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Vasyl Ivanchuk vs Nick de Firmian
Manila Interzonal (1990), Manila PHI, rd 4, Jul-02
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Berlin Variation (E38)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 8...Na4 9.Qc2 b5 10.Nf3 O-O 11.cxb5 Nb6 12.e4 Bb7 = +0.34 (29 ply) ⩲ +1.00 (28 ply)10...h6 was played in A M Galliamova vs Smyslov, 1993 (0-1) 19...Qb8 20.Rc1 Nxe4 21.Bb4 Rc8 22.Bd3 Bb5 23.Rxc8+ Qxc8 = +0.08 (24 ply) ± +1.54 (24 ply) 21...Nxd2 22.Qxd2 Qd6 23.Bd3 Rb2 24.Qc3 Be8 25.O-O R2b3 ⩲ +0.90 (23 ply) ± +1.81 (25 ply)better is 22...Qf6 23.Bd3 Qh6 24.Ke2 Qg6 25.g3 Ra8 26.Rhf1 Qh6 ⩲ +1.41 (23 ply) ± +2.03 (27 ply) 26...h6 27.Qe5 Rc8 28.Rc5 f6 29.Qh5 Rxc5 30.Qxc5 Kh7 ± +2.09 (27 ply)+- +2.87 (26 ply) after 27.Rc3 e5 28.Nc6 Re8 29.Qxa7 Qxa7 30.Nxa7 Rb7 31.Nc8 Rd8 better is 28.Qh5 Qd7 29.Qg6 R6b7 30.Nb3 Rb5 31.Nc5 Qf7 32.Qxf7+ ± +2.50 (24 ply) ± +1.82 (26 ply) 29.Rc5 e5 30.Nc6 Ra8 31.Ne7+ Kh7 32.Nc8 Rab8 33.Qxa7 +- +2.55 (27 ply) ± +1.78 (25 ply)better is 32...Rb7 33.Qc6 Qd7 34.Nd6 Qxc6 35.Rxc6 Rd7 36.Rec1 Rad8 ± +1.82 (29 ply) ± +2.50 (24 ply)better is 35.Nb6 Re8 36.a4 Kg8 37.Nc8 Kh7 38.Nd6 Rf8 39.Bd4 e5 ± +2.47 (23 ply)+- +4.65 (26 ply)39...Qf7 40.Bc5 Kh7 41.Bb6 Qd7 42.Rc1 e5 43.Qc6 Qxc6 +- +4.28 (30 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-03-14  gabriel112000: Very sharp game
Jun-21-14  Howard: This game took place in the 1990 interzonal, in Manila----not in a "world cup" event.
Jun-11-19  Howard: Looks like Black is trying to set up a "Alekhine's gun" on the b-file.

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