A29v — English: Four Knights, 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.O-O Be7 8.a3
1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.O-O Be7 8.a3 * ● Trait aux Noirs
Ouverture — Centre semi-ouvert
♔ Point de vue Blancs
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Avantages : majorité centre (2v1), paire de fous, colonne c.
Faiblesses adverses : Bc8 enfermé, roi noir au centre.
Problèmes : Bc1 enfermé, Bg2 enfermé, arriéré b2.
Plans :
● d3 — Libérer Bc1
● h3 — Empêcher ...Bg4
● Rc — Tour sur colonne c
Faiblesses adverses : Bc8 enfermé, roi noir au centre.
Problèmes : Bc1 enfermé, Bg2 enfermé, arriéré b2.
Plans :
● d3 — Libérer Bc1
● h3 — Empêcher ...Bg4
● Rc — Tour sur colonne c
♚ Point de vue Noirs
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Avantages : majorité aile_dame (3v2), case forte d4, case forte d5, Be7 actif, paire de fous, colonne d.
Faiblesses adverses : arriéré b2, Bc1 enfermé, Bg2 enfermé.
Problèmes : roi au centre, Bc8 enfermé, 3 pièces non développées (C8, A8, H8).
Plans :
● O-O — Mettre le roi en sécurité, connecter les tours
● ...Bg4 — Développer Bc8, clouer Nf3
● ...e4 — Rupture
● ...f6 — Rupture
● ...f5 — Rupture
Faiblesses adverses : arriéré b2, Bc1 enfermé, Bg2 enfermé.
Problèmes : roi au centre, Bc8 enfermé, 3 pièces non développées (C8, A8, H8).
Plans :
● O-O — Mettre le roi en sécurité, connecter les tours
● ...Bg4 — Développer Bc8, clouer Nf3
● ...e4 — Rupture
● ...f6 — Rupture
● ...f5 — Rupture
Avantages
Faiblesses adverses
Diagonale active
Plans
Structure de pions
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Pions doublés | — | — |
| Pions isolés | — | — |
| Arriérés | ● b2 | — |
| Chaînes | ● b2→a3, f2→g3, h2→g3 | — |
| Passés | — | — |
| Majorité | ● centre 2v1 | ● aile_dame 3v2 |
Cases
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Cases fortes | — | ● d4 (3v1), ● d5 (2v1) |
| Cases faibles | — | — |
| Centre | ● e4 (1v0) | ● d4 (3v1), ● d5 (2v1) |
Colonnes et diagonales
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Semi-ouvertes | ● c | ● d |
Pièces
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Bc1 | ● Bc1 Non développé (mob. 0) | |
| Bg2 | ● Bg2 Enfermé (mob. 2) | |
| Be7 | ● Be7 Actif (mob. 8) | |
| Bc8 | ● Bc8 Non développé (mob. 5) | |
| Paire de fous | ● Oui | ● Oui |
| Non développées | 2 (c1, a1) | 3 (c8, a8, h8) |
Sécurité du roi
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Statut | ● Roqué | ● Au centre ! |
| Droits de roque | — | O-O / O-O-O |
Thèmes
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Phase | Ouverture | |
| Centre | semi-ouvert | |
| Ruptures | ● d2-d3, ● e2-e3 | ● …e5-e4, ● …f7-f6, ● …f7-f5 |
| Partie |
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| 19. European Teams 2013 – Round 3.5 – Socko, Bartosz – 0-1 – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – G113 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 Nd4 |
| 1971 Moscow – Round 11 – Uhlmann, Wolfgang – 1-0 – Korchnoi, Viktor – G17 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 a5 9. d3 O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 |
| 1971 Moscow – Round 11 – Uhlmann, Wolfgang – 1-0 – Korchnoi, Viktor – G18 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 a5 9. d3 O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 |
| 2. Du Te Cup 2018 – Round 6.1 – Ding, Liren – 1/2-1/2 – Giri, Anish – G16 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. d3 Be6 10. Be3 f5 |
| 2. Du Te Cup 2018 – Round 8.1 – Ding, Liren – 1-0 – Yu, Yangyi – G22 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Re8 10. Rb1 Bf8 |
| 2. FIDE GP 2008 – Round 3 – Navara, David – 1/2-1/2 – Karjakin, Sergey – G14 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 |
| 2. London Chess Classic 2010 – Round 6 – McShane, Luke J – 1/2-1/2 – Nakamura, Hikaru – G17 1. g3 e5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Re8 10. d3 Bf8 |
