Opening Report
Database: Big2011twic871 (4,654,238 games)
Report: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 d5 (255 games)
ECO: C96b [Spanish: Closed, Chigorin, 10.Bc2]
Generated by Scid 4.3, 2011.08.24
1. Statistics and History
1.1 Statistics
Games 1-0 =-= 0-1 Score
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All report games 255 94 90 71 54.5%
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1.2 Oldest games
1: 0-1(31) Kuznetsov 2448 -- Gajewski 2556, Pardubice 2007.07.22 [30]
2: 0-1(35) Krejci 2315 -- Votava 2547, Ceska Trebova 2007.08.12 [18]
3: =-=(58) Nemcova 2245 -- Manik 2457, Ceska Trebova 2007.08.14 [21]
4: 0-1(23) Jameson 2006 -- Rudd 2370, Liverpool 2007.09.03 [24]
5: =-=(104) Wang Hao 2624 -- Jones 2526, Liverpool 2007.09.06 [30]
1.3 Newest games
1: =-=(52) Shadrina 2397 -- Zaiatz 2430, Taganrog RUS 2011.06.26 [70]
2: 0-1(57) Eames 2259 -- Gormally 2502, London ENG 2011.06.26 [34]
3: 1-0(21) Lam 2071 -- Monpeurt 1968, Chalons en Champagne 2011.05.22 [74]
4: 1-0(38) Quesda Chow 2131 -- Hernandez 2282, Havana 2011.05.13 [61]
5: 0-1(32) Vachtfeidl 1981 -- Miturova 2094, Ostrava 2011.05.07 [26]
1.4 Current popularity
Year 1800-99 1900-49 1950-69 1970-79 1980-89 1990-99 2000-09
Once every X games --- --- --- --- --- --- 10853
Frequency in all years: once every 18251 games
In the 10 years to today: once every 8617 games (up 112% from all years)
In the 5 years to today: once every 3924 games (up 365% from all years)
In the 1 year to today: once every 6803 games (up 168% from all years)
1.5 Most frequent players (White)
| 1: | 3 | 2007-2010 | 50% | 2722 | Wang Hao [30,79] |
| 2: | 3 | 2007-2008 | 50% | 2614 | Kotronias, Vasilios [58,84,85] |
| 3: | 2 | 2008 | 50% | 2674 | Almasi, Zoltan [68,86] |
| 4: | 2 | 2008-2009 | 75% | 2608 | Lupulescu, Constantin [14,16] |
| 5: | 2 | 2007-2009 | 100% | 2607 | Mamedov, Nidjat [37,94] |
| 6: | 2 | 2009-2010 | 75% | 2573 | Kosintseva, T [42,50] |
1.6 Most frequent players (Black)
| 1: | 11 | 2008-2009 | 64% | 2624 | Stevic, Hrvoje [30,38,50,62,67,69,72,86] |
| 2: | 6 | 2008-2009 | 75% | 2644 | Nyback, Tomi [30,34,46,49,90] |
| 3: | 5 | 2008-2009 | 40% | 2413 | Saptarshi, Roy Chowdhury [6,8,24,45,74] |
| 4: | 4 | 2008 | 25% | 2324 | Djuraev, Sokhib [40,88,94] |
| 5: | 4 | 2010-2011 | 0% | 2304 | Renaze, L [14,55,68,69] |
| 6: | 3 | 2007-2009 | 33% | 2561 | Ragger, Markus [9,50,84] |
2. Ratings and Performance
2.1 Average ratings and performance
White rating: 2354 (250 games); White performance: 2387 (54% vs 2358)
Black rating: 2358 (253 games); Black performance: 2318 (45% vs 2354)
2.2 Games with highest average rating
1: 1-0(67) Shirov 2739 -- Leko 2755, Moscow 2007 [14]
2: =-=(83) Adams 2729 -- Carlsen 2714, Khanty Mansiysk 2007 [48]
3: =-=(45) Dominguez Perez 2683 -- Carlsen 2714, Khanty Mansiysk 2007 [90]
4: 1-0(50) Kamsky 2726 -- Miton 2620, Dagomys 2008 [90]
5: 0-1(33) Volokitin 2678 -- Wojtaszek 2635, Heraklio 2007 [95]
6: 1-0(26) Navara 2687 -- Stevic 2624, Mainz 2009 [38]
7: =-=(19) So 2627 -- Howell 2622, Wijk aan Zee 2009 [67]
8: 0-1(41) Almasi 2674 -- Stevic 2571, Plovdiv 2008 [86]
3. Result Trends
3.1 Result lengths and frequencies
Score Game length Frequency
1-0 =-= 0-1 1-0 =-= 0-1
Report games 54.5% 44 43 41 36.8% 35.2% 27.8%
All games 53.7% 39 35 40 38.7% 29.8% 31.2%
3.2 Shortest wins (White)
1: 1-0(17) Lenier 2022 -- Rudd 2297, Brighton 2011 [23]
2: 1-0(21) Demianjuk 2330 -- Zhukov 2191, Belorechensk 2009 [93]
3: 1-0(21) Lam 2071 -- Monpeurt 1968, Chalons en Champagne 2011 [74]
4: 1-0(23) Wang Hao 2722 -- Manik 2440, Sarajevo 2010 [79]
5: 1-0(24) Negi 2621 -- Dragun 2300, Cappelle la Grande 2010 [79]
3.3 Shortest wins (Black)
1: 0-1(19) Duran 1799 -- Del Castilho 2181, Medellin 2009 [2]
2: 0-1(23) Bartakke 2194 -- Saptarshi 2387, Mumbai 2008 [24]
3: 0-1(23) Jameson 2006 -- Rudd 2370, Liverpool 2007 [24]
4: 0-1(23) Deur 2003 -- Agrest 2215, Vung Tau 2008 [73]
5: 0-1(24) Szadkowski 2100 -- Blaszkiewicz 1898, Polanica Zdroj 2009 [77]
4. Moves and Themes
4.1 Move orders reaching the report position
There were 14 move orders reaching this position. The top 8 are:
1: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 d5 (197)
2: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 d5 (19)
3: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 d6 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 d5 (15)
4: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 d5 (11)
5: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. h3 O-O 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 d5 (4)
6: 1. Nf3 Nc6 2. e4 e5 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 d5 (1)
7: 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e5 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 d5 (1)
8: 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e5 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. Re1 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 d5 (1)
4.2 Moves from the report position
Move ECO Frequency Score AvElo Perf AvYear %Draws
1: d4 109: 42.7% 57.7% 2420 2454 2009 35%
2: exd5 107: 41.9% 48.5% 2287 2321 2008 32%
3: d3 25: 9.8% 68.0% 2390 2500 2009 56%
