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Rafael Vaganian vs Jan Werle
Antwerp (2008), Antwerp BEL, rd 7, Aug-29
Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E06)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 1...d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxc4 5.e4 c5 6.dxc5 = -0.06 (37 ply) 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 d5 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 cxd4 6.Qxd4 exd5 ⩲ +0.64 (36 ply)= -0.27 (36 ply) 8.a4 Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Bg5 Bd5 11.Qd3 Be4 12.Qd1 Nc6 = +0.12 (25 ply) ⩱ -0.92 (32 ply) 10.a4 Bb7 11.Nc3 c6 12.Ne4 Be7 13.Rfd1 Qc7 14.Nc5 Nd7 = -0.09 (33 ply) ∓ -1.67 (36 ply)better is 13.b3 Nc6 14.bxc4 Nd4 15.Qd3 bxc4 16.Qxc4 Qb2 17.Na3 Bf6 ⩱ -1.01 (37 ply) ∓ -1.54 (34 ply) 14...Bb7 15.b3 cxb3 16.axb3 Nb4 17.Qb2 c5 18.Bxb7 Qxb7 ⩱ -1.44 (33 ply) 15.Qe4 Bf6 16.g4 b4 17.Na4 Qb5 18.g5 Be5 19.Rxd4 Bxd4 = -0.04 (35 ply)better is 15...Bf6 16.Qe4 b4 17.Na4 Qd6 18.e3 Bd7 19.Rxd4 Bxd4 ⩱ -1.43 (37 ply) 16.b3 Bf6 17.bxc4 Qa5 18.e3 Qxc3 19.exd4 Bxd4 20.cxb5 ⩱ -0.90 (40 ply)-+ -4.10 (33 ply) 35...Rf8 36.Qb7 f3+ 37.exf3 Nxf3 38.Qxf3 Rxf3 39.Kxf3 c2 -+ -17.81 (31 ply) ⩱ -1.50 (33 ply) 36...Nc6 37.Qg8+ Kf6 38.Rf8 Rxf8 39.Qxf8+ Ke6 40.Qh6+ ∓ -1.84 (34 ply)= 0.00 (45 ply) 43...c4 44.Qe4 Qxe4 45.Rxe4 Nc2 46.Kg2 Ne3+ 47.Rxe3 fxe3 = 0.00 (47 ply)+- +4.09 (32 ply) 48.Rh8 Qe7+ 49.Qxe7+ Kxe7 50.Rh5 Rf7 51.Rxc5 Ne6 52.Rh5 +- +5.48 (30 ply)= 0.00 (44 ply) 49.Kh3 Rh5+ 50.Kg2 f3+ 51.exf3 Ne6 52.Qxe6+ Qxe6 53.Rxe6 = 0.00 (45 ply) 49...Qxe7+ 50.Qxe7+ Kxe7 51.Kg4 Ke6 52.Rb1 Rf8 53.Rb7 c4 -+ -13.29 (29 ply)+- mate-in-351...Rg5 52.Qxg5# +- mate-in-11-0

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Aug-30-08  luzhin: 49..Qxe7 CHECK wins on the spot for Black. Very odd.

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