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Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin (C98)
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 c5 11 d4 Qc7 12 Nbd2 Nc6

Number of games in database: 354
Years covered: 1907 to 2008
Overall record:
   White wins 34.5%
   Black wins 18.1%
   Draws 47.5%

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Mikhail Tal  12 games
Milan Matulovic  10 games
Robert James Fischer  9 games
Vasily Smyslov  12 games
Miroslav Filip  9 games
Akiba Rubinstein  8 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
Karpov vs Unzicker, 1974
Carlsen vs H Harestad, 2003
Fischer vs C Kalme, 1958
Fischer vs Kholmov, 1965
Euwe vs Smyslov, 1948
Lasker vs Tarrasch, 1908
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 page 1 of 15; games 1-25 of 354  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. O Bernstein vs Rubinstein  ½-½26 1907 Ostende-BC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
2. L Forgacs vs Rubinstein  ½-½27 1907 Ostende-BC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
3. H Suechting vs Salwe  ½-½35 1907 Ostende-BC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
4. Alapin vs Rubinstein  ½-½49 1907 Fifth All-Russian ChampionshipC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
5. Lasker vs Tarrasch 0-144 1908 Lasker-Tarrasch World Championship MatchC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
6. Lasker vs Tarrasch 1-038 1908 Lasker-Tarrasch World Championship MatchC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
7. F Treybal vs A Rabinovich  0-152 1908 PragueC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
8. H Suechting vs Salwe 0-1100 1908 DSB-16.KongressC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
9. H Suechting vs Vidmar  ½-½30 1908 PragueC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
10. Kohnlein vs Salwe  ½-½71 1910 DSB-17.KongressC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
11. Leonhardt vs Rubinstein  0-154 1911 San SebastianC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
12. Z Barasz vs F Chalupetzky  ½-½35 1911 BudapestC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
13. L Asztalos vs F Chalupetzky  ½-½31 1911 BudapestC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
14. Teichmann vs Alekhine 0-138 1913 Berlin exgC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
15. Bogoljubov vs Rubinstein 1-054 1923 Maehrisch-OstrauC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
16. Bogoljubov vs P Romanovsky  ½-½34 1924 MatchC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
17. V Zbandutto vs Botvinnik  ½-½43 1924 Leningrad 2nd catC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
18. G A Thomas vs Znosko-Borovsky  ½-½76 1924 Weston-Super-Mare itC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
19. Maroczy vs R P Michell  1-047 1924 Hastings-A 2425C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
20. G A Thomas vs Rubinstein 0-163 1925 Baden-BadenC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
21. G A Thomas vs Gruenfeld  0-1100 1925 Baden-BadenC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
22. Bogoljubov vs Rubinstein  ½-½44 1925 Baden-BadenC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
23. Bogoljubov vs Rubinstein  ½-½58 1925 Breslau (04)C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
24. J Dobropistsev vs Botvinnik 0-135 1925 Leningrad 1st catC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
25. Bogoljubov vs Rubinstein ½-½75 1926 Berlin (09)C98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
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Sep-24-08   ravel5184: <C98> What's up with your ECO page? Only 0 kibitzes? (well 1 now).
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