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Paul Keres vs Isaac Lipnitsky
USSR Championship (1951), Moscow URS, rd 11, Dec-02
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Ragozin Defense (E46)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 12...b5 13.d5 bxc4 14.dxc6 Qe8 15.Qa4 Rb8 16.a3 Rxb2 = +0.13 (22 ply) 13.a3 Re8 14.d5 Na5 15.Ba2 b5 16.Qd3 Nb7 17.Rac1 Qe7 ⩲ +0.80 (20 ply)= 0.00 (21 ply) after 13...Qe7 14.Rad1 exd4 15.Bxd4 Nxd4 16.Nxd4 Be5 17.Nf3 better is 14.Rad1 Qe7 15.d5 Na5 16.Bd3 Rac8 17.Qd2 b5 18.a3 c5 = +0.48 (21 ply)= -0.13 (25 ply) after 14...Nxd4 15.Nxd4 exd4 16.Bxd4 c5 17.Be3 Bc6 18.Rad1 16...c5 17.Nb3 c4 18.Nd4 Bc5 19.Rad1 Qb6 20.Qd2 Rad8 = -0.20 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.83 (22 ply)better is 17...Qc8 18.Nf3 Be6 19.Bd4 Nd7 20.Nd5 c5 21.Bc3 b5 = +0.45 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.97 (26 ply) 18...c5 19.Nf5 Bxf5 20.exf5 Ne5 21.Bg2 Rad8 22.Bf4 c4 ⩲ +0.71 (23 ply) 19.Bxh6 gxh6 20.Nxe4 Qe5 21.Qb3 Be7 22.Nf3 Be6 23.Qxb7 ± +1.90 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.55 (21 ply) 20...Qf6 21.Nxe4 fxe4 22.Rxe4 Kh8 23.b3 Be5 24.f4 Bd6 ⩲ +0.66 (20 ply) ⩲ +1.44 (21 ply) 22...Qf7 23.f4 Nc6 24.g4 Bxe4 25.Bxe4 Kh8 26.Kg2 Qf6 ⩲ +0.92 (20 ply) ± +2.05 (22 ply) 23...Rad8 24.Qxb7 Bc5 25.Rxd8 Qxd8 26.Bf4 Bb6 27.Qxa6 ± +1.54 (21 ply) 24.Nxd6 Qxe1+ 25.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 26.Kh2 cxd6 27.Be3 Re8 +- +2.61 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.85 (24 ply)better is 25...Bxe6 26.Nxd6 Nxd6 27.Bb4 Bb3 28.Rxe8+ Rxe8 29.Rc1 ⩲ +0.84 (25 ply) ⩲ +1.46 (25 ply)better is 26...Rxe1+ 27.Rxe1 Nxd6 28.g4 Bg6 29.Re7 Rc8 30.Bb4 Bf7 ⩲ +1.20 (24 ply) ± +1.87 (24 ply) 29.Re3 b6 30.g4 Bh7 31.Rf3 Bg8 32.Bc3 Ke7 33.Re3+ Kf8 ± +1.92 (23 ply) 29...Ng5 30.Bxg5 hxg5 31.Rc7 Bg6 32.Rxb7 Rxb7 33.Bxb7 a5 ⩲ +1.14 (27 ply) 30.Bb4 Ke7 31.Rd1 Bd7 32.Re1+ Be6 33.f4 Kd7 34.Bxe6+ ± +1.94 (24 ply) 30...Rc8 31.Ba5 Rxc7 32.Bxc7 Ke7 33.Bxd8+ Kxd8 34.Bxb7 ⩲ +0.63 (31 ply) ± +1.75 (27 ply) 32...d5 33.Bb4+ Kg8 34.Rxd5 Rc8 35.f4 Rc1+ 36.Kf2 Rc2+ ⩲ +1.36 (26 ply) ± +2.33 (28 ply) after 33.Bb4 Ne4 34.f3 a5 35.Bxa5 Nxg3 36.Bc7 Ke8 37.Rxg7 Rc8 35...Rc7 36.Rg6 Kg8 37.Rxg5 Rc2 38.b4 Rc3 39.Rg6 Rxa3 ± +2.10 (29 ply)+- +3.16 (30 ply)41...Rc2 42.Kxg5 Kg8 43.h4 Kh7 44.h5 Rd2 45.g4 Rg2 46.b3 +- +3.77 (27 ply)1-0

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Jun-18-15  zydeco: Lipnitsky definitely didn't make it easy for Keres. I guess it's too dangerous to play ....Bxh3 on move 29 or 30 -- white plays Bf4 (or Bb4) and Bxd6+ is a terrible threat.

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