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Tigran Petrosian vs Gideon Stahlberg
Nimzowitsch Memorial, Copenhagen (1960), Copenhagen DEN, Aug-21
Queen Pawn Game: Torre Attack (D03)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply) 4...dxc4 5.e3 b5 6.b3 e5 7.dxe5 h6 8.Bxf6 gxf6 = -0.24 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.57 (22 ply) after 5.cxd5 Nb6 6.Bd2 Nxd5 7.e3 c6 8.Nc3 Ndxc3 9.bxc3 better is 8...g6 9.Nxc4 Ndxc4 10.Bxc4 Nxc4 11.Qxc4 Bg7 12.h3 c6 = +0.20 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.73 (25 ply) 10...Nbxc4 11.Bxc4 Nxc4 12.Qxc4 Qd6 13.O-O Bg4 14.Qd3 g6 = +0.12 (26 ply) 11.b3 Bh6 12.Rd1 O-O 13.Be2 f6 14.O-O Nbxc4 15.Bxc4+ ⩲ +0.90 (22 ply)= 0.00 (27 ply) 16.Qxb4 axb4 17.d5 Bg4 18.e5 Nf5 19.Bxf5 Bxf5 20.dxc6 ⩲ +0.59 (26 ply)better is 16...Nc4 17.Bg3 O-O 18.Rec1 Nxb2 19.Qe3 Bg4 20.Ne5 Nc4 = -0.21 (22 ply)= +0.34 (23 ply) 18.h3 c5 19.e5 Rc8 20.Be4 Nxb2 21.Qa3 c4 22.d5 Qxa3 = +0.16 (26 ply) 18...g4 19.Ne1 O-O-O 20.Nd3 Qb6 21.Bb3 Rxd4 22.e5 h5 ⩱ -0.72 (25 ply)= +0.08 (27 ply)better is 24...Bxf3 25.Bxc4 Bxd5 26.Bb5+ Bc6 27.Bxc6+ bxc6 28.Rd1 = -0.18 (30 ply) ⩲ +0.55 (27 ply)better is 26...exd6 27.Bh4 Ra8 28.exd6 Nb3 29.Be7+ Kg8 30.d7 Nxa1 = +0.17 (26 ply) ⩲ +0.83 (26 ply) 27...f6 28.Bh4 Rg8 29.Kh1 exd6 30.exf6 Bh8 31.Re1 Nc6 ⩲ +0.60 (28 ply) ± +1.55 (27 ply) 29...Nb3 30.Be7+ Kg8 31.d7 Nxa1 32.Rxa1 Bxb2 33.Rb1 Bd4 ⩲ +1.49 (24 ply)+- +2.72 (23 ply)43...Rg8 44.Rd6+ Ke8 45.Rxg8+ Ke7 46.Bxa8 Kxd6 47.a5 Nb5 +- +10.58 (27 ply)1-0

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Oct-02-09  whiteshark: <26...exd6 27.Bh4 Ra8 28.exd6 Nb3> was probably a better continuation


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Feb-21-14  Ulhumbrus: On 43...Rxa4 44 Ba6 threatens 45 Rb8 mate and Black appears to lack any satisfactory answer to the threat. On 43...Rb8 44 a5 the a pawn matches towards its coronation and Black appears to lack any satisfactory way to stop it

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