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Vera Menchik vs Ernst Gruenfeld
Karlsbad (1929), Karlsbad CSR, rd 9, Aug-10
Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System (E14)  ·  1/2-1/2

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)6...Be7 was played in Utasi vs Kengis, 1985 (0-1)7.Qxd2 was played in R Willaert vs Szabados, 1955 (1-0)7...c5 was played in V Malaniuk vs Ivanchuk, 1995 (0-1)8.e4 was played in Ehlvest vs V Gaprindashvili, 2002 (1-0)9.Qe2 was played in E Carmichael vs Alekhine, 1926 (1-0)9...O-O was played in Saemisch vs Alekhine, 1926 (0-1) 10...Qe7 11.a3 O-O 12.Nxf6+ Nxf6 13.e4 e5 14.d5 h6 15.b4 = -0.24 (31 ply)better is 11.Nxf6+ Nxf6 12.e4 Nh5 13.g3 cxd4 14.Nxd4 O-O 15.a3 Nf6 ⩲ +0.53 (29 ply)= 0.00 (33 ply)better is 12.Nfg5 g6 13.Rac1 Kg7 14.dxc5 dxc5 15.Qc3 e5 16.Ng3 h6 = +0.34 (32 ply)= -0.32 (39 ply) 15...a6 16.a3 Kf8 17.Qb1 Ke7 18.Bc2 b5 19.Nd6 Bxf3 = -0.38 (35 ply)better is 16.Nd6 Bxf3 17.gxf3 Nf8 18.Be4 Rab8 19.f4 Nxe4 20.Qxe4 = +0.44 (28 ply)= -0.25 (34 ply) after 16...Bxe4 17.Bxe4 Rac8 18.a3 Nb8 19.Bd3 Rd7 20.g3 Rcd8 better is 17.Nc3 Ne5 18.Be2 Rxd2 19.Qxd2 Ne4 20.Nxe4 Bxe4 21.Nf1 = +0.20 (37 ply)= -0.33 (35 ply)better is 18.Nc3 Ne5 19.Be2 Rxd2 20.Nxd2 Rd8 21.f4 Ng6 22.Kf2 Ne7 = 0.00 (37 ply)better is 18...f5 19.Nc3 Ne5 20.f4 Rxd3 21.Rxd3 Nxd3 22.Qxd3 Ke7 ⩱ -0.58 (33 ply)= 0.00 (41 ply) after 19.b3 Rd7 20.Nxf6 Nxf6 21.Be4 Rxd2 22.Rxd2 Nxe4 23.Nxe4 better is 20.b3 Rd7 21.Be4 Rxd2 22.Rxd2 Nxe4 23.Nxe4 Rd8 24.Rxd8+ = 0.00 (44 ply) ⩱ -0.56 (35 ply)better is 21.a3 Rxd2 22.Rxd2 a5 23.b4 cxb4 24.axb4 Kf8 25.Qc3 Qe7 = -0.11 (28 ply) ⩱ -0.66 (34 ply)better is 22...Rd8 23.Qxd8+ Qxd8 24.Rxd8 Kxd8 25.Be2 a6 26.Nf1 Ne4 ⩱ -0.68 (36 ply)better is 23.h4 g6 24.b3 Rd8 25.Qxd8+ Qxd8 26.Rxd8 Kxd8 27.f3 e5 = 0.00 (40 ply)better is 23...Ne4 24.Qc2 Rd8 25.Rxd8 Qxd8 26.Nc3 Nf6 27.h4 g6 ⩱ -0.52 (38 ply)= 0.00 (40 ply)better is 26.g3 Rd8 27.Qxd8+ Qxd8 28.Rxd8 Kxd8 29.Bg2 Kd7 30.Bxc6+ = 0.00 (42 ply)better is 26...g5 27.a3 Rg8 28.Qd3 Rh8 29.Rd2 g4 30.h4 Rg8 31.Rd1 ⩱ -0.53 (33 ply) 27.h4 Qd7 28.Qc2 Qc7 29.Qd3 Qd7 30.f3 Qxd3 31.Bxd3 Rd8 = +0.13 (39 ply) ⩱ -0.69 (34 ply) 30.h4 Nd7 31.Bd3 Ne5 32.Ne2 Ng6 33.e5 Rd8 34.Bc2 Rxd1+ = 0.00 (44 ply) ⩱ -1.21 (40 ply)better is 32.e5 Nd7 33.Bb1 b5 34.cxb5 Bxb5 35.Re1 Nb6 36.Rc1 Rd2+ ⩱ -0.88 (37 ply)better is 32...Nd7 33.e5 b5 34.cxb5 axb5 35.Rd2 Ra8 36.Bd3 Ra5 ⩱ -1.46 (31 ply) ⩱ -0.71 (38 ply) 35.Ke2 Nh5 