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Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation (D54)
1 d4 d5 2 c4 e6 3 Nc3 Nf6 4 Bg5 Be7 5 e3 O-O 6 Rc1

Number of games in database: 195
Years covered: 1894 to 2024
Overall record:
   White wins 46.7%
   Black wins 11.3%
   Draws 42.1%

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PRACTITIONERS
With the White Pieces With the Black Pieces
Viktor Korchnoi  9 games
Max Euwe  6 games
Mark Taimanov  6 games
Antonio Medina Garcia  7 games
Paul van der Sterren  5 games
E Jimenez Zerquera  3 games
NOTABLE GAMES [what is this?]
White Wins Black Wins
K Panczyk vs M Schurade, 1978
A Fuderer vs B Milic, 1955
Botvinnik vs Pilnik, 1952
Kavalek vs P Ostojic, 1969
M Gerusel vs Karpov, 1977
G Marco vs Schlechter, 1894
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 page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 195  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. G Marco vs Schlechter 0-14018943-Player Match TtD54 Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation
2. Showalter / Sterling vs Elwell / Pillsbury 0-1311895Consultation gameD54 Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation
3. J Esser vs B Leussen  0-146190331st DCA Congress, HilversumD54 Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation
4. M Lange vs W Hilse  1-033190414th DSB Congress - Hauptturnier AD54 Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation
5. Marshall vs Reti 1-032191419th DSB Congress, MannheimD54 Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation
6. A Selezniev vs V Rauzer  1-0271927Ukrainian ChampionshipD54 Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation
7. L Engels vs A Brinckmann  1-0251934GER sf OsternD54 Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation
8. A Dake vs A Staehelin  1-0591935Warsaw OlympiadD54 Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation
9. Pirc vs J M Aitken  1-0631937Stockholm OlympiadD54 Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation
10. C Kruijer vs H Bruckhaus  ½-½561938KrefeldD54 Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation
11. Alekhine vs Menchik 1-0481938MargateD54 Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation
12. Pirc vs S Landau  ½-½301938NoordwijkD54 Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation
13. Graf-Stevenson vs H Mlynek  1-0441938Match v H. MlynekD54 Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation
14. Reshevsky vs Euwe ½-½331938AVROD54 Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation
15. Euwe vs O'Kelly 1-0281939BEL-NEDD54 Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation
16. Euwe vs S Landau ½-½311939Amsterdam/HilversumD54 Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation
17. Euwe vs E Spanjaard  1-0411939Baarn IID54 Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation
18. S Landau vs Euwe  ½-½401939Dutch Championship MatchD54 Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation
19. Kmoch vs S Landau  ½-½471940BaarnD54 Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation
20. R Palme vs K Rahn  1-0441941German ChampionshipD54 Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation
21. Reshevsky vs W O Cruz  1-03419451st Pan-American ChampionshipD54 Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation
22. R Sanguinetti vs H Pazos Gramajo  1-0411946Argentine ChampionshipD54 Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation
23. Flohr vs V Makogonov  1-0551947USSR ChampionshipD54 Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation
24. O'Kelly vs A Medina Garcia  ½-½391947VeniceD54 Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation
25. P Trifunovic vs Pirc  ½-½491947Yugoslav ChampionshipD54 Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-19-06  EnglishOpeningc4: What a strange name for an opening: Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation
Jan-19-06  EnglishOpeningc4: Can anyone tell me how this avoids the orthodox?
Feb-11-06  Z.Ramsay: damn! look on black's winning percentage...I think Ive found my new opening...RUBINSTEIN kicks!
Feb-15-06  blingice: The drawing rate is very high.
Feb-16-06  Z.Ramsay: indeed but judging my level and the level of my local opponents that i will be playing (fide and national masters)...an occasional draw wudnt be bad at all!

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