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Efim Geller vs Yuri Averbakh
Zuerich Candidates (1953), Zurich SUI, rd 15, Sep-26
Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation. General (B56)  ·  1/2-1/2

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)8.Bd5 was played in S Fedorchuk vs Miroshnichenko, 2000 (1-0)9.Be2 was played in A Dueckstein vs Larsen, 1960 (1-0)9...Qb4 was played in F Garcia Jimenez vs L A Gomez Jurado, 2006 (0-1) 10.g3 Qg6 11.Qe2 Bg7 12.Nd5 O-O 13.O-O f5 14.exf5 Bxf5 = +0.26 (23 ply) ⩱ -0.65 (26 ply) 14.Kf2 h4 15.Rg1 hxg3+ 16.hxg3 f5 17.exf5 Bxf5 18.Ne3 = -0.05 (21 ply) ⩱ -1.12 (23 ply) 16.Re1 Rg7 17.Qg2 Nb4 18.Nxb4 Rxc4 19.c3 e6 20.Qf2 b6 = -0.05 (21 ply)better is 16...f5 17.exf5 Bxf5 18.Re1 hxg3 19.hxg3 Rh8 20.Bg2 Bg7 ⩱ -0.82 (25 ply)= -0.14 (21 ply)better is 17...Rh8 18.Bb5 f5 19.exf5 Bxf5 20.Re1 Be6 21.c4 a6 ⩱ -0.57 (21 ply) 18.Rd1 e6 19.Nc3 Qh4 20.Ne2 Ne7 21.Nbd4 Nc6 22.Nb3 = 0.00 (21 ply) 18...e6 19.Nc3 Qh4 20.Rxg6 fxg6 21.Qf2 Qxf2+ 22.Kxf2 Bh6 ⩱ -1.22 (24 ply)= 0.00 (23 ply)better is 20...Kd8 21.Bd3 Rxg3+ 22.hxg3 Bd7 23.Ne3 e6 24.Kg2 Qg7 = -0.50 (21 ply)= +0.14 (21 ply) 21...Bd7 22.Rxg6 Qxg6 23.Kh1 Qh6 24.Nd4 Kd8 25.Nb5 Qh4 = -0.08 (22 ply) 22.Qxd5 Rxg3 23.hxg3 a6 24.Nd4 Qg6 25.Kf2 Nxd4 26.Qxd4 ⩲ +1.23 (23 ply)= +0.14 (22 ply) after 22...Rf6 23.Rf1 e6 24.Qe3 Rc7 25.Bg2 d5 26.Bxd5 Bd6 23.Qd3 Rxg3+ 24.hxg3 Be7 25.Bxc6+ bxc6 26.Kg2 Qg7 27.Qa6 = +0.15 (22 ply)better is 23...Rf6 24.Rg5 Nxd4 25.Qxd4 Qh4 26.Rg3 Qxf4 27.Bxb7 ⩱ -0.69 (21 ply)= 0.00 (24 ply) after 24.Bxc6+ bxc6 25.Qd3 Rg7 26.Re2 Kd7 27.Reg2 Bf6 28.Nf3 27.Qd3 Bc5+ 28.Kf1 Qh2 29.Qf3 Kd7 30.f5 Re8 31.Ke2 Bd6 = -0.08 (24 ply)better is 27...Bf6 28.Qxd5 Rxc3 29.Qd6 Bd8 30.Rd1 Bc7 31.Qd2 Bb6+ ⩱ -1.27 (23 ply) ⩱ -0.69 (22 ply)34...Rxe4 35.Bxe4 Kd6 36.fxe6 fxe6 37.Kg3 Ke5 38.Bc6 Bg5 = 0.00 (36 ply)1/2-1/2

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-10-23  Ninas Husband: 7. ... Qa5? As this lead to the kingside pawn structure being ruined, this seems dubious. Either 7....g6, followed by Bg7 or else 7... Nxe4 8. Nxe4 h6 would have been preferable.
Jun-23-23  sirkmatija: Ninas 7. ... Qa5 is mainline there. Resulting structure is very common in this opening and not bad at all.

7. ... g6 leads to worse structure after 8. Bxf6 exf6 with weakness on d6.

7. ... Nxe4?? 8. Nxe4 h6 9. Nxd6 and black losses queen after 9. ... exd6.

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