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David Bronstein vs Yuri Averbakh
USSR Championship (1964/65), Kiev URS, rd 16, Jan-20
Indian Game: London System (A46)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 7s/ply)5.Qc2 was played in S Soysal vs B Arvola Notkevich, 2013 (1-0) 5...Be7 6.e3 O-O 7.h3 d5 8.Be2 cxd4 9.exd4 Bd7 = +0.11 (32 ply) ⩲ +0.89 (35 ply)better is 10...cxd4 11.Nxd4 d6 12.Nb5 Kd7 13.N1a3 a6 14.Nxd6 Bxd6 = +0.50 (34 ply)better is 11.O-O cxd4 12.cxd4 Be7 13.Rc1 O-O 14.Nc3 d6 15.Nb5 Rd8 ⩲ +1.03 (35 ply) 11...cxd4 12.exd4 Be7 13.h4 O-O 14.h5 d6 15.a4 h6 16.O-O ⩲ +0.53 (34 ply) ⩲ +1.30 (32 ply)better is 12...Be7 13.dxc5 Na4 14.c4 Nxc5 15.Rac1 O-O 16.Rfd1 Ne4 ⩲ +0.99 (35 ply) 13.Rfc1 c4 14.b3 cxb3 15.axb3 Be7 16.b4 O-O 17.b5 Nd8 ± +1.59 (33 ply) ⩲ +0.71 (36 ply)better is 18...Na5 19.Be2 Nc6 20.Ng5 Bc8 21.Bc4 Bxg5 22.hxg5 Kf7 ⩲ +0.83 (26 ply)better is 19.Ng5 Bxg5 20.hxg5 Ke7 21.f3 Rxd1 22.Rxd1 Rd8 23.Rc1 ⩲ +1.33 (27 ply) ⩲ +0.66 (29 ply)better is 20.Ng5 Bxg5 21.hxg5 Kf7 22.Bc7 Re8 23.Rd1 Re7 24.Bg3 Rd7 ⩲ +0.88 (35 ply)= +0.38 (38 ply)better is 21...e5 22.Nf3 Ke7 23.Bb5 Ke6 24.Bxc6 bxc6 25.Rc1 Kd6 = +0.45 (37 ply) ⩲ +0.96 (39 ply) 27.Be2 b6 28.Bh5+ g6 29.Be2 Ne7 30.g4 Bb7 31.gxf5 Nxf5 ⩲ +0.99 (38 ply)= +0.13 (43 ply)better is 28...h5 29.gxh6 gxh6 30.Kxg4 Ne7 31.Rd3 Nf5 32.Bb8 Rxd3 = +0.21 (40 ply) 29.Kxg4 Ne7 30.Rd3 Nf5 31.Bb8 Rxd3 32.Bxd3 Nxe3+ 33.Kf3 ⩲ +0.93 (37 ply) 29...h6 30.Bb3 hxg5 31.e4 g6 32.fxg6+ Kxg6 33.e5 Rh8 = 0.00 (42 ply) ± +2.48 (38 ply) 30...Rxd6 31.Rxd6 Ke7 32.Rd1 exf5 33.Rh1 Be6 34.Bc2 Kf7 ± +2.30 (37 ply)+- +6.76 (38 ply) after 31.g6+ hxg6 32.Bxe5 Rxd1 33.fxg6+ Kxg6 34.Bxd1 Bb7 33...Bxa2 34.Kxg4 Bc4 35.b4 Bd3 36.Kh5 Bg6+ 37.Kh4 a6 +- +6.62 (31 ply)1-0

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Dec-22-11  Everett: Bronstein targets the backward e-pawn and compels Averbakh to give allow his opponent to keep the two bishops. The breakthrough starting with 27.g4! unleashes the bishops...

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