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Bengt Horberg vs Mikhail Botvinnik
Stockholm (1962), Stockholm SWE, rd 4, Jan-18
Caro-Kann Defense: Bronstein-Larsen Variation (B16)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 7...e5 8.dxe5 Qxd1+ 9.Rxd1 Bxc2 10.Rc1 Bg6 11.Nf3 = +0.34 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.89 (22 ply)better is 10...Bd6 11.Bg3 a5 12.a4 O-O 13.Re1 Bxg3 14.hxg3 Bg4 ⩲ +0.53 (24 ply) ⩲ +1.12 (20 ply)better is 13.Qe2 O-O 14.Rad1 a5 15.a4 Nd7 16.Qe3 Re8 17.Rd2 e5 ⩲ +1.07 (21 ply) ⩲ +0.53 (20 ply)better is 16.Qe2 e5 17.Be3 Re8 18.dxe5 fxe5 19.Rad1 Nd7 20.Nh4 ⩲ +0.69 (20 ply) 16...Re8 17.Rc1 Nd7 18.c5 e5 19.Bg3 exd4 20.Qxd4 f5 = -0.02 (20 ply) 17.gxf5 Bxf5 18.Qe2 Nd7 19.Qe3 Re8 20.Rg1 Bg6 21.Rad1 ⩲ +0.87 (24 ply)= -0.43 (25 ply)better is 19.dxc5 Qxd2 20.Nxd2 Nd7 21.Bd6 Rfc8 22.Ne4 Bxe4 23.Rxe4 = -0.40 (26 ply)better is 19...Bxh6 20.Qxh6 cxd4 21.Rad1 Qf6 22.Kg2 Rfd8 23.Bc2 ⩱ -0.96 (22 ply)= -0.24 (22 ply)better is 21.c5 Qc7+ 22.Kg2 Qxc5 23.Re5 Qb4 24.Qxb4 axb4 25.Rb5 = -0.32 (22 ply) ⩱ -0.87 (23 ply) 22.Qc3+ Qf6 23.Ne5 Rad8 24.Rad1 Nd7 25.Nxg6 Qxc3 26.bxc3 ⩱ -0.95 (23 ply) ∓ -2.15 (20 ply) 23.Rh1 Qb6 24.Bd1 Rac8 25.b3 Kg8 26.Ra2 Rfe8 27.Rh6 e5 ∓ -1.64 (19 ply)better is 23...Qb6 24.Ra3 Nc5 25.Qe3 Qd6 26.Bd1 Rae8 27.Qe5+ Qxe5 -+ -2.65 (22 ply) 24.Bd1 Rc5 25.Ra3 Kg8 26.Kf1 Rf5 27.Qe3 Nc5 28.Ne5 Rxg5 ∓ -1.99 (19 ply)-+ -2.91 (20 ply) 26.gxf6+ Rxf6 27.Qe5 Kg8 28.Nd4 Rf7 29.f3 Qh4 30.Rh1 Qf4 -+ -2.71 (18 ply)-+ -4.16 (22 ply) 27.Qxg5 Qxg5+ 28.Nxg5 Rf6 29.Nh3 Bh5 30.Rd2 Bf3+ 31.Kh2 -+ -3.56 (21 ply)-+ -6.31 (20 ply) after 27...Rf5 28.f4 Qd4 29.Nf3 Qxb2+ 30.Rd2 Qf6 31.Qh4 Rxf4 28.Rd2 Bf5 29.Qh4 Ne4 30.Rxe4 Bxe4+ 31.Kf1 Bg6 32.Qg3 -+ -4.94 (20 ply)-+ -12.38 (21 ply)31.Re7+ Kh6 32.Rg1 Rxg4 33.Rxg4 Qf3+ 34.Rg2 d2 35.Bb3 -+ -20.02 (20 ply)0-1

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Feb-27-24  Saniyat24: Caro-Kann master knows the way through...!

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