36.Bd3 Ng3+ 37.Kd2 Bd7 38.Kc2 f6 39.Kd2 Kd4 ⩱ -0.58 (48 ply) ∓ -1.78 (49 ply) 36...Ng3 37.Nxg3 hxg3+ 38.Ke1 a5 39.a4 Kd4 40.Kd2 Be8 ∓ -2.16 (54 ply)= -0.42 (49 ply)better is 49...Ke5 50.Nd1 Kd4 51.Nc3 Ng3 52.Nb1 Bd7 53.Na3 Be8 ⩱ -0.94 (41 ply)better is 50.a3 a5 51.b4 axb4 52.axb4 Kd6 53.bxc5+ bxc5 54.Nb5+ = -0.37 (35 ply)better is 50...Kd6 51.Kd2 Ke5 52.Nb1 Kd4 53.Na3 Bb7 54.Nc2+ Ke5 ⩱ -0.96 (54 ply)= -0.41 (51 ply) after 51.a3 Kd6 52.b4 Bd7 53.Ne2 Kc7 54.Kd2 Bc6 55.Nc3 Ng3 55.a3 a5 56.Kd2 Kd6 57.Nd1 Be8 58.Kc3 Ng7 59.Kb2 Bh5 = -0.34 (37 ply) ⩱ -1.12 (41 ply)better is 58.Kc3 a5 59.a3 Ng3 60.Nc1 Bd7 61.Na2 Kd6 62.b4 axb4+ = -0.47 (36 ply)better is 58...Ng3 59.Nd1 Kd4 60.Nc3 Be8 61.Kc2 Bd7 62.Kd2 a5 ⩱ -1.07 (38 ply)= -0.42 (33 ply) after 59.a3 Ne8 60.b4 Nd6 61.b5 Bb7 62.Na4 Nc8 63.Nc3 a5 64.Na4 69...Nd4 70.Nc1 Be6 71.b4 Kc7 72.bxc5 bxc5 73.Bf1 Kb6 ⩱ -0.91 (48 ply) 70.Kb2 Na7 71.Nc3 Bg8 72.Be2 Bf7 73.Bf1 Nc8 74.b4 Kc6 = -0.06 (29 ply) 70...Nd4 71.Nxd4 exd4 72.Kc2 Kc6 73.a4 Bf7 74.Be2 Kd6 ⩱ -1.17 (48 ply)= -0.24 (45 ply) after 71.Kc2 Nb7 72.Nc3 Kc7 73.Na4 Nd6 74.Kc3 Bd7 75.Nb2 Kc6 better is 74...Kb7 75.Nc3 Kc6 76.Ne2 Kc7 77.Kc3 Nc8 78.Kb2 Kc6 ⩱ -0.75 (31 ply)better is 75.cxb5+ axb5 76.b4 Kb6 77.Nc3 Bc4 78.Ke2 Kc6 79.Kd2 Bb3 = -0.23 (33 ply) 75...f5 76.exf5 Nxf5 77.Bxf5 Bxf5 78.Kd2 b4 79.axb4 cxb4 ⩱ -0.91 (31 ply)= -0.13 (32 ply) 76...Ka5 77.Be2 b4+ 78.Kb2 Bd7 79.Nd3 Nb7 80.Bd1 bxa3+ ⩱ -1.06 (45 ply)better is 77.b4 Nd8 78.Nb3 cxb4+ 79.axb4 Nc6 80.Bf1 Bc8 81.Be2 = 0.00 (55 ply)better is 77...Nd6 78.Be2 Bg8 79.Bf1 Bf7 80.Be2 Be6 81.Bf1 f5 ⩱ -0.61 (41 ply)= 0.00 (59 ply) 105...Qh5+ 106.Kd4 Qd1+ 107.Ke5 Kxh3 = 0.00 (63 ply) 106.Kf5 Qf2+ 107.Kg6 Kxh3 ⩱ -0.83 (1 ply)= 0.00 (76 ply) after 106...Qf2 107.Qg4+ Kh2 108.Qf4+ Qxf4+111...Kh2 112.Ke2 Qg2+ 113.Qf2 Kh3 114.Ke1 Qg3 115.Kf1 Kg4 = 0.00 (74 ply)1/2-1/2

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May-18-09  Raisin Death Ray: I've played through this game, and I have two words: BOR ING !
Jan-17-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  Honza Cervenka: Vera defended successfully a worse ending with bad Bishop.
Jan-17-22
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  steinitzfan: Could have Karpov won this game for Black? Say from around move 68? I say Karpov - but you could substitute the name of any of the great positional geniuses of the game.

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