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Levon Aronian vs Igor Khenkin
Bundesliga (2001/02), Germany, rd 10, Oct-06
Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Variation. Stein Attack (B10)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 30s/ply)better is 3.Nf3 dxe4 4.dxe4 Qxd1+ 5.Kxd1 Nf6 6.Nfd2 Ng4 7.Ke2 = +0.36 (38 ply)better is 3...e5 4.Ngf3 Bd6 5.d4 exd4 6.Bd3 Ne7 7.Nxd4 O-O = -0.32 (39 ply)better is 4.d4 Bg7 5.c3 dxe4 6.Nxe4 Nf6 7.Nxf6+ exf6 8.Nf3 = +0.31 (36 ply)= -0.33 (38 ply)better is 8.c3 a5 9.Re1 Re8 10.a4 Bg4 11.h3 Bd7 12.exd5 Nxd5 ⩲ +0.54 (37 ply)better is 8...a5 9.Bb2 dxe4 10.dxe4 f6 11.bxa5 Qxa5 12.Nc4 Qc7 = 0.00 (38 ply)better is 9.c3 Nc7 10.a4 a5 11.bxa5 Rxa5 12.Nb3 Ra8 13.Re1 Bg4 ⩲ +0.64 (37 ply)better is 9...Be6 10.exd5 cxd5 11.Bb2 f6 12.c4 Nc7 13.Re1 Nf5 = 0.00 (40 ply) ⩲ +0.73 (36 ply) 10...dxe4 11.dxe4 f6 12.Qe2 Be6 13.Nb3 b6 14.Nfd2 Nb5 = +0.23 (38 ply) ⩲ +0.99 (36 ply) 11...dxe4 12.Nxe4 a5 13.c4 axb4 14.axb4 Rxa1 15.Bxa1 Bg4 = +0.20 (35 ply) ⩲ +1.14 (40 ply) 12...f5 13.Nxe5 dxe4 14.f3 e3 15.Rxe3 f4 16.Re4 a5 17.c4 ⩲ +0.54 (37 ply) ± +2.19 (43 ply) 13...exd4 14.Rxd4 Qe8 15.Nc4 Nf5 16.Nd6 Nxd6 17.Rxd6 Qe7 ± +1.72 (40 ply)+- +2.79 (39 ply) 14...b5 15.Re1 Be6 16.Qe2 Re8 17.c4 bxc4 18.Nxc4 Bd5 ± +2.39 (36 ply)+- +3.39 (40 ply)26...Rxf7 27.Qxf7 Qxd6 28.cxd6 Ned5 29.Bxd5 Nxd5 30.Qg7+ +- mate-in-91-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-01-17  rickcarnes: the exchange sac starting with move 13 is an excellent example of how to seize control of the center with an outpost Knight
Dec-01-17  Sularus: indeed

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