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Bartlomiej Macieja vs Levon Aronian
Karabakh International (2005), Stepanakert ARM, rd 6, Oct-08
Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)9...Bxf3 was played in Sutovsky vs Tiviakov, 2007 (0-1)11.Bg2 was played in Lu Shanglei vs Gao Rui, 2012 (1-0)better is 11...Be7 12.f4 = +0.18 (27 ply) 12.Bf4 Nd7 13.Bg3 Be7 14.Nf5 Bxf5 15.exf5 e5 16.Nd2 h5 ⩲ +0.74 (23 ply)= -0.14 (22 ply) after 12...Be7 13.Nd2 d5 14.e5 Nd7 15.Ndf3 O-O-O 16.Bg2 Kb8 better is 15...Re8 16.d4 f6 17.Nxg6 hxg6 18.Bd3 g5 19.Bg6 Rd8 = -0.26 (21 ply)= +0.27 (20 ply) after 16.Qe2 Kb8 17.Bg2 Nf8 18.Bd2 h5 19.Nxg6 Nxg6 20.g5 Rhe8 better is 20...Nb6 21.b3 Ba3 22.Re2 f5 23.Bc1 fxg4 24.hxg4 Bxc1 = +0.12 (20 ply) ⩲ +0.71 (26 ply)better is 22...Nb6 23.Bf2 Nc4 24.Rc1 Qd7 25.a3 Rc7 26.Bf1 N6a5 = +0.30 (24 ply)better is 23.Bf2 Qd8 24.Bf1 Nb6 25.Rb1 Nc6 26.Rc2 Nc4 27.a3 N6a5 ⩲ +0.97 (25 ply)= +0.37 (26 ply)better is 26...Qa5 27.a3 Qa4 28.Qd3 Qb5 29.Bf1 Ndb6 30.Be2 Qe8 = +0.30 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.81 (24 ply)better is 27...Kc8 28.Kg2 Na5 29.Rxc6+ Nxc6 30.Qc2 Kd8 31.Be3 Ke8 ⩲ +0.53 (25 ply)better is 28.Rxc6 Nxc6 29.Kg2 Na5 30.Kg3 Bd8 31.Bd3 Nc6 32.Be2 Na5 ⩲ +1.06 (23 ply)better is 28...Kc8 29.Rxc6+ Nxc6 30.Qc2 Kd8 31.Be3 Ke8 32.a3 Qc7 = +0.50 (24 ply) ⩲ +1.00 (25 ply) after 29.Rxc6 Nxc6 30.a3 Na5 31.Bd3 Qb3 32.Qxb3 Nxb3 33.Be3 better is 31.b3 Rxc2+ 32.Qxc2 Be7 33.Bd2 Ba3 34.Kg3 Qc7 35.Qd3 Qc6 ⩲ +0.79 (26 ply)= +0.17 (30 ply)better is 32.b3 cxb3 33.Qxb3 Qxb3 34.axb3 Kc7 35.Nh4 Nf8 36.Bd2 ⩲ +0.57 (28 ply)= 0.00 (24 ply) 33.Kf1 Bb6 34.dxe6 Bxe3 35.Qe2 Qc1+ 36.Kg2 Nc5 37.e7 Nd3 = 0.00 (25 ply) ∓ -1.53 (26 ply)better is 34.Qg1 Bxe3 35.Qxe3 Qb6 36.Nd4 Nc5 37.Kf3 Qb1 38.Nc6+ ⩱ -0.95 (24 ply) ∓ -1.65 (25 ply) 35.dxe6 Qxe6 36.Qd4 Qc6 37.e6 Qxe6 38.Qxg7 Qc6 39.Ne5 ⩱ -1.42 (22 ply)-+ -6.98 (24 ply); 36.Qc2 Ne4+ 37.Kh2 Qe3 38.Qg2 Qxf4+ 39.Kh1 exd5 40.e6 -+ -7.02 (24 ply)0-1

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Jan-21-10  mrsaturdaypants: 35 Qa4 loses immediately to Nc5. Why not instead 35 dxe6 Qxe6 36 Nd4. Black still has the advantage, I assume, but I think white has a chance in this line.

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