| 2. Norway Chess 2014 – Round 1.4 – Svidler, Peter – 1/2-1/2 – Kramnik, Vladimir – G4 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 |
| 20. Amber Rapid 2011 – Round 4 – Kramnik, Vladimir – 1/2-1/2 – Karjakin, Sergey – G9 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 a5 |
| 20. Amber Rapid 2011 – Round 8 – Giri, Anish – 1-0 – Karjakin, Sergey – G22 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 a5 |
| 20. Amber Rapid 2011 – Round 8 – Giri, Anish – 1-0 – Karjakin, Sergey – G23 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 a5 |
| 3. Norway Chess 2015 – Round 3.4 – Aronian, Levon – 1/2-1/2 – Hammer, Jon Ludvig – G14 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. d3 Be6 10. Be3 Nd5 |
| 34. ECC Open 2018 – Round 3.5 – Svidler, Peter – 0-1 – Edouard, Romain – G99 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 |
| 4. Sinquefield Cup 2016 – Round 7.1 – Svidler, Peter – 1/2-1/2 – So, Wesley – G31 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Nb6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 a5 |
| 40. Olympiad Open 2012 – Round 6.8 – Dvirnyy, Danyyil – 1/2-1/2 – Howell, David W L – G390 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 a5 |
| 42. Olympiad 2016 – Round 11.6 – Short, Nigel D – 1/2-1/2 – Cruz, Cristhian – G807 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 f6 |
| 43. Olympiad 2018 – Round 9.37 – Bareev, Evgeny – 1-0 – Zulkipli, Zaidan – G604 1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 e5 3. c4 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 Nd4 |
| 6. World Blitz 2010 – Round 11.1 – Svidler, Peter – 0-1 – Carlsen, Magnus – G68 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Re8 10. d3 Bf8 |
| 6. World Blitz 2010 – Round 19.1 – Grischuk, Alexander – 0-1 – Carlsen, Magnus – G131 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Be7 7. Nc3 Nb6 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Re8 10. Bb2 Bf8 |
| 6. World Blitz 2010 – Round 3.9 – Grischuk, Alexander – 1-0 – Gelfand, Boris – G18 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 Nd4 |
| 64. ch-RUS 2011 – Round 7 – Nepomniachtchi, Ian – 1/2-1/2 – Karjakin, Sergey – G20 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 a5 |
| 74. Tata Steel GMA 2012 – Round 1 – Navara, David – 1/2-1/2 – Topalov, Veselin – G2 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 |
| Amber Blindfold 2002 – Round 4 – Ljubojevic, Ljubomir – 1/2-1/2 – Ivanchuk, Vasyl – G5 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 e5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 Be6 9. b4 f6 10. d3 O-O |
| Amber Rapid 2008 – Round 2 – Aronian, Levon – 1-0 – Karjakin, Sergey – G8 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 |
| Amber Rapid 2008 – Round 2 – Leko, Peter – 0-1 – Kramnik, Vladimir – G7 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 |
| Amber-blindfold 17th 2008 – Round 5 – Van Wely, Loek – 1/2-1/2 – Karjakin, Sergey – G8 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 |
| Amber-blindfold 20th 2011 – Round 7 – Aronian, Levon – 1-0 – Gelfand, Boris – G20 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 |
| Biel Interzonal 1993 – Round 5 – Lautier, Joel – 1/2-1/2 – Wolff, Patrick G – G105 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Re8 10. Rb1 Bf8 |
| Biel Interzonal 1993 – Round 8 – Seirawan, Yasser – 1-0 – Gurevich, Mikhail – G172 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 |
| Bugojno 1982 – Round 1 – Polugaevsky, Lev – 1-0 – Huebner, Robert – G3 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 a5 9. d3 O-O 10. Be3 Be6 |
| Corus A 2007 – Round 3 – Van Wely, Loek – 1/2-1/2 – Motylev, Alexander – G14 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 Be6 9. d3 f5 10. b4 Bf6 |
| Corus A 2010 – Round 5 – Van Wely, Loek – 0-1 – Shirov, Alexei – G28 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 g5 9. d3 g4 10. Nd2 h5 |
| Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 – Round 4.3 – Carlsen, Magnus – 1-0 – Topalov, Veselin – G18 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 Be6 9. b4 O-O 10. Rb1 f6 |
| Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 – Round 9.3 – Nepomniachtchi, Ian – 0-1 – Nakamura, Hikaru – G43 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. d3 Be6 10. b4 a5 |
| FIDE Candidates 2016 – Round 12.1 – Svidler, Peter – 1/2-1/2 – Giri, Anish – G45 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 |
| FIDE GP 2008 – Round 8 – Carlsen, Magnus – 1/2-1/2 – Cheparinov, Ivan – G49 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 f6 |
| FIDE GP Beijing 2013 – Round 5.6 – Grischuk, Alexander – 1-0 – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – G27 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. d3 Be6 10. Be3 Nd5 |
| FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 – Round 7 – Mendonca Leon Luke – 0-1 – Yu Yangyi – G362 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Re8 10. d3 Bf8 |
| FIDE WCh KO 2000 – Round 5.4 – Bareev, Evgeny – 1/2-1/2 – Shirov, Alexei – G123 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Nb6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. a3 Be6 9. b4 Nd4 10. Rb1 Nxf3+ |
| FIDE World Cup 2015 – Round 2.1 – Nepomniachtchi, Ian – 1/2-1/2 – Fressinet, Laurent – G205 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 a5 |
| FIDE World Cup 2025 – Round R1 Blitz 1 – Brkic Ante – 0-1 – Oro Faustino – G214 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 f6 10. b5 Nd4 |
| Interpolis 1984 – Round 1 – Huebner, Robert – 1/2-1/2 – Ljubojevic, Ljubomir – G3 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 |
| Interpolis 1984 – Round 1 – Miles, Anthony J – 1-0 – Timman, Jan H – G4 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 Be6 9. d3 O-O 10. b4 f6 |
| Interpolis 1993 – Round 2 – Timman, Jan H – 1-0 – Petursson, Magnus V. – G71 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Re8 10. d3 Bf8 |
| Linares 1985 – Round 1 – Adorjan, Andras – 1/2-1/2 – Huebner, Robert – G4 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 |
| Linares 1985 – Round 1 – Huebner, Robert – 1-0 – Vaganian, Rafael A – G5 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 a6 |
| Linares 1985 – Round 1 – Miles, Anthony J – 1/2-1/2 – Huebner, Robert – G3 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 Nd4 |
| Manila Interzonal 1990 – Round 4 – Georgiev, Kiril – 1/2-1/2 – Gelfand, Boris – G57 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Re8 10. Rb1 Bf8 |
| Mar del Plata 1982 – Round 1 – Larsen, Bent – 1/2-1/2 – Franco, Z. – G15 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 a6 10. d3 Be6 |
| Melody Amber, Blindfold, Monaco 1995 – Round 8 – Lautier, Joel – 1-0 – Kamsky, Gata – G28 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 |
| Moskou ch-URS 1988 – Round 1 – Kasparov, Garry – 1/2-1/2 – Sokolov, Andrei – G5 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 Be6 9. d3 O-O 10. b4 Nd4 |
| Moskou ch-URS 1988 – Round 14 – Kasparov, Garry – 1-0 – Salov, Valery – G87 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 Be6 9. d3 O-O 10. b4 Nd4 |
| Munchen 1993 – Round 2 – Lobron, Eric – 0-1 – Bareev, Evgeny – G6 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 f6 |
| Novi Sad olm 1990 – Round 14 – Hjartarson, Johann – 0-1 – Bareev, Evgeny – G93 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 |
| Pearl Spring 2008 – Round 10 – Aronian, Levon – 1/2-1/2 – Svidler, Peter – G23 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 |
| RUS vs. ROW 2002 – Round 7 – Bareev, Evgeny – 1/2-1/2 – Ponomariov, Ruslan – G50 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 |