4: Nxe5 14: 5.4% 50.0% 2250 2259 2008 29%
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TOTAL: 255:100.0% 54.5% 2353 2394 2008 35%
4.3 Positional Themes
Frequency of themes in the first 20 moves of each game:
| Same-side castling: | 100% | White Isolated Queen Pawn: | 11% |
| Opposite castling: | 0% | Black Isolated Queen Pawn: | 2% |
| Kingside pawn storm: | 16% | White Pawn on 5/6/7th rank: | 42% |
| Queens exchanged: | 43% | Black Pawn on 2/3/4th rank: | 54% |
| Only one side has Bishop pair: | 0% | Open c/d/e file: | 96% |
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 | 2% | 12% | 9% | 32% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 35% |
| All games | 3% | 10% | 9% | 25% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 43% |
5. Theory Table
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 d5: +94 =90 -71 (139/255: 55%)
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 1 |
Nxe5 dxe4 |
d41 exd32 |
Qxd3 Qxd3 |
Bxd3 Be63 |
Nd2 Bd64 |
Ndf3 Rfe8 |
Bd2 Rad8 |
Bg5 Bxe55 |
14: 50% |
| 2 |
d3 dxe46 |
dxe47 Qxd1 |
Rxd18 Bd69 |
Nbd210 Nb711 |
Nb3 Re8 |
Be3 h6 |
Nbd2 Bd7 |
Nf1 Bc612 |
13: 73% |
| 3 |
... ... |
... ... |
... Bb7 |
Nbd213 Rfd814 |
Re1 Nd715 |
b4 Nc6 |
a4 h6 |
Nf1 bxa416 |
12: 63% |
| 4 |
exd5 e417 |
Ne518 Qxd5 |
d4 exd3 |
Qxd3 Bb719 |
Qxd5 Bxd520 |
Bg5 Rfe8 |
Nd2 h621 |
Bh4 g522 |
9: 39% |
| 5 |
... ... |
Ng5 Nxd5 |
Nxe423 f5 |
Ng324 f4 |
Nf125 f3 |
g326 Qd7 |
Be4 Bb7 |
Bxf3 Bd627 |
16: 25% |
| 6 |
... ... |
... ... |
... ... |
... ... |
Ne4 f3 |
d428 fxg229 |
Qh530 g631 |
Qh6 Rf532 |
16: 19% |
| 7 |
... ... |
Bxe4 Nxe4 |
Rxe4 Bb733 |
d334 Bxd535 |
Re1 c536 |
Bf437 Re8 |
Nbd2 Qd7 |
Ne5 Qb738 |
22: 59% |
| 8 |
... ... |
... ... |
... ... |
d4 Bxd539 |
Re1 Bd640 |
Nbd241 Re842 |
Rxe8+43 Qxe8 |
Nf144 Qc645 |
23: 76% |
| 9 |
... ... |
... ... |
... ... |
... Re8 |
Bf446 Nc447 |
b348 Nb6 |
c449 bxc4 |
bxc4 Nxc450 |
21: 52% |
| 10 |
d4 Nxe451 |
dxe5 f552 |
exf6 Bxf6 |
Nbd253 Nxd254 |
Qxd2 Nc4 |
Qd355 g6 |
Qd156 c6 |
b357 Nd658 |
11: 55% |
| 11 |
... ... |
Nxe5 f659 |
Nf360 Nc461 |
Nbd262 Ncxd263 |
Bxd264 Bb7 |
Bf4 Bd6 |
Bxd6 Qxd6 |
Nd2 Rae865 |
12: 79% |
| 12 |
... ... |
... ... |
Nd3 Bd666 |
Nd267 f568 |
Nf369 Nc4 |
Nfe5 Qh470 |
f371 Ng5 |
Re2 Nxe572 |
16: 56% |
| 13 |
... dxe4 |
Nxe573 Bb7 |
Bg574 c5 |
dxc575 Qc7 |
Bxf676 Rad8 |
Qh5 Bxf6 |
Ng4 Be7 |
Ne377 g678 |
16: 44% |
| 14 |
... ... |
... c5 |
dxc579 Qc780 |
Ng4 Nxg481 |
hxg4 f5 |
Qd5+82 Kh8 |
Qxa8 Bxc5 |
Qd5 Bb783 |
15: 53% |
| 15 |
... ... |
... ... |
Be3 Bb784 |
Nd2 Qc785 |
Qb186 cxd4 |
Bxd487 Bd6 |
Ng4 Nxg4 |
hxg4 Bh2+88 |
19: 74% |
| 16 |
... ... |
... ... |
Bg5 Bb789 |
dxc590 Qc791 |
Bxf692 Rad893 |
Qe2 Bxf6 |
Ng4 Bg5 |
Ne394 f595 |
20: 48% |
- 12.b4 Qd5 13.d4 Nc4 14.Bg5 e3 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Nxc4 exf2+ 17.Kxf2 Bh4+ 18.g3 Bxg3+ 19.Kxg3 Qg5+ =-=(32) Tirard 2490 -- Bojkov 2520, France 2008;
14...Nxe5 15.Bxf6 Nf3+ 16.Qxf3 exf3 17.Bxe7 Be6 18.Be4 Qh5 19.Bxf3 Qg6 1-0(48) Kubecka 2271 -- Haba 2201, Prague 2007;
14.Nxc4 bxc4 15.Nd2 Bf5 16.Nf1 a5 17.Ne3 Qe6 18.b5 Rab8 19.Rb1 Bd6 1-0(38) Simek 2253 -- Meszaros 2229, Czechia 2009;
12...Bd6 13.d4 exd3 14.Bxd3 Bxe5 15.Rxe5 Nc4 16.Re1 Qd5 17.Be2 Bf5 18.Bg5 Rae8 19.Qxd5 Nxd5 0-1(54) Leon Hoyos 2495 -- Miton 2628, Lubbock 2007;
14...Nb7 15.Nc6 Qd7 16.Qf3 Re8 17.Rxe8+ Qxe8 18.Be3 Be6 19.Nd4 Bd5 1-0(38) Santana Alvarado 2136 -- Rivera 2041, Caguas 2008;
14.Qxd3 Bxe5 15.Rxe5 Qxd3 16.Bxd3 Rd8 17.Bc2 Nc4 18.Rc5 Bb7 19.Bg5 Be4 0-1(31) Bartel 2266 -- Sadzikowski 2140, Polanica Zdroj 2008.
12.Ng4 Nxg4 13.hxg4 Bd6 14.g3 f5 15.gxf5 Qg5 16.d4 Qxf5 17.Qe2 Bb7 18.Nd2 Rae8 19.b4 Nc4 1-0(73) Tvarijonas 2288 -- Tofte 2107, Kemer 2007.
12.Bxe4 Nxe4 13.Rxe4 Bb7 14.Re1 Qd5 15.Qf3 Rfe8 16.Qxd5 Bxd5 17.d4 Bd6 18.b3 f6 19.Nd3 Be4 =-=(98) Ong -- Glibstrup 1966, Kemer 2007.
- 12...c5 13.Be3 Bb7 14.Nd2 Qc7 15.Bg5 Rad8 16.Be3 Bd6 17.f4 exf3 18.Ndxf3 Nd5 19.Bf2 Nf4 0-1(39) Kutwal 2245 -- Sriram 2458, New Delhi 2007;
13...Qc7 14.Nd2 Bb7 15.Ng4 Nd5 16.Bxe4 f5 17.Bxd5+ Bxd5 18.Ne5 f4 19.Bxf4 Rxf4 0-1 Duran 1799 -- Del Castilho 2181, Medellin 2009;
13.Nd2 cxd4 14.Nxe4 dxc3 15.Qxd8 Rxd8 16.Nxc3 Be6 17.a3 Rac8 18.Bg5 h6 19.Ng6 Bd6 0-1(37) Peptan 2430 -- Muzychuk 2508, Kallithea 2008.
- 14...Bd6 15.Bf4 Bb7 16.Bc2 Rad8 17.Nd3 Bxf4 18.Nxf4 Nc4 19.b3 Nb6 =-=(64) Hall 2305 -- Jones 2576, Newport Pagnell 2010.
- 15...c5 16.Ndf3 h6 17.Ng6 Rfe8 18.Nxe7+ Rxe7 19.Be3 Rc8 =-=(61) Matthews 1920 -- Havik 2072, Gibraltar 2008.
- 19.Nxe5 h6 1-0(60) Mazur 2362 -- Frey 2008, Prievidza 2009.
- 11...Nc6 12.Nbd2 Re8 13.a4 Bb7 14.exd5 Nxd5 15.Ne4 b4 16.a5 Bf8 17.Bb3 h6 18.Bc4 Nf4 19.Be3 Bc8 1-0(49) Szalanczy 2343 -- Pitl 2405, Budapest 2008;
13.Nf1 h6 14.Ng3 Bf8 15.Qe2 g6 16.Bd2 Bg7 17.Rad1 Be6 18.Bc1 d4 19.Bb1 Nh7 =-=(73) Anwesh 2189 -- Saptarshi 2404, Nagpur 2008;
12...Bb7 13.Qe2 Re8 14.Nf1 Bf8 15.Bg5 h6 16.Bxf6 Qxf6 17.exd5 Ne7 18.Qxe5 Qxe5 19.Nxe5 Nxd5 1-0(76) Zeberski 2400 -- Kriebel 2173, Liberec 2009;
1-0(76) Zeberski 2400 -- Kriebel 2173, Liberec 2009.
11...Bb7 12.exd5 Qxd5 13.Rxe5 Qd7 14.Bg5 Rad8 15.Nbd2 Nc6 16.Re1 h6 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.Ne4 Be7 19.d4 b4 1-0(37) Glukhov 2034 -- Deriabina 2114, Izhevsk 2010.
