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Luke McShane vs Xiangzhi Bu
Reykjavik Open (2000), Reykjavik ISL, rd 3, Apr-07
Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Variation Early deviations (B62)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply) 10...Nxd4 11.Bxd4 b5 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.a3 Bb7 14.Be2 O-O-O = 0.00 (30 ply)better is 11.g4 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 b5 13.h4 e5 14.Bf2 Rd8 15.a3 d5 ⩲ +0.82 (29 ply) 11...Be7 12.g4 b5 13.a3 Nxd4 14.Qxd4 Rb8 15.h4 a5 16.Qa7 = +0.07 (30 ply) ⩲ +1.10 (30 ply) 13.a3 g6 14.h4 Bg7 15.Rg1 Rb8 16.Be2 Nc4 17.Bxc4 bxc4 ⩲ +1.14 (31 ply)better is 13...Nc4 14.Bxc4 Qxc4 15.h4 b4 16.Nce2 a5 17.c3 Be7 = +0.28 (32 ply) ⩲ +0.89 (34 ply) 14...g6 15.g5 hxg5 16.hxg5 Rxh1 17.Rxh1 Nh5 18.Nde2 Bg7 = +0.49 (34 ply) ± +2.04 (34 ply) 16...Nc4 17.Bxc4 bxc4 18.Rhg1 Rh7 19.Nd5 Nxd5 20.Qxd5 h5 ⩲ +1.38 (26 ply) ± +2.49 (24 ply) after 17.Qe1 Nc4 18.Bc1 Rc8 19.Rg1 Qc6 20.b3 Na3+ 21.Bxa3 Qxc3 22.Rg1 Kf8 23.Qg2 Bf6 24.Rgd1 Ke7 25.Rxd6 Rhd8 26.Rxd8 +- +2.53 (33 ply) 22...Bf6 23.a3 Qb6 24.Qc3 Qc7 25.Rhd1 Rb6 26.Qa5 Be7 ⩲ +1.05 (35 ply)+- +3.52 (33 ply) 28...h5 29.Ka2 Qc6 30.fxe5 dxe5 31.Qa5 Bd6 32.Bc5 Bb8 +- +3.24 (26 ply)better is 29.fxe5 dxe5 30.Qa5 Bd6 31.Bc5 Bc7 32.Qc3 Rd8 33.Qxc4 +- +5.16 (38 ply)+- +3.09 (31 ply)better is 30.Rxb5 Qxb5 31.b3 d5 32.bxc4 Qxc4 33.Qxc4+ dxc4 34.fxe5 +- +3.83 (33 ply) 30...Be7 31.b3 Rd8 32.Qxc4 Qxc4 33.bxc4 Rb7 34.Kd2 Rdd7 ± +2.46 (34 ply)+- +4.60 (37 ply)+- mate-in-15 after 52.c6 Ra6 53.Kd2 Raxc6 54.Qd4+ Kb1 55.Qb4+ Ka154...Rxc5+ 55.Qxc5 Rc7 56.Qxc7 Kd1 57.Qe5 a3 58.Kd3 Kc1 +- mate-in-51-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-29-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  chrisowen: Axe q its z find thingy its wu Bc5 gg ja its o :)
Dec-29-23  mel gibson: It took me about 5 minutes before I decided on my reply. I was pleased to see that the game and Stockfish agreed with me.

Stockfish 16 says:

32. Bc5

(32. Bc5 (1.Bc5 Rb5 2.Bb4 Rxd5 3.Rxd5 h5 4.Qf3 Kb8 5.Kb1 Qc7 6.Qg2 Rh6 7.Bd2 Rf6 8.Qe2 Ka8 9.Bg5 Rf7 10.Qxh5 Qb7 11.Bd2 Qc7 12.Qg6 Rf6 13.Qe8+ Kb7 14.Bg5 Rf7 15.Qe6 Rd7 16.Qg6 Kb8 17.h5 Kb7 18.Qe6 Qc8 19.Bd2 Rd8 20.Qg6 Qc6 21.f6 Qe8 22.Qxe8 Rxe8 23.fxg7 Bxg7 24.Rxd6 Bf8 25.Rd5 Kc7 26.Ba5+ Kc6 27.Bb4 Rb8 28.c3 Re8 29.Ka2 Kb6 30.Bxf8 Rxf8 31.Rxe5 Rf1 32.Rf5 Rh1 33.Rg5 Kc6 34.Rg6+ Kb5) +5.03/46 395)

score for White + 5.03 depth 46.

Dec-30-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  al wazir: What happens after 32...Rd7 ?
Dec-30-23  latebishop: Perhaps just 33.Qxc4, when White has won a pawn with continuing pressure.
Dec-30-23  Refused: Didn't get this one.

32.Bc5! dxc5 33.Rd8 Kc7 34.Qxe5+! was the point and the move I missed.

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