E36e — Nimzo-Indian: Classical, Noa, 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 O-O
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 O-O * ○ Trait aux Blancs
Ouverture — Centre fermé
♔ Point de vue Blancs
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Atouts. Les Blancs s'appuient sur la case forte b4 et la paire de fous.
Côté adverse. Le fou enfermé en c8.
En contrepartie. Le roi n'est pas encore à l'abri et plusieurs pièces dorment encore (le cavalier g1, les fous c1 et f1 et les tours a1 et h1).
Plans. O-O (Mettre le roi en sécurité, connecter les tours) ; e4 (Centre d4+e4, menace e5, libère Bf1) ; Nf3 (Développer Ng1) ; Bg5 (Clouer Nf6).
Côté adverse. Le fou enfermé en c8.
En contrepartie. Le roi n'est pas encore à l'abri et plusieurs pièces dorment encore (le cavalier g1, les fous c1 et f1 et les tours a1 et h1).
Plans. O-O (Mettre le roi en sécurité, connecter les tours) ; e4 (Centre d4+e4, menace e5, libère Bf1) ; Nf3 (Développer Ng1) ; Bg5 (Clouer Nf6).
♚ Point de vue Noirs
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Atouts. Les Noirs s'appuient sur la case forte e4.
Côté adverse. Les fous enfermés en c1 et f1 et le roi resté au centre.
En contrepartie. Plusieurs pièces dorment encore (le cavalier b8, le fou c8 et la tour a8).
Plans. ...Bd7 (PRIORITÉ: libérer le Bc8 (...Bd7, b6+Bb7, ...Bf5)) ; ...Nbd7 (Développer Nb8) ; ...e5 (Rupture).
Côté adverse. Les fous enfermés en c1 et f1 et le roi resté au centre.
En contrepartie. Plusieurs pièces dorment encore (le cavalier b8, le fou c8 et la tour a8).
Plans. ...Bd7 (PRIORITÉ: libérer le Bc8 (...Bd7, b6+Bb7, ...Bf5)) ; ...Nbd7 (Développer Nb8) ; ...e5 (Rupture).
Avantages
Faiblesses adverses
Diagonale active
Plans
Structure de pions
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Pions doublés | — | — |
| Pions isolés | — | — |
| Arriérés | — | — |
| Chaînes | ● b2→a3 | ● e6→d5, f7→e6 |
| Passés | — | — |
| Majorité | — | — |
Cases
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Cases fortes | ● b4 (2v0) | ● e4 (2v0) |
| Cases faibles | — | — |
| Centre | ● d4 (1v0), ● e5 (1v0) | ● d5 (3v1), ● e4 (2v0) |
Colonnes et diagonales
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs |
Pièces
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Bc1 | ● Bc1 Non développé (mob. 5) | |
| Bf1 | ● Bf1 Non développé (mob. 0) | |
| Bc8 | ● Bc8 Non développé (mob. 1) | |
| Paire de fous | ● Oui | Non |
| Non développées | 5 (g1, c1, f1, a1, h1) | 3 (b8, c8, a8) |
Sécurité du roi
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Statut | ● Au centre ! | ● Roqué |
| Droits de roque | O-O / O-O-O | — |
Thèmes
| ♔ Blancs | ♚ Noirs | |
| Phase | Ouverture | |
| Centre | fermé | |
| Ruptures | ● c4-c5 | ● …e6-e5 |
| Partie |
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| 11. Norway Armageddon 2023 – Round 5.1 – Carlsen, Magnus – 1-0 – Giri, Anish – G13 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. cxd5 Ne4 8. Qc2 exd5 9. Bf4 Bf5 10. Qxc7 Qxc7 |
| 1929 Hastings Premier 1928/29 9th – Round 7 – Koltanowski, George – 1-0 – Norman, George – G7 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 O-O 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bf4 c6 10. e3 Ne4 |
| 1929 Hastings Premier 1928/29 9th – Round 9 – Koltanowski, George – 1/2-1/2 – Michell, Reginald – G17 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 O-O 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bf4 c6 10. e3 Re8 |
| 1929 Karlsbad – Round 1 – Rubinstein, Akiba – 1/2-1/2 – Bogoljubow, Efim – G60 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 O-O 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bf4 Nd5 10. Bg3 Ba6 |
