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Gata Kamsky vs Vasyl Ivanchuk
World Blitz Championship (2007) (blitz), Moscow RUS, rd 3, Nov-21
Formation: Queen Pawn Game: London System (D02)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 12.b3 Be7 13.a4 a6 14.O-O O-O 15.Qb2 Qd7 16.Ra2 Rfc8 = +0.04 (26 ply) ⩱ -0.68 (21 ply) after 12...a5 13.O-O a4 14.Bd1 Be7 15.Bc2 Na5 16.Bxf5 exf5 better is 13...a5 14.Ne5 Nxe5 15.Bxe5 O-O 16.Re1 Bg6 17.Bf3 Nh7 ⩱ -0.55 (24 ply)= 0.00 (25 ply) after 14.b3 cxb3 15.Nxb3 Na5 16.Nxa5 Qxa5 17.Qb2 Rfc8 18.Rfc1 better is 18...Nd5 19.Bh2 Qc8 20.Ned2 Na5 21.Be4 Nf6 22.Bc2 a6 = -0.25 (23 ply)= +0.27 (24 ply) 21...Bf8 22.Qe2 Ne7 23.Bc7 Rc8 24.Ba5 Qb7 25.Bb4 a6 = 0.00 (23 ply) 22.Ne5 Rc8 23.Nxc6 Rxc6 24.Re5 Qc2 25.Rxb5 Rb6 26.Rxb6 ⩲ +1.01 (24 ply)= 0.00 (23 ply) after 22...a6 23.Ne5 Nxe5 24.Bxe5 h5 25.Qe2 Rd5 26.a4 Red8 28...Ne7 29.Qe2 Ng6 30.Nf3 Qh6 31.a4 h4 32.Bh2 Bd6 = +0.04 (22 ply) 29.Rxe6 g5 30.Nf5 Rxf5 31.Rxc6 Rd5 32.Qf3 hxg4 33.hxg4 +- +4.02 (25 ply)better is 29...Bf6 30.Re1 Qg6 31.Nh4 Qh7 32.Nf3 = 0.00 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.51 (22 ply) after 30.a4 Bf6 31.axb5 axb5 32.Ra1 Ne7 33.Qe2 Qh7 34.Ra7 Ng6 better is 31.Kg2 Bf6 32.Qe2 Ne7 33.Ra1 Red8 34.a4 Qh7 35.axb5 axb5 ⩲ +0.54 (24 ply)= 0.00 (27 ply)better is 42...Rh6 43.R4e3 Rh1+ 44.Ke2 Rxe1+ 45.Kxe1 Qh1+ 46.Ke2 ⩱ -0.58 (31 ply)= 0.00 (33 ply) 44.Qf3 Rxe1+ 45.Kxe1 Qf5 46.Ke2 Rh3 47.Re3 Qxf3+ 48.Kxf3 = 0.00 (32 ply) 44...Qf5 45.Qxf5 exf5 46.R4e2 Rxe1 47.Rxe1 Bg5+ 48.f4 ⩱ -0.95 (30 ply)= -0.10 (28 ply)better is 50...Qf5+ 51.Ka1 Rf1 52.Rxf1 Qxf1+ 53.Ka2 Qd1 54.Qxe6+ = 0.00 (32 ply)better is 51.Be5 Rf2 52.Qxa6 Kh7 53.Rg1 Bh6 54.Ka1 Rc2 55.Qa7 Rg2 ⩲ +0.56 (26 ply)= 0.00 (33 ply) 55.Qe7 Qg2 56.Ka2 Rf2 57.Rb1 Rf1 58.Rxf1 Qxf1 59.Qxe6 = 0.00 (37 ply)-+ mate-in-5; 56.Ka2 Rxf7 57.a4 Qd1 58.axb5 Qb3+ 59.Kb1 Rf1# -+ mate-in-40-1

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Nov-24-07  ounos: 49. ...Rxf2+!
Nov-28-07  M.D. Wilson: 25. a6 is not a move one would ordinarily expect.

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