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Michael Adams vs Viktor Korchnoi
Dos Hermanas (1999), Dos Hermanas ESP, rd 3, Apr-09
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense. l'Hermet Variation Berlin Wall Defense (C67)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 14...Bxg5 15.Nxg5 f6 16.exf6 gxf6 17.Nf3 Kf7 18.Nf4 Ng7 = +0.09 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.80 (21 ply) after 15.Bd2 Be6 16.Re1 Rd8 17.Bc3 Kf7 18.Nf4 Bd5 19.e6+ Ke8 better is 20.c5 Ne8 21.b4 Rd8 22.Rxd8 Bxd8 23.Rd1 Be7 24.Rd7 Ke6 ⩲ +1.07 (25 ply)better is 20...Nf5 21.Nxh5 Bg6 22.Ng3 Bb4 23.Nxf5 Bxe1 24.Nh6+ = +0.47 (25 ply) ⩲ +1.09 (24 ply) 21...Rd8 22.Rxd8 Bxd8 23.Nxh5 Bg6 24.Ng3 Ng7 25.Ne2 Re8 ⩲ +0.70 (28 ply) ± +1.94 (27 ply) 23.Nxh5 Bc2 24.Rd2 Rxh5 25.Rxc2 Nc7 26.h4 Rf5 27.Rce2 ± +1.87 (28 ply) ⩲ +0.87 (29 ply) 28...c5 29.Kh2 b6 30.a4 Rg8 31.Ne2 Be4 32.Nf4 Bxf3 ⩲ +0.82 (29 ply) ± +1.64 (29 ply)better is 31.Nc6+ Kf8 32.bxc5 bxc5 33.Rd6 Ne8 34.Rd5 h4 35.Nf5 ± +2.02 (29 ply) ⩲ +1.36 (26 ply) 32.Nc6+ Ke6 33.Rd5 Bg6 34.Ne2 Be8 35.Nf4+ Kf7 36.Nd8+ ± +1.88 (29 ply) ⩲ +1.01 (27 ply) 44.Rxf6 Rc8 45.Rf7+ Kb6 46.f5 Rc3 47.Kf2 Rxa3 48.f6 Ra2+ ± +2.35 (28 ply) ⩲ +0.98 (29 ply) 45...hxg4 46.hxg4 Rg8 47.f5 Rb8 48.Rxa4 Kd5 49.Rb4 Rc8 ⩲ +1.17 (29 ply) ± +2.38 (27 ply) 47...Rb3+ 48.Rd3 Rb2 49.Ke4 Kb5 50.Re3 Kc5 51.Rc3+ Kd6 ± +1.97 (26 ply)+- +3.54 (26 ply) 48...Kd5 49.Rd4+ Ke6 50.f5+ Ke7 51.Kd2 Kf7 52.a4 Ra8 +- +3.06 (24 ply)+- +4.96 (26 ply) 52...Rd3 53.g5 Rd5+ 54.Kg4 h2 55.Rh6 Rd2 56.a4 Kd4 57.Kf5 +- +5.97 (28 ply)+- +21.09 (24 ply) after 53.g5 Ra8 54.Rh6 Rf8+ 55.Kg4 h2 56.Rxh2 Kd6 57.f5 Rb8 56...Kf2 57.f5 Kg2 58.f6 Re3+ 59.Kd4 Re8 60.g7 Rd8+ +- +132.70 (30 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-27-09  WhiteRook48: that black rook's play was too idle... although the white one's wasn't that good either
Jan-29-13
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  plang: 12..Be7 was new; 12..Bc5 and 12..Be6 had been played previously. It is not clear what Korchnoi's idea was in playing 13..h5?!(after 9..h6); Adams recommended 13..g5 14 Bb2..Rg8 15 Nd2 with a normal White edge. Perhaps 29..c5 would have been a better defense though, by that point, White's advantage was evident. 39..Ne8 would have avoided the exchanging combination that Adams initiated with 40 g3. 47..Rb3+ 48 Rd3..Kb5 49 Rxb3..axb 50 Kd2..Ka4 51 Kc1..Kxa3 52 Kb1 would have been winning for White.

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