RandomVisitor: Proposed mainline:
<17...Be5 18.Be3 Na6 or Bd7 or Re8>
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<Section A - Older Analysis>
[-0.23] d=29 17.h3 Be5 18.Be3 Na6 19.g4 <Re8> 20.Qd2 Nb4 21.Bg5 h6 22.Bf4 h5 (11:57.27) 11355331kN
[-0.14] d=25 17.h3 Be5 18.Be3 Na6 19.g4 <Nb4> 20.Nf5 Rxd1 21.Rxd1 Qc7 22.Qb1 Be6 23.Bd4 g6 24.Bxe5 Qxe5 25.Nd4 Bc4 26.Nf3 Qe7 27.Nd2 Be6 28.Qc1 Re8 (24:47.57)
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<Section B - Current Position>
[-0.18] d=30 17...Be5 18.Be3 Na6 19.g4 Re8 20.Nf5 Qc7 21.Nd4 Nb4 22.Qc1 Be6 23.Nxe6 Rxe6 24.Rd2 h6 25.Qd1 Ree8 26.Qf1 Rad8 27.Rbd1 Rd6 28.Rxd6 Bxd6 29.Rd2 Bh2 (53:53.55) 47766228kN
[-0.21] d=27 17...Be5 18.Be3 Na6 19.Rd2 Bd7 20.Qb3 Nb4 21.g4 c5 22.Nf5 Bxf5 23.gxf5 Rxd2 24.Bxd2 Rc8 25.Qc4 Rd8 26.Bg5 b6 27.e3 h6 28.Bh4 Rd2 29.Ne4 Rxb2 30.Nxf6 gxf6 31.Rxb2 (15:32.54) 10438476kN
[+0.00] d=25 17...Be6 18.Bg5 Be5 19.e3 Bxd4 20.Rxd4 h6 21.Bxf6 Qxf6 22.Nd5 Bxd5 23.Bxd5 Ne6 24.Bxe6 Qxe6 25.Rg4 Rd7 26.b4 axb4 27.Rgxb4 Qe7 28.Re4 Qf6 29.Reb4 Qe7 30.Re4 Qf6 31.Reb4 Qe7 32.Re4 Qf6 (21:02.23)
[+0.00] d=25 17...h6 18.e4 Re8 19.Re1 Bd7 20.Be3 Nfxe4 21.Bd2 f5 22.b4 axb4 23.Nxe4 Nxe4 24.Rxb4 Ba5 25.Bxe4 Bxb4 26.Bxf5 Bxf5 27.Nxf5 Qc5 28.Nxh6 Kh8 29.Rxe8 Rxe8 30.Nf7 Kg8 31.Nh6 Kh8 32.Nf7 Kg8 (22:31.57)
[+0.00] d=23 17...Bd7 18.e4 Re8 19.Be3 Rac8 20.Nde2 Na6 21.Nd4 Nc5 22.Nde2 Na6 23.Nd4 Nc5 24.Nde2 Na6 25.Nd4 Nc5 26.Nde2 Na6 27.Nd4 Nc5 28.Nde2 Na6 29.Nd4 Nc5 30.Nde2 Na6 31.Nd4 Nc5 32.Nde2 Na6 (14:07.47) 5120666kN
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<Section C - 17...h6>
[+0.00] d=25 18.e4 Re8 19.Re1 Bd7 20.Be3 Rad8 21.Rbd1 Bc8 22.Nf5 Bxf5 23.exf5 Rxd1 24.Qxd1 Be5 25.Qc2 Na6 26.Ba7 Nb4 27.Qd1 Qc7 28.Bd4
[-0.12] d=24 18.Bf4 Bxf4 19.gxf4 Bd7 20.e3 Na6 21.Qe2 Qb4 22.f5 Be8 23.Rd2 Rd6 24.Rbd1 Rad8 25.Qf1 Qb6 26.Qe1 Kh8 27.Qe2 Nc5
[-0.23] d=24 18.e3 Be5 19.Nce2 Ne6 20.Nf5 Rxd1+ 21.Qxd1 Qf8 22.e4 Nc5 23.Qc2 Bxf5 24.exf5 Na6 25.Be3 Nb4 26.Qb3 Qc8 27.g4 Nfd5 28.Bc5 Qc7 29.Rd1 Re8 30.Nc3 b6 31.Bxd5 bxc5 32.Bc4
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<Section D - 17...Be5>
<next best other than 18.Be3>
[-0.38] d=25 18.Nf3 Rxd1 19.Nxd1 Bc7 20.Nd4 Qd6 21.Bf4 Qxd4 22.Bxc7 Nxa4 23.Ra1 Nb6 24.Qc3 Qxc3 25.Nxc3 Nbd5 26.Nxd5 Nxd5 27.Bxd5 cxd5 28.Rxa5 Rxa5 29.Bxa5 Bxh3 (6:55.46)