- =-= Ringoir 2321 -- Ris 2415, Liverpool 2008.
- 13.Bxd1 Bd6 14.Bg5 Nd7 15.Nbd2 Nb7 16.Bc2 Nb6 17.Be3 Be6 18.Bb3 Bxb3 19.axb3 f6 =-=(43) Moradiabadi 2542 -- Kapnisis 2464, Rethymnon 2009;
14.Nbd2 Bb7 15.b4 Nc6 16.a4 Ne7 17.Bc2 a5 18.bxa5 Rxa5 19.Rb1 Bc6 1-0(36) Lanka 2487 -- Saptarshi 2413, Kiel 2009.
- =-= Sax 2524 -- Ragger 2561, Sibenik 2009.
- 14.Bg5 Nd7 15.Nbd2 Nb6 16.b3 Be6 17.Nf1 f6 18.Be3 Rfd8 19.Ng3 g6 =-=(54) Ali Marandi 2191 -- Topak 2244, Burdur 2010.
- 14...Bd7 15.b3 Bc6 16.Bb2 Nb7 17.b4 a5 18.a3 Rfe8 19.Re1 Nd7 =-=(51) Faibisovich 2414 -- Schreiner 2225, Aschach 2009.
14...Bb7 15.b4 Nc6 16.a4 Nd8 17.axb5 axb5 18.Rxa8 Bxa8 19.Re1 Ne6 =-=(34) Schmid 2211 -- Plachetka 2398, Austria 2008.
- 19.N3d2 Nc5 1-0(33) Najer 2634 -- Safin 2493, Moscow 2008.
- 14.Re1 Rfe8 15.Nbd2 Bf8 16.b4 Nc6 17.a4 Nd7 18.Bd3 Na7 19.axb5 Nxb5 1-0(76) Recuero Guerra 2424 -- Quinn 2024, Donostia 2008.
14.Bg5 h6 15.Bh4 g5 16.Bg3 Bxe4 17.Bxe4 Nxe4 18.Bxe5 Nc4 19.Re1 Nxe5 0-1(44) Shanmugam 2263 -- Fernandez 2171, Singapore 2009.
=-= Klundt 2375 -- Bromberger 2500, Nuremberg 2007.
- 14...Bd6 15.a4 Nc6 16.Nb3 Ne7 17.Re1 Rab8 18.axb5 axb5 19.Be3 Nd7 1-0(67) Shirov 2739 -- Leko 2755, Moscow 2007;
15.b4 Nc6 16.a4 Ne7 17.Rb1 Ng6 18.Re1 Rfc8 19.Nb3 Bc6 =-=(33) Felgaer 2539 -- Karim 2347, Gibraltar 2008;
15.Re1 Nc6 16.Nf1 Ne7 17.Ng3 Nd7 18.Nh4 Rfd8 19.Nhf5 Nxf5 =-=(22) Cabrera Trujillo 2423 -- Hansen 2423, Budapest 2008.
14...Rad8 15.Re1 Bd6 16.b4 Nc6 17.a4 h6 18.Nf1 Rfe8 19.Ng3 Bf8 1-0(36) Sebag 2506 -- Renaze 2304, Chalons en Champagne 2010;
=-= Lupulescu 2608 -- Szabo 2506, Bucharest 2009.
14...Rfe8 15.Nxe5 Bd6 16.Nef3 Nxe4 17.Nxe4 Bxe4 18.Bxe4 Rxe4 19.Be3 Nc4 =-=(44) Omarsson 2027 -- Thorfinnsson 2417, Bodsmot 2008.
- 15...Bd6 16.b4 Nc6 17.a4 Nd7 18.axb5 axb5 19.Rxa8 Rxa8 =-=(51) Konguvel 2463 -- Sriram 2457, Mangalore 2008.
- 19.Bxa4 Ncb8 1-0(65) Lupulescu 2553 -- Baratosi 2441, Bucharest 2008;
19...a5 =-=(39) Wang Jue 2162 -- Wang Yu A 2364, Xinghua Jiangsu 2009.
- 11...Nxd5 12.Nxe5 f6 13.Nf3 Bb7 14.d4 Bd6 15.Nh4 Re8 16.Nf5 Rxe1+ 17.Qxe1 Bf4 18.Qe6+ Kf8 19.Ne3 g6 1-0(37) Morgul 1718 -- Sanal 1713, Konya 2010.
- 12.Nd4 Qxd5 13.f3 Bxh3 14.fxe4 Qg5 15.Qf3 Bg4 16.d3 Qh4 17.Qf2 Nh5 18.Qxh4 Bxh4 19.Rf1 Ng3 0-1(35) Krejci 2315 -- Votava 2547, Ceska Trebova 2007;
14.gxh3 Qg5+ 15.Kh1 Qg3 16.Bxe4 Qxh3+ 17.Kg1 Qg3+ 18.Kf1 Qh3+ 19.Kg1 Qg3+ =-=(20) Brustkern 2283 -- Farago 2292, Budapest 2011;
13.d3 exd3 14.Qxd3 Bb7 15.Qf1 Rfe8 16.Bd1 c5 17.Bf3 Qd7 18.Bxb7 Nxb7 19.Nf3 c4 0-1(45) Dgebuadze 2562 -- Plachetka 2381, Charleroi 2008;
=-= Zivkovic 2322 -- Somborski 2379, Vrnjacka Banja 2008.
- 14...Bd6 15.Nd2 Qxd3 16.Bxd3 Bb7 17.Ndf3 h6 18.b4 Nc6 19.Nxc6 Bxc6 =-=(26) Ulfarsson 2403 -- Thorfinnsson 2422, Reykjavik 2008.
- 15...Nxd5 16.Nd2 Rfe8 17.Ndf3 b4 18.cxb4 Bxb4 19.Bd2 Bxd2 =-=(32) Haznedaroglu 2468 -- Brunello 2489, Heraklio 2007.
- 17...Rad8 18.Nf1 h6 19.Bh4 c5 =-=(58) Nemcova 2245 -- Manik 2457, Ceska Trebova 2007.
- 19.Bg3 c5 0-1(61) Pokazanjev 2425 -- Lavrov 2346, Kemerovo 2007.
- 13.Nxh7 Kxh7 14.Bxe4+ Kg8 15.Bxd5 Qxd5 16.Rxe7 Bb7 17.Qf1 Rae8 18.Rxe8 Rxe8 19.f3 Qd6 0-1(28) Le Gallo 2024 -- Kosten 2519, Sautron 2007;
16...Bxh3 17.Qf3 Qg5 18.Re1 Rae8 19.Rf1 Bxg2 0-1(28) Kabitzke 1823 -- Ackermann 1935, Willingen 2009;
13...Re8 14.Bxe4 Be6 15.Qh5 Qd7 16.Nf8 g6 17.Qh7+ 1-0 Lenier 2022 -- Rudd 2297, Brighton 2011.
- 14.b4 fxe4 15.bxa5 Bc5 16.Rxe4 Bxf2+ 17.Kh1 Bg3 18.d4 Bf5 19.Ba3 Rf7 0-1(30) Gallego Alcaraz 2404 -- Tristan 2412, Montevideo 2009;
17...Bf5 18.Ba3 c5 19.Re5 Bxc2 0-1(23) Jameson 2006 -- Rudd 2370, Liverpool 2007;
16...Bf5 17.d4 Bxe4 18.Bxe4 Be7 19.Qb3 c6 1-0(41) Vasquez 2507 -- Arngrimsson 2404, ICC 2009;
15...Bh4 16.Rxe4 Bxf2+ 17.Kh1 Bf5 18.d4 Bxe4 19.Bxe4 c6 0-1(23) Bartakke 2194 -- Saptarshi 2387, Mumbai 2008;
15.Bxe4 Nc6 16.a4 Bf5 17.Bf3 Qd7 18.Qb3 Rad8 19.axb5 axb5 0-1(29) Guliev 2438 -- Mamedov 2574, Baku 2008;
14...Nb7 15.Nc5 Nxc5 16.bxc5 Bxc5 17.d4 Bd6 18.Qf3 Kh8 19.Bb3 Bb7 =-=(47) Zecevic 1853 -- Lukovic 1999, Cetinje 2008.
