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Yuri Averbakh vs Andre Lilienthal
USSR Championship (1954), Kiev UKR, rd 10, Jan-21
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation. Classical Fianchetto (E67)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)10...Nfd7 was played in Kotov vs Geller, 1949 (0-1)better is 12.Qe2 b6 13.b4 axb3 14.axb3 Bd7 15.Qd2 Re8 16.Rfd1 Qe7 ⩲ +0.62 (21 ply)= +0.11 (21 ply) after 12...Nfd7 13.Qe2 Re8 14.Rd1 c6 15.Bf1 Qb6 16.Qd2 Rd8 15...Bxc4 16.f4 Nfxe4 17.Nxe4 Nxe4 18.Bxe4 Bxb2 19.Bd4 = 0.00 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.01 (23 ply) 17.b4 Qa6 18.Bxc5 Bxc3 19.Ne3 Be2 20.Qc1 Bxd2 21.Qxd2 ⩲ +0.97 (22 ply)= +0.21 (23 ply) after 17...Ba6 18.Qc2 Nc7 19.Rad1 N7e6 20.f4 f5 21.e5 Rfd8 19.Ne2 Nfd7 20.Nc4 Qb4 21.Qc2 Rfd8 22.f4 b5 23.Nd6 Bxa2 ⩲ +0.69 (22 ply) 19...Ncxe4 20.fxe4 cxd5 21.exd5 Bg4 22.Qf1 Rfe8 23.Qf4 ⩱ -0.62 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.79 (24 ply) 21.Rc3 Qb4 22.e5 Nd7 23.f4 Rfc8 24.Qc1 Nb6 25.Rd4 Qa5 ⩲ +0.69 (25 ply) 21...Bxd5 22.Rc3 Qb4 23.Nc2 Qxb2 24.Rcd3 Bc6 25.Nd4 Qb4 = -0.13 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.92 (26 ply) 24.Nd6 Qb6 25.Rb5 Qc7 26.Rxb7 Qa5 27.Rb5 Qc7 28.Bb6 Qe7 ⩲ +1.09 (22 ply)better is 24...a3 25.b3 Rac8 26.Rxc8 Rxc8 27.Rd8+ Rxd8 28.Qxd8+ = +0.07 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.61 (25 ply) 27...a3 28.bxa3 Qb7 29.Na5 Qd7 30.Qxd7 Nxd7 31.Rxa6 Ne5 ⩲ +0.54 (21 ply) ⩲ +1.39 (22 ply)better is 30...Qc3 31.f4 Bf8 32.Bd4 Rd8 33.Bxc3 Rxd1+ 34.Kg2 Ng4 ⩲ +1.41 (23 ply) ± +2.01 (24 ply) 40...Rc8 41.Ba6 Rc3 42.Bb7 Ne3 43.Ra8+ Kf7 44.Bf3 f5 ± +1.74 (22 ply)+- +2.87 (22 ply)43...Nc7 44.a4 Rc1 45.Bb6 Ne6 46.a5 Bf8 47.a6 Nc5 48.Rc7 +- +3.47 (25 ply)1-0

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Oct-04-15  zydeco: 26.Rb6 is a neat threat, surrounding and trapping the queen.

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