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Viacheslav Ragozin vs Vasily Smyslov
USSR Championship (1949), Moscow URS, rd 12, Nov-03
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation. Gligoric System (E53)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 8...dxc4 9.Bxc4 cxd4 10.exd4 a6 11.a3 b5 12.axb4 bxc4 = -0.15 (22 ply)= +0.38 (21 ply)better is 16.Bc2 g6 17.Bh6 Re8 18.Rae1 Nfd7 19.f4 Bf8 20.Bxf8 Rxf8 = +0.27 (21 ply)= -0.39 (24 ply)better is 22.Nb1 Qc7 23.Rfe1 Bb4 24.Nc3 Bf8 25.Nb1 = 0.00 (24 ply)= -0.50 (21 ply)better is 23.g3 Qb6 24.Kg2 Qa7 25.b3 Nxc3 26.Qxc3 Nd5 27.Qc5 Qxc5 = -0.33 (22 ply) ⩱ -0.83 (21 ply) after 23...Qb6 24.b3 Nxc3 25.Qxc3 Nd5 26.Qc4 Nb4 27.Be4 Red8 better is 25...h5 26.g3 Ng4 27.Kg2 Qb6 28.Qd3 Ne7 29.Bg5 Rd7 30.Qa3 ⩱ -1.02 (22 ply)= -0.45 (23 ply) after 26.g3 h5 27.Nc3 Ng4 28.Nxd5 cxd5 29.b3 Qa7 30.Qd3 Rc8 27.g3 Rb4 28.Bg5 Rc8 29.Kg2 Rxd4 30.Nxd5 Nxd5 31.h5 Rxd1 ⩱ -0.67 (20 ply) ∓ -1.73 (21 ply) 30.Nxf6+ Bxf6 31.b3 Rxd4 32.Rxd4 Qxd4 33.Re4 Qc3 34.Qxc3 ⩱ -1.50 (20 ply) 30...Nxg4 31.Qxg4 Qxc5 32.Qxg6 hxg6 33.dxc5 Bxb2 34.Bd2 -+ -3.23 (25 ply) ∓ -1.61 (24 ply) 32.b3 Rxd4 33.Rxd4 Bxd4 34.Bd2 Qc7 35.Bd3 Rd8 36.Bc4 Bg7 ∓ -1.51 (22 ply)-+ -3.10 (24 ply) 36.Re1 Qxa4 37.b3 Qa2 38.Rd1 d3 39.Bxd3 Qxb3 40.Be2 Qxf3 -+ -2.84 (25 ply)-+ -4.71 (28 ply)41...Bd4 42.Rxd3 Bxf2+ 43.Bxf2 Qxd3 44.Bb6 Qxf3 45.Bxf3 -+ -5.37 (28 ply)0-1

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Aug-17-07  Maynard5: Some good defensive play by Smyslov here. White gives up too many pawns to press the attack on the kingside, but Black's defense holds, after which the material advantage is decisive.

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