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:

24

Pechac - Volokitin (13.Qxc6+)

A00

22

So - Grischuk (12.exd4)

A01

21

So - Gelfand (11...O-O)

A01

24

So - Carlsen (13.Bxf6)

A01

19

So - Carlsen (10...Rf8)

A01

19

Demidov - Andreikin (10...c5)

A04

21

Kramnik - Asadli (11...Bb7)

A05

26

Malakhov - Kovalev (14.Rd1)

A05

28

Donchenko - Martinez Alc... (15.f4)

A05

16

So - Carlsen (9.Re1)

A05

18

Forcen Esteban - Fier (10.c3)

A05

27

Lagarde - Tari (14...d3)

A05

16

Sevian - Yilmaz (9.Bb5)

A06

17

Nakamura - Kravtsiv (9...Be7)

A06

24

Nakamura - Bluebaum (13.Qd1)

A06

21

Nakamura - Vachier Lagra... (11...Qe7)

A06

25

Kempinski - Moranda (13...Bd6)

A06

28

Eljanov - Sarana (15.Nb5)

A07

28

Eljanov - Sarana (15.Nd2)

A07

18

Malakhov - Kovalev (10.b3)

A07

29

Demidov - Zhigalko (15...Qb6)

A07

16

Praggnanandhaa - Aleksee... (9.Bg5)

A07

18

Amin - Shevchenko (10.Nd2)

A07

18

Teclaf - Moranda (10.Qb3)

A07

27

Teclaf - Dardha (14...a5)

A07

17

Carlsen - So (9...Nd7)

A08

17

Rapport - So (9...Nf6)

A08

26

Dardha - Moranda (14.h5)

A08

18

Kollars - Laurusas (10.Nxe4)

A11

21

Sevian - Paravyan (11...Re8)

A13

20

Radjabov - Yilmaz (11.O-O)

A13

27

Chigaev - Moussard (14...c4)

A13

23

Harikrishna - Bjerre (12...Bh3)

A13

25

Svidler - Mamedyarov (13...Rc8)

A14

25

Vokhidov - Goryachkina (13...Bxc5)

A14

29

Pechac - Harikrishna (15...Qd7)

A14

31

Wojtaszek - Sargissian (16...Bf8)

A14

28

Ivanchuk - Sargissian (15.cxb5)

A14

21

Kramnik - Dubov (11...Nh7)

A15

27

Svidler - Grischuk (14...Be6)

A15

22

Svidler - Dubov (12.Qc1)

A15

29

Carlsen - Nakamura (15...Qd7)

A15

28

Niemann - Duda (15.Qa3)

A15

21

Kempinski - Gumularz (11...O-O)

A15

21

Fridman - Azarov (11...Nc6)

A20

21

Andreikin - Antipov (11...Ne5)

A22

22

Vaibhav - Vokhidov (12.Qd5)

A28

19

Tomczak - Svane (10...Qd6)

A28

21

Svidler - Nepomniachtchi (11...Qc5)

A29

20

Mamedyarov - Kramnik (11.b3)

A30

26

Indjic - Predke (14.Ne1)

A30

23

Mamedyarov - Gelfand (12...Bb4)

A33

18

Matlakov - Xiong (10.Be3)

A34

27

Narayanan - Santos Latas... (14...Qe6)

A35

18

Matlakov - Xiong (10.O-O)

A36

30

Carlsen - So (16.e4)

A36

18

Artemiev - Safarli (10.Bb2)

A38

30

Rakhmanov - Meier (16.Qb3)

A40

21

Sarana - Nakamura (11...Nf6)

A40

18

Praggnanandhaa - Vallejo... (10.Be4)

A40

25

Giri - Nepomniachtchi (13...Kb8)

A45

19

Dardha - Hakobyan (10...f5)

A45

22

Kamsky - Wagner (12.Bd3)

A45

17

Bortnyk - Grigoriants (9...Bg4)

A45

21

Carlsen - So (11...Nc6)

A45

16

Le Tuan Minh - Muradli (9.Qb1)

