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Vasily Smyslov vs Leonid Stein
USSR Championship (1969), Moscow URS, rd 4, Sep-10
Gruenfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation (D90)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)8...Nc6 was played in Doda vs Korchnoi, 1970 (0-1)better is 9.a4 a5 10.e4 e5 11.d5 c6 12.Bg5 Nf6 13.dxc6 bxc6 = +0.47 (22 ply)= -0.16 (24 ply)better is 11.exd4 Nf6 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bf4 Nfd5 14.Be5 c6 15.Re1 Re8 = +0.25 (22 ply)= -0.35 (21 ply)better is 12...Qe7 13.b5 c5 14.Nf3 Rd8 15.a4 Ne5 16.Nxe5 Bxe5 17.a5 = -0.30 (21 ply)= +0.25 (23 ply)better is 14.a5 Nbc4 15.Be1 h5 16.Ne4 Bg4 17.Qb3 Bxe2 18.Nxe2 b5 ⩲ +0.52 (22 ply)= 0.00 (24 ply) 15...Bxd4 16.Qf3 Nxc4 17.Rxc4 Bg7 18.Bc3 Bf5 19.Bxg7 = -0.10 (26 ply) ⩲ +1.40 (27 ply)better is 17.Qc2 Rh4 18.Bb3 Bd7 19.a5 Nd5 20.a6 Bxd4 21.axb7 Rb8 ± +2.01 (19 ply) ⩲ +1.29 (20 ply)better is 18.Qc2 Re5 19.a6 Qc7 20.Bxd5 Rxd5 21.Bc3 b6 22.Nxc6 Bxa6 ± +2.00 (18 ply) ⩲ +1.30 (22 ply)better is 19.Bc3 Re7 20.Qc2 Bf5 21.Qb2 Kg8 22.Nf3 Bxc3 23.Qxc3 Rd8 ± +1.91 (21 ply) ⩲ +1.22 (20 ply)better is 20.Bc3 Kg8 21.Qd3 Re8 22.a6 Rd8 23.axb7 Bxb7 24.Qc2 Bf8 ± +1.75 (20 ply) ⩲ +1.23 (24 ply)better is 23...Rac8 24.Bxg7 Qxg7 25.Qxg7+ Kxg7 26.Rfc1 a6 27.Nd4 ⩲ +1.50 (22 ply) 24.Ng5 Qd7 25.Rc4 Bh6 26.h4 Be6 27.Rf4 Rf8 28.Rd4 Qe7 ± +2.18 (25 ply) ⩲ +1.07 (22 ply) 44...Ke7 45.Bf2 Kd6 46.Bg3 Kd7 47.h5 gxh5 48.Ke3 c5 ± +1.55 (34 ply) 45.h5 gxh5 46.Bf2 Kf6 47.Bh4+ Ke6 48.Ke3 Kd7 49.f4 b5 +- +3.16 (35 ply)better is 45...Ke6 46.Bf2 Kd6 47.h5 gxh5 48.Ke3 h4 49.Bxh4 c5 ± +1.69 (36 ply) ⩲ +1.15 (34 ply) 47...Bc2 48.h5 g5 49.Bd4 Bb1 50.Kf2 g4 51.fxg4 Bxe4 52.g5 ± +2.25 (39 ply) ⩲ +1.14 (28 ply) after 48.Bh2 Kf6 49.f4 Bg4 50.Kd3 Bf3 51.Bg1 Bg4 52.Bd4+ Ke6 51...Kd7 52.f4 Ke7 53.f5 Bg4 54.Bh4+ Kd7 55.Kf4 Bd1 56.e5 +- +3.84 (30 ply)1-0

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Oct-01-06  Brown: We see none of Stein's signature chaos on the board, as Smyslov resurrects some of his old form to smoothly defeat one of the best players of the late 60's.
Sep-02-18  zydeco: 14....Nec4 blunders a pawn.

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