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Dede Liu vs Ruslan Ponomariov
Calvia Olympiad (2004), Calvia ESP, rd 1, Oct-16
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. English Attack (B90)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 12.h3 b5 13.f4 Qc7 14.Bd3 exf4 15.Bxf4 Ne5 16.Ne2 Nc4 = +0.47 (30 ply)12...Nxd5 was played in A Kovacevic vs Gelfand, 1997 (0-1)= 0.00 (25 ply)15.g3 was played in Shirov vs Svidler, 1998 (1-0) 21...hxg3 22.hxg3 Nf6 23.Nc3 Nd7 24.Rh1 Rh8 25.Na4 Qb4 = -0.02 (24 ply) ⩲ +1.08 (21 ply) 23...e4 24.fxe4 Bf6 25.Qd2 fxe4 26.Nxe4 Rxe4 27.Bxe4 = 0.00 (25 ply)better is 24.Qc2 Be3 25.Rg2 Rh8 26.g4 Nf4 27.gxf5 Nxg2 28.Qxg2 Rh6 ⩲ +1.45 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.89 (27 ply) 26...Nxd3 27.gxf5 Nxb2 28.Qxb2 Qxb2+ 29.Kxb2 Bf6 ⩲ +0.65 (27 ply) ± +2.05 (22 ply) 28...Nh3 29.Rf1 Rf8 30.Rxf8 Kxf8 31.Rg3 Nf4 32.Qd2 Bh6 ⩲ +1.33 (24 ply) ± +2.40 (21 ply) 30.Rf1 Bf6 31.Rg3 Ng5 32.Nf4 Rh4 33.Qg2 Rh6 34.Rg1 Kh7 ± +2.49 (21 ply) 30...Rh4 31.R4g3 Nf4 32.c5 Rh1+ 33.Rg1 Rxg1+ 34.Nxg1 Qb4 ⩲ +1.47 (25 ply)+- +2.78 (22 ply)better is 33.Qxh6+ Kxh6 34.Rxg6+ Kh7 35.Nf4 Rh5 36.Rxf6 Rh1+ +- +3.26 (27 ply) ± +2.20 (23 ply) 34.Qxd3 Rxd5 35.Qc2 Rd1+ 36.Ka2 Rhh1 37.Rxg6+ Kf7 38.Ng1 ± +2.20 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.61 (24 ply) 35...Qc5 36.Nc3 Bxc3 37.Qxc3+ Qd4 38.Qc1 Rf4 39.Rb3 Qxc4 ⩲ +0.66 (22 ply) 36.Qc2 Bxg3 37.Qxe4 Be5 38.Nf4 Bxf4 39.Qxf4 Qd8 40.Qg4 ± +1.54 (26 ply) 36...Rxc4 37.Rgf2 Rh1+ 38.Ka2 Rc8 39.Nf4 Qb5 40.Ne6+ Kh8 = 0.00 (27 ply) ⩲ +1.30 (27 ply) 40.Ng3 Bxg3 41.Rc2 Rh5 42.Rxc4 Rxg5 43.Rxb7+ Kf6 44.Rxe4 ± +1.80 (25 ply) 40...Kg8 41.Nc3 Bxc3 42.Qd8+ Kh7 43.Rc2 Rh1 44.Rxc3 Ree1 = 0.00 (30 ply) ± +2.37 (25 ply) 44.Rf1 Kh7 45.Rc1 Qxd5 46.Qf5+ Rg6 47.Rc7+ Kh6 48.Nc3 +- +6.42 (23 ply)= 0.00 (31 ply) 47.Qf8+ Rf6 48.Qc8+ Re6 49.Qf8+ = 0.00 (34 ply) ⩱ -1.40 (22 ply) 48.Qc2 Kh5 49.Nc1 Rf6 50.Rxb7 g4 51.Nd3 Rf7 52.Rb6 Rf3 ⩱ -1.27 (22 ply)-+ -3.21 (26 ply)-+ mate-in-17 after 65...Kf1 66.Qg5 g2 67.Qf6+ Rf2 68.Qxe7 g1=Q 69.Qe467...Rxb7 68.Kd2 Rbxb3 69.Kc2 Kf1 70.Kd2 Rbc3 71.Kd1 -+ mate-in-50-1

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