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Garry Kasparov vs Boris Spassky
Linares (1990), Linares ESP, rd 4, Feb-21
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Noa Variation (E34)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 8...O-O 9.e3 Be6 10.a3 Bxc5 11.Nf3 Nc6 12.Rd1 Rc8 = +0.26 (27 ply)better is 9.O-O-O g5 10.Bg3 Bxc3 11.Qxc3 O-O 12.e3 Ne4 13.Qa3 b6 ⩲ +0.80 (18 ply)9...O-O was played in A Prystenski vs J S Purdy, 1994 (0-1) ⩲ +0.64 (22 ply) 13...Qxc6 14.bxc3 Bxc5 15.Rd1 Bg4 16.Qd3 Qe6 17.Ne5 = +0.42 (22 ply) ⩲ +1.28 (24 ply) 14...Bf5 15.Qd2 Bxc5 16.Be5 Ne4 17.Bxf6 Nxd2 18.Kxd2 Rg8 ⩲ +0.89 (26 ply) ± +2.18 (24 ply) 18...fxg2 19.Rxg2 Qf3 20.Rg1 Bg4 21.Be5 h5 22.Ra6 Nxf2 ± +2.31 (23 ply)+- +3.50 (23 ply)29...a6 30.g5 hxg5 31.hxg5 fxg5 32.Be5 Bf5 33.fxg5 d4 +- +5.52 (24 ply)1-0

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Apr-20-03
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  chessgames.com: Here is the corrected score of a game being discussed recently.
Apr-20-03  crafty: 29. ... d4 30. g5 ♗f5 31. ♗xf6 ♘xf6 32. gxf6   (eval 4.30; depth 15 ply; 250M nodes)
Nov-30-07
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  kingscrusher: Quite an interesting game! - I have video annotated it here:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgxP...

Apr-30-13  Tim Delaney: I would think 23. Bd4 is simplest. If 23 ... Ng5 24. Qg3 seals the deal. Once the pesky f3 pawn is eliminated, black has no hope. 24 ... Qc2 does nothing for black: 25. g2xf3 Bf5, 26. e4
Nov-09-15  DarthStapler: 29....Rxh8 30. Rxa7+ Kg8 and then what? 31. f5 Bf7 32. Ra8+ Kg7, or something? What next?
Nov-09-15  Nerwal: <29....Rxh8 30. Rxa7+ Kg8 and then what?>

Everything wins easily, but 31. b5 cxb5 32. c6 is the most straightforward.

Jun-21-18
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  Fischerfriend: better 13..Qc6: -in stead of 13..bc- 14.bc Bc5: 15.0-0 and white is only a bit better, I read in 'Bobby Fischer 3, 1968-192'.
Nov-25-23
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  GrahamClayton: Kasparov's queen maneuvre Qc2-d1-d4-e5-f4-f3-f4 neutralises any of Spassky's counterplay, as any exchange of queens also results in the loss of the f3-pawn.

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