| ECO A06 in 1999 play it! popov roman defeats black's dukhin jokhan in 129 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 b5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O e6 9. Bd2 Bd6 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. a4 b4 14. Na2 Qe7 15. Nc1 Ne4 16. Be1 f5 17. f3 Nf6 18. Nb3 a5 19. Rc1 Nd7 20. Bg3 e5 21. Bb5 Rfd8 22. Rc2 Ra7 23. Rfc1 Nb6 24. Nc5 Ba8 25. b3 Qf6 26. Qd2 Re7 27. Re1 Rc8 28. Bxe5 Bxe5 29. dxe5 Qxe5 30. Rcc1 Rec7 31. Qd4 Qd6 32. Nd3 Rc3 33. Rb1 Qc7 34. Rec1 Qd8 35. Rd1 Bb7 36. Nf4 Qd6 37. Ne2 Rc2 38. Rbc1 Rxc1 39. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 40. Nxc1 Qc7 41. Nd3 Bc8 42. Nf4 Qd6 43. Nh5 Qc7 44. Nxg7 Qxg7 45. Qxb6 Qc3 46. Kf2 f4 47. Qd8+ Kg7 48. Qg5+ Kf8 49. Qxf4+ Ke7 50. Qd4 Qc2+ 51. Be2 Qxb3 52. Qc5+ Kd8 53. Qxa5+ Ke7 54. Qc5+ Kd8 55. Qd6+ Bd7 56. Bb5 Qc2+ 57. Kg3 Qg6+ 58. Qxg6 hxg6 59. Bd3 Bxa4 60. Kf4 Bd1 61. Ke5 b3 62. Kxd5 Bc2 63. Kd4 Bd1 64. Kc3 g5 65. Kd2 |
| ECO A05 in 2001 play it! popov roman defeats black's polovnikov g in 69 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Qc2 Re8 9. Rd1 e4 10. Ng5 e3 11. f4 Nb6 12. c5 h6 13. Nxf7 Kxf7 14. cxb6 axb6 15. Nd5 c6 16. Nxe3 d5 17. a4 Ne4 18. Ra3 h5 19. Rad3 h4 20. g4 h3 21. Bf3 Qh4 22. Rf1 Bh6 23. f5 Kg8 24. Qb3 Bxe3+ 25. Rxe3 gxf5 26. gxf5 Qg5+ 27. Kh1 Qxf5 28. Rg1+ Kh8 29. Bxe4 dxe4 30. d5 Qxd5 31. Qc3+ Re5 32. b3 Bf5 33. Bb2 Re8 34. Rxh3+ Bh7 35. e3 |
| ECO A06 in 1999 play it! popov roman defeats black's sakov anatolij j in 53 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 g6 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. h3 Bg7 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 h6 10. O-O Be6 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Nd7 13. Bg3 Nb6 14. b3 Bd7 15. Qd2 Bc6 16. Rfc1 Qd7 17. a4 Nc8 18. b4 b6 19. Ba6 Nd6 20. b5 Bb7 21. Bxd6 Bxa6 22. Bxe7 Rfe8 23. bxa6 Rxe7 24. Nb5 Rc8 25. Rc3 h5 26. Rac1 Rxc3 27. Qxc3 |
| ECO A04 in 1999 play it! popov roman defeats black's odinokov nikolai in 101 moves | 1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. Re1 Qc7 8. Bf1 e5 9. h3 b5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. Nd2 Nc5 13. Qf3 Nh5 14. Ne2 Ne6 15. Be3 Nhf4 16. h4 Nxe2+ 17. Qxe2 f5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. f3 Qe7 20. Bf2 Bf6 21. a4 a6 22. c3 Kh8 23. Bg3 e4 24. fxe4 f4 25. Bf2 Bxh4 26. Bxh4 Qxh4 27. Nf3 Qe7 28. Qf2 Bb7 29. Nd4 Nc5 30. e5 Nxa4 31. Bd3 c5 32. Nf5 Qd7 33. Nd6 f3 34. Re3 Rg8 35. Bf5 Qe7 36. g4 Raf8 37. Kf1 Bd5 38. Qh2 Rg7 39. c4 Qg5 40. Kf2 Bg8 41. b3 Nc3 42. e6 Qf6 43. Rh1 Qd4 44. Qe5 Qd2+ 45. Kxf3 Nd1 46. Re2 Qg5 47. Nf7+ Bxf7 48. Rxh7+ Kg8 49. exf7+ Rfxf7 50. Qe8+ Rf8 51. Rh8+ |
