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Ivan Sokolov vs Leif Haraldsson
Reykjavik Open (2013), Reykjavik ISL, rd 1, Feb-19
Queen Pawn Game: Veresov Atack. Dutch System (A80)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply) 1...d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxc4 5.e4 c5 6.dxc5 = -0.06 (37 ply)better is 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6 4.b3 Bg7 5.Bb2 d6 6.h4 c6 7.c4 ⩲ +0.75 (35 ply) 2...Nf6 3.Bg5 d5 4.Bxf6 exf6 5.e3 g6 6.h4 Be6 7.Bd3 = 0.00 (35 ply) ⩲ +0.76 (31 ply)better is 3...e6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Bd6 6.Bd3 h6 7.Ne5 O-O 8.Ng6 = +0.25 (30 ply) ⩲ +0.91 (30 ply)better is 4...e6 5.Nf3 Be7 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.O-O O-O 8.Ne2 Ne4 9.h3 = +0.46 (31 ply) ⩲ +0.99 (30 ply)better is 7...Nbd7 8.Ne2 Ne4 9.Ne5 O-O 10.c4 Bf6 11.Rc1 g5 = +0.42 (30 ply) ⩲ +1.01 (30 ply) 10...b6 11.Rc1 Bb7 12.Qa4 Qe8 13.Ne5 Nxe5 14.Bxe5 Bf6 ⩲ +0.53 (31 ply) 11.Rc1 g5 12.Bc7 h5 13.h4 g4 14.Bxe4 fxe4 15.Ng5 Bxg5 ⩲ +1.45 (29 ply) 11...b6 12.b4 Bb7 13.c5 a5 14.a3 Bf6 15.cxb6 Nxb6 16.Bc7 ⩲ +0.65 (32 ply)better is 12.Rc1 h5 13.b4 a6 14.c5 h4 15.a4 Qg6 16.Qc2 Bf6 17.Kh1 ± +1.55 (27 ply) ⩲ +0.84 (30 ply)better is 14.c5 Nf6 15.b4 Nd7 16.Bg3 Rf7 17.Rb1 Qf6 18.f4 gxf4 ⩲ +1.32 (29 ply) 14...Nd6 15.Qc2 dxc4 16.Bxc4 Bd7 17.Bd3 Nf7 18.Bh2 b6 ⩲ +0.71 (30 ply) 15.cxd5 Nxd5 16.Qd2 a5 17.a3 Qh6 18.e4 Nf6 19.Rac1 f4 ± +1.66 (30 ply) 15...dxc4 16.Qxc4 Nd5 17.Qc1 Bd7 18.e4 fxe4 19.Bxe4 Qh6 ⩲ +0.60 (30 ply) ⩲ +1.46 (32 ply) after 16.f4 Nd7 17.Bc7 Rf7 18.cxd5 cxd5 19.Rac1 Nb6 20.fxg5 19...cxd5 20.Qb3 Bc6 21.Nb5 Nd7 22.Bh2 Ra8 23.Nd6 Bxd6 ⩲ +0.84 (35 ply) ± +1.75 (33 ply) 21.bxc3 f4 22.Rb1 b5 23.a4 a6 24.Ra1 Bc8 25.Rfb1 Bf6 ± +1.91 (33 ply) ⩲ +1.01 (32 ply)better is 22...Bf6 23.Rd1 Qf8 24.Bc4 h5 25.Rd2 Qh6 26.Be2 Bg7 ⩲ +0.93 (32 ply) ± +1.52 (33 ply) 23...Bd6 24.Rd1 h5 25.Rd3 Bc8 26.Bb3 Bxe5 27.dxe5 Qg7 ⩲ +1.17 (32 ply)+- +2.59 (35 ply)better is 34...Kh7 35.Bb3 Bd7 36.Bc2 Kh8 37.Rc1 Rgf8 38.Ree1 R5f7 ± +1.95 (25 ply)+- +2.63 (28 ply)36...Rg6 37.Rd4 Qf7 38.Ree4 Bd7 39.Qe2 h4 40.Qf2 Rg7 +- +2.55 (38 ply)1-0

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Feb-20-13  ajile: IMO Black needs to attack the dark squared bishop with ..Nh5 before White plays h3.

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