B30 — Sicilian Defense
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4.... ○ Trait aux Blancs
Ouverture — Centre fermé
♔ Point de vue Blancs
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Plan principal. Exploiter la case forte d5.
Atouts. Les Blancs s'appuient sur les cases fortes b5 et d5, un avant-poste en d5 et la paire de fous.
Côté adverse. Les fous enfermés en c8 et f8 et le roi resté au centre.
En contrepartie. Le roi n'est pas encore à l'abri et plusieurs pièces dorment encore (les fous c1 et f1 et les tours a1 et h1).
Plans. Bc4 (Fou actif (mobilité 9), Développer f1,) ; Bd3 (Développer Bf1) ; h3 (Empêcher ...Bg4).
Atouts. Les Blancs s'appuient sur les cases fortes b5 et d5, un avant-poste en d5 et la paire de fous.
Côté adverse. Les fous enfermés en c8 et f8 et le roi resté au centre.
En contrepartie. Le roi n'est pas encore à l'abri et plusieurs pièces dorment encore (les fous c1 et f1 et les tours a1 et h1).
Plans. Bc4 (Fou actif (mobilité 9), Développer f1,) ; Bd3 (Développer Bf1) ; h3 (Empêcher ...Bg4).
♚ Point de vue Noirs
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Plan principal. Exploiter la case forte b4….
Atouts. Les Noirs s'appuient sur les cases fortes b4 et d4 et la paire de fous.
Côté adverse. Les fous enfermés en c1 et f1 et le roi resté au centre.
En contrepartie. Le roi n'est pas encore à l'abri et plusieurs pièces dorment encore (le cavalier g8, les fous c8 et f8 et les tours a8 et h8).
Plans. ...d6 (Libérer Bc8) ; ...Nf6 (Développer Ng8) ; ...Be7 (Développer Bf8) ; ...c4 (Rupture) ; ...d5 (Rupture).
Atouts. Les Noirs s'appuient sur les cases fortes b4 et d4 et la paire de fous.
Côté adverse. Les fous enfermés en c1 et f1 et le roi resté au centre.
En contrepartie. Le roi n'est pas encore à l'abri et plusieurs pièces dorment encore (le cavalier g8, les fous c8 et f8 et les tours a8 et h8).
Plans. ...d6 (Libérer Bc8) ; ...Nf6 (Développer Ng8) ; ...Be7 (Développer Bf8) ; ...c4 (Rupture) ; ...d5 (Rupture).
Avantages
Faiblesses adverses
Diagonale active
Plans
Base Masters : Blancs 27.5%, Nulles 58.0%, Noirs 14.5%.
Coups candidats
4.Bc4 (97.5% — Blancs: 27.7% | Nulles: 58.5% | Noirs: 13.9%)
4.Bb5 (1.0% — Blancs: 21.4% | Nulles: 42.9% | Noirs: 35.7%)
4.g3 (0.8% — Blancs: 29.4% | Nulles: 29.4% | Noirs: 41.2%)
4.Nd5 (0.5% — Blancs: 15.0% | Nulles: 65.0% | Noirs: 20.0%)
4.d3 (0.1% — Blancs: 16.7% | Nulles: 33.3% | Noirs: 50.0%)
4.b4
4.Bb5 (1.0% — Blancs: 21.4% | Nulles: 42.9% | Noirs: 35.7%)
4.g3 (0.8% — Blancs: 29.4% | Nulles: 29.4% | Noirs: 41.2%)
4.Nd5 (0.5% — Blancs: 15.0% | Nulles: 65.0% | Noirs: 20.0%)
4.d3 (0.1% — Blancs: 16.7% | Nulles: 33.3% | Noirs: 50.0%)
4.b4
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Analyse coup par coup — 6 demi-coups commentés
1.e4 Avancée centrale — contrôle d5, f5. Prépare d4, f4, Bc4, Bd3.
1…c5 Avancée centrale — contrôle b4, d4. Prépare Nc6, d5.
2.Nf3 Contrôle c4, d4, d5, e5.
2…Nc6 Contrôle d4, e5.
