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James Howell vs Vasyl Ivanchuk
European Junior Championship (1986/87), Groningen NED, Dec-29
Russian Game: Classical Attack. Mason-Showalter Variation (C42)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)9...dxc4 was played in S Yudin vs R Hovhannisyan, 2009 (0-1)11.Qh3 was played in Ponomariov vs M Turov, 2001 (1-0)better is 19.b5 Qb6 20.Bd3 Rbd8 21.a5 Qc5 22.Be3 Qb4 23.Qxb7 Nc5 = +0.39 (23 ply)= -0.22 (27 ply) 20.b5 Qb6 21.Be3 Bc5 22.Rxd8 Rxd8 23.Bxb7 Bxe3 24.fxe3 = -0.10 (27 ply) ⩱ -0.98 (24 ply) 23.Bd5 Bf6 24.Rc1 Bb2 25.Rb1 Qxa4 26.g3 a5 27.Kg2 Bf6 = -0.41 (25 ply) ⩱ -1.17 (23 ply)better is 27.Bd5 Qa5 28.Rd1 h6 29.g3 c6 30.Bc4 Rxd1+ 31.Qxd1 Qc5 ⩱ -1.12 (26 ply)better is 27...Qa5 28.Re3 Qc5 29.Rc3 Qd4 30.Re3 a5 31.Bf5 Qf6 ∓ -1.64 (23 ply) ⩱ -0.97 (27 ply) after 28.Qg4 Nxe4 29.Rxe4 Qa1+ 30.Kh2 Qf6 31.Rf4 Qd6 32.g3 c5 better is 32.Qf4 Qh5+ 33.Kg3 Rd5 34.f3 Qg5+ 35.Qxg5 Rxg5+ 36.Kf2 ⩱ -1.31 (28 ply) ∓ -1.95 (31 ply) 33.Re8+ Kh7 34.Qe7 Qh5+ 35.Kg3 Rg5+ 36.Kf4 Rf5+ 37.Kg3 ∓ -1.79 (27 ply)-+ -9.03 (26 ply)35.Qxh4 Rh5 36.Qh3 Rxh3+ 37.gxh3 a5 38.Kg3 a4 39.Kf3 a3 -+ -132.65 (32 ply)0-1

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Dec-03-15  fispok: h5 might have been a mistake, but it was suggested through the power of zugzwang.

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