A46

32

Kramnik - Martinez Alcan... (17.Qd1)

A46

16

Andreikin - Bok (9.O-O)

A46

22

Wagner - Dardha (12.Qh4)

A47

28

So - Carlsen (15.Be3)

A47

18

Meier - Demchenko (10.c4)

A48

19

Lazavik - Mamedyarov (10...Re8)

A49

23

Moranda - Laurusas (12...Ne4)

A50

18

Maghsoodloo - Demchenko (10.Bg2)

A54

32

Bluebaum - Indjic (17.Ng5)

A65

26

Carlsen - So (14.Qxb5)

A80

22

Paravyan - Sevian (12.Be3)

B00

23

Vokhidov - Martinez Alca... (12...Nc5)

B00

20

Martinez Alcantara - San... (11.Qc2)

B00

48

Nihal - Nakamura (25.Rd3)

B00

27

Kravtsiv - Sargsyan (14...Rc8)

B06

19

Vachier Lagrave - Nakamu... (10...c5)

B06

21

Vachier Lagrave - Nakamu... (11...Rd8)

B06

20

Vachier Lagrave - Nakamu... (11.b3)

B06

17

Vachier Lagrave - Nakamu... (9...Bg4)

B06

20

Goryachkina - Oparin (11.O-O)

B07

20

Carlsen - So (11.Be3)

B08

20

Nakamura - Vachier Lagra... (11.Re1)

B10

19

Nakamura - Vachier Lagra... (10...Be7)

B10

23

Nakamura - Carlsen (12...h6)

B10

16

Dominguez Perez - Saric (9.Be3)

B12

19

Timofeev - Svane (10...Nf5)

B12

22

Pranav - Vokhidov (12.Bg5)

B12

29

Martinez Alcantara - Fir... (15...b6)

B12

20

Firouzja - Nihal (11.Qb3)

B12

19

Grandelius - Abasov (10...Nd5)

B12

26

So - Carlsen (14.a3)

B13

17

So - Carlsen (9...Nf5)

B13

22

So - Rapport (12.Kf1)

B13

23

Fedorchuk - Teclaf (12...Ne4)

B13

33

Xiong - Matlakov (17...Nb6)

B14

28

Guseinov - Asadli (15.Qe4+)

B23

20

Nakamura - Aravindh (11.Be2)

B27

17

Nihal - Andreikin (9...Rd8)

B27

23

Tomczak - Zilka (12...h6)

B29

19

Grigoriants - Hakobyan (10...f5)

B30

36

Vachier Lagrave - Nakamu... (19.Bxf7+)

B30

21

Vachier Lagrave - Nakamu... (11...Ne8)

B30

25

Vachier Lagrave - Nakamu... (13...Nf7)

B30

17

Nakamura - Vachier Lagra... (9...Nge7)

B30

16

Nakamura - Carlsen (9.Bc3)

B30

21

Nakamura - Carlsen (11...h6)

B30

16

Nakamura - Carlsen (9.Be3)

B30

21

Nasuta - Piorun (11...Kh8)

B30

27

Vachier Lagrave - Nakamu... (14...Ne6)

B31

27

Vachier Lagrave - Nakamu... (14...g5)

B31

27

Nakamura - Carlsen (14...Bxh3)

B31

32

Kravtsiv - Dubov (17.Nb5)

B32

22

Vachier Lagrave - Nakamu... (12.Ned5)

B32

24

Oleksiyenko - Grandelius (13.Nc2)

B32

48

Aronian - Kramnik (25.g3)

B33

44

Asadli - Kramnik (23.Qa1)

B33

18

Bacrot - Alekseenko (10.Nd5)

B33

33

Aronian - Dubov (17...b6)

B36

22

Matlakov - Martinez Alca... (12.a4)

B36

27

Duda - Abdusattorov (14...Qa3)

B36

28

Bjerre - Ivanchuk (15.c5)

B36

16

Kramnik - Gelfand (9.Bc2)

B40

22

Svidler - Gelfand (12.h3)

B40

26

Anand - Kramnik (14.Kh1)

