Bxd4 14.Nf3 Bb6 0-1(33) Fressinet 2627 -- Fontaine 2526, Chartres 2005; 10.Re1 fxe4 11.dxe4 Ng6 12.g3 h5 13.Qd3 Bg4 14.Nd2 Ne7 0-1(31) Khruschiov 2440 -- Fontaine 2531, Mallorca 2004; 9.Nd2 Nf6 10.Bb3 Ng4 11.Qe2 Ne3 12.Re1 Qf6 13.Kh1 Kd8 14.Nf3 fxe4 1-0(58) Kovacevic 2564 -- Nemeth 2473, Bol 2013; 11.exf5 Bxf5 12.Re1+ Kd7 13.Nf3 Qf6 14.h3 h5 0-1(36) Novik 2405 -- Meister 2430, Moscow 1991; 10...fxe4 11.Nxe4 Bb6 12.Nxf6+ Qxf6 13.Qe1+ Kd8 14.f5 Kc7 1-0(45) Saravanan 2329 -- Fontaine 2524, Cannes 2006; 10.exf5 Bxf5 11.Re1+ Kd7 12.Ne4 Re8 13.Nxc5+ dxc5 14.Re5 Rxe5 0-1(37) Zarnicki 2435 -- Slipak 2460, Buenos Aires 1994; 8...Nf6 9.f5 h6 10.Bf4 Bd7 11.Nd2 Qe7 12.Qf3 OOO 13.Rae1 Rde8 14.Bg3 Bb4 1-0(46) McShane 2619 -- Mamedyarov 2585, Lausanne 2003; 9...a5 10.a3 h5 11.b4 Ba7 12.b5 Bd7 13.bxc6 bxc6 14.Bg5 Qc7 1-0(41) Tolnai 2480 -- Kotronias 2505, Dortmund 1989.
8.Bb3 a5 9.a4 Ne7 10.f4 f5 11.Nd2 d5 12.exd5 cxd5 13.Qh5+ g6 14.Qh6 Be6 1-0(33) Mastrovasilis 2456 -- Jirka 2394, Nakhchivan 2003; 11.Qh5+ g6 12.Qh6 Kd7 13.Nd2 Kc7 14.Kh1 Bd7 0-1(60) Civin 2387 -- Jirka 2400, Czech Republic 2003; 10...d5 11.f5 OO 12.Nd2 f6 13.Qh5 Qe8 14.Qh4 Kh8 0-1(61) Solak 2602 -- Alekseenko 2367, Plovdiv 2012; 8...Qh4 9.Nd2 Bg4 10.f3 Be6 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.f4 OOO 13.Nf3 Qe7 14.Qe1 d5 =-=(40) Fogarasi 2429 -- Hirneise 2481, Budapest 2008; 8...d5 9.exd5 cxd5 10.Qh5 Ne7 11.Bg5 Be6 12.f4 g6 13.Bxe7 Bxe7 14.Qh6 Qa5 1-0(39) Haba 2485 -- Pisk 2340, Luhacovice 1993; 8...Nf6 9.h3 h6 10.f4 OO 11.f5 d5 12.e5 Nd7 13.f6 Nxe5 14.Qh5 gxf6 1-0(30) Crut 2302 -- Steil Antoni 2420, Metz 2010.
8.c3 Qh4 9.Nd2 Bg4 10.Qc2 Nf6 11.Nb3 dxc3 12.Nxc5 dxc5 13.Qxc3 Qh5 14.f3 Be6 1-0(75) Morawietz 2449 -- Kniest 2271, Germany 2009; 8...Qf6 9.cxd4 Bxd4 10.Nc3 Ne7 11.Nd5 Nxd5 12.exd5 b5 13.Bb3 c5 14.a4 OO 0-1(28) Nouro 2340 -- Nyysti 2371, Helsinki 2011; 8...Nf6 9.h3 d5 10.e5 Ng8 11.Nd2 dxc3 12.bxc3 h5 13.d4 Be7 14.Rb1 g6 1-0(30) Bigaliev 2430 -- Payen 2280, Budapest 1996.
8.a3 Ne7 9.b4 Bb6 10.Nd2 OO 11.Bb3 d5 12.Qh5 Be6 13.Nf3 f6 14.Bb2 Qd7 1-0(49) Fercec 2512 -- Malysheva 2295, Zadar 2005.
8.h3 a5 9.c4 Ne7 10.f4 f5 11.Qh5+ g6 12.Qh6 Ng8 13.Qg7 Qf6 14.Qxf6 Nxf6 1-0(30) Boidman 2400 -- Jirka 2370, Griesheim 2003.
8...Ne7 9.Bb3 d5 10.f4 f5 11.exd5 cxd5 12.Qh5+ g6 13.Qh6 Ng8 14.Qg7 Qf6 =-=(80) Gopal 2520 -- Jones 2567, Yerevan 2007; 9...OO 10.f4 a5 11.a4 d5 12.f5 f6 13.Rf3 Kh8 14.Rh3 g6 1-0(23) Kulaots 2572 -- Karjakin 2182, Tallinn 2005; 9.c3 Bb6 10.Qh5 dxc3 11.bxc3 OO 12.d4 Be6 13.Nf3 f6 14.Bb3 Qd7 0-1(45) Bacrot 2712 -- Morozevich 2743, Biel 2004; 9.a3 a5 10.b4 Ba7 11.Bb3 OO 12.Bb2 Be6 13.f4 c5 14.bxc5 Bxb3 1-0(53) Leko 2722 -- Morozevich 2732, Monte Carlo 2004; 9.Nf3 Ng6 10.c3 Bg4 11.h3 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 OO 13.Bd2 a5 14.Kh1 b5 0-1(34) Belozerov 2493 -- Evchin 2310, Chess.com INT 2020.
8...h5 9.c3 Bg4 10.Qe1 dxc3 11.bxc3 Qa5 12.d4 Bb6 13.Bb3 Qxc3 14.Nc4 Qxe1 =-=(40) Pugachov 2499 -- Najer 2608, chessassistantclub.com INT 2004.
9.f4 d5 10.e5 Ng4 11.Nf3 a5 12.a3 b5 13.Bb3 a4 14.Ba2 Nh6 =-=(15) Szabo 2523 -- Papp 2545, Szombathely 2010; 11...h5 12.Kh1 Nh6 13.c3 Nf5 14.b4 Bb6 1-0(82) Hellers 2440 -- Barua 2400, Gausdal 1986; 9...OO 10.Bb3 d5 11.Kh1 Re8 12.e5 Ng4 13.Nf3 f6 14.h3 Nh6 =-=(20) Anand 2758 -- Kovalev 2660, Wijk aan Zee 2020; 9...Ng4 10.Nf3 Bb6 11.Bb3 OO 12.Qe1 d5 13.h3 Ne3 14.Bxe3 dxe3 =-=(81) Aldama Degurnay 2141 -- Mamedyarov 2580, Bled 2002.
9.Bb3 OO 10.h3 d5 11.exd5 Nxd5 12.Qh5 Be6 13.Ne4 Be7 14.Bd2 a5 =-=(43) Alavkin 2434 -- Meister 2473, Saratov 1999.
9.c3 Bg4 10.Qc2 OO 11.b4 Bb6 12.Bb2 Nh5 13.cxd4 Be2 14.Rfe1 Nf4 1-0(28) Zou 2411 -- Llaneza Vega 2403, Shenzhen 2018.
9...g5 10.e5 dxe5 11.Nf3 e4 12.Nxg5 Rg8 13.Bb3 e3 14.Bxf7+ Ke7 =-=(47) Efimenko 2654 -- Sokolov 2657, Kragujevac 2009.
10.Re1 Re8 11.Nf3 Qa5 12.Bb3 Be6 13.Bd2 Bb4 14.Bxb4 Qxb4 =-=(51) Kovacevic 2581 -- Halkias 2584, Vrsac 2008.
10.Bb3 d5 11.e5 Ne8 12.f4 f6 13.Nf3 fxe5 14.fxe5 Nc7 =-=(53) Fontaine 2449 -- Jirka 2302, Yerevan 2000.
10...dxc3 11.bxc3 d5 12.e5 Ne8 13.d4 Be7 14.Bc2 f6 1-0(38) Simacek 2404 -- Jirka 2292, Olomouc 2001.
12.Nf3 Qb6 13.Bf4 Re8 14.Rb1 a5 1-0(44) Nijboer 2535 -- Dambacher 2480, Haarlem 2012; 12...dxc3 13.bxc3 f6 14.d4 Be7 0-1(54) Ootes 2335 -- Dambacher 2480, Netherlands 2013.
8.Nd2 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Re1+ Be6 11.Ne4 Be7 12.Bb3 OO 13.Bd2 Qd7 14.Qh5 f6 1-0(41) Karpov 2695 -- Kupreichik 2490, Moscow 1976; 14.h3 f5 1-0(53) Van der Sterren 2375 -- Kupreichik 2490, Wijk aan Zee 1977; 11...Bb4 12.Bd2 Bxd2 13.Qxd2 OO 14.Bb3 Nc7 =-=(15) Buljovcic 2410 -- Barle 2425, Brezovica 1988; 11.Bb3 OO 12.Ne4 Be7 13.Bd2 Qd7 14.h3 f5 1-0(61) Marjanovic 2505 -- Kupreichik 2365, Teslic 1979; 9.c3 dxe4 10.Nxe4 Bb6 11.Bb3 OO 12.Qh5 Nd5 13.Bg5 Qd7 14.c4 Nb4 =-=(54) Klovans -- Kupreichik 2490, Minsk 1978; 13...f6 14.c4 fxg5 1-0(32) Kruglyakov -- Romanov 2329, Kiev 2001; 12...Qd7 13.Bg5 Ng6 14.Rae1 Qg4 1-0(43) Stefansson 2561 -- Sarkar 2358, Akureyri 2019; 9...Bb6 10.cxd4 Bxd4 11.Kh1 OO 12.f4 g6 13.f5 gxf5 14.Qh5 Bg7 =-=(46) Lanka 2375 -- Malaniuk 2575, Sverdlovsk 1987; 8...OO 9.c3 Bb6 10.Qh5 d5 11.Nf3 dxc3 12.bxc3 f6 13.Re1 Be6 14.exd5 Bxd5 1-0(52) Sulskis 2537 -- Martynov 2411, Finland 2013; 10.cxd4 Bxd4 11.Nf3 Bb6 12.Bg5 f6 13.Bd2 d5 14.h3 Be6 1-0(68) Lukin 2445 -- Tseitlin 2445, Leningrad 1987; 9.Bb3 Kh8 10.Kh1 f5 11.f4 d6 12.Nf3 h6 13.e5 d5 14.c3 dxc3 =-=(25) Meszaros 2362 -- Pisk 2357, Frydek Mistek 2006; 9.Nf3 d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.h3 h6 12.Re1 Qf6 13.a3 Bf5 14.Bd2 Rfe8 =-=(36) Pavlovski 2263 -- Feoktistov 2423, Voronezh 2008; 9.e5 d5 10.exd6 Bxd6 11.Bb3 Nd5 12.Ne4 Be7 13.Qf3 Be6 14.Re1 Re8 0-1(60) Osinovsky 2275 -- Polyaninov 2395, St Petersburg 2004.
8.Qh5 d5 9.Nd2 OO 10.Nf3 f6 11.exd5 cxd5 12.Re1 g6 13.Qh6 Bb4 14.Re2 Nf5 =-=(38) Swiercz 2631 -- Rapport 2674, Haguenau 2013; 12.Bb3 a5 13.a4 Be6 14.Re1 Qd7 =-=(42) Ernst 2480 -- Kotronias 2510, Gausdal 1990; 11...Nxd5 12.Re1 Bd7 13.Bb3 Be8 14.Qh4 Bf7 1-0(56) Lau 2475 -- Anand 2525, Moscow 1989; 11.Bb3 Be6 12.e5 Qe8 13.Qxe8 Raxe8 14.exf6 Rxf6 0-1(40) Ernst 2465 -- Flear 2495, Gausdal 1987; 11.Bd2 Be6 12.Nh4 Qd7 13.Qe2 Rae8 14.Nf3 Bg4 0-1(40) Bigaliev 2360 -- Najer 2455, St Petersburg 1995; 10...a5 11.c3 dxc3 12.bxc3 f6 13.Re1 Bd6 14.exd5 b5 0-1(46) Ivanov -- Kupreichik 2470, Minsk 1985; 11.a3 f6 12.Re1 Be6 13.exd5 g6 14.Qh4 Nf5 1-0(34) Stefansson 2420 -- Delchev 2375, Arnhem 1990; 10...Qd6 11.Bb3 Qg6 12.Qxg6 hxg6 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Bxd5 cxd5 0-1(38) Renet 2515 -- Klaric 2445, Palma de Mallorca 1989; 10.f4 a5 11.a3 b5 12.Bb3 a4 13.Ba2 f5 14.exd5 Nxd5 1-0(64) Ernst 2465 -- Lane 2345, Gausdal 1987; 10.Bb3 a5 11.exd5 cxd5 12.a4 Ra6 13.Nf3 Rg6 14.h3 h6 =-=(61) Campora 2370 -- Fernandez Garcia 2400, Dubai 1986; 9.Bg5 dxe4 10.dxe4 OO 11.Bb3 Qd7 12.h3 b6 13.Nd2 Ba6 14.Rfe1 Ng6 1-0(26) Ermenkov 2490 -- Zahariev 2365, Sofia 1989; 8...d6 9.Bb3 OO 10.f4 a5 11.a4 Be6 12.f5 Bxb3 13.cxb3 f6 14.Rf3 Qe8 1-0(32) O'Donnell 2340 -- Mastrokoukos, Canada 1988.
8.Bg5 OO 9.Qh5 d5 10.Nd2 f6 11.Bf4 Be6 12.Bb3 Qd7 13.h3 f5 14.exd5 Nxd5 1-0(64) Valvo -- Soltis 2450, New York 1977; 9...d6 10.Bb3 Be6 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.Nd2 Qd7 13.Nf3 Ng6 14.Qg4 Rf7 =-=(19) Zuckerman 2450 -- Soltis 2450, Mentor 1977; 9.Nd2 f6 10.Bh4 d5 11.Bb3 Be6 12.Qe2 Qd7 13.Rae1 Ng6 14.Bg3 Rae8 0-1(59) Apicella 2400 -- Hector 2485, Val Maubuee 1989; 9.Re1 d6 10.Nd2 a5 11.c3 b5 12.Bc2 a4 13.Nf3 f6 14.Bd2 Bg4 =-=(41) Winterstein 2280 -- Martynov 2465, Copenhagen 1991; 9.Bb3 d5 10.Nd2 Be6 11.Re1 Qd7 12.Bxe7 Bxe7 13.exd5 cxd5 14.Nf3 Bf6 1-0(51) Lau -- Deutschmann, Wallrabenstein 1977; 8...a5 9.a3 OO 10.Nd2 f6 11.Bh4 d5 12.Qh5 Be6 13.Rae1 Qc8 14.Qe2 Re8 0-1(55) Haimovich 2408 -- Jirka 2415, Tel Aviv 2012.
8.c3 OO 9.Nd2 Bb6 10.c4 d6 11.b4 Ng6 12.Bb3 Ne5 13.Qe2 a5 14.bxa5 Rxa5 0-1(39) Shirazi 2430 -- Abramovic 2490, New York 1986; 8...a5 9.Nd2 OO 10.Nb3 Qb6 11.Nxc5 Qxc5 12.cxd4 Qxd4 13.Be3 Qxb2 14.f4 f5 1-0(20) Kovalev 2400 -- Rajskij, Minsk 1987.
8...d5 9.f5 a5 10.a3 OO 11.Bf4 Kh8 12.Nd2 f6 13.Qf3 b5 14.Bb3 a4 0-1(46) Baron 2410 -- Jirka 2440, Tel Aviv 2009; 11...f6 12.Nd2 Kh8 13.Qf3 b5 14.Bb3 a4 =-=(37) Popilski 2392 -- Jirka 2440, Tel Aviv 2009; 10...dxe4 11.dxe4 OO 12.Qh5 Bb6 13.Bg5 d3+ 14.Kh1 Bd4 1-0(19) Yemelin 2568 -- Jirka 2415, Czech Republic 2012; 9...OO 10.Bf4 a5 11.a3 Bd6 12.Nd2 Bxf4 13.Rxf4 dxe4 14.dxe4 b5 1-0(60) Zontakh 2576 -- Solak 2515, Belgrade 2000; 9...dxe4 10.dxe4 OO 11.Bb3 Bd6 12.Qh5 d3 13.cxd3 Be5 14.Rf3 Qd4+ 1-0(22) Spassky 2605 -- Barua 2450, New York 1987; 9...f6 10.Qh5+ Kf8 11.Kh1 Bd7 12.c3 Be8 13.Qh4 dxe4 14.dxe4 Qb6 1-0(26) Kindermann 2490 -- Tatai 2415, Budapest 1987; 9...g6 10.f6 Ng8 11.exd5 b5 12.Qe1+ Kf8 13.b4 Bb6 14.Bb3 cxd5 1-0(16) Kindermann 2490 -- Lorenz 2215, Berlin West 1987; 9.Nd2 OO 10.f5 f6 11.Nf3 a5 12.a3 Bd7 13.Bb3 a4 14.Ba2 Be8 =-=(35) Korneev 2597 -- Rozentalis 2559, Lienz 2015; 9...dxe4 10.dxe4 Ng6 11.Qh5 Be7 12.Nf3 OO 13.f5 Qa5 14.Bb3 Nh8 =-=(24) Janahi 2205 -- Rizouk, Bratislava 1993.
8...a5 9.Bb3 OO 10.a4 d5 11.f5 f6 12.Nd2 Kh8 13.Nf3 Qe8 14.Bf4 Qh5 1-0(40) Kosintseva 2513 -- Schleining 2326, Gaziantep 2012.
9.Qh5+ g6 10.Qh6 Ng8 11.Qg7 Qf6 12.Qxf6 Nxf6 13.e5 Ng4 14.Bb3 d6 =-=(58) Blatny 2450 -- Malaniuk 2520, Warsaw 1989; 13...Nh5 14.Kh1 d5 1-0(67) Blatny 2440 -- Flear 2460, Oakham 1988; 10...d5 11.exd5 Nxd5 12.Re1+ Kf7 13.Nd2 Bf8 14.Qh3 Nxf4 0-1(27) Tischbierek 2480 -- Goldberg 2330, Berlin East 1987; 10...Kf7 11.Nd2 Qf8 12.Qh4 Kg7 13.Nf3 d5 14.e5 a5 1-0(62) Heinatz 2345 -- Hedke 2370, Germany 1995.
10.Kh1 OO 11.Nd2 Kh8 12.e5 Be6 13.Nf3 h6 14.c3 dxc3 1-0(37) Kovalev 2537 -- Pisk 2400, Czech Republic 2000; 11.e5 Be6 12.Bd2 a5 13.a4 Qd7 14.Be1 Bb6 =-=(32) Sion Castro 2315 -- Lima 2385, Seville 1989.
10.e5 OO 11.Nd2 Be6 12.Nf3 h6 13.Kh1 Bb6 14.c3 dxc3 =-=(41) Herrera 2467 -- Solaesa Navalpotro 2204, Madrid 2000.
10...cxd5 11.Nd2 OO 12.Nf3 a5 13.a4 Kh8 14.Bd2 Be6 1-0(89) Jansa 2495 -- Delchev 2360, Copenhagen 1991; =-=(28) Dimitrov 2465 -- Delchev 2360, Pazardzik 1991; 13...Ra6 14.Re1 Kh8 1-0(40) Bezgodov 2557 -- Feoktistov 2390, Tula 1999; 11.Qh5+ g6 12.Qh6 Kf7 13.Nd2 Ng8 14.Qh3 Nf6 =-=(30) Kutuzovic 2395 -- Bubalovic 2350, Harkany 1997.
12.Nd2 g6 13.Nf3 Kg7 14.Bxd5 Qxd5 0-1(31) Pavasovic 2295 -- Barle 2435, Ljubljana 1993; 1-0(32) Nielsen 2365 -- Kristiansen 2415, Lyngby 1991; 12...Bb4 13.Re5 Bd6 14.Bxd5+ cxd5 1-0(51) Kveinys 2555 -- Martynov 2425, Zillertal 1993; 12...Rf8 13.Nf3 Kg8 14.Bd2 Kh8 0-1(53) Spisak 2381 -- Kostyra 2308, Bialystok 2010.
11...Kf8 12.Qh5 g6 13.Qh6+ Kg8 14.Nd2 Bf8 1-0(46) Kamsky 2650 -- Ivanchuk 2680, Tilburg 1990.
11...Kd7 12.Bxd5 cxd5 13.c4 Kc7 14.cxd5 Qxd5 1-0(43) Novgorodskij 2392 -- Bojarinov 2313, Kstovo 2008.