| ECO A05 in 2001 play it! popov roman defeats black's demchev alexey in 71 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 Bg7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O d6 10. Qd3 Rb8 11. Bd2 Be6 12. b3 Nd7 13. e4 Ne5 14. Qe2 Nc6 15. Rac1 Qd7 16. Rfd1 Bg4 17. f3 Bh3 18. Be3 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Bxc3 20. Rxc3 f5 21. Bh6 Rf7 22. e5 Qe6 23. Re3 dxe5 24. Bf4 Qf6 25. Bxe5 Nxe5 26. Rxe5 f4 27. g4 h5 28. Re6 Qg7 29. gxh5 gxh5+ 30. Kh1 Kf8 31. Rg1 Qh7 32. Reg6 Rf6 33. Rxf6+ exf6 34. Qe6 Re8 35. Qxf6+ Qf7 36. Qh6+ |
| ECO A05 in 2001 play it! popov roman defeats black's karpov victor in 59 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Ne5 c6 7. d4 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Qc8 11. Bg5 c5 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Ng4 f5 15. Nf6+ Kg7 16. Nh5+ Kg8 17. Qd2 Nd7 18. d5 Qd8 19. dxe6 Bxg2 20. Qc3 f6 21. Kxg2 Ne5 22. Rad1 Qe7 23. Nf4 Rad8 24. Rd5 Rd6 25. Rfd1 Rfd8 26. b3 Rxd5 27. cxd5 Rd6 28. Qc2 a5 29. Qxf5 Qd8 30. Nh5 |
| ECO A04 in 1998 play it! popov roman defeats black's gergel vladimir in 101 moves | 1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. Be3 Nc6 6. d5 Nb8 7. Be2 c6 8. O-O cxd5 9. Qxd5 Bxf3 10. Bb5+ Nd7 11. gxf3 a6 12. Be2 b5 13. a4 b4 14. Na2 Ngf6 15. Qd2 a5 16. c3 bxc3 17. Nxc3 O-O 18. Rac1 Ne5 19. Rfd1 Rc8 20. b3 Ned7 21. Nb5 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Nh5 23. Rc7 Nc5 24. Bc4 Be5 25. f4 Nxe4 26. Qc2 Bxf4 27. Bxf4 Nxf4 28. Qxe4 e5 29. Kf1 d5 30. Qxe5 Qh4 31. Be2 Qxh2 32. f3 d4 33. Nxd4 Qh3+ 34. Ke1 Qh1+ 35. Kd2 Ng2 36. Bc4 Qh6+ 37. Kc2 Ne3+ 38. Kd3 Nxc4 39. Kxc4 Rb8 40. Nb5 Rd8 41. Nd4 Rb8 42. Nc6 Qc1+ 43. Kd5 Qd1+ 44. Kc5 Qc2+ 45. Kd6 Qd2+ 46. Ke7 Rf8 47. Rd7 Qc2 48. Kd6 f6 49. Qd5+ Kh8 50. Ke7 Kg7 51. Nd4 |
| ECO A05 in 2001 play it! popov roman defeats black's purtov andrei in 75 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 Na6 9. g4 Qe8 10. Rg1 Nc5 11. Nd2 c6 12. Qf3 Nfd7 13. h4 Nb6 14. h5 f6 15. Be3 Nba4 16. Nd1 cxd5 17. cxd5 b5 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Rc1 Na6 20. Rc6 Nb4 21. Bxb5 Nxc6 22. dxc6 Nc5 23. Nc3 Be6 24. Nc4 Qe7 25. Qd1 Rfd8 26. Nd5 Qa7 27. c7 Rf8 28. Nxd6 Rf7 29. Nxf7 Kxf7 30. Bc4 a4 31. g5 f5 32. exf5 gxf5 33. g6+ Kf8 34. Nb6 Qa5+ 35. Qd2 Qxd2+ 36. Kxd2 Ne4+ 37. Kd3 Bxc4+ 38. Kxc4 |
