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Laszlo Szabo vs Vasja Pirc
Hastings (1938/39), Hastings ENG, rd 6, Jan-03
English Opening: King's English. Two Knights' Variation Reversed Dragon (A22)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply) 17.Qc4 Rcd8 18.Kg2 Rfe8 19.Na3 Qd6 20.Nc2 e4 21.Bxe4 Ne5 ⩲ +0.77 (22 ply)= 0.00 (22 ply) after 17...Rce8 18.Qe4 f5 19.Qc4+ Kh8 20.Nc3 f4 21.Nd5 Nxd5 better is 20...f5 21.Qh4 Rad8 22.g4 f4 23.Rc5 Rf8 24.Qh5 Qe7 25.h4 = +0.11 (22 ply)better is 21.Rc5 Qf7 22.Qc4 Re7 23.Qxf7+ Kxf7 24.Kg2 Na6 25.R5c4 ⩲ +0.84 (22 ply) 21...f5 22.Qe3 Re6 23.h5 Rf8 24.Qg5 Ref6 25.h6 Na2 26.Re1 = +0.12 (24 ply) 22.h5 f5 23.Qe3 Re6 24.Rh4 Qe7 25.hxg6 Rxg6 26.Rh5 Rf8 ⩲ +1.19 (22 ply)= 0.00 (25 ply) 24...Re7 25.b3 Rae8 26.Bg2 Rf8 27.Qb2 Kg8 28.Nc3 f4 = -0.20 (19 ply) ⩲ +0.60 (22 ply) after 25.Na7 e4 26.Nxc6 bxc6 27.Bg2 Qd6 28.h5 gxh5 29.Qc3+ Re5 27...Re7 28.gxf5 Qxf5 29.Bg4 Qf7 30.Qf3 Rd8 31.Qxf7+ = +0.11 (24 ply) ⩲ +1.30 (23 ply) 28...fxg4 29.Rd4 Qc8 30.Bg2 Re7 31.Rdc4 Kg8 32.Nd4 Nxd4 ⩲ +0.74 (22 ply) ± +1.88 (24 ply) 30.Rc5 Rac8 31.Rf5 Re6 32.Rf6 Qe7 33.Rxe6 Qxe6 34.Nd4 ± +1.82 (24 ply)= +0.47 (23 ply)better is 33...Qg7 34.Qxg7+ Kxg7 35.Nxc7 Re7 36.Nb5 Rd2 37.b3 Ne5 ⩲ +0.56 (25 ply) ⩲ +1.21 (23 ply)better is 40.Qc3 Qxc3 41.Rxc3 Rd4 42.b3 Rb4 43.Rxc6 Rxb3 44.Rxc7+ ± +2.01 (30 ply) ⩲ +1.35 (26 ply) 45...Qe6 46.Kf3 Ke7 47.Qxa5 Qc6+ 48.e4 fxe3+ 49.Kxe3 Qd6 +- +2.52 (26 ply)+- +5.69 (27 ply)better is 50.Kd2 a4 51.e3 Kd5 52.exf4 gxf4 53.g5 Ke6 54.g6 Kf6 +- +9.84 (25 ply)+- +4.17 (31 ply)66...Qd2+ 67.Kc5 Qb4+ 68.Kc6 Qc3+ 69.Kb6 Qb4+ 70.Ka6 +- +132.75 (39 ply)1-0

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Analysis by Stockfish 051020:

1. +- (7.46): 47.f3 Kd5 48.Kf2 Kd4 49.Ke1 Kd5 50.Kd2 c5 51.e4+ fxe3+ 52.Kxe3 a4 53.Kd3 c4+ 54.Kc3 Kc5 55.b6 Kxb6 56.Kb4 c3 57.bxc3 Kc6 58.Kxa4 Kc5 59.Kb3 Kd6 60.Kb4 Kd5 61.c4+ Kc6 62.c5 Kb7 63.Kc4 Kc6 64.Kd4 Kb7 65.Kd5 Kc7 66.Ke5 Kc6 67.Kf6 Kb5 68.Kg6 Kxc5 69.Kxh6 Kd6 70.Kg6 Ke5 71.Kxg5

2. +- (6.96): 47.Kf3 Kd4 48.e3+ fxe3
49.fxe3+ Kc4 50.e4 Kc5 51.Ke3 Kc4 52.e5 Kd5 53.e6 Kxe6 54.Kd4 a4 55.Kc5 Ke7 56.Kc6 Kd8 57.b6 Kc8 58.Kc5 cxb6+ 59.Kxb6 Kb8 60.Kb5 Kb7 61.Kxa4 Ka6 62.Kb4 Kb6 63.b3 Ka6 64.Kc5 Kb7 65.Kb5 Kc7 66.Ka6 Kc6 67.b4 Kc7 68.b5 Kb8 69.Kb6 Kc8 70.Ka7

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