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Frantisek Zita vs Bedrich Thelen
Duras 60 (1942), Prague, rd 10
English Opening: King's English. Four Knights Variation Fianchetto Lines (A29)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 4...d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.a3 Be6 8.d3 Be7 = +0.14 (38 ply) ⩲ +0.69 (22 ply)6.d4 was played in E Lundin vs P F Johner, 1936 (1-0)6...Re8 was played in M Karlsson vs J S Kelly, 2012 (0-1)7.d3 was played in C Carls vs Torre, 1925 (1-0) 8...Nxd4 9.Nxd4 exd4 10.Qxd4 Nd7 11.Be3 Bf6 12.Qd2 = +0.30 (31 ply)better is 9.d5 Ne7 10.e4 Bd7 11.Be3 c6 12.Kh2 Ng6 13.Qd3 h6 ⩲ +1.13 (13 ply)better is 9...exd4 10.Nxd4 Bd7 11.Nxc6 Bxc6 12.Qc2 a6 13.b3 b5 = +0.50 (26 ply)better is 10.d5 Ne7 11.Nh4 c6 12.Bg5 cxd5 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.cxd5 f5 ⩲ +1.19 (19 ply)better is 10...exd4 11.Nxd4 a6 12.Nxc6 Bxc6 13.Re1 b5 14.Qd4 Nd7 ⩲ +0.55 (32 ply) ⩲ +1.07 (29 ply) after 11.d5 Ne7 12.a4 c6 13.Bb2 Rc8 14.Qd3 h5 15.Qe3 a6 16.Nd2 better is 11...a5 12.d5 Nb4 13.a3 Na6 14.Nd2 c6 15.Qc2 Be7 16.Kh2 ⩲ +0.65 (30 ply) ⩲ +1.30 (28 ply) 13.a4 Ng6 14.Kh2 Rb8 15.Qe2 c6 16.Rfc1 a5 17.Ne1 Be7 ⩲ +1.41 (29 ply) 13...b5 14.Nd3 bxc4 15.bxc4 c6 16.Qd2 cxd5 17.Nxd5 Nexd5 = +0.46 (31 ply)better is 14.a4 Be7 15.Nc2 Qb8 16.Kh2 Bd8 17.b4 c6 18.dxc6 bxc6 ⩲ +1.40 (29 ply)better is 14...b5 15.cxb5 axb5 16.Qd2 Qc8 17.Kh2 Qa6 18.Nb4 Qa3 ⩲ +0.73 (28 ply) 15.a4 b6 16.Qe2 Be7 17.f3 Rb8 18.Bf2 Qc8 19.Kh2 Qc7 20.h4 ⩲ +1.45 (30 ply) ⩲ +0.62 (30 ply) 16.Rc1 Qc8 17.Kh2 Qb7 18.Nb2 Be6 19.Qe2 Rad8 20.Nd3 Rb8 ⩲ +1.25 (29 ply) 16...d5 17.cxd5 cxd5 18.exd5 Rc8 19.b4 e4 20.Nc5 Ne5 = +0.09 (28 ply) ± +1.51 (28 ply)better is 17...Rc8 18.Rad1 Nf6 19.c5 d5 20.exd5 cxd5 21.Nxd5 Nxd5 ⩲ +0.76 (28 ply) 18.b4 cxb4 19.Nxb4 Ne7 20.Nbd5 Nxd5 21.Nxd5 Rb8 22.Rab1 ⩲ +1.40 (31 ply) 18...Nf6 19.f3 a5 20.Rfe1 Qb8 21.Rb1 Qc7 22.f4 exf4 ⩲ +0.57 (29 ply)better is 19.b4 cxb4 20.Nxb4 Rc8 21.Rb1 Ba8 22.Nbd5 Ng5 23.Nb6 Rb8 ± +1.52 (31 ply) ⩲ +0.79 (30 ply) 21.Qc2 Qb8 22.Bc1 Be7 23.Bb2 Ra7 24.Kh1 Nf6 25.Rf2 Rb7 ⩲ +0.95 (29 ply)= 0.00 (35 ply) 22.Nxf6+ Qxf6 23.Nd5 Qd8 24.Nc3 Qb6 25.Qc2 Ra7 26.Bf4 a5 = +0.40 (29 ply) ⩱ -0.53 (30 