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Lajos Portisch vs Viktor Korchnoi
Hoogovens (1990), Wijk aan Zee NED, rd 11, Jan-25
English Opening: King's English. Two Knights' Variation Reversed Dragon (A22)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply) 14.Nxd4 exd4 15.Ne4 Rc8 16.Re1 c5 17.bxc6 bxc6 18.Qd2 c5 = +0.33 (22 ply) ⩱ -0.72 (22 ply)better is 16...Rd8 17.e3 Nb3 18.Qc2 Nc5 19.d4 exd4 20.exd4 Ne6 = -0.39 (22 ply) 17.Nd5 Nxd5 18.Bxd4 exd4 19.Bxd5 c6 20.bxc6 Bxc6 21.Bxc6 = +0.12 (22 ply)better is 17...Bh3 18.Nxd4 Bxg2 19.Ne6 Qxe6 20.Kxg2 f5 21.f3 Bd6 ⩱ -0.67 (20 ply)= 0.00 (25 ply)better is 23...h6 24.Bd2 Qc7 25.Rec1 Nd7 26.Qa2 Qc6 27.f3 Rac8 ⩱ -0.51 (21 ply)= +0.08 (25 ply) 24...Rc8 25.c5 Qd5 26.Rxb6 Rxe4 27.Bd2 Rxe2 28.Rxe2 d3 = 0.00 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.85 (22 ply)better is 25...Qc8 26.c5 Rxe4 27.Qa2+ Nc4 28.Qxc4+ Qe6 29.Rb4 Qxc4 = +0.40 (26 ply) ⩲ +0.93 (23 ply) 26...Rxe4 27.Qa2+ Nc4 28.Qxc4+ Qf7 29.Qb5 Qd5 30.Rec1 ⩲ +0.76 (22 ply) ± +2.00 (27 ply)better is 32.Rxd4 Nd6 33.Rc1 Qb6 34.Rb4 Qa7 35.Nd4 Qf7 36.Qb1 Ra5 ⩲ +1.43 (21 ply) ± +2.31 (23 ply) 34...g5 35.Be3 f4 36.Nc7 fxe3 37.Nxe8 exf2+ 38.Kxf2 Kg6 ± +1.68 (22 ply)+- +3.92 (28 ply)39...Rb8 40.Rxb8 Nxb8 41.Rd4 a3 42.Ra4 Nc6 43.Rxa3 Nd4 +- +4.02 (26 ply)1-0

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  Fusilli: Nice English by Portisch. Strong positional game.

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