ChessBites - Opening Novelties

Below you will find the novelties that occurred in top class games, and that were played in the week selected from the drop-down list. Alternatively, you can search by ECO.

Date:
ECO:

21

Oparin - Yuffa (11...d5)

A00

18

Karjakin - Amin (10.a3)

A01

23

Safarli - Abasov (12...Qxd1)

A01

22

Wei Yi - Amin (12.Qc1)

A04

22

Bok - Donchenko (12.Bg5)

A04

42

Dragun - Piorun (22.Rxb6)

A05

26

Grachev - Kokarev (14.a4)

A05

18

Antipov - Ponkratov (10.e3)

A05

25

Meier - Zhao Jun (13...Bxf3)

A05

21

Meier - Theodorou (11...bxc6)

A05

24

Wei Yi - Nakamura (13.d4)

A06

18

Nakamura - So (10.Be2)

A06

16

Karjakin - So (9.Qb1)

A06

17

Nakamura - Topalov (9...O-O)

A06

26

Wei Yi - Topalov (14.O-O)

A06

22

Vachier Lagrave - Ding (12.Rfc1)

A07

24

Vachier Lagrave - Ding (13.e4)

A07

18

Amin - Topalov (10.d4)

A07

34

Amin - Ding (18.Nd4)

A07

18

Vachier Lagrave - Topalo... (10.Nc3)

A07

20

Anton Guijarro - Gonzale... (11.Rc1)

A07

27

Adhiban - Sevian (14...Nc5)

A07

18

Rakhmanov - Kobalia (10.h3)

A07

19

Meier - Bok (10...O-O)

A07

30

Vachier Lagrave - So (16.Bxd5)

A08

27

Maghsoodloo - Saric (14...Bd6)

A11

20

Nakamura - Ding (11.h3)

A13

30

Donchenko - Wang Yue (16.c5)

A13

20

Wang Yue - Andriasian (11.Nd5)

A15

19

Carlsen - Nakamura (10...O-O)

A18

21

Ding - Nepomniachtchi (11...Bxc3)

A20

18

Topalov - So (10.d4)

A20

16

Topalov - Nakamura (9.Be3)

A20

18

Topalov - Karjakin (10.Bc4)

A28

32

Carlsen - Nepomniachtchi (17.Rb1)

A28

34

Karjakin - Nakamura (18.Ra1)

A28

23

So - Nakamura (12...Bg6)

A28

16

Ding - Karjakin (9.O-O)

A28

20

Khismatullin - Kryakvin (11.Qb2)

A28

26

Nepomniachtchi - Nakamur... (14.a4)

A29

27

Carlsen - Topalov (14...Bd6)

A29

54

Vachier Lagrave - Karjak... (28.Rb4)

A29

19

Vitiugov - Sjugirov (10...h6)

A29

27

Vachier Lagrave - Carlse... (14...Re8)

A30

22

Artemiev - Inarkiev (12.Ke1)

A30

21

Gordievsky - Rozum (11...Nc6)

A30

20

Wang Yue - Meier (11.a3)

A30

31

Adhiban - Ivanchuk (16...f6)

A32

25

Nihal - Hillarp Persson (13...Ng6)

A33

16

So - Vachier Lagrave (9.Be2)

A34

16

Topalov - Vachier Lagrav... (9.O-O)

A36

24

Topalov - Wei Yi (13.Rae1)

A36

17

Matlakov - Kokarev (9...O-O)

A36

26

Ding - Wei Yi (14.h3)

A37

22

Ding - So (12.Nb3)

A37

17

Carlsen - So (9...d5)

A37

21

Hillarp Persson - Jones (11...Rb8)

A37

20

Kryakvin - Sychev (11.Ne1)

A37

16

Caruana - Meier (9.O-O)

A40

22

Carlsen - Wei Yi (12.a4)

A45

16

Jobava - Smirin (9.Qd3)

A45

57

Zhao Jun - Martirosyan (29...Ne4)

A45

25

Karjakin - Nepomniachtch... (13...Nb6)

A48

31

Donchenko - Caruana (16...Bg6)

A62

16

Nisipeanu - Maghsoodloo (9.a4)

B00

16

Amin - Nakamura (9.d5)

B01

24

Andriasian - Zhao Jun (13.Bf3)

B06

22

Lu Shanglei - Zhao Jun (12.Bc4)

B10

22

Kollars - Wang Yue (12.Bf4)

B10

16

Theodorou - Donchenko (9.Nbd2)

B10

20

Ponkratov - Rozum (11.Bxc5)

