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Jan Timman vs Nigel Short
Rotterdam World Cup (1989), Rotterdam NED, rd 5, Jun-08
French Defense: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn Variation Main Line (C18)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 14...Rc8 15.Bd2 Nf5 16.c3 Nce7 17.a4 b5 18.Qf3 d4 19.axb5 = 0.00 (29 ply) ⩲ +0.59 (19 ply)better is 20...Rh8 21.Rh1 Rc8 22.Ne2 Rxc2 23.Rxc2 Nxc2+ 24.Kd1 Na1 = +0.24 (26 ply)better is 21.Ne2 Nxe2 22.Kxe2 b5 23.Rh1 Kf8 24.Bd2 Nc4 25.Be1 Kg7 ⩲ +0.77 (21 ply)= +0.25 (25 ply) 30...b3 31.exf7+ Kxf7 32.Nxd5+ Ke6 33.Nc7+ Kxe5 34.Bf4+ = +0.10 (26 ply) ± +2.08 (25 ply) 33...Nd6 34.Ba3 b2 35.Rf8+ Kc7 36.Bxb2 Rxb2 37.Nf5 Nc8 ± +2.34 (27 ply)+- +3.48 (26 ply) 41...Re3 42.Rf7+ Kd8 43.Rd7+ Kc8 44.Rxd5 Kc7 45.Nf5 Rxe6 +- +3.87 (29 ply)+- +8.31 (24 ply)better is 44.Kd3 Rd2+ 45.Kc3 Re2 46.e8=Q Rxe8 47.Nxe8+ Kd7 48.Nf6+ +- +9.18 (25 ply)+- +3.85 (28 ply) 51...Rg3+ 52.Kc4 a4 53.Kb4 a3 54.Ra5 Rf3 55.Nh5 Re3 56.g5 +- +4.90 (32 ply)+- +14.50 (31 ply); 52...Rf2 53.Rf5 Ra2 54.g5 a3 55.Kb3 Rg2 56.Kxa3 Kd8 +- +9.87 (31 ply)1-0

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May-12-09  Marmot PFL: 28...b4 seems too optimistic and Timman gives 28...ef 29 gf Ne3+ 30 Bxe3 Rxe3 31 Kd2 Rxe5 32 Nd4 Ke7 as leading to a draw.

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