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C21

Center Game

The Center Game is a chess opening classified under ECO code C21. Below are the best example games from master play.

Top Players in this Opening

Lasker, Emanuel10 gamesAlekhine, Alexander7 gamesFirouzja,Alireza3 gamesShirov,A2 gamesCarlsen,M2 gamesRubinstein, Akiba2 gamesKarpov,An1 gamesAronian,L1 gamesNavara,D1 gamesAbdusattorov,Nodirbek1 games

Related Openings

C20 - Center Game64C22 - Center Game: Hall Variation102C23 - Bishop's Opening43C24 - Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid416C25 - Vienna Game156C26 - Vienna Game: Mieses Variation279C27 - Vienna Game: Adams' Gambit49C28 - Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Bronstein Gambit203C29 - Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit118

Best Games

Firouzja,Alireza vs Navara,D1-0
Titled Tue 29th Oct Early 2024
Carlsen,M vs Aronian,L1-0
Superbet Blitz 2023 2023
Firouzja,Alireza vs Carlsen,M0-1
Magnus-Alireza 27th Feb 2021
Dyulgerov,Volen vs Shirov,A0-1
Titled Tue 30th Jul Early 2024
Firouzja,Alireza vs Lazavik,Denis1-0
Bullet Chess Winners 2023 2023
Ponikarovsky,A vs Abdusattorov,Nodirbek1-0
Titled Tue 18th Aug 2020
Virro,Toomas vs Shirov,A0-1
17th Puhajarve Rapid 2016
Zezulkin,J vs Karpov,An1/2-1/2
6th Corsica Masters 2002
Zvjaginsev, Vadim vs Beliavsky, Alexander G1/2-1/2
Vidmar mem 13th 1999
Alekhine, Alexander vs Stegerhoek, A.1-0
Malang sim 1933
Alekhine, Alexander vs Molina, Raul1-0
Buenos Aires exh 1926
Alekhine, Alexander vs Israel, Alfredo1-0
Buenos Aires exh 1926
Alekhine, Alexander vs Hermann, P.1-0
Geneve sim 1925
Mieses, Jacques vs Alekhine, Alexander0-1
The Hague 1921
Alekhine, Alexander vs Isakov, Dmitrij1-0
Moscow 1919
Alekhine, Alexander vs NN1-0
Odessa sim 1916
Lasker, Emanuel vs Breyer, Gyula0-1
Budapest 1911
Lasker, Emanuel vs Perkins, CF.1-0
New York sim 1911
Lasker, Emanuel vs NN1-0
New York sim 1911
Lasker, Emanuel vs Giese0-1
Riga sim 1909

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