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Vasyl Ivanchuk vs Rafael Vaganian
Credit Suisse Masters (1995), Horgen SUI, rd 5, Oct-25
French Defense: Classical. Burn Variation (C11)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply) 14...O-O-O 15.f4 Bd6 16.Bc2 Qxa2 17.f5 Qxb2 18.fxe6 fxe6 ⩲ +0.55 (25 ply) ⩲ +1.33 (25 ply) 18.Re3 Qd5 19.Qf3 Rdg8 20.g3 Be7 21.h4 Ng4 22.Qxd5 cxd5 ⩲ +1.27 (25 ply)= +0.45 (24 ply)better is 20.Qh4 Nd7 21.Be3 Rdg8 22.c4 Qa5 23.h3 Qb4 24.Rc2 Kb8 ⩲ +0.83 (25 ply) 20...Rhg8 21.Bd2 Rde8 22.f5 Qxf3 23.Rxf3 e5 24.dxe5 Bxe5 = +0.08 (26 ply) ⩲ +1.10 (25 ply) 21...Qxf3 22.Rxf3 Nd5 23.fxe6 fxe6 24.Rxe6 cxd4 25.cxd4 ⩲ +1.36 (23 ply)+- +3.02 (25 ply)27...cxb2 28.Bxb2 Kc7 29.Be5+ Bd6 30.Re7+ Kb6 31.Bd4+ +- +3.58 (24 ply)1-0

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May-20-04  Whitehat1963: Is there a better alternative than 22...fxe6?
Nov-30-17  paavoh: Maybe Black should exchange Queens at move 20? I would, but what do I know :-P

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