| 1930 Hamburg GER – Round 16 – Rejfir, Josef – 1-0 – Steiner, Herman – G32 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nf3 c6 10. e3 Nd7 |
| 1934 Leningrad ch-URS – Round 1 – Belavenets, Sergey – 1/2-1/2 – Chekhover, Vitaly – G68 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. e3 Be4 |
| 1936 Olympiad (unofficial) – Round 20 – Barcza, Gedeon – 1-0 – Toshev, Yury – G138 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 O-O 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. e3 Ne4 9. Qc2 c6 10. Bd3 f5 |
| 1937 Stockholm ol – Round 11 – Frydman, Paulino – 0-1 – Kashdan, Isaac – G62 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nf3 c6 10. e3 Nd7 |
| 1938 Ch (Men) Argentina ARG – Round 19 – Maderna, Carlos – 1/2-1/2 – Bolbochan, J. – G25 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 O-O 7. Nf3 Ne4 8. Qc2 c5 9. dxc5 a5 10. Be3 Nc6 |
| 1938 USA Ch fin-A – Round 1 – Moskowitz, Jack – 0-1 – Kashdan, Isaac – G4 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 c5 9. e3 g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 |
| 1939 Buenos Aires ol prel-C – Round 6 – Enevoldsen, Jens – 0-1 – Mikenas, Vladas – G24 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 O-O 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 |
| 1946 Staunton, Groningen NED – Round 18 – O'Kelly, Albéric de Galway – 1/2-1/2 – Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham – G70 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 O-O 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Nf3 c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. b4 Nce4 |
| 1948 Bad Gastein – Round 10 – Beni, Alfred – 1/2-1/2 – Bruckner, Guenther – G73 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 O-O 7. Nf3 Ne4 8. Qc2 Nd7 9. e3 c6 10. Bd3 f5 |
| 1958 Torneo de las Americas 1st – Round 10 – Alvarez Martin, Pedro – 1-0 – Argiles Perez, Jaime – G52 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 O-O 7. Bg5 Nbd7 8. e3 c6 9. Qc2 Qe8 10. Nf3 Ne4 |
| 2. Du Te Cup 2018 – Round 3.3 – Vitiugov, Nikita – 1/2-1/2 – Giri, Anish – G9 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 O-O 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 |
| 20. Amber Rapid 2011 – Round 10 – Ivanchuk, Vasyl – 1/2-1/2 – Kramnik, Vladimir – G29 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qc2 h6 |
| 20. European Teams 2015 – Round 3.15 – Kveinys, Aloyzas – 1/2-1/2 – Bologan, Victor – G117 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 Bb7 |
| 20. European Teams 2015 – Round 7.5 – Wojtaszek, Radoslaw – 0-1 – Aronian, Levon – G310 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 |
| 3. Norway Chess 2015 – Round 5.3 – Nakamura, Hikaru – 1/2-1/2 – Anand, Viswanathan – G24 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 |
| 40. Olympiad Open 2012 – Round 9.19 – Parligras, Mircea-Emilian – 1-0 – Winants, Luc – G504 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 O-O 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 c5 |
| 41. Olympiad Open 2014 – Round 10.11 – Le, Quang Liem – 1/2-1/2 – Aronian, Levon – G683 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qc3 h6 |
| 41. Olympiad Open 2014 – Round 3.6 – Vocaturo, Daniele – 1/2-1/2 – Sasikiran, Krishnan – G232 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. f3 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 |
| 41. Olympiad Open 2014 – Round 6.14 – Ringoir, Tanguy – 1/2-1/2 – Fridman, Daniel – G404 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 O-O 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Bb7 10. e3 Nbd7 |
| 42. Olympiad 2016 – Round 11.11 – Le, Quang Liem – 1/2-1/2 – Wang, Yue(SH) – G757 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. Nf3 Bb7 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Qxc4 Ba6 |
