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Yuri Balashov vs Jonathan Tisdall
Reykjavik (1989), Reykjavik ISL, Feb-??
Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Variation (B10)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 30s/ply)better is 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.Nf3 e6 ⩲ +0.53 (38 ply)= 0.00 (38 ply)better is 3.Nf3 dxe4 4.dxe4 Qxd1+ 5.Kxd1 Nf6 6.Nfd2 Ng4 7.Ke2 = +0.36 (38 ply)better is 3...e5 4.Ngf3 Bd6 5.d4 exd4 6.Bd3 Ne7 7.Nxd4 O-O = -0.32 (39 ply)better is 4.d4 Bg7 5.c3 dxe4 6.Nxe4 Nf6 7.Nxf6+ exf6 8.Nf3 = +0.31 (36 ply)= -0.33 (38 ply)better is 5...e5 6.Bg2 Nh6 7.O-O O-O 8.d4 f6 9.Re1 Nf7 10.c4 = -0.10 (38 ply) ⩲ +0.53 (39 ply) 8...c5 9.Qe2 Nc6 10.c3 e5 11.Nc4 Qc7 12.Ne3 Ne7 13.Nc4 = 0.00 (41 ply)better is 9.e5 Nd5 10.Qe2 Nc5 11.Nb3 Ne6 12.a4 a5 13.c3 Bd7 ⩲ +0.91 (36 ply) 9...Nd7 10.a4 b6 11.e5 Nac5 12.Nc4 Ba6 13.Re1 Qc7 14.b3 = +0.32 (39 ply) ⩲ +1.18 (42 ply)better is 13...Bg4 14.h3 Bxf3 15.Bxf3 e6 16.h4 Rfd8 17.h5 Na4 ⩲ +0.73 (31 ply) ⩲ +1.27 (39 ply) 14...Qc8 15.Ng5 Bf5 16.Nd4 Bg4 17.f3 Bd7 18.Rcd1 c5 ⩲ +0.57 (38 ply) 15.Ng5 Qc8 16.Nxe6 Qxe6 17.Rfe1 Qc8 18.h4 Qf5 19.Be4 Qe6 ± +1.80 (39 ply) ⩲ +0.73 (41 ply) 18.a3 Nc5 19.Rc3 h6 20.b3 a5 21.Qe3 g5 22.Qxc5 gxf4 ⩲ +1.46 (39 ply) 18...Nb4 19.Ne1 c5 20.a3 Nc6 21.Bxc6 Qxc6 22.Bg5 Rb8 ⩲ +0.70 (41 ply) ⩲ +1.47 (37 ply)better is 19...Nc8 20.Rfd1 Ne7 21.g4 Kh7 22.h5 gxh5 23.gxh5 Rxd1+ ⩲ +1.16 (37 ply) ± +1.79 (42 ply) after 20.Rcd1 Rxd1 21.Rxd1 Rd8 22.Rd6 Nc8 23.a3 Na6 24.Rxd8+ 21.Nh2 Nc6 22.Bxc6 Qxc6 23.Ng4 Kh7 24.h5 Rd4 25.Re1 Nd7 ± +1.63 (30 ply) 21...Nd7 22.h5 Rfe8 23.hxg6 fxg6 24.Bc1 Nc6 25.Re3 Nf8 ⩲ +0.70 (41 ply)better is 22.Nh2 Rfd8 23.Ng4 Rd3 24.Rcc1 R3d4 25.Nxh6+ Bxh6 ± +1.76 (41 ply) ⩲ +1.07 (44 ply) 24...Nxf3+ 25.Bxf3 Kh7 26.Bg3 Kg8 27.Bg2 Nc8 28.h5 Ne7 ⩲ +1.04 (41 ply)+- +2.64 (39 ply) 25...Rdd8 26.Ne4 Nd7 27.Nf6+ Kh8 28.b4 b6 29.Kf1 Qc8 ± +1.96 (38 ply)+- +3.25 (43 ply) 27.h5 g5 28.Bg3 Kg8 29.a4 Rdc7 30.Nd6 Rd7 31.Nxc8 Nxc8 +- +3.58 (41 ply) ⩲ +1.45 (39 ply) 28...Qxf6 29.Bxh6 Kg8 30.Qg3 Re8 31.Bf4 Qd8 32.Be5 f6 ± +1.56 (40 ply)better is 29.Qe5 hxg4 30.h5 Nf5 31.hxg6+ Kg8 32.Kf1 fxg6 33.Qxe6+ +- +7.23 (43 ply) ± +2.17 (43 ply) 30...Qf5 31.hxg6+ Qxg6 32.Qf4 Nf5 33.h5 Qh6 34.Be4 Qxf4 ± +2.44 (44 ply)+- +7.87 (41 ply)34...Nf3+ 35.Rxf3 Rh7 36.Qe3 Nd7 37.Rg3 Qh5 38.Bd6 Re8 +- +14.09 (40 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-20-07  Autoreparaturwerkbau: That's how i imagine an excellent kingside attack.
Mar-12-07  CitricAcid13: How would white win after 34. ... Rf8 ?
Mar-12-07  dovif: i think
R g3 Qf5

Rxg6+ kf7
RxQ

Mar-26-07  razarahman: 34 ... Rf8 35. Qh8+ Kf7 36. Rh7#
Jul-23-08  WACG: Razarman - 36 Rh7 is NOT mate.
37. ... Ke8 What are YOU smoking?

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