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Bc4 Nxf3+ 5.Qxf3 Qf6




Database: database1613-2025 (11,590,035 games)

Report:  1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Bc4 Nxf3+ 5.Qxf3 Qf6 (221 games)

ECO: C61b [Spanish: Bird's, 4.Bc4]

Generated by: Scid vs. PC 4.26, 2025.10.18

1. Statistics and History

1.1 Statistics

                   Games     1-0     =-=     0-1    Score
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 All report games    222      94      70      58    58.1%
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1.2 Oldest games

 1:  1-0(30) Teichmann -- Caro, Berlin 1897.09.15 [63]

 2:  =-=(52) Walbrodt -- Caro, Berlin 1897.09.23 [65]

 3:  =-=(66) Smith -- Eppens, Chicago 1906 [39]

 4:  1-0(19) Van Gelder -- Oskam, Rotterdam 1919.08.02 [49]

 5:  =-=(34) Bobekov -- Tsvetkov, Sofia 1952.10.24 [55]

1.3 Newest games

 1:  0-1(52) Chemin 2040 -- Hungaski 2471, Chess.com INT 2024.01.09 [41]

 2:  1-0(85) Okeke 2132 -- Kula 2284, Chess.com INT 2023.09.12 [24]

 3:  =-=(58) Gheorghiu 2313 -- Kula 2284, Chess.com INT 2023.08.15 [6]

 4:  =-=(54) Tarnowska 1835 -- Kula 2284, Chess.com INT 2023.04.18 [44]

 5:  1-0(31) Sitnic 2220 -- Bajraktari 1638, Konjic 2023.03.03 [15]

1.4 Current popularity

Year           1800-99 1900-49 1950-69 1970-79 1980-89 1990-99 2000-09 2010-19 2020-29

1 every X games  8878    46575   18848   23712   30002   63463   40188   48690  147425

Frequency in all years: once every 52207 games
In the 10 years to today: once every 93385 games (down 43% from all years)
In the 5 years to today: once every 169152 games (down 68% from all years)
In the 1 year to today: once every 0 games (no change from all years)

1.5 Most frequent players (White)

1:	3	1994-2001	50%	2158	Kelemen, Gyorgy [39,46,47]
2:	2	2007-2022	50%	2193	Hadraba, Vladimir [71,76]
3:	2	2002-2005	75%	2025	Lichtinger, Bernd [18,23]
4:	2	2014-2015	25%	1737	Sarra Bournet, Marc [44,56]
5:	1	1987	50%	2500	Kupreichik, Viktor D [39]
6:	1	2006	100%	2485	Mrva, Martin [1]

1.6 Most frequent players (Black)

1:	3	1994-2001	67%	2350	Horvath, Zoltan [33,39,47]
2:	3	2023	33%	2284	Kula, Robert [6,24,44]
3:	3	2005-2009	67%	2042	Burakovsky, Marat [1,29,46]
4:	3	1980-2012	100%	1963	Rosin, Ralf [3,7,64]
5:	3	1964-1972	0%		Boutteville, Cesar [51,53,74]
6:	2	2008-2013	75%	2508	Larino Nieto, David [3,20]

2. Ratings and Performance

2.1 Average ratings and performance

White rating: 1970 (155 games); White performance: 1989 (52% vs 1975)

Black rating: 1975 (144 games); Black performance: 1920 (43% vs 1970)

2.2 Games with highest average rating

 1:  1-0(45) Delchev 2290 -- Kamsky, Innsbruck 1987 [59]

 2:  =-=(15) Kupreichik 2500 -- Balashov 2550, Sverdlovsk 1987 [39]

 3:  1-0(30) Teichmann -- Caro, Berlin 1897 [63]

 4:  =-=(17) Panchenko -- Kupreichik 2470, Minsk 1985 [44]