| 43. Olympiad 2018 – Round 3.8 – Steingrimsson, Hedinn – 0-1 – Gelfand, Boris – G224 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Bb7 10. e3 Nbd7 |
| 5. Sinquefield Cup 2017 – Round 9.3 – So, Wesley – 1/2-1/2 – Anand, Viswanathan – G43 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 |
| 6. Norway Chess 2018 – Round 5.3 – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – 1/2-1/2 – Nakamura, Hikaru – G22 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 |
| 6. Sinquefield Cup 2018 – Round 2.5 – So, Wesley – 1/2-1/2 – Nakamura, Hikaru – G10 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 |
| 6. Tal Memorial 2011 – Round 1 – Anand, Viswanathan – 1/2-1/2 – Karjakin, Sergey – G1 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 |
| 6. Tal Memorial 2011 – Round 6 – Nepomniachtchi, Ian – 1/2-1/2 – Karjakin, Sergey – G19 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 c5 8. dxc5 d4 9. Qc2 e5 10. e3 h6 |
| 7. Mikhail Tal Memorial 2012 – Round 1 – Carlsen, Magnus – 1/2-1/2 – Kramnik, Vladimir – G3 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 |
| 73. Tata Steel GMA 2011 – Round 2 – Anand, Viswanathan – 1/2-1/2 – Kramnik, Vladimir – G8 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Bb7 10. Rc1 c5 |
| 8. Norway Chess 2020 – Round 4.1 – Carlsen, Magnus – 1-0 – Caruana, Fabiano – G10 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 |
| 8. Tal Memorial 2013 – Round 3.5 – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – 1/2-1/2 – Kramnik, Vladimir – G13 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 Qd7 |
| 84. Tata Steel Masters 2022 – Round 10.4 – Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi – 0-1 – Praggnanandhaa R – G65 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 c5 8. dxc5 d4 9. Qf3 Nbd7 10. e3 h6 |
| 84. Tata Steel Masters 2022 – Round 5.5 – Rapport, Richard – 1-0 – Praggnanandhaa R – G32 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 c5 8. dxc5 d4 9. Qg3 Nbd7 10. Nf3 e5 |
| 84. Tata Steel Masters 2022 – Round 7.3 – Van Foreest, Jorden – 1-0 – Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi – G44 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Bb7 10. Ne5 Qd6 |
| 9. Masters Final 2016 – Round 2.1 – So, Wesley – 1/2-1/2 – Nakamura, Hikaru – G4 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 Qd7 |
| Amber-blindfold 18th 2009 – Round 4 – Morozevich, Alexander – 1-0 – Topalov, Veselin – G9 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qc2 h6 |
| Amber-blindfold 20th 2011 – Round 9 – Ivanchuk, Vasyl – 1/2-1/2 – Karjakin, Sergey – G32 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qc2 h6 |
| Amber-rapid 18th 2009 – Round 10 – Morozevich, Alexander – 1/2-1/2 – Anand, Viswanathan – G34 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 c5 8. dxc5 d4 9. Qc2 e5 10. Nf3 Re8 |
| Amber-rapid 18th 2009 – Round 8 – Kramnik, Vladimir – 1/2-1/2 – Anand, Viswanathan – G25 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. cxd5 Ne4 8. Qc2 exd5 9. e3 Bf5 10. Bd3 c5 |
| American Cup Champ 2023 – Round 4.2 – So, Wesley – 1/2-1/2 – Nakamura, Hikaru – G28 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nf3 dxc4 10. Qxc4 Nc6 |
| Antalya TUR, World Teams Championship 2013 – Round 2.2 – Nakamura, Hikaru – 1-0 – Kramnik, Vladimir – G10 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qc3 h6 |
| Botvinnik Memorial 2011 – Round 2 – Carlsen, Magnus – 1/2-1/2 – Kramnik, Vladimir – G4 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qc2 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 |
