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Erwin Nievergelt vs David Bronstein
Belgrade (1954), Belgrade YUG, rd 2, Oct-22
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Berlin Variation Pirc Variation (E39)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 8.Nf3 Qxc5 9.a3 Bxc3+ 10.Qxc3 b5 11.Ne5 Bb7 12.Bxc6 = +0.28 (24 ply)= -0.30 (22 ply)better is 15.Nd4 Bd7 16.Nxc6 Bxc6 17.Ba5 Rd7 18.O-O Ne7 19.e4 Rc8 = +0.28 (24 ply)= -0.41 (22 ply)better is 21.Nd2 Bd5 22.Ne4 Kf7 23.g4 g6 24.f4 Nb2 25.Bg3 exf4 = +0.08 (24 ply)= -0.46 (26 ply)better is 31.Ke1 g6 32.h4 Bg4 33.Bf1 Bf5 34.Be2 Be6 35.Bf1 Bg4 = -0.17 (27 ply)better is 31...Bg4 32.f3 exf3 33.Bd1 Be6 34.Bxa4 Bxc4+ 35.Kf2 Nxa3 ⩱ -0.71 (27 ply)= -0.17 (32 ply) after 32.Ke1 Bg4 33.Bf1 Bd7 34.Be2 Be6 35.Bf1 Nc7 36.Be2 Bg4 38.Be1 Ke6 39.Nd2 Rd3 40.Rc6+ Kf7 41.Ke2 Rd6 42.Rxd6 = -0.31 (22 ply) ⩱ -1.14 (25 ply) after 38...Nxa3 39.Nxa3 Rxd2 40.Rc7+ Rd7 41.Rc8 Rd1 42.Nc2 Rg1 39.Kf3 Nxa3 40.Ke2 Nxc4 41.Rxc4 b5 42.Rc7 Rd7 43.Rc8 Nb6 ⩱ -0.95 (29 ply) 39...Rc8 40.Kd3 Rxc4 41.Kxc4 Nxa3+ 42.Kb3 Nxc2 43.Kxa4 -+ -2.57 (30 ply) 40.Rc1 Nxa3 41.Nxa3 Rxd2 42.Rc6+ Rd6 43.Rc8 b5 44.Nc2 ⩱ -0.87 (26 ply) 40...f5+ 41.Kf4 Rc7 42.Kg5 Nac3 43.Kxg6 Rxc4 44.Kxh5 Re4 -+ -3.91 (26 ply) ⩱ -0.57 (25 ply) 45.Kf3 Rd3 46.Bb2 g5 47.Ba1 Rd1 48.Bb2 g4+ 49.Kg2 Ke4 = -0.38 (23 ply)better is 45...Nbc3+ 46.Kf3 Rd3 47.Nf1 Ne4 48.Ke2 Rc3 49.Rxc3 ⩱ -1.41 (24 ply) 46.Kf1 Rd3 47.Nc4 Ke4 48.Kf2 f5 49.Nxb6 Rd1 50.a4 Kd3 ⩱ -0.88 (24 ply) ∓ -1.82 (23 ply) 48.Nf3 Nd5 49.Nd4+ Kg4 50.Nf3 Nxe3+ 51.Bxe3 Rxe3 52.Rf2 ∓ -1.65 (24 ply)-+ -2.51 (25 ply) 51.e4+ Ke6 52.e5 fxe5 53.Ne4 Nxc1 54.Nc5+ Kd5 55.Nxd3 -+ -3.19 (26 ply)-+ -5.12 (24 ply)53.Nf3+ Kd5 54.Rxa6 Ne4 55.Ra8 Rxe3 56.Rd8+ Ke6 57.b5 -+ -5.15 (22 ply)0-1

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Oct-27-15  zydeco: Two games in a row for Bronstein (along with E Joppen vs Bronstein, 1954) where he wins with the exact same piece configuration. He trades queens out of the opening, gets into an ending where he has a rook and two knights vs a rook, bishop, and knight, and then outplays his opponent, using the coordinated knights to gain space and pave the way for the king to invade.

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