| ECO A05 in 1948 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's levenfish grigor in 72 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bc4 Be7 8. O-O Nb6 9. Bb3 O-O 10. Ne4 Nd7 11. Qe2 b6 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Nc3 Nf6 14. Nb5 Qb8 15. e4 a6 16. Nc3 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Rxd4 Qe5 19. Rd3 Bb7 20. f4 Qc7 21. e5 Nd7 22. Rh3 Rfd8 23. Bc2 Nf8 24. Kh1 f5 25. exf6 Bxf6 26. Ne4 Bxe4 27. Bxe4 Qc4 28. Bd3 Qd4 29. Rb1 Rd6 30. Rf3 Rad8 31. Bc2 Qd5 32. a3 Ng6 33. h3 Nh4 34. Bb3 Qf5 35. Ra1 Nxf3 36. Bc2 Nd4 |
| ECO A05 in 1957 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's eliskases erich in 81 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 c6 6. b3 d5 7. Bb2 Nbd7 8. Na3 a5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. Nc4 N5b6 12. Qc2 Qc7 13. Qc3+ Kg8 14. Qe3 Re8 15. h4 Nd5 16. Qg5 f6 17. Qh6 e5 18. e4 Ne7 19. h5 Nf8 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Nh2 Be6 22. f4 Nh7 23. Bh3 Bxc4 24. bxc4 Kh8 25. Ng4 Rf8 26. Rf2 exf4 27. gxf4 f5 28. Ne5 Rf6 29. Rg2 fxe4 30. Re1 Raf8 31. Rxe4 g5 32. Qh5 Rxf4 33. Rxf4 Rxf4 34. Rxg5 Qb6+ 35. Kh2 Rf2+ 36. Bg2 Rf8 37. Qh6 Nf5 38. Rxf5 Rxf5 39. Ng6+ Kg8 40. Ne7+ Kh8 41. Nxf5 |
| ECO A16 in 1959 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's arnlind eric in 61 moves | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 c6 8. Bd3 cxd5 9. cxd5 Nh5 10. Nge2 f5 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. Bxf5 gxf5 13. O-O Nd7 14. Nb5 Nb6 15. Qb3 Nc8 16. Rac1 Rf7 17. a4 Nf6 18. Rfd1 a6 19. Na3 Qf8 20. Rc4 Ne7 21. Rb4 Bh6 22. Bf2 Ng6 23. Rxb7 Rxb7 24. Qxb7 Rb8 25. Qxa6 Rxb2 26. Kf1 Nf4 27. Nxf4 Bxf4 28. Nc4 Rc2 29. Nxd6 Qb8 30. Nxf5 Qb2 31. Qe6+ |
| ECO A16 in 1961 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's johannessen svei in 81 moves | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. d4 O-O 8. a4 c5 9. e3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. Ne2 Be6 12. O-O Bd5 13. Bxd5 Qxd5 14. Nf4 Qd7 15. Bb2 Rfd8 16. Nd3 b6 17. Qe2 Rac8 18. Rfd1 e6 19. Bc3 Ne7 20. Be1 Nd5 21. a5 b5 22. a6 Nc3 23. Bxc3 Rxc3 24. Rdb1 Rb8 25. Ra5 Qd6 26. Nc5 b4 27. Rb5 Rc8 28. Rb7 e5 29. Qa2 b3 30. Nxb3 Rc2 31. dxe5 Bxe5 32. Qa4 Qf6 33. Rf1 Qf3 34. Qd7 Kg7 35. Rxa7 R8c7 36. Rxc7 Rxc7 37. Qb5 Qf6 38. Rc1 Re7 39. Na5 Bb2 40. Rc6 Qe5 41. Qxe5+ |