 5:  0-1(36) Barlov 2454 -- Larino Nieto 2508, Las Palmas 2013 [20]

 6:  1-0(41) Himanshu 2408 -- Mollah Abdullah 2506, New Delhi 2007 [62]

 7:  0-1(43) Kveinys 2345 -- Vladimirov 2525, Tallinn 1988 [39]

 8:  =-=(22) Ginzburg 2400 -- Slipak 2460, Buenos Aires 1994 [59]

 9:  1-0(25) Mrva 2485 -- Vrana 2339, Slovakia 2006 [1]

10:  =-=(36) Ricaurte Lopez 2390 -- Moreno 2400, Quito 1997 [75]

3. Result Trends

3.1 Result lengths and frequencies

                 Score      Game length             Frequency       
                          1-0    =-=    0-1    1-0     =-=     0-1  
 Report games    58.1%     38     34     45   42.5%   31.2%   26.2% 
 All games       16.3%     40     38     41    3.2%   26.0%   33.5%

3.2 Shortest wins (White)

 1:  1-0(8) Lopez Idarraga 1957 -- Molano 1602, Manizales 2009 [1]

 2:  1-0(12) Gomez Araque 1177 -- Vesga Jaimes, Calle 2020 [33]

 3:  1-0(15) Traczewski 1926 -- Fabich 1554, Tczew 2008 [56]

 4:  1-0(16) Garijo Martinez -- Garcia Perez, Valencia 2003 [53]

 5:  1-0(18) Maric -- Boutteville, Bordeaux 1964 [74]

3.3 Shortest wins (Black)

 1:  0-1(22) Suliga 1676 -- Rosin 1963, Grossenseebach 2012 [7]

 2:  0-1(23) Kobernik -- Palamarchuk, Nikolaev 2009 [34]

 3:  0-1(23) Vorobiova -- Tebiakina, Orsk 2000 [13]

 4:  0-1(24) Hawley -- Linton, Oxford/ Oxfordshire 1967 [64]

 5:  0-1(25) Chrz 1985 -- Potapov 2409, Pardubice 2019 [8]

4. Moves and Themes

4.1 Move orders reaching the report position

There were 3 move orders reaching this position:

1: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Bc4 Nxf3+ 5.Qxf3 Qf6 (210)
2: 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 e5 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Bc4 Nxf3+ 5.Qxf3 Qf6 (10)
3: 1.e4 Nc6 2.Bb5 Nd4 3.Bc4 e5 4.Nf3 Nxf3+ 5.Qxf3 Qf6 (1)

4.2 Moves from the report position

    Move      Frequency    Score  Draw AvElo Perf AvYear ECO
 1: Qg3        78: 35.1%   63.4%  24%  2079  2132  1997      
 2: Qxf6       49: 22.0%   47.9%  43%  1805  1949  2004      
 3: Qe2        44: 19.8%   68.1%  27%  1986  2098  2008      
 4: Qb3        33: 14.8%   50.0%  39%  1895  1851  2010      
 5: Nc3         9:  4.0%   61.1%  33%              2004      
 6: d3          3:  1.3%   16.6%  33%              2003      
 7: Qc3         2:  0.9%   50.0%   0%              2008      
 8: Qe3         2:  0.9%   50.0%   0%              2014      
 9: [end]       1:  0.4%   50.0% 100%              2008      
10: Qd1         1:  0.4%  100.0%   0%              1999      
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TOTAL:        222:100.0%   58.1%  32%  1970  2032  2003

4.3 Positional Themes

Frequency of themes in the first 20 moves of each game

Same-side castling	48%	White Isolated Queen Pawn	0%
Opposite castling	11%	Black Isolated Queen Pawn	2%
Queens exchanged	50%	White Pawn on 5/6/7th rank	28%
Only one side has Bishop pair	23%	Black Pawn on 2/3/4th rank	33%
Kingside pawn storm	3%	Open c/d/e file	19%

4.4 Endgames

Material at the end of each game:

	P	BN	R	R,BN	Q	Q,BN	Q,R	Q,R,BN
Report games	3%	15%	15%	33%	2%	4%	5%	24%
All games	3%	10%	9%	24%	3%	5%	5%	41%

5. Theory Table

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Bc4 Nxf3+ 5.Qxf3 Qf6: +94 =69 -58 (128.5/221: 58%)

	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
1	Nc3¹ c6²	d3 d6³	Be3 Qxf3⁴	gxf3 Ne7	OOO Be6	f4 exf4	Bxf4 OOO	Rhg1 g6⁵	17: 53%
2	Qb3 Bc5⁶	OO⁷ Nh6⁸	Qg3⁹ d6¹⁰	Nc3¹¹ Qg6	Qxg6 hxg6	Nd5 Bb6	h3 g5	d3 f6¹²	15: 50%
3	... ...	... Ne7	Nc3¹³ c6¹⁴	Ne2¹⁵ b5	Bd3 d6¹⁶	c3 Qg6	Ng3 h5	Qc2 Bh3¹⁷	18: 50%
4	Qe2 Bc5¹⁸	d3¹⁹ Ne7	Nc3²⁰ c6	Be3 d6²¹	Bxc5 dxc5	Qe3 b6	OO Ng6	Ne2 Be6²²	19: 63%
5	... ...	... d6	Be3²³ Bxe3²⁴	Qxe3 Nh6²⁵	f3 Qh4+	g3 Qh3	Nd2 OO	OOO Kh8²⁶	8: 69%
6	... ...	Nc3 c6²⁷	d3²⁸ d6²⁹	a3³⁰ Ne7	OO b5	Ba2 Ng6	Be3 Nf4	Bxf4 exf4³¹	17: 74%
7	Qxf6 Nxf6³²	Nc3³³ Bc5³⁴	d3³⁵ h6	Nb5³⁶ Bb6	Be3 Ba5+	c3³⁷ a6	Na7 b5	b4 bxc4³⁸	20: 43%
8	... ...	d3 c6³⁹	Nc3⁴⁰ b5⁴¹	Bb3 a5	a4 b4	Ne2 d5⁴²	Ng3 Bb7	OO Bc5⁴³	15: 40%
9	... ...	... Bc5	Nc3⁴⁴ c6⁴⁵	h3⁴⁶ b5	Bb3 OO	g4 Bb7	Bg5 a5	a3 b4⁴⁷	14: 64%
10	Qg3 d6⁴⁸	OO⁴⁹ Be6⁵⁰	Qb3 OOO	Nc3 Ne7	d3 Bxc4	Qxc4 a6	f4 b5	Qb3 exf4⁵¹	14: 82%
11	... ...	Nc3 c6	d3⁵² Be7⁵³	f4⁵⁴ Qh4	Qxh4 Bxh4+	g3 Be7	a4 Nf6	h3 Nh5⁵⁵	12: 54%
12	... Bc5	d3⁵⁶ d6⁵⁷	Nc3⁵⁸ c6⁵⁹	f4⁶⁰ Qg6	Qf3⁶¹ exf4	Bxf4 Ne7	Be3 Bg4	Qf2 Bxe3⁶²	20: 68%
13	... ...	Nc3 Ne7⁶³	d3 h6⁶⁴	Be3⁶⁵ Bb6⁶⁶	Bb3⁶⁷ d6	Bxb6 axb6	Nb5 Kd8	h4 g6⁶⁸	11: 50%
14	... ...	... c6	d3⁶⁹ h6⁷⁰	f4⁷¹ d6⁷²	fxe5 Qxe5	Bf4 Qd4	Rf1⁷³ Be6	Bxe6 fxe6⁷⁴	12: 71%
15	... ...	... ...	... d6	Be3⁷⁵ Bxe3⁷⁶	Qxe3⁷⁷ Ne7	OO Ng6	Ne2 Nf4	Rae1 h5⁷⁸	9: 44%