B40

37

Nepomniachtchi - Kramnik (19...Rfd8)

B40

20

Grischuk - Gelfand (11.Nd2)

B40

33

Anand - Nepomniachtchi (17...Bg7)

B40

20

Martinez Alcantara - Gus... (11.bxc4)

B40

26

Grandelius - Lagarde (14.Re1)

B40

44

Mastrovasilis - Moranda (23.Rc3)

B40

18

Kravtsiv - Kamsky (10.e5)

B41

20

Caruana - Gledura (11.Rad1)

B42

25

Kamsky - Xiong (13...Nxd5)

B44

23

Nasuta - Galperin (12...Nc5)

B46

17

Bartel - Galperin (9...e5)

B46

28

So - Mamedyarov (15.Qxc6)

B47

21

Nepomniachtchi - Aronian (11...Qa5)

B48

21

Martinez Alcantara - Kra... (11...Be6)

B50

17

Nihal - Indjic (9...Nb4)

B50

23

Carlsen - So (12...Re6)

B50

22

So - Svidler (12.Nd2)

B51

29

Nepomniachtchi - Svidler (15...e6)

B51

21

Nepomniachtchi - Giri (11...b5)

B51

18

Goryachkina - Bok (10.Bf4)

B51

21

Navara - Volokitin (11...a5)

B51

25

Aronian - Nepomniachtchi (13...b5)

B52

23

Nepomniachtchi - Giri (12...Rab8)

B52

22

Niemann - Duda (12.a4)

B52

16

Nakamura - Vachier Lagra... (9.Nbd2)

B52

22

Nakamura - Vachier Lagra... (12.h5)

B52

22

Nakamura - Vachier Lagra... (12.Re1)

B52

28

Grandelius - Donchenko (15.Nf3)

B52

24

So - Aronian (13.Qg3)

B53

17

Vachier Lagrave - Nakamu... (9...Na5)

B56

27

Dominguez Perez - Saric (14...exf5)

B67

29

Demchenko - Maghsoodloo (15...Rc5)

B73

24

Indjic - Sarana (13.Nf5)

B87

24

Kramnik - Svidler (13.Nb1)

B90

35

Anand - Aronian (18...Rfc8)

B90

23

Kramnik - So (12...Nxd4)

B90

26

Svidler - So (14.O-O-O)

B90

19

Kramnik - Aronian (10...Ne8)

B90

22

Vokhidov - Firouzja (12.f4)

B90

18

Nakamura - Martinez Alca... (10.f3)

B90

24

Hakobyan - Bok (13.Qxb4)

B90

19

Carlsen - So (10...Bg5)

B90

25

Alekseenko - Cheparinov (13...Qe5)

B90

19

Perez Candelario - Yuffa (10...bxa4)

B90

20

Teclaf - Kempinski (11.Nxc6)

B90

21

Oleksiyenko - Donchenko (11...Nb4)

B90

28

Ter Sahakyan - Can (15.Qc3)

B90

38

Kadric - Predojevic (20.Kf2)

B90

37

Durarbayli - Robson (19...e4)

B92

20

Nakamura - Bok (11.O-O-O)

B92

40

Carlsen - So (21.a3)

B92

25

Vallejo Pons - Vitiugov (13...Nb6)

B95

39

Firouzja - Vachier Lagra... (20...Bxe4)

B97

30

Firouzja - Vachier Lagra... (16.f5)

B97

37

Grischuk - Aronian (19...Bb7)

B99

17

Demchenko - Meier (9...Nb6)

C00

22

Chigaev - Kobo (12.h5)

C00

23

Andersen - Bartel (12...Qb6)

C01

31

Aronian - So (16...a5)

C02

17

Cheparinov - Vallejo Pon... (9...Ne7)

C02

32

Huschenbeth - Berkes (17.Qd2)

C02

24

Andersen - Lagarde (13.Bxf5)

C02

19

Nasuta - Kollars (10...fxe5)

C02

26

Kadric - Markus (14.Bd3)

C02

23

Antipov - Andreikin (12...Rd8)