- 15.Ne2 f3 16.Nd4 fxg2 17.b4 Nf4 18.Nf3 Nxh3+ 19.Kxg2 Qd7 0-1(25) Jacimovic 1791 -- Pokorna 2384, Rijeka 2009.
- 16.g4 Nf4 17.Qxf3 Bb7 18.Be4 Bxe4 19.Qxe4 Nxh3+ 0-1(28) Klocker 2143 -- Turov 2561, Latschach 2009.
16.Ne3 Nf4 17.Be4 fxg2 18.Bxa8 Nxh3+ 19.Kxg2 Rxf2+ 0-1(33) Wallis 2238 -- Gorka 2139, Melbourne 2007.
16.Be4 fxg2 17.Bxg2 Bh4 18.Ng3 Nf4 19.d4 Nxg2 0-1(32) Vachtfeidl 1981 -- Miturova 2094, Ostrava 2011.
16.d4 fxg2 17.Kxg2 Bb7 18.Be4 g6 19.Nbd2 Nf4+ =-=(58) Kuckling 1531 -- Wagner 1943, Willingen 2008.
- 19.Bg2 Qf5 1-0(71) Vovk 2549 -- Farkas 2290, Szombathely 2008.
18...Bc5 19.d4 Nxc3 0-1(33) Mazi 2377 -- Freitag 2406, Austria 2009.
- 16.gxf3 Nf4 17.d4 Bxh3 18.Kh2 Bc8 19.Rh1 Rb8 0-1(29) D'Angelo 2249 -- Lalic 2508, Alba Adriatica 2009.
16.g3 Bxh3 17.d4 Qd7 18.Qd3 g6 19.Nbd2 Bg2 1-0(27) Wieczorek 2204 -- Malaniuk 2498, Gora Sw Anny 2008.
- 16...Nf4 17.Bxf4 Rxf4 18.g3 Qd7 19.Nbd2 Qxh3 =-=(29) Zaitsev 1926 -- Kuryshkin 1976, Obninsk 2009.
- 17.Ng3 Qd6 18.Qd3 g6 19.Ne4 Qe6 =-=(104) Wang Hao 2624 -- Jones 2526, Liverpool 2007;
18.Be4 Bb7 19.Nf5 Rxf5 0-1(31) Kuznetsov 2448 -- Gajewski 2556, Pardubice 2007;
17...g6 18.Be4 Bxh3 19.Bh6 Rf7 0-1(30) Dabo Peranic 2309 -- Stevic 2531, Bizovac 2008.
17.Kxg2 Bf5 18.Ng3 Bxc2 19.Qxc2 Bd6 0-1(35) Rahman 2509 -- Nyback 2644, ICC 2009;
17...Nc4 18.a4 Nd6 19.axb5 Nf5 0-1(35) Klimciauskas 2138 -- Narmontas 2367, Vilnius 2008;
17...g6 18.a4 b4 19.cxb4 Nxb4 0-1(39) Ding Yixin 2281 -- Wang Yu 2109, Beijing 2009.
17.Qd3 Bf5 18.a4 Bh4 19.Re2 b4 0-1(31) Yakimkin 2172 -- Predke 2353, Dimitrovgrad 2009.
17.b4 Nc4 18.Ng3 Qd6 19.Be4 Bb7 0-1(26) Bekic 2014 -- Arngrimsson 2392, Obrenovac 2008.
- 17...Bf5 18.Na3 Bxa3 19.bxa3 Nxc3 0-1(47) Wagner 2103 -- Plachetka 2398, Austria 2008.
- 19.Ng3 Bf8 0-1(36) Guliyev 2560 -- Fressinet 2654, Ajaccio 2007;
0-1(30) Weeks 2200 -- Mannion 2359, Port Erin 2007.
19.Bd1 Bf8 1-0(47) Venkataramanan 2267 -- Kilpatrick 2226, Uxbridge 2009.
18...Bf5 19.Ng5 Bxg5 0-1(31) Galopoulos 2003 -- Lukovic 1999, Herceg Novi 2008.
- 13...Bf6 14.d4 Qxd5 15.Re1 Bf5 16.Nbd2 Rfe8 17.Rxe8+ Rxe8 18.Nb3 Nc4 19.Nc5 Be7 1-0(53) Andrijevic 2357 -- Brenjo 2481, Belgrade 2007;
16...b4 17.Ne5 bxc3 18.bxc3 Rfe8 19.Qf3 Be6 1-0(35) Bernadskij 2330 -- Nester 2390, Lvov 2009;
16.Bf4 Nc4 17.Qe2 c5 18.b3 Nd6 19.Be5 Rfe8 1-0(45) Paljusaj 2288 -- Brnas 2304, Sibenik 2009;
15...Bb7 16.Qd3 Rae8 17.Rxe8 Rxe8 18.Bf4 c5 19.Nbd2 Nc6 1-0(47) Jasny 2329 -- Firt 2340, Czechia 2008;
16.Bf4 Rac8 17.Nbd2 Qf5 18.Be5 c5 19.dxc5 Rfd8 =-=(41) Urtnasan -- Arvola 2051, Kemer 2007.
13...Re8 14.b4 Nc4 15.a4 Bf5 16.Re1 Qxd5 17.axb5 axb5 18.Rxa8 Qxa8 19.d3 Nd6 1-0(29) Stoenescu 2135 -- Amoyal 2161, France 2009;
14.d4 Bb7 15.Bf4 Nc4 16.b3 Nb6 17.Re1 Nxd5 18.Bg3 c5 19.a3 cxd4 0-1(66) Viswanadha -- Chiang 1927, Irvine 2010.
- 14.Re1 Re8 15.d4 Qxd5 16.Nbd2 c5 17.Nf1 Rad8 18.Ne3 Qe6 19.Bd2 Be4 =-=(53) Hoffmann 2471 -- Nyback 2565, Germany 2008;
16.Bf4 c5 17.dxc5 Qxc5 18.Nbd2 Bf6 19.Be3 Qd5 =-=(93) Mekhitarian 2466 -- Perdomo 2361, Sao Paulo 2008;
16.Re5 Qd7 17.Nbd2 c5 18.Nf1 Rad8 19.Re1 Bxf3 0-1(33) Zufic 2429 -- Gagarin 2390, Zadar 2008;
15...Bd6 16.Be3 Bxd5 17.Nbd2 f5 18.Bg5 Rxe1+ 19.Qxe1 Qf8 0-1(35) Manik 2426 -- Nyback 2615, Ohrid 2009;
15...Nc4 16.Nbd2 Qxd5 17.Nxc4 bxc4 18.Bf4 g5 19.Re5 Qd7 1-0(40) Dragun 2229 -- Sadzikowski 2105, Szczawno Zdroj 2008.
14.Qe2 Bf6 15.d3 Qxd5 16.Bf4 c5 17.Re3 b4 18.Nbd2 bxc3 19.Ne4 Bd4 0-1(57) Eames 2259 -- Gormally 2502, London ENG 2011.
14.b4 Nc4 15.d3 Nd6 16.Re5 Bf6 17.Bg5 Bxg5 18.Rxg5 f6 19.Rh5 g6 =-=(50) Fabeta 2016 -- Lazic 2077, Croatia 2009.
14.b3 Bxd5 15.Re1 Bd6 16.d4 f6 17.Ba3 Nb7 18.Bxd6 Qxd6 19.Qd3 Rad8 =-=(31) Hannewald -- Paulus, Dortmund 2008.
- 14...Bf6 15.Bf4 Qxd5 16.Re1 c5 17.Bc7 Nc6 18.Nbd2 Rac8 19.Bf4 Rfd8 0-1(41) Mazur 2362 -- Vymazal 2338, Brezova 2009.
- 15...Qd6 16.Nbd2 f5 17.Ne5 Nc6 18.Ndf3 Nxe5 19.Nxe5 f4 1-0(37) Geetha Narayanan Gopal 2584 -- Karavade 2405, Caleta 2010;
17.Nf1 f4 18.N1d2 c5 19.Ne4 Qg6 =-=(29) Daulyte 2249 -- Kuchynka 2163, Brno 2008.