3.Nc3 Contrôle c4, d4, d5, e5.
3…e5 Avancée centrale — contrôle d4, f4. Prépare d5, f5, Bc5.
1…c5 Avancée centrale — contrôle b4, d4. Prépare Nc6, d5.
2.Nf3 Contrôle c4, d4, d5, e5.
2…Nc6 Contrôle d4, e5.
3.Nc3 Contrôle c4, d4, d5, e5.
3…e5 Avancée centrale — contrôle d4, f4. Prépare d5, f5, Bc5.
Structure de pions
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Pions doublés | — | — |
| Pions isolés | — | — |
| Arriérés | — | — |
| Chaînes | — | — |
| Passés | — | — |
| Majorité | — | — |
Cases
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Cases fortes | ● b5 (2v0), ● d5 (2v0) | ● b4 (2v0), ● d4 (3v1) |
| Cases faibles | — | — |
| Centre | ● d5 (2v0), ● e4 (1v0) | ● d4 (3v1) |
Colonnes et diagonales
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs |
Pièces
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Bc1 | ● Bc1 Non développé (mob. 0) | |
| Bf1 | ● Bf1 Non développé (mob. 5) | |
| Bc8 | ● Bc8 Non développé (mob. 0) | |
| Bf8 | ● Bf8 Non développé (mob. 2) | |
| Paire de fous | ● Oui | ● Oui |
| Non développées | 4 (● c1, ● f1, ● a1, ● h1) | 5 (● g8, ● c8, ● f8, ● a8, ● h8) |
Sécurité du roi
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Statut | ● Au centre ! | ● Au centre ! |
| Droits de roque | O-O / O-O-O | O-O / O-O-O |
Thèmes
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Phase | Ouverture | |
| Centre | fermé | |
| Ruptures | ● d2-d3 | ● …c5-c4, ● …d7-d6, ● …d7-d5, ● …f7-f6, ● …f7-f5 |
| Partie |
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| ? 2000 – Round ? – Macieja, Bartlomiej – 1/2-1/2 – Krasenkow, Michal – G77 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Bg5 7. h4 Bxd2+ 8. Bxd2 Nf6 9. a3 Be6 10. Nd5 Bxd5 |
| 1. FIDE Grand Prix London 2012 – Round 10 – Leko, Peter – 1/2-1/2 – Gelfand, Boris – G9 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Nd7 8. Ne3 Nb6 9. Ned5 O-O 10. Nxb6 axb6 |
| 1926 Dresden – Round 6 – Steiner, Lajos – 0-1 – Nimzowitsch, Aron – G26 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. h3 Be6 6. d3 Be7 7. O-O h6 8. Nd5 Nf6 9. Nh4 Nxd5 10. exd5 Bxd5 |
| 1942 Moscow Ch – Round 1 – Duz-Khotimirsky, Fedor Ivanovich – 0-1 – Aramanovich, I – G38 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 g6 6. Bg5 f6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Qd2 Nd4 9. Nd5 Bd7 10. a4 Rc8 |
| 1944 NSW Ch – Round ? – Acevedo Harrison, Jose E. – 0-1 – Purdy, Cecil J S – G6 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. Nd5 f5 6. d3 Be7 7. c3 Nf6 8. Qc2 Nxd5 9. Bxd5 Bf6 10. h3 Ne7 |
| 1960 Buenos Aires – Round 14 – Foguelman, Alberto – 1-0 – Aguilera Bazan, Oscar – G150 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. h3 Be7 6. d3 a6 7. a3 Nf6 8. Be3 b5 9. Ba2 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 |
| 1962 Varna olm – Round 10 – Hort, Vlastimil – 1-0 – Beni, Alfred – G216 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Ne1 O-O 8. f4 exf4 9. Bxf4 Ne5 10. Bxe5 dxe5 |
| 1963 CSR Ch – Round 18 – Acosta Fabian, Janna Paloma – 0-1 – Alster, Ladislav – G165 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d3 d6 7. Nd5 h6 8. Be3 Nge7 9. c4 Nxd5 10. cxd5 Ne7 |
| 1964 Corr FS – Round 1 – Balogh, Janos – 1/2-1/2 – Rittner, Horst – G10 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e5 4. Bb5 d6 5. O-O Nf6 6. Re1 Bg4 7. Nd5 Be7 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bh5 10. Bc4 Rc8 |
