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Thematics Available for Play
Updated: July 3, 2008
THEMATIC MATCHES ================ Alekhine's Defense B02 1.e4 Nf6 * Alekhine's Defense B02: Mokele Mbembe (Buecker) Variation 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Ne4 3.* Alekhine's Defense Modern Variation B03 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 * Bart Voom, 1400, one-game match as White Benoni Defense A60 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 * Benoni Defense A60 (Semi) 1.d4 c5 2.d5 * Benoni Indian Defense 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 d6 * Old Benoni A43: Mujannah 1.d4 c5 2.d5 f5 3.* Benko-Volga Gambit 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.* Bird's Opening 1.f4 * Blackmar Diemer Gambit 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 * Blackmar Diemer Gambit:Holwell Variation 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 Qd6 Blackmar-Diemer Gambit:Kampers Gambit 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 Bf5 5.g4 Bg6 6.g5 Nd5 7.fxe4 * Blackmar-Diemer Gambit:Rasmussen Attack 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nge2 exd4 5.Qxd4 * Blackmar-Diemer Gambit:Ziegler Variation 1.d4 d5 2.e4 c6 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 Nf6 Blackmar's Second Gambit 1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 * Bogolyubov Indian Defense Milan Vujadinovic, 2209, one-game match as White, opponent >2150 Budapest Defence 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.* Albert Schenning, 2057, two-game match, 3 matches Caro Kann Advance Variation 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 * Walter Rattay, 1532, one-game match as Black Caro-Kann Classical Variation 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 * Walter Rattay, 1532, one-game match as Black Brian Wood, 1472, two-game match Caro-Kann Exchange Variation 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 * Walter Rattay, 1532, one-game match as Black Caro-Kann Panov-Botvinnik Attack 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 * Catalan Opening 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 * Steven Gaffagan, 1873, one-game match as White Steven Gaffagan, 1873, one-game match as Black Center Counter Defense 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 * Bart Voom, 1400, one-game match as White Colle 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.Bd3 Mario Vaz Jr., 2155, one-game match as White Damiano Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f6 * Dutch Defense 1.d4 f5 2.* Dutch Defense Staunton Gambit 1.d4 f5 2.e4 * Elephant Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 Bd6 Bart Voom, 1400, one-game match as White English Opening, Hedgehog 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.g3 b6 * English Hedgehog System 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O e6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.* English Opening 1.c4 e5 * Giuseppe Acciaro, 1800, one-game match as White English Bellon Gambit 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 e4 4.Ng5 b5 * English-Dutch 1.c4 f5 * English Opening Four Knights 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 * Evans Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 * Pedro Canizares Cuadra, 2104, two-game match French Defense Advance Variation 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 * French Defense Classical Variation 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 * Walter Rattay, 1532, one-game match as Black French Defense Tarrasch Variation 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 * Walter Rattay, 1532, one-game match as Black French Hecht System 1.e4 e5 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nc6 French Defense Winawer Variation 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.* From's Gambit 1.f4 e5 * Giuoco Piano 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.* Jonathan Westbrook, 1274, two-game match Gruenfeld 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.* Gruenfeld Modern Exchange Variation 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 * Gruenfeld Exchange Classical Variation 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 * Gruenfeld Russian Variation 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 * Hikaru Nakamura`s 2.Qh5 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5 * Irregular Opening 1.a3 * King's Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.f4 * Kings Indian Attack (1) 1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 b6 3.Bg2 Bb7 4.O-O * Kings Indian Attack (2) 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.O-O e6 5.d3 * Kings Indian Defense Main Line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 * Radislav Sakic, 2316, two-game match, opponent >2250 King's Indian Orthodox, Aronin-Taimanov 9.Ne1 / 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 * King's Indian Orthodox, Aronin-Taimanov, main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.f3 f5 * Kings Indian Defense, Sämisch Attack 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 e5 * King's Indian Samisch Variation 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3 O-O 6.Be3 Nc6 * #N/B Konstantinopolsky Opening 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 * Latvian Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.* Steven Gaffagan, 1873, two-game match Bart Voom, 1400, one-game match as white Max Lange Attack 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d4 exd4 5.O-O Nf6 6.e5* Charles Ratliff, 1326, two-game match Mittel Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qe3 * Morra Gambit 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 * Nimzo Indian Classical 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 * Walter Rattay, 1532, one-game match as black Michael Dufour, 1808, one-game match as Black, opponent >1900 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 * Walter Rattay, 1532, one-game match as Black Nimzo Indian Sämisch 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 * Michael Dufour, 1808, one-game match as Black, opponent >1900 Nimzowitsch-Larsen: Indian Variation 1.b3 Nf6 2.* Old Indian Defense 1.d4 d6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 * Omega-Osiris Gambit 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e5 3.