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Hans Kmoch vs Peter Romanovsky
Leningrad (1934), Leningrad URS, rd 9, Aug-28
Queen's Indian Defense: Classical. Traditional Variation Nimzowitsch Line (E18)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nbd2 d5 4.b3 Bd6 5.e3 O-O 6.Bb2 Nbd7 = +0.30 (42 ply)= -0.27 (36 ply)better is 3...d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 dxc4 = -0.13 (42 ply)= +0.44 (41 ply)better is 4...Ba6 5.b3 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.Bg2 c6 8.Bc3 O-O = 0.00 (45 ply) ⩲ +0.59 (33 ply)better is 7...Ne4 8.Bd2 d5 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Bf4 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Nc6 = +0.09 (34 ply)better is 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Qc2 c5 10.dxc5 Nxc3 11.Qxc3 bxc5 12.Bf4 ⩲ +0.63 (30 ply) 8...Nbd7 9.Bf4 c5 10.Rc1 Rc8 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Nxd7 Nxc3 = 0.00 (26 ply) ⩲ +1.04 (32 ply)better is 9...dxe4 10.Nxe4 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 Qc7 12.Bf4 Bd6 13.Qh5 g6 = +0.47 (33 ply)better is 10.a4 b5 11.axb5 cxb5 12.Nxb5 Bxe4 13.Bxe4 Nxe4 14.Qf3 ⩲ +1.00 (31 ply)= +0.36 (34 ply) 12.Nb2 Nbd7 13.Re1 e5 14.Nd3 b4 15.Na4 exd4 16.Bb2 Nb6 ⩲ +0.84 (29 ply)better is 12...c5 13.d5 b4 14.Na4 Bxf1 15.Qxf1 Qc7 16.Nc4 Nbd7 = 0.00 (31 ply) ⩲ +0.51 (22 ply) 13...c5 14.Re1 Bb7 15.Bb2 Nbd7 16.Nxd7 Nxd7 17.d5 exd5 = 0.00 (34 ply) 14.Nd3 Bb5 15.Bb2 a5 16.Re1 c5 17.Rc1 a4 18.d5 Bxd3 ⩲ +1.46 (31 ply)= +0.28 (33 ply)better is 15.Ne3 c5 16.d5 Nc6 17.Re1 Bxe2 18.Qxe2 Nd4 19.Qa6 exd5 ⩲ +0.75 (31 ply)= +0.12 (30 ply) 16.Rd1 Nxc4 17.bxc4 Qb6 18.d5 exd5 19.cxd5 Nd7 20.Rb1 ⩲ +0.70 (31 ply)= -0.20 (32 ply)better is 17...Nc6 18.Rfd1 Qb6 19.e5 cxd4 20.Nxd4 Bb7 21.Nb5 Na5 = -0.26 (31 ply)= +0.42 (34 ply) 18...Qc8 19.a3 Nc6 20.axb4 Nxd4 21.Bxd4 Qxc4 22.Qxc4 = +0.13 (33 ply) ⩲ +1.21 (33 ply)better is 19...Qc7 20.a3 b3 21.Qxb3 Bc5 22.Rfd1 Bc8 23.Bc3 Be6 ⩲ +0.68 (33 ply) ⩲ +1.24 (31 ply) after 20.Rfd1 Qc7 21.Qa4 Bb7 22.Rd5 Rfd8 23.Nxe7+ Qxe7 24.Rad1 22...Rfd8 23.Nxe7+ Qxe7 24.Rad1 h6 25.c5 Rab8 26.Qc2 ⩲ +0.64 (28 ply) 23.Rad1 Rfd8 24.Nxe7+ Nxe7 25.Rxd8+ Rxd8 26.Rxd8+ Qxd8 ± +1.78 (33 ply)better is 23...Rad8 24.Qa4 a5 25.a3 Kh8 26.c5 Rb8 27.axb4 axb4 = +0.31 (29 ply) 24.c5 a5 25.Rc1 Kh8 26.Nd6 Bxd6 27.cxd6 Qf7 28.Rb5 Ba6 ⩲ +0.97 (30 ply) ⩱ -1.16 (28 ply) 25.h4 Kh8 26.h5 a5 27.h6 g6 28.Qh4 Qf7 29.Ne3 Nd4 30.Bxd4 = -0.18 (29 ply) ⩱ -0.98 (32 ply)better is 26.f4 a5 27.h4 g6 28.Ne3 Qb6 29.Qf3 Bc5 30.Kh2 Rf8 31.f5 = -0.40 (29 ply)better is 26...Na5 27.Rxd8 Rxd8 28.Rxd8 Qxd8 29.Ne3 Bc8 30.Qh5 Be6 ⩱ -1.06 (33 ply) ⩱ -0.52 (31 ply) after 27.c5 Bxf5 28.exf5 Rxd5 29.Rxd5 Ne7 30.Rd2 Qxc5 31.Qd1 better is 27...Bd7 28.c5 Be6 29.h4 Ne7 30.Rxd8 Rxd8 31.Rxd8 Qxd8 ⩱ -0.98 (31 ply) 28.h4 Ne7 29.Bc1 Rac8 30.h5 Nxd5 31.exd5 Qd7 32.Ne3 Bf7 = -0.25 (32 ply) 28...a5 29.g5 fxg5 30.Qg3 a4 31.Qxg5 Rd7 32.Qg3 Re8 ⩱ -1.44 (30 ply) 29.g5 Nxf5 30.Rxd8 Rxd8 31.Rxd8 Qxd8 32.exf5 Bg8 33.gxf6 ⩱ -0.63 (33 ply) ⩱ -1.49 (34 ply)better is 30.a3 Rxd1 31.Qxd1 a5 32.axb4 axb4 33.Qd6 Qxd6 34.Nxd6 ⩱ -1.16 (30 ply) ∓ -1.82 (35 ply) 31.a3 Qd2 32.Qe2 Qxe2 33.Bxe2 Ng6 34.axb4 Nf4 35.Bd1 ∓ -1.56 (32 ply) ∓ -2.46 (33 ply) 33.Bc1 a5 34.Be2 a4 35.Ne3 Nd4 36.Bd1 Bc5 37.h4 b3 ∓ -1.95 (23 ply) 33...a5 34.Bc1 a4 35.Ke2 a3 36.Kd2 Bc5 37.Ne3 b3 38.axb3 -+ -2.81 (35 ply) ⩱ -1.09 (36 ply) 35.Ke2 Kg8 36.g5 Bxe3 37.Kxe3 Bxc4 38.gxf6 gxf6 39.a4 ∓ -1.71 (34 ply)-+ -3.49 (39 ply) 41.Bc3 Kg8 42.Be1 Kf7 43.Kd3 Nb6 44.Kc3 Ke6 45.Kd3 Nc8 -+ -2.64 (32 ply) 41...h5 42.gxh5 Kh7 43.Kd3 Nb6 44.Ba3 Kh6 45.Kc3 Kxh5 -+ -4.38 (33 ply)-+ -2.88 (30 ply) 43.Bd2 Kf7 44.Be1 Nb7 45.Bb4 Ke6 46.Bf8 a5 47.h3 g6 -+ -2.79 (29 ply)-+ -5.14 (36 ply) after 43...Nf7 44.Bb4 Ng5 45.Be1 Nh3 46.Ke2 Kf7 47.Bb4 Kg6 46.Kc5 Kg6 47.Kd5 Kg5 48.Ke6 h6 49.Kf7 a5 50.Kxg7 a4 -+ -6.38 (32 ply)0-1

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