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Alexander Beliavsky vs Boris Spassky
Linares (1990), Linares ESP, rd 6, Feb-24
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation (E20)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 15.Re1 Nf6 16.Nxd4 Qc5 17.Bb5 O-O 18.Bxc6 bxc6 19.Be3 ⩲ +0.66 (26 ply)= +0.03 (25 ply)better is 20.Nc6 Qe6 21.Qa4 Bb7 22.Ne5 Nd5 23.Qxe4 Nxf4 24.Qxb7 ⩲ +0.73 (23 ply)better is 20...Rf7 21.Nc6 Qb7 22.Qxb7 Rxb7 23.Rac1 Nd5 24.Rxc5 = +0.19 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.70 (26 ply)better is 21...Qd6 22.Ne5 Nd5 23.Rac1 c4 24.Qd1 Rad8 25.Qd4 Nxe3 = +0.37 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.05 (26 ply) 23...Nd7 24.Nxd7 Qxd7 25.Qxc5 Bd3 26.Rac1 Rf7 27.b4 h6 ⩲ +0.97 (25 ply) ± +1.89 (22 ply) 29.Rg3 Rb6 30.Re1 Bb5 31.f5 Qf7 32.Ng6+ Rxg6 33.Rxg6 ± +2.22 (25 ply) ⩲ +1.40 (23 ply) 32.Ne7+ Kh8 33.Ng6+ Kg8 34.f5 Kh7 35.Nf4 Qd4+ 36.Qxd4 ± +2.24 (24 ply) 32...Rb8 33.Qc2 Bb5 34.Qxc5 Qb6 35.Qxb6 Rfxb6 36.h5 Ba4 ⩲ +0.99 (23 ply)+- +4.73 (27 ply)better is 37.Rf8+ Ke6 38.Rxf6+ gxf6 39.Nxc5+ Kf5 40.Nxa6 Rd4 +- +4.58 (27 ply)+- +2.91 (26 ply)better is 40.Re3+ Kf5 41.Ra5 Be4 42.g3 Rc2 43.Kf1 h5 44.Ra4 Bc6 +- +3.28 (25 ply) ± +2.22 (24 ply) 41...Kf5 42.Rc6 h5 43.Rf8 Kxf4 44.Rcxf6+ Ke5 45.Rc6 Kd4 ± +2.15 (23 ply)+- +2.97 (23 ply) after 42.g4 Rxa3 43.Rd8 f5 44.g5 hxg5 45.fxg5 Ra1+ 46.Kg2 Be4+ 47...Ra1+ 48.Kh2 Ra2 49.R5c7 Ra1 50.Rc4 Bd3 51.R4c6+ Kd5 +- +3.65 (26 ply)+- +6.45 (26 ply)53...Be6 54.Rf7# +- mate-in-11-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-14-06
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  Phony Benoni: The knight promotion is an odd type, played as the quickest way to win rather than to avoid stalemate or set up a fork for the knight. If 52.h8Q c1Q+ 53.Rxc1 Rxh8, and Black holds on to the bishop for now.

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