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Karen Movsziszian vs Boris Gelfand
18th Soviet Team-ch final B (1986), Minsk BLR, rd 3, Jul-19
Sicilian Defense: Fischer-Sozin Attack. Flank Variation (B87)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 15s/ply)better is 3.c3 Nf6 4.Bb5+ Bd7 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Bc2 e5 7.O-O Be7 = +0.45 (33 ply)= -0.15 (36 ply) after 3...Nf6 4.Bb5+ Nbd7 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bxd7+ Nxd7 7.O-O b5 better is 6.h3 e5 7.Nde2 h6 8.Be3 Be6 9.g4 d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 = +0.35 (36 ply)= -0.29 (33 ply)better is 10...Qc7 11.Qg3 O-O 12.Bh6 Ne8 13.Rfd1 Bd7 14.a3 Nc6 = -0.14 (35 ply) 11.Qg3 O-O 12.Bh6 Ne8 13.Rad1 Nc6 14.Nxc6 Qxc6 15.Rfe1 = +0.38 (36 ply) 11...Nbd7 12.Qg3 Nxe4 13.Nxe4 Qxe4 14.c3 Nf6 15.a4 bxa4 ⩱ -0.60 (32 ply)better is 12.Rad1 Nc6 13.Nxc6 Qxc6 14.Qe2 a5 15.Qxb5 Qxb5 16.Nxb5 = +0.24 (33 ply)better is 12...Bd7 13.e5 Qxf3 14.Nxf3 dxe5 15.Nxe5 Nc6 16.f4 Nxe5 = -0.39 (37 ply)better is 13.Rad1 Kh8 14.Bc1 Rb8 15.Qe2 Nc5 16.e5 dxe5 17.Qxe5 = +0.13 (36 ply) ⩱ -0.51 (32 ply)better is 16.Qh3 Nfxe4 17.Nxe4 Nxe4 18.Nxe6 Qxc2 19.Bxe7 Qxf2+ = -0.34 (37 ply) ⩱ -0.96 (35 ply) 17...Rfe8 18.f4 Rac8 19.Re3 Qb6 20.Kf1 Rxc3 21.Rxc3 Nxe4 ⩱ -0.73 (35 ply) ⩲ +0.68 (36 ply) 18...Qb6 19.Bxe6 Nc6 20.Bd5 Nxd4 21.Qe3 h6 22.Qxd4 Qxd4+ = 0.00 (28 ply) 19.Bxc4 Qxc4 20.e5 dxe5 21.fxe5 Nd5 22.Nxd5 Bxg5 23.Nb6 ⩲ +1.21 (38 ply) ⩱ -0.60 (32 ply)better is 26.Rcd1 e5 27.Nf5 exf4 28.Nxd6 Be5 29.c5 Bxd6 30.cxd6 = 0.00 (43 ply)better is 26...g6 27.Qd2 Re8 28.Ba2 e5 29.Nf3 exf4 30.c5 dxc5 ⩱ -0.69 (34 ply)= -0.13 (39 ply)better is 28.Qc2 a5 29.e5 dxe5 30.fxe5 Bg5 31.Nxg5 hxg5 32.c5 Qb5 = 0.00 (46 ply)= -0.50 (36 ply) after 28...a5 29.Bxa4 axb4 30.Rb1 Qa7 31.Rxb4 g6 32.Bb5 g5 29.Nd2 e5 30.f5 Bg5 31.Qe2 Bxd2 32.Qxd2 Qxc4 33.Bxa4 Qd4 = -0.13 (40 ply) 29...a5 30.bxa5 Qc5 31.Bxa4 Qxa5 32.Bb5 Bb2 33.Rcd1 Qxa3 ⩱ -1.01 (36 ply)= 0.00 (37 ply) after 30.h3 a5 31.bxa5 Kg8 32.Nd4 Qa6 33.Nb5 Rc5 34.Bc2 e5 30...Kg8 31.e5 dxe5 32.fxe5 Be7 33.c5 a5 34.Qxa4 axb4 = -0.18 (43 ply) ± +2.14 (42 ply) 37.Bd1 Rc3 38.Nd2 Rd3 39.Nc4 Rd4 40.Be2 Bc6 41.Rd1 Rxf4 ± +2.43 (31 ply) ⩲ +1.41 (34 ply)better is 40...Re3 41.Kg2 Re1 42.Kg3 Rg1+ 43.Kh4 f5 44.Kh5 Rf1 ± +1.74 (38 ply) ± +2.32 (43 ply)better is 41...Rd3 42.Be2 Ra3 43.Bh5 Ra4 44.Bd1 Ra2+ 45.Kg3 d5 ± +1.91 (32 ply)+- +2.55 (32 ply) 42...Rc1 43.Be2 Ra1 44.Kf3 Kf6 45.Bd3 Ra2 46.h4 h5 47.Ke3 ± +2.34 (39 ply)+- +3.48 (38 ply)better is 47.h4 Ke6 48.fxe5 Kxe5 49.h5 Rf6 50.Be2 Rb6 51.Rb2 d4+ +- +4.49 (38 ply)+- +2.88 (27 ply) after 47...Kf5 48.fxe5 Kxe5 49.Rb1 f5 50.Bd3 f4+ 51.Kf3 Kd4 58...Kg5 59.Bxc8 Kxh6 60.b5 f2 61.Bh3 d3 62.b6 d2 63.Kc2 +- mate-in-161-0

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Apr-07-10  pablo1997: Hay Karen como aprende!!! salu2

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