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Akiba Rubinstein vs Geza Maroczy
Lancashire (1921)
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation (E21)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)6...Bxc3 was played in Gelfand vs Karpov, 2009 (0-1)better is 7...cxd4 8.Nxd4 Qc7 9.Rc1 O-O 10.a3 Be7 11.Bg2 a6 = +0.11 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.67 (22 ply)better is 9.a3 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Nc6 11.Ndb5 d5 12.O-O Bxc3 13.Qxc3 ⩲ +0.61 (20 ply)= +0.07 (22 ply) 12...dxc6 13.a3 Bxc3 14.Qxc3 Re8 15.Rd1 e5 16.b4 Qe7 = +0.13 (24 ply) ⩲ +1.07 (24 ply) 14.Qxc3 d5 15.b4 Qd6 16.a4 Bd7 17.e4 a5 18.b5 d4 19.Qd3 ⩲ +1.15 (23 ply)= +0.25 (25 ply)better is 15.Rac1 Rd8 16.Rd3 Rb8 17.e3 h6 18.b4 axb4 19.Rb3 Qe7 ⩲ +0.59 (24 ply)better is 15...Rb8 16.Bf3 Rd8 17.a4 d6 18.Rd1 h6 19.Kg2 Bb7 20.e4 = +0.08 (24 ply)better is 16.e3 Rb8 17.Bf1 d6 18.Rb1 Rd8 19.Rc2 e5 20.b4 Qa7 21.b5 ⩲ +0.72 (24 ply)= +0.19 (22 ply) after 16...fxe4 17.Bxe4 Rf7 18.Qe3 Qxe3 19.Rxe3 d5 20.Bf3 Rb8 better is 21.Rf3 Rxf3 22.Bxf3 d6 23.Rd1 d5 24.Qe1 Bc8 25.Rd3 Qb6 ⩲ +0.75 (22 ply)better is 21...d6 22.Rc2 Qa3 23.Ra2 Qc5 24.Rc2 = 0.00 (26 ply) ⩲ +0.56 (23 ply) after 22.Rec1 d6 23.Rd3 Rd7 24.Re1 Bc8 25.Rc3 Rdf7 26.Rd1 Rd7 better is 22...Qb4 23.c5 Ba6 24.Qc2 Qb8 25.Re3 Qb4 26.Rd6 Rb8 27.f4 ⩲ +0.59 (26 ply) ⩲ +1.10 (25 ply) after 23.Qd6 Qxd6 24.Rxd6 Bb7 25.Rcd3 Bc8 26.h4 Kg7 27.Rd1 Rf6 better is 24.Qd6 Qxd6 25.Rxd6 Rb8 26.Re3 Kf8 27.c5 Ke7 28.Bd3 Bc8 ⩲ +1.08 (26 ply)= +0.45 (23 ply)better is 25.Rd3 Rd7 26.Re1 Bc8 27.f4 e5 28.fxe5 dxe5 29.Qe3 Rd4 ⩲ +0.64 (23 ply) 25...Qb4 26.h5 gxh5 27.Rh1 c5 28.Bxb7 Qxb7 29.Qxd6 Rxf3 = 0.00 (25 ply)better is 26.Rd3 Rfd7 27.f4 d5 28.Bf3 Qb6 29.Re1 c5 30.f5 exf5 ⩲ +0.91 (21 ply)= +0.39 (19 ply) 27...Qxd2+ 28.Rxd2 c5 29.Bxb7 Rxb7 30.Rxe6 Rxb3 31.Re7 = +0.35 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.29 (20 ply)better is 28...Bc8 29.h5 gxh5 30.Re5 dxe5 31.Qxd8+ Qxd8 32.Rxd8+ ⩲ +0.87 (20 ply) ⩲ +1.39 (23 ply) 30...Rdd7 31.Rxe6 Qxb3 32.Qe2 Qxa4 33.h5 Rde7 34.Rdxd6 ⩲ +1.43 (23 ply) 31.Qxa5 Rf6 32.Qd2 Qf8 33.Qe1 Qe7 34.Rd2 Re8 35.Rde2 Qd7 ± +2.20 (22 ply) 31...e5 32.Rd3 Rff8 33.fxe5 dxe5 34.Rxd8 Rxd8 35.Qxa5 ⩲ +0.70 (24 ply) ± +2.17 (22 ply)35...Re8 36.a5 Qd7 37.Qe4 h5 38.a6 e5 39.Qd5 Qe6 40.Rd1 ± +2.22 (25 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-16-06  Saruman: This is the duplicate game of Rubinstein vs Maroczy, 1922, or maybe its the other way around?
Aug-08-06  prinsallan: 35 Qd5 - Very cool finish by the master.

The continuation goes:
35... exd5
36. Rxe7+ Kg8
37. cxd5 and the situation is hopeless.
The pawns on A+B are simply too strong with the Rook on e1 ready to storm e6, forcing a rooktrade or mate.

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