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<Section D1 - 17...Be5 18.Be3>
<thanks Dionyseus>
[-0.16] d=25 18...Na6 19.Nf5 Bxf5 20.Qxf5 Bxg3 21.Qxa5 Bc7 22.Qf5 Be5 23.Bf4 Bxf4 24.Qxf4 Qb4 25.Qxb4 Nxb4 26.Kh2 g6 27.Bf3 Kf8 28.Kg3 h6 29.b3 Kg7 30.e3 05:06:31 5531mN
<17...Be5 18.Be3 Bd7>
[-0.06] d=24 19.Nf5 Bxf5 20.Qxf5 Nb3 21.Qc2 Nd4 22.Bxd4 Bxd4 23.e3 Be5 24.Ne4 Nxe4 25.Qxe4 Bf6 26.Qxe7 Bxe7 27.f4 f5 28.Kf2 g6 29.g4 Bc5 30.Bf3 Rxd1 31.Rxd1 Re8 (31:57.57) 4639311kN
[-0.12] d=23 19.g4 h6 20.Nf3 Bd6 21.Rbc1 Be6 22.Nd4 Rac8 23.Rd2 Qe8 24.Rdd1 Bc7 25.Rb1 Qe7 26.Rd2 Rb8 27.Rbd1 (21:00.57) 2964172kN
[-0.30] d=23 19.f4 Bxd4 20.Bxd4 Bf5 21.Qxf5 Rxd4 22.Rxd4 Qe3 23.Kf1 Qxd4 24.Rd1 Qe3 25.Bf3 Re8 26.h4 Kf8 27.Qc2 h6 28.Rd6 Qe7 29.Rd4 Ne6 30.Rd3 Qb4 31.Qd2 Nc5 32.Rd6 (22:51.58) 3241773kN
<17...Be5 18.Be3 Re8>
[+0.00] d=24 18...Re8 19.Bc1 Bxd4 20.Rxd4 Qe5 21.Rf4 Ne6 22.Rf5 Qd6 23.Rxf6 gxf6 24.Ne4 Qe5 25.f4 Qd4 26.e3 Qd8 27.Qc3 Kg7 28.b3 Nxf4 29.exf4 Bf5 30.Bb2 Rxe4 31.Bxe4 Bxe4 32.Re1 Bd5 33.Re8 Qb6 (5:23.24) 2142846kN
[-0.14] d=23 18...Re8 19.g4 Be6 20.Nxe6 (0:03.41) 15892kN
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<Section D2 - 17...Be5 18.Be3 Na6 19.g4>
[-0.19] d=24 19...Re8 20.Nf5 [20.Qd2 Nb4 21.Bf4; 20.Qc1 Nb4 21.Bf4] Qc7 21.Rbc1 [21.Nd4] Nb4 22.Qb1 Bh2+ 23.Kf1 g6 24.Nh6+ [24.Nd6 Rxe3!] Kg7 25.Bd4 Be5 26.g5 Bxd4 27.Rxd4 Ng8 [27...Nh5 28.e3 f6 is much better for black] 28.Nxg8 Qh2 29.Rh4 Kxg8 30.Ne4 Nd5 31.Qd3 Be6 32.Qg3 Qxg3
[-0.15] d=23 19...Bd7 20.Ne4 Nd5 21.Bg5 f6 22.Bh4 Nf4 23.Bf1 Nb4 24.Qc4+ Nfd5 25.e3 Be8 26.Nf5 Qf8 27.Bg3 Bxg3 28.Nfxg3 Bf7 29.Qc5 Qxc5 30.Nxc5 b6 31.Nce4 Rd7
[-0.12] d=23 19...Nb4 20.Nf5 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Qc7 22.Qb1 Be6 23.Bd4 g6 24.Bxe5 Qxe5 25.Nd4 Bd5* 26.e4 Bc4 27.Qc1 Re8 28.Nf3 Qe7 29.e5 Nfd5 30.Rd4 Bb3
*25...Bc4 26.Nf3 Qe7 27.Nd2 now scores -0.11/24 27...Bd5 28.Nxd5 cxd5 29.e3 h5
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<Section E - 17...Be6>
[+0.00] d=23 18.Bg5 Be5 19.e3 Bxd4 20.Rxd4 h6 21.Bxf6 Qxf6 22.Nd5 Bxd5 23.Bxd5 Qe7 24.Bc4 Rxd4 25.exd4 (10:16.16) 3954790kN
[-0.06] d=22 18.Be3 Bd7 19.Nf5 Bxf5 20.Qxf5 Ne6 21.Qc2 h6 (5:34.54) 2030246kN
[-0.10] d=22 18.e3 Rxd4 (6:32.24) 2569749kN