15...Bb7 16.Bf4 Re8 17.Nbd2 Qxd3 18.Bxc7 Nc4 19.Nxc4 Qxc4 =-=(84) Urtnasan 2230 -- Tilicheev 2343, Porto Carras 2010.
15...Re8 16.Bf4 c5 17.Nbd2 Bb7 18.Re3 Bf8 19.Qe2 Rxe3 =-=(69) Wang Jue 2180 -- Wang Yu A 2337, Xinghua 2010.
- 16.Nbd2 Re8 17.Nf1 Qd6 18.Ne3 Bxf3 19.Qxf3 Qxd3 1-0(63) Mamedov 2607 -- Teterev 2530, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse 2009.
- 19.Qg4 f6 1-0(26) Navara 2687 -- Stevic 2624, Mainz 2009.
- 14...Bf6 15.Bf4 Qxd5 16.Re1 Nc4 17.Qc2 c5 =-= Degraeve 2523 -- Karpatchev 2460, St Chely d'Aubrac 2008;
15...Nc4 16.b3 Qxd5 17.Re1 Qf5 18.Bxc7 Nb2 19.Qd2 Bxf3 1-0(38) Prasad 2409 -- Ivanov 2483, Selestat 2008.
14...Nc4 15.Nbd2 Bxd5 16.Re1 Nd6 17.Nf1 f5 18.Bf4 g5 19.Be5 f4 1-0(37) Adamowicz 2121 -- Deur 2072, Pardubice 2009.
- 15...Re8 16.Bf4 Bd6 17.Bxd6 Rxe1+ 18.Nxe1 Qxd6 19.Nd2 Re8 0-1(58) Rusjan 2159 -- Marinc 2027, Ljubljana 2007;
16...Nc4 17.b3 Nd6 18.Nbd2 Qd7 19.Qc2 Qc6 =-=(21) Kotsalis -- Wagner 2061, Kallithea 2009;
16.Be3 Nc4 17.b3 Nxe3 18.Rxe3 Bd6 19.Rxe8+ Qxe8 1-0(66) Mikulas 2189 -- Farkas 2333, Slovakia 2008.
15...Qd6 16.b3 Nc6 17.Be3 f5 18.Bg5 Bxf3 19.Bxe7 Qxe7 0-1(44) Onischuk 2469 -- Drozdovskij 2567, Kharkov 2007;
17.Nbd2 Qg6 18.Bb2 Rad8 19.Qb1 Bf6 1-0(65) Timoshenko 2560 -- Djuraev 2283, Tashkent 2008;
16.Nbd2 Rfe8 17.Ne5 f6 18.Nd3 Bf8 19.Nf1 Rxe1 1-0(40) Matsenko 2418 -- Djuraev 2283, Moscow 2008.
- 16.b3 Qf6 17.Bg5 Bxf3 18.Qd2 Qg6 19.gxf3 h6 0-1(26) Martinez Miura 1762 -- Lopez Heras 2014, Mostoles 2008.
- 16...Qd7 17.Nf1 Rae8 18.Rxe8 Rxe8 19.Ne3 Bb7 1-0(65) Kosintseva 2522 -- Zaiatz 2390, Moscow 2009.
16...Qf6 17.Ne4 Qg6 18.Nxd6 cxd6 19.Bf4 Nc4 1-0(58) Warszawski 2259 -- Ajrapetjan 2420, Warsaw 2007.
16...f5 17.Ne5 f4 18.Ndf3 Rf5 19.Qc2 Qf6 1-0(39) Jakab 1752 -- Nagy 1800, Miercurea Ciuc 2008.
- 17.b3 Qf6 18.Bb2 Bf4 19.Nf1 Qg6 1-0(50) Hrabusa 2335 -- Svana 2280, Slovakia 2008.
17.Nf1 Qd7 18.Ne5 Bxe5 19.Rxe5 Nc4 0-1(67) Nukin 2210 -- Farkas 2333, Kemer 2007.
- 18.b3 Qc6 19.Bb2 Re8 1-0(32) Matsuura 2511 -- Rothebart 2074, Cuiaba 2007.
18.b4 Nc4 19.Nxc4 Bxc4 =-=(27) Caroff 2084 -- Nord 1813, Avoine 2008.
- 19.Ne3 Be4 1-0(34) Pacher 2325 -- Svana 2235, Olomouc 2008;
19...Re8 1-0(49) Schmider 2189 -- Mayer, Germany 2008.
18...Nc4 19.b3 Nb6 1-0(81) Zherebukh 2473 -- Swiercz 2478, Kirishi 2008.
18...Qe4 19.Ne3 Rc8 1-0(79) Deepan Chakkravarthy 2491 -- Saptarshi 2404, Chennai 2008.
18...Rd8 19.Ne3 Bb7 1-0(57) Petenyi 2196 -- Ter 2068, Hungary 2007.
18...Qd7 19.Ne3 Be4 1-0(74) Weglarz 2026 -- Gorecka 2136, Ustron 2008.
- 15.Re1 Qxd5 16.Bf4 Nc4 17.b3 Nd6 18.Qc2 Bc8 19.Re5 Qc6 =-=(48) Zhigalko 2572 -- Teterev 2530, Minsk 2009;
16.Be3 Nc4 17.b3 Nxe3 18.Rxe3 c5 19.Qe2 Qd7 =-=(66) Matsenko 2440 -- Meister 2487, Satka 2008;
15...Nc4 16.b3 Nb6 17.Nbd2 Qxd5 18.a4 bxa4 19.bxa4 Bf6 =-=(56) Negi 2526 -- Roy Chowdhury 2418, Chennai 2008.
15.Nbd2 Qxd5 16.Re1 Rad8 17.Nf1 c5 18.Ne3 Qh5 19.d5 Nc4 =-=(88) Kryvoruchko 2612 -- Nyback 2587, Plovdiv 2008;
16.Re5 Qd7 17.a4 Bd6 18.Rxe8+ Rxe8 19.b3 Nc6 =-=(42) Tuncer 2301 -- Kosten 2511, Cappelle la Grande 2008;
15...Bxd5 16.Re1 Bd6 17.Rxe8+ Qxe8 18.Nf1 Nc4 19.b3 Nb6 1-0(39) Popilsky 2392 -- Pavlidis 2360, Fermo 2009.
- 15...Qxd5 16.Re5 Qd7 17.Nbd2 f6 18.Re1 Bd5 19.b3 Rac8 =-=(40) Yagupov 2491 -- Zubarev 2491, Tula 2008;
17...Rac8 18.Qc2 f6 19.Ree1 Bd5 1-0(28) Sorgic 2278 -- Savanovic 2428, Budva 2009.
- 16.Re2 Bxd5 17.Ne5 Bg5 18.Bg3 Nxe5 19.Rxe5 Rxe5 =-=(83) Adams 2729 -- Carlsen 2714, Khanty Mansiysk 2007;
17...Bd6 18.b3 Bxe5 19.dxe5 Nb6 =-=(54) Tukhaev 2498 -- Ajrapetjan 2490, Evpatoria 2008.
- 17.Re1 Nxd5 18.Bg3 Bd6 19.Rxe8+ Qxe8 =-=(49) Kleijn 2427 -- Thiede 2445, Emsdetten 2011;
18...Bf6 19.Rxe8+ Qxe8 0-1(42) Stojic 2219 -- Rout 1949, Manly Sydney 2009;
18...c5 19.Qd3 cxd4 1-0(57) Menzi 1851 -- Sanal 1713, Konya 2010.
17.Bg3 Nxd5 18.Re1 c5 19.a4 cxd4 =-=(31) Durarbeyli 2392 -- Kosten 2511, Cappelle la Grande 2008;
18.Qc2 c5 19.dxc5 f5 0-1(40) Yu 1992 -- Chan We Xuan 2238, Singapore 2008;
17...Qxd5 18.Nbd2 c5 19.Re5 Qc6 =-=(68) Van Delft 2418 -- Polzin 2504, Germany 2007.