C07

18

Paravyan - Bluebaum (10.Nxf6+)

C07

21

Antipov - Andreikin (11...Qd6)

C09

23

Piorun - Berkes (12...Rc8)

C10

22

Anand - So (12.O-O-O)

C11

40

Kazakouski - Fridman (21.Rb7)

C11

29

Van Foreest - Bacrot (15...cxd4)

C11

20

Zilka - Bartel (11.a4)

C13

19

Mastrovasilis - Teclaf (10...cxd4)

C17

26

So - Abdusattorov (14.Bc1)

C19

17

So - Duda (9...a5)

C28

23

Kravtsiv - Robson (12...Bd7)

C42

28

Carlsen - So (15.Bg5)

C42

20

Tomczak - Galperin (11.Kf2)

C42

24

Vachier Lagrave - Firouz... (13.Bb2)

C43

19

Chigaev - Esipenko (10...g5)

C43

22

Hakobyan - Indjic (12.Bf1)

C43

19

Tari - Oleksiyenko (10...Nc6)

C43

26

Huschenbeth - Galperin (14.g4)

C43

19

Guseinov - Martinez Alca... (10...Qf6)

C44

25

Kravtsiv - Vidit (13...Bb6)

C46

17

Carlsen - Nakamura (9...Be6)

C46

17

So - Anand (9...h6)

C50

20

Aronian - Grischuk (11.dxe5)

C50

19

Safarli - Artemiev (10...O-O)

C50

16

Esipenko - Tomashevsky (9.a4)

C50

19

Mamedov - Malakhov (10...exd4)

C50

21

Demchenko - Vidit (11...b4)

C50

24

So - Carlsen (13.Bxc6)

C50

22

Pichot - Sadhwani (12.Ba4)

C50

19

Santos Ruiz - Korobov (10...d5)

C50

24

Volokitin - Wojtaszek (13.Nc4)

C50

17

Oleksiyenko - Andersen (9...O-O)

C50

31

Kollars - Bartel (16...Rd5)

C50

16

Volokitin - Bjerre (9.Nbd2)

C50

26

Harikrishna - Sargissian (14.Nh2)

C50

23

Tari - Andersen (12...Nf8)

C50

29

Nguyen - Bjerre (15...Qe8)

C50

25

Volokitin - Harikrishna (13...Bh5)

C50

18

Navara - Nguyen (10.h3)

C50

25

Svane - Tari (13...h5)

C50

33

Kovalev - Malakhov (17...c5)

C53

16

Alekseev - Vaibhav (9.Be3)

C53

22

Azarov - Kazakouski (12.Bxe6)

C53

21

Nakamura - Andreikin (11...Bd7)

C53

22

Bjerre - Navara (12.g3)

C53

22

Nepomniachtchi - Dubov (12.Nd2)

C55

24

Santos Latasa - Naiditsc... (13.a5)

C55

25

Kravtsiv - Robson (13...Nxc3)

C58

16

Anand - Mamedyarov (9.Bxf7+)

C60

21

Bjerre - Pechac (11...Qc7)

C60

19

Saric - Dominguez Perez (10...Rd8)

C65

27

Vaibhav - Alekseev (14...Ng5)

C65

27

Durarbayli - Robson (14...Be6)

C65

20

Bortnyk - Melkumyan (11.Rd1)

C65

22

Carlsen - So (12.h3)

C65

19

Carlsen - So (10...Bf6)

C65

20

Carlsen - Nakamura (11.h3)

C65

16

Carlsen - Nakamura (9.Nbd2)

C65

19

Carlsen - Nakamura (10...d6)

C65

29

Chigaev - Santos Ruiz (15...h6)

C65

21

Tomczak - Abasov (11...exd4)

C65

19

Volokitin - Nguyen (10...Ba7)

C65

33

Paravyan - Radjabov (17...Bf5)

C67

20

Carlsen - Nakamura (11.Na3)

C67

26

Carlsen - Nakamura (14.Nf4)

C67

27

Carlsen - Nakamura (14...c5)

C67

28

Santos Ruiz - Sadhwani (15.Ne7+)

