Opening report

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.Re1 0-0 8.c3 d5



C89, 8...d5
22 games in 'TWIC bas'



1. History


Earliest game:











(1) Desjardins,A (2085) - Duong Thanh Nha (2299) [C89]
CIQ Montreal CAN (1.1), 22.06.1999



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d3 Bd6 13.Re2 Bf5 14.f3 Qh4 15.g3 Qh3 16.d4 h5 17.a4 h4 18.axb5 axb5 19.Rxa8 Rxa8 20.Na3 hxg3 21.hxg3 Bxg3 22.Bd2 Nf4 23.Bxf4 Bxf4 24.d5 Rd8 25.Nc2 Rd6 26.Rg2 Bxc2 27.Bxc2 Be3+ 28.Kf1 Qh1+ 29.Ke2 Qxg2+ 30.Kxe3 Rxd5 31.Bd3 f5 32.b4 f4+ 33.Kxf4 Qg5+ 34.Ke4 Qe5# 0-1



, CIQ Montreal CAN 1999
Latest grandmaster game:











(2) Alekseev,E (2593) - De Vreugt,D (2501) [C89]
Essent Open Hoogeveen NED (5), 15.10.2002



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Be3 Bg4 16.Qd3 Rae8 17.Nd2 f5 18.f4 Kh8 19.Bxd5 cxd5 20.Qf1 Qh5 21.Qg2 Rf6 22.Qxd5 Be2 23.Bf2 g5 24.fxg5 f4 25.Ne4 Rh6 26.h4 Bf3 27.Qf5 Bg4 28.Qd5 Bf3 29.Qf5 Bg4 30.Nxd6 Rxe1+ 31.Rxe1 Bxf5 32.Nxf5 Rg6 33.d5 h6 34.d6 Rxd6 35.Nxd6 Qf3 36.Nf7+ Kg7 37.Ne5 Qd5 38.gxf4 hxg5 39.fxg5 Qxa2 40.h5 Qxb2 41.Bd4 Kh7 42.Nf3 b4 43.g6+ Kh6 44.g7 Qb3 45.Re8 1-0



, Essent Open Hoogeveen NED 2002
Latest game:











(3) Johannsson,H - Bergsson,S (2021) [C89]
Edda Rapid Reykjavic ISL (8), 05.03.2003



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.Re1 0-0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 Nf6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Ng4 14.g3 Nxh2 15.Kxh2 Qh4+ 16.Kg1 Bxg3 17.fxg3 Qxg3+ 18.Kh1 Bg4 19.Nd2 Bxd1 20.Rxd1 Rae8 21.Nf1 Qf3+ 22.Kg1 Re2 0-1



, Edda Rapid Reykjavic ISL rapid 2003


Games played in years (22)



2. Players

a) Strong grandmasters who used this line as Black:
D De Vreugt
Result=1/2 2002 Elo-Ø: 2489 games: 2
V Malinin Result=1/1 2002 Elo-Ø: 2434 games: 1
P Smirnov Result=0.5/1 2002 Elo-Ø: 2539 games: 1
J Geller Result=0/1 2002 Elo-Ø: 2433 games: 1
Mi Adams Result=0/1 1999 Elo-Ø: 2716 games: 1

b) Other notable players:


3. Statistics

Black scores below average (41%).
Black performs Elo 2227 against an opposition of Elo 2292 (-65).
White performs Elo 2347 against an opposition of Elo 2282 (+65).
White wins: 12 (=55%), Draws: 2 (=9%), Black wins: 8 (=36%)
The drawing quote is very low. (0% quick draws, < 20 Moves)

White wins are of average length (41).
Black wins are shorter than average (37).
Draws are very long (59).
4. Moves and Plans
a) 9.exd5
22 games, 1999-2003, Ø=2002
White scores above average (59%).
Elo-Ø: 2292, 19 games. Performance = Elo 2347
played by: Leko, 2694, 1/1; Lastin, 2625, 0.5/1; Alekseev, 2593, 1/1; Kotronias, 2578, 0/1; Kuzmin, 2512, 0/1

You should play: 9...Nxd5 Click for games

(4) Kotronias,V (2578) - De Vreugt,D (2477) [C89]
11th Open Kavala GRE (6), 14.08.2002



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re2 Bg4 14.f3 Bf5 15.Bxd5 cxd5 16.Nd2 b4 17.cxb4 Bd3 18.Rf2 Re8 19.Nf1 Bxf1 20.Qxf1 Qb8 21.g3 Qxb4 22.Kg2 Qxd4 23.Bg5 Bc5 24.Rc2 Bb6 25.Rd1 Qe5 26.Bf4 Qe6 27.Qd3 d4 28.b3 h6 29.Rdd2 Qd7 30.Be3 Re6 31.Bf2 a5 32.Rc4 Rd8 33.Rdc2 h5 34.h4 Qe8 35.a4 Qd7 36.Ra2 Qb7 37.b4 axb4 38.Rxb4 Qc7 39.Rc2 Qd6 40.Rb5 Ra8 41.Rxh5 g6 42.Rb5 Rxa4 43.Rc8+ Kg7 44.Qb3 Ra3 45.Qb2 Rd3 46.Qa2 Qd7 47.Qb1 Rd2 48.Rc1 Ree2 49.Rf1 Qe6 50.Rxb6 Qe3 51.Qb4 Rxf2+ 52.Rxf2 Rxf2+ 53.Kh3 Rxf3 54.Qd6 Qe4 55.Rb5 d3 56.Qd5 Qe6+ 57.Qxe6 fxe6 58.Kg2 0-1



