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Alexander Tolush vs Alexander Kotov
USSR Championship (1948), Moscow URS, rd 6, Nov-19
Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange. Spassky Variation (D87)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nbd2 d5 4.b3 Bd6 5.e3 O-O 6.Bb2 Nbd7 = +0.30 (42 ply) 2...e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 = -0.27 (36 ply)better is 3.f3 c5 4.d5 d6 5.e4 Bg7 6.Ne2 e6 7.Bg5 exd5 8.cxd5 ⩲ +0.58 (35 ply)= +0.08 (36 ply) 6...Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Be3 Qa5 9.Bd2 O-O 10.Be2 Bg4 = 0.00 (35 ply) 7.Bb5+ Bd7 8.Be2 Bg7 9.Nf3 Bg4 10.Rb1 cxd4 11.cxd4 ⩲ +0.80 (27 ply)= 0.00 (30 ply)better is 9.Be3 Nc6 10.O-O e6 11.dxc5 Ne5 12.Qxd8 Rxd8 13.Rfd1 ⩲ +0.60 (31 ply) 9...Nc6 10.Be3 b6 11.Qd2 Bb7 12.Rac1 Na5 13.Bd3 e6 = 0.00 (35 ply) 10.Bg5 h6 11.Be3 Qa5 12.a4 Nb6 13.Bd3 Rd8 14.d5 Bd7 ⩲ +1.07 (30 ply)= +0.14 (24 ply)better is 11.Rc1 Qa5 12.Bb3 e6 13.Nf4 Re8 14.Nh3 b6 15.e5 Ba6 ⩲ +0.92 (29 ply)= +0.18 (28 ply) after 11...Qa5 12.Rd1 cxd4 13.cxd4 Nb6 14.Bb3 Bg4 15.f3 Rfc8 better is 12.f3 Bb7 13.Rd1 cxd4 14.cxd4 Rfc8 15.Bb5 a6 16.Qxc7 = +0.50 (31 ply)better is 12...Bb7 13.Nd5 Qd8 14.Bg5 Nf6 15.dxc5 Rc8 16.Rd1 Bxd5 = -0.13 (37 ply)better is 13.Rd1 Bb7 14.d5 Ne5 15.Be2 c4 16.Qc2 Rfe8 17.a4 Rad8 ⩲ +0.59 (32 ply)= -0.08 (37 ply) after 13...Ne5 14.Be2 f5 15.Nxe6 Bxe6 16.dxe6 fxe4 17.Qb1 Nd3 14...Qxd6 15.Rd1 Qb8 16.Nh5 gxh5 17.Bh6 Bf6 18.Bg5 Bg7 = 0.00 (40 ply) ± +1.80 (35 ply)better is 16...Bf6 17.f4 Bxg5 18.fxg5 Bb7 19.Rd1 Bxd5 20.Bxd5 Qe7 ± +1.71 (24 ply) ± +2.27 (25 ply)better is 17...b5 18.Rb1 Nb6 19.Nf6+ Kh8 20.Bxb5 Qc7 21.Nd5 Nxd5 ± +1.84 (25 ply) ± +2.46 (25 ply) 18...Rg8 19.Ne3 Bf8 20.Bh4 Bg7 21.Ng4 b5 22.Nh6 Bxh6 ± +2.14 (31 ply)+- +2.92 (32 ply) 25...g5 26.Bxg5 Qg4 27.Qxg4 Bxg4 28.Nf6 Be6 29.Nxg8 Kxg8 +- +4.01 (35 ply)+- +8.79 (36 ply)29...Rb7 30.Qxe5 a5 31.Qd5 Re7 32.Rxb6 Bxf6 33.Rxf6 Kg7 +- +8.67 (31 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-24-07  PivotalAnorak: 14.d6!!
Oct-24-07  whiteshark: So why not <14...Qxd6 15.Rd1 Qb8 16.Nd5 Nf6 17.Ne7+ Kh8 18.Nxc8 Qxc8>


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