| 1965 Hungary – Round 1 – Szily, Jozsef – 1-0 – Forintos, Gyozo V – G71 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 h6 6. a3 g6 7. Nd5 Bg7 8. Be3 Be6 9. b4 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nd4 |
| 1975 URS Team Ch – Round 4 – Klovsky, Rafail – 1/2-1/2 – Lapienis, Donatas – G240 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4 h6 9. Nf3 exf4 10. Bxf4 Be6 |
| 22. ECU Club Cup 2006 – Round 3 – Movsesian, Sergei – 1/2-1/2 – Radjabov, Teimour – G65 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Bg5 7. h4 Bh6 8. Qh5 Qd7 9. Nd5 Rb8 10. a4 Qd8 |
| 22. ECU Club Cup 2006 – Round 4 – Shirov, Alexei – 1-0 – Roiz, Michael – G92 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Bg5 7. h4 Bh6 8. Qh5 Qd7 9. Nd5 Rb8 10. c3 b5 |
| 22. ECU Club Cup 2006 – Round 5 – Petrosian, Tigran L. – 1-0 – Smirnov, Pavel – G124 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Bg5 7. h4 Bh6 8. Qh5 Qd7 9. Nd5 Rb8 10. c3 Qd8 |
| 36. Olympiad 2004 – Round 13 – Sutovsky, Emil – 1/2-1/2 – Shabalov, Alexander – G471 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nd2 d6 7. Nf1 Bg4 8. f3 Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O Rb8 |
| 36. Olympiad 2004 – Round 6 – Illescas Cordoba, Miguel – 1/2-1/2 – Nataf, Igor-Alexandre – G205 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nd2 d6 7. Nf1 Nd7 8. Nd5 Nb6 9. Nxb6 axb6 10. c3 O-O |
| 36. Olympiad 2004 – Round 7 – Grischuk, Alexander – 0-1 – Cheparinov, Ivan – G247 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4 Bg4 9. Qe1 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nd4 |
| 3rd-4th 2004 – Round 2 – Svidler, Peter – 1/2-1/2 – Leko, Peter – G2 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nd2 Bg5 7. h4 Bxd2+ 8. Bxd2 Nf6 9. O-O Bg4 10. f3 Be6 |
| 40. Olympiad Open 2012 – Round 6.34 – Zhigalko, Sergei – 1/2-1/2 – Salem, A.R. Saleh – G378 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Bg4 8. f3 Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O Rb8 |
| 42. Olympiad 2016 – Round 9.13 – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime – 1/2-1/2 – Zhigalko, Sergei – G610 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4 h6 9. Nf3 exf4 10. Bxf4 Be6 |
| 6. Sinquefield Cup 2018 – Round 1.1 – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime – 1/2-1/2 – Carlsen, Magnus – G1 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 g6 5. h4 h6 6. h5 g5 7. Nh2 Nf6 8. d3 d6 9. Nf1 Bg4 10. f3 Be6 |
| 76. Tata Steel Masters 2014 – Round 5.3 – So, Wesley – 1-0 – Gelfand, Boris – G27 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nd2 d6 7. Nf1 Bg4 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. Nd5 O-O 10. c3 Be6 |
| 82. Tata Steel GpA 2020 – Round 12.3 – Xiong, Jeffery – 1/2-1/2 – Giri, Anish – G73 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Bg4 8. f3 Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O Rb8 |
| Amber Blindfold 2003 – Round 2 – Shirov, Alexei – 0-1 – Leko, Peter – G8 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4 Bg4 9. Qe1 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nd4 |
| Amber Rapid 2004 – Round 2 – Morozevich, Alexander – 1/2-1/2 – Leko, Peter – G5 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Bg5 7. h4 Bxd2+ 8. Bxd2 Nf6 9. O-O Be6 10. Nd5 O-O |
| Amber Rapid 2004 – Round 6 – Anand, Viswanathan – 1-0 – Kramnik, Vladimir – G18 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Nd5 Nxd5 9. Bxd5 Kh8 10. a3 f5 |
