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Bent Larsen vs Tigran Petrosian
Milan (1975), Milan ITA, rd 11, Sep-01
English Opening: King's English. Two Knights' Variation Smyslov System (A22)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)5.Ng5 was played in L Christiansen vs R Kraut, 1995 (1-0)5...Bxc3 was played in Francisco J Jimenez Ramallo vs J C Ibarra Jerez, 2016 (0-1)better is 8.Bg2 O-O 9.Ne3 d6 10.O-O Bd7 11.b3 Re8 12.Qc2 a5 13.a4 = +0.16 (27 ply)= -0.35 (24 ply) after 8...O-O 9.Bg2 b6 10.O-O Bb7 11.Qd2 Re8 12.Bd4 d6 13.Ne3 14.O-O Bb7 15.a3 d5 16.b3 Rad8 17.Qc3 c5 18.bxc5 bxc5 = +0.32 (22 ply)better is 14...d5 15.cxd5 Rd8 16.d6 Rxd6 17.Qc3 Bb7 18.Rxd6 cxd6 ⩱ -0.67 (27 ply)= 0.00 (23 ply)better is 15...d5 16.c5 Nd7 17.h4 c6 18.Rc1 bxc5 19.bxc5 Ne5 20.Qc3 ⩱ -0.66 (25 ply)= 0.00 (27 ply) after 16.Qc3 a5 17.b5 a4 18.h4 a3 19.b3 f5 20.Bd4 Qf7 21.Bh3 better is 17...Rad8 18.cxd6 Rxd6 19.Qc3 Ba6 20.Rxd6 cxd6 21.Re1 d5 ⩱ -0.53 (23 ply)= 0.00 (25 ply)better is 19.Qa4 Rb8 20.Qc2 Qe6 21.b3 bxc5 22.Qxc5 a5 23.Rd4 a4 = -0.11 (24 ply) ⩱ -0.62 (21 ply) 20.b3 Ng6 21.Rhg1 b5 22.Bh1 Qe6 23.g5 h5 24.Bg2 Nh4 = -0.20 (21 ply)better is 20...bxc5 21.Qxc5 Qe6 22.Bxe5 Qxe5 23.Ka1 c6 24.Rd4 Rb8 ⩱ -0.99 (26 ply) 21.Bxe5 Qxe5 22.Qxe5 Rxe5 23.cxb6 axb6 24.f4 exf3 = -0.27 (27 ply) ⩱ -1.09 (22 ply) after 21...Qe6 22.Ka1 b5 23.Bf4 Bxa2 24.Bxe4 Nxg4 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 22...Qe6 23.Kb2 Ng6 24.Rd4 Nh4 25.Rg1 Qe5 26.Bh1 c6 ⩱ -0.70 (22 ply)= +0.17 (25 ply) 25...h5 26.Bh3 a5 27.Bf5 g6 28.Bh3 Nb4 29.Qb2 Rxd1+ ⩱ -0.65 (23 ply)= +0.27 (29 ply)better is 27.Bh3 Be6 28.Bf4 e3 29.Bxe6+ Qxe6 30.fxe3 Ne5 31.Qc2 = +0.08 (25 ply) ⩱ -0.51 (24 ply)better is 30.Kb2 Bf5 31.Ka1 Rd7 32.Rh1 Nb4 33.Qc3 Nc6 34.Qe3 = 0.00 (23 ply)= -0.50 (24 ply) after 30...a5 31.Bc1 a4 32.Kb2 Bf5 33.Qg3 Bxh3 34.Qxh3 axb3 31.c6 Nd5 32.Qc5 e3+ 33.Ka1 exf2 34.Qxd5 Rxe2 35.Bc1 ⩱ -0.88 (27 ply) ∓ -2.27 (28 ply) 32.Rd1 Nd5 33.Qd4 Nf4 34.Bf1 Ne6 35.Qe3 Qxf2 36.Bc1 Qxe3 ∓ -2.03 (29 ply)-+ -4.20 (25 ply)-+ mate-in-11 after 37...Bb1+ 38.Kxb1 f1=Q+ 39.Ka2 Rxe2 40.Rh8+ Kg640.Qxf7 Bxf7 41.Bc1 f1=Q 42.Kb2 Qxe2+ 43.Kc3 Qf3+ 44.Kd2 -+ mate-in-170-1

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Oct-24-23
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  perfidious: Larsen sought a win in this final-round encounter for a chance to qualify for the match tournament, whereas a win for Petrosian would see him home.

The game itself is an object example of the aphorism that the queen is a poor blockader.

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