6.d3 Qxf3 7.gxf3 g6 8.Nc3 c6 9.f4 d6 10.fxe5 dxe5 11.f3 Ne7 12.Bg5 Bg7 13.h4 h5 14.OOO a5 15.a4 Bd7 16.f4 f6 0-1(51) Odena Penarroja 1735 -- Pereda Villalba 1844, Barcelona 2016; 7...f5 8.f4 Bd6 9.Rg1 fxe4 10.dxe4 Kf8 11.Bd2 Ne7 12.f5 Ng8 13.Nc3 c6 14.OOO Bc5 15.Rg2 b5 16.Bb3 a5 0-1(44) Viccard -- Portales, Toulon 1996; 6...Bc5 7.Nc3 c6 8.Bd2 h6 9.Rf1 Qxf3 10.gxf3 g5 11.Ne2 Ne7 12.Bc3 f6 13.d4 Bd6 14.dxe5 fxe5 15.f4 gxf4 16.OOO Bc7 =-=(29) Kaderka -- Jirka, Svetla nad Sazavou 1996.
6.Qe3 b6 7.Nc3 Bc5 8.Qg3 c6 9.d3 Ne7 10.Ne2 d5 11.exd5 Nxd5 12.Bg5 Bxf2+ 13.Qxf2 Qxg5 14.OO OO 15.a4 Be6 16.a5 Ne3 0-1(50) Mayer 1882 -- Al Azmi 1698, Budapest 2019; 7.f3 Bc5 8.Qe2 1-0 Lopez Idarraga 1957 -- Molano 1602, Manizales 2009.
6.Qc3 Ne7 7.Na3 c6 8.OO Ng6 9.f4 exf4 10.e5 Qg5 11.d4 d5 12.Bxd5 Bxa3 13.Bxc6+ bxc6 14.Qxc6+ Bd7 15.Qxa8+ Ke7 16.Qxa7 Bb4 1-0(25) Mrva 2485 -- Vrana 2339, Slovakia 2006; 6...c6 7.OO b5 8.Be2 g5 9.d3 a5 10.Be3 Bb4 11.Qb3 Ne7 12.c3 Bd6 13.Nd2 Ng6 14.d4 Nf4 15.Bxf4 gxf4 16.dxe5 Bxe5 0-1(44) Gogol -- Burakovsky 2026, Kiev 2009.
6.Qd1 Bc5 7.OO d6 8.d3 Be6 9.Nd2 Ne7 10.Bb3 c6 11.c3 OO 12.Bc2 Rad8 13.Nb3 Bb6 14.Be3 c5 15.Qd2 h6 16.Rad1 Nc6 1-0(35) Meszaros -- Osztruzslik, Komarno 1999.
6...Qxf3 7.gxf3 c6 8.d3 d6 9.Be3 g6 10.d4 Bh6 11.Bxh6 Nxh6 12.OOO Ke7 13.a4 f6 14.Rd3 Be6 15.d5 Bf7 16.Kd2 c5 1-0(47) Dueckstein -- Bakker, Amsterdam 1966; 9.Bd2 Be6 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.f4 exf4 12.Bxf4 d5 13.OOO OOO 14.Rhg1 Ne7 15.h4 g6 16.Be5 Bh6+ 0-1(54) Longuemart -- Lemaire, La Fere 2004; 8...a5 9.a4 Bc5 10.Be3 Bb4 11.Ke2 Bxc3 12.bxc3 Ne7 13.f4 d6 14.Rhg1 g6 15.fxe5 dxe5 16.Bh6 Bd7 1-0(26) Hacker -- Wesselmann, Niederbayern 2001.
7...Ne7 8.Qxf6 gxf6 9.f4 Bh6 10.Rf1 OO 11.Bd2 Kg7 12.OOO d6 13.Kb1 Be6 14.g4 Bxf4 15.Bxf4 exf4 16.Ne2 Ng6 =-=(70) Vega Gutierrez 2226 -- Larino Nieto 2469, Pamplona 2008.
7...Bb4 8.Bd2 Ne7 9.Qxf6 gxf6 10.f4 d6 11.fxe5 fxe5 12.OO Be6 13.Bxe6 fxe6 14.Rf6 Kd7 15.Raf1 Rag8 16.Rf7 Bc5+ 1-0(48) Soham 2113 -- Lapshun 2382, Suwalki 2022.
7...Bc5 8.Qg3 d6 9.Bg5 Qg6 10.Bh4 Nf6 11.Qxg6 hxg6 12.Bg3 Ng4 13.h3 f5 14.Ke2 Nf6 15.Raf1 f4 16.Bh2 g5 0-1(38) Mueller 1857 -- Rosin 1961, Germany 2005.
7...Qxf3 8.gxf3 g6 9.f4 Bg7 10.fxe5 Bxe5 11.f4 Bxc3+ 12.bxc3 Ne7 13.Bb3 d5 14.OO Be6 15.Be3 b6 16.Bd4 OO 1-0(39) Minyeyevtsev 2145 -- Bauchmueller 1664, Nordrheinwestfalen 2018.
8...Be6 9.Bb3 Be7 10.Qe2 Bd8 11.OO g5 12.Rad1 Ne7 13.d4 Bc7 14.Bxe6 fxe6 15.dxe5 dxe5 16.Qh5+ Ng6 =-=(39) Wirths 1958 -- Gueroff 2164, Nordrheinwestfalen 2012.
14.Bg5 Rd7 15.Bf6 Bh6+ 16.Kb1 Re8 =-=(54) Buchanan 2101 -- McDonald, Grangemouth 1999.
6...c6 7.a4 Bc5 8.OO Ne7 9.Qg3 d6 10.d3 h6 11.Be3 OO 12.c3 Qg6 13.Bxc5 Qxg3 14.hxg3 dxc5 15.a5 g6 16.Nd2 Kg7 =-=(58) Gheorghiu 2313 -- Kula 2284, Chess.com INT 2023.
6...Nh6 7.OO Bd6 8.d3 OO 9.Qc3 a6 10.f4 Bc5+ 11.Kh1 Bd4 12.Qe1 d6 13.c3 Bb6 14.fxe5 Qxe5 15.Bxh6 gxh6 16.Nd2 Kh8 1-0(47) Aviles Aviles 2071 -- Salazar Jarpa, Rosas 2015.
7.Nc3 Qxf2+ 8.Kd1 d5 9.exd5 Bg4+ 10.Be2 Bxe2+ 11.Nxe2 OOO 12.Qh3+ Kb8 13.Nc3 Nf6 14.d3 Qd4 15.Bg5 Ng4 16.Bh4 g5 0-1(22) Suliga 1676 -- Rosin 1963, Grossenseebach 2012.
7...c6 8.a4 d6 9.Nc3 Ne7 10.a5 OO 11.Na4 Ng6 12.Nxc5 dxc5 13.Qe3 Nf4 14.Re1 h5 15.c3 h4 16.d4 cxd4 1-0(34) Ivkina -- Leolko, Orsk 2000; 9.c3 Qg6 10.Kh1 Nf6 11.d3 Ng4 12.Be3 OO 13.Bxc5 dxc5 14.Nd2 Nxh2 15.Kxh2 Qh6+ 16.Kg1 Qxd2 =-=(25) Arab -- Fadavian, Hiddenhausen 1998; 8.d4 Bxd4 9.Be3 b5 10.Bxd4 bxc4 11.Qxc4 exd4 12.e5 Qf4 13.Nc3 Ne7 14.Rad1 OO 15.Rxd4 Qxe5 16.Re4 Qf6 0-1(25) Chrz 1985 -- Potapov 2409, Pardubice 2019.
7...Bb6 8.Nc3 c6 9.d3 Qg6 10.Be3 Bc7 11.f4 b5 12.Bxb5 cxb5 13.Nxb5 Bb6 14.Bxb6 Qxb6+ 15.Kh1 d6 16.fxe5 Be6 0-1(31) Almeida 1564 -- Vera Cruz 1558, Figueira da Foz 2019; 8...Ne7 9.Na4 OO 10.Nxb6 Qxb6 11.Qg3 d6 12.d3 Ng6 13.a3 Nf4 14.Bxf4 exf4 15.Qxf4 Qxb2 16.Bb3 Be6 =-=(33) Carbone 1595 -- Aldeghi 1441, Saronno 2013.
7...Qb6 8.Bxf7+ Kf8 9.Nc3 c6 10.Kh1 Nf6 11.Qxb6 axb6 12.Bb3 Ng4 13.Nd1 Ke7 14.h3 Nf6 15.d3 d5 16.exd5 cxd5 =-=(60) Kowal 1774 -- Grubecki, Chelmza 2010.
7...Qg6 8.Nc3 Nf6 9.Nd5 Nxd5 10.Bxd5 c6 11.Bc4 OO 12.Qf3 d6 13.Be2 Be6 14.d3 f5 15.Qh5 Qxh5 16.Bxh5 f4 0-1(52) Le -- Huynh, Ha Tinh 2000.
8.Nc3 Ng4 9.Nd1 =-= Bruehl 2325 -- Heidorn 2130, Hoehr-Grenzhausen 2004.
8.h3 OO 9.Nc3 c6 10.Na4 Be7 11.Nc3 Qg6 12.d4 d5 13.exd5 Bxh3 14.g3 exd4 15.Bd3 Bf5 16.Ne2 Ng4 =-=(69) Petrovcic -- Stolfa 1844, Nova Gorica 2011.
8...OO 9.Nc3 c6 10.d3 Be7 11.Bxh6 Qxh6 12.Rad1 d6 13.Ne2 Be6 14.f4 Bxc4 15.dxc4 Qh5 16.Qd3 exf4 1-0(53) Gomes Bento -- Santo Marques, Benedita 2006.
9.h3 g5 10.Be2 Rg8 11.Nc3 Bd7 12.Nd5 Qd8 13.d3 f6 14.Bd2 Bd4 15.c3 Bc5 16.b4 Bb6 1-0(39) Sansosti 1362 -- Camposano 1350, Cutro 2007.
14.a4 c6 15.Nxb6 axb6 16.Be3 c5 =-=(38) Hidalgo -- Zeman, Argentina 2007.
8.d3 OO 9.Be3 Bb6 10.Nc3 d6 11.Rae1 Be6 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.Bxd5 Bxd5 14.Qxd5 c6 15.Qb3 Qd8 16.f4 Bxe3+ 1-0(48) Pulpan 2405 -- Temirkanov 2282, Chess.com INT 2020; 9...Qd6 10.Nc3 c6 11.a4 Rb8 12.Rae1 a6 13.a5 h6 14.Na4 Bb4 15.c3 Bxa5 16.Bc5 Qf6 1-0(36) Rahmatullin -- Agabekian, Kazan 2007; 9.c3 c6 10.Kh1 Ng6 11.f4 exf4 12.d4 Bb6 13.e5 Qf5 14.Qd1 d5 15.exd6 Qf6 16.Nd2 Bf5 1-0(34) Jimenez Almeida 2241 -- Da Silva 2004, Chess.com INT 2023; 9.Nc3 c6 10.a4 Rb8 11.Be3 Bd4 12.Ne2 Bxe3 13.fxe3 Qg6 14.Rf2 d6 15.d4 Be6 16.d5 cxd5 0-1(60) Nako -- Horvath 2115, Gyula 2001; 8...Nc6 9.Be3 Nd4 10.Bxd4 Bxd4 11.c3 Bb6 12.a4 a5 13.Kh1 OO 14.Nd2 d6 15.f4 exf4 16.d4 Be6 =-=(46) Bryn 2076 -- Haskovic 1959, Sarajevo 2014; 8...a6 9.Be3 Ba7 10.a4 OO 11.Nc3 c6 12.Bxa7 Rxa7 13.Qb6 Ra8 14.Qe3 Ng6 15.Ne2 d6 16.f4 exf4 =-=(44) Martinez Crespo 1707 -- Lopez Carcas 1370, Zaragoza 2017; 8...d6 9.Nd2 OO 10.h3 Nc6 11.c3 Na5 12.Qc2 Nxc4 13.Nxc4 Qg6 14.Kh2 f5 15.Be3 Bxe3 16.Nxe3 f4 0-1(23) Vorobiova -- Tebiakina, Orsk 2000.
8.c3 OO 9.d3 c6 10.a4 Ng6 11.Be3 d6 12.Nd2 Rb8 13.Nf3 Nf4 14.d4 Bb6 15.dxe5 dxe5 16.Bxb6 axb6 0-1(47) Conti 2037 -- Taksrud 1930, Spoleto 2017; 9...a6 10.Qd1 d6 11.Bb3 Qg6 12.Kh1 b5 13.Nd2 a5 14.Qe2 a4 15.Bc2 f5 16.f4 fxe4 1-0(59) Sokac 1887 -- Majic, Osijek 2012; 9.Kh1 Ng6 10.f4 d5 11.Bxd5 Nxf4 12.d4 Bd6 13.Qd1 g5 14.g3 Bh3 15.Rf2 c6 16.Bb3 Qg6 1-0(26) Siwiec 2123 -- Pilc, Szklarska Poreba 2011.
8...OO 9.Na4 Bd6 10.Nc3 Bc5 11.Na4 Bd6 12.Nc3 c6 13.a4 Ng6 14.Ne2 Bc5 15.Qg3 d6 16.d3 Qh4 =-=(25) Mietner 1734 -- Gohlke 1980, Templin 2007; 9...Bb6 10.Nxb6 Qxb6 11.d3 Qxb3 12.Bxb3 d6 13.f4 exf4 14.Bxf4 Be6 15.Bxe6 =-= Smith -- Good, Lansing 1988; 9.a4 Qg6 10.Bd3 d6 11.Ne2 Rb8 12.Ng3 Be6 13.Bc4 Nc6 14.Bxe6 Qxe6 15.Qf3 Nd4 16.Qd3 Qg6 =-=(62) Fastova 1807 -- Jodas 1274, Sec u Chrudimi 2005.
8...a6 9.a4 OO 10.a5 Qg6 11.Bd5 d6 12.Na4 Ba7 13.Re1 Nxd5 14.exd5 Bf5 15.c4 Bd4 16.Ra3 Rab8 =-=(34) Kolompar 2099 -- Vlaisavljevic 1906, Sombor 2017.
9.a4 OO 10.d3 Ng6 11.Be3 Be7 12.Ne2 d6 13.f4 exf4 14.Nxf4 Nxf4 15.Rxf4 Qg6 16.Raf1 d5 1-0(31) Sitnic 2220 -- Bajraktari 1638, Konjic 2023.
9.d3 b5 10.Nxb5 cxb5 11.Qxb5 Qb6 12.Qa4 OO 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bxe7 Bxe7 15.Bd5 Rb8 16.Rab1 Qa6 0-1(43) Kuzmicheva -- Zakharov 2066, Anapa 2010.
10...OO 11.a4 b4 12.c3 a5 13.Bc4 Bb7 14.d4 exd4 15.cxd4 Bxd4 16.Bg5 Qxg5 0-1(25) Toth 1193 -- Szurkos 1775, Budapest 2014.
14.gxh3 h4 15.Kg2 hxg3 16.hxg3 Qh5 0-1(72) Prinz 1508 -- Tamm 1598, Berlin 2002.
6...Qg6 7.OO d6 8.c3 Be6 9.Bxe6 fxe6 10.Qb5+ Kd8 11.Qxb7 Rc8 12.f3 h5 13.Qxa7 h4 14.Qf2 Be7 15.d3 Nf6 16.Na3 Nh5 1-0(54) Hansen 2047 -- Schmidt 1910, Copenhagen 2004; 7...Nf6 8.d3 Bc5 9.c3 OO 10.Kh1 d6 11.Bb3 Ng4 12.h3 Qh5 13.Kg1 Nf6 14.Qxh5 Nxh5 15.Kh2 Be6 16.Be3 Bxe3 =-=(19) Guennigmann 1859 -- Heitmann 1760, Buxtehude 2005; 7...Bc5 8.Nc3 Nf6 9.d3 d5 10.exd5 Bd4 11.Bb5+ c6 12.dxc6 Kf8 13.Be3 Bh3 14.Qf3 Bg4 15.Qg3 Nh5 16.cxb7 Rb8 1-0(27) Blanco Sisniega -- Sanchez, Pamplona 2001.
