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Imre Koenig vs Max Euwe
Bournemouth (1939), Bournemouth ENG, rd 1, Aug-14
Gruenfeld Defense: Flohr Defense (D94)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)8.cxd5 was played in Konstantinopolsky vs Novotelnov, 1950 (1-0)better is 18...a6 19.Bd2 Rab8 20.f4 Kg7 21.Kf2 Kg6 22.h3 h5 23.Ne5+ = -0.48 (27 ply)better is 19.Nc5 Bxc5 20.dxc5 e5 21.Rd1 Rd8 22.b4 a6 23.b5 axb5 = +0.08 (32 ply) 19...a6 20.Bd2 Kg7 21.Nc5 Bxc5 22.Rxc5 Na7 23.Ke2 Rxc5 = -0.42 (26 ply)better is 20.b4 b5 21.Bd2 Rac8 22.Kg2 Kg7 23.h3 Kg6 24.Kf1 Kg7 = +0.46 (31 ply)= -0.04 (27 ply) 28.Rh3 a5 29.Be1 Nb4 30.Nxb4 Bxb4 31.Bxb4 axb4 32.Rg3 = -0.08 (33 ply) ⩱ -1.02 (28 ply) after 28...a5 29.Ne1 b5 30.Kd3 Bc7 31.exd5 exd5 32.Ng2 Ne7 33.Nc5 b6 34.Na6 Bd8 35.Nb4 Rg8 36.Nc6 Be7 37.Nxe7 Kxe7 ⩱ -0.80 (30 ply) ∓ -1.58 (28 ply) after 33...Bb6 34.b4 Rc8 35.Ne1 Kg6 36.Kf1 Rc4 37.Bd2 Kh5 better is 34.Rh3 Bb6 35.Be1 Rc8 36.Kd2 Kg6 37.Bf2 Kh5 38.Bxb6 axb6 ⩱ -1.18 (31 ply) ∓ -1.70 (30 ply) 36.h3 Bb6 37.Nf3 Rg2+ 38.Kf1 Rf2+ 39.Ke1 Ke7 40.Bb4+ Kd7 ∓ -1.85 (32 ply) 36...Kg6 37.Nf3 Kh5 38.Bd2 d4 39.Nxg1 Rg2+ 40.Ke1 Rxg1+ -+ -2.80 (29 ply) 37.Bd2 Rg4 38.b4 Kg6 39.Rc3 Rg1 40.Rc8 Rh1 41.Nf3 Nd4+ ⩱ -1.07 (29 ply) ∓ -2.30 (28 ply) 39.Bd4 Kg6 40.Ne1 Rg4 41.Bxa7 Rxf4 42.Rf3 Re4 43.Rf1 ∓ -2.12 (31 ply)-+ -3.30 (33 ply) 42...Kg4 43.Rf8 Bg5 44.Be3 Bxe3 45.Kxe3 Rxb2 46.Rf4+ Kg5 -+ -4.47 (30 ply)= +0.17 (33 ply) 43...Rxh2 44.Rxd8 h3 45.Rh8 Kf5 46.Rh6 Rh1 47.Ke2 h2 = +0.08 (34 ply)better is 44.Rg8+ Kf5 45.Rxg2 Bd8 46.Rg7 h3 47.Rxb7 a5 48.Rf7+ Kg6 +- +8.06 (30 ply) 44...Rxb2 45.Be3+ Kg4 46.Rf4+ Kh3 47.b4 Kxh2 48.Rxh4+ ± +2.42 (28 ply) 45.Rg8+ Kf4 46.Rxg2 Kxe5 47.Rg7 Kd6 48.Rxb7 Kc6 49.Rh7 +- +132.65 (39 ply)-+ -6.53 (33 ply)better is 46...h3 47.Re7 Rh1 48.Rg7+ Kf5 49.Rf7+ Kxe5 50.Re7+ Kf6 -+ -7.98 (30 ply) 47.Re8 h3 48.e6 h2 49.Rh8 Kf6 50.Rh6+ Ke7 51.Kc3 Rf2 ∓ -2.42 (35 ply)-+ -4.30 (38 ply) 48...Rb1 49.Rh7 Kg6 50.Rh8 Kg7 51.Rh4 Rxb3+ 52.Kc2 Rg3 -+ -6.17 (34 ply) 49.Rh7 Kg6 50.Rh8 Kg7 51.Rh4 Rxb3+ 52.Kc2 Ra3 53.Kb2 Rd3 = 0.00 (49 ply) 49...Kh6 50.Rg8 Kh7 51.Kc3 Rxb3+ 52.Kxb3 Kxg8 53.Kb4 -+ mate-in-15= 0.00 (47 ply) 51.Rh4 Kf5 52.Kd4 Rd2+ 53.Ke3 Rg2 54.Rh8 Rb2 55.Kd4 Rd2+ = 0.00 (45 ply)-+ -53.52 (25 ply)59.b4 Rf4+ 60.Ke5 Re4+ 61.Kd6 h1=Q 62.Rxh1 Kxh1 63.Kc6 -+ -132.76 (41 ply)0-1

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