| Amber-blindfold 12th 2003 – Round 2 – Anand, Viswanathan – 1-0 – Van Wely, Loek – G3 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4 Bg4 9. Nf3 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nd4 |
| Amber-blindfold 12th 2003 – Round 7 – Morozevich, Alexander – 1-0 – Leko, Peter – G18 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Bg5 7. h4 Bxd2+ 8. Bxd2 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. f4 Bg4 |
| Amber-blindfold 13th 2004 – Round 8 – Kramnik, Vladimir – 1-0 – Van Wely, Loek – G20 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. O-O Nf6 7. a3 O-O 8. h3 a6 9. Ba2 Be6 10. Nd5 Nd4 |
| Amber-rapid 12th 2003 – Round 5 – Ivanchuk, Vasyl – 1-0 – Van Wely, Loek – G18 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. h3 O-O 8. Bd2 Nd4 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. Bxd5 Be6 |
| Amber-rapid 13th 2004 – Round 3 – Leko, Peter – 1/2-1/2 – Kramnik, Vladimir – G7 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Bg5 7. h4 Bh6 8. Qh5 Qd7 9. Nd5 Rb8 10. c3 b5 |
| Amber-rapid 13th 2004 – Round 5 – Shirov, Alexei – 1/2-1/2 – Kramnik, Vladimir – G15 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nd2 Bg5 7. h4 Bxd2+ 8. Bxd2 Nf6 9. O-O Bg4 10. f3 Be6 |
| Amber-rapid 18th 2009 – Round 1 – Topalov, Veselin – 1/2-1/2 – Radjabov, Teimour – G4 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. Nd5 d6 6. d3 Nf6 7. Ne3 O-O 8. c3 Rb8 9. a4 Ng4 10. O-O Nxe3 |
| Amber-rapid 18th 2009 – Round 11 – Carlsen, Magnus – 1-0 – Radjabov, Teimour – G39 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. h3 O-O 8. a3 Nd7 9. Nd5 Nb6 10. Ba2 Nxd5 |
| Amber-rapid 18th 2009 – Round 9 – Leko, Peter – 1/2-1/2 – Radjabov, Teimour – G31 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Bg4 8. f3 Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O Rb8 |
| Candidats FIDE sf2 1994 – Round 2 – Gelfand, Boris – 1/2-1/2 – Kramnik, Vladimir – G2 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Be6 8. Ne3 O-O 9. O-O Nd4 10. a4 a6 |
| CCT Final Playoff 2023 – Round 5.3 – So, Wesley – 1-0 – Carlsen, Magnus – G50 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e5 4. Bc4 g6 5. d3 h6 6. h3 d6 7. Nh2 Bg7 8. O-O Nf6 9. f4 exf4 10. Bxf4 O-O |
| Corsican Circuit Final 2016 – Round 2.1 – Radjabov, Teimour – 1/2-1/2 – Moiseenko, Alexander – G24 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nd2 d6 7. Nf1 Bg4 8. f3 Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O a6 |
| Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 – Round 12.2 – So, Wesley – 1/2-1/2 – Topalov, Veselin – G57 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4 Bg4 9. Qe1 exf4 10. Rxf4 Bh5 |
| Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 – Round 4.2 – Karjakin, Sergey – 0-1 – Carlsen, Magnus – G17 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Nd7 8. a3 Nb6 9. Ba2 O-O 10. Ne3 Be6 |
| Croatia GCT 2019 – Round 7.1 – Nepomniachtchi, Ian – 0-1 – Carlsen, Magnus – G37 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 g6 5. d3 h6 6. h4 d6 7. h5 g5 8. Nh2 Bg7 9. Ng4 Nge7 10. Ne3 O-O |
| FIDE GP 2002 – Round 3.1 – Khalifman, Alexander – 1/2-1/2 – Lautier, Joel – G59 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Bg5 7. h4 Bxd2+ 8. Bxd2 Nf6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 |
| FIDE WCh KO 2000 – Round 2.1 – Macieja, Bartlomiej – 1/2-1/2 – Krasenkow, Michal – G56 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Bg5 7. h4 Bxd2+ 8. Bxd2 Nf6 9. a3 Be6 10. Nd5 Bxd5 |
