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Grigory Levenfish vs Mikhail Botvinnik
Botvinnik - Levenfish (1937), Leningrad RUS, rd 9, Oct-24
French Defense: Advance Variation. Nimzowitsch System (C02)  ·  1/2-1/2

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)7.Re1 was played in R Felgaer vs Kohlweyer, 2005 (1-0)better is 9.a4 a6 10.Re1 Ba7 11.Bf1 Nf5 12.Bd3 Nfe7 = 0.00 (22 ply)better is 9...Bd7 10.a4 Rc8 11.Re1 Ng6 12.Bg3 a5 13.Qd2 O-O 14.h3 ⩱ -0.62 (23 ply)= -0.03 (21 ply)better is 13.h3 a6 14.a3 Ba7 15.Qd2 a5 16.Red1 Kf8 17.Rac1 Qb6 = -0.19 (22 ply) 13...g5 14.Nbxd4 g4 15.Nxc6 bxc6 16.Ne1 f5 17.exf6 gxf6 ⩱ -0.80 (21 ply)= 0.00 (24 ply)better is 15.c3 g5 16.Qd2 Rh5 17.h3 Kf8 18.a4 Kg8 19.Nxf5 exf5 = -0.02 (23 ply) ⩱ -0.75 (23 ply) 18...f6 19.exf6 gxf6 20.Be3 Bxe3 21.fxe3 Re4 22.Nd4 Bd7 ⩱ -1.03 (22 ply)= +0.01 (22 ply)better is 20.a4 a5 21.h4 Re4 22.Rd3 f6 23.Qb3 Qd8 24.Qd1 Kf8 25.Kg2 = 0.00 (20 ply)better is 20...f6 21.a4 Rxf4 22.gxf4 fxe5 23.a5 Bxf2+ 24.Kxf2 e4 ⩱ -0.52 (24 ply)= +0.07 (22 ply) 25.Qb3 Bc6 26.Rxe4 fxe4 27.Nd4 Bd7 28.Nb5 Bxb5 29.Qxb5+ = -0.32 (22 ply) ∓ -1.96 (26 ply) 26...fxe4 27.Rxd5 exf4 28.Ra4 Qh7 29.h4 fxg3 30.fxg3 Bc7 ∓ -2.05 (26 ply)= -0.08 (24 ply)better is 30.Ra4 Rh7 31.h4 Ke6 32.Kg2 Bc7 33.Bb6 Bxb6 34.axb6 Rd7 = -0.36 (24 ply) ⩱ -0.86 (24 ply) after 30...Bc7 31.c4 Bd6 32.Bd2 f4 33.Rb1 Rd8 34.Kf1 Ke6 35.c5 31...Ke6 32.Rb1 Bd6 33.Bc5 Bc7 34.h4 f4 35.Kh2 Rc8 36.Kh3 ⩱ -0.81 (24 ply)better is 32.Bc1 Bd6 33.Ba3 Bc7 34.c4 f4 35.Bc1 Rh7 36.Bb2 Rg7 = 0.00 (27 ply)better is 32...Bd6 33.Bd2 f4 34.Be1 Kd7 35.c4 Ke6 36.c5 Bb8 37.Rb1 ⩱ -0.71 (23 ply)= 0.00 (30 ply) 46...b6 47.Rh5 Bd8 48.axb6 Bxb6 49.c4 Be3 50.Bc3 Bf4 = +0.08 (28 ply) ⩲ +1.06 (52 ply) 48.c4 Bg7 49.Ke2 Bd4 50.Kd3 Be5 51.Be3 Bd6 52.Kc3 Be5+ ⩲ +1.01 (56 ply) 48...b6 49.c4 bxa5 50.bxa5 Kc5 51.Kd3 Bd8 52.Bc3 Bc7 = 0.00 (54 ply) ⩲ +0.92 (51 ply)better is 54.Kc2 Be7 55.Kc3 Bf6+ 56.Kb3 Bg7 57.Bd2 Bf6 58.Bc3 Bg5 ⩲ +1.06 (54 ply)better is 54...Kd6 55.Bd2 Bd4 56.Kb3 Ke5 57.Be1 Be3 58.Kc3 Ke4 = +0.41 (41 ply) 55.Kb3 Bf6 56.Kc2 Be7 57.Kc3 Bd6 58.Bd2 Be7 59.Kd4 Bf6+ ⩲ +1.01 (51 ply) 55...Kd6 56.Bd4 Be1 57.Bb6 Bc3 58.Kb3 Be1 59.Ka3 Bd2 = 0.00 (49 ply) ⩲ +0.97 (65 ply)58...Bg5 59.Kc2 Bf4 60.Kc3 Bg5 61.Bf2 Bf4 62.Ba7 Bc7 ⩲ +0.90 (61 ply)1/2-1/2

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