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Nikola Hocevar vs Maxim Zurel
World Seniors Championship (2005), Lignano Sabbiadoro ITA, rd 5, Oct-02
English Opening: King's English. Two Knights' Variation Fianchetto Line (A22)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)4.Nf3 was played in Opocensky vs Spielmann, 1935 (1-0)better is 7...Be6 8.e4 a6 9.b3 b5 10.Nh4 g6 11.Nf3 b4 12.Ne2 c5 = +0.28 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.92 (26 ply)better is 8...Qc7 9.h3 Bf5 10.e4 Bg6 11.Qe2 Nd7 12.Be3 h6 13.Rad1 = +0.50 (25 ply) ⩲ +1.05 (25 ply)better is 11.Nde2 Bg4 12.Qc2 Bxe2 13.Qxe2 Bxc3 14.bxc3 Nd7 15.Rd1 ⩲ +1.01 (27 ply)= +0.48 (25 ply) after 11...Nd7 12.Rb1 Qa6 13.Qc2 Qxa2 14.Bd2 Qa6 15.b4 Qb6 better is 12...Be6 13.Ne3 Qa6 14.Nf4 Nc6 15.Nfd5 Bd4 16.Re1 Rb8 = +0.39 (26 ply)better is 13.Nf4 Nc7 14.Ne3 Re8 15.Rb1 Be5 16.a3 a5 17.Bd2 Bd7 ⩲ +0.94 (26 ply) 13...Qa6 14.Nf4 Be6 15.Nfd5 Bd4 16.Re1 Rb8 17.a4 Bxe3 = +0.21 (28 ply) ⩲ +1.39 (25 ply) 14...Be6 15.a3 Rb8 16.b4 cxb4 17.Nf4 Qd8 18.axb4 b5 ⩲ +1.08 (25 ply) 15.b3 Qa5 16.a3 Rb8 17.b4 Qc7 18.Qd2 Be6 19.b5 a6 20.a4 ± +1.94 (24 ply)= +0.41 (27 ply) 18.b4 c4 19.Qd2 Rc8 20.Rfc1 Nc7 21.Bd4 Bxd4 22.Nxd4 Nb5 = +0.35 (28 ply) 18...Bb5 19.Nc3 Bxf1 20.Bxf1 Qa5 21.Bg2 Qc7 22.Qd2 a6 ⩱ -1.03 (23 ply)= +0.15 (24 ply)better is 19...Nf6 20.f3 Bb5 21.Rfe1 Nd7 22.Nc3 Bc4 23.Bh6 Bd4+ = 0.00 (30 ply) ⩲ +0.52 (23 ply) after 20.Nc3 Nf6 21.f3 Rac8 22.Ra1 Ne8 23.Rfe1 Qc4 24.Bf1 Qb3 20...b5 21.Rbc1 Nf6 22.f3 Rfe8 23.b4 c4 24.Ra1 Qc8 25.Bd4 = +0.24 (26 ply) 21.Nf4 fxe4 22.Ne6 Bxe6 23.dxe6 Qc4 24.Bh3 Qd3 25.e7 Rf7 ⩲ +1.10 (27 ply) ⩱ -0.76 (27 ply)better is 24.e5 dxe5 25.Bxe5 Ne4 26.Bxe4 Bxe5 27.d6 Rae8 28.Qd5+ = -0.31 (26 ply) 24...Bxh6 25.Qxh6 Rae8 26.h3 Nxe4 27.Rf1 Rxf1+ 28.Rxf1 ⩱ -0.92 (28 ply)= -0.10 (29 ply)better is 31.Ne6+ Bxe6 32.dxe6 Qd4+ 33.Qxd4 cxd4 34.Re1 d3 35.Bf3 = +0.07 (32 ply)better is 31...Qb6 32.Kh1 b4 33.Qf3 bxa3 34.Qxa3 g5 35.Ne6+ Bxe6 ⩱ -0.60 (26 ply) 32.Ne6+ Bxe6 33.Re1 b4 34.Qc4 bxa3 35.bxa3 Qd6 36.dxe6 = 0.00 (34 ply) 32...Qe3+ 33.Nf2 Qxc3 34.bxc3 Re3 35.Nd1 Rd3 36.Bf1 Rd2 ⩱ -1.28 (31 ply)= 0.00 (34 ply) 36...Qd6 37.Nxd7 Qxd7 38.d6 Kf7 39.a4 a6 40.Qb6 bxa4 = +0.08 (27 ply) ± +1.67 (28 ply) 37...Qd6 38.Be6 a5 39.Kf1 b4 40.Nxc4 Bb5 41.axb4 Bxc4+ ± +1.52 (26 ply)+- +4.55 (30 ply) 39...Bxd7 40.Nxd7+ Nxd7 41.Bxd7 Ke7 42.Qg7+ Kd6 43.Bg4 +- +4.65 (29 ply)+- +18.54 (25 ply); 40...Qxd7 41.Bxd7 Kg7 42.Nxa7 b4 43.axb4 Bg8 44.Qe5 Bf7 +- +17.89 (24 ply)1-0

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