Caro-Kann 2 Knights Variation
Games that begin with 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3
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BLACK |
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Mikhail Tal |
Lajos Portisch |
Candidates' Match |
1965 |
1-0 |
1. e4 |
c6 |
2.Nc3 |
d5 |
3.Nf3 |
dxe4 |
4.Nxe4 |
Bg4 |
5.h3 |
Bxf3 |
6.Qxf3 |
Nd7 |
7.d4 |
Ngf6 |
8.Bd3 |
Nxe4 |
9.Qxe4 |
e6 |
10.O-O |
Be7 |
11.c3 |
Nf6 |
12.Qh4 |
Nd5 |
13.Qg4 |
Bf6 |
14.Re1 |
Qb6 |
15.c4!? |
Nb4 |
16.Rxe6+!! |
fxe6 |
17.Qxe6+ |
Kf8 |
18.Bf4 |
Rd8! |
19.c5 |
Nxd3! |
20.cxb6!? |
Nxf4 |
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Abe Yanofsky |
Reilly |
Olympiad |
1954 |
½-½ |
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e6 |
7.Bc4 |
Nf6 |
8.Nxf6+ |
Qxf6 |
9.Qxf6 |
gxf6 |
10.O-O |
Bg7 |
11.f4 |
f5 |
12.a4 |
Nd7 |
13.a5 |
a6 |
14.Rb1 |
Nf6 |
15.c3 |
h5 |
16.d3 |
O-O-O |
17.Bd2 |
Nd5 |
18.Bb3 |
Bf8 |
19.Rf3 |
h4 |
20.Bd1 |
Bd6 |
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Gresser |
Heemskerk |
Moscow |
1950 |
0-1 |
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Nd7 |
8.Qg3 |
Ndf6 |
9.d3 |
Nxe4 |
10.dxe4 |
Nf6 |
11.e5 |
Qa5+ |
12.Bd2 |
Qxd2+ |
13.Kxd2 |
Ne4+ |
14.Ke2 |
Nxg3+ |
15.fxg3 |
Rd8 |
16.Rad1 |
Be7 |
17.Rxd8+ |
Bxd8 |
18.Rd1 |
Bc7 |
19.g4 |
Bxe5 |
20.Bd3 |
Ke7 |
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Belska Grushkova |
Heemskerk |
Moscow |
1950 |
0-1 |
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Be7 |
8.O-O |
Nf6 |
9.Re1 |
Nbd7 |
10.d3 |
Nxe4 |
11.dxe4 |
Ne5 |
12.Qc3 |
Bf6 |
13.Bb3 |
O-O |
14.Qg3 |
Ng6 |
15.c3 |
Bh4 |
16.Qf3 |
Ne5 |
17.Qe2 |
Qf6 |
18.Be3 |
Rfd8 |
19.Rad1 |
b6 |
20.Rxd8+ |
Rxd8 |
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Kirk Sadler |
Craig Sadler |
net-chess.com |
2000 |
0-1 |
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Bg4 |
4.h3 |
Bh5 |
5.exd5 |
Nf6 |
6.dxc6 |
Nxc6 |
7.d3 |
e6 |
8.Bf4 |
Bd6 |
9.Bxd6 |
Qxd6 |
10.Ne4? |
Nxe4 |
11.dxe4 |
Qb4+ |
12.Qd2 |
Qxb2 |
13.Qc1 |
Qc3+ |
14.Kd1?? |
Bxf3+ |
15.gxf3 |
Qxf3+ |
16.Kd2 |
O-O-O+ |
17.Ke1 |
Qxe4+ |
18.Qe3 |
Qxh1 |
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Bobby Fischer |
Vassily Smyslov |
Belgrade |
1959 |
½-½ |
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cxd5 |
6.Bb5+ |
Nc6 |
7.g4 |
Bg6 |
8.Ne5 |
Rc8 |
9.h4 |
f6 |
10.Nxg6 |
hxg6 |
11.d4 |
e6 |
12.Qd3 |
Kf7 |
13.h5 |
gxh5 |
14.gxh5 |
Nge7 |
15.Be3 |
Nf5 |
16.Bxc6 |
Rxc6 |
17.Ne2 |
Qa5+ |
18.c3 |
Qa6 |
19.Qc2 |
Bd6 |
20.Bf4 |
Bxf4 |
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Sequera |
Volpinari |
Elista Olympiad |
1998 |
1-0 |
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Bxf3 |
5.Qxf3 |
e6 |
6.d3 |
Nf6 |
7.g3 |
Bb4 |
8.Bd2 |
d4 |
9.Nb1 |
Bxd2+ |
10.Nxd2 |
e5 |
11.h4 |
c5 |
12.g4 |
h5 |
13.g5 |
Nfd7 |
14.g6 |
fxg6 |
15.Qg3 |
Qf6 |
16.Bh3 |
O-O |
