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Samuel Reshevsky vs Erling Tholfsen
Syracuse (1934), Syracuse, NY USA, rd 13, Aug-23
Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation (D37)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 7...dxc4 8.Bxc4 c5 9.e4 cxd4 10.Qxd4 Nb6 11.Be2 Qxd4 = -0.02 (27 ply)= +0.48 (23 ply)better is 9.b3 Bb7 10.Bb2 c5 11.Ne5 cxd4 12.exd4 Ne4 13.Na4 f6 = +0.37 (22 ply)= -0.15 (23 ply)better is 10...Re8 11.Bb2 Bf8 12.Rac1 g6 13.h3 c6 14.Rfe1 Bd6 15.a3 = -0.17 (22 ply)= +0.44 (23 ply)better is 12...g6 13.Qe2 cxd4 14.Nxd4 Bd6 15.Rac1 Nc5 16.Nf3 Qe7 = +0.12 (22 ply)better is 13.Bf5 g6 14.Bh3 Rfd8 15.Rac1 Qb8 16.Qe2 Bf8 17.Ne5 Bg7 ⩲ +0.78 (22 ply)= +0.15 (22 ply)better is 14.Nb5 Qb8 15.Qe2 cxd4 16.exd4 Ne4 17.Rxc8 Rxc8 18.Ne5 = +0.39 (22 ply)= -0.18 (24 ply) 19.Bc2 Rb8 20.Re1 Qa5 21.Qe3 Ng7 22.Nd1 Rfe8 23.a4 Ne6 = +0.25 (24 ply) 19...f6 20.Ne2 fxe5 21.Nxe5 Nxe5 22.dxe5 Ng7 23.Nd4 Bc5 ⩱ -0.69 (24 ply)= +0.30 (24 ply)better is 21.h4 Bc6 22.Ne2 Rb8 23.h5 Rb7 24.Bc3 Ba3 25.Qh6 Rfb8 = +0.36 (21 ply) 21...f6 22.exf6 Bd6 23.Bc3 Nxf6 24.Ne5 Nh5 25.Bc2 Bxe5 = -0.29 (25 ply)better is 22.h4 Rb8 23.Bc3 Ba3 24.h5 Qd8 25.Rcd1 Ba4 26.Bc2 Bxc2 ⩲ +0.54 (24 ply)= 0.00 (25 ply) 23...Rb8 24.Bc3 h5 25.Qh6 Bf8 26.Qd2 Ba3 27.Rb1 Be7 28.g3 = 0.00 (27 ply) 24.Nf4 Nxf4 25.Qxf4 Ba4 26.Bb1 Nd7 27.Ng5 Bxg5 28.Qxg5 ⩲ +0.76 (23 ply) 24...Ba4 25.Bb1 Ba3 26.Bb2 Bf8 27.h5 c3 28.Rxc3 Nc4 = 0.00 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.12 (24 ply) after 25.Bb4 c3 26.Bxc3 Nxc3 27.Qxc3 Qd7 28.g3 Bb5 29.Qe3 Bb4 better is 26.Nf4 Nxf4 27.Qxf4 Qe6 28.Rb1 Rb8 29.Ng5 Bxg5 30.hxg5 ⩲ +0.92 (23 ply) 26...Nb2 27.Rb1 Nd3 28.Bxd3 cxd3 29.Qxd3 Bb5 30.Qd2 Bxe2 = +0.34 (24 ply)better is 27.Nf4 Nb2 28.Rb1 Ba4 29.hxg6 hxg6 30.Nxd5 Bxc2 31.Nxe7+ ⩲ +1.15 (21 ply) 27...Rec8 28.Nf4 c3 29.Qe3 Rb2 30.Rxb2 cxb2 31.hxg6 hxg6 ⩲ +0.52 (23 ply) 28.Nf4 Rxb1 29.Rxb1 c3 30.Qe3 Qd7 31.Nxe6 Qxe6 32.Qf4 ± +2.12 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.55 (23 ply)better is 30.Nf4 Rxb1+ 31.Bxb1 Qb7 32.Bc2 c3 33.Qe3 Qb2 34.Bxa4 c2 ⩲ +0.79 (27 ply)= +0.05 (24 ply) 31...Qd7 32.Rxb5 axb5 33.Qb1 Qe8 34.Kg2 Nb6 35.Ba5 Nd7 = 0.00 (24 ply)better is 32.Ra1 Nd7 33.Ba4 Rb6 34.hxg6 fxg6 35.Bxc6 Rxc6 36.Nc3 ⩲ +0.84 (24 ply)= +0.30 (21 ply) 33.hxg6 fxg6 34.Ra1 Ndf8 35.Ba4 Rb6 36.Bxc6 Rxc6 37.Bh6 ⩲ +0.68 (23 ply)= -0.12 (24 ply)better is 34...Qb6 35.Qc1 Ndf8 36.hxg6 hxg6 37.Kg2 a5 38.Qh1 Bd7 = -0.37 (24 ply) 35.Qd1 Ndf8 36.Nh2 gxh5 37.f4 f6 38.f5 fxe5 39.fxe6 Nxe6 = +0.17 (24 ply) 35...Qxb1+ 36.Bxb1 hxg6 37.Bc2 Nb8 38.Ne1 Bd8 39.Ng2 Bb6 ⩱ -0.69 (27 ply)= +0.08 (28 ply) 36...Qxb1+ 37.Bxb1 Bxa4 38.Nc3 Bc6 39.Ne2 Nb8 40.Nh4 Ba4 = -0.22 (27 ply)+- +8.97 (25 ply)38...Bf6 39.exf6 Nxf6 40.Qxf6 Qf7 41.Qxf7+ Kxf7 42.Ne5+ +- +9.78 (26 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-11-18
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  Mateo: 36...fxg6?? is the losing move. He had to play 36...Qxb1+ 37.Bxb1 Bxa4.

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