* Petrov Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 * Petrov Defense, Cochrane Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nxf7 * Petrov Defense; The 5.Nc3 Variation 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Nc3 * Bart Voom, 1400, one-game match as white Philidor`s Counter Attack - Coffin-Nail Variation 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 Pirc 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.* Laszlo Nemeth, 1567, two-game match Bart Voom, 1400, one-game match as white Michael Dufour, 1808, one-game match as Black, opponent >1900 Pirc Austrian Attack 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 * Michael Dufour, 1808, one-game match as Black, opponent > 1800 Queen's Gambit Accepted 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 * Michael Dufour, 1808, one-game match as black, opponent >1900 #N/B Queen's Gambit Baltic Defence 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Bf5 Queen's Gambit Declined Chigorin Defense 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.* Walter Rattay, 1532, two-game match Queen's Gambit Declined, Classical Variation 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O * Queen's Gambit Declined 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 * Queens Gambit Declined semi-Slav / 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.Bg5 dxc4 * Queen's Gambit Declined Semi Slav 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.* Queen's Gambit Declined Semi Slav 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5* Queen's Gambit Slav 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 * Michael Dufour, 1808, one-game match as black, opponent >1900 Queen Gambit Slav Defence - Moldavian-Chebanenko Variation 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 * Queen Gambit Slav Defence - Rausis Variation 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 dxc4 4.e3 Be6 David Wight, 2245, two-game match, opponent >2119 Queen's Gambit Declined Tarrasch Defense 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 * Queen Gambit Slav (Tolush-Geller Gambit.) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e4 * Queen's Indian 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6 4.* Michael Dufour, 1808, one-game match as black, opponent >1900 Reti Opening 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 * Ruy Lopez 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 * Ruy Lopez Berlin Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.* Ruy Lopez Exchange Variation 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 * James Hopkins, 1399, two-game match Ruy Lopez Marshall Counterattack 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8. c3 d5 Brian Wood, 1472, one-game match as White, 4 matches Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5 4.* Charles Ratliff, 1326, two-game match Scandinavian Defense/Gubnitsky-Pytel Variation 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nf3 a6 6.g3 b5 7.* Scotch Game 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 * Scotch Game Exchange Variation 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 * Bart Voom, 1400, two-game match Scotch Four Knights, Belgrade Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nd5 * Scotch Opening Miles Variation 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bb4 5.c3 Bc5 Semi-Slav Defense/ Anti-Moscow Variation 1.d5 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 * Sicilian 1.e4 c5 * Sicilian c3, Alapin system 1.e4 c5 2.c3 * Michael Dufour, 1808, one-game match as White, opponent >1900 Sicilian 2.Na3 1.e4 c5 2.Na3 * Sicilian defence 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 * Sicilian, Bryntse Gambit 1.e4 c5 2.f4 d5 3.Nf3 * Sicilian Boleslavsky Variation 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.* Sicilian: Closed B23 Kavalek-Bosch Variation 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g4 * Sicillian Defense 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Bd3 * Sicilian Defence:Meszaros Variation 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Rb8 Sicilian Defense - Perenyi variation 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e6 7.g4 e5 David Wight, 2245, two-game match Sicilian Dragon 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.* Bart Voom, 1400, one-game match as white Sicilian Dragadorf 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 a6 Gabriel Amador, 1110, two-game match Sicilian Kalashnikov 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 d6 6.c4 Be7 * Sicilian Najdorf 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.* Bart Voom, 1400, one-game match as white Sicilian Paulsen 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 * Bart Voom, 1400, one-game match as white Sicilian Richter-Rauzer Attack 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 * Bart Voom, 1400, one-game match as white Sicilian Rauzer 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 Bd7 Sicilian Rossolimo Attack (1) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 * Graham McGrew, 1191, one-game match as White Michael Dufour, 1808, one-game match as White, opponent >1900 Sicilian Rossolimo Attack (2) 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 * Michael Dufour, 1808, one-game match as White, opponent >1900 Sicilian Sveshnikov 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.* Bart Voom, 1400, one-game match as White Sicilian Sozin Attack 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 * Sicilian Taimanov Variation 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3 * Bart Voom, 1400, one-game match as white Sokolsky 1.b4 * Soller's Gambit 1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 f6 3.* Spanish 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d4* Trompowski Attack 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 * Two Knights Defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 * Two Knights Defence, Belgrade Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nd5 * Two Knights: Traxler Counter-Attack 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 Graham McGrew, 1191, two-game match Vienna Game 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 * Winawer Counter Gambit 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 e5 4.* Wilkes-Barre / Traxler Counter Attack 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 Bc5 Graham McGrew, 1191, one-game match as Black ----------------------------------------------------------