17.Qd3 Nxd5 18.Be5 f6 19.Bh2 c5 0-1(51) Nyysti 2378 -- Nyback 2587, Mantta 2008;
18.Bg3 Rc8 19.b4 Nb6 1-0(33) Ivkina 2278 -- Ikonomopoulou 2050, Plovdiv 2008.
- 19.Nc3 Nb6 =-=(46) Carlsson 2515 -- Stevic 2588, Dresden 2008;
=-=(63) Kosintseva 2573 -- Zhu Chen 2480, Cap d'Agde 2010;
19...Nd6 =-=(51) Kaplan 2466 -- Ragger 2528, Yerevan 2007.
- 11...exd4 12.e5 Ne4 13.cxd4 f5 14.exf6 Bxf6 15.Nc3 Nxc3 16.bxc3 Nc4 17.a4 bxa4 18.Ne5 Bxe5 19.dxe5 Bf5 1-0(48) Zawadzki 2410 -- Czerwonski 2414, Ustron 2008.
- 12...Bb7 13.Nbd2 Re8 14.Nxe4 dxe4 15.Qxd8 Raxd8 16.Bxe4 Bxe4 17.Rxe4 Rd1+ 18.Re1 Rxe1+ 19.Nxe1 Nc4 0-1(31) Pomaro 2254 -- Thorfinnsson 2399, Reggio Emilia 2008;
13...f5 14.exf6 Bxf6 15.Nxe4 dxe4 16.Qxd8 Raxd8 17.Ng5 Bxg5 18.Bxg5 Rde8 19.a4 Nc4 1-0(50) Aliavdin 2398 -- Kovalev 2184, Orsha 2008.
12...Bc5 13.Re2 Nc6 14.Nbd2 Ng3 15.Re1 Bb6 16.a4 Bf5 17.Nb3 Bxc2 18.Qxc2 Ne4 19.Be3 Bxe3 =-=(49) Gomez 2538 -- Wan 2434, Subic Bay 2009.
12...c5 13.Nbd2 Nxd2 14.Qxd2 Nc4 15.Qd3 g6 16.b3 Bf5 17.Qe2 Bxc2 18.Qxc2 Nb6 19.Bh6 Re8 1-0(30) Ortiz Suarez 2392 -- Petkov 2423, Collado Villalba 2008.
- 14.Bf4 Bb7 15.Bh2 Nc4 16.b3 Ncd6 17.Nd4 Bh4 18.f3 Bxe1 19.Qxe1 Nf6 0-1(31) Salgado Lopez 2501 -- Chirila 2422, Szeged 2008.
- 14...Bb7 15.Nxe4 dxe4 16.Nd2 Bh4 17.Nxe4 Bxe4 18.Rxe4 Bxf2+ 19.Kh1 Qxd1+ 1-0(42) Poetz 2191 -- Schachinger 2314, Graz 2008.
- 16.Qe2 c6 17.a4 Bd7 18.axb5 axb5 19.Rxa8 Qxa8 1-0(31) Riff 2505 -- Renaze 2304, Mulhouse 2010.
- 17.Bh6 Nxb2 18.Qe2 Bg7 19.Bg5 Bf6 =-=(21) Solovjov 2398 -- Safarli 2587, St Petersburg 2009.
- 18.Bh6 Rf7 19.Nd4 Bd7 0-1(83) Muhd 1930 -- Chan We Xuan 2322, Singapore 2009.
- 19.Nd4 Qb6 0-1(34) Kotronias 2611 -- Lie 2558, Malmo 2008.
- 12...Bd6 13.Nd2 f5 14.Ndf3 Nc4 15.a4 Bb7 16.axb5 axb5 17.Rxa8 Bxa8 18.Qe2 c5 19.Nd3 cxd4 =-=(61) Hou 2557 -- Howell 2561, Gaziantep 2008;
14.a4 b4 15.Nb3 Nc4 16.Nxc4 dxc4 17.Na5 Qh4 18.Qf3 Be6 19.Nb7 Bd5 1-0(55) Hansen 2382 -- Lie 2440, Tonsberg 2008.
12...Bb7 13.Nd2 f6 14.Nef3 f5 15.Ne5 Bh4 16.Re2 Nc4 17.Ndf3 f4 18.Nd3 Bg5 19.a4 Bh6 1-0(31) Demianjuk 2330 -- Kondenko 2231, Belorechensk 2009.
- 13.Rxe4 dxe4 14.Bxe4 fxe5 15.Qh5 Bf5 16.Bxf5 Rxf5 17.Qxf5 exd4 18.cxd4 Qxd4 19.Nc3 Bd6 =-=(30) Halvax 2260 -- Neubauer 2443, Jenbach 2009.
=-= Nemcova 2344 -- Skripchenko 2443, Plovdiv 2008.
- 13...f5 14.Ne5 Bd6 15.f3 Ng5 16.Nd2 f4 17.b4 Nc4 18.Ndxc4 bxc4 19.Re2 Bxe5 =-=(34) Brenjo 2481 -- Kjartansson 2284, Obrenovac 2008;
15.Qh5 c5 16.Nd2 Bb7 17.Nf1 cxd4 18.cxd4 Qc7 19.Bxe4 fxe4 1-0(38) Quesda Chow 2131 -- Hernandez 2282, Havana 2011.
13...Bd6 14.Nbd2 f5 15.Ne5 Qh4 16.Qe2 Nc4 17.Ndf3 Qh5 18.a4 Bb7 19.axb5 axb5 1-0(33) Berelowitsch 2566 -- Colin 2428, Marrakesh 2010.
- 14.Bxe4 dxe4 15.Rxe4 Bb7 16.Re1 Re8 17.Nbd2 Nb6 18.b3 Qd7 19.c4 Bxf3 =-=(23) Pavasovic 2597 -- Stevic 2588, Sibenik 2008.
- 14...f5 15.Nxc4 bxc4 16.Bf4 g5 17.Bh2 Rb8 18.Ne5 Rb6 19.f3 Nd6 1-0(35) Safarli 2610 -- Prasanna 2309, Delhi 2010.
- 15.Nxd2 f5 16.Nf3 Bd6 17.Ne5 Qh4 18.Qe2 Be6 19.f3 Ng3 1-0(47) Azarov 2586 -- Murdzia 2470, Czechia 2008.
- 19.Nb3 Qf4 1-0(38) Smirin 2639 -- Greenfeld 2559, Beersheba 2007.
- 13...Nc4 14.b3 Ncd6 15.f3 Ng3 16.Ba3 Re8 17.Nd2 Bf8 18.Bc5 g6 19.Kf2 Ngf5 1-0(48) Savic 2539 -- Brenjo 2456, Banja Vrucica 2009.
- 14.Bf4 Nc4 15.b3 Nb6 16.Qc1 Re8 17.Bxd6 cxd6 18.Nf4 f5 19.a4 bxa4 =-= So 2627 -- Howell 2622, Wijk aan Zee 2009;
16.Nd2 Bf5 17.Nxe4 dxe4 18.Bxd6 cxd6 19.Nf4 d5 0-1(78) Sulskis 2572 -- Stevic 2588, Dresden 2008;
=-= Lindberg 2442 -- Brynell 2461, Vaxjo 2008;
14...c6 15.f3 Ng3 16.Bxd6 Qxd6 17.Nc5 Nh5 18.Nd2 Qg3 19.Nf1 Qg5 =-=(63) Kurukin 2202 -- Lukovic 2120, Moscow 2009.
14.Qh5 Be6 15.Bf4 Bf7 16.Qf3 Nc4 17.b3 Nb6 18.Bxd6 Qxd6 19.Qf4 =-= Bosiocic 2578 -- Stevic 2592, Rijeka 2009;
15.Nd2 Bf7 16.Qd1 Re8 17.Nf1 Nc4 18.f3 Ng3 19.b3 Nxf1 =-=(34) Runic 2437 -- Stevic 2592, Bizovac 2009.
14.a4 Bf5 15.Nc5 Bxc5 16.dxc5 Qd7 17.axb5 axb5 18.Bxe4 dxe4 19.Qxd7 Bxd7 =-=(36) Balogh 2609 -- Stevic 2617, Banja Vrucica 2009.
14.Nf4 f5 15.Qf3 c6 16.Nd3 Qh4 17.Bf4 Nc4 18.Bxd6 Ncxd6 19.Qf4 Qxf4 =-=(59) Christensen 2283 -- Strand 2062, Helsingor 2009.
