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Mikhail Botvinnik vs Vladimir Alatortsev
USSR Championship (1944), Moscow URS, rd 15, Jun-12
Slav Defense: Czech Variation. Classical System (D18)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply) 10.e4 O-O 11.Bd3 Bh5 12.Bf4 Re8 13.e5 Nd5 14.Nxd5 exd5 = +0.34 (33 ply) ⩱ -0.57 (23 ply)better is 16...Nd7 17.Bc2 O-O-O 18.a5 Nc5 19.e4 Nd3 20.Bxd3 Rxd3 ⩱ -0.84 (22 ply)= -0.09 (24 ply) after 17.Bd2 O-O-O 18.Bxd5 cxd5 19.Ne4 Be7 20.Nc5 Kb8 21.Rec1 better is 18...Rc8 19.Ne4 Be7 20.Nd6+ Bxd6 21.exd6 Kd7 22.Bc3 f6 = -0.46 (25 ply)= +0.18 (26 ply)better is 20...Rfd8 21.Nxb7 Rdb8 22.Nd6 Rxb2 23.Bc3 Rb3 24.Bd4 Bg6 = +0.07 (27 ply) ⩲ +0.58 (25 ply) 34.h4 h5 35.g5 Bb5 36.Rd4 Bc6 37.b4 fxg5 38.fxg5 e5 = +0.27 (22 ply) ⩱ -0.63 (23 ply)better is 38...e5 39.f5 g6 40.Rf2 fxg5 41.fxg6+ Kxg6 42.hxg5 Kxg5 ⩱ -1.02 (30 ply)= -0.30 (24 ply) 43...Kg6 44.Bb8 fxg5 45.fxg5 Bc6 46.Rxf7 Rxf7 47.Bc7 ⩱ -0.61 (32 ply)= +0.41 (30 ply)better is 45.Rc5 e3 46.Re2 Ke4 47.Rc3 Kf5 48.Rexe3 Kg6 49.Rc5 Bc6 ⩲ +0.56 (28 ply)= 0.00 (29 ply)better is 49.Re1 f4+ 50.Kf2 Kf5 51.Rg1 f3 52.Rg5+ Ke6 53.Rxh5 Rf4 ⩲ +0.54 (27 ply)= 0.00 (31 ply)better is 53...Rf2+ 54.Ke3 Rxb2 55.Rg5 Rg2 56.g7 Rxg5 57.hxg5+ Kf7 = -0.08 (37 ply) ⩲ +0.55 (27 ply)better is 61.Kd3 Rg4 62.Rh8 Rxg6 63.h5 Rg4 64.Rh6+ Ke7 65.Bd6+ Kd7 ⩲ +0.69 (30 ply) 61...Kf6 62.Rh8 Re4+ 63.Kf2 Kg7 64.Rh5 Kxg6 65.Rg5+ Kh7 = +0.08 (31 ply) ⩲ +1.03 (30 ply) 65...Ke7 66.b4 Be6 67.Rh8 Kf6 68.h6 Rh4 69.Rf8+ Bf7 ⩲ +0.57 (33 ply)+- +2.87 (31 ply)72...Kc6 73.h8=Q Rxh8 74.Bxh8 Bd5 75.Bc3 Kd6 76.Rh7 f4 +- +4.95 (30 ply)1-0

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Jan-08-08  whiteshark: After <61...Kf6 62.Rh8 Re4+ 63.Kf2 Kg7 64. Rh5 Kxg6 65. Rg5+ Kh7> the endgame is equal.


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