| ECO A22 in 1974 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's tarjan james edw in 85 moves | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Nd5 e4 6. Nxb4 Nxb4 7. Nd4 c5 8. Nb5 d5 9. a3 Nd3+ 10. Bxd3 exd3 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. O-O O-O 13. Qb3 Nb6 14. Qa2 Be6 15. b3 Nd5 16. Rb1 f5 17. Qb2 Qb8 18. f3 a6 19. Nc3 Nb6 20. Nd1 Qd6 21. Nf2 Rf6 22. Qc3 Rh6 23. g3 Rd8 24. Bb2 Rg6 25. Kg2 f4 26. Ne4 Qd7 27. Nxc5 Bh3+ 28. Kf2 fxe3+ 29. dxe3 Qd5 30. e4 Qh5 31. Rfd1 Rf8 32. Rxd3 Bg4 33. h4 Bxf3 34. Rxf3 Rxf3+ 35. Qxf3 Qxc5+ 36. Kf1 Qc2 37. Rd1 h6 38. Rd8+ Kh7 39. Bd4 Qc1+ 40. Kg2 Qd2+ 41. Kh3 Qe1 42. h5 Rg5 43. g4 |
| ECO A16 in 1958 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's spassky boris v in 67 moves | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 c5 8. g4 Ne8 9. h4 a6 10. Bd3 b5 11. Qd2 bxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd7 13. h5 Nb6 14. Bd3 a5 15. hxg6 fxg6 16. Qh2 Nf6 17. Nh3 Qe7 18. Ne2 Rb8 19. Ng3 c4 20. Bc2 Nbxd5 21. exd5 Rxb2 22. Ng5 h6 23. N5e4 Nxd5 24. Bxh6 Nb4 25. Bg5 Qc7 26. Qh7+ Kf7 27. Rh6 Nxc2+ 28. Kf1 Nd4 29. Qxg6+ Kg8 30. Qh7+ Kf7 31. Nxd6+ Qxd6 32. Rxd6 Ne6 33. Nf5 Rh8 34. Nh6+ |
| ECO A15 in 1953 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's taimanov mark e in 71 moves | 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 d4 5. b4 c5 6. Bb2 Qb6 7. Qb3 Nc6 8. b5 Na5 9. Qc2 Bd6 10. e3 e5 11. exd4 exd4 12. O-O O-O 13. d3 Bd7 14. Nbd2 h6 15. Rae1 Rae8 16. Bc1 Rxe1 17. Rxe1 Re8 18. Rxe8+ Bxe8 19. Nh4 a6 20. a4 Qa7 21. Nf5 Bf8 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 b6 24. Qd1 axb5 25. axb5 Bd7 26. Qh5 Be6 27. Bf4 Nb3 28. Qd1 Qa2 29. h4 Na1 30. h5 Nc2 31. Be5 Qb2 32. Bc7 Na3 33. Qg4 Qc1+ 34. Kg2 Nb1 35. Bf4 Nd2 36. Qe2 |
| ECO A16 in 1957 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's salas romo julio in 65 moves | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. d5 Na5 8. Nd2 Nd7 9. Qc2 Ne5 10. b3 c5 11. dxc6 Naxc6 12. Nde4 h6 13. f4 Nd4 14. Qd1 Nec6 15. Bb2 Nb4 16. Rc1 Nf5 17. Qd2 Bd4 18. Nd1 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 Bd7 20. a3 Nc6 21. O-O Qb6+ 22. c5 dxc5 23. Nxc5 Nd8 24. e4 Ng7 25. Ne3 Bc6 26. f5 gxf5 27. exf5 Bxg2 28. Qxg2 Rc8 29. b4 a5 30. f6 exf6 31. Nd5 Qd6 32. Nxf6+ Kh8 33. Qe4 |
