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C22

Center Game: Hall Variation

The Center Game: Hall Variation is a chess opening classified under ECO code C22. Below are the best example games from master play.

Top Players in this Opening

Nepomniachtchi,I35 gamesFirouzja,Alireza19 gamesErigaisi,Arjun6 gamesCarlsen,M5 gamesAronian,L4 gamesKarjakin,Sergey4 gamesGrischuk,A3 gamesKarpov, Anatoly3 gamesAlekhine, Alexander3 gamesDuda,J3 games

Related Openings

C20 - Center Game64C21 - Center Game28C23 - 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

Erigaisi,Arjun vs Keymer,Vincent1/2-1/2
Tata Steel India Rapid 2024Notable
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Anand,V0-1
Saint Louis Blitz 2017 2017Notable
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Leko,P1-0
Tal Memorial Blitz 2014 2014Notable
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Aronian,L1/2-1/2
14th WCh-Rapid Final 2009Notable
Polgar, Judit vs Timman, Jan H1/2-1/2
VAM Hoogeveen 3rd 1999Notable
Adams, Michael vs Anand, Viswanathan1/2-1/2
PCA-Wch Candidats sf2 1994Notable
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Giri,A1-0
chess.com SpeedChess 2025 2025
Duda,J vs Gukesh,D1-0
SuperUnited CRO Rapid 2025 2025
Firouzja,Alireza vs Nepomniachtchi,I1/2-1/2
Titled Tue 10th Jun Late 2025
Firouzja,Alireza vs Grischuk,A0-1
Titled Tue 26th Nov Early 2024
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Nakamura,Hi0-1
chess.com SpeedChess 2024 2024
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Caruana,F0-1
SuperUnited CRO Blitz 2024 2024
Firouzja,Alireza vs Duda,J0-1
Titled Tue 30th Apr Late 2024
Erigaisi,Arjun vs Nepomniachtchi,I1-0
chess.com SpeedChess 2023 2023
Erigaisi,Arjun vs Praggnanandhaa,R0-1
FIDE World Cup 2023 2023
Sethuraman,S vs So,W1/2-1/2
Tata Steel India Rapid 2022
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Aronian,L1-0
chess.com Speed 2020 2020
Wei Yi vs Karjakin,Sergey1-0
Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix 2019
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Karjakin,Sergey1-0
chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017 2017
Nepomniachtchi,I vs Karjakin,Sergey1-0
chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017 2017

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