17.Rg1 |
a5 |
18.Qxg6 |
Qxg6 |
19.Rxg6 |
Rf6 |
20.Rg5 |
g6 |
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Bobby Fischer |
Tigran Petrosian |
Bled |
1959 |
0-1 |
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11.Bg2 |
c5 |
12.O-O |
Nc6 |
13.Qe2 |
g5! |
14.Nf3 |
h6 |
15.h4 |
Rg8 |
16.a3 |
Qe7 |
17.hxg5 |
hxg5 |
18.Qd2 |
Nd7 |
19.c3 |
O-O-O |
20.cxd4 |
exd4! |
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Bobby Fischer |
Paul Keres |
Candidates Tournament |
1959 |
0-1 |
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Qb6! |
10.b3 |
Nbd7 |
11.Bg2 |
a5 |
12.a3 |
Bxd2+ |
13.Nxd2 |
Qc5! |
14.Qd1 |
h5! |
15.Nf3 |
Qc3+ |
16.Ke2 |
Qc5 |
17.Qd2 |
Ne5 |
18.b4 |
Nxf3 |
19.Bxf3 |
Qe5 |
20.Qf4 |
Nd7 |
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Bobby Fischer |
Paul Keres |
Belgrade |
1959 |
0-1 |
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a5 |
11.a3 |
Be7 |
12.Bg2 |
a4 |
13.b4 |
Nbd7 |
14.O-O |
c5 |
15.Ra2 |
O-O |
16.bxc5 |
Bxc5 |
17.Qe2 |
e5 |
18.f4 |
Rfc8 |
19.h4 |
Rc6 |
20.Bh3 |
Qc7 |
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David Bronstein |
Salo Flohr |
Budapest |
1950 |
1-0 |
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Be7 |
8.Bg2 |
O-O |
9.O-O |
Na6 |
10.Qe2 |
Ne8 |
11.e5 |
Nec7 |
12.Nd1 |
Nb8 |
13.h4 |
c5 |
14.h5 |
Nc6 |
15.c3 |
Kh8 |
16.h6 |
gxh6 |
17.Ne3 |
Nxe5 |
18.Nxd5 |
Nxd5 |
19.Qxe5+ |
Bf6 |
20.Qh5 |
Bg7 |
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Vassily Smyslov |
Mikhail Botvinnik |
World Championship (19) |
1958 |
1-0 |
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7.a3 |
Be7 |
8.g4!? |
Nfd7 |
9.d4 |
Nf8? |
10.Be3 |
Ng6 |
11.Qg3! |
Bh4 |
12.Qh2 |
Nd7 |
13.O-O-O |
Qb8? |
14.f4 |
dxe4 |
15.Nxe4 |
Nf6 |
16.Nxf6+ |
Bxf6 |
17.Qf2! |
Bh4 |
18.Qf3 |
Ne7 |
19.Bd3 |
g6? |
20.f5! |
exf5 |
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Gurgenidze |
Tigran Petrosian |
USSR Team |
1961 |
0-1 |
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7.Be2 |
Nbd7 |
8.Qg3 |
g6 |
9.h4?! |
h5 |
10.O-O |
Qb6 |
11.Rb1 |
Bh6! |
12.Bg5?! |
Bxg5 |
13.hxg5?! |
Nh7 |
14.exd5 |
exd5! |
15.Kh1 |
O-O-O |
16.f4 |
Rde8 |
17.Qf2! |
Qxf2 |
18.Rxf2 |
Nhf8! |
19.Bf3 |
Ne6 |
20.Ne2 |
f6! |
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Mariotti |
Vranesic |
Olympiad |
1972 |
½-½ |
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7.Bd2 |
Qc7 |
8.g4 |
h6 |
9.h4 |
Nbd7 |
10.Bh3 |
O-O-O |
11.O-O-O |
Bd6 |
12.exd5 |
exd5 |
13.g5 |
hxg5 |
14.hxg5 |
d4 |
15.Ne2 |
Nd5 |
16.Nxd4 |
Kb8 |
17.Bxd7 |
Qxd7 |
18.Nf5 |
g6 |
19.Nxd6 |
Qxd6 |
20.Rxh8 |
Rxh8 |
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Ilan Noy |
Ariel Halabie |
IECC |
1997 |
1-0 |
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Bc5 |
8.O-O-O |
O-O |
9.g4 |
b5 |
10.g5 |
Nfd7 |
11.exd5 |
cxd5 |
12.Nxb5 |
Qb6 |
13.d4 |
Bxd4 |
14.Nxd4 |
Qxd4 |