| ECO A09 in 2001 play it! popov roman defeats black's pozharsky n in 91 moves | 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. d4 e6 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O h6 9. Rd1 Re8 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Qe7 13. b3 c5 14. Bb2 cxd4 15. Nxd4 a6 16. g3 Be5 17. Rd2 Nf8 18. Nc6 bxc6 19. Bxe5 Bb7 20. Qc3 f6 21. Bd6 Qf7 22. Rad1 Red8 23. Qe3 Rac8 24. Bxf8 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Kxf8 26. Rd6 e5 27. Bf5 Re8 28. Rd7 Re7 29. Qc5 Ke8 30. Rxb7 Rxb7 31. Qxc6+ Rd7 32. f3 Kd8 33. Qxd7+ Qxd7 34. Bxd7 Kxd7 35. Kf2 Kd6 36. b4 g6 37. Ke3 f5 38. Kd3 Kc6 39. a4 Kb6 40. c5+ Kc6 41. Kc4 g5 42. b5+ axb5+ 43. axb5+ Kd7 44. Kd5 e4 45. fxe4 f4 46. gxf4 |
| ECO A05 in 2001 play it! popov roman defeats black's polovnikov gleb by checkmate in 81 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. h3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Bd3 exd5 9. exd5 Re8+ 10. Be3 b5 11. Nxb5 Ne4 12. Bxe4 Rxe4 13. O-O Rxc4 14. Re1 Bf5 15. Rc1 Re4 16. Nd2 Rh4 17. Nc4 Qd7 18. Nbxd6 Bxh3 19. Bg5 Bxg2 20. Re8+ Bf8 21. Bxh4 Qh3 22. f4 Bf3 23. Qf1 Qg4+ 24. Kf2 Bxd5 25. Bg5 h6 26. Ne5 Qh5 27. Qd3 Qh2+ 28. Ke1 Qg1+ 29. Kd2 Qg2+ 30. Kc3 hxg5 31. Nxg6 Nc6 32. Rxa8 Nb4 33. Ne7+ Kg7 34. Ndf5+ Kf6 35. fxg5+ Kxg5 36. Qe3+ Kf6 37. Rxa7 Nxa2+ 38. Rxa2 Bxa2 39. Rg1 Qb7 40. Ng8+ Kxf5 41. Rg5# |
| ECO A05 in 2002 play it! popov roman defeats black's altunin stanisla in 61 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Be7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O c5 6. Nc3 d6 7. d4 Nc6 8. d5 exd5 9. cxd5 Nb8 10. Nd2 b6 11. h3 Re8 12. e4 Nfd7 13. Re1 Ne5 14. Bf1 Ba6 15. Nb5 Qd7 16. a4 c4 17. Nxc4 Nxc4 18. Bxc4 Qxh3 19. Bf4 Bxb5 20. Bxb5 Rd8 21. Rc1 a6 22. Be2 Qd7 23. Bg4 Qb7 24. e5 b5 25. exd6 Bf8 26. a5 b4 27. Rc7 Qb5 28. Rxf7 Nd7 29. Be6 Kh8 30. Qg4 Ra7 31. Bh6 |
| ECO A05 in 2001 play it! popov roman defeats black's neustroev v in 91 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 Nbd7 5. g3 e5 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 Qc7 9. Rb1 a6 10. Rd1 Rb8 11. b4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Ne5 13. Ne4 c5 14. bxc5 dxc5 15. Nf3 Ng6 16. Nc3 b6 17. e4 Bg4 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Ne5 20. Be2 Rfe8 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. cxd5 Bd6 23. f4 Ng6 24. Bxa6 f6 25. Be2 Qe7 26. Bf3 b5 27. Be3 c4 28. Rdc1 f5 29. e5 Bxe5 30. fxe5 Nxe5 31. Rf1 Qa3 32. Qd2 c3 33. Qc2 b4 34. d6 Qa5 35. Rbd1 Rbd8 36. Bd5+ Kh8 37. Qxf5 Ng6 38. Bd4 Rf8 39. Qe6 c2 40. Rc1 Qa3 41. Rxf8+ Rxf8 42. Qe3 Qa6 43. Qh6 Ne5 44. Bxe5 Qa7+ 45. Kh1 Rf5 46. Qe6 |
