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Geza Maroczy vs Siegbert Tarrasch
Berlin (1920), Berlin GER, rd 6, Dec-10
Slav Defense: Quiet Variation. Schallopp Defense (D12)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)8.c5 was played in Naiditsch vs G Meier, 2013 (1-0)better is 8...O-O 9.Bb2 Ne4 10.Nxe4 Bxe4 11.Ne5 Bc7 12.Nxd7 Qxd7 = -0.23 (25 ply) 9.Nh4 Be4 10.g3 O-O 11.Bb2 Rae8 12.Nxe4 dxe4 13.a4 g6 = +0.48 (22 ply)= -0.28 (20 ply)better is 11...Ne4 12.Ncxe4 dxe4 13.c5 Bc7 14.b4 Rad8 15.Nc4 Qg5 = -0.28 (20 ply)= +0.40 (25 ply) after 12.dxe5 Bxe5 13.cxd5 Nxd5 14.Nxd5 cxd5 15.Bxe5 Nxe5 better is 12...Nxd5 13.Nxd5 cxd5 14.dxe5 Bxe5 15.Bxe5 Nxe5 16.Nf3 = +0.12 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.68 (25 ply) after 13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Nf1 Bb4 15.a3 Bxc3 16.Bxc3 Rfd8 17.Qd4 better is 21.Be2 Ne8 22.Rc1 Nd6 23.Qd2 Qg5 24.g3 Rac8 25.Rxc8 Rxc8 ⩲ +0.66 (23 ply)= 0.00 (26 ply) after 21...Bxf3 22.Nxf3 Rdc8 23.Rac1 Rc7 24.Rc2 Rxc2 25.Qxc2 25...g6 26.Qd3 Rxc1 27.Rxc1 Nd7 28.f4 Nb6 29.Qf1 Qxf1+ = 0.00 (27 ply) ⩲ +1.00 (28 ply) 27...a6 28.Qf1 Qxf1 29.Rxf1 Rc8 30.Kg2 g6 31.Ra1 Kg7 ⩲ +0.87 (23 ply) ± +1.73 (26 ply) 29...g6 30.Qf4 Qd1+ 31.Rg1 Qd5+ 32.f3 Kg7 33.Ra1 a6 ± +1.61 (26 ply) ± +2.37 (23 ply)better is 30...Kh7 31.Kg1 Kg6 32.hxg5 hxg5 33.Qd6 b6 34.a4 Qe2 ± +2.07 (25 ply)+- +2.79 (29 ply) 33...Kg6 34.Qg4 Qxg4 35.Rxg4 f5 36.Rg2 Nd6 37.Rh2 Nc4 +- +2.61 (29 ply)better is 34.Qxb7 Qf3 35.Rh2+ Kg6 36.Qc6+ Kf5 37.Qd5+ Kg6 38.a4 +- +4.80 (25 ply)+- +3.07 (24 ply) after 34...Kg7 35.Qd4 Qxd4 36.exd4 Kg6 37.fxg5 b6 38.Rc2 Kxg5 better is 36.fxg5 Qc1+ 37.Kh2 Qc7+ 38.Kh3 Nxg5+ 39.Kh4 f6 40.Qe4+ ± +2.16 (25 ply) ± +1.59 (26 ply) 42.Qd5+ Kf6 43.Qd4+ Ke6 44.Qd3 Ke7 45.Kg3 Qg1+ 46.Kh4 g3 ± +2.09 (23 ply) 42...Qh1 43.Qf5+ Ke7 44.Kxg4 Qg1+ 45.Kh5 Qxe3 46.a4 a5 ⩲ +0.95 (22 ply)= 0.00 (37 ply) 43...Qh1+ 44.Kg5 g3 45.f5 g2 46.Qc7+ Ke8 47.Qb8+ Ke7 = 0.00 (31 ply) ± +2.04 (23 ply) after 44.Qd5+ Kf8 45.Qf5+ Ke7 46.Qg5+ Kf7 47.Qxg3 Qb1 48.a4 46...Qb1 47.Qf3 Qxb5 48.a4 Qb6 49.Qh5+ Kg7 50.Qg4+ Kf7 ± +1.98 (23 ply)+- +3.34 (21 ply) after 47.f5 Qf6+ 48.Kg4 Qd8 49.e4 Qd1+ 50.Qf3 Qg1+ 51.Kh3 Qc5 47...Qf6+ 48.Kg3 Qg6+ 49.Qg4 Qb1 50.Qd7+ Kf6 51.Qd4+ Ke6 ± +2.46 (27 ply)+- +3.95 (20 ply)+- mate-in-32 after 54...Qxd5+56...Qb2+ 57.Qe5+ Qxe5+ 58.fxe5 Kd7 59.e6+ Kd6 60.e7 Kc5 +- mate-in-131-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-15-13
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  Jonathan Sarfati: Black had a decent position, but then committed unforced errors of 25... Rc4 and the exchange sac. Against a master of defence like Maroczy, it was never going to work, and he converted it to his favorite queen endgame.

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