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Paul Johner vs Milan Vidmar
Karlsbad (1907), Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary) AUH, rd 13, Sep-06
Spanish Game: Closed. Averbakh Variation (C87)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish (minimum 8s/ply)= =0.00 (41 ply)= +0.20 (36 ply) 6...b5 7.Bb3 = +0.37 (37 ply) 7...b5 8.Bc2 O-O 9.h3 Re8 10.d4 Bb7 11.a3 Nb8 12.Nbd2 = +0.31 (33 ply) 8...Re8 9.d4 b5 10.Bc2 Bb7 11.a3 Nb8 12.Nbd2 Bf8 13.b3 = +0.15 (32 ply) 9...Re8 10.d4 Bb7 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.a3 Nb8 13.b3 Nbd7 14.Bb2 = +0.28 (34 ply) ⩲ +0.86 (25 ply) 26.f4 Ne7 27.fxe5 Ng8 28.Qf4 Bc2 29.Qxf8 Qxf8 30.Nxc2 dxe5 = +0.7 (24 ply)= -0.48 (25 ply) 31...Qd7 32.Qxd7 Rxd7 33.a4 Kg7 34.axb5 axb5 35.Ra1 Nf6 36.Ra6 = +0.24 (26 ply) ⩲ +0.7 (26 ply) 32...Re7 33.Qxg6 Rg7 34.Qe6 Re7 35.Qh3 Rg7 36.Re2 c4 37.Rf1 = +0.7 (26 ply) 33.g3 Rxf3 34.Kg2 Rf8 35.Qxd6 Qxd6 36.Nxd6 Nf6 37.Ne4 Nxe4 = +1.74 (29 ply)= +0.33 (22 ply) 34...Rf8 35.Ke2 Qd8 36.Rf1 c4 37.h5 gxh5 38.g4 Rf4 39.g5 = +0.16 (22 ply) ⩲ +1.11 (24 ply) 36.b4 c4 37.a4 Kh8 38.axb5 axb5 39.Ra1 Qb7 40.Kg2 Rfe7 = +1.69 (27 ply)= =0.00 (35 ply) 43.b3 Rf4 44.Ne2 Rff7 45.c4 Qg7 46.Qd3 Qh7 47.Qd2 Rf8 = +0.62 (26 ply)= +0.19 (23 ply) 46...Nc7 47.Nf5 Nxd5 48.Qe4 Nf4+ 49.Kg1 d5 50.Qxe5 b4 51.Rfe1 = +0.54 (26 ply) ± +2.06 (25 ply)84...Ra8 85.h7 Rg8 86.hxg8=Q+ Kxg8 87.Rb8+ Kg7 88.f6# -+ mated-in-4 (245 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-08-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  Phony Benoni: You could have won a few ChessBucks betting on Johner to win this game. Coming in, he had scored only 1 draw in 12 games, while Vidmar was tied for second at 8-3 (plus a bye).

To me, this looks like one of those Spanishes where White does nothing but keep up a bit of pressure and Black does nothing until eventually a decisive shot pops up (50.Nxc5). Perhaps 18...f5 was not a good idea if Black was unwilling to recapture with the g-pawn. As a result, Black just ceded the e4 square and White made the most of it.

The last ten moves are either momentum, a lack of respect, or a desire to prevent chessgames.com kibitzers from asking why Black resigned, a goal which Vidmar seems to have achieved--so far.

Jan-05-10
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  keypusher: Why didn't Black resign sooner?

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