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Vasyl Ivanchuk vs Yasser Seirawan
Reykjavik Summit (1990), Reykjavik ISL, Mar-??
Benoni Defense: Czech Benoni Defense (A56)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)7.Be3 was played in B V Alterman vs Miles, 1992 (1-0)better is 8.Be2 Re8 9.Kf1 Nf8 10.g3 Bd7 11.b3 Ng6 12.Bb2 Qc8 ⩲ +0.98 (24 ply)better is 8...h6 9.Bd3 Rb8 10.Bd2 a6 11.Qe2 Re8 12.g5 hxg5 = +0.39 (21 ply)better is 9.Rg1 Nc7 10.Bd2 a6 11.a4 g6 12.Bh6 Re8 13.g5 Bf8 ⩲ +0.99 (21 ply) 9...Nc7 10.Bd2 a6 11.b3 Re8 12.Ne2 Nf8 13.Ng3 Bd7 14.O-O = +0.37 (22 ply) 10.Bh6 Nef6 11.Bxf8 Nxf8 12.Qd2 h5 13.g5 N6h7 14.h4 Bg4 ± +1.78 (27 ply)better is 10...Bf6 11.Kf1 b6 12.Kg2 Bg7 13.Bg5 Ndf6 14.a3 Bb7 ⩲ +0.85 (22 ply) ⩲ +1.40 (22 ply) after 11.Qe2 a6 12.Nd2 Bg5 13.Bxg5 Qxg5 14.O-O-O Nb6 15.f3 Qh4 better is 12...a6 13.Nd2 Nd7 14.O-O-O Bg5 15.Bxg5 Qxg5 16.Kb1 Nb6 ⩲ +0.97 (25 ply) ± +1.57 (23 ply)better is 13...Bd7 14.O-O-O Qc8 15.g5 Nfe8 16.h4 Rb8 17.Rdf1 a6 ⩲ +1.26 (22 ply) ± +1.95 (24 ply) 17...Nh7 18.Qe2 Ng5 19.Rh1 Nh7 20.Qe3 Qe7 21.Rdg1 Bd7 ⩲ +1.46 (24 ply) 18.f4 Nh7 19.Be2 h4 20.fxe5 dxe5 21.Nf3 b6 22.Qh2 Bb7 ± +2.33 (22 ply) ⩲ +1.37 (22 ply)better is 20.Kb1 Nf6 21.g5 Nd7 22.Nb3 b6 23.Rdf1 Bb7 24.a3 Ne8 ⩲ +1.48 (21 ply) ⩲ +0.78 (24 ply) after 20...Bd7 21.Kb1 Rab8 22.Ne2 f6 23.gxf6 Rxf6 24.Rdf1 Rbf8 24...Bg4 25.Rxf6 Nxf6 26.e5 Qxe5 27.Qxe5 dxe5 28.Bxg6 ⩲ +0.74 (24 ply) ± +1.95 (24 ply) 25...Nf8 26.e5 Qxe5 27.Qxe5 dxe5 28.Bxg6 Nxg6 29.Rxg6 ± +1.66 (22 ply)+- +2.79 (23 ply) 31...Qe8 32.Qxe8 Rxe8 33.b3 b5 34.Rg6 Rg8 35.Re6 Rd8 +- +2.64 (24 ply)+- +4.29 (23 ply)39...Rh7 40.Rb8+ Kg7 41.Re8 Kf7 42.Rxe5 Rh8 43.Nxc5 Re8 +- +5.77 (23 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-21-09  danton205: Great example of how to breakthrough in the kingside against the Czech benoni!!
Nov-01-16
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  saffuna: Seirawan says 19...a6 was his big mistake, and that 20. g5 shut down black's knights.

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