| FIDE WCh KO 2001 – Round 6.4 – Anand, Viswanathan – 0-1 – Ivanchuk, Vasyl – G344 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Nd7 8. Nd5 Nb6 9. Nxb6 axb6 10. c3 O-O |
| FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025 – Round 14 – Nihal Sarin – 0-1 – Gukesh D – G275 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bf5 3. Bb2 e6 4. g3 h6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. O-O c6 7. d3 Be7 8. Nbd2 Nbd7 9. c4 O-O 10. a3 a5 |
| FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025 – Round 16 – Nihal Sarin – 1-0 – Amar Elham – G317 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d3 g6 4. Nbd2 Bg7 5. g3 e5 6. Bg2 Ne7 7. O-O O-O 8. a4 Na6 9. Re1 Re8 10. exd5 Nxd5 |
| FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025 – Round 4 – Van Foreest Jorden – 1-0 – Bharath Subramaniyam H – G67 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd5 Nf6 7. c3 O-O 8. Be3 Nxd5 9. Bxd5 Kh8 10. h4 Bg4 |
| FIDE World Cup 2017 – Round 1.4 – Fressinet, Laurent – 1/2-1/2 – Lenic, Luka – G157 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Nd7 8. Ne3 Nb6 9. Ncd5 O-O 10. O-O Nxd5 |
| FIDE World Cup 2017 – Round 1.5 – Fressinet, Laurent – 0-1 – Lenic, Luka – G173 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Nd7 8. Ne3 Nb6 9. Ned5 O-O 10. Nxb6 Qxb6 |
| FIDE World Cup 2019 – Round 1.2 – Mohammad Fahad, Rahman – 0-1 – Giri, Anish – G102 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Bg4 8. f3 Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. Ncd5 a6 |
| GMA 2003 – Round 6 – Kramnik, Vladimir – 1/2-1/2 – Grischuk, Alexander – G37 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4 Bg4 9. Qe1 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nd4 |
| GMA 2004 – Round 2 – Adams, Michael – 1/2-1/2 – Shirov, Alexei – G11 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nd2 d6 7. Nf1 O-O 8. Ne3 Ne8 9. Ncd5 Bg5 10. O-O Nc7 |
| GRENKE Chess Classic 2019 – Round 8.3 – Svidler, Peter – 0-1 – Carlsen, Magnus – G38 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Nd7 8. Nd5 Nb6 9. Nxb6 axb6 10. c3 O-O |
| It 2001 – Round 6 – Sadvakasov, Darmen – 0-1 – Morozevich, Alexander – G12 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4 exf4 9. Bxf4 h6 10. Nf3 Be6 |
| Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix 2019 – Round 1.1 – Nepomniachtchi, Ian – 1/2-1/2 – Gelfand, Boris – G7 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nd5 O-O 8. Nf1 Nxd5 9. Bxd5 Be6 10. Ne3 1/2-1/2 |
| Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix 2019 – Round 1.3 – Nepomniachtchi, Ian – 1-0 – Gelfand, Boris – G21 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Nd7 8. Nd5 Nb6 9. Nxb6 axb6 10. c3 O-O |
| KO Rapid 2003 – Round 2.1 – Grischuk, Alexander – 0-1 – Kramnik, Vladimir – G10 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nd2 Bg5 7. Nf1 Bxc1 8. Rxc1 Nge7 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O Be6 |
| Linares SuperGM 2002 – Round 4 – Ponomariov, Ruslan – 1/2-1/2 – Shirov, Alexei – G4 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nd2 Bg5 7. h4 Bxd2+ 8. Bxd2 Nf6 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Nd5 Bxd5 |
| Masters 2000 – Round 10 – Adams, Michael – 1-0 – Rabiega, Robert – G37 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nd2 d6 7. Nf1 O-O 8. Ne3 Nd4 9. O-O Be6 10. a4 Rb8 |