| FIDE Candidates 2014 – Round 1.1 – Andreikin, Dmitry – 1/2-1/2 – Kramnik, Vladimir – G1 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 Qd7 |
| FIDE Candidates 2014 – Round 14.1 – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – 1/2-1/2 – Kramnik, Vladimir – G53 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 Qd7 |
| FIDE Candidates 2018 – Round 2.3 – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – 1/2-1/2 – Aronian, Levon – G7 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nf3 c6 10. g3 Nd7 |
| FIDE Candidates 2022 – Round 3.4 – Firouzja, Alireza – 1/2-1/2 – Nakamura, Hikaru – G12 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 |
| FIDE Grand Prix 3 Pool A 2022 – Round 5.1 – Nakamura, Hikaru – 1-0 – Oparin, Grigoriy – G9 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 O-O 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. h4 Ba6 10. Qc2 c5 |
| FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 – Round 1 – Santos Latasa Jaime – 1/2-1/2 – Liang Awonder – G19 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nf3 c6 10. h4 Nd7 |
| FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 – Round 4 – Fedoseev Vladimir – 1-0 – Martirosyan Haik M. – G213 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. cxd5 Ne4 8. Qc2 exd5 9. Bf4 Nc6 10. e3 g5 |
| FIDE World Cup 2017 – Round 1.1 – Eljanov, Pavel – 0-1 – Lenderman, Aleksandr – G19 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Rc1 Ba6 10. Qa4 Qd7 |
| FIDE World Cup 2017 – Round 1.2 – Goganov, Aleksey – 1/2-1/2 – Andreikin, Dmitry – G85 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 Qd7 |
| FIDE World Cup 2019 – Round 6.2 – Yu, Yangyi – 1/2-1/2 – Ding, Liren – G414 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 O-O 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Bb7 10. Rd1 Nbd7 |
| FIDE World Cup 2025 – Round R2 Classical 2 – Leko Peter – 1-0 – Cheng Bobby – G313 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qc2 a6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bf4 Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. g3 O-O |
| GCT Rapid Paris 2018 – Round 4.1 – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – 0-1 – Aronian, Levon – G16 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nf3 c6 10. h4 dxc4 |
| GCT Rapid Paris 2018 – Round 6.4 – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – 1/2-1/2 – Caruana, Fabiano – G29 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 Qd7 |
| Grand Slam Final 2008 – Round 7 – Aronian, Levon – 1-0 – Topalov, Veselin – G14 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 O-O 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. g3 Ba6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 |
| Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix 2019 – Round 1.5 – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – 1/2-1/2 – Jakovenko, Dmitry – G33 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 |
| Norway Chess 2024 - Round 9 - Caruana, Fabiano - 1-0 - Praggnanandhaa R - G45 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Nf3 a5 10. Ne5 Qd6 |
| Palma De Mallorca GP 2017 – Round 2.4 – Riazantsev, Alexander – 1/2-1/2 – Ding, Liren – G13 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 Qd7 |
| Palma De Mallorca GP 2017 – Round 4.7 – Riazantsev, Alexander – 1/2-1/2 – Tomashevsky, Evgeny – G34 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 Qd7 |
| Petrosian Memorial 2014 – Round 2.3 – Morozevich, Alexander – 1/2-1/2 – Aronian, Levon – G7 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 |
| Saint Louis Blitz 2017 – Round 13.4 – Kasparov, Garry – 1-0 – Nakamura, Hikaru – G64 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. h4 c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 |