- 14...Re8 15.Qh5 Bb7 16.Nf1 Qd7 17.Bf4 Nc4 18.Bxd6 Qxd6 19.Nc5 Bc6 1-0(40) Almasi 2663 -- Brunello 2455, Dresden 2008.
14...Nxd2 15.Bxd2 Bf5 16.Bf4 Nc4 17.Bxd6 Qxd6 18.Nc5 Bxc2 19.Qxc2 Rfe8 1-0(46) Van Kampen 2456 -- Renaze 2286, Aix-les-Bains 2011.
- 15.Qf3 Qh4 16.Nb3 Nc4 17.Bf4 g5 18.Bxd6 cxd6 19.Bd1 a5 0-1(85) Kreisl 2394 -- Stevic 2592, Austria 2009.
15.a4 Bd7 16.Nf3 Nc4 17.Nfe5 Be8 18.f3 Qh4 19.axb5 Bxb5 1-0(27) Jansa 2513 -- Renaze 2286, Aix-les-Bains 2011.
- 16...Nxe5 17.dxe5 Be7 18.f3 Ng5 19.a4 Rb8 =-=(52) Shadrina 2397 -- Zaiatz 2430, Taganrog RUS 2011.
- 17.Qf3 g5 18.a4 Rb8 19.axb5 axb5 =-=(32) Robson 2522 -- Becerra Rivero 2549, Saint Louis 2011.
- 19.dxe5 Be7 =-=(25) Ragger 2561 -- Stevic 2624, Sibenik 2009.
- 12.dxe5 exf3 13.exf6 Bxf6 14.Qxf3 Bb7 15.Qg4 Nc4 16.a4 Ne5 17.Qg3 Re8 18.Rd1 Qe7 19.Bf4 Bh4 0-1(23) Deur 2003 -- Agrest 2215, Vung Tau 2008.
12.Bxe4 Nxe4 13.Rxe4 f6 14.Nbd2 Bb7 15.Re1 exd4 16.Nxd4 Qd5 17.Qf3 Rae8 18.Qxd5+ Bxd5 19.b4 Nc6 0-1(46) Mamedov 1926 -- Sanal 2170, Batumi 2010.
- 13.Nd2 Bd6 14.b4 e3 15.Rxe3 Nd5 16.bxa5 Nxe3 17.fxe3 Bxe5 18.dxe5 Qg5 19.Nf3 Bxf3 1-0(33) Csirik 2281 -- Pakhomov 2439, Senta 2009;
14...Nc4 15.Nexc4 bxc4 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Bxe4 Bxe4 18.Rxe4 f5 19.Re1 f4 1-0(39) Zysko 2104 -- Murawski 2135, Leba 2008;
14...Nc6 15.Nxc6 Bxc6 16.Nxe4 Re8 17.Bg5 h6 18.Nxf6+ gxf6 19.Bxh6 Kh8 1-0(21) Lam 2071 -- Monpeurt 1968, Chalons en Champagne 2011;
13...Nd5 14.Nxe4 f6 15.Nd3 Re8 16.Bf4 f5 17.Nd2 Nxf4 18.Nxf4 Bd6 19.Rxe8+ Qxe8 =-=(39) Ramnath Bhuvanesh 2204 -- Saptarshi 2387, Mumbai 2008;
13...c5 14.Nxe4 cxd4 15.cxd4 Nxe4 16.Bxe4 Bxe4 17.Rxe4 Qd5 18.Re1 Bb4 19.Re2 Rad8 0-1(44) Beerdsen 1991 -- Sanal 2170, Porto Carras 2010.
13.Be3 c5 14.Nd2 Qc7 15.Rc1 Rad8 16.a3 Nc6 17.Nxc6 Qxc6 18.Qe2 Rfe8 19.dxc5 Bxc5 =-=(79) Spraggett 2588 -- Zubarev 2491, Cappelle la Grande 2008;
13...Bd6 14.Nd2 c5 15.Bg5 cxd4 16.cxd4 Re8 17.Nxe4 Bxe5 18.dxe5 Qxd1 19.Raxd1 Nxe4 =-=(36) Jones 2075 -- Agopov 2449, Kallithea 2008.
13.b4 Nc6 14.Nxc6 Bxc6 15.Bg5 Re8 16.Nd2 e3 17.Rxe3 Nd5 18.Bxe7 Nxe3 19.Bxh7+ Kxh7 1-0(29) Petenyi 2251 -- Polacik 2194, Slovakia 2009.
- 14.Nd2 cxd4 15.cxd4 Re8 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Nxe4 Bxe5 18.dxe5 Rxe5 19.b4 Nc6 0-1(80) Charbonneau 2503 -- Benjamin 2576, ICC 2007;
17.Bxe4 Bxe4 18.Rxe4 Qd5 19.Qe2 Re6 0-1(44) Skovgaard 2284 -- Hebden 2539, Oslo 2010.
- 15.Ng4 Rad8 16.Qe2 Nxg4 17.Qxg4 f5 18.Qf4 Qxf4 19.Bxf4 Nc4 =-=(37) Gutenev 2314 -- Kozlov 2301, Chelyabinsk 2009.
15.Bf4 Bxc5 16.Ng6 Qb6 17.Nxf8 Bxf2+ 18.Kh1 Bxe1 19.Nxh7 Nd5 0-1(31) Ali Marandi 2105 -- Sanal 2106, Konya 2010.
- 18.b4 Rd5 19.Nh6+ gxh6 0-1(24) Szadkowski 2100 -- Blaszkiewicz 1898, Polanica Zdroj 2009.
- 19.Qe2 Bxc5 1-0(45) Bakin 2249 -- Tangatarov 2159, Cheliabinsk 2008.
- 13.Nd2 cxd4 14.Nxe4 dxc3 15.Qf3 Bb7 16.b4 Bxe4 17.Bxe4 Nxe4 18.Qxe4 f5 19.Qb1 c2 =-=(38) Berg 2583 -- Lie 2556, Oslo 2008;
=-=(29) Caruana 2620 -- Aveskulov 2535, Plovdiv 2008;
16...Nxe4 17.Bxe4 Bxe4 18.Qxe4 f5 19.Qb1 c2 1-0(48) Kravtsiv 2555 -- Brkic 2530, Gaziantep 2008;
16...Bxb4 17.Nxf6+ Qxf6 18.Qxf6 gxf6 19.Ng4 Nc4 =-=(51) Goudriaan 2123 -- De Jong 2445, Hilversum 2008;
15...Be6 16.b4 Nc4 17.Nc6 Qd7 18.Nxe7+ Qxe7 19.Bg5 Ne5 1-0(24) Negi 2621 -- Dragun 2300, Cappelle la Grande 2010.
13.Bf4 cxd4 14.cxd4 Bb7 15.Nc3 Rc8 16.Nxe4 Bxe4 17.Bxe4 Bb4 18.Re2 Nxe4 19.Rxe4 Qd5 0-1(68) Wang Hao 2696 -- Liang Chong 2511, Xinghua Jiangsu 2009;
16...Nxe4 17.Bxe4 Bxe4 18.Rxe4 Qd5 19.Qf3 Rc2 1-0(23) Wang Hao 2722 -- Manik 2440, Sarajevo 2010.
13.a3 cxd4 14.cxd4 Bb7 15.Nc3 Rc8 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Bxe4 Bxe4 18.Rxe4 Qd5 19.Re3 Bg5 1-0(24) Almagro Llanas 2492 -- Perez Garcia 2154, Burguillos 2008.
13.Bxe4 Nxe4 14.Rxe4 Bb7 15.Re1 Re8 16.Be3 Qd5 17.Nf3 Nc4 18.b3 Nxe3 19.fxe3 Bg5 1-0(58) Przybylski 2363 -- Banach 2095, Poznan 2008.
