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Veselin Topalov vs Boris Gelfand
Dos Hermanas (1996), Dos Hermanas ESP, rd 5, May-26
Slav Defense: Czech. Wiesbaden Variation (D17)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply) 26...Nd5 27.Bc5 Ra1 28.Rc4 Ra2+ 29.Kg1 Kd7 30.Bxa7 Kc7 ⩲ +0.67 (24 ply) ± +1.58 (26 ply) 28.Bxa7 Ra2+ 29.Kg1 Ra3 30.Bc4+ Nd5 31.Bxd5+ cxd5 ± +1.71 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.58 (26 ply) 29...Nd5 30.Bxa7 Bb4 31.Re4+ Kd7 32.Bc2 Ra2 33.Re2 Kc7 ⩲ +0.67 (24 ply) ± +1.71 (24 ply)better is 31...Ra3 32.Kg2 Rc3 33.Bf1 Rc2+ 34.Kg1 Nd5 35.Rc4 Rxc4 ⩲ +1.37 (24 ply) ± +1.94 (24 ply)better is 32...Ra3 33.Bb1 Nd5 34.Rc4 Rc3 35.Rxc3 Nxc3 36.Bc2 g5 ± +1.59 (23 ply) ± +2.12 (27 ply) 34...Nd5 35.Bc4 Ke6 36.Bc5 Rc3 37.Bf8 Kf7 38.Bd6 Ke6 ± +1.66 (23 ply)+- +2.64 (25 ply) 40...Nd5 41.Kh4 Ra5 42.Rd2 Nc7 43.Rd6 Rc5 44.Bd3 Ke7 +- +2.73 (27 ply)+- +5.61 (26 ply); 41...Ne8 42.Ra2 Rc1 43.Be2 Nc7 44.Bxh5 Na8 45.a7 Rc5 +- +5.28 (26 ply)1-0

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