B12

19

Chigaev - Bocharov (10...Rc8)

B13

23

Kryakvin - Goganov (12...a5)

B13

18

Nakamura - Vachier Lagra... (10.Kb1)

B23

27

Nakamura - Vachier Lagra... (14...Nd7)

B23

18

So - Topalov (10.Rxf4)

B23

16

Andriasian - Li (9.Nb1)

B24

27

Karjakin - Carlsen (14...f5)

B30

59

Wei Yi - Carlsen (30...Qe4+)

B30

23

Karjakin - Carlsen (12...Nb4)

B30

23

Wei Yi - Carlsen (12...Nb6)

B30

31

Gonzalez Vidal - Alborno... (16...Nd4)

B30

20

Sevian - Albornoz Cabrer... (11.Be2)

B30

24

Ivanchuk - Albornoz Cabr... (13.a3)

B30

17

Smirin - Fedorov (9...d5)

B30

18

Amin - Carlsen (10.O-O)

B31

18

Amin - Wei Yi (10.c3)

B31

29

Grandelius - Nihal (15...Bxf3)

B31

24

Gonzalez Vidal - Ivanchu... (13.Qb1)

B31

17

Nepomniachtchi - Carlsen (9...b5)

B32

21

So - Carlsen (11...Nd4)

B32

37

Topalov - Carlsen (19...Kh8)

B33

28

Nepomniachtchi - Carlsen (15.fxe5)

B33

24

Amin - Nakamura (13.Bf1)

B40

23

Sevian - Ivanchuk (12...Nb4)

B40

20

Grandelius - Hillarp Per... (11.Be3)

B41

22

Amin - Vachier Lagrave (12.c4)

B50

26

Amin - Vachier Lagrave (14.Bb2)

B50

29

Amin - So (15...Rc8)

B51

16

Amin - Karjakin (9.d3)

B51

20

Dragun - Gajewski (11.a3)

B53

27

Karjakin - Vachier Lagra... (14...Nh5)

B90

27

Carlsen - Vachier Lagrav... (14...b4)

B90

30

Topalov - Vachier Lagrav... (16.Qf2)

B90

25

Carlsen - Vachier Lagrav... (13...h6)

B90

21

So - Karjakin (11...Bd7)

B90

28

Karjakin - Vachier Lagra... (15.Ne2)

B90

37

Dominguez Perez - Paravy... (19...Bb6)

B90

26

Esipenko - Matlakov (14.f5)

B90

26

Zhao Jun - Donchenko (14.Bc4)

B90

30

Nepomniachtchi - Vachier... (16.a5)

B91

43

Motylev - Najer (22...Re8)

B96

46

Karjakin - Nepomniachtch... (24.Qg7+)

B98

25

Albornoz Cabrera - Adhib... (13...O-O)

C07

23

Timofeev - Zvjaginsev (12...Nxd4)

C09

24

Ponkratov - Lysyj (13.h4)

C11

16

Tomczak - Bartel (9.h3)

C26

26

Topalov - Wei Yi (14.Nd2)

C42

22

Vachier Lagrave - Wei Yi (12.h3)

C42

42

Nakamura - Wei Yi (22.Rd2)

C42

22

Nepomniachtchi - Wei Yi (12.Bg5)

C42

22

Wen - Xu (12.h3)

C42

27

Heberla - Socko (14...Nf8)

C42

18

Saric - Grandelius (10.a3)

C44

23

Carlsen - Topalov (12...g5)

C47

24

Carlsen - Nakamura (13.Nd4)

C47

19

Amin - So (10...dxe4)

C50

20

Jones - Harikrishna (11.Bb3)

C50

31

Andriasian - Theodorou (16...Bc8)

C50

32

Kollars - Theodorou (17.a4)

C50

18

Nihal - Maghsoodloo (10.Na3)

C53

24

Kollars - Bok (13.b4)

C53

17

So - Nepomniachtchi (9...Qc8)

C55

19

Vachier Lagrave - Nepomn... (10...Bg4)

C55

17

Wei Yi - Nepomniachtchi (9...Rae8)

C55

16

Amin - Nepomniachtchi (9.Na3)

C55

19

So - Nepomniachtchi (10...Nc5)

C55

58

Vachier Lagrave - Nepomn... (30.Ndf5)

C55

20

Topalov - Nepomniachtchi (11.O-O-O)

C60

27

Nakamura - Nepomniachtch... (14...g5)

C60

23

Motylev - Paravyan (12...Bxc3+)

