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Alberic O'Kelly de Galway vs Rashid Nezhmetdinov
Bucharest (1954), Bucharest ROU, rd 8, Mar-09
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto. Long Variation (E68)  ·  1/2-1/2

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)15.Qc2 was played in Grischuk vs H Karabalis, 2009 (1-0)15...Qc7 was played in M Luna vs Movsesian, 1993 (0-1)16.f4 was played in Portisch vs Gligoric, 1964 (1-0) 21...Rxc3 22.Nxc3 Bxc3 23.Rd3 Bb4 24.Qf1 Nf6 25.e5 Nd7 ⩲ +0.89 (24 ply) ± +1.90 (23 ply)better is 23...Kh8 24.Rb3 Ra1 25.Rb1 Rxb1 26.Qxb1 Re6 27.Qd3 Ra6 ± +1.51 (21 ply)better is 24.e5 Re6 25.Rb3 Rxb3 26.Qxb3 g5 27.Nc7 Re7 28.Qd1 gxf4 ± +2.11 (21 ply) ± +1.53 (22 ply) after 24...Ra7 25.Kh2 Bb7 26.e5 Ba8 27.h4 h5 28.Rbd3 Kh7 29.Qb1 better is 28.Rxd4 Qc5 29.Qb2 Bb7 30.Kh2 Bc6 31.e5 b5 32.Nc7 Rc8 +- +2.51 (23 ply) ± +1.85 (23 ply)better is 30...Kg7 31.e5 h5 32.Kf2 g5 33.fxg5 Nxe5 34.Nf4 Rh8 ± +1.88 (26 ply)+- +2.52 (28 ply) after 31.Rd1 Kf7 32.Ra1 Bb7 33.Ra7 Nc5 34.Nxb6 Re6 35.Na4 Nxa4 33...Nc5 34.Nd5 Re6 35.Rxe6 Kxe6 36.e5 Ba6 37.Nxf6 Bxc4 ± +2.36 (29 ply)better is 34.e5 Nc5 35.Bxb7 Rxc7 36.Bd5+ Ke7 37.Rxf6 Rd7 38.Rxb6 +- +5.30 (27 ply)+- +2.69 (27 ply) 39.Kh2 Ng4+ 40.Kh3 Re2 41.Rb7+ Kf6 42.d6 Nf2+ 43.Kh4 Ne4 ± +1.95 (25 ply)= +0.49 (28 ply)better is 40.Ke3 Rxc4 41.Rc6 Ng4+ 42.Kd3 Ra4 43.Rc7+ Kf6 44.Bf3 ⩲ +0.97 (21 ply)= +0.47 (27 ply) 51.Rg5 Kf7 52.Ke4 Kf6 53.Kf3 Ra2 54.Rxg3 Ra5 55.Rg5 Ra3+ +- +2.78 (33 ply)= 0.00 (49 ply) after 51...Rf2 52.f5 g2 53.Ke5 Re2+ 54.Kf4 Rf2+ 55.Ke4 Kd7 62.Kd8 Kxf5 63.d7 Kf6 64.Rg4 Kf7 65.Rg5 Kf6 66.Rg3 Kf7 = 0.00 (58 ply)1/2-1/2

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For sure this 7-pieces rook ending won for white

<49....Rg2 50.Kf5 g3 51.Kf6??> Here white had only move to win, it's very difficult to find it - 51.Rg5!! Ke7 52.Ke4 Kd6 53.Kf3 Rg1 54.Rxg3 !! (only move to win) Re1 55.Rg5 Rf1+ 56.Ke4 Re1+ 57.Kf5 Rf1 58.Rg2 Kxd5 59.Re2 Kg4 60.Kg5 Rg1+ 61.kf6 Rf1 62.f5 Kd3 63.Re5 Ra1 64.Ke6 Ra6+ 65.Kf7 Ra7+ 66.Kg6 Kd4 67.Re1 Ra3 68.f6 Rg3+ 69.Kf5 Rf3+ 70.Ke6 Rb3 71.f7 Rb8 72.Rf1 Rf8 73.Ke7 Rc8 74.f8Q Rxf8 75.Rxf8 Ke5 76.Rd8 Kf5 77.Kd6 Ke4 78.Ke6 Kf4 79.Rd4+ Ke3 80.Ke5 Kf3 81.Re4 Kg3 82.Rf4 Kg2 83.Kf5 Kg3 84.Kg5 Kh3 85.Rg4 Kh2 86.Kh4 Kh1 87.Kg3 Kg1 88.Rf4 Kh1 89.Rf1#

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