6...d6 7.OO Be6 8.Bxe6 Qxe6 9.Qb5+ c6 10.Qxb7 Qc8 11.Qb3 Nf6 12.d3 Be7 13.f4 OO 14.h3 Qd7 15.c4 exf4 16.Bxf4 d5 1-0(47) Lichtinger 1984 -- Neuberg 1925, Bayern 2005; 7.Nc3 Be6 8.Bxe6 Qxe6 9.Qb5+ Qd7 10.Qxb7 Qc8 11.Qc6+ Kd8 12.Qd5 f6 13.OO Ne7 14.Qf7 Qd7 15.d3 Rb8 16.b3 Nc6 1-0(68) Danek 1843 -- Bouse 1704, Czech Republic 2022.
6...Ne7 7.Nc3 c6 8.d4 d6 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.h4 Be6 11.Bg5 Bxc4 12.Qxc4 Qe6 13.Qb4 Qc8 14.Qb3 h6 15.Be3 Ng6 16.h5 Nf4 0-1(46) Loaiza Cuervo 2037 -- Palencia Morales 2260, Sabaneta 2022; 8.OO Ng6 9.d3 Bb4 10.g3 OO 11.Nd1 d6 12.Ne3 Bh3 13.Ng2 Rad8 14.Qh5 Bxg2 15.Kxg2 h6 16.c3 Ba5 1-0(25) Ujhazi 2137 -- Peric 2098, Senta 2010.
6...Nh6 7.Nc3 d6 8.d3 Bg4 9.f3 Be6 10.g4 Bxc4 11.dxc4 Ng8 12.Be3 b6 13.a4 Qh4+ 14.Bf2 Qe7 15.a5 bxa5 16.Rxa5 Qd7 1-0(36) Duarte 2320 -- Ruiz Ruiz, Lichess.org INT 2022.
7.OO d6 8.d3 Be6 9.Nc3 Bxc4 10.dxc4 Ne7 11.Be3 Bxe3 12.Qxe3 Qe6 13.Nd5 Nxd5 14.cxd5 Qd7 15.Qb3 OO 16.c4 b6 =-=(28) Aranovitch 2349 -- Salvetti 2296, Lugano 2010; 9.Bb3 a6 10.c3 Bxb3 11.axb3 Ne7 12.b4 Bb6 13.b5 a5 14.Be3 OO 15.Bxb6 cxb6 16.Nd2 d5 0-1(52) Romero Gamez 1542 -- Pereda Villalba 1705, Barcelona 2018; 8.Nc3 c6 9.d3 Be6 10.Bb3 Ne7 11.Be3 Bxe3 12.fxe3 Qg6 13.Bxe6 Qxe6 14.Qh5 OO 15.Rf3 Qg6 16.Qh4 Rae8 =-=(21) Collmann 2025 -- Heitmann 1955, Rotenburg/Wuemme 2006; 9...Ne7 10.a4 OO 11.Be3 Bd4 12.Bxd4 exd4 13.Nd1 d5 14.Bb3 Be6 15.c3 dxe4 16.Bxe6 exd3 =-=(20) Nowosad 1596 -- Golawski, Miedzyrzec Podlaski 2011; 8.Kh1 Ne7 9.f4 exf4 10.d4 Qxd4 11.c3 f3 12.Bxf7+ Kf8 13.Qxf3 Qf6 14.Qd3 Nf5 15.Bb3 g6 16.exf5 Bxf5 1-0(21) Berczes 2310 -- Tardos, Szombathely 2003; 7...Ne7 8.Nc3 a6 9.a4 b6 10.d3 Bb7 11.Be3 OO 12.Bxc5 bxc5 13.Qe3 d6 14.Kh1 Qf4 15.Qe1 c6 16.Ne2 Qg5 =-=(83) Pleshakov -- Kozyak 1798, Cheliabinsk 2008.
8.Be3 Bb6 9.Nc3 c6 10.Bb3 d6 11.OOO Bd4 12.Qf3 Qxf3 13.gxf3 a5 14.a3 Be6 15.Ne2 Bxb3 16.cxb3 c5 0-1(36) Barlov 2454 -- Larino Nieto 2508, Las Palmas 2013; 8...Qb6 9.Bb3 c6 10.Nc3 Bxe3 11.Qxe3 Qxe3+ 12.fxe3 d6 13.d4 Bd7 14.OOO Rf8 15.Rhf1 f6 16.a4 OOO 0-1(39) Ghader Pour 2025 -- Ramya 2096, Cochin 2004.
8.Nd2 d6 9.h3 Qg6 10.g3 Bd7 11.Nf3 h6 12.Bd2 b5 13.Bb3 OO 14.g4 a5 15.c3 a4 16.Bc2 Bb6 1-0(41) Rotermund -- Jost, Germany 2001.
9...Bxe3 10.fxe3 b5 11.Bb3 a5 12.a3 a4 13.Ba2 OO 14.OOO d6 15.Rhf1 Qg6 16.h3 Be6 1-0(35) Escobar 1828 -- Rosero 1595, Bogota 2012.
14.Bxe6 Qxe6 15.f4 exf4 16.Nxf4 Nxf4 =-=(65) Zwanzger 2313 -- Fish 2466, Germany 2015.
8.Nc3 c6 9.Bd2 Be6 10.Nd1 Ne7 11.c3 Bxc4 12.dxc4 OO 13.a4 a5 14.Be3 Bxe3 15.Nxe3 Qg6 16.Qd3 Rad8 =-=(42) Turner -- Cooper, New Zeeland 1996; 9.OO Be6 10.Bb3 Bd4 11.Kh1 Bxb3 12.axb3 Qe6 13.Na4 b5 14.c3 bxa4 15.cxd4 axb3 16.dxe5 dxe5 =-=(63) Lichtinger 2025 -- Kaplanski 1970, Bayern 2002; 9.Nd1 Ne7 10.Be3 Bb6 11.a4 OO 12.a5 Bc7 13.OO Be6 14.f4 Bxc4 15.dxc4 exf4 16.Bxf4 Qe6 1-0(82) Tonev 1733 -- Bauchmueller 1664, Nordrheinwestfalen 2018.
8.OO Nh6 9.Be3 Bb6 10.h3 OO 11.Nd2 Kh8 12.c3 Qg6 13.Kh1 f5 14.f4 Bd7 15.Bxb6 axb6 16.fxe5 dxe5 =-=(33) Triantafilidis 1781 -- Paraskevas 1585, Porto Rio 2016.
8...Be6 9.Nd2 Bb6 10.OO g5 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.Qh5+ Qg6 13.Qxg5 Qxg5 14.Bxg5 h6 15.Be3 Ne7 16.Nc4 OOO 1-0(85) Okeke 2132 -- Kula 2284, Chess.com INT 2023.
8...Bb6 9.Nc3 c6 10.OOO Be6 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.Rhf1 Ne7 13.g3 OO 14.f4 Bxe3+ 15.Qxe3 Qh6 16.Qd2 exf4 =-=(19) Kreutzkamp 2235 -- Heutgens, Bad Oeynhausen 1984.
9...Qg6 10.OO Nf6 11.h3 Nh5 12.Kh2 OO 13.Nc3 c6 14.Ne2 Kh8 15.f4 exf4 16.Nxf4 Nxf4 =-=(44) Pham T Hong -- Doan, Hue 1997.
14.d4 f5 15.dxe5 dxe5 16.Qc5 Bd7 1-0(33) Caroff 2107 -- Padioleau 1860, Fouesnant 2001.
7...Ne7 8.d3 OO 9.a3 a5 10.Bd2 c6 11.Bb3 Rd8 12.OO d6 13.Be3 Ba7 14.Bxa7 Rxa7 15.Qe3 Ra8 16.f4 Be6 1-0(79) Krah 1457 -- Schuenemann 1710, Saarlouis 2000; 8...a6 9.Be3 Ba7 10.OO OO 11.f4 exf4 12.Bxa7 Rxa7 13.Qf2 c5 14.Qxc5 b6 15.Qf2 Kh8 16.Qxf4 Qxf4 1-0(50) Campos Marfil 1990 -- Garcia Basurte, Malaga 1999; 8.OO d6 9.Na4 Bb6 10.Nxb6 axb6 11.d3 Be6 12.Bxe6 Qxe6 13.a3 OO 14.f4 exf4 15.Bxf4 Ng6 16.Bd2 f5 0-1(43) Hoffmann 2112 -- Silber 2267, Germany 2015; 8...c6 9.d3 Ng6 10.Be3 Bb6 11.Bxb6 axb6 12.Qe3 b5 13.Bb3 OO 14.Ne2 Nf4 15.Ng3 h5 16.c3 d6 0-1(54) Huarte Zozaya 1692 -- Lizuain Toni 1840, Pamplona 2016.
8.OO b5 9.Bb3 a5 10.a4 b4 11.Nd1 d6 12.Ne3 Ne7 13.d3 Ng6 14.Nc4 OO 15.Be3 Nf4 16.Qf3 h5 0-1(68) Bunk 2040 -- Roesch 1956, Regensburg 2004; 11...Ba6 12.d3 Ne7 13.Be3 Bxe3 14.fxe3 Qd6 15.Bxf7+ Kd8 16.Nf2 Kc7 1-0(18) Dorawa 2053 -- Rosinus 1625, Bad Frankenhausen 2008.
8.a3 d6 9.b4 Bd4 10.Bb2 a6 11.Nd1 Ba7 12.Ne3 Ne7 13.OO OO 14.Kh1 Qh4 15.d3 Kh8 16.c3 f5 0-1(59) Kovacic 1778 -- Sestak, Croatia 2013.
8...b5 9.Bb3 a5 10.a4 b4 11.Nd1 Bb7 12.OO d5 13.Ne3 Ne7 14.Kh1 OO 15.Bd2 Qd6 16.Qf3 Kh8 1-0(43) Reza 2135 -- Matseyko 2134, Lvov 2013; 11...Ne7 12.Be3 Ba7 13.Bxa7 Rxa7 14.Qe3 Ra8 15.OO g5 16.c3 bxc3 1-0(54) Brukhovich -- Burakovsky 2042, Kiev 2005; 9...d6 10.OO Qg6 11.Be3 Bb6 12.f4 Bg4 13.Qf2 Qh6 14.Bxb6 axb6 15.fxe5 Be6 16.Bxe6 Qxe6 1-0(19) Pozdeev -- Amaev 2329, Raduzhny 2009.
8...Ne7 9.Be3 Bb6 10.OOO OO 11.g3 Bd4 12.Qd2 Bxc3 13.Qxc3 d5 14.d4 dxc4 15.f4 Bh3 16.dxe5 Qg6 =-=(34) Sanz Ogaya 1700 -- Clifford 1923, Barcelona 2014; 9...Bxe3 10.Qxe3 a5 11.a4 OO 12.Rd1 d6 13.Ne2 Be6 14.Bxe6 fxe6 15.OO d5 16.c3 Rf7 1-0(40) Burguete -- Lidon, Zaragoza 1995; 9.OO OO 10.Kh1 Ng6 11.g3 d6 12.Qh5 Nh8 13.Bg5 Qg6 14.Qh4 Be6 15.f4 f5 16.exf5 Qxf5 1-0(32) Adam -- Rickert Loeser, Borgholzhausen 1968.
8...Qg6 9.OO d6 10.Kh1 Bg4 11.f3 Be6 12.Bb3 Ne7 13.f4 Bg4 14.Qe1 exf4 15.Bxf4 Be6 16.Bxe6 Qxe6 1-0(36) Mlodzinska 1871 -- Muehle 1985, Leutersdorf 2006.
9.Be3 Bb6 10.OO Be6 11.Bb3 Nh6 12.Na4 Bg4 13.Qd2 Bxe3 14.fxe3 Qg5 15.Qf2 OOO 16.Qg3 f6 1-0(56) Germinal 1997 -- Pride, Chess.com INT 2021.
9.OO Be6 10.Bb3 Ne7 11.Na4 Bb4 12.a3 Ba5 13.Bxe6 Qxe6 14.f4 exf4 15.Bxf4 Ng6 16.Bg3 h5 1-0(32) Szukics 1955 -- Kiss 1700, Hungary 2015.
14.Qf3 h5 15.e5 dxe5 16.Ne4 Qe7 1-0(61) Krutina 2067 -- Krivanek, Klatovy 2004.
6...gxf6 7.Nc3 c6 8.d3 Bh6 9.Bxh6 Nxh6 10.OOO d6 11.Rdf1 Rg8 12.Rhg1 Ke7 13.Nd1 a5 14.a4 Bd7 15.Ne3 Ng4 16.h3 Nxe3 0-1(30) Laitinen 1890 -- Hoiberg 2100, Oslo 1983.
7.OO Bc5 8.d3 h6 9.Nc3 OO 10.Be3 Bxe3 11.fxe3 c6 12.a4 d6 13.b4 Be6 14.Bxe6 fxe6 15.h3 d5 16.exd5 Nxd5 =-=(17) Herczeg -- Horvath 2340, Hungary 1999; 8...d6 9.Nc3 c6 10.Kh1 Be6 11.Bb3 OO 12.f4 Ng4 13.h3 Ne3 14.Bxe3 Bxe3 15.Bxe6 fxe6 16.fxe5 dxe5 0-1(35) Zakoucka 2070 -- Kulovana 2085, Czech Republic 2003; 8.Nc3 c6 9.d3 OO 10.Be3 Bxe3 11.fxe3 d6 12.Rad1 b5 13.Bb3 a5 14.a3 Nd7 15.d4 b4 16.Na2 a4 =-=(28) Blom -- Kalisvaart, Leiden 1998; 7...c6 8.d3 d5 9.exd5 cxd5 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Bxd7+ Nxd7 12.Re1 Bb4 13.Bd2 Bxd2 14.Nxd2 OO 15.Nf3 f6 16.Re2 Rfc8 0-1(46) Soderborg 2138 -- Hallerod 2164, Gothenburg 2005; 7...Nxe4 8.Re1 Nd6 9.Rxe5+ Be7 10.Bb3 f6 11.Re2 b6 12.Nc3 Bb7 1-0 Gomez Araque 1177 -- Vesga Jaimes, Calle 2020.
7.f3 Bc5 8.c3 c6 9.b4 Bb6 10.a4 a5 11.b5 d5 12.exd5 cxd5 13.Bb3 OO 14.d3 Bf5 15.Ke2 e4 16.d4 exf3+ 1-0(30) Moura -- El Debs, Brasilia 2001.
7...c6 8.a4 Nxe4 9.Nxe4 d5 10.Bd3 dxe4 11.Bxe4 f5 12.Bf3 Bd6 13.d3 Kf7 14.Bd2 Be6 15.Bc3 Bd5 16.Bxd5+ cxd5 =-=(31) Zunker -- Heilemann, Oberursel 1972; 8.OO b5 9.Bb3 a5 10.a3 Bc5 11.d3 d6 12.Bg5 Ke7 13.h3 h6 14.Bh4 g5 15.Bg3 Nh5 16.Bh2 Nf4 0-1(32) Decrop 1795 -- Renard 1971, Bethune 2009; 8.a3 b5 9.Bb3 b4 10.axb4 Bxb4 11.d3 d5 12.exd5 cxd5 13.Bd2 d4 14.Nd5 Bxd2+ 15.Kxd2 OO 16.Nxf6+ gxf6 1-0(41) Medlin -- Jost, Germany 2001; 8.d3 Bc5 9.OO OO 10.h3 Bb6 11.Bg5 d6 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Na4 Bd8 14.Nc3 f5 15.exf5 Bxf5 16.f4 d5 1-0(28) Jung 1068 -- Kroemer 1257, Bad Homburg 2015.
7...Bb4 8.Nd5 Nxd5 9.Bxd5 OO 10.OO c6 11.Bb3 d6 12.c3 Bc5 13.Bc2 g6 14.a4 Bd7 15.b4 Bb6 16.a5 Bc7 1-0(45) Altamirano -- Puppi Lazo 1951, Lima 2013; 8.d3 c6 9.f4 exf4 10.Bxf4 d5 11.exd5 cxd5 12.Bb5+ Bd7 13.Bxd7+ Kxd7 14.Kf2 Bxc3 15.bxc3 Rac8 16.Bd2 d4 0-1(43) Korobchenko 1450 -- Druchenko 1731, Sochi 2019.
7...Be7 8.d3 h6 9.OO d6 10.Nd5 Nxd5 11.exd5 Bd7 12.f4 OOO 13.fxe5 dxe5 14.Rxf7 Bc5+ 15.Kh1 g5 16.Rf1 Rdg8 0-1(23) Kobernik -- Palamarchuk, Nikolaev 2009.