| Saint Louis Blitz 2017 – Round 4.3 – Aronian, Levon – 1/2-1/2 – Karjakin, Sergey – G18 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e5 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 a5 |
| Saint Louis Blitz 2022 – Round 18.3 – Shankland, Sam – 1/2-1/2 – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime – G88 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Nb6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. d3 Be6 10. Be3 Nd5 |
| Sinquefield Cup 2025 – Round 7 – Vachier-Lagrave Maxime – 1/2-1/2 – Samuel Sevian – G32 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 |
| Sparkassen sf playoff 2002 – Round 1 – Bareev, Evgeny – 1/2-1/2 – Topalov, Veselin – G1 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 |
| SuperGM 2002 – Round 5 – Vallejo Pons, Francisco – 1/2-1/2 – Ponomariov, Ruslan – G8 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 |
| Supreme Masters 2013 – Round 3.4 – Svidler, Peter – 1/2-1/2 – Aronian, Levon – G14 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 |
| Tal Memorial 8th 2013 – Round 5.5 – Kramnik, Vladimir – 1/2-1/2 – Karjakin, Sergey – G6 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. d3 Be6 10. Be3 Nd5 |
| Tal Memorial Blitz 2008 – Round 11 – Carlsen, Magnus – 0-1 – Karjakin, Sergey – G89 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Be7 7. Nc3 Nb6 8. a3 O-O 9. d3 Be6 10. Rb1 a5 |
| Tata Steel India Blitz 2018 – Round 9.2 – Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi – 1/2-1/2 – Harikrishna, Pentala – G42 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. d3 Be6 10. Be3 Nd5 |
| Tata Steel India Blitz 2019 – Round 4.4 – Ding, Liren – 1/2-1/2 – Nakamura, Hikaru – G19 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. b5 Nd4 |
| Thessaloniki olm 1988 – Round 11.1 – Portisch, Lajos – 1-0 – Ljubojevic, Ljubomir – G101 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 Be6 9. b4 Nd4 10. Rb1 Nxf3+ |
| Vugar Gashimov Mem 2018 – Round 8.3 – Giri, Anish – 0-1 – Carlsen, Magnus – G38 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 a5 9. d3 O-O 10. Be3 Be6 |
| World Blitz 2009 – Round 34 – Gelfand, Boris – 1-0 – Kosteniuk, Alexandra – G347 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 Be6 9. b4 a5 10. b5 Nd4 |
| World Blitz 2015 – Round 19.27 – Swiercz, Dariusz – 0-1 – Ponkratov, Pavel – G1178 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e5 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 g5 9. d3 g4 10. Nd2 h5 |
| World Blitz 2016 – Round 15.4 – Dubov, Daniil – 1/2-1/2 – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime – G612 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Re8 10. d3 Bf8 |
| World Blitz 2016 – Round 19.4 – Dubov, Daniil – 1/2-1/2 – Korobov, Anton – G764 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 a5 |
| World Blitz 2018 – Round 6.28 – Popov, Valerij – 1/2-1/2 – Harikrishna, Pentala – G351 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 |
| World Blitz 2018 – Round 8.28 – Dubov, Daniil – 1-0 – Kevlishvili, Robby – G474 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Re8 10. d3 Bf8 |
| World Cup 1991 – Round 11 – Ljubojevic, Ljubomir – 1/2-1/2 – Hjartarson, Johann – G77 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 Be6 9. d3 O-O 10. Be3 f5 |
| World Cup 1991 – Round 4 – Salov, Valery – 1/2-1/2 – Khalifman, Alexander – G26 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 Nd4 |
| XXV SuperGM 2008 – Round 8 – Aronian, Levon – 1-0 – Topalov, Veselin – G27 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 |
| Zuerich Chess Challenge Blitz 2013 – Round 1.1 – Kramnik, Vladimir – 1-0 – Gelfand, Boris – G1 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 Be6 9. d3 O-O 10. Be3 Nd5 |
| Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 – Round 2.3 – Carlsen, Magnus – 1/2-1/2 – Aronian, Levon – G6 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8. a3 O-O 9. d3 Re8 10. b4 Bf8 |












