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Akiba Rubinstein vs Oldrich Duras
Bad Pistyan (1912), Pistyan (Piestany) AUH, rd 12, Jun-04
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation. Full Symmetry Line (A38)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply) 6...O-O 7.d5 Na5 8.Qd3 d6 9.O-O e6 10.e4 a6 11.Re1 = +0.15 (30 ply) ⩲ +1.00 (25 ply)better is 8.O-O d6 9.b3 Ne4 10.Na4 Nxf3+ 11.exf3 Qd8 12.Bb2 Bxb2 ⩲ +0.92 (25 ply)= +0.22 (23 ply)better is 13.Nf3 Nb4 14.Bd2 Nc6 15.Bc3 Qf5 16.Rc1 Bxc3 17.Rxc3 Rd8 ⩲ +1.10 (23 ply)= +0.45 (25 ply) after 13...Nc7 14.Bd2 d6 15.c6 e5 16.Rc1 b6 17.Ne2 Be6 18.e4 d5 better is 16...Rd8 17.Nb4 Nxb4 18.Bxb4 a5 19.Ba3 Rb8 20.Qa4 b6 = +0.45 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.20 (23 ply) 17...Rd8 18.Rfd1 Rb8 19.a4 Bf8 20.b4 d6 21.cxd6 Rxd6 ⩲ +0.87 (22 ply) ± +1.66 (22 ply)better is 19...Bb7 20.Qb3 e4 21.Bxg7 Kxg7 22.Rad1 Rfd8 23.Rd2 d5 ⩲ +1.19 (24 ply) 20.Rfd1 Rb8 21.Nc4 Rb5 22.Qd6 e4 23.Qxe7 Nxe7 24.Nd6 Rb8 ± +1.88 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.97 (27 ply) 21...e4 22.a4 Rb3 23.Qxe7 Nxe7 24.Nd2 Rb6 25.Nxe4 Bxc3 ⩲ +0.91 (26 ply) ± +1.94 (25 ply) after 22.Qxe7 Rxe7 23.Rfd1 Bf8 24.Nd6 Rb8 25.Rd2 a5 26.Rad1 a4 better is 22...Bf8 23.Qxe7 Bxe7 24.a3 Rb8 25.Rac1 a5 26.Rc2 a4 ± +1.64 (25 ply) ± +2.17 (27 ply) after 23.Qxe7 Rxe7 24.Nd6 Rb8 25.Nxe4 Bxc3 26.Nxc3 Ne5 27.Nd5 better is 31...Reb6 32.Bd5 f6 33.Kf1 Rd6 34.Rc7 f5 35.Ke1 Ke7 36.h4 ± +1.90 (24 ply) 32.Rh4 h5 33.Rhc4 Bb7 34.Rb4 Rc8 35.Rxc8 Bxc8 36.Rb8 Kd8 +- +2.54 (29 ply) ± +1.78 (30 ply)better is 35...Rb5 36.Rdc4 Rxd5 37.Rxc8+ Ke7 38.Ke2 Kf6 39.Rd4 a5 ⩲ +1.47 (29 ply) ± +2.15 (27 ply) after 36.Rh4 h5 37.e4 Rf6 38.e5 Rfb6 39.Rc7 a5 40.Kg1 Kd8 better is 40.Kf3 h5 41.h4 Ke5 42.Re8+ Kf6 43.Ra8 Ke5 44.Ra7 d6 ± +2.38 (32 ply) ± +1.81 (28 ply) after 40...Ke6 41.Rh8 a5 42.Rxh7 a4 43.Kc3 axb3 44.axb3 Rc6+ 42...Ke6 43.Ra4 Rd6+ 44.Ke2 Rb6 45.Ra5 Rd6 46.Ke1 Kf6 ± +1.70 (32 ply)+- +2.81 (30 ply) 44...Ke5 45.Rc5+ d5 46.gxf5 Rh6 47.b4 Rh4 48.a3 g4 49.f6 ± +2.38 (29 ply)+- +3.47 (29 ply)better is 53.Rc4 Rb5 54.Ke3 Rb6 55.Rc5+ Kf6 56.Kf4 Rb7 57.Rxa5 g3 +- +8.07 (29 ply) 53...Rc6 54.Rg8 Kf4 55.Rg6 Rc8 56.f6 Rd8+ 57.Kc4 Kxe4 +- +3.66 (30 ply)+- +22.76 (24 ply)57...Rd8+ 58.Ke3 Rf8 59.e5 a4 60.bxa4 Kh4 61.e6 g3 62.e7 +- mate-in-141-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-14-07  Karpova: 12.c5! is a nice shot (after 12...Qxc5?? 13.Nb3 white wins).

44.g4! is also great as black loses another pawn:

44...fxg4 45.Rxg4 Rg6 46.f4
44...Ke5 45.Rc5+ d5 46.gxf5
44...Rf6 45.gxf5 Rxf5 46.Ra4

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