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Laszlo Szabo vs Mikhail Botvinnik
Amsterdam IBM (1966), Amsterdam NED, rd 2, Jul-06
English Opening: Symmetrical. Normal Variation (A34)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)8.Be2 was played in Reshevsky vs Kavalek, 1973 (1-0) 10.Be2 Nf7 11.Nxe4 Bf5 12.Nc3 Qd7 13.h6 Be5 14.Be3 g5 = +0.32 (22 ply)= -0.48 (20 ply) 12.Ng3 Be6 13.Ne3 Kd7 14.Bd2 Bd4 15.Ne2 Bxe3 16.Bxe3 Nf5 = -0.46 (20 ply) ⩱ -1.42 (24 ply) 15.Nd5 Qxb2 16.Rc1 Kb8 17.Qb3 e6 18.Nc3 Qxb3 19.axb3 Nd4 ⩱ -1.25 (24 ply) ∓ -2.25 (26 ply) 18.O-O-O Qxf2 19.Nxf5 gxf5 20.Qd5 Nd4 21.Qa5 Bh6 22.Nd5 ∓ -2.21 (26 ply)-+ -4.90 (24 ply) 21...Ka8 22.Bc3 Ndc6 23.Nxf5 Qxf5 24.Ne3 Nd3+ 25.Kd2 Bh6 -+ -6.55 (25 ply) ⩱ -0.59 (23 ply) 23.Bxf4 Rh1 24.Bxe5 dxe5 25.N1e3 e6 26.Nc3 Bh6 27.Ne2 ⩱ -0.59 (24 ply)-+ -3.78 (24 ply) after 23...Nc2+ 24.Rxc2 Bxc2 25.Nh3 Nd3+ 26.Bxd3 Bxd3 27.b3 ; 24.Bc3 Nc2+ 25.Rxc2 Bxc2 26.Bxe5 Bxe5 27.Nd3 Rh1 -+ -2.98 (27 ply)0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-22-10  Marmot PFL: "My opponent apparently supposed at this point that he needed a win in this game to win the tournament, and so came at me, but, unfortunately for him, prematurely." Botvinnik
Aug-25-16
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  keypusher: Funny finale. Position after 20....Ne5:


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Szabo comes up with a clever way to exchange queens: 21.Qc7+ Kxc7 22.Nd5+ Kd7 23.Nxf4. But after 23...g5 all is lost, because if 24.Nh3, then 24....Rxh3 25.gxh3 Nef3 is mate.

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