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Alexander Beliavsky vs Viswanathan Anand
Reggio Emilia (1991/92), Reggio Emilia ITA, rd 9, Jan-06
Semi-Slav Defense: Meran. Wade Variation (D47)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)14.Qc2 was played in Korchnoi vs Polugaevsky, 1977 (1-0)14...Qb6 was played in L Rama vs H K Simonsen, 2004 (0-1)better is 28.Bxd4 Nd5 29.Nd2 Rc2 30.h4 Qb5 31.Ne4 a5 32.h5 Qe2 = -0.26 (23 ply) ⩱ -0.78 (25 ply) 29.Qe4 Qc7 30.h3 Bc5 31.Rd2 Bxe3 32.fxe3 Qc5 33.Rd4 Nd5 = -0.26 (24 ply) ⩱ -1.13 (24 ply) after 29...Bc5 30.Rf4 Qb7 31.Nd4 Kg8 32.h3 Nd5 33.Rg4 Nxe3 30.Bd2 Nd5 31.Ne1 Bc5 32.Rd3 a5 33.h3 Ne7 34.Qe2 Qb6 ⩱ -0.74 (24 ply) ∓ -1.84 (25 ply)better is 31.Rd1 Bxe3 32.fxe3 Nd5 33.Qg4 Qb6 34.Qd4 Nxe3 35.Qxb6 ⩱ -1.48 (27 ply) ∓ -2.07 (25 ply)better is 32...Qc1+ 33.Kh2 Kg8 34.Qg4 Nc4 35.Re2 Qd1 36.Rf2 Nxe3 ∓ -1.97 (24 ply) ⩱ -1.41 (24 ply) after 33.Qg4 Qc1+ 34.Kh2 b3 35.axb3 Nxe3 36.Qb4+ Kg8 37.Re2 34.Qg4 Qxe3+ 35.Kg3 Rc5 36.Qd4 Qxd4 37.Nxd4 Ne7 38.Re2 ∓ -1.76 (24 ply)-+ -2.64 (24 ply) 37.g3 a5 38.Kg2 Nd5 39.e4 Nf6 40.Qf4 Qc5 41.Qe3 a4 42.Qe2 -+ -2.55 (23 ply)-+ -4.11 (24 ply)41.Qxd5 Rc2+ 42.Kf3 Nxd5 43.exd4 a5 44.g3 Rc3+ 45.Ke4 -+ -5.53 (28 ply)0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
May-11-04  Whitehat1963: Anand uses the opening of the day to beat the player of the day!
Sep-17-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Benzol: 40.b3 is an incredible oversight for a player of Beliavsky's calibre.
Dec-31-08  whiteshark: This was a last round game. Anand only used one hour for this game. So he won the tournament with 6/9 points ahead of Gelfand and Kasparov with 5.5/9 points each.
May-28-17
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  Sally Simpson: "40.b3 is an incredible oversight for a player of Beliavsky's calibre."

Beliavsky's position was dire before 40.b3.


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I think he would have lost even without the blunder.

In true Kibitzer fashion we now nit-pick Anand's winning move of 40...exd4 proudly stating 40...Rxd4 was much better. (41 exd4 Qxd4+ picks up the a1 Rook.)

Been reading some of the comments in NIC on this event where Anand won it v nine ex- Soviets

Kasparov was not too happy with the conditions naming the long speeches before every round, the lighting, plastic playing pieces and having to share the toilet with the public...

"It looks like to me as if Fischer never entered chess.....Fischer would not even have entered the room, he would left immediately."

Tal 'gets all twinkly eyed' when talking about Anand's talent whilst Karpov does not think Anand is world champion material.

The old Soviet time was over though some were still hankering for the good days. Smyslov was wondering why in this game Beliavsky had not been 'ordered' to play for a draw which would have allowed Kasparov to tie for first place.

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