| ECO A04 in 2001 play it! popov roman defeats black's malchikov a in 69 moves | 1. Nf3 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 Nc6 6. d4 O-O 7. d5 Nb8 8. O-O d6 9. Nd4 Ne4 10. Nd2 Nc5 11. c4 Qe8 12. Qc2 c6 13. b4 Nca6 14. a3 Nc7 15. e4 e5 16. dxe6 Nxe6 17. Nxe6 Bxe6 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qc3+ Kg8 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Rae1 Qf7 22. Ne4 Bxe4 23. Rxe4 Nd7 24. Qe3 Rae8 25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. Qxa7 Ne5 27. c5 d5 28. Qa4 Qf5 29. Bxd5+ Kf8 30. Bg2 Nd3 31. Qc2 Ra8 32. Qc3 Kf7 33. Qc4+ Kg7 34. Qd4+ Kg8 35. Be4 |
| ECO A30 in 1998 play it! popov roman defeats black's maiorov oleg in 53 moves | 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 Be6 6. d3 Qc8 7. O-O Bh3 8. a3 h5 9. Nd5 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 Nge7 11. e4 f6 12. Be3 Kf7 13. h4 g6 14. b4 b6 15. Rb1 Bh6 16. Qd2 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Kg7 18. Nxf6 Kxf6 19. Ng5+ Nf5 20. exf5 gxf5 21. e4 f4 22. Rxf4+ exf4 23. Qxf4+ Ke7 24. Qf7+ Kd8 25. Ne6+ Qxe6 26. Qxe6 Kc7 27. Qf7+ |
| ECO B20 in 2003 play it! popov roman defeats black's greitl michael in 69 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 d3 4. Bxd3 Nc6 5. c4 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 d6 8. h3 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 b6 11. Rd1 Nd7 12. Bf4 Bb7 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. Nd5 Nce5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bg5 Re8 17. b3 Qd7 18. Bb1 h6 19. Be3 e6 20. Nc3 f5 21. Nb5 Nf7 22. Nxa7 Ra8 23. Bxb6 Bxe4 24. Bxe4 fxe4 25. Nb5 Qc6 26. Bd4 Bf8 27. a4 Rac8 28. Na7 Qb7 29. Nxc8 Rxc8 30. Qg4 Kh7 31. Qxe6 Rc7 32. Rb1 Ng5 33. Qd5 Qc8 34. Be3 Qd7 35. Bxg5 |
| ECO B31 in 1995 play it! popov roman defeats black's poliakov jury in 79 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. d3 e5 7. Nbd2 Ne7 8. a4 a5 9. Nc4 f6 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 Be6 12. Nfd2 Nc8 13. Qe2 Nd6 14. Kh1 Nxc4 15. Nxc4 b6 16. f4 exf4 17. Rxf4 Ra7 18. Raf1 Raf7 19. h3 Qc7 20. Ne3 Qd7 21. Qe1 Qc8 22. R4f3 Qd7 23. Qa1 Qe7 24. Bc3 Qd8 25. Nc4 Kh8 26. Qe1 Kg8 27. Qg3 Bxc4 28. bxc4 Kh8 29. Qh4 Kg8 30. g4 Qd6 31. Qf2 Qe7 32. Kg2 Kh8 33. Qg3 Kg8 34. h4 Qd8 35. h5 Bh6 36. Rh1 Bg5 37. hxg6 hxg6 38. Qh3 Rg7 39. e5 f5 40. e6 |