C67

27

Mastrovasilis - Fedorchu... (14...Bf5)

C67

36

Andersen - Svane (19.Bd2)

C67

56

Predojevic - Hovhannisya... (29.g4)

C67

23

Tomczak - Grandelius (12...c5)

C70

18

Carlsen - Nakamura (10.dxe5)

C72

19

Carlsen - Nakamura (10...Qc8)

C72

22

Carlsen - Nakamura (12.c5)

C72

21

Carlsen - Nakamura (11...fxe5)

C72

28

Safarli - Artemiev (15.Re1)

C77

20

Timofeev - Vidit (11.Nbd2)

C77

19

Carlsen - So (10...Bxc6)

C77

38

Carlsen - So (20.Bxe4)

C77

23

Nakamura - Carlsen (12...Rb8)

C77

31

Korobov - Pichot (16...Nh5)

C77

29

Kollars - Huschenbeth (15...Qe7)

C78

22

Mastrovasilis - Nasuta (12.Re1)

C78

33

Ivic - Kadric (17...Reb8)

C79

30

Oleksiyenko - Svane (16.Nbd4)

C81

19

Piorun - Zilka (10...Na5)

C83

31

Anand - Svidler (16...Rb8)

C84

24

Kobo - Tomashevsky (13.Nxb4)

C84

26

Kobo - Chigaev (14.a4)

C84

20

Kovalev - Matlakov (11.a4)

C84

19

Nakamura - Carlsen (10...Rb8)

C84

19

Cheparinov - Deac (10...Bd7)

C84

26

Pichot - Chigaev (14.d4)

C84

29

Huschenbeth - Bartel (15...c6)

C84

29

Piorun - Kollars (15...Na5)

C84

33

Lagarde - Sargissian (17...Bc8)

C84

24

Alekseenko - Vitiugov (13.f3)

C85

25

Vokhidov - Kravtsiv (13...exd4)

C88

25

Duda - So (13...Bb7)

C88

24

Zilka - Kollars (13.Qf3)

C88

30

Nakamura - Carlsen (16.axb3)

C90

40

Nakamura - Carlsen (21.a4)

C90

33

Nakamura - Carlsen (17...Qxd5)

C90

28

Naiditsch - Amin (15.Nf1)

C91

18

Nakamura - Carlsen (10.b4)

D00

18

Abdusattorov - So (10.h5)

D00

16

Dubov - Gelfand (9.Rfe1)

D02

19

Saric - Dominguez Perez (10...Bd7)

D02

30

Le Tuan Minh - Matlakov (16.h3)

D02

16

Dubov - Svane (9.Qc2)

D02

21

Nihal - Paravyan (11...Nbd7)

D02

29

Vitiugov - Bacrot (15...Qb6)

D02

22

Galperin - Piorun (12.Bf2)

D02

26

Navara - Wojtaszek (14.Nhf3)

D02

30

Donchenko - Tomczak (16.Be2)

D02

31

Abasov - Svane (16...c5)

D02

21

Korobov - Anton Guijarro (11...dxe4)

D05

22

Muradli - Le Tuan Minh (12.Rfc1)

D10

18

Abdusattorov - Sanal (10.f4)

D10

21

Santos Latasa - Shirov (11...Ne4)

D10

23

Berkes - Laurusas (12...Bf8)

D10

32

Zilka - Nasuta (17.fxg3)

D10

23

Harikrishna - Ivanchuk (12...b5)

D10

19

Berkes - Nasuta (10...O-O)

D11

16

Kempinski - Dardha (9.Nhf3)

D11

24

Moussard - Santos Ruiz (13.Ne4)

D12

21

Kuzubov - Fedoseev (11...Rc8)

D14

26

Pultinevicius - Heberla (14.Bd5)

D20

19

Dubov - So (10...b5)

D26

27

Muradli - Xiong (14...b5)

D27

18

Can - Predke (10.Be2)

D27

38

Sadhwani - Anton Guijarr... (20.Rxd8)

D31

27

Fedoseev - Narayanan (14...Ne5)