| Qatar Masters Open 2015 – Round 1.9 – Harikrishna, Pentala – 1/2-1/2 – Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. – G46 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nf6 6. Ng5 O-O 7. f4 exf4 8. Bxf4 d5 9. exd5 Nd4 10. O-O b5 |
| Rapid Match 2005 – Round 5 – Adams, Michael – 0-1 – Leko, Peter – G5 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Bg4 8. f3 Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O Rb8 |
| Rapid Match 2005 – Round 7 – Adams, Michael – 1/2-1/2 – Leko, Peter – G7 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Bg4 8. f3 Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O Rb8 |
| RUS vs. ROW 2002 – Round 2 – Kasparov, Garry – 1/2-1/2 – Leko, Peter – G12 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nd2 Bg5 7. h4 Bxd2+ 8. Bxd2 Nf6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 |
| RUS vs. ROW 2002 – Round 4 – Svidler, Peter – 1/2-1/2 – Smirin, Ilia – G28 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nd2 Bg5 7. Qh5 Nh6 8. h3 Nd4 9. Bb5+ Kf8 10. Qd1 f5 |
| Semi-Finals 2004 – Round 3 – Anand, Viswanathan – 1/2-1/2 – Leko, Peter – G6 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nd5 Nf6 7. Ne3 O-O 8. O-O Be6 9. Bb3 Nd4 10. Nxd4 cxd4 |
| Smyslov Region Group Cup 2021 – Round 13.2 – Fedoseev, Vladimir – 1-0 – Sjugirov, Sanan – G134 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. a4 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Ng5 O-O 9. f4 exf4 10. Bxf4 h6 |
| Sparkassen Gp 2 2002 – Round 4 – Morozevich, Alexander – 1/2-1/2 – Leko, Peter – G8 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. h3 O-O 8. a3 a6 9. Ba2 Be6 10. Nd5 Nd4 |
| Superbet Blitz 2019 – Round 2.1 – Karjakin, Sergey – 1/2-1/2 – Le, Quang Liem – G6 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Nd5 O-O 8. c3 a6 9. a3 Be6 10. Nxf6+ Bxf6 |
| Turin ol (Men) 37th 2006 – Round 5 – Mitkov, Nikola – 1/2-1/2 – Lautier, Joel – G65 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Ng5 O-O 7. f4 exf4 8. d3 h6 9. Nf3 g5 10. h4 Nh7 |
| USA Ch 2017 – Round 6.2 – Shabalov, Alexander – 1/2-1/2 – Nakamura, Hikaru – G32 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Bg4 8. f3 Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O Nd7 |
| Vugar Gashimov Mem 2018 – Round 9.5 – Navara, David – 1/2-1/2 – Radjabov, Teimour – G45 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nf6 6. Ng5 O-O 7. f4 exf4 8. Bxf4 d5 9. exd5 Nd4 10. Nge4 b5 |
| WCh-FIDE 2005 – Round 13 – Adams, Michael – 1/2-1/2 – Leko, Peter – G29 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Bg4 8. f3 Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O Nh5 |
| World Blitz 2015 – Round 3.64 – Grigoriants, Sergey – 1/2-1/2 – Carow, Johannes, Dr. – G193 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 g6 5. d3 h6 6. Nd2 Bg7 7. Nf1 Nge7 8. Ne3 d6 9. O-O O-O 10. Ned5 Kh7 |
| World Blitz 2015 – Round 9.22 – Adhiban, B. – 0-1 – Gelfand, Boris – G540 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Ng5 O-O 7. f4 exf4 8. d3 h6 9. Nf3 Bd6 10. Nh4 Be5 |
| World Blitz 2016 – Round 1.24 – Perez Ponsa, Federico – 0-1 – Yu, Yangyi – G16 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Bg4 8. Qd2 Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O Nd7 |
| World Blitz 2017 – Round 9.11 – Bacrot, Etienne – 1/2-1/2 – Yu, Yangyi – G447 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Bg4 8. f3 Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O Nh5 |