| ECO A10 in 1962 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's nikolaevsky in 81 moves | 1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bg2 d6 5. Rb1 Bd7 6. b4 Qc8 7. Nd5 e6 8. Nf4 Nf6 9. b5 Nd8 10. d4 O-O 11. Nf3 a6 12. a4 c5 13. dxc5 axb5 14. axb5 Ne4 15. Qd3 d5 16. cxd5 Nxc5 17. Qe3 e5 18. Nd3 Nxd3+ 19. exd3 Qc2 20. Nd2 f5 21. O-O f4 22. Qe2 Ra2 23. Rb4 e4 24. Bxe4 Qc5 25. Nb3 Qa7 26. b6 Qa8 27. Qd1 fxg3 28. hxg3 Bh3 29. Bg2 Bxg2 30. Kxg2 Nf7 31. Nc5 Qa5 32. Rc4 Ne5 33. Rc2 Ra1 34. Bd2 Rxd1 35. Bxa5 Rxf1 36. Kxf1 Ng4 37. Kg2 Bd4 38. Ne6 Ra8 39. Rc4 Rxa5 40. Rxd4 Ne5 41. d6 |
| ECO A10 in 1964 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's suetin alexey s in 81 moves | 1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 a6 7. O-O c6 8. b3 b5 9. Nd2 Qb6 10. e3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 Rb8 12. Rc1 c5 13. d5 Qa5 14. Rc2 Ne5 15. Ba1 Nd3 16. Nf3 Nb4 17. Rd2 Nd7 18. Qc1 bxc4 19. bxc4 Nb6 20. a3 Nxc4 21. axb4 cxb4 22. Ra2 Qc7 23. Ne4 Bxa1 24. Rxa1 b3 25. Ra4 b2 26. Qc2 b1=Q 27. Rxb1 Nxe3 28. Qd3 Rxb1+ 29. Qxb1 Nxd5 30. Nfd2 Nc3 31. Nxc3 Qxc3 32. Ne4 Qe5 33. Qb4 Qh5 34. h4 h6 35. Nc3 Qe5 36. Nd5 Kg7 37. f4 Qe2 38. Qc3+ Kh7 39. Re4 Qb5 40. Rxe7 h5 41. Qf6 |
| ECO A13 in 1953 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's smyslov vasily in 79 moves | 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. b3 g6 5. Bb2 Bg7 6. d4 O-O 7. Bd3 c5 8. O-O cxd4 9. Nxd4 e5 10. Nb5 a6 11. N5c3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Be2 Bb7 14. Nd2 e4 15. b4 Qe7 16. a3 Rd8 17. Qc2 Nbd7 18. Nb3 Rac8 19. Rfd1 Nd5 20. Rxd5 Bxc3 21. Rxd7 Rxd7 22. Bxc3 Bd5 23. Nc5 Rd6 24. Bb2 f6 25. Bd4 Qf7 26. h3 Re8 27. Rc1 h5 28. a4 f5 29. Bb2 Kh7 30. Qc3 Bc4 31. Bxc4 bxc4 32. Qxc4 Rd1+ 33. Kh2 Qxc4 34. Rxc4 Rd2 35. Bf6 Rxf2 36. Rd4 f4 37. Rd7+ Kh6 38. h4 g5 39. Bxg5+ Kg6 40. Bxf4 |
| ECO A13 in 1967 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's zhukhovitsky sam in 87 moves | 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. g4 Be6 8. Bd3 Nd7 9. h3 h5 10. gxh5 Ndf6 11. Nge2 Nxh5 12. Qc2 Ngf6 13. O-O-O Qa5 14. Bf5 Bxf5 15. Qxf5 Nxf4 16. Nxf4 Bb4 17. Rhg1 Rh7 18. Rd3 Bxc3 19. Rxc3 Qxa2 20. Ra3 Qc4+ 21. Kb1 Kf8 22. Nd3 Rh6 23. Nc5 Qe2 24. Qf4 a6 25. Qg3 Nh5 26. Qh2 Kg8 27. Rc3 Nf6 28. Qf4 Qh5 29. Nxb7 Ne4 30. Rc2 Qxh3 31. Na5 Rf6 32. Qe5 Qh7 33. Rxc6 Nd2+ 34. Ka2 Rxc6 35. Nxc6 Nf3 36. Ne7+ Kf8 37. Qd6 Qh6 38. Ng6+ Kg8 39. Qxd5 Nxg1 40. Qxa8+ Kh7 41. Nf8+ Kg8 42. Nd7+ Kh7 43. Qe4+ g6 44. Qe7 |