ply)better is 23...Bxd5 24.Nxd5 Nxd5 25.Rxd5 Qb8 26.Bf4 a4 27.Bxe5 = -0.40 (33 ply)= +0.25 (28 ply) after 24.Qc2 a4 25.Rff1 axb3 26.axb3 Rb8 27.Nc3 Be7 28.Bd2 Qb6 24...Bxd5 25.Nxd5 Be7 26.Bf4 Bg5 27.Bxe5 Nxe5 28.Bf3 Bf6 = 0.00 (33 ply) ⩲ +0.80 (30 ply) 25...Ra7 26.Nc3 Rb7 27.Rb1 Be7 28.Qd1 Bg5 29.Rd2 h5 = -0.31 (32 ply) ⩲ +1.47 (29 ply)better is 26...Ng6 27.Nxg6 fxg6 28.Bd2 Ne5 29.Rb1 Rab8 30.Rff1 Be7 = +0.50 (29 ply) 27.Bd2 Reb8 28.Rb1 g6 29.Re2 Bg7 30.Nb5 Qe7 31.Bc3 Ne8 ⩲ +1.25 (32 ply)= 0.00 (35 ply) 28...g5 29.Nfd5 Bxd5 30.Nxd5 Bg7 31.Ree1 g4 32.Nxf6+ = -0.13 (33 ply) 29.Bd2 Qb7 30.Rf2 Qb6 31.Kh1 Qb7 32.Kg1 h5 33.Nfd5 Nxd5 ⩲ +1.46 (30 ply)= +0.38 (28 ply) 30...Qd8 31.Be1 g5 32.Nd5 Bxd5 33.cxd5 g4 34.Bc3 Bg7 = +0.44 (28 ply) ± +1.79 (35 ply) 31...g5 32.Nd3 Nfd7 33.Nxe5 Nxe5 34.Be1 Bg7 35.Bc3 Ra7 ⩲ +1.42 (30 ply) ± +2.40 (35 ply) after 32.e5 dxe5 33.Nd5 e4 34.Nc3 Qd8 35.Nxe4 Rb6 36.Rbe1 Rbe6 34.Qd1 Qb7 35.Rxa5 Rxa5 36.Bxa5 Qe7 37.Bc3 g5 38.Nd3 ± +2.32 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.61 (28 ply)better is = 0.00 (28 ply) ⩲ +0.74 (26 ply)better is 36...g5 37.Nd3 Nfd7 38.Bc3 Bg7 39.Kh1 Qd8 40.Rea2 g4 ⩲ +0.79 (20 ply) ⩲ +1.31 (25 ply) 38.Nd3 Nxe4 39.Nxe5 Rxe5 40.Rxa3 Rxa3 41.Rxa3 d5 42.Ra6 ± +1.52 (24 ply)= +0.09 (26 ply)better is 40.Qc2 Qe7 41.Bd2 Bg7 42.Re1 Re8 43.Kh1 Qf8 44.Rf1 Nd7 ⩲ +1.09 (24 ply)= +0.44 (26 ply) 41...Qe7 42.Bd2 Nd7 43.Re1 Be5 44.Be4 Qf6 45.Kg2 Bb2 = +0.18 (24 ply)better is 42.Rf1 Ng6 43.Bd2 Qe8 44.Bc1 Re7 45.Bf3 Bd4 46.Qd1 Be3 ⩲ +1.06 (22 ply)better is 42...Qe8 43.Rf1 Re7 44.Bh7+ Kh8 45.Bf5 Ng6 46.Bg4 Re3 = +0.47 (25 ply)better is 43.Bh7+ Kh8 44.Kg2 Nd7 45.Re1 Be5 46.Bf5 Qf6 47.Bxe5 ⩲ +1.00 (24 ply) 43...Nd7 44.Re1 Qf8 45.Bxg7 Qxg7 46.Bf5 Ne5 47.Rf1 Kh8 = +0.48 (20 ply) 44.Bh7+ Kh8 45.Bf5 Kg8 46.Re1 Re8 47.Bd2 Qd8 48.Qd1 g4 ± +2.17 (28 ply) 44...g4 45.Re1 Qg5 46.Bh7+ Kf8 47.h4 Qh6 48.Be4 Re8 ⩲ +0.75 (31 ply)+- +2.84 (31 ply) 46.Bd2 Re8 47.Rf1 Ng6 48.Bc1 Qe5 49.Qd3 Ree7 50.Kh1 Re8 ± +2.45 (28 ply) 46...Ng6 47.Rg1 Qe3 48.Bxg7 Qf3+ 49.Qg2 Qxg2+ 50.Raxg2 ± +1.59 (30 ply)+- +5.36 (26 ply)+- mate-in-10 after 54.Raf1+ Rf7 55.Qxg6 Ra7 56.Qxd6+ Ke8 57.Qb8+1-0

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