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Judit Polgar vs Veselin Topalov
Dos Hermanas (1999), Dos Hermanas ESP, rd 5, Apr-11
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Opocensky Variation Traditional Line (B92)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 15...Bg5 16.Bxb4 axb4 17.Qe1 Bc8 18.Bd3 f5 19.Nc1 Qf6 ⩱ -0.58 (24 ply)= 0.00 (22 ply) after 16.f4 Bf6 17.Bc3 e4 18.Bxf6 Qxf6 19.g4 Nc5 20.Nd4 Nd3 better is 20.Rfe1 Nb4 21.Bxb4 axb4 22.Nd2 Qf6 23.Be2 Bxd2 24.Qxd2 = -0.24 (23 ply)better is 20...Be3 21.Re2 Bh6 22.Rf2 Qc7 23.Nd2 Nb4 24.Bxb4 axb4 ⩱ -0.85 (21 ply)better is 21.Bxb4 axb4 22.Nd2 Bh6 23.Qb3 Be3 24.Re2 Bc5 25.Ne4 Bd7 = -0.25 (26 ply)better is 21...f5 22.Bxb4 axb4 23.Qe1 Qd7 24.Qxb4 e4 25.Bf1 Be3 ⩱ -1.00 (22 ply) 22.Bd2 Bf6 23.Qe3 Nxd3 24.Qxd3 Bg7 25.Bc3 f5 26.Nd2 Qc7 = -0.40 (23 ply) ⩱ -1.25 (21 ply) 24.Qd1 Be3 25.Re2 Bh6 26.Re1 e4 27.Bf1 Bxf1 28.Nxf1 exf3 ⩱ -1.10 (23 ply) 24...Rae8 25.Re1 Qc8 26.Qd1 Qc5 27.Rfe2 Qd4 28.Bc2 e4 ∓ -2.12 (23 ply) ⩱ -0.75 (24 ply) 28.Nf3 Bf6 29.Ng1 e4 30.Rb1 Bc3 31.Qd1 Bd4 32.Nxh3 Bxf2 = -0.33 (25 ply) ∓ -1.76 (24 ply)better is 29.Nf3 Bf6 30.Raa2 e4 31.Ng1 Qh6 32.Qxb4 Bd4 33.Rfe2 ⩱ -1.41 (22 ply) 29...e4 30.Nxe4 Be3 31.Rd1 Bxf2 32.Nxf2 Rae8 33.Nxg4 ∓ -2.07 (24 ply) ⩱ -0.56 (24 ply) 31.Rd1 e4 32.Nf1 Qc3 33.Qxc3 bxc3 34.Rc2 Bf6 35.Ne3 Kf7 = -0.05 (22 ply) ∓ -2.15 (25 ply) 40.d7 Rd8 41.gxf4 gxf4 42.Rxd4 cxd4 43.Qh5+ Kg8 44.Rg2 -+ -4.51 (25 ply) 40...e2 41.Re1 Rxf4 42.Qg2 Rf2 43.d7 Qxd7 44.Raxe2 Rexe2 -+ -16.03 (24 ply)-+ -4.57 (22 ply)49.hxg3 fxg2+ 50.Qxg2 Rf2 51.Ne5 Qh5+ 52.Kg1 Qd1+ 53.Kh2 -+ mate-in-90-1

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