| World Blitz 2018 – Round 11.1 – Aronian, Levon – 0-1 – Carlsen, Magnus – G630 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. h3 O-O 8. Ne2 a6 9. a3 b5 10. Ba2 Be6 |
| World Blitz 2018 – Round 18.28 – Saric, Ivan – 0-1 – Melkumyan, Hrant – G1062 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4 Bg4 9. Qe1 h6 10. Nf3 Nd4 |
| World Blitz 2019 – Round 12.20 – Paravyan, David – 0-1 – Le, Quang Liem – G800 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd5 Nf6 7. c3 Nxd5 8. Bxd5 O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. O-O Bxd5 |
| World Blitz 2019 – Round 13.47 – Sasikiran, Krishnan – 1-0 – Frolyanov, Dmitry – G891 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4 exf4 9. Bxf4 Bg4 10. Qd2 Nd4 |
| World Blitz 2019 – Round 15.24 – Le, Quang Liem – 1-0 – Adhiban, B. – G1001 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Nd7 8. Nd5 Nb6 9. Nxb6 axb6 10. Ne3 b5 |
| World Blitz 2019 – Round 15.69 – Donchenko, Alexander – 0-1 – Ismagambetov, Anuar – G1040 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nf6 6. Bg5 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. a3 h6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nd5 g6 |
| World Blitz 2019 – Round 6.49 – Iljiushenok, Ilia – 0-1 – Gelfand, Boris – G421 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. h3 O-O 8. a3 a6 9. Re1 b5 10. Ba2 Be6 |
| World Blitz 2019 – Round 7.89 – Moiseenko, Vadim – 0-1 – Gukesh D – G514 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. h4 h6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Qd2 Nd4 9. Nh2 Nd7 10. g3 Nb6 |
| World Blitz 2021 – Round 1.30 – Alekseenko, Kirill – 1-0 – Gukesh D – G21 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Bg4 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Ne3 Be6 10. O-O a6 |
| World Blitz 2022 – Round 4.59 – Sankalp Gupta – 1-0 – Adhiban, B. – G221 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 h6 6. Nd2 g6 7. Nf1 Bg7 8. Ne3 Nge7 9. a4 O-O 10. h4 Kh7 |
| World Blitz 2023 – Round 11.10 – Abdusattorov, Nodirbek – 1/2-1/2 – Moiseenko, Alexander – G613 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Bg4 8. f3 Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O a6 |
| World Blitz 2023 – Round 4.40 – Isanzhulov, Arystan – 1-0 – Fedoseev, Vladimir – G235 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Bg4 8. f3 Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O a6 |
| World Blitz 2023 – Round 9.8 – Guseinov, Gadir – 1/2-1/2 – Grischuk, Alexander – G550 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. O-O d6 6. d3 Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4 Bg4 9. Qe1 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nd4 |
| World Rapid 2016 – Round 2.8 – Volokitin, Andrei – 0-1 – Yu, Yangyi – G92 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4 Bg4 9. Qe1 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nd4 |
| World Rapid 2016 – Round 8.6 – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime – 0-1 – Yu, Yangyi – G325 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4 Bg4 9. Qe1 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nd4 |
| World Rapid 2019 – Round 12.17 – Bartel, Mateusz – 1/2-1/2 – Gelfand, Boris – G760 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. Nd5 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Re1 O-O 8. c3 a6 9. a4 Rb8 10. h3 b5 |
| World Rapid 2019 – Round 6.6 – Zubov, Alexander – 1/2-1/2 – Le, Quang Liem – G413 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Bg4 8. f3 Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. a3 Nd7 |