8.OO d6 9.d3 Bd7 10.h3 OO 11.Re1 a6 12.Be3 Bxe3 13.Rxe3 b5 14.Bb3 Nh5 15.Nd5 c6 16.Nb6 Ra7 0-1(47) Karimov 1505 -- Asadullin 1689, Chishmy 2016.
8.Nd5 Nxd5 9.exd5 OO 10.OO c6 11.c3 a5 12.a4 Rb8 13.d3 Bd6 14.Re1 b5 15.axb5 cxb5 16.Ba2 Bb7 0-1(53) Hanno -- Maouloud, Buenos Aires 1978.
9.a4 a6 10.Ke2 d6 11.Nd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd5 c6 13.Bc4 Be6 14.Bxe6 =-= Pulpan 1817 -- Sykora 1797, Kouty nad Desnou 2015.
9.OO c6 10.h3 b5 11.Bb3 Bb7 12.Be3 Bb4 13.a3 Bxc3 14.bxc3 d5 15.f3 OO 16.Bc5 Rfe8 =-=(64) Van Randtwijk 1625 -- Levasier, Haarlem 2013.
11.Bd2 Bb6 12.Be3 Ba5+ 13.Ke2 a6 14.Na3 Ng4 15.Bd2 Bxd2 16.Kxd2 OO =-=(22) Adamovic 2031 -- Poleksic 1723, Belgrade 2013.
14.bxa5 Ng4 15.Nxc8 Nxe3 16.fxe3 Rxc8 =-= Diaz Herrera 1945 -- Cedeno 1849, San Andres Islas 2013.
7...d6 8.Bg5 Be7 9.Nc3 Be6 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.Ke2 Nd7 12.Bxe7 Kxe7 13.Rad1 Rhf8 14.f3 a6 15.Rhf1 =-= Kupreichik 2500 -- Balashov 2550, Sverdlovsk 1987; 8.Nc3 c6 9.f4 Be7 10.OO OO 11.a4 Bd7 12.h3 Rfd8 13.fxe5 dxe5 14.Be3 Be8 15.a5 Nd7 16.Rf3 Kf8 0-1(43) Kveinys 2345 -- Vladimirov 2525, Tallinn 1988; 8.f4 exf4 9.Bxf4 Be7 10.OO OO 11.Nc3 Be6 12.Bb3 c6 13.d4 Bxb3 14.axb3 a6 15.Rae1 Rad8 16.Re2 Rfe8 =-=(20) Kinnmark 2285 -- Wieweg 2248, Sweden 2009; 8.OO Be6 9.Bxe6 fxe6 10.f4 exf4 11.Bxf4 e5 12.Bg5 Nd7 13.Rf3 Be7 14.Bxe7 Kxe7 =-= Dubov -- Shilov 2028, Perm 2006.
7...Bb4+ 8.c3 Bc5 9.OO Ng4 10.h3 Bxf2+ 11.Rxf2 Nxf2 12.Kxf2 OO 13.Nd2 d6 14.Nf3 Be6 15.Bxe6 fxe6 16.Ke2 d5 1-0(57) Correia 1728 -- Vacis, Fortaleza 2014; 9...d6 10.Be3 Bxe3 11.fxe3 OO 12.Nd2 Be6 13.Bb3 Ng4 14.Rf3 Bxb3 15.axb3 Nh6 16.Raf1 g6 =-=(66) Smith -- Eppens, Chicago 1906; 9.Nd2 d6 10.h3 c6 11.OO b5 12.Bb3 a5 13.a3 a4 14.Bc2 Be6 15.Nf3 h6 16.d4 exd4 1-0(34) Simoes 1777 -- Santos 1651, Matosinhos 2008.
7...h6 8.Nc3 c6 9.OO b5 10.Bb3 a5 11.a4 b4 12.Ne2 Bc5 13.Kh1 OO 14.f4 d6 15.Ng3 Ba6 16.h3 Bd4 0-1(39) Kelemen -- Horvath 2350, Fuzesabony 1994; 9.a3 =-= Falkowski 1889 -- Wittkugel 1888, Ellwangen 2001.
7...Be7 8.Nd2 OO 9.h3 c6 10.Nf3 d6 11.OO a5 12.a4 Be6 13.b3 d5 14.exd5 cxd5 15.Bb5 Bd6 16.Bg5 Nd7 =-=(57) Chetyrev -- Shcherbakov, Dagomys 2009.
8.Bg5 Be7 9.a4 OO 10.OO h6 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.Nc3 Bg5 13.Rad1 Kh8 14.d4 d6 15.dxe5 dxe5 16.Rd3 f5 0-1(47) Schmidtgall 1492 -- Patzer 1503, Neumuenster 2000.
8...Bb4 9.Bd2 d6 10.a3 Ba5 11.b4 Bc7 12.OO b5 13.Bb3 a5 14.f4 a4 15.Ba2 Bb6+ 16.Kh1 Be6 0-1(52) Chemin 2040 -- Hungaski 2471, Chess.com INT 2024.
8...Bc5 9.h3 OO 10.Bg5 Ne8 11.Bh4 Nc7 12.Bg3 d6 13.Na4 Bxf2+ 14.Bxf2 b5 15.Bb3 bxa4 16.Bxa4 Bd7 =-=(51) Fores Lara 2045 -- Vicente Haro 2130, Martorell 1997.
11...Bc5 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bh4 g5 14.Bg3 d6 15.f3 h5 16.Bf2 Bxf2+ 0-1(25) Doriakis 1678 -- Xylogiannopoulos 2104, Heraklion 2012.
14.h3 OO 15.Re1 Rfe8 16.Nf5 Rad8 =-=(43) Reinemann 1980 -- Thornton 2020, Sibenik 2014.
8.h3 OO 9.Bg5 d6 10.Nc3 Be6 11.Bb3 Bxb3 12.axb3 c6 13.Na4 Bb6 14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.Nxb6 axb6 16.Ke2 Kg7 =-=(54) Tarnowska 1835 -- Kula 2284, Chess.com INT 2023; 9.OO c6 10.Nc3 a5 11.a3 d6 =-= Budnik 2003 -- Husarik 2072, Olomouc 2018; 8...h6 9.Nc3 c6 10.f4 d6 11.f5 b5 12.Bb3 Bb7 13.Bd2 OOO 14.OOO Rhe8 15.Bxf7 Re7 16.Be6+ Kb8 1-0(50) Sfetsou 1243 -- Koutsotoli 1319, Achaia 2013.
8.OO d6 9.Nc3 c6 10.Be3 Bxe3 11.fxe3 b5 12.Bb3 a5 13.a4 b4 14.Ne2 Be6 15.Ng3 Bxb3 16.cxb3 OO =-=(45) Vnoucek -- Drahorad 1985, Prague 2006; 10.Na4 b6 11.Nxc5 bxc5 12.f4 Nd7 13.Bb3 OO 14.c3 Ba6 15.Rf3 Rad8 16.c4 Bb7 1-0(36) Lhotsky 1248 -- Benes 1387, Mlada Boleslav 2017; 8...c6 9.Nc3 b5 10.Bb3 a5 11.a4 b4 12.Ne2 d5 13.exd5 cxd5 14.Bg5 Bb7 15.Rae1 Nd7 16.Ng3 OO 1-0(35) Molina 1576 -- Jimenez Mejia, Antioquia 2018.
8.Bg5 d6 9.OO OO 10.Nd2 Kh8 11.h3 Be6 12.c3 Nd7 13.g4 Bxc4 14.Nxc4 f6 15.Bd2 g5 16.b4 Bb6 1-0(32) Janiszewski 1996 -- Kupiecki 1432, Iwonicz 2016; 8...Ng4 9.Bh4 d6 10.h3 Nh6 11.Nc3 c6 12.Bg5 Ng8 13.a3 a6 14.OOO b5 15.Ba2 b4 16.axb4 Bxb4 =-=(48) Sarra Bournet 1606 -- Ripoll 1714, Quebec 2015.
8.Bb3 d6 9.c3 Be6 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.Be3 Bxe3 12.fxe3 OO 13.h3 Rf7 14.Nd2 h6 15.OO Raf8 16.Rf2 Nd7 =-=(17) Panchenko -- Kupreichik 2470, Minsk 1985.
8...d6 9.Bg5 Nd7 10.a4 f6 11.Bd2 c6 12.Ne2 Nb6 13.Bb3 a5 14.c3 d5 15.f4 Bg4 16.h3 Bxe2 1-0(36) Zivkovic 1778 -- Pavlovic 1529, Niska Banja 2017.
9.OO b5 10.Bb3 Bd4 11.Ne2 Bb6 12.h3 OO 13.Bg5 d6 14.Ng3 a5 15.a4 Bd8 16.Be3 Be6 1-0(77) Kelemen -- Horvath 1895, Fuzesabony 1994.
9.Na4 Be7 10.Nc3 b5 11.Bb3 Bc5 12.OO h6 13.h3 d6 14.Be3 Bb6 15.Ne2 OO 16.c3 Be6 0-1(57) Mamedov 1840 -- Mishakov 2074, Dubna 2007.
9.Ke2 b5 10.Bb3 a5 11.a4 b4 12.Nd1 Ba6 13.Be3 Nxe4 14.f3 Bxe3 15.Nxe3 Nc5 16.Bc4 d5 0-1(105) Gavriliuk 1817 -- Burakovsky 2026, Kiev 2009.
14.Ne2 d5 15.Bxf6 gxf6 16.f3 Rad8 =-=(20) Kelemen 2158 -- Horvath 2346, Gyongyos 2001.
6...h6 7.Nc3 c6 8.OO Bc5 9.d3 Ne7 10.Be3 Bd6 11.f4 Rf8 12.fxe5 Bxe5 13.Rxf6 Bxg3 14.Rf3 Bc7 15.Raf1 f6 16.d4 d6 1-0(45) Ni 1864 -- Andolfatto 1751, Milan 2014; 8.d3 a5 9.a3 d6 10.OO Be6 11.f4 b5 12.fxe5 Qxe5 13.Bxe6 Qxe6 14.Bd2 Ne7 15.Rae1 Ng6 16.Qf2 Be7 0-1(30) Fernandez Rey 1889 -- Espineira Cajaraville, Vilagarcia de Arousa 2006; 7...Ne7 8.OO d6 9.f4 exf4 10.Rxf4 Qd4+ 11.Qf2 Qxc4 12.d3 Qe6 13.Nb5 Kd7 14.Rxf7 c5 15.Rxf8 Rxf8 16.Qxf8 g5 1-0(30) Palosz 2167 -- Dziurzynski, Swietokrzyskie 2010.
6...Ne7 7.OO Ng6 8.Nc3 c6 9.d3 Nf4 10.Qf3 d6 11.g3 Nh3+ 12.Kg2 Qg6 13.Kh1 h5 14.Qg2 Ng5 15.Bxg5 Qxg5 16.f4 exf4 1-0(94) Petrenko 2251 -- Areshchenko 2268, Peterhof 2009; 9...h6 10.f4 Bc5+ 11.Kh1 OO 12.Bd2 Bd6 13.fxe5 Qxe5 14.Qxe5 Nxe5 15.Bb3 b5 16.d4 Nc4 1-0(41) Needleman 2411 -- Hansen, Dos Hermanas 2004; 7.Nc3 c6 8.a4 Qg6 9.d3 d6 10.OO Be6 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.Qh3 h5 13.f4 Qg4 14.Qxg4 hxg4 15.fxe5 dxe5 16.Be3 Ng6 1-0(33) Fomichev 2048 -- Antipin 1853, Zelenograd 2017.
6...c6 7.d3 h6 8.OO g5 9.d4 d6 10.c3 b5 11.Be2 Rb8 12.Be3 Be7 13.dxe5 dxe5 14.Bxa7 Rb7 15.Qe3 h5 16.a4 h4 1-0(34) Herndlbauer 2152 -- Braun 2124, Austria 2004.
6...Qf4 7.Nc3 Qxg3 8.fxg3 c6 9.OO Bc5+ 10.Kh1 f6 11.Ne2 Ne7 12.c3 d5 13.exd5 cxd5 14.Bb5+ Bd7 15.Bxd7+ Kxd7 16.d4 Bb6 0-1(48) Sztan -- Horvath 2160, Gyongyos 1998.
6...Be7 7.Nc3 c6 8.d3 Qg6 9.Ne2 Qxg3 10.Nxg3 Nf6 11.Nf5 Bf8 12.Ng3 Be7 13.Nf5 Bf8 14.Ng3 =-= Zelbova 1958 -- Smid 1910, Czech Republic 2023.
6...h5 7.h4 d6 8.d3 Ne7 9.Nc3 c6 10.f4 Qg6 11.Qf2 exf4 12.Bxf4 Be6 13.OOO OOO 14.Qxa7 Bxc4 15.dxc4 Qe6 16.e5 Ng6 1-0(22) Udupitiya 1683 -- Ranasinghe 1752, Colombo 2016.
7.c3 Be6 8.Bxe6 Qxe6 9.OO g6 10.Na3 Bg7 11.Nc2 Ne7 12.Re1 OO 13.d3 h6 14.Qh4 Kh7 15.Ne3 f5 16.f3 f4 1-0(42) Gucaga 1881 -- Slikas 1479, Lithuania 2016.
7.d3 h6 8.Nc3 c6 9.f4 Be6 10.fxe5 Qxe5 11.Bf4 Qc5 12.Bxe6 fxe6 13.Qg6+ Kd7 14.Qf7+ Be7 15.d4 Qa5 16.OOO Rd8 1-0(19) Van Gelder -- Oskam, Rotterdam 1919.
7...Qg6 8.Qb3 c6 9.a4 Nf6 10.Re1 Be7 11.Nc3 OO 12.a5 Bh3 13.Bf1 Rab8 14.Qa4 Bd7 15.b4 a6 16.d3 Nh5 1-0(49) Szekacs 1775 -- Kovacs 1945, Hungary 2011.
14.Bxf4 Qd4+ 15.Kh1 f6 16.a4 b4 1-0(23) Mazzoni -- Boutteville, Rosny sous Bois 1972.
8.OO Qg6 9.Qxg6 hxg6 10.d3 Be7 11.f4 f6 12.Be3 Bd8 13.Rad1 Bg4 14.Rd2 Bb6 15.Bxb6 axb6 16.d4 b5 0-1(64) Umarbekov 2247 -- Batabaev 2079, Bishkek 2012; 10...Nf6 11.f4 Be7 12.a4 Be6 13.Bxe6 fxe6 14.Ne2 OOO 15.h3 Nd7 16.fxe5 dxe5 0-1(63) Mednikova 2166 -- Khmiadashvili 2158, Opatija 2013; 8...Be6 9.d3 h6 10.Bxe6 Qxe6 11.f4 f6 12.Be3 Ne7 13.Rad1 c5 14.fxe5 fxe5 15.Nb5 Qd7 16.c4 a6 1-0(27) Robatsch -- Rosino, Venice 1969.
8...Be6 9.Bb3 Ne7 10.OO Bxb3 11.axb3 Ng6 12.Ne2 Be7 13.f4 =-= Mitenkov 2380 -- Berdichevski 2340, Moscow 1991; 9...Bxb3 10.axb3 Qe6 11.OO Ne7 12.f4 f6 13.Be3 a6 14.b4 Rd8 15.Na4 exf4 16.Rxf4 Ng6 1-0(58) Monnard -- Boutteville, Rosny sous Bois 1972; 9.Bxe6 fxe6 10.OO h6 11.a4 Ne7 12.b4 a6 13.Bd2 Ng6 14.b5 Be7 15.bxc6 bxc6 16.Rab1 OO 0-1(41) Jaremenko -- Arkhireeva, Rybinsk 1997.