| ECO A17 in 1954 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's zalys ignas in 135 moves | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O O-O 8. a3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qc7 11. Bd3 e5 12. Qc2 b6 13. d5 Ne7 14. c4 Ng6 15. Bb2 Re8 16. Ng5 Bd7 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. h3 Qd6 19. Bf5 Bxf5 20. Qxf5 Nh4 21. Qb1 h6 22. Nf3 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 Nh7 24. Kh2 Ng5 25. Qf5 g6 26. Qg4 e4+ 27. f4 Nf3+ 28. Kh1 f5 29. Qg3 Kh7 30. Rg1 Nxg1 31. Rxg1 Rg8 32. a4 Qe7 33. h4 Rdf8 34. Be5 Re8 35. Qh3 Qf7 36. Rb1 Re7 37. Rb5 Rb7 38. a5 Qd7 39. a6 Rbb8 40. Bxb8 Rxb8 41. Rb1 b5 42. h5 Rb6 43. hxg6+ Rxg6 44. Rxb5 Rxa6 45. Rxc5 Ra1+ 46. Kg2 Ra6 47. d6 Rxd6 48. Qxf5+ Qxf5 49. Rxf5 Rc6 50. c5 a5 51. Re5 Kg6 52. Kg3 Kf6 53. Kg4 Kg6 54. f5+ Kf6 55. Rxe4 Rxc5 56. Re6+ Kg7 57. f4 Rc1 58. Rg6+ Kh7 59. Ra6 Rg1+ 60. Kf3 Rf1+ 61. Ke4 Ra1 62. Ra7+ Kg8 63. f6 a4 64. Kf5 a3 65. Kg6 Rg1+ 66. Kf5 Ra1 67. e4 a2 68. e5 |
| ECO A10 in 1971 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's antoshin vladimi in 67 moves | 1. c4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 c6 5. d4 Qc7 6. d5 g6 7. Nh3 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nf4 Na6 10. Be3 Bd7 11. Rc1 Rae8 12. Bxa7 c5 13. Ne6 Bxe6 14. dxe6 Nb4 15. Nb5 Qc8 16. Bb6 Nxa2 17. Ra1 Nb4 18. Nc7 Na6 19. Nxe8 Rxe8 20. Ba5 Ne4 21. Bxe4 fxe4 22. Qd5 Rf8 23. Qxe4 Rf6 24. Bc3 Rxe6 25. Qg4 h5 26. Qf3 Be5 27. Ra5 Rf6 28. Qe4 Bxc3 29. bxc3 Re6 30. Qd3 Kh7 31. Rb1 Nb8 32. Ra8 Qc7 33. Qd5 Rxe2 34. Rxb7 |
| ECO A16 in 1954 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's johansson inge in 57 moves | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. O-O exd4 9. Nxd4 Nc5 10. f3 a5 11. Be3 Re8 12. Qd2 Bd7 13. Rad1 Qc8 14. Ndb5 Na6 15. g4 Be6 16. b3 Nd7 17. h3 Ndc5 18. f4 f5 19. exf5 gxf5 20. g5 Ne4 21. Nxe4 fxe4 22. Kh2 Nc5 23. Nc3 Bf5 24. Bd4 Bf8 25. Nd5 Nd7 26. Ba1 c6 27. Ne3 Nc5 28. Qc3 Nd3 29. Qh8+ |
| ECO A10 in 1964 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's kots yury isakov in 83 moves | 1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. a3 e6 6. Nh3 Nge7 7. Nf4 O-O 8. Rb1 a5 9. Qa4 d6 10. O-O Bd7 11. Qd1 Rb8 12. Nb5 Be8 13. d3 d5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Nc3 d4 16. Ne4 b6 17. Bd2 h6 18. h4 Bd7 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Nxb4 21. Bxb4 cxb4 22. Rxb4 Nc6 23. Rb2 Ne5 24. Qc2 Bg4 25. Rfb1 Kh8 26. Rb5 Bd7 27. Rd5 Qe7 28. Qc7 Rfc8 29. Qd6 Qxd6 30. Nxd6 Rf8 31. Nb5 Bc6 32. Rd6 Bxg2 33. Kxg2 Rfd8 34. Rb4 Nd7 35. Rc6 Kg8 36. Ra4 Nc5 37. Ra7 Be5 38. Nxg6 fxg6 39. Rxg6+ Kf8 40. f4 Bh8 41. Rh7 Re8 42. Nd6 |