| XX SuperGM 2003 – Round 10 – Ponomariov, Ruslan – 1/2-1/2 – Radjabov, Teimour – G29 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4 Bg4 9. Qe1 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nd4 |
| XX SuperGM 2003 – Round 14 – Kramnik, Vladimir – 1/2-1/2 – Leko, Peter – G41 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4 exf4 9. Bxf4 h6 10. Nf3 Be6 |
| XXI SuperGM 2004 – Round 10 – Kasparov, Garry – 1/2-1/2 – Leko, Peter – G27 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nd2 Bg5 7. h4 Bxd2+ 8. Bxd2 Nf6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 |
| XXI SuperGM 2004 – Round 12 – Topalov, Veselin – 1/2-1/2 – Leko, Peter – G34 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4 Bg4 9. Qe1 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nd4 |
| XXI SuperGM 2004 – Round 14 – Shirov, Alexei – 1/2-1/2 – Leko, Peter – G40 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4 Bg4 9. Qe1 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nd4 |
| XXI SuperGM 2004 – Round 14 – Topalov, Veselin – 1/2-1/2 – Kramnik, Vladimir – G41 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4 Bg4 9. Qe1 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nd4 |
| XXI SuperGM 2004 – Round 2 – Kasparov, Garry – 1/2-1/2 – Radjabov, Teimour – G4 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nd2 d6 7. Nf1 Nd7 8. Ne3 Nb6 9. Ned5 O-O 10. O-O Nxd5 |
| XXI SuperGM 2004 – Round 4 – Kramnik, Vladimir – 1/2-1/2 – Leko, Peter – G9 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Bg5 7. Nf1 Bxc1 8. Rxc1 Nge7 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O Ng6 |
| XXII SuperGM 2005 – Round 14 – Topalov, Veselin – 1-0 – Kasparov, Garry – G36 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Nh4 Nd4 8. g3 Bg4 9. f3 Be6 10. Bg5 Ng8 |
| XXIII SuperGM 2006 – Round 12 – Vallejo Pons, Francisco – 1/2-1/2 – Radjabov, Teimour – G45 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nd5 d6 7. Nxf6+ Bxf6 8. c3 O-O 9. O-O Rb8 10. a4 b6 |
| Zurich Chess Challenge 2014 – Round 5.1 – Nakamura, Hikaru – 1/2-1/2 – Gelfand, Boris – G13 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nd2 d6 7. Nf1 Bg4 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. Nd5 Be6 10. Nfe3 Bg5 |













Carlsen, Magnus — 10 parties
Kasparov, Garry — 9 parties
Gukesh D — 8 parties
Anand, Viswanathan — 6 parties
Alekhine, Alexander — 1 partie
1853 — Staunton, Howard vs ? — 1-0 — Reading
1873 — Blackburne, Joseph vs Heral, Joseph — 1-0 — Vienna AUT
1926 — Dawbarn C vs Alekhine, Alexander — 0-1 — Scarborough ENG
1926 — Steiner, Lajos vs Nimzowitsch, Aron — 0-1 — Dresden GER
1959 — Milcas vs Klaus, Philippe — 0-1 — City Terrace, CA
1964 — Balogh, Janos vs Rittner, Horst — 1/2-1/2 — corr FS
1976 — Olesen, Poul Erik Norgaard vs Hansen, Victor Juul — 1-0 — DEN
1979 — Vreeken, Corry vs Lemaczko, T — 0-1 — Bydgoszcz POL
1972 — Harandi, Khosro vs Aaron, Manuel — 0-1 — Teheran
1974 — Maninang, Rafaelito vs Jordan, William — 1-0 — Penang MAS
1981 — Haring, Ruth I vs Wood, Walter H Dr — 1-0 — San Francisco, CA USA
1982 — Foerster, V. vs Mudelsee, Manfred, Dr. — 1/2-1/2 — Aachen GER
1974 — Renic, Branko vs Jamieson, Robert M — 0-1 — Cooma
1979 — Hladik, Josef vs Zpevak, Pavel — 1/2-1/2 — Telc
1980 — Hansen, Torbjorn Ringdal vs Olsen, Kaj — 0-1 — Hillerod
1981 — Antosik, Alois vs Michenka, Jozef — 1/2-1/2 — Karvina