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Andrei Sokolov vs Artur Yusupov
Sokolov - Yusupov Candidates Final (1986), Riga, rd 1, Sep-01
French Defense: Winawer. Positional Variation (C19)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)10.O-O was played in V Iordachescu vs A Shimanov, 2012 (1-0)better is 12.Bf4 c4 13.Be2 Na5 14.Qc1 Qd7 15.O-O O-O-O 16.Rb1 Nf5 = +0.02 (26 ply) ⩱ -0.64 (24 ply) 14.Rh3 Kc7 15.Bf4 Qf8 16.Kf1 Kb7 17.Qc1 f6 18.Rb1 Qf7 = -0.15 (25 ply) 14...Nf5 15.Rf4 Rf8 16.Bd2 Kc7 17.Qc1 Qe7 18.Kf1 g5 ⩱ -1.07 (22 ply) 15.Rh3 Kc7 16.Kf1 Kb7 17.Qd2 f6 18.Bf4 Qf7 19.Bd1 Rad8 = -0.13 (25 ply) ⩱ -0.92 (19 ply) after 15...Nf5 16.Rf4 Kc7 17.Nh4 Nce7 18.Nxf5 Nxf5 19.Rf3 Kb7 better is 17.Rh2 Kb7 18.Kf1 a6 19.Nh4 Na7 20.Kg1 Nb5 21.g3 Rhf8 = -0.26 (25 ply) ⩱ -0.81 (27 ply) after 17...Rhf8 18.Nh4 a6 19.Bd1 Na7 20.Kf1 Nb5 21.Ra1 Nc6 better is 20...Ndc6 21.Kf1 a6 22.Rh3 Na7 23.f4 Nb5 24.Kg1 Rfg8 ⩱ -0.70 (28 ply) 21.Kf1 Ba4 22.Rh3 Rhg8 23.Kg1 Ndc6 24.f4 a6 25.Qe2 f5 = -0.17 (23 ply) ⩱ -1.25 (23 ply)better is 26...Ndc6 27.Bxg6 Nxg6 28.Ng4 Nh4 29.Kf1 Nb8 30.Nf6 Nd7 ⩱ -0.80 (23 ply)better is 27.Bxg6 Nxe3 28.fxe3 Qxg6 29.Ng4 h5 30.Nf6 g4 31.Rh1 Nc6 = -0.17 (25 ply)better is 27...Bxh5 28.Rxh5 Qg6 29.Rh1 Ng7 30.Rh3 h5 31.g4 h4 ⩱ -0.72 (21 ply)= 0.00 (20 ply)better is 38...Rd7 39.Kc1 Qg6 40.Kb2 h5 41.Qe2 Re7 42.Qd2 Rf7 = 0.00 (30 ply)better is 39.Rxe7+ Qxe7 40.a4 Kb7 41.Qg1 Qe8 42.Qh2 Nce7 43.Qh5 ⩲ +0.65 (26 ply)better is 39...Rd7 40.Qe2 Re7 41.Qd1 Rd7 = 0.00 (34 ply) ⩲ +0.66 (29 ply) 41.Qe1 Kd7 42.Qg1 Kc8 43.Qh2 Kb7 44.Qh3 Qf7 45.g4 fxg3 ⩲ +0.83 (28 ply)= 0.00 (41 ply) 45...Kc7 46.Qh1 h4 47.Re2 Kd7 48.Qh3 a6 49.Re1 Kc7 50.Qh1 = +0.15 (33 ply) 46.fxg4 hxg4 47.Qh1 a6 48.Qh8 g3 49.Bg1 b5 50.axb5 axb5 ⩲ +1.22 (26 ply)= -0.10 (28 ply)better is 51.Ka1 h3 52.gxh3 Ng6 53.Qb1 Kc7 54.Qb5 Nh4 55.Re8 Ng6 = 0.00 (32 ply) ⩱ -0.59 (27 ply) 52.Qc1 a6 53.Re1 Qf6 54.Qa1 h3 55.gxh3 Nh4 56.Qd1 g2 = 0.00 (26 ply) ⩱ -1.01 (27 ply) 54.Re1 Qxf3 55.Qc5 Nge7 56.Qb5 g2 57.Ka2 Qg3 58.Rxe7+ ⩱ -0.52 (25 ply) ∓ -2.05 (27 ply) 57.Ka2 Qf2 58.Rxe7+ Kxe7 59.Qc5+ Kd7 60.Qxd5+ Kc7 ∓ -1.59 (22 ply)-+ -3.03 (25 ply) 58...a4 59.Qa6 Ng6 60.Qc8 Qe4 61.Bc1 Nce7 62.Qa6+ Kd7 -+ -2.53 (25 ply) ⩱ -0.63 (32 ply) 63.Rf2 Qh8 64.Re2+ Kd6 65.Rf2 Qg7 66.Rf3 Nf5 67.Qc8 ⩱ -0.80 (25 ply) ∓ -1.74 (30 ply)better is 64.Ra8 Qg6 65.Qc7 a4 66.Qh2 Kd7 67.Rh8 Nf5 68.Ka2 Qg3 ⩱ -1.40 (26 ply) ⩱ -0.90 (27 ply) after 64...Qh1 65.Rf8 Qg1 66.Re8 Kd6 67.Rf8 Qg6 68.Rh8 Qf6 68.Rf3 Qg5 69.Rf8 Qg6 70.Rf1 Qe6 71.Rf8 a4 72.Kb1 Qh6 ⩱ -0.62 (27 ply) ∓ -1.72 (31 ply) 70.Rf2 Nd1 71.Rf3 Nxc3 72.Rxc3 Qxd4 73.Qh3 Nb4 74.Kb2 a4 ⩱ -0.88 (24 ply)-+ -6.09 (24 ply)73.Qb7 c3+ 74.Ka3 c2 75.Rf1 Qd3+ 76.Qb3 Qxf1 77.Qxc2 -+ -132.71 (38 ply)0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-06-06
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  Honza Cervenka: This is quite interesting game with some unusual manoeuvres. I like Yusupov's regrouping of forces started with 13...Kd7 and his gradual mounting of pressure on the Kingside.
Jan-18-08  SuperPatzer77: After 73. Qb7 (only move) c3+!, 74. Kb3 (not 74. Kb5? Qc4#) Qb4+!, 75. Qxb4 axb4 leaving Black four connected dangerous pawns and a knight.

