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Vladimir Kramnik vs Evgeny Bareev
13th Amber Rapid (2004) (rapid), Monte Carlo MNC, rd 9, Mar-30
French Defense: Rubinstein Variation. Blackburne Defense (C10)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 11.O-O Bxd4 12.cxd4 Bd7 13.Re1 O-O 14.Bf4 Rc8 15.Be5 Nd5 ⩲ +0.57 (22 ply)= -0.05 (24 ply)better is 31.f3 a5 32.Rb6 Nc4 33.Rb5 b6 34.Nf2 Rc6 35.g4 Ke6 36.Ne4 = -0.20 (28 ply)better is 31...e4 32.Ne1 Rc5 33.Ra4 f5 34.g3 g5 35.Ng2 f4 36.gxf4 ⩱ -0.73 (25 ply)= -0.10 (25 ply) after 32.Nc1 f5 33.Kd3 e4+ 34.Kd4 Nb5+ 35.Ke3 Kf6 36.Nb3 Ke5 34.Nc4 Rf5 35.f3 exf3 36.gxf3 Nxc4 37.Rxb7+ Ke6 38.bxc4 = -0.08 (26 ply) ⩱ -1.19 (28 ply) 35...g4 36.g3 Ke6 37.c4 Rxa5 38.Kc3 Rh5 39.Na4 e3 40.Re2 ⩱ -1.28 (27 ply)= -0.37 (26 ply) 38.Kd3 f5 39.b4 Rd5+ 40.Kc2 Rd7 41.c4 Kf6 42.Nd3 Re7 = -0.38 (27 ply) ⩱ -1.24 (29 ply) 42.Nf2 Ne5+ 43.Kc5 Rc1 44.c4 Rf1 45.Kd4 Nf3+ 46.Kc5 Rb1 ⩱ -1.04 (31 ply) 42...Ne5+ 43.Kb4 Nxg4 44.c4 Rh1 45.Rd2 b6 46.Nxa6 Rxh2 -+ -2.53 (25 ply) ∓ -1.54 (28 ply)better is 49...Kf7 50.Kb6 f5 51.exf5 Rb4+ 52.Kc7 Nxf5 53.Nxb7 Rxb3 ∓ -2.16 (29 ply) 50.Kb6 Nd6 51.Kc7 Rf4 52.Re1 Rf3 53.e5 Nb5+ 54.Kb6 Rh3 ⩱ -1.49 (27 ply) 50...Nd6 51.Re2 Kf7 52.Kb6 f5 53.exf5 Rb4+ 54.Kc7 Nxf5 ∓ -2.25 (29 ply) ⩱ -1.08 (27 ply) 53.b4 f5 54.Ne6 Rg2 55.Kb6 Rxh2 56.Rg7 Rc2 57.Nd4 Rc4 ⩱ -1.20 (28 ply)-+ -3.01 (29 ply) after 53...Rh4 54.b4 Rxh2 55.Rh7 Kf8 56.Nc5 f5 57.Ne6+ Kg8 55...Ra2+ 56.Kb6 g4 57.Rh7 Ng5 58.Ra7 Rb2 59.Nc7+ Kd7 -+ -3.60 (26 ply) ⩱ -0.78 (31 ply) 57.Kb4 g3 58.Nc7+ Kd8 59.Ne6+ Kc8 60.b6 Rb2+ 61.Ka5 g2 ⩱ -0.63 (27 ply)-+ -3.87 (26 ply) 58.Ra7 Rb2 59.Nc7+ Kf8 60.Nd5 g3 61.Nf4 Rf2 62.Ng6+ Ke8 -+ -3.17 (26 ply) 58...g3 59.Nd5 g2 60.Re7+ Kf8 61.Re1 Nf3 62.Rc1 g1=Q+ -+ -7.50 (30 ply)-+ -4.00 (28 ply) 61...Ne6 62.Ra1 h5 63.Nd5 Nd8+ 64.Kc5 g2 65.Nf4 Rf2 -+ -3.95 (31 ply) 62.Nd3 g2 63.Ra1 Rxb6+ 64.Kxb6 Nh3 65.Kc5 g1=Q+ 66.Rxg1 ∓ -1.63 (36 ply) 62...Nf7 63.Rd7 g2 64.b7 g1=Q 65.b8=Q+ Kg7 66.Qd6 Qf1+ ∓ -2.45 (26 ply)= 0.00 (35 ply) 65.Nd5 g2 66.Rd8+ Kf7 67.Rd7+ Kg6 68.Nf4+ Kf5 69.Nxg2 = -0.33 (29 ply)-+ -3.53 (38 ply) 66.Rd8+ Ke7 67.Rg8 Kf7 68.Rg3 Rxa2 69.b7 Rb2 70.Rxg2 -+ -3.15 (35 ply)-+ -6.24 (35 ply) 67...Rb2 68.Rxb2 g1=Q 69.Rb4 Qg4+ 70.Kb5 Qc8 71.Ka5 Qc5+ -+ -7.04 (33 ply) 68.Kb5 Rb2+ 69.Rxb2 g1=Q 70.b7 Qa7 71.Kc6 Qb8 72.Ra2 -+ -3.37 (36 ply)-+ -6.52 (35 ply)-+ mate-in-13 after 73...Qg8+ 74.Kc6 Qe6+ 75.Kb5 Qxb3+ 76.Kc6 Qb478.Kc3 h5 79.Kd4 f5 80.b8=Q+ Kxb8 81.Ke5 h4 82.Kf4 Kc7 -+ mate-in-220-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Apr-12-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  Honza Cervenka: Very interesting R+N ending full of little tactical tricks. Of course, 34...Rxa5?? would be blunder for 35.Rxd6 . And white cannot play 44.Kc4 for 44...b5#! Instead of 69.Rxb2 white could have tried also 69.Rg1!? h5! 70.b7! Rxb7 71.Rxg2 but after the only 71...Re7!!, which cuts white King from KS Pawns, black is still theoretically won.

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