8...Qg6 9.a4 Nf6 10.Qxg6 hxg6 11.f4 Nh5 12.fxe5 dxe5 13.Rf1 Nf6 14.h3 Bc5 15.Bg5 Ke7 16.OOO Be6 0-1(66) Rotstein -- Simkin, Kiev 1961; 9.Qxg6 hxg6 10.a4 Be7 11.OO g5 12.b4 g4 13.b5 Nf6 14.Rb1 OO 15.Bg5 Bd8 16.bxc6 bxc6 =-=(52) Nowak 1892 -- Golcman 2117, Marianske Lazne 2015.
8...Qe7 9.OO g6 10.f4 Be6 11.fxe5 Bxc4 12.exd6 Qxd6 13.Qxd6 Bxd6 14.dxc4 Ne7 15.Bg5 OO 16.Rad1 1-0 Garijo Martinez -- Garcia Perez, Valencia 2003.
9.OO g5 10.Be3 h5 11.f3 Nh6 12.Qf2 a5 13.d4 b5 14.Bxb5 Bd7 15.Ba4 g4 16.dxe5 dxe5 1-0(25) Groenegress -- Erpel, Brackwede 1974.
9.Be3 Bd7 10.OOO b5 11.Bb3 a5 12.a4 b4 13.Ne2 c5 14.f4 Rc8 15.fxe5 dxe5 16.Rdf1 Qd6 1-0(30) Tagiltsev -- Firtsev, Barnaul 2013.
14.Kf2 exf4 15.gxf4 Be6 16.Ba2 OO =-=(34) Bobekov -- Tsvetkov, Sofia 1952.
7.OO Ne7 8.d3 Ng6 9.Be3 Be7 10.Nc3 c6 11.Rad1 Nf4 12.d4 d6 13.Bxf4 exf4 14.Qf3 h5 15.Qe2 h4 16.e5 dxe5 =-=(37) Chua 1998 -- Dotsenko 2125, Singapore 2006; 8...h6 9.Kh1 c6 10.f4 d6 11.Nc3 Qg6 12.fxe5 Qxg3 13.hxg3 dxe5 14.Bxf7+ Kd8 15.Bd2 Rf8 16.Na4 Bd6 1-0(20) Zhuk 1643 -- Benetkiewicz, Chojnice 2010; 8.c3 h6 9.a4 OO 10.b4 Bd6 11.d4 exd4 12.f4 dxc3 13.e5 Bxe5 14.fxe5 Qxe5 15.Qxe5 1-0 Traczewski 1926 -- Fabich 1554, Tczew 2008; 7...d6 8.d3 Qg6 9.Qxg6 hxg6 10.Nc3 Nf6 11.Na4 Bb4 12.a3 Ba5 13.b4 Bd7 14.bxa5 Bxa4 15.Rb1 Bc6 16.f4 exf4 =-=(19) Horvath 2152 -- Lanin, Budapest 2004; 10...f5 11.Nd5 Kd7 12.b4 Bb6 13.a4 c6 14.Nxb6+ axb6 15.Be3 b5 16.axb5 Rxa1 1-0(34) Cozette 1997 -- Guille, La Fere 2006; 7...h5 8.Nc3 h4 9.Qd3 c6 10.h3 a5 11.a4 Rh6 12.Qe2 Rg6 13.d3 d6 14.Kh2 Nh6 15.Bd2 Ng4+ 16.hxg4 Bxg4 0-1(26) Sarra Bournet 1737 -- Ripoll 1744, Quebec 2014.
7.d4 Bxd4 8.c3 Bb6 9.Bg5 Qd6 10.Na3 Nf6 11.Qh4 OO 12.OO h6 13.Bxh6 gxh6 14.Rad1 Qe7 15.Qxh6 Nh7 16.Rd3 Qf6 0-1(27) Lobos Barrenechea 2327 -- Espinoza Oyarzun 1867, Quilpue 2019.
7...h6 8.Be3 d6 9.Bxc5 dxc5 10.Nd2 Ne7 11.Qe3 b6 12.Rf1 Ng6 13.g3 Bh3 14.Rg1 Bd7 15.OOO OOO 16.f4 Bc6 1-0(46) Kuchar 2009 -- Mikheeva 1792, Pardubice 2019; 8.f4 exf4 9.Bxf4 d6 10.e5 dxe5 11.Bxe5 Bf2+ 12.Qxf2 Qxe5+ 13.Kd2 Qg5+ 14.Kc3 Be6 15.Re1 Ke7 16.Nd2 Nf6 1-0(64) Tinina 1678 -- Mikheeva 1943, Sochi 2020; 8.Nc3 Ne7 9.OO OO 10.Na4 Bd6 11.Be3 c6 12.Nc3 b5 13.Bb3 Bb7 14.Ne2 Qg6 15.Qh3 Bc8 16.f4 Bc7 1-0(28) Gentric 1700 -- Taquet, Paris 1989; 8.OO g5 9.Be3 Bb6 10.Nc3 c6 11.Bxb6 axb6 12.Qe3 b5 13.Bb3 d6 14.Rad1 Ne7 15.Rfe1 Ng6 16.Ne2 h5 1-0(26) Howlett -- Lubarsky, USA 1992.
8.OO Qg6 9.Qxg6 hxg6 10.c3 Nf6 11.h3 Ke7 12.a4 a6 13.Be3 Bxe3 14.fxe3 g5 15.Nd2 g4 16.hxg4 Bxg4 0-1(56) Fiedorek 2185 -- Marszalek 2290, Poronin 2020.
8...Ne7 9.OO Be6 10.Nb5 Rc8 11.Be3 Bxc4 12.dxc4 c6 13.Nc3 Ng6 14.Rad1 Qe6 15.b3 OO 16.Rd3 f5 1-0(45) Delchev 2290 -- Kamsky, Innsbruck 1987.
8...Be6 9.Nd5 Bxd5 10.Bxd5 c6 11.Bb3 Qg6 12.Qh3 Nf6 13.Be3 Bxe3 14.fxe3 Qg4 15.Qxg4 Nxg4 16.h3 Nf6 =-=(22) Ginzburg 2400 -- Slipak 2460, Buenos Aires 1994.
8...a6 9.Nd5 Bxf2+ 10.Qxf2 Qxf2+ 11.Kxf2 Kd8 12.Rf1 f6 13.Be3 b5 14.Bb3 Ne7 15.a4 bxa4 16.Rxa4 Bb7 1-0(20) Scheipl 2226 -- Eschlbeck 1457, Germany 2010.
9.OO Qg6 10.Qxg6 hxg6 11.Bd2 Bb6 12.Rfe1 Ne7 13.Be3 f6 14.Rad1 Bd7 15.d4 OOO 16.Rd2 g5 =-=(22) Fleck 2365 -- Grzesik 2330, Germany 1983.
9.a4 Qg6 10.Qxg6 hxg6 11.Ne2 Ne7 12.c3 a5 13.f4 Bd7 14.Bd2 d5 15.exd5 cxd5 16.Bb3 e4 0-1(49) Maslik 2170 -- Tepper 2235, Slovakia 1997.
9.a3 Be6 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.Na4 Bb6 12.Nxb6 axb6 13.Be3 Ra6 14.OO Ne7 15.f4 Ng6 16.f5 Ne7 1-0(32) Zivkovic 2095 -- Pavlovic 1529, Niska Banja 2017.
10.Ne2 Nf6 11.fxe5 Qxg3+ 12.Nxg3 dxe5 13.Rf1 OO 14.h3 a5 15.a4 Be6 16.Bg5 Nd7 =-=(19) Sochna 2244 -- Tepper 2215, Slovakia 2001.
14.Qxe3 OO 15.OO Be6 16.Bb3 b6 1-0(41) Himanshu 2408 -- Mollah Abdullah 2506, New Delhi 2007.
7...d6 8.Nd5 Bxf2+ 9.Qxf2 Qxf2+ 10.Kxf2 Kd8 11.d3 f6 12.Bd2 c6 13.Ne3 Ne7 14.Raf1 a5 15.a3 b5 16.Bb3 Kc7 1-0(30) Teichmann -- Caro, Berlin 1897.
8...OO 9.OO h6 10.Kh1 d6 11.f4 Be6 12.Rf3 Bxc4 13.dxc4 Kh7 14.fxe5 Qxe5 15.Bf4 Qe6 16.Nd5 Nxd5 0-1(43) Leuschner 1900 -- Rosin, Mittelfranken 1980; 10.Be3 Bb6 11.Bxb6 axb6 12.f4 exf4 13.Rxf4 Qd4+ 14.Kh1 d6 15.Raf1 Be6 16.Nb5 Qc5 0-1(24) Hawley -- Linton, Oxford/ Oxfordshire 1967; 9.Be3 Bxe3 10.fxe3 d6 11.Rf1 Qh6 12.OOO Be6 13.Rf2 Bxc4 14.dxc4 Qe6 15.b3 f5 16.Qh3 Qg6 1-0(38) Bohosjan -- Krustev, Sofia 1970.
8...d6 9.Bg5 Qg6 10.Bxe7 Kxe7 11.Nd5+ Kd8 12.b4 Bb6 13.a4 c6 14.Nxb6 axb6 15.Qe3 b5 16.Bb3 bxa4 1-0(30) Lostuzzi 2335 -- Barlocco 2300, Italy 1993.
8...Ng6 9.OO OO 10.Bg5 Qb6 11.Na4 Qb4 12.Nxc5 Qxc5 13.Be3 Qb4 14.Bb3 d6 15.f4 exf4 16.Bxf4 Qd4+ 0-1(38) Sezdbekov -- Sezdbekov, Cholpon Ata 2012.
9.Nb5 Bb6 10.Be3 a6 11.Nc3 Ba5 12.OO Bxc3 13.bxc3 g5 14.f4 gxf4 15.Bxf4 exf4 16.Rxf4 Qb6+ =-=(52) Walbrodt -- Caro, Berlin 1897.
9...Bb4 10.OO Bxc3 11.bxc3 g5 12.d4 d6 13.Rad1 Ng6 14.dxe5 dxe5 15.Bc5 Be6 16.Bb5+ c6 0-1(48) Pisk 2365 -- Lutz 2113, France 2002; 10.OOO Bxc3 11.bxc3 d6 12.f4 exf4 13.Qxf4 Qxf4 14.Bxf4 =-= Liu 2110 -- Brustman 2245, Dubai 1986.
10.Bxb6 axb6 11.Nb5 Kd8 12.d4 d6 13.dxe5 Qxe5 14.Qxe5 dxe5 15.OOO+ Bd7 16.Bxf7 Kc8 1-0(32) Griffiths -- Robinson, Rhyl/ Denbighshire 1969.
14.OOO Be6 15.Kb1 Bxb3 16.cxb3 Nc6 =-=(48) Yuen 1680 -- Fortin 1430, Reims 2004.
8.OO d6 9.Kh1 Qg6 10.Qxg6 hxg6 11.d3 Nf6 12.Kg1 Ke7 13.Be3 Bb6 14.Rad1 Bg4 15.Rd2 Be6 16.Bxb6 axb6 =-=(31) Senkyr 2044 -- Novy 2139, Czech Republic 2007; 9...Nh6 10.Be2 a6 11.d3 Bd4 12.f4 Ng8 13.Bd2 Bd7 14.Rab1 g6 15.a3 OOO 16.Na2 Ne7 1-0(38) Tsyrenova -- Onkhonova, Ulan-Ude 2012.
8...b5 9.Bb3 a5 10.Bg5 Qxf2+ 11.Qxf2 Bxf2+ 12.Kxf2 a4 13.Bd5 b4 14.Nb5 Kf8 15.Be3 cxd5 16.Nc7 d4 1-0(30) Aguado Solana 2096 -- Alonso Herrero 1839, Madrid 2010.
8...h5 9.Bg5 Bxf2+ 10.Qxf2 Qxg5 11.Qxf7+ Kd8 12.Qf8+ Kc7 13.OO Nf6 14.Qc5 b6 15.Nb5+ Kd8 16.Nd6 bxc5 =-=(35) Hunter -- Fallone, Glasgow 1969.
9.OO g5 10.Be3 d6 11.Ne2 Ne7 12.c3 Ng6 13.Bxc5 dxc5 14.Qe3 Nf4 15.d4 cxd4 16.cxd4 Be6 0-1(72) Vohnout -- Jirka 2400, Prague 2003; 9...Ne7 10.Be3 Bd6 11.f4 OO 12.Kh1 Qg6 13.Qxg6 Nxg6 14.f5 Ne7 15.g4 Kh7 16.g5 Ng8 1-0(23) Meftahi 2090 -- Ben Youssef 1680, Sousse 2019; 9...b5 10.Bd5 Ne7 11.Bb3 Bb7 12.Be3 Bb4 13.f4 d5 14.fxe5 Qg6 15.Qf3 Bxc3 16.bxc3 OO 1-0(33) Guseinov -- Bessonov, Lipetsk 2010.
9.Be3 Bxe3 10.fxe3 Qg5 11.Qxg5 hxg5 12.OO f6 13.d4 d6 14.dxe5 dxe5 15.Rad1 Bd7 16.Rd3 Nh6 0-1(41) Wimmer -- Roesch, Coburg 1975; 9...d6 10.OO g5 11.a3 Ne7 12.b4 Bb6 13.a4 Ng6 14.Bxb6 axb6 15.Qe3 Nh4 16.f3 Qf4 =-=(50) Hadraba 2193 -- Smid 2174, Czech Republic 2007.
9...Bd4 10.Nd1 exf4 11.Bxf4 g5 12.Bd6 Qg6 13.c3 Bg7 14.OO f6 15.Ne3 Ne7 16.Rae1 b5 1-0(48) Libersan 2113 -- Jobin 2018, Gatineau 2013.
12.Nd1 Be6 13.c3 Qf6 14.Bxe6 fxe6 15.d4 Bxd4 16.cxd4 Qxd4 1-0(18) Jekabsons 2201 -- Romsdal, Calvia 2018.
14.OOO Ba3 15.bxa3 Qxc3 16.Bxd6 Nf6 1-0(18) Maric -- Boutteville, Bordeaux 1964.
9.f4 Qg6 10.f5 Qxg3+ 11.hxg3 Nf6 12.Rh4 b5 13.Bb3 a5 14.a3 a4 15.Ba2 h5 16.Bg5 Ng4 =-=(36) Ricaurte Lopez 2390 -- Moreno 2400, Quito 1997; 10.Ne2 Ne7 11.fxe5 Qxg3+ 12.Nxg3 dxe5 13.Rf1 OO 14.h3 Be6 15.Bb3 a5 16.Ke2 a4 1-0(76) Langner 2380 -- Vrana 2290, Bratislava 1991; 10.Qxg6 hxg6 11.h3 Ne7 12.Rf1 f6 13.a4 Bd7 14.a5 Kd8 15.Bd2 exf4 16.Bxf4 g5 =-=(17) Proettel 2069 -- Jacob 2179, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse 2020.
9.Bg5 Qg6 10.f4 f6 11.Bh4 Qh6 12.Rf1 exf4 13.Rxf4 g5 14.Bxg5 Qxg5 15.Qf3 Bd4 16.h4 Qg7 0-1(58) Fritz 2044 -- Wieweg 2121, Sweden 2008.
9.OO Qg6 10.a3 b5 11.Bb3 Nf6 12.Qxg6 hxg6 13.Be3 Bxe3 14.fxe3 Ke7 15.d4 Bd7 16.h3 Rh4 0-1(25) Galyga 1874 -- Matczyk 2013, Chorzow 2010.
9...Bb6 10.OO Qg6 11.Bxb6 axb6 12.Qe3 Nf6 13.f4 exf4 14.Qxf4 Bh3 15.Rf2 OOO 16.Qe3 Bd7 1-0(20) Georgiadis 2328 -- Ootes 2203, Vienna 2011; 12...b5 13.Bb3 Nf6 14.f3 OO 15.Kh1 Be6 16.Ne2 Bxb3 =-= Hadraba 2009 -- Krasny 1971, Czech Republic 2022.
10.fxe3 Qg6 11.OO Nf6 12.Qh4 Qg4 13.Qf2 OO 14.a4 Be6 =-= Pialesa 1718 -- Zwarycz 1844, Bialystok 2017.
14.Nxf4 Qxf4 15.Qxf4 exf4 16.d4 OO 0-1(60) Beijerinck 2052 -- Leenhouts 2397, Vlissingen 2011.

