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Garry Kasparov vs Anatoly Karpov
Karpov - Kasparov World Championship Match (1984/85), Moscow URS, rd 44, Jan-21
Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Flohr System (C92)  ·  1/2-1/2

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 14.e5 dxe5 15.dxe5 Nfd5 16.Ne4 c5 17.axb5 c4 18.Bxc4 Nb6 = +0.31 (25 ply)better is 14...Rb8 15.e5 dxe5 16.axb5 axb5 17.Nxe5 Bd5 18.Qd1 c5 = -0.35 (27 ply)better is 15.axb5 Nxe4 16.Nxe4 Rxe4 17.Be3 a5 18.Nd2 Re7 19.Ra3 c6 = +0.17 (27 ply)better is 15...dxe5 16.Nxe5 Bd5 17.axb5 Bxb3 18.Nxb3 Qd5 19.Qd1 = -0.48 (24 ply)= +0.27 (29 ply)better is 16...axb5 17.Ra3 Rb8 18.e6 Bd5 19.exf7+ Kxf7 20.Qd1 = -0.08 (28 ply)= +0.46 (26 ply)better is 29.Bc2 f5 30.Qe2 N5f4 31.Bxf4 Nxf4 32.Qe3 Nd3 33.Rd1 Rd8 ⩲ +0.58 (29 ply) 29...Nc5 30.Qf3 Qb7 31.Rd1 Ne7 32.Bb4 Nd3 33.Bd6 Qxf3 = +0.02 (32 ply) 30.e6 Nf6 31.Qd4 Qd5 32.exf7+ Kxf7 33.Qa7+ Qb7 34.Bf5 ⩲ +1.02 (30 ply)= 0.00 (34 ply)38...hxg5 39.Re1 Kh7 40.Re5 b4 41.Re4 c3 42.Rxb4 cxb2 = 0.00 (49 ply)1/2-1/2

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Kibitzer's Corner
Apr-11-08  Knight13: 36. Qc7 is still a draw. No difference compared to Qf5.
Dec-10-08  Roark: Garry Kasparov on Modern Chess series 'part 2' annotates the subtleties of this opening very well. I'm impressed.
Aug-27-09  WhiteRook48: 36 e7
Aug-28-09
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  Check It Out: <36.e7> Nxf7 37.Rxf7 Kg8 does not look good for white. What am I missing <WR48>?

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