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Richard Meulders vs Anatoly Karpov
SWIFT Tournament 2nd (1987), Brussels BEL, rd 3, Apr-12
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Huebner Variation (E41)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)8.O-O was played in G A Timoshenko vs J Lipka, 1994 (1-0)better is 8...Ba5 9.O-O cxd4 10.Nxd5 exd5 11.Nxd4 Nxd4 12.exd4 = +0.13 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.83 (25 ply) 11...Nf6 12.O-O e5 13.Be3 Be6 14.Qb1 Ng4 15.Bc1 Nf6 16.h3 = +0.49 (20 ply) 12.f4 a5 13.b5 Ne7 14.O-O Nd7 15.Ba3 Qb6+ 16.Rf2 Re8 ⩲ +1.40 (21 ply)= +0.01 (24 ply)better is 19...a5 20.bxa5 bxa5 21.Rfe1 Reb8 22.Ng3 Bb3 23.Qc1 Ne7 ⩱ -0.58 (23 ply)= -0.05 (24 ply)better is 30.Ra6 h5 31.Bf2 Rc7 32.Rca1 Nb5 33.Rxb6 axb6 34.Rxa8 = +0.08 (25 ply)= -0.44 (23 ply) after 30...a5 31.Rd1 Ne8 32.bxa5 bxa5 33.c4 a4 34.Nd5 Bxd5 38.Ra4 Kf7 39.Rba1 Rc5 40.R4a3 Kg6 41.Kg1 h6 42.Bf2 Rb5 = -0.06 (27 ply) ⩱ -1.07 (25 ply) 55.Kf2 Rd2+ 56.Kg3 Rd1 57.Ra3 Rd8 58.Ra1 Bc2 59.Ra3 Rd2 ⩱ -1.33 (28 ply) 55...Bd1 56.f4 Rd3+ 57.Kh2 exf4 58.Rxf4 Kb3 59.e5 fxe5 -+ -3.40 (27 ply) 56.Rxd1 Bxd1 57.f4 Kd3 58.c4 Kxc4 59.Bf8 Kd4 60.Bxg7 ∓ -1.69 (34 ply) 56...Ra1 57.f4 g6 58.fxe5 fxe5 59.Rf8 a3 60.Bd6 a2 ∓ -2.45 (28 ply) ⩱ -1.50 (29 ply)better is 58...Rd1 59.f4 Ra1 60.fxe5 fxe5 61.Rf5 g6 62.Rxe5 a3 ∓ -1.69 (30 ply) ⩱ -1.16 (25 ply) 61.f4 Ra7 62.Ba3 Ra6 63.fxe5 fxe5 64.Rf5 g6 65.Rxe5 Bc2 ⩱ -1.21 (23 ply)-+ -3.50 (30 ply)63.Kh2 exf4 64.Rxf4 Kb3 65.e5 fxe5 66.Re4 a3 67.Bxa3 -+ -3.15 (28 ply)0-1

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