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Alexander Grischuk vs Vadim Zvjaginsev
Karpov Poikovsky (2004), Poikovsky RUS, rd 4, Mar-20
Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. Open (B32)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)9.O-O was played in D Andreikin vs M Rodshtein, 2001 (1-0)better is 12...d5 13.Qg5 Bf6 14.Qg3 Qa5 15.e5 Bg7 16.Kb1 Bd7 17.h4 = +0.10 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.81 (23 ply) 13...b5 14.Bc5 Re8 15.Qe2 Bxc3 16.bxc3 Qxc3 17.Qxb5 Ba6 = +0.25 (21 ply) ⩲ +1.13 (22 ply) after 14.exf5 Qxf5 15.Qe2 b6 16.Bd4 Bxd4 17.Rxd4 a5 18.g4 Qf6 18.f5 d5 19.fxg6 Qxg6 20.Qd6 e5 21.Qxd5+ Be6 22.Qxe5 Qf5 ± +2.47 (22 ply) 18...Rf5 19.Qg3 Rf7 20.Qh3 Qa5 21.Kb2 b6 22.g4 Bb7 23.Ra1 ⩲ +1.07 (20 ply)+- +3.16 (22 ply)34...Kf7 35.Rf6+ Kg7 36.Qxf8# +- mate-in-21-0

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Mar-30-04  seoulmama: Terrible play by Black.
Mar-30-04  Tigran Petrosian: Brilliant play by white.
Apr-07-04
Premium Chessgames Member
  tamar: Wow. A strange game from top players. Grischuk's play is so provocative that a 2670 player exchanges his dark square bishop, and fights on with his lone Queen, while his light square bishop sits entombed the whole game by pawns on b7 and d7.
Apr-14-04  alvishope1: Vadim played horrible game indeed.
Dec-06-06  Whitehat1963: You have to love Zvjag. Whether he wins or loses, his games tend to be interesting and unusual.
Aug-05-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  plang: 8..e6 is rarely played - note that 8..d6 would transpose to the Dragon proper. At the Poikovsky tournament a year earlier Svidler had played 10 Bg1 against Zvjagincev and the game was quickly drawn; 10 Qxg4 was new. Grischuk was sceptical of Black's 8th and 9th moves and considered White to already have a considerable edge after 12 axb. Perhaps 13..d5 would have been a more solid way of challenging the center. 18 f5! would have been very strong. 18..Qg4 holding up White's g4 thrust looks like a stronger defense. 19..Qxg4 20 h5..Qf3 21 hxg..Qxf2 22 gxh+..Kh8 23 Bxf2..e5 24 Bc5 would have been winning for White. 23..e5 was necessary to meet White's threat of c4 winning Black's queen.

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