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Erling Flotten vs Magnus Carlsen
Arnold Grand Prix (2000), Gausdal NOR, Jan-??
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation. Barmen Defense (B22)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 6...Qd7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Qxd4 Bg7 9.Nc3 Nc6 10.Qxd7+ Bxd7 = -0.21 (28 ply) 7.d4 Bg7 8.Nc3 cxd4 9.Qxd4 Qa5 10.b4 Qf5 11.Nd5 Nc6 = +0.40 (27 ply)better is 7...Nc6 8.d3 Bg7 9.Be3 Nd4 10.O-O O-O 11.Bg5 Bf5 = -0.49 (27 ply) 8.d4 cxd4 9.Qxd4 Qxd4 10.Nxd4 Ne4 11.Ncb5 O-O 12.Be3 = +0.22 (29 ply) 8...Nc6 9.d3 b6 10.Be3 Bb7 11.O-O Nd4 12.Re1 O-O 13.Bf4 ⩱ -0.80 (28 ply) 9.d4 cxd4 10.Qxd4 Qxd4 11.Nxd4 Ne4 12.Be3 Nxc3 13.bxc3 = +0.10 (29 ply) ⩱ -0.78 (28 ply)better is 11.d4 Ng4 12.d5 Nxe3 13.fxe3 Ne5 14.Qd2 Qc7 15.O-O-O Ba6 = -0.35 (28 ply)better is 11...Ne8 12.a3 Bb7 13.Rc1 Nd6 14.d4 Nxc4 15.Bxc4 cxd4 ⩱ -1.09 (26 ply)= -0.46 (25 ply) after 12.d4 Ng4 13.d5 Nxe3 14.fxe3 Ne5 15.Qd2 Qd6 16.a4 e6 better is 13.Rc1 Qd7 14.b4 Rad8 15.bxc5 bxc5 16.Nd2 Qc6 17.Bf3 = -0.46 (27 ply) ⩱ -1.02 (29 ply) 15.Ne1 Nf4 16.Bf3 Bxf3 17.Nxf3 e5 18.Re1 Re8 19.g3 Nxh3+ ⩱ -0.84 (30 ply) ∓ -1.87 (25 ply) 16.Nh2 Nf4 17.Bf3 Qg5 18.Qd1 Bxf3 19.Qxf3 f5 20.Kh1 Rae8 ∓ -1.65 (28 ply)-+ -3.02 (26 ply) 18.Qc2 Re8 19.Nb4 Rc8 20.Qb1 Qf6 21.Nd5 Nxd5 22.cxd5 -+ -2.74 (19 ply) 18...Qd6 19.g3 Qd7 20.Ng1 Qf5 21.Bg4 Qxd3 22.Qd1 e4 -+ -4.25 (28 ply) ± +1.64 (29 ply) 19...Bxf3 20.Bxf3 Nxe1 21.Rxe1 Qf6 22.Kg2 Rae8 23.Nb4 a5 ± +1.56 (30 ply) 20.Ng5 Qxg5 21.Qxg5 Nxd3 22.Nb4 f6 23.Qd2 Nc5 24.Nd3 a5 +- +3.64 (29 ply) ⩱ -0.80 (25 ply) 21.Kg1 Rfe8 22.f3 a5 23.Nc1 Re6 24.h4 Qe7 25.Ng2 f5 ⩱ -0.54 (26 ply) 21...Qd6 22.Nb4 a5 23.Nd5 b5 24.b3 Rac8 25.Kg2 Bxd5+ ⩱ -1.30 (26 ply) 22.Bf3 e4 23.dxe4 a5 24.Qf4 Rae8 25.Rd1 Qxc4 26.Nc1 Qb5 ⩲ +0.73 (27 ply) ∓ -1.90 (30 ply) 23.Kf2 e4 24.Qf4 Rae8 25.h4 e3+ 26.Kg1 g5 27.hxg5 h6 ∓ -1.52 (25 ply)-+ -3.80 (31 ply) 30.Nb4 Qh6 31.Kd2 g4 32.Qe2 g3 33.Rd1 Qg7 34.Kc1 g2 ∓ -2.48 (23 ply)-+ -5.38 (27 ply) after 30...Bxg2 31.Rg1 Bh3 32.Kd1 a5 33.Nc1 Bf5 34.Nb3 Rh3 31...e4 32.Kd1 exf3 33.Ne1 Re8 34.Nxf3 Re3 35.Kc1 Kh8 -+ -5.59 (26 ply) 32.fxg4 Bxg4+ 33.Ke1 Kh8 34.Nh4 Qe6 35.Bd1 Rg8 36.Nf3 ∓ -1.79 (27 ply)-+ -6.60 (27 ply)-+ mate-in-10 after 50.Bd5 Rxa4 51.Bc6 Rxb4 52.Ke2 f3+ 53.Bxf3 Rb2+52.Ke2 f3+ 53.Bxf3 Ra2+ 54.Kd1 Kxf3 55.Kc1 h4 56.Kb1 Rf2 -+ mate-in-80-1

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