| ECO B31 in 1996 play it! popov roman defeats black's batikiants s in 95 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Bxc6 bxc6 6. Re1 Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 8. d4 cxd4 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. Qh4 e6 11. Bg5 f6 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Nbd2 Qc7 14. Bh6 Bb7 15. Ng5 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 c5 17. Rad1 Rae8 18. Nc4 Re7 19. Ne5 Bc8 20. Qh4 Rg7 21. Qc4 h6 22. Ngf3 d6 23. Ng4 Nxg4 24. Qxg4 e5 25. Qh4 Bb7 26. Nd2 Kh7 27. c4 Rf4 28. Qg3 Rgf7 29. f3 h5 30. Re3 Rd4 31. Qe1 Rff4 32. b3 Qa5 33. Nf1 Qa3 34. Ng3 Rxd1 35. Qxd1 Rd4 36. Qc2 Qa5 37. Rc3 Qd8 38. Ne2 Qg5 39. Nxd4 cxd4 40. Rd3 e4 41. fxe4 Bxe4 42. Qd2 Qe5 43. Rxd4 Bf5 44. Rxd6 Qa1+ 45. Kf2 h4 46. Ra6 Qg7 47. Qe3 Qb2+ 48. Kf3 |
| ECO B20 in 2004 play it! popov roman defeats black's seubert karl in 113 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Qe2 Nf6 9. Rd1 Nd7 10. Nb5 Nde5 11. Bf4 Nxc4 12. Qxc4 O-O 13. Nxd6 Qb6 14. e5 Qb4 15. Qc1 f6 16. a3 Qb3 17. Nd2 Qa4 18. N2e4 fxe5 19. b3 Qxb3 20. Nc5 Qb6 21. Rb1 Qc7 22. Nxc8 Bxc5 23. Qxc5 Raxc8 24. Be3 b6 25. Qc4 Nd4 26. Qxc7 Rxc7 27. Bxd4 exd4 28. Rxd4 Rfc8 29. g3 Rc1+ 30. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 31. Kg2 Rc7 32. a4 e5 33. Rd5 Re7 34. Kf3 Kf7 35. Ke4 Kf6 36. Rd6+ Re6 37. Rd7 a5 38. Kd5 e4 39. Kc4 h6 40. Kb5 g6 41. Rb7 Re5+ 42. Ka6 Rf5 43. Rxb6+ Kf7 44. Rb2 g5 45. Re2 Re5 46. g4 Re6+ 47. Kxa5 Rf6 48. Kb5 Rf4 49. a5 Ke6 50. a6 Ke5 51. a7 Rf8 52. f3 Kf4 53. Rxe4+ Kxf3 54. Re6 Kxg4 55. Rxh6 Re8 56. Kb6 Kf3 57. Rh7 |
| ECO B55 in 2007 play it! popov roman defeats black's neverov valery u in 80 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 e5 6. Nb3 d5 7. Bg5 Be6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. exd5 Bxd5 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. O-O-O+ Kc7 13. Nd5+ Bxd5 14. Rxd5 Nc6 15. c3 Bh6+ 16. Kc2 Be3 17. Bc4 Bb6 18. Rhd1 Rad8 19. Nd2 f5 20. Rxd8 Nxd8 21. Bd3 Rg8 22. g3 Rg5 23. Nc4 Nc6 24. b4 f6 25. a4 Rh5 26. Rd2 Ne7 27. Kb3 Bg1 28. h4 a6 29. Re2 Ba7 30. Rg2 Nd5 31. g4 Nf4 32. Rd2 fxg4 33. fxg4 Nxd3 34. gxh5 e4 35. Rg2 e3 36. Rg7+ Kc6 37. Nxe3 Bxe3 38. Rg3 Nc1+ 39. Kc2 Bh6 40. Rf3 Kd5 |
| ECO B42 in 1997 play it! popov roman defeats black's bragin alexander in 85 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. c4 Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. b3 b6 10. Bb2 Bb7 11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. Rad1 Re8 13. Bb1 Bf8 14. Rd2 Qc7 15. Qd1 Rad8 16. Nde2 Nc5 17. Ng3 Bc6 18. a4 Be7 19. Re1 Qb8 20. Rde2 b5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. cxd5 e5 24. Nf5 g6 25. Nxe7+ Rxe7 26. f4 Qb6 27. Kh1 Nfd7 28. Rf1 Qa5 29. Bc1 Rde8 30. f5 f6 31. Ra2 Qb6 32. fxg6 hxg6 33. Qg4 Kg7 34. Be3 b4 35. Bd3 Qb7 36. Bc4 Ra8 37. Raf2 Rb8 38. Rf3 Qc8 39. Rg3 Qe8 40. Bb5 Nxb3 41. Qf5 Kh7 42. Bxd7 Rxd7 43. Qxf6 |