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Peter Romanovsky vs Fyodor Duz-Khotimirsky
USSR Championship (1923), Petrograd (Leningrad) URS, rd 12, Jul-08
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Vitolins Variation (B80)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)6...Bd7 was played in O Gunsav vs Geller, 1962 (0-1)7.Bg5 was played in Wojtkiewicz vs Ehlvest, 1980 (1-0)7...a6 was played in Weenink vs Bogoljubov, 1931 (0-1)better is 11...Re8 12.a4 b6 13.Nb3 Bb7 14.Nd2 Rac8 15.f4 Bf8 = -0.12 (21 ply)better is 12.Rfd1 b5 13.Nd5 exd5 14.Nf5 Bf8 15.Nh6+ Kh8 16.Nxf7+ ⩲ +0.54 (21 ply)= 0.00 (23 ply) 13.Nd5 exd5 14.Nf5 Bf8 15.Nh6+ Kh8 16.Nxf7+ Kg8 17.Nxd8 = +0.41 (23 ply)= -0.37 (21 ply)better is 16.Bxc4 bxc4 17.Bh6 Ne8 18.f4 Bf6 19.f5 d5 20.fxe6 Qxg3 = 0.00 (26 ply) ⩱ -0.56 (24 ply) 18.bxa3 Nh5 19.Qh3 Nf6 20.Qg3 = 0.00 (24 ply) 18...Nh5 19.Qh3 Nxc2 20.Qxh5 g6 21.Nh6+ Kg7 22.Qg4 d4 ⩱ -0.77 (20 ply)= 0.00 (24 ply)better is 20.Bg5 Nh5 21.Qh4 f6 22.Be3 dxe4 23.fxe4 gxf5 24.Bxh5 = +0.06 (21 ply) 20...Nd7 21.exd5 Re8 22.Bd3 Bxd5 23.Bb2 Ne5 24.Nh6+ Bxh6 = -0.48 (22 ply)= +0.40 (21 ply) 22...Qd7 23.Nh6+ Bxh6 24.Bxh6 Ng7 25.Bd3 Qf7 26.a4 Bxd5 = 0.00 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.90 (21 ply) 24.Nh4 Qg7 25.Nxg6 hxg6 26.Bxg6 Rdc8 27.Qg4 Nc7 28.Rd4 ⩲ +0.79 (21 ply)= 0.00 (21 ply) after 24...Bg7 25.Nxg7 Nxg7 26.Qh4 f5 27.Bb2 Re8 28.Qd4 Re5 25...Rac8 26.Nxg6 hxg6 27.Bxg6 Qg7 28.Qg4 Rxc1 29.Rxc1 = +0.22 (22 ply)+- +2.82 (27 ply) 28.Qh4 Kf8 29.Qh7 f5 30.Bh6 Nf6 31.Qh8+ Ng8 32.Bxf5 Bxh6 +- +3.02 (28 ply) 28...Rac8 29.Bb2 Kf8 30.Re6 Bxd5 31.Rxe8+ Rxe8 32.Bxe8 = +0.36 (24 ply)+- +4.20 (25 ply) 29...Kf8 30.Qh7 Re8 31.Rxe8+ Rxe8 32.Bh6 Bxd5 33.Bxe8 +- +3.90 (27 ply)+- +7.85 (29 ply) after 30.Rxd5 Re8 31.Qh7+ Kf8 32.Rdd1 Rxe1+ 33.Rxe1 Re8 31...Re8 32.Rdd1 Rxe1+ 33.Rxe1 Re8 34.Bxe8 Nxe8 35.Bh6 +- +8.03 (25 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-19-04
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  Chessical: Dus Chotimirsky's plan to eat the <d> pawn by <28...Nc7?> and <29...Bxd5?> destroys his position. He overlooks that with <31.Rxd5!> a vital defender of his K-side is removed:

<31.Rxd5> Ne6 32.Rf5 Rac8 33.Bh6 Rc7 34.Qh8+ Ke7 35.Qxg7 mate

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