- 13...Bxc5 14.Qxd8 Rxd8 15.b4 Bd6 16.Ng4 Nxg4 17.hxg4 Nc4 18.Bxe4 Ra7 19.a4 Re7 =-=(43) Shomoev 2554 -- Lavrov 2346, Kemerovo 2007;
19.Bf3 Re7 =-=(42) Bulski 2416 -- Dragun 2300, Warsaw 2010;
16.Nxf7 Kxf7 17.bxa5 Be6 18.Be3 Be5 19.Bd4 Bxd4 0-1(42) Stephan 2222 -- Delorme 2328, Nantes 2007.
- 14...Bxg4 15.hxg4 Bxc5 16.b4 Bxf2+ 17.Kxf2 Nc4 18.g5 Rad8 19.Qe2 e3+ 0-1(28) Ocantos 2141 -- Kilpatrick 2226, Uxbridge 2009.
- 16.b4 Nc6 17.g5 Be6 18.a4 Rad8 19.Qh5 Qe5 0-1(53) Kobese 2396 -- Wang 2397, Budapest 2008.
- 19.Qe6 Bc8 =-=(22) Apicella 2544 -- Hamdouchi 2575, France 2008.
- 13...Qc7 14.Nd2 Bb7 15.Qb1 cxd4 16.Bxd4 Bd6 17.Ng4 Nxg4 18.hxg4 Bh2+ 19.Kh1 Bf4 0-1(43) Zdebskaja 2438 -- Muzychuk 2533, Dagomys 2009;
=-=(43) Kotronias 2574 -- Estremera Panos 2394, Liverpool 2008;
18...f5 19.gxf5 Bh2+ 1-0(30) Maze 2579 -- Ragger 2540, Moscow 2009;
16.cxd4 Bb4 17.a3 Bxd2 18.Bxd2 Rfd8 19.Bc3 Nc4 1-0(47) Smikovski 2555 -- Lavrov 2338, Novokuznetsk 2008;
18...Nc6 19.Bc3 Rad8 1-0(53) Andersen 2156 -- Karim 2392, Palma de Mallorca 2008;
15.a4 Rfd8 16.axb5 axb5 17.Ng4 Nxg4 18.hxg4 cxd4 19.Bxd4 Nc6 =-=(55) Arakhamia Grant 2448 -- Wells 2526, Liverpool 2008;
14...cxd4 15.Bxd4 Bb7 16.Nxe4 Rad8 17.Ng3 Nc6 18.Nxc6 Qxc6 19.Qf3 Qxf3 1-0(52) Bobras 2564 -- Renaze 2332, Bad Wiessee 2007.
- 14...Rc8 15.Qb1 cxd4 16.Bxd4 Bc5 17.Nxe4 Bxe4 18.Bxe4 Bxd4 19.cxd4 Qxd4 1-0(37) Carlsson 2501 -- Lie 2428, Oslo 2008;
15...Qd5 16.Ng4 Rfe8 17.dxc5 Nxg4 18.hxg4 Bf6 19.a4 Nc4 1-0(54) Peptan 2392 -- Makropoulou 2245, Braila 2009;
15.Qe2 Qc7 16.Bf4 cxd4 17.Nxe4 Nd5 18.Bh2 f5 19.Ng6 Qc6 =-=(33) Macak 2361 -- Ivanov 2483, Prague 2008.
14...Qd5 15.Ng4 cxd4 16.Bxd4 e3 17.Nxe3 Qc6 18.Nf3 Rae8 19.Qd3 g6 1-0(36) Kotronias 2614 -- Mastrovasilis 2529, Igoumenitsa 2007.
14...Nd5 15.Nxe4 Nxe3 16.fxe3 Qd5 17.Nf3 cxd4 18.exd4 f5 19.Ned2 Bd6 1-0(30) Zhao 2487 -- Goldsztejn 2380, Gibraltar 2008.
- 15.Bf4 cxd4 16.Nxe4 Nd5 17.Bg3 f5 18.Ng6 Qc6 19.Nxf8 Rxf8 0-1(41) Almasi 2674 -- Stevic 2571, Plovdiv 2008.
- 16.cxd4 Bb4 17.Rc1 Bxd2 18.Bxd2 Qb6 19.Be3 Bd5 1-0(52) Savic 2539 -- Gonda 2522, Zupanja 2009;
16...Rac8 17.Rc1 Qd6 18.a3 Bd5 19.b4 Nc6 =-=(25) Kreisl 2394 -- Freitag 2406, Austria 2008.
- 19.Kh1 Bf4 1-0(44) Korneev 2651 -- De Jong 2474, Porto Mannu 2008;
=-=(40) Madl 2390 -- Pokorna 2382, Germany 2009;
19...f5 =-=(75) Kononenko 2502 -- Gajewski 2575, Pardubice 2008;
19...Qf4 1-0(30) Baramidze 2593 -- Djuraev 2324, Gaziantep 2008.
- 13...cxd4 14.cxd4 Bb7 15.Nc3 Re8 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Bxe4 Bxe4 18.Rxe4 b4 19.Na4 Nc4 0-1(55) Onoprienko 2309 -- Kravtsiv 2555, Zvenigorod 2008.
- 14.Nd2 cxd4 15.cxd4 Re8 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Nxe4 Bxe5 18.dxe5 Rxe5 19.Qxd8+ Rxd8 0-1(65) Pedersen 2133 -- Hebden 2539, Oslo 2010;
=-=(44) Guliyev 2521 -- Nyback 2639, Germany 2009;
=-= Dvirnyy 2447 -- Ortega 2437, Arvier 2009;
16.Nb3 Nxb3 17.Bxb3 Nd5 18.Bxe7 Rxe7 19.Rc1 Nf4 =-=(45) Dominguez Perez 2683 -- Carlsen 2714, Khanty Mansiysk 2007;
15...Rc8 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Nxe4 Bxe4 18.Bxe4 Nc4 19.b3 Nxe5 =-=(49) Pierrot 2420 -- Liascovich 2430, Buenos Aires 2008.
14.a4 cxd4 15.cxd4 b4 16.Nd2 Re8 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.Bxe4 Bxe4 19.Rxe4 Bxe5 1-0(50) Kamsky 2726 -- Miton 2620, Dagomys 2008;
14...Re8 15.axb5 axb5 16.Nd2 cxd4 17.cxd4 Qxd4 18.Nxe4 Qxd1 19.Rexd1 Rac8 0-1(60) Luther 2539 -- Jones 2522, Maastricht 2008.
14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Bxe4 Bxe4 16.Rxe4 Qd5 17.Qe2 cxd4 18.cxd4 b4 19.Nd2 Rfc8 1-0(28) Alavkin 2439 -- Brkic 2530, Pardubice 2008.
14.a3 Qc7 15.b4 cxd4 16.cxd4 Rac8 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.Bxe4 Bxe4 19.Rxe4 Nc4 =-=(32) Broekhuyse 2116 -- Rout 1949, Manly Sydney 2009.
- 14...Qe8 15.Nd2 Rd8 16.Qe2 h6 17.Bh4 Nh7 18.Nxe4 Bxh4 19.Nd6 Rxd6 1-0(29) Stets 2427 -- Delorme 2366, France 2008.
- 15.Ng4 Rad8 16.Qc1 Nxg4 17.hxg4 Qxc5 18.Bxe7 Qxe7 19.Nd2 Qg5 1-0(64) Onoprijchuk 2356 -- Yakupova 2022, Belgorod 2008.
- 15...Bxf6 16.Nd7 Rad8 17.Nxf6+ gxf6 18.Qg4+ Kh8 19.Qf5 Qe7 1-0(21) Demianjuk 2330 -- Zhukov 2191, Belorechensk 2009.
- 18.a4 f5 19.Nh2 Bc6 1-0(69) Mamedov 2565 -- Schneider 2442, Bad Wiessee 2007;
19...b4 1-0(32) Dgebuadze 2544 -- Colin 2421, Nantes 2008;
19...bxa4 0-1(70) Sjugirov 2491 -- Djuraev 2283, Moscow 2008.
- 19.b4 f4 0-1(29) Dobrowolski 2357 -- Klim 2181, Ustron 2008;
0-1(70) Panchanathan 2500 -- Stopa 2410, Richardson 2007;
0-1(33) Volokitin 2678 -- Wojtaszek 2635, Heraklio 2007.
19.Nf1 Nc4 0-1(37) Van Vliet 2296 -- Ris 2415, Haarlem 2008.