15.Bc3 |
Qb6 |
16.Bd3 |
Nc5? |
17.Bxh7+! |
Kxh7 |
18.Qh5+ |
Kg8 |
19.Bxg7! |
Kxg7 |
20.Qh6+ |
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Pird |
Craig Sadler |
playchess.de |
2000 |
½-½ |
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Bb4 |
8.Be2 |
Nbd7 |
9.O-O |
O-O |
10.a3 |
Ba5 |
11.b4 |
Draw |
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Igor Boleslavsky |
Salo Flohr |
USSR Championship |
1950 |
1-0 |
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6.d4!? |
Nf6 |
7.Bd3 |
dxe4 |
8.Nxe4 |
Qxd4 |
9.Be3!? |
Qd8 |
10.O-O-O?! |
Nxe4 |
11.Bc4 |
Qa5 |
12.Bd2 |
Qb6?! |
13.Rhe1 |
Nxe4? |
14.Rxe4 |
Nf6 |
15.Bxe6!! |
fxe6 |
16.Rxe6+ |
Be7 |
17.Rde1 |
Nd5 |
18.Bg5 |
O-O-O |
19.Bxe7 |
Nxe7 |
20.Rxe7 |
Rhf8 |
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Igor Boleslavsky |
David Bronstein |
Budapest |
1950 |
½-½ |
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Nxe4 |
9.Qxe4 |
Nd7 |
10.c3 |
Nf6 |
11.Qe2 |
Qd5 |
12.O-O |
Qh5 |
13.Qxh5 |
Nxh5 |
14.Be3 |
Nf6 |
15.Rad1 |
Nd5 |
16.Bc1 |
O-O-O |
17.Rfe1 |
Bd6 |
18.g3 |
Rhe8 |
19.Be4 |
Nf6 |
20.Bc2 |
h6 |
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Paul Keres |
Salo Flohr |
Budapest |
1950 |
½-½ |
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Qb6 |
7.Bd3 |
Qxd4 |
8.exd5 |
exd5 |
9.Bf4 |
Nd7 |
10.O-O-O |
Qf6 |
11.g4 |
Bd6 |
12.Bf5 |
O-O-O |
13.Nxd5 |
cxd5 |
14.Rxd5 |
Bxf4+ |
15.Qxf4 |
Ne7 |
16.Rd6 |
Qh4 |
17.Rd3 |
Qf6 |
18.Rd6 |
Qh4 |
19.Qc4+ |
Kb8 |
20.Bxd7 |
Qxf2 |
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Bobby Fischer |
Olafsson |
Candidates Tournament |
1959 |
1-0 |
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Nf6 |
4. e5 |
Ne4 |
5.Ne2! |
Qb6 |
6.d4 |
c5 |
7.dxc5 |
Qxc5?! |
8.Ned4 |
Nc6 |
9.Bb5 |
a6?! |
10.Bxc6+ |
bxc6 |
11.O-O-O |
Qb6 |
12.e6! |
fxe6 |
13.Bf4 |
g6 |
14.Be5 |
Nf6 |
15.Ng5! |
Bh6! |
16.Ndxe6 |
Bxg5 |
17.Nxg5 |
O-O |
18.Qd2 |
Bf5 |
19.Rae1! |
Rad8 |
20.Bc3 |
Rd7 |
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Lokvenc |
Valtonis |
Olympiad |
1954 |
½-½ |
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5.d3 |
Nxc3 |
6.bxc3 |
e6 |
7.Be2 |
Be7 |
8.O-O |
O-O |
9.d4 |
c5 |
10.dxc5 |
Nd7 |
11.c4 |
dxc4 |
12.c6 |
bxc6 |
13.Bxc4 |
Qc7 |
14.Bf4 |
c5 |
15.Qe2 |
Bb7 |
16.Nd2 |
Rfd8 |
17.Rfe1 |
Nf8 |
18.Bg3 |
Rac8 |
19.Bd3 |
Bd5 |
20.Nc4 |
Bxc4 |
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Belska Grushkova |
Langos |
Moscow |
1950 |
1-0 |
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g6 |
4.exd5 |
cxd5 |
5.Bb5+ |
Nc6 |
6.Ne5 |
Bd7 |
7.Nxd7 |
Qxd7 |
8.Qf3 |
e6 |
9.Ne2 |
Bg7 |
10.d4 |
Nge7 |
11.c3 |
O-O |
12.Bf4 |
a6 |
13.Ba4 |
Rad8 |
14.Bxc6 |
Nxc6 |
15.Qe3 |
Ne7 |
16.g4 |
Qb5 |
17.O-O |
Rfe8 |
18.Bg3 |
Rc8 |
19.f4 |
Nf5 |
20.Qd2 |
Nxg3 |
Last Updated on 10/1/00
By Craig Sadler
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