D32

24

Esipenko - Chigaev (13.b3)

D34

24

Nepomniachtchi - Anand (13.f3)

D35

21

Mamedyarov - So (11...Qb6)

D35

23

Fedoseev - Kuzubov (12...g6)

D35

22

Robson - Kravtsiv (12.g4)

D35

17

Radjabov - Paravyan (9...Be7)

D35

24

Hakobyan - Paravyan (13.Rg3)

D35

27

Sadhwani - Chigaev (14...a5)

D35

23

Fedoseev - Santos Latasa (12...Bb4)

D35

30

Nguyen - Sargissian (16.a5)

D35

17

Mamedyarov - Lazavik (9...h6)

D37

25

Narayanan - Martirosyan (13...Ndf6)

D37

19

Navara - Bluebaum (10...b6)

D37

27

Wojtaszek - Harikrishna (14...a5)

D37

30

Sargissian - Pechac (16.Rfc1)

D37

22

Ivanchuk - Pechac (12.a3)

D37

24

Keymer - Hakobyan (13.Rfc1)

D38

19

Yilmaz - Sevian (10...Qd8)

D38

25

Ivanchuk - Navara (13...Be8)

D38

31

Van Foreest - Volokitin (16...b6)

D38

40

Predke - Sarana (21.Nb5)

D38

32

Radjabov - Paravyan (17.Bxf6)

D40

31

Berkes - Galperin (16...Qf6)

D41

25

Sargsyan - Durarbayli (13...Qxe7)

D43

39

Tomashevsky - Esipenko (20...Bf5)

D43

30

Shevchenko - Shirov (16.Qf3)

D43

17

Caruana - Gledura (9...Qa5+)

D45

29

Bluebaum - Ivanchuk (15...Rd8)

D47

24

Xiong - Muradli (13.a4)

D53

23

Wojtaszek - Bluebaum (12...Nb6)

D55

46

Lazavik - Mamedyarov (24.a3)

D70

20

Meier - Rakhmanov (11.e3)

D73

19

Anton Guijarro - Moussar... (10...e6)

D73

24

Markus - Predojevic (13.h3)

D73

18

Mamedyarov - Dubov (10.Na3)

D78

21

Matlakov - Le Tuan Minh (11...Nxc3)

D78

24

Dubov - Svidler (13.Bc4)

D85

44

Andreikin - Antipov (23.a3)

D85

50

Bluebaum - Hansen (26.Qg5+)

D85

19

Donchenko - Tari (10...c6)

D85

32

Nguyen - Wojtaszek (17.Ne5)

E00

29

Donchenko - Abasov (15...Be7)

E03

27

Dubov - Anand (14...Nxb4)

E04

24

Svane - Donchenko (13.b3)

E04

18

Gelfand - Nepomniachtchi (10.Nxc4)

E06

19

Grischuk - Kramnik (10...Rc8)

E06

19

Gelfand - Grischuk (10...b5)

E06

23

Gelfand - Mamedyarov (12...Rc8)

E06

21

Dubov - Grischuk (11...Nd5)

E06

25

Gelfand - Anand (13...Rac8)

E06

30

Gelfand - Dubov (16.Nxd5)

E06

28

Duda - Niemann (15.Re1)

E06

29

Yilmaz - Radjabov (15...Rfc8)

E06

34

Wagner - Abdusattorov (18.Rd2)

E06

21

Ibarra Jerez - Perez Can... (11...b5)

E06

49

Piorun - Huschenbeth (25...h5)

E06

16

Duda - Niemann (9.Bg5)

E10

19

Martirosyan - Fedoseev (10...cxd4)

E10

20

Sargissian - Bluebaum (11.a3)

E10

21

Sjugirov - Timofeev (11...Nc6)

E11

18

Firouzja - Kovalev (10.Nb1)

E11

24

Andreikin - Matlakov (13.Qb3)

E11

25

Laurusas - Fedorchuk (13...Nd7)

E11

23

Can - Indjic (12...exd5)

E11

26

Carlsen - Nakamura (14.Bb2)

E12