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Rafael Vaganian vs Vasily Smyslov
USSR Championship (1976), Moscow URS, rd 4, Dec-01
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense. King's Indian Formation Double Fianchetto (A15)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 11...Re8 12.e3 Ne7 13.Rac1 c6 14.h4 h6 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.h5 = +0.03 (21 ply)better is 12.Bf4 g5 13.Be5 Re8 14.e3 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Ng4 16.Nxd5 Bxd5 ⩲ +0.73 (20 ply)= +0.13 (22 ply)better is 14...dxe4 15.Nxe4 Bg7 16.Ne5 c6 17.Qb3 Rc8 18.Nc3 Qd6 = 0.00 (22 ply)better is 15.e5 Bg7 16.Ne2 Bc8 17.Qd2 Bg4 18.Re1 Qd7 19.h4 Rfc8 ⩲ +0.63 (22 ply)better is 15...dxe4 16.Qxe4 h5 17.Ne5 Bg7 18.Qe2 Bh6 19.Rc2 Bg7 = 0.00 (23 ply)better is 16.e5 Bc8 17.Ne2 Bg4 18.Re1 Rc8 19.Nf4 c5 20.Qa4 Qd7 ⩲ +0.59 (25 ply)better is 16...dxe4 17.Qxe4 Qd6 18.Nb5 Qb4 19.Qe2 Qxb5 20.Qxb5 = +0.07 (20 ply) ⩲ +0.62 (21 ply)better is 19.Nf4 b5 20.h5 g5 21.Nfd3 dxe4 22.Nc5 Nf5 23.Nxe4 Nxd4 ⩲ +0.63 (23 ply)= -0.08 (20 ply) after 19...Bc8 20.Qa3 Qxa3 21.bxa3 Re8 22.Kf2 h5 23.Rd2 b5 better is 20...h5 21.Qxb6 Bc8 22.Qc5 Qxc5 23.dxc5 Rxb2 24.Nd4 Bxe5 = -0.08 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.52 (20 ply) after 21.Nc3 Ne7 22.Kh2 a5 23.Bg2 Nd5 24.Nxc6 Bxc6 25.Nxd5 Bd7 better is 21...Rbe8 22.Bf3 g5 23.Rg1 a5 24.Nc3 gxf4 25.Nxd5 cxd5 = +0.09 (22 ply)better is 22.Nc3 Re7 23.Bf3 Rd8 24.Re1 h5 25.Nc4 Qd7 26.Nxd5 Rxe1 ⩲ +0.63 (22 ply)better is 22...g5 23.hxg5 hxg5 24.Kg2 gxf4 25.gxf4 c5 26.Kf2 cxd4 = 0.00 (20 ply) ⩲ +0.54 (20 ply) 24...Nxc3 25.bxc3 b5 26.Rcd1 Rf8 27.Qc2 h5 28.c4 Qf6 = +0.19 (21 ply) 25.gxf4 Qf6 26.Kg3 g5 27.Kg2 Qxf4 28.Ne2 Qf6 29.Nxc6 ± +2.38 (23 ply) 25...Qc7 26.gxf4 Rxd4 27.Qc3 Bxe5 28.fxe5 Qxe5+ 29.Ng3 = 0.00 (22 ply)+- +2.71 (22 ply) after 26.gxf4 Rxe5 27.fxe5 Qxe5+ 28.Kg2 Qf4 29.Rcd1 Rxd1 30...Re6 31.Qd2 Qxd2+ 32.Rxd2 Be7 33.Kg3 Kg7 34.Rd7 Bc6 +- +2.54 (24 ply)+- +6.46 (25 ply)40...Be7 41.Rg8+ Kh7 42.Rh8+ Kg7 43.Qg8+ Kf6 44.Rxh6 Re4 +- +7.25 (25 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-15-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  sackman: Wow! One minute a semi-closed English position, next minute Smyslov explodes it open with 24 Nxf4. Looks like a mistake though, had he overlooked 25 Ne4 and 26 Rcd1?

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