C60

21

Nakamura - Karjakin (11...a5)

C65

21

So - Topalov (11...fxe5)

C65

21

Vachier Lagrave - So (11...d5)

C65

28

Nakamura - So (15.Rfd1)

C65

23

So - Karjakin (12...a5)

C65

28

Nakamura - Karjakin (15.b3)

C65

21

Nepomniachtchi - Topalov (11...g6)

C67

37

Vachier Lagrave - Nakamu... (19...Ne7)

C67

22

Nepomniachtchi - So (12.Na3)

C67

29

Karjakin - Topalov (15...Qd7)

C67

26

Nepomniachtchi - Karjaki... (14.Na3)

C67

54

Alekseev - Dominguez Per... (28.Qxf6)

C67

18

Karjakin - Ding (10.Bxe6)

C77

23

Zhao Jun - Kollars (12...d5)

C77

21

Caruana - Kollars (11...b4)

C78

39

Sevian - Anton Guijarro (20...Qxe5)

C80

23

Nepomniachtchi - Amin (12...Bb7)

C84

36

Karjakin - Amin (19.b4)

C84

25

Topalov - Amin (13...c5)

C84

25

Nepomniachtchi - Amin (13...Nbd7)

C84

24

Amin - Ding (13.Bd5)

C88

24

So - Ding (13.Bg5)

C88

26

Nakamura - Ding (14.Nc4)

C88

25

Saric - Harikrishna (13...dxe5)

C88

37

Nepomniachtchi - Ding (19...c5)

C91

32

Sevian - Gonzalez Vidal (17.Rc1)

C92

39

Albornoz Cabrera - Gonza... (20...Rc8)

C92

38

Sarana - Alekseenko (20.Nxb5)

C92

40

Topalov - Amin (21.Qe2)

C95

38

So - Amin (20.Nd4)

C95

38

Carlsen - Amin (20.a4)

C95

30

Sjugirov - Chigaev (16.Nf5)

C96

23

Carlsen - Ding (12...Nd7)

D02

25

Socko - Tomczak (13...Rc8)

D02

27

Li - Kollars (14...O-O)

D10

30

Rozum - Antipov (16.b4)

D15

42

Martirosyan - Wang Yue (22.Ra3)

D19

23

Yuffa - Romanov (12...Bb4)

D20

28

Sjugirov - Inarkiev (15.a3)

D20

26

Karjakin - Wei Yi (14.Ne1)

D26

18

So - Wei Yi (10.Be2)

D26

18

Topalov - Ding (10.Qxd4)

D30

17

Nakamura - Carlsen (9...dxc4)

D30

21

Carlsen - So (11...Nd7)

D35

30

Nepomniachtchi - Nakamur... (16.Rc1)

D37

27

Adhiban - Gonzalez Vidal (14...Nd5)

D37

20

Topalov - Karjakin (11.Bd3)

D38

31

Ding - Carlsen (16...Qf6)

D39

23

So - Ding (12...Qe7)

D41

21

Martirosyan - Bok (11...dxc4)

D43

40

Goganov - Khismatullin (21.a3)

D45

32

Meier - Li (17.Rc5)

D77

25

Dreev - Kamsky (13...Ne8)

D78

22

Ding - Wei Yi (12.Bh6)

D85

32

Rakhmanov - Esipenko (17.Rc1)

D90

20

Wei Yi - Amin (11.Bg2)

E00

33

Wei Yi - So (17...Bd5)

E00

22

Paravyan - Alekseev (12.Bf4)

E00

17

Theodorou - Martirosyan (9...O-O)

E00

19

Pelletier - Ovsejevitsch (10...b5)

E01

28

Wei Yi - So (15.Na5)

E04

32

Ding - Nakamura (17.Nfe5)

E06

29

Ding - Topalov (15...Nhf6)

E10

29

Ding - Amin (15...c6)

E11

21

Vachier Lagrave - Amin (11...Qe7)

E11

17

Rodshtein - Yuffa (9...Bg4)

E11

20

Esipenko - Sarana (11.O-O)

E12

17

Dreev - Bocharov (9...Nfd7)

E12

19

Li - Martirosyan (10...c6)

E12

17

Anton Guijarro - Ivanchu... (9...Na5)

E20

29

Li - Donchenko (15...Rc8)

E21

28

Karpov - Matlakov (15.Ke2)

E32

24

Ding - Nepomniachtchi (13.Re1)

E60

18

Anton Guijarro - Adhiban (10.g5)

E71

20

Ovsejevitsch - Fontaine (11.O-O)

E93

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