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(5) Leko,P (2694) - Adams,M (2716) [C89]
It Dortmund GER (3), 12.07.1999



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Re4 Bb7 16.Rh4 Qe6 17.Nd2 f5 18.Qh5 h6 19.Nf3 Be7 20.Rh3 c5 21.dxc5 Bxc5 22.Bf4 Rae8 23.Rd1 Re7 24.Bg5 Rd7 25.Re1 Qb6 26.Re2 Kh7 27.Rh4 a5 28.Bxh6 Qxh6 29.Qg5 a4 30.Re6 1-0



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(6) Lastin,A (2625) - Smirnov,P (2539) [C89]
ch-RUS Krasnodar RUS (7), 02.09.2002



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.Re1 Bd6 13.g3 Qd7 14.d3 Qh3 15.Re4 Qf5 16.Nd2 Qg6 17.Re1 f5 18.a4 Rb8 19.axb5 axb5 20.Qf3 Kh8 21.h4 h5 22.Qg2 f4 23.Ne4 f3 24.Qf1 Nf4 25.Bxf4 Bxf4 26.Kh1 Bh6 27.Nc5 Bf5 28.d4 b4 29.Re7 bxc3 30.bxc3 Qg4 31.Raa7 Rfe8 32.Rab7 Ra8 33.Ra7 Rab8 1/2-1/2



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(7) Kuzmin,G (2512) - Malinin,V (2434) [C89]
It Sudak UKR (9), 08.08.2002



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Be3 Bg4 16.Qd3 Rae8 17.Nd2 Re6 18.c4 Bf4 19.cxd5 Rh6 20.Qe4 Qxh2+ 21.Kf1 Bxe3 22.Rxe3 Rf6 0-1



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(8) Alekseev,E (2593) - De Vreugt,D (2501) [C89]
Essent Open Hoogeveen NED (5), 15.10.2002



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Be3 Bg4 16.Qd3 Rae8 17.Nd2 f5 18.f4 Kh8 19.Bxd5 cxd5 20.Qf1 Qh5 21.Qg2 Rf6 22.Qxd5 Be2 23.Bf2 g5 24.fxg5 f4 25.Ne4 Rh6 26.h4 Bf3 27.Qf5 Bg4 28.Qd5 Bf3 29.Qf5 Bg4 30.Nxd6 Rxe1+ 31.Rxe1 Bxf5 32.Nxf5 Rg6 33.d5 h6 34.d6 Rxd6 35.Nxd6 Qf3 36.Nf7+ Kg7 37.Ne5 Qd5 38.gxf4 hxg5 39.fxg5 Qxa2 40.h5 Qxb2 41.Bd4 Kh7 42.Nf3 b4 43.g6+ Kh6 44.g7 Qb3 45.Re8 1-0



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(9) Ganzhurov,R (2220) - Zemtsov,I (2321) [C89]
10th Chigorin Mem B St Petersburg RUS (7), 01.11.2002



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d3 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 15.Re4 Qf5 16.Nd2 Qg6 17.Re1 f5 18.Ne4 fxe4 19.dxe4 Bg4 20.Qd4 Rae8 21.Bd2 Kh8 22.c4 Nf4 23.Bxf4 Rxf4 24.c5 Be5 25.Qd3 Ref8 26.Qe3 Rxf2 27.Qxf2 Rxf2 28.Kxf2 Qf6+ 0-1





Main line:

10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 13.Re1 Qh4 14.g3 Qh3 69%, 2431 13 games

Critical line:
10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.d4 Bd6 36 % Black. Click for games

Plans White:
..(Nf6xd5)/Nf3xe5/ ..(Nc6xe5)/Re1xe5/d2-d4/Re5-e1/g2-g3 (14) Click for games
g2-g3/Bc1-e3/Qd1-d3/Nb1-d2 (7) Click for games
Re5-e1/g2-g3/ ..(Qh4-h3)/Re1-e4/Re4-h4 (3) Click for games
Qd1-d3/Bb3xd5/Nb1-d2/Qd3-f1 (5) Click for games
..(Nc6xe5)/Re1xe5/Re5-e1/Bc1-e3 (9) Click for games
Re4-h4/Nb1-d2/Nd2-f3/Rh4-h3 (2) Click for games

Plans Black:
Nc6xe5/c7-c6/Be7-d6/Qd8-h4/Qh4-h3/Bc8-g4 (11) Click for games
Be7-d6/Qd8-h4/Qh4-h3/Ra8-e8/Re8-e6 (3) Click for games
Qd8-h4/Qh4-h3/Bc8-g4/Ra8-e8/Re8-e6/Qh3-h5 (2) Click for games
Be7-d6/Qd8-h4/Qh4-h3/Qh3-e6/f7-f5/h7-h6/Bd6-e7 (2) Click for games
c7-c6/Qh4-h3/Qh3-h5/c6xd5 (6) Click for games
Nc6xe5/Nd5-f6/Be7-d6/Nf6-g4 (3) Click for games


5. Opening keys

Key: 9.---

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