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Michael Adams vs Boris Spassky
Tournoi de Generations (1989), Cannes FRA, rd 9, Feb-??
Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Keres Defense (C92)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 18.b3 Nb7 19.Be3 Qd8 20.Reb1 c4 21.b4 a5 22.a3 Ra6 23.Nh2 ⩲ +0.71 (23 ply)better is 18...Nb7 19.b3 Bg7 20.Be3 Rf8 21.Rae1 a5 22.h4 f5 23.exf5 = 0.00 (22 ply)better is 19.b3 Bxh6 20.Qxh6 Rf8 21.Rab1 c4 22.Qe3 Qd8 23.Nd2 f5 ⩲ +0.59 (23 ply)= 0.00 (24 ply)better is 22...Nb7 23.Ne2 Qh4 24.Nf3 Qe7 25.Nd2 a5 26.f4 exf4 = +0.04 (20 ply)better is 23.c4 Nb7 24.Nf3 Qh6 25.Bd3 b4 26.Qe2 Nc8 27.a3 a5 28.a4 ⩲ +0.65 (23 ply)= 0.00 (20 ply)better is 24.f4 exf4 25.Ne2 Qe5 26.Nxf4 Kg8 27.Qd2 Re7 28.Nf3 Qg7 ⩲ +0.60 (20 ply)= 0.00 (21 ply) after 24...Qh4 25.Qd2 a5 26.f4 c4 27.Qe3 Ra6 28.Nf3 Qh6 29.Ng5 28...Qh6 29.Kg1 a5 30.Nf3 Qg7 31.Rf2 Nd8 32.Ref1 Qh6 = +0.08 (22 ply)better is 29.Qf2 Nd8 30.b4 Nb7 31.Nd3 Rc8 32.Bb3 Na4 33.h4 Qh6 ⩲ +0.87 (22 ply)= +0.21 (24 ply)better is 32...Qh6 33.bxc5 dxc5 34.Nd3 Nxd3 35.Bxd3 Rf7 36.Qxc5 = +0.30 (27 ply) ⩲ +0.97 (27 ply)better is 36...Qf4 37.Re2 Rf7 38.Nb3 Ref8 39.Qe1 Bd7 40.Nfd2 Na3 ⩲ +0.71 (23 ply)better is 37.Kg1 Qf4 38.a4 Nd6 39.Nd4 Qxf2+ 40.Kxf2 Rf7 41.Nf5 ⩲ +1.35 (20 ply) ⩲ +0.74 (24 ply)better is 38.Qe2 Qh4 39.Rf3 Nge5 40.Rff1 Qg3 41.Nd3 Bd7 42.Qf2 ⩲ +0.68 (24 ply)= +0.10 (22 ply) 41.Rxf8+ Rxf8 42.Nxe4 Nd6 43.Nxf8 Nxe4 44.Bxe4 Nf2+ = 0.00 (28 ply)better is 41...Rxf3 42.Bxf3 Nf2+ 43.Kh2 Nd2 44.Bd1 Re7 45.Re3 Bxe6 ∓ -2.08 (25 ply) ⩱ -1.40 (21 ply) after 42.Qxf2 Qxf2 43.Rxf2 Rxf2 44.a4 bxa4 45.Kg1 Rd2 46.Nxa4 44.Rf1 Rxf1 45.Qxf1 Bxe6 46.Nxe6 Rc8 47.a4 Qe7 48.axb5 ⩱ -1.23 (23 ply)-+ -3.46 (23 ply) 45.Rf1 Ne4 46.Nxe4 Rxf1 47.Bxf1 Bxe6 48.g3 Qxe4+ 49.Bg2 -+ -3.53 (23 ply)-+ -7.65 (24 ply)48.Bc2 Rxc2 49.Qxg6+ hxg6 50.Rd2 Bg4+ 51.Kg1 Qe1+ 52.Kg2 -+ mate-in-50-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
May-17-04  WMD: Spassky shows Mickey what he can do when the force is with him. 44...Ref8!, threatening R8f3, opens the bishop up to deadly effect.
Aug-16-11  wordfunph: Adams - Spassky

after 45.Nxf8


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45...Bxh3!!

Dec-23-23  stone free or die: Adams own notes for White's move 41.

<I reeled in horror after seeing 41.Rxf8+ RXf8 42.Nxe4 Bxe6 43.dxe6 Rf3! but after 44.Re2 Black has no more than a perpetual after 44...Rxh3+ 45.gxh3 Qxh3+ 46.Rh2 Nxh2 47.Qxh2 Qf1+ 43.Qg1 Qh3+".

After the text move [(41.Bxe4)], Spassky plays very accurately to secure the full point.>

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