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Wenjun Ju vs Yifan Hou
Asian-ch (Women) (2004), Beirut, rd 6, Dec-09
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation. Two Knights Line (A37)  ·  1/2-1/2

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 6...Nge7 7.e3 O-O 8.Re1 d5 9.cxd5 exd5 10.d4 b6 11.b3 = -0.13 (34 ply) 7.b3 Nge7 8.Bb2 O-O 9.Rb1 b6 10.e3 d5 11.cxd5 exd5 ⩲ +0.62 (32 ply)= -0.14 (33 ply) 8.Rb1 O-O 9.b4 b6 10.e3 Rb8 11.Qc2 Qd7 12.d3 Bb7 13.b5 ⩲ +0.51 (32 ply)better is 8...Rb8 9.Rb1 O-O 10.d3 b6 11.Bd2 a5 12.Nb5 Qd7 13.Bf4 = -0.45 (29 ply)better is 9.Rb1 Rb8 10.Re1 Nd4 11.b4 Qd7 12.Bb2 b6 13.d3 Nec6 = +0.07 (32 ply) ⩱ -0.61 (31 ply) 10...Nd4 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bd2 Bd7 13.b4 b6 14.Re1 Nxf3+ = -0.38 (32 ply) 11.Ne2 e5 12.b4 cxb4 13.axb4 b5 14.cxb5 Rxb5 15.Qa4 Bg4 = +0.46 (31 ply)= -0.45 (34 ply) 13.d4 cxd4 14.Nxd4 b4 15.axb4 Nxd4 16.Bxd4 Rxb4 17.Bxg7 = 0.00 (38 ply) ⩱ -1.49 (29 ply)better is 14.a4 Ba6 15.b3 e5 16.Qd2 Qd7 17.Bh6 f5 18.Rfe1 Rbd8 ⩱ -1.02 (30 ply) ∓ -1.77 (33 ply) after 14...bxa3 15.bxa3 Rxb1 16.Qxb1 Ba6 17.Re1 Bxe2 18.Rxe2 20.Bc1 Qa4 21.Qc2 Qa7 22.Qb1 Rc8 23.Ne1 Ne5 24.Ra2 Nd7 ⩱ -1.37 (31 ply) ∓ -2.27 (36 ply) 23.b5 Qxb5 24.Qxb5 Rxb5 25.Ra2 Nc6 26.Bf1 Rc5 27.Kg2 e5 ∓ -1.72 (26 ply)-+ -2.60 (29 ply) 34...g5 35.Bb5 f4 36.gxf4 gxf4 37.Rc4 Nf5 38.Rc7 f3+ -+ -4.55 (32 ply)-+ -2.68 (41 ply) 37...Nd5 38.Nc6 Bb6 39.Ne5+ Kf6 40.Nd7+ Ke7 41.Ne5 Nc3 -+ -3.07 (40 ply) ∓ -1.80 (52 ply)better is 41...h5 42.Kf1 e3 43.fxe3 Bxe3 44.Kg2 Bd4 45.Bb7 e5 ∓ -2.23 (35 ply) ∓ -1.52 (35 ply)better is 43.Bb7 Bb6 44.Ba6 Ke7 45.Ke2 Bd8 46.Kf1 Kf7 47.Kg2 Bb6 ⩱ -1.47 (34 ply) 43...Ke7 44.Ba6 Kf6 45.Be2 Kg5 46.Bb5 e5 47.Kf1 e3 ∓ -2.01 (34 ply) ⩱ -1.22 (35 ply)better is 44...e3 45.fxe3 Bxe3 46.Kg2 Ke7 47.h3 Bc5 48.Ba6 e5 ∓ -2.32 (46 ply) ∓ -1.58 (37 ply)better is 45...Bb6 46.Kf1 Bc5 47.Bb7 Ke5 48.Bc8 Kf6 49.Ke2 Bd4 ∓ -1.71 (38 ply) ⩱ -0.97 (45 ply)61...Ke5 62.Bg2 Kd4 63.Bh1 Bg5 64.Bg2 Bh6 65.Bh1 Bg7 = -0.43 (82 ply)1/2-1/2

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Nov-27-16  technical draw: Yifan Hou was 10 years old when she played this long draw. Ju Wenjun was 13.

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