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Bent Larsen vs Gideon Stahlberg
Nimzowitsch Memorial, Copenhagen (1960), Copenhagen DEN, Aug-13
Hungarian Opening: General (A00)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 7s/ply)better is 15.Rac1 Qb6 16.e4 dxe4 17.dxe4 Rad8 18.Qc4 Nc5 19.Bd4 = 0.00 (29 ply)better is 15...Qb6 16.Rc1 Rad8 17.Qc3 Bc5 18.Nd4 Bd6 19.N4f3 Bf8 ⩱ -0.55 (26 ply)= +0.11 (27 ply) 17.Rc1 Qb6 18.N4f3 Ncd7 19.Bf1 Ng4 20.e3 Bd6 21.Qc3 f6 = +0.07 (24 ply) ∓ -2.16 (30 ply)better is 18.Bd4 Bxd3 19.Qc3 Rxe1+ 20.Rxe1 Nfe4 21.Nxe4 Bxe4 ∓ -1.87 (29 ply)-+ -2.56 (33 ply) 23...Qg5 24.Re2 g6 25.Qd3 Bg7 26.Qc2 Bxb2 27.Qxb2 Re8 -+ -2.69 (30 ply) ⩱ -1.23 (29 ply) 25.Kg2 Ng4 26.h3 Nh6 27.Bc2 Qc5 28.Bd3 d4 29.Qe4 g6 ⩱ -1.30 (28 ply) ∓ -2.24 (35 ply)better is 30...Nf5 31.Kg2 Rd8 32.Bd3 Bd6 33.Bxf5 gxf5 34.Rf2 f4 ∓ -2.11 (31 ply) 31.g4 d4 32.Bd3 Kg7 33.Re4 c5 34.Bc1 Ng8 35.Bg5 Nf6 ⩱ -1.42 (31 ply) ∓ -2.34 (31 ply) 33.Bxf5 gxf5 34.Re8 Kg7 35.Kg2 Re6 36.Rb8 Bxa3 37.Rxb7 ∓ -1.85 (31 ply)-+ -3.84 (30 ply) 35...Nd4 36.Bd1 Bxa3 37.Be3 Nb5 38.Kg2 e5 39.Be2 Bb4 -+ -4.04 (31 ply) ⩱ -0.91 (36 ply) 36...gxf5 37.Bd8 Bb4 38.Bb6 Kg7 39.Kg2 Kf6 40.h4 e5 ⩱ -1.28 (34 ply)= -0.08 (36 ply)better is 41.Bf4 c5 42.Bd7 c4 43.bxc4 bxc4 44.Kf3 Bd8 45.Bd6 Bb6 = -0.08 (37 ply) ⩱ -0.66 (31 ply)better is 42...b4 43.Bd7 Bd6 44.Bb5 Ke6 45.Bg5 Be7 46.Bf4 h4 47.Kg4 ⩱ -0.64 (31 ply) 43.bxc4 dxc4 44.Ke4 b4 45.Kd4 c3 46.Bd7 Bd6 47.Bg5 Kg6 = -0.08 (35 ply) ∓ -2.27 (45 ply) 48.Bb1 d4 49.Ke4 a3 50.Ba2+ Ke8 51.Bf4 Kd7 52.Kd3 h3 ∓ -2.33 (33 ply)better is 48...a3 49.Bb1 Ke8 50.Bb4 Be7 51.Be1 Kd7 52.Bxh4 Bxh4 -+ -4.79 (38 ply) ∓ -1.89 (36 ply) 54.Bg3 Bf6 55.Bd6 Ke6 56.Bh2 Bg7 57.Ba2+ Kd7 58.Kd3 Kc6 ∓ -1.71 (35 ply) 54...Be7 55.Ba2+ Kg6 56.Bg3 Kf5 57.Bh2 Bc5 58.Bb1+ Ke6 -+ -5.37 (32 ply) 55.Bb4 Be7 56.Bxa3 Bxa3 57.Kg3 Ke7 58.Kxh3 Kd6 59.Kg3 ⩱ -1.35 (45 ply)-+ -9.83 (28 ply)60.Ba2 Kc6 61.Be3 Kb5 62.Bd2 Kc5 63.Be3+ Kb4 64.Bd2+ Bc3 -+ -17.45 (24 ply)0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-11-13  jerseybob: White for whatever reason backs off from occupying f5 on move 17 - probably Bf5 is the best way - or from playing the plausible 17.Nd2f3 and instead blunders with 17.Nd4f3?? and black's cramped Lasker-like position suddenly explodes with Rxe2!

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