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Gata Kamsky vs Vasyl Ivanchuk
Melody Amber Blind 5th (1996) (blindfold), Monte Carlo MNC, rd 2, Apr-13
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Neo-Archangelsk Variation (C78)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)7.Nxe5 was played in B Kharchenko vs M Parry, 2008 (1-0)7...Qe7 was played in Nisipeanu vs Onischuk, 2000 (0-1) 14.a4 Rfd8 15.Kh1 Nf8 16.g3 Qh3 17.f4 exf4 18.Rxf4 Qd7 ⩲ +0.59 (23 ply) 14...a4 15.b4 Bd6 16.Nc4 b5 17.Nxd6 cxd6 18.f4 exf4 = -0.40 (24 ply)better is 15.a4 Bd6 16.Nc4 Nb6 17.Ne3 Nc8 18.Nf5 Ne7 19.Nxe7+ Qxe7 ⩲ +0.55 (21 ply)better is 15...a4 16.b4 Ba7 17.g3 b5 18.f4 exf4 19.gxf4 c5 20.bxc5 = -0.20 (21 ply)= +0.41 (22 ply) after 16.Qe2 a4 17.b4 Bd4 18.Bxd4 exd4 19.f4 c5 20.bxc5 Nxc5 better is 19.Rff1 Qd7 20.Qxd7 Rxd7 21.a4 Ne5 22.Bxe5 fxe5 23.g3 = +0.47 (24 ply)better is 19...Qd7 20.Raf1 Bd4 21.Bxd4 Qxd4 22.Nf3 Qd7 23.e5 Ne7 = -0.03 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.51 (21 ply)better is 24...Rf8 25.h4 Rdf7 26.h5 Ne5 27.Nxe5 fxe5 28.Qg4 Rxf5 = +0.25 (26 ply) ⩲ +0.82 (22 ply) 35...Qxf3 36.gxf3 Ne7 37.Re6 Kg8 38.Rxe5 Kf7 39.Kg2 Ng8 = -0.17 (30 ply) 36.Rxh6+ Kg8 37.Qg4 Qe5 38.d4 Qxd4 39.Nf5 Qa1+ 40.Kh2 +- +4.44 (27 ply)better is 36...Qf7 37.d4 Nd6 38.Kg1 b5 39.Qg3 Rf8 40.Kh2 bxa4 = -0.50 (27 ply) 37.d4 Qxd4 38.Nf5 Qa1+ 39.Kh2 Qe5+ 40.g3 Ne7 41.Re6 Nxf5 = +0.08 (30 ply)-+ -3.29 (26 ply) 38.Qf3 Nxe4 39.Rxc6 Ng5 40.Qf2 Qxe3 41.Qxe3 Rxe3 42.Rxc7 -+ -3.06 (27 ply)-+ -6.05 (26 ply)-+ mate-in-3 after 44...Nxc4+ 45.bxc4 Qe1+ 46.Kd346.Kxd4 Qd1+ 47.Kxc4 Qxc2+ 48.Kd4 Qd2+ 49.Ke4 Qxd7 -+ -9.51 (30 ply)0-1

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