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Vladas Mikenas vs Paul Keres
USSR Championship (1950), Moscow URS, rd 9, Nov-24
English Opening: King's English. Four Knights Variation Quiet Line (A28)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)8.Nxc6 was played in C Hansen vs Xu Jun, 1988 (1-0)better is 10.Qc2 c6 11.Nxd5 Qxd5 12.b3 Qc5 13.Qxc5 Bxc5 14.Bb2 Bd7 = +0.49 (21 ply)= -0.02 (22 ply)better is 13.Bf3 Nf6 14.Nd4 Rd8 15.h3 a5 16.b3 a4 17.Bb2 Nd5 18.Ne2 = 0.00 (24 ply) ⩱ -0.54 (22 ply) after 13...c5 14.e4 cxd4 15.exd5 Bf5 16.Bf4 d3 17.Bf3 Rac8 25.f4 Kd6 26.Ke1 f6 27.Kd2 Kc5 28.Bf3 b5 29.h3 Bc8 30.Kd3 = -0.08 (26 ply) 25...Bxc4+ 26.bxc4 Kd6 27.Ke2 g5 28.f3 Ke5 29.c5 h5 ⩱ -0.85 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.51 (27 ply)better is 26...Be6 27.Ke2 Kd6 28.f4 Bxc4+ 29.bxc4 Kc5 30.Kd3 f6 ⩲ +0.55 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.27 (27 ply) 28.Bd5 b6 29.g4 Bg6 30.f4 f6 31.Kd3 Be8 32.Kxd4 h6 33.Bc4 ⩲ +1.25 (29 ply)= -0.08 (34 ply) 38.Kd5 Bb3+ 39.Kd4 h4 40.Bc6 Bd1 41.Be8 Bc2 42.Bc6 Bb3 = -0.17 (34 ply)-+ -2.71 (33 ply) 39.Ke3 Bg4 40.Bb5 Kxh4 41.Kf4 Kh3 42.Bc6 h4 43.b5 Bc8 ∓ -2.30 (35 ply)-+ -3.79 (30 ply)44.a4 Bf3 45.Be6 a5 46.bxa5 bxa5 47.Bh3+ Kf2 48.Bc8 Bd1 -+ -3.96 (25 ply)0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
May-30-15  zydeco: 35.f4? is a gift to black. 35.Bg4 threatens 36.f4+ and forces the bishop back. The game should be a quiet draw after that.

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