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Giovanni Vescovi vs Sergey Karjakin
Aeroflot Open (2002), Moscow RUS, rd 5, Feb-07
Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)9.Re1 was played in Tal vs Kasparov, 1992 (1-0)better is 10...h6 11.Bh4 g5 12.Bg3 Bg7 13.Nd2 b6 14.f3 O-O 15.Nc4 = +0.30 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.80 (24 ply) 14...Rb8 15.Qe2 Bf6 16.Nc4 Bd4+ 17.Kh1 Ne5 18.Bxe5 Bxe5 ⩲ +0.57 (25 ply) ± +1.65 (27 ply) 18...Kh7 19.Raf1 g6 20.Qh4 f5 21.exf5 Bxf5 22.Ne4 Bxe4 ⩲ +1.35 (23 ply) ± +2.29 (25 ply) 20.Rg3 b5 21.Nxd6 Qxd6 22.Qxh6 Rf7 23.a5 c4 24.Qg6 Rbb7 +- +2.53 (25 ply)= +0.45 (22 ply)better is 21...Rxf6 22.Rxf6 gxf6 23.Qxf6+ Kh7 24.Nxd6 Qg7 25.Qxg7+ = +0.47 (31 ply)better is 22.Qxh6+ Kg8 23.Rf3 Qh7 24.Rg3+ Kh8 25.Qxh7+ Kxh7 ⩲ +1.00 (26 ply) 22...Rxf6 23.Qxf6+ Kh7 24.Nxd6 Qg7 25.Qxg7+ Kxg7 26.Nd1 = +0.39 (30 ply)+- +2.65 (25 ply) 30.Rg6+ Kh7 31.Rc6 Rxe4 32.Rc7+ Kg8 33.Nc6 Bf5 34.d6 c4 +- +2.83 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.41 (25 ply) 32...Re1+ 33.Kf2 Rd1 34.Rxb4 Rxd5 35.Nb6 Rf5+ 36.Ke3 Rb8 ⩲ +1.37 (24 ply)+- +2.66 (26 ply) 34...Reb8 35.Rg4+ Kf7 36.d7 Ke7 37.Rg3 Kd6 38.Re3 Kc7 ± +2.17 (24 ply)+- +2.99 (26 ply) 38...Rd8 39.Nc3 Rd2+ 40.Ke3 Rxg2 41.Nb7 Rxd7 42.Rxd7 +- +3.62 (25 ply)better is 39.Nc3 Rd2+ 40.Ke3 Rxg2 41.Nxb3 Rxh2 42.Nd4 Rh3+ 43.Ke4 +- +7.11 (29 ply) ± +1.92 (29 ply) 47...Ra4 48.Rd3 Bb7 49.Re3+ Kf4 50.Re8 Ra8 51.Ne6+ Ke5 ± +2.49 (25 ply)+- +11.52 (28 ply)53...Ke6 54.g5 Rf4 55.g6 Rh4+ 56.Kg7 Ra4 57.h4 Kf5 +- +132.69 (30 ply)1-0

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