Black has four connected pawns and a knight and White has a rook and no pawns so, of course, that gives Black great advantage because the four connected pawns are unstoppable.

Jan-19-08  SuperPatzer77: Addition to my analysis: <SuperPatzer77> below:

After 73. Qb7 (only move) c3+!, 74. Kb3 (not 74. Kb5? Qc4#) Qc4+!, 75. Kc2 Nd4+!, 76. Kc1 Ne2+, 77. Kc2 Qe4+!, 78. Kd1 (not 78. Kb3 Qb1+ winning the White Queen) c2+, 79. Ke1 c1=Q+, 80. Kf2 Qg1# 0-1

Instead of 75. Kc2, 75. Ka3 Qb4+!, 76. Qxb4 axb4+, 77. Kb3 Nd4+!, 78. Kxb4 c2, 79. Rd8+ Kc7!!, 80. Rxd5 c1=Q, 81. Rc5+ Nc6+!

Nov-10-08  Karpova: The regrouping 14...Qg8 15...Qh7 reminds a bit of Janowski vs Rubinstein, 1907 where Black played 29...Qd8 30...Qb8 31...Qa7.
Feb-18-09  WeakSquare: Fantasy manoeuvre h6, Kd7, Qg8, Qh7...
Feb-18-09  Riverbeast: Excellent game by Yusupov
Apr-24-14  Everett: Would a game like this be possible without Petrosian showing us the way? Kudos to both players for making this game a beautiful one.
Dec-19-15  Mehem: 57.Qb7+? was one move too soon. White should have played 57.Bc1 or 57.Ka2 with an idea of the killing blow Ba3+ if Black King moves to d6. If Black would have immediately tried to promote his pawn with 57... Qf1 then 58.Rxe7+! Kxe7 59.Qxc6 g1Q 60.Qc7+


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and White finds the salvation in perpetual check.

May-10-16  kamagong24: if i recall correctly, i think i've seen an interview with him saying this is his favorite game
Feb-13-17  paavoh: How come I was not aware of this interesting game earlier?? Well, better late than never.

White never got anything going on the King side, and I tend to think 12.Rh4 was too early.

Feb-13-17  Howard: Yes, it was an interesting game. Too bad though that Yusopov wasn't able to win the match.

The Candidates "super-final" between Sokolov and Karpov, by the way, was 30 years ago next month I believe.

Dec-10-18
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  offramp: White's losing move may have been as late as move 70.


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He played
70.Rf8, but
70.Rf2! may have held out.

Jan-26-25  Poisonpawns: Yusupov`s immortal game .
Jan-26-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: A fine effort, but I suspect many would put in a word for Ivanchuk vs A Yusupov, 1991 instead.

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