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Mikhail Gurevich vs Mikhail Tal
Barcelona (1992), Barcelona ESP, May-??
Rat Defense: See also: Modern Defense (for lines with ...g6) (A41)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 3.Nf3 Ngf6 4.e3 e5 5.c4 Be7 6.Nc3 b6 7.Bd3 Bb7 = +0.45 (21 ply)= -0.07 (23 ply) after 3...h6 4.Bd2 e5 5.e3 Ngf6 6.Bd3 c6 7.Ne2 d5 8.cxd5 better is 5...b6 6.e3 Bb7 7.Nf3 c5 8.d5 g5 9.Bg3 Nh5 10.Qc2 = 0.00 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.67 (22 ply)better is 10...c5 11.Bc2 cxd4 12.exd4 Nf6 13.Qd3 d5 14.cxd5 exd5 = -0.02 (18 ply) ⩲ +0.57 (19 ply)better is 22.Qxe6 fxe6 23.Nxd6 Bxd6 24.Rxd6 Nxg4 25.Rxe6 Nxf2 = +0.03 (29 ply) 22...h5 23.f3 Rg8 24.Qd3 hxg4 25.Nxf6 Qxf6 26.fxg4 Rd8 ⩱ -0.62 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.65 (23 ply) after 23.Qc2 Nf6 24.Nxf6 Qxf6 25.f3 Rc6 26.Qc3 Qxc3 27.bxc3 24...h4 25.g3 Nb6 26.Qc3 Nxd5 27.exd5 Qe5 28.Qxe5 dxe5 = +0.47 (23 ply) ± +2.19 (23 ply) 25...Rg8 26.Rxh5 c4 27.Rxg5 Nd3 28.Qd2 Rxg5 29.Qxg5 Nf2 ± +1.80 (24 ply)+- +2.87 (23 ply) 26...h4 27.Rxh4 Rxh4 28.Qxh4 Qe8 29.Qe1 Nd3 30.Qc3 b6 +- +2.53 (25 ply)+- +3.87 (25 ply) 30.g4 Rb5 31.b3 a5 32.h6 a4 33.b4 a3 34.Rh1 Nxb4 35.Nxb4 +- +3.95 (26 ply) ± +1.69 (24 ply)better is 34.Nf5 Bc5 35.b3 Ne5 36.Rd8+ Kc7 37.Rd5 Nd3 38.a3 Rh1+ ± +1.96 (24 ply)better is 34...Rc5 35.Nf5 Rc8 36.Nb5 Ne5 37.Rd5 f6 38.Nbd6 Bxd6 ⩲ +1.46 (23 ply) ± +2.01 (26 ply) after 35.Ndb5 Be7 36.bxc4 Ne5 37.f4 Nc6 38.e5 Rxg2 39.Rd7 a6 better is 38...a6 39.Kc1 b5 40.cxb5 axb5 41.Kb2 Bxe3 42.Nxe3 Nxf3 ± +1.70 (23 ply) ± +2.25 (23 ply) after 39.Kc2 Ne5 40.Kc3 b6 41.Rd2 Rh4 42.Rb2 Kd7 43.Rb1 Rh2 44...Nd4 45.e5 Rh2 46.Ke4 Nc6 47.Kf5 Nd8 48.Rb1 Nc6 +- +2.64 (23 ply)1-0

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