| ECO A10 in 1964 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's kots yu in 83 moves | 1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. a3 e6 6. Nh3 Nge7 7. Nf4 O-O 8. Rb1 a5 9. Qa4 d6 10. O-O Bd7 11. Qd1 Rb8 12. Nb5 Bc8 13. d3 d5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Nc3 d4 16. Ne4 b6 17. Bd2 h6 18. h4 Bd7 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Nxb4 21. Bxb4 cxb4 22. Rxb4 Nc6 23. Rb2 Ne5 24. Qc2 Bg4 25. Rfb1 Kh8 26. Rb5 Bd7 27. Rd5 Qe7 28. Qc7 Rfc8 29. Qd6 Qxd6 30. Nxd6 Rf8 31. Nb5 Bc6 32. Rd6 Bxg2 33. Kxg2 Rfd8 34. Rb4 Nd7 35. Rc6 Kg8 36. Ra4 Nc5 37. Ra7 Be5 38. Nxg6 fxg6 39. Rxg6+ Kf8 40. f4 Bh8 41. Rh7 Re8 42. Nd6 |
| ECO A15 in 1960 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's book eero in 72 moves | 1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 c6 8. Qc2 Nf8 9. O-O-O Ne6 10. Bh4 g6 11. h3 Ng7 12. f3 O-O 13. Nge2 Nfe8 14. Bf2 Nd6 15. h4 f5 16. Nf4 Bd7 17. h5 g5 18. h6 Nge8 19. Nh5 Rf7 20. g4 fxg4 21. Rdg1 Nf6 22. Ng7 gxf3 23. Rxg5 Ng4 24. Ne6+ Bxg5 25. Nxd8 Rxd8 26. Rh5 Bxh6 27. Bxh7+ Rxh7 28. Qg6+ Rg7 29. Qxd6 Bxe3+ 30. Bxe3 Nxe3 31. Qh2 Re8 32. Rh8+ Kf7 33. Qh5+ Kf6 34. Rxe8 Rg1+ 35. Kd2 Nc4+ 36. Kc2 Bxe8 |
| ECO A10 in 1967 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's damjanovic mato in 75 moves | 1. c4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. Be2 c6 7. O-O a6 8. Ne1 Be6 9. b3 b5 10. Nd3 bxc4 11. Nf4 Bf5 12. Bxc4 Nbd7 13. Bb2 Nb6 14. Be2 a5 15. Nd3 h5 16. Bf3 Bg4 17. Bxg4 Nxg4 18. Qf3 Qd7 19. Rac1 Rfc8 20. Rc2 Nf6 21. Rfc1 Rc7 22. Nb5 Rcc8 23. Rxc6 Nbd5 24. Rxc8+ Rxc8 25. Rxc8+ Qxc8 26. Qd1 Nb4 27. a3 Qa6 28. a4 Qc8 29. Nxb4 axb4 30. Qd3 d5 31. Qd1 h4 32. h3 Ne4 33. Qc1 Qf5 34. Qc2 Bh6 35. Bc1 Qe6 36. Bd2 Kh7 37. Be1 g5 38. f3 |
| ECO A16 in 1956 play it! kotov alexander defeats black's geller alexander in 71 moves | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. O-O Nbd7 8. d3 c6 9. h3 a5 10. Be3 Rb8 11. f4 b5 12. f5 bxc4 13. dxc4 Nb6 14. b3 gxf5 15. Bg5 d5 16. exd5 cxd5 17. cxd5 Qd6 18. Kh2 Bd7 19. Qd2 a4 20. bxa4 Ra8 21. Rab1 Nxa4 22. Nxa4 Rxa4 23. Nc3 Rd4 24. Qe2 Ne8 25. Be3 Rb4 26. Qf2 Rc4 27. Rb6 Qa3 28. Rb3 Qd6 29. Bc1 Qc7 30. d6 Nxd6 31. Nd5 Qd8 32. Ba3 Bc6 33. Rd1 Rd4 34. Rxd4 exd4 35. Qf4 Bxd5 36. Bxd5 |