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Alexander Alekhine vs Karl Helling
Dresden (1936), Dresden GER, rd 1, Jun-07
Slav Defense: Soultanbeieff Variation (D16)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 7...Nd5 8.Bd2 b5 9.axb5 Bxc3 10.bxc3 cxb5 11.Ng5 Nc6 = 0.00 (32 ply) ⩲ +0.57 (26 ply) 8...Qa5 9.Qxe4 Bxc3+ 10.Nd2 Bb4 11.Bxc4 c5 12.Bb5+ Nd7 = +0.15 (26 ply) ⩲ +1.12 (24 ply) after 9.Be3 O-O 10.Be2 b6 11.O-O Bxc3 12.bxc3 Bb7 13.Rfb1 Na6 9...c5 10.O-O Nxc3 11.bxc3 cxd4 12.Nxd4 Be7 13.f4 O-O ⩲ +0.66 (24 ply) ⩲ +1.42 (25 ply)better is 12.Rd1 c5 13.Rb1 h6 14.Be3 Na6 15.Nd2 cxd4 16.Bxd4 Qc6 ⩲ +1.25 (21 ply) ⩲ +0.72 (22 ply) 13.Bf3 Qd7 14.Nxc4 cxd4 15.Be4 g6 16.Rd1 Qc7 17.cxd4 Bd7 ⩲ +1.31 (24 ply)= +0.48 (20 ply) after 13...Qd7 14.Rd1 cxd4 15.Ne4 Nc6 16.cxd4 b6 17.Ba3 Bb7 better is 14.Bd3 g6 15.Nc4 Qc7 16.Be4 cxd4 17.cxd4 Nc6 18.Rd1 Nb4 ⩲ +0.89 (22 ply)= +0.29 (22 ply)better is 17...Nc6 18.Qe3 Nb4 19.Bxb4 Bxb4 20.Be4 Rb8 21.Rfc1 a5 = +0.02 (23 ply)better is 18.Qe3 Bd5 19.Be4 Nc6 20.Bxd5 exd5 21.Nf3 Bxa3 22.Rxa3 ⩲ +0.54 (21 ply) 18...Bxa3 19.Rxa3 Bd5 20.Be4 Nc6 21.Rd3 f5 22.exf6 Qxf6 = -0.08 (25 ply) ⩲ +1.10 (23 ply) 19...Na6 20.Rfb1 Nc7 21.Nd6 Bxd6 22.Bxd6 Nd5 23.a5 f5 ⩲ +0.62 (24 ply) ⩲ +1.39 (25 ply)better is 21...Qxd4 22.Qxg5 Qxd3 23.Nd6 Nd7 24.Bc1 Qe2 25.Bf4 Qg4 ⩲ +0.91 (25 ply) ± +1.55 (23 ply) 22...Qg5 23.g3 Qxe3 24.fxe3 Be7 25.Rf2 Bxa3 26.Rxa3 Na6 ⩲ +1.09 (22 ply) ± +2.25 (22 ply) 23...Qd8 24.Nd6 Be7 25.Nxe8 Bxe8 26.Bxe7 Qxe7 27.Be4 Nc6 ± +2.29 (23 ply)+- +3.47 (21 ply) 24...Bb6 25.Bb2 Rd8 26.Bc4 Rxd6 27.Bxd5 Rxd5 28.g4 Nd7 +- +3.59 (22 ply)+- +7.57 (21 ply) after 25.Be4 Qa5 26.Qh6 Na6 27.Bxc6 Bb6 28.Kh1 Bxd4 29.Ne4 better is 27.Ba3 Qb3 28.Rfb1 Qxa4 29.Nc4 Re8 30.Bd6 Qxa1 31.Rxa1 +- +6.85 (22 ply)+- +3.28 (23 ply)40...b5 41.Re1 +- mate-in-191-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-10-06  mjk: Hmm, ♕ for ♗+♘ is not the kind of trade one normally wants to give Alekhine. Why play on?

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