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Veselin Topalov vs Judit Polgar
Madrid (1997), Madrid ESP, rd 4, May-25
Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (D38)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)11...Rd8 was played in L’Ami vs A Giri, 2012 (0-1)better is 12...Qe7 13.Qe2 Ba5 14.Rfd1 Bb6 15.Bb5 Bd7 16.Nc3 Rfd8 = 0.00 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.55 (20 ply) after 13.Qd3 Na5 14.Ne5 Nxc4 15.Rxc4 Be7 16.Rfc1 f5 17.Nd2 Bd6 better is 17.Nc3 Rad8 18.d5 exd5 19.Nxd5 Qd6 20.Nxb6 Qxd3 21.Rxd3 ⩲ +0.54 (22 ply)= -0.08 (23 ply)better is 19...Ne5 20.Bxe8 Nxf3+ 21.Qxf3 Rfxe8 22.a4 a5 23.bxa5 = -0.02 (26 ply) ⩲ +0.56 (20 ply) after 20.Bc4 Rd8 21.Qe1 axb4 22.axb4 Bc7 23.b5 Na5 24.Bd3 b6 better is 25...Qd6 26.Nd2 Qe7 27.Nc4 Ba7 28.g3 Nb8 29.Ne5 Bc6 = +0.30 (21 ply) ⩲ +0.88 (24 ply) 28...Qg6 29.Qe2 Qh5 30.d5 Nxg3 31.fxg3 f5 32.Rf1 Rg8 ⩲ +0.55 (24 ply) ± +1.84 (22 ply)better is 30...Qe7 31.Bg2 fxe6 32.Nxe6 Rxc1 33.Rxc1 Rf5 34.Nf4 ⩲ +1.47 (24 ply) 31.Qd2 fxg4 32.Qxd6 Qf6 33.Rd2 Bc6 34.Re1 Re8 35.Kh2 Qe7 ± +2.15 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.86 (24 ply) 36.Qe6 Qxh4 37.Qxb6 Qxg4 38.Qc5 f4 39.Rc3 Qh4 40.b5 Bxb5 ± +1.94 (25 ply) 36...Bh5 37.Nc4 Bf3 38.Qf1 Bxg2 39.Nxb6 Qf4 40.Kxg2 Qg4+ = 0.00 (28 ply) ⩲ +1.41 (28 ply) after 37.Rc6 Ba7 38.Ra6 Bb8 39.b5 Kh7 40.Re6 Bf7 41.Nxf7 Bh2+ 37...Qg3 38.Nc4 Bd4 39.Rd8 Qh4 40.Nd6 Bxf2+ 41.Qxf2 Qxe7 ± +1.52 (24 ply)+- +2.64 (25 ply) 38...Qd4 39.Nxb6 Qxb6 40.Qe5 Qxb4 41.Qxf5+ g6 42.Qe6 ± +1.72 (25 ply)+- +4.47 (31 ply) 39...Bxf2+ 40.Qxf2 Qxe7 41.Nxe8 Rxe8 42.Qxf5+ g6 43.Rxe8 +- +3.67 (26 ply)+- +14.54 (26 ply)45...Kg8 46.Qh7+ Kf7 47.Bg6+ Kxe7 48.Bxe8 Kxe8 49.b5 Kd7 +- +132.67 (30 ply)1-0

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  chancho: 46...Kg8 47.Qh7+ Kf7 48.Bg6+ and the black Queen is bye bye.
Apr-08-15  abstract: This game is full of puzzles

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