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Nigel Short vs Boris Gulko
Short - Gulko PCA Quarterfinal (1994) (rapid), New York, NY USA, rd 11, Jun-18
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance. Short Variation (B12)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)5...Qb6 was played in W John vs A Nilsson, 1922 (0-1) 6...Be4 7.Nd2 c5 8.Qe2 cxd4 9.Nxe4 dxe4 10.Qxe4 Nbc6 = 0.00 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.90 (25 ply)better is 11...Be7 12.Bd3 c4 13.Bc2 Qd7 14.Qf3 Rf8 15.O-O O-O-O = +0.19 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.70 (24 ply)better is 14...Bd8 15.O-O Ne7 16.a4 a6 17.Kg2 Nf5 18.h4 Be7 19.a5 = +0.42 (21 ply)better is 15.h4 Qd8 16.Rc1 Kf7 17.Kf1 g5 18.h5 a5 19.b5 Nb8 20.Qd3 ⩲ +1.16 (21 ply) ⩲ +0.58 (21 ply)better is 16...Bd6 17.Bb5 a6 18.Bd3 Qf7 19.Kf1 Ne7 20.Kg2 Nf5 = +0.39 (21 ply) ⩲ +1.01 (20 ply) 19.Rd1 g5 20.Rg1 g4 21.Rh1 a6 22.Kg2 Qf7 23.Rc1 Qe7 24.h5 ⩲ +1.22 (20 ply)= +0.29 (20 ply)better is 22...Qh7 23.Bxc6+ Rxc6 24.Rxc6 bxc6 25.Bg5 Bxg5 26.Qxg5 = 0.00 (26 ply) ⩲ +0.63 (22 ply) after 23.Bxc6+ Rxc6 24.Rxc6 bxc6 25.Bg5 Bxg5 26.Qxg5 Qh5 23...Kd7 24.Bxc6+ bxc6 25.Qf4 a6 26.Rc3 Rcg8 27.Rcg3 Bg7 = +0.48 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.48 (24 ply) 24...bxc6 25.Qd3 Bxg5 26.hxg5 Kd7 27.Qxa6 Qh5 28.Qd3 ⩲ +0.54 (23 ply) ± +1.96 (23 ply) 29...Rh7 30.Ke2 Re7 31.h5 Rf7 32.Qf4 Rh7 33.Kd3 Rh8 ⩲ +1.25 (25 ply) 30.h5 Re7 31.Qh4 Rh7 32.Rg8 Re7 33.Rg6 Qd2 34.h6 f4 ± +2.30 (25 ply) ⩲ +1.21 (25 ply) after 30...Re7 31.Qf4 Qh8 32.h5 Qh6 33.Kd3 Qh8 34.Ke3 Qh6 35.f3 32...Rf8 33.Rg6 Qf5+ 34.Qxf5 Rxf5 35.Rg5 Rf8 36.Ke2 Ke7 ⩲ +1.30 (26 ply)+- +3.45 (26 ply) 33...Re8 34.Rg6 Qf5+ 35.Qxf5 exf5 36.h6 Re1 37.Rg7+ Kd6 +- +2.85 (25 ply)+- +5.52 (26 ply)better is 35.Rg7 Ke7 36.Kc3 e5 37.Rg6 exd4+ 38.Kd2 Qe5 39.Rxc6 d3 +- +4.70 (23 ply) ± +2.14 (30 ply)better is 37.Ke2 f3+ 38.Ke3 Ke7 39.h7 Rh5 40.Rg7+ Kf6 41.Rc7 Kf5 ± +2.03 (27 ply) ⩲ +1.44 (28 ply) 38.Ke2 Rh5 39.Rh7 Rh3 40.a4 f3+ 41.Ke3 e5 42.dxe5+ Kxe5 ± +1.73 (28 ply) ⩲ +0.80 (29 ply) 40.a4 e5 41.Rg6+ Kd7 42.dxe5 Rxh7 43.Rd6+ Kc7 44.Kf3 Rh2 ± +1.72 (28 ply) ⩲ +0.58 (28 ply) 45.Kd3 Kc5 46.b6 Rh1 47.Kc2 Rh7 48.a4 Kc4 49.Ra8 Re7 ± +1.97 (28 ply)= +0.08 (31 ply) after 45...Re4+ 46.Kxf3 Kc5 47.bxc6 Kd6 48.Kg3 Kc7 49.Ra8 Kxc6 46...Kd6 47.Kxf3 Kc7 48.a4 d4 49.a5 d3 50.Ra7+ Kxc6 = 0.00 (29 ply)+- +2.52 (27 ply) 49...Kc6 50.Rd4 Rf7 51.a4 Rf5 52.Rf4 Rc5 53.Kxf3 Kd6 +- +2.65 (31 ply)better is 50.Rg5 Rd7 51.Kxf3 Kd3 52.Kg3 Ke4 53.f3+ Ke3 54.a4 Rd1 +- +5.94 (34 ply)+- +3.02 (29 ply) 51.a4 Ra7 52.Rh4 Kd6 53.Rh6+ Ke5 54.a5 Rc7 55.Kxf3 Kf5 +- +3.13 (25 ply) 51...Kd6 52.Rd4+ Ke5 53.a4 Ra7 54.Re4+ Kf5 55.Kxf3 Kg5 ± +1.63 (41 ply)+- +3.49 (26 ply)+- mate-in-17 after 68.Rd6 Re1 69.Kg7 Rg1+ 70.Kf6 Kc7 71.Ke7 Rg7 72.Rf670...Kc6 71.Rf5 Kd7 72.f8=Q Re6+ 73.Kg5 Re7 74.Rd5+ Kc6 +- mate-in-111-0

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