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Wolfgang Unzicker vs Viktor Korchnoi
Unzicker's 80th Birthday (2005), Mainz GER, rd 3, Aug-09
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation (E32)  ·  0-1

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Aug-11-05  dac1990: I watched this game unfold online. According to Fritz, White's troubles began at 26.Rf2?!, where the immediate 26.Rff1 would have retained a lot of white's advantage.
Aug-13-22  whiteshark: <dac1990: ... According to Fritz, White's troubles began at 26.Rf2?!, where the immediate 26.Rff1 would have retained a lot of white's advantage> This seems to be inaccurate. The turning point must have come later.


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White to move

1) +1.15 (37 ply) 26.Rf2 d5 27.cxd5 Nxd5 28.Qc1 Ne5 29.Bxe5 Qxe5 30.Qxc5 g6 31.Bc2 Nxe3 32.Qxe5 Rxe5 33.Rf3 Ng4 34.Rxe5 Nxe5 35.Rc3 Rd7 36.h3 Kf8 37.Kf2 Ke7 38.Ke3 Kd6 39.Bb3 f6 40.Kd4 Rb7 41.Rc8 Kd7 42.Rc5 Kd6 43.Bd5 Rb8 44.h4 h6 45.Bb3 Rf8 46.Rd5+ Ke7 47.a5 g5 48.h5 Rb8 49.Kc5 g4

2) +0.97 (37 ply) 26.Bxf6 Qxf6 27.Bxg6 Qxg6 28.Qxg6 hxg6 29.Kf2 g5 30.Rg4 f6 31.h4 gxh4 32.Rxh4 Kf7 33.Kf3 Re5 34.Rd1 Ke6 35.Rg4 Rg8 36.Re4 Rxe4 37.Kxe4 Rh8 38.a5 Rh4+ 39.Kd3 d5 40.Rb1 dxc4+ 41.Kc3 Kd6 42.Rd1+ Kc7 43.Rd5 Rg4 44.Rxc5+ Kb7 45.Rc6 Re4 46.Rxc4 Rxe3+ 47.Kb4 Re7 48.g4 Re2

3) +0.95 (37 ply) 26.Rff1 Ne5 27.Qe2 d5 28.cxd5 Nxd5 29.Bb1 Nb4 30.Rd1 Rxd1 31.Rxd1 Qe6 32.Ba1 Ng6 33.a5 Qb3 34.Bf5 Nd5 35.Qd3 Qxd3 36.Rxd3 Nxe3 37.Bd7 Rd8 38.Rxe3 Rxd7 39.Re8+ Nf8 40.Bc3 f6 41.Rc8 Kf7 42.Rxc5 Ne6 43.Rc6 Nc7 44.b6 Nd5 45.Bd4 axb6 46.axb6 Kg8 47.h3 Kf7 48.Bf2 Rb7

6.0 minute analysis by Stockfish 11 v064

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