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Garry Kasparov vs Vladimir Kramnik
Kosmos Hotel (5-minute/player) blitz (1998) (blitz), Moscow RUS, rd 16, Nov-28
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation. Keres Defense (E32)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)15...N5f6 was played in Ljubojevic vs Kramnik, 1997 (0-1)16...Nc7 was played in I Schrancz vs S Teichmeister, 2001 (0-1)better is 17...cxd4 18.Nxd4 e5 19.Ne2 Nf8 20.Rd1 Rxd1+ 21.Kxd1 Bc6 = +0.04 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.58 (26 ply) after 18.Bc4 Bb7 19.Rc1 Rac8 20.O-O Nc6 21.Bb5 a6 22.Bxc6 Bxc6 20...Rab8 21.O-O-O Bb7 22.Bxb7 Rxb7 23.Nc3 Rc8 24.Nxa4 = +0.30 (27 ply) ⩲ +1.43 (24 ply) 24...a3 25.b3 Nd3+ 26.Rxd3 Bxe4 27.Rdd1 Rd5 28.Rhe1 ⩲ +0.61 (24 ply)better is 25.Rhe1 Rb4 26.Nxc6 Nxc6 27.Rxd8 Nxd8 28.Rd1 Ke7 29.Be1 ± +1.91 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.17 (25 ply)better is 29.Rd1+ Kc7 30.Rd3 Na5 31.Bd5 Nb3+ 32.Kc2 Nxc5 33.Rc3 ⩲ +1.48 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.97 (27 ply) after 29...Na5 30.Bf7 Nb3+ 31.Kc2 h5 32.Bxh5 Nd4+ 33.Kc1 Nb3+ 31...Ke7 32.Be6 Rb7 33.Bf2 Nf7 34.Bd5 Rc7 35.Kd2 Nb4 ⩲ +1.14 (26 ply) 32.Be1 Rf8 33.Rd3 Nd4 34.Ra3 Nb3+ 35.Bxb3 axb3 36.Rxa7+ ± +2.42 (27 ply)better is 32...Rb4 33.Bd5 Nd4 34.Bf2 Ne2+ 35.Kc2 Nf4 36.Rc6+ Kd8 ⩲ +1.12 (25 ply) ± +1.81 (27 ply) 34...Rb5 35.Rc6+ Kd7 36.Bf2 Nd4 37.Ra6 Rxc5 38.Be6+ Kd8 ± +1.70 (27 ply)+- +3.02 (27 ply)better is 40.Kd2 Rg2+ 41.Kc3 Rg1 42.c6 Rc1+ 43.Kd2 Rc5 44.Be6+ Kc7 +- +4.77 (29 ply) ± +1.92 (33 ply) 42.Bxf5 Kxc6 43.Rb8 Rg2 44.Ke1 Kc5 45.Kf1 Ra2 46.Rh8 Kd4 ± +2.22 (37 ply) ⩲ +1.20 (32 ply) 44.Rc4+ Kd6 45.Ke2 Ra3 46.Bf7 Ra2+ 47.Ke3 Ra3+ 48.Kd2 ⩲ +1.11 (29 ply)= +0.20 (29 ply) after 44...Kd4 45.Bf7 e4 46.Bxh5 Rh3 47.Rxg7 Rxh4 48.Be8 Rh1+ 45...Rxh4 46.Rxg7 Kd4 47.Bc8 e4 48.Kf2 e3+ 49.Kf3 Rh3+ = +0.23 (31 ply) ⩲ +1.10 (30 ply) after 46.Rf7 Kd6 47.Rd7+ Kc5 48.Kf2 Rxh4 49.Rc7+ Kb4 50.Rxg7 49...Kd6 50.Rd7+ Kc6 51.Re7 Rg3+ 52.Kf2 Rg4 53.Kf3 Kd6 ⩲ +1.00 (39 ply)+- +3.03 (38 ply) 50...e3+ 51.Kxe3 Rg3+ 52.Kf2 Rg4 53.Kf3 Kb6 54.Ke3 Rg3+ +- +3.13 (38 ply)+- +5.07 (32 ply)+- mate-in-19 after 52.Rb7+ Ka6 53.Kc5 Rh3 54.Rxg7 Rc3+ 55.Bc4+better is 60.Rc6+ Ke7 61.Ke3 Ra5 62.Kd4 Ra4+ 63.Rc4 Ra7 64.Bd5 Kf8 +- +10.09 (31 ply)+- +4.42 (36 ply)61...Ra3 62.Rb5 Kf8 63.Rb7 Ra4 64.Ke3 Ra3+ 65.Bd3 Ra5 +- +5.09 (37 ply)1-0

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