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Anatoly Karpov vs Nick de Firmian
Biel (1990), Biel SUI, rd 7
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation. General (A70)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)9...Bg7 was played in Lautier vs Khalifman, 2002 (0-1)better is 10.Bh4 Ne5 11.e3 Nxf3+ 12.Qxf3 Bg7 13.Bd3 O-O 14.O-O h6 ⩲ +0.72 (23 ply)= +0.17 (22 ply) 12...Ne5 13.Nd2 h6 14.Bf4 g5 15.Bxe5 Qxe5 16.Nc4 Qe7 = +0.16 (22 ply) 13.Bf4 b6 14.Nd2 Ne5 15.Bg3 Bb7 16.Bxe5 Qxe5 17.Nc4 Qe7 ⩲ +0.94 (21 ply)= +0.14 (23 ply)better is 16.e4 Ng6 17.Re1 Nd7 18.Nc4 Nf4 19.Bf1 Rb8 20.a5 Qf6 ⩲ +0.56 (22 ply) 16...Bf5 17.e4 Bg6 18.Ra3 Nfd7 19.a5 Qd8 20.Rf1 Rc8 = 0.00 (28 ply) 17.Qb1 Bd7 18.a5 g4 19.hxg4 Nfxg4 20.b4 Nf3+ 21.Nxf3 ⩲ +0.90 (21 ply)= 0.00 (27 ply) 27...Rc7 28.f5 Bh7 29.g4 Rce7 30.Bf3 h5 31.Nc4 Nh6 = +0.30 (26 ply) ⩲ +1.41 (22 ply) 28...Rc7 29.Rf1 Ne5 30.Nf5 Rf7 31.Nh4 Bh7 32.Bg3 Kh8 ⩲ +1.03 (21 ply) ± +1.88 (21 ply) 34...Kh8 35.Bc3 Rxf5 36.Qxf5 Rd8 37.h4 b5 38.axb6 Qxb6 ± +1.57 (23 ply) ± +2.33 (21 ply) 37.Bg3 Qxb3 38.Nxd6 Rxf5 39.Nxf5 Rf8 40.Qh4 Qxd5 41.Rd1 ± +2.12 (22 ply) ⩲ +1.13 (24 ply) 38...Rf8 39.Rxf8+ Nxf8 40.Bh5 Qb8 41.Qe3 Nfd7 42.Be2 Qb6 ⩲ +0.93 (22 ply) 39.Bc3 c4 40.b4 Nf8 41.Nxd6 Qxd6 42.Rxe5 Qg6 43.Qe3 Bxe5 +- +3.52 (23 ply) 39...Rf8 40.Rh5 Rb8 41.Bc3 Qxb3 42.Nxd6 Qxc3 43.Qxc3 ⩲ +1.47 (25 ply)+- +3.23 (22 ply) 40...a4 41.bxa4 Rf8 42.Rxf8+ Nxf8 43.Kh2 Nfg6 44.a5 Qxa5 +- +2.99 (22 ply)+- +5.57 (24 ply)43...Rd8 44.d6 a4 45.bxa4 c4 46.Bxc4 Bf6 47.Re7 Rc8 +- +8.65 (21 ply)1-0

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  Honza Cervenka: Centralization rules. Excellent game by Karpov.

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