| Saint Louis Blitz 2017 – Round 15.5 – Kasparov, Garry – 1/2-1/2 – Anand, Viswanathan – G75 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. h4 Bb7 10. Bg5 Nbd7 |
| Saint Louis Blitz 2017 – Round 7.2 – Kasparov, Garry – 0-1 – Aronian, Levon – G32 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. h4 Bb7 10. Bg5 Qd5 |
| Saint Louis Blitz 2018 – Round 13.1 – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – 1-0 – Caruana, Fabiano – G61 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 |
| Saint Louis Rapid 2021 – Round 1.5 – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – 1/2-1/2 – Nakamura, Hikaru – G5 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 |
| Saint Louis Rapid 2021 – Round 2.1 – Rapport, Richard – 1/2-1/2 – Nakamura, Hikaru – G6 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 |
| Saint Louis Rapid 2021 – Round 4.4 – Le, Quang Liem – 1/2-1/2 – Nakamura, Hikaru – G19 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 |
| Shanghai Masters 2010 – Round 2 – Wang, Hao(ZJWZ) – 1/2-1/2 – Kramnik, Vladimir – G4 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qa4 Qd7 |
| Sparkassen GM 2009 – Round 10 – Carlsen, Magnus – 1/2-1/2 – Bacrot, Etienne – G28 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. Nf3 Bb7 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Be2 c5 |
| Sparkassen GM 2009 – Round 3 – Carlsen, Magnus – 1/2-1/2 – Kramnik, Vladimir – G7 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 c5 |
| SportAccord Blitz Men 2013 – Round 27.5 – Ivanchuk, Vasyl – 0-1 – Leko, Peter – G210 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 Qd7 |
| Superbet Classic 2021 – Round 9.4 – Lupulescu, Constantin – 1/2-1/2 – So, Wesley – G40 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 |
| Superbet Classic 2022 – Round 9.5 – Rapport, Richard – 1/2-1/2 – Nepomniachtchi, Ian – G44 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qc1 Nbd7 |
| Tal Memorial 2009 – Round 1 – Carlsen, Magnus – 1/2-1/2 – Kramnik, Vladimir – G1 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. cxd5 Ne4 8. Qc2 exd5 9. Bf4 Nc6 10. e3 Re8 |
| Tal Memorial 2009 – Round 3 – Morozevich, Alexander – 0-1 – Kramnik, Vladimir – G9 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bf4 Ba6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 |
| Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 – Round 1.3 – Morozevich, Alexander – 0-1 – Leko, Peter – G3 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Rd1 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 |
| Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 – Round 3.4 – Nakamura, Hikaru – 1/2-1/2 – Giri, Anish – G16 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. Nf3 Ba6 9. b4 Bxc4 10. Bxc4 dxc4 |
| Tata Steel India Blitz 2019 – Round 13.4 – Nakamura, Hikaru – 1/2-1/2 – Ding, Liren – G63 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. e4 Nf6 |
| Tata Steel India Blitz 2019 – Round 17.4 – Nakamura, Hikaru – 1/2-1/2 – So, Wesley – G83 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. e4 Nf6 |
| USA Ch 2022 – Round 3.7 – Shankland, Sam – 1/2-1/2 – Niemann, Hans Moke – G20 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qc1 Bb7 |
| USA Ch 2022 – Round 4.5 – Niemann, Hans Moke – 0-1 – Caruana, Fabiano – G25 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nf3 dxc4 10. Qxc4 Nc6 |
| World Blitz 2009 – Round 20 – Ivanchuk, Vasyl – 1-0 – Karpov, Anatoly – G201 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. Nf3 Bb7 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Be2 c5 |
| World Blitz 2009 – Round 20 – Morozevich, Alexander – 1-0 – Grischuk, Alexander – G200 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 c5 8. dxc5 d4 9. Qg3 Nc6 10. O-O-O e5 |