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Riposa in Pace Daniel Naroditsky (1995–2025)

Saturday, October 18, 2025

ECO: C61a [Spanish: Bird's Defence] - ECO:C61b [Spanish: Bird’s, 4.Bc4]

1. Statistics and History

1.1 Statistics

1.2 Oldest games

1.3 Newest games

1.4 Current popularity

1.5 Most frequent players (White)

1.6 Most frequent players (Black)

2. Ratings and Performance

2.1 Average ratings and performance

2.2 Games with highest average rating

3. Result Trends

3.1 Result lengths and frequencies

3.2 Shortest wins (White)

3.3 Shortest wins (Black)

4. Moves and Themes

4.1 Move orders reaching the report position

4.2 Moves from the report position

4.3 Positional Themes

4.4 Endgames

5. Theory Table

1. Statistics and History

1.1 Statistics

1.2 Oldest games

1.3 Newest games

1.4 Current popularity

1.5 Most frequent players (White)

1.6 Most frequent players (Black)

2. Ratings and Performance

2.1 Average ratings and performance

2.2 Games with highest average rating

3. Result Trends

3.1 Result lengths and frequencies

3.2 Shortest wins (White)

3.3 Shortest wins (Black)

4. Moves and Themes

4.1 Move orders reaching the report position

4.2 Moves from the report position

4.3 Positional Themes

4.4 Endgames

5. Theory Table