| World Blitz 2009 – Round 25 – Morozevich, Alexander – 1-0 – Karpov, Anatoly – G255 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 c5 8. dxc5 d4 9. Qg3 Nc6 10. O-O-O e5 |
| World Blitz 2009 – Round 27 – Bareev, Evgeny – 0-1 – Anand, Viswanathan – G277 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 |
| World Blitz 2009 – Round 4 – Karpov, Anatoly – 1/2-1/2 – Morozevich, Alexander – G33 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Ba6 10. Qc2 h6 |
| World Blitz 2021 – Round 12.4 – Nakamura, Hikaru – 1/2-1/2 – Grischuk, Alexander – G722 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 |
| World Blitz 2021 – Round 2.47 – Parligras, Mircea-Emilian – 1/2-1/2 – Gelfand, Boris – G104 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 9. Bg5 Bb7 10. e3 Nbd7 |
| World Blitz 2021 – Round 4.26 – Gareyev, Timur – 1/2-1/2 – Gelfand, Boris – G214 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. Nf3 Bb7 9. b4 c5 10. bxc5 bxc5 |
| World Blitz 2022 – Round 2.70 – Gareyev, Timur – 1-0 – Kostenko, Petr – G117 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. Nf3 Ba6 9. b3 c5 10. Be2 cxd4 |
| World Blitz 2023 – Round 16.2 – Artemiev, Vladislav – 1-0 – Aronian, Levon – G909 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nf3 dxc4 10. Qxc4 Nc6 |
| World Rapid 2019 – Round 6.31 – Dreev, Aleksey – 1/2-1/2 – Gelfand, Boris – G387 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nf3 dxc4 10. Qxc4 Nc6 |
| World Rapid 2021 – Round 2.2 – Nakamura, Hikaru – 1/2-1/2 – Van Foreest, Jorden – G79 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qc2 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 |
| World Rapid 2021 – Round 2.29 – Gareyev, Timur – 1-0 – Gukesh D – G89 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. e3 b6 8. Nf3 Ba6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Be2 c5 |
| World Rapid 2021 – Round 3.79 – Zilka, Stepan – 1/2-1/2 – Holm, Kristian Stuvik – G195 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Bg5 c5 8. cxd5 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Nc6 10. Qh4 Qa5+ |
| World Rapid 2021 – Round 9.26 – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar – 1-0 – Piorun, Kacper – G522 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 c5 9. dxc5 d4 10. Qf3 Nbd7 |













Anand, Viswanathan — 9 parties
Karpov, Anatoly — 8 parties
Carlsen, Magnus — 7 parties
Kasparov, Garry — 5 parties
Ding, Liren — 4 parties
Ju, Wenjun — 3 parties
Gukesh D — 2 parties
Hou, Yifan — 1 partie
1936 — Feigin, Movsa vs Ichim, Trajan — 1-0 — Munich GER
1937 — Frydman, Paulino vs Kashdan, Isaac — 0-1 — Stockholm SWE
1937 — Platz, Joseph vs McCudden — 1-0 — New York, NY USA
1938 — Enevoldsen, Harald vs Kupferstich, Moises — 1-0 — Copenhagen DEN
1929 — Koltanowski, George vs Michell, Reginald — 1/2-1/2 — Hastings Town Hall
1929 — Rubinstein, Akiba vs Bogoljubow, Efim — 1/2-1/2 — Carlsbad CZE
1934 — Belavenets, Sergey vs Chekhover, Vitaly — 1/2-1/2 — Leningrad ch-URS
1936 — Barcza, Gedeon vs Toshev, Yury — 1-0 — Munich GER
1946 — O'Kelly, Albéric de Galway vs Yanofsky, Daniel Abraham — 1/2-1/2 — Groningen NED
1967 — Ligterink, Gert vs Moles, John — 1/2-1/2 — Groningen NED
1969 — Pedersen, Svend vs Nielsen, Verner — 1-0 — ?
1976 — Kakageldyev, Amanmurad vs Nevednichy, Boris M — 0-1 — Tbilisi GEO
1990 — Flear, Christine vs Hoffman Regis — 1/2-1/2 — Guernsey GCI
1991 — Guerra Bastida, Diego vs Corredor Pravia, Marcelino Vicente — 1-0 — Aviles ESP
1996 — Vatnamot-Johansen, Terje vs Thorfinnsson, Bjorn — 1/2-1/2 — Copenhagen DEN
2002 — Hoang, Thanh Trang vs Handke, Florian, Dr. — 1/2-1/2 — Budapest HUN