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Paul Morten vs Sue Maroroa
Parkinson Cup (2005), Auckland, New Zealand, rd 1, Feb-08
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Classical Defense Deferred (C70)  ·  1/2-1/2

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 Bb6 6.Bg5 d6 7.O-O h6 8.Bh4 ⩲ +0.57 (43 ply)= 0.00 (41 ply) after 3...Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.Bxc6 dxc6 6.O-O Bd6 7.c3 Be6 better is 4...Be7 5.O-O Nf6 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 O-O 9.h3 = +0.03 (37 ply) ⩲ +0.67 (40 ply) 5...Nge7 6.O-O Ba7 7.d4 Ng6 8.Re1 O-O 9.Bg5 f6 = 0.00 (43 ply) 6.d4 b5 7.dxc5 bxa4 8.O-O Nge7 9.Qxa4 O-O 10.Rd1 Bg4 ⩲ +1.29 (33 ply)= +0.29 (25 ply) after 6...Bg4 7.d4 Bxf3 8.gxf3 Ba7 9.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.dxe5 7.d4 Ba7 8.dxe5 Nxe4 9.Nd4 Bd7 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Bc2 d5 ⩲ +0.76 (32 ply)= 0.00 (32 ply)better is 8...Re8 9.Re1 b5 10.Bb3 h6 11.Nbd2 Bb6 12.a4 Bd7 13.Nf1 = -0.03 (32 ply) 9.Re1 b5 10.Bc2 Re8 11.a4 Ba7 12.Nbd2 b4 13.Nf1 Rb8 = +0.47 (31 ply) 9...b5 10.Bc2 Re8 11.Rd1 Ba7 12.Nbd2 Ne7 13.Nf1 Ng6 ⩱ -0.51 (30 ply)better is 10.d4 exd4 11.cxd4 Ba7 12.Re1 Ng6 13.Bb3 Re8 14.Qc2 Be6 = +0.39 (32 ply)= -0.23 (33 ply)better is 14.e5 Nd5 15.Qe4 Be6 16.Nc3 c6 17.a4 Qc7 18.axb5 axb5 = 0.00 (34 ply) ⩱ -0.75 (32 ply)better is 16.a3 Nxe4 17.Nxe4 d5 18.Nf6+ Qxf6 19.Qd3 Re4 20.Be3 ⩱ -0.53 (30 ply) 16...a5 17.Rb1 axb4 18.Rxb4 Ba5 19.Rxb5 Ba6 20.e5 Bxc3 ⩱ -1.12 (33 ply)= 0.00 (38 ply) after 17.axb5 a5 18.bxa5 Rxa5 19.Bd2 Rxa1 20.Rxa1 Nxe4 21.Bxe4 17...a5 18.Be3 axb4 19.Nxb5 b3 20.Bd3 Bxe3 21.Qxe3 Qd8 = -0.45 (32 ply) 18.dxc6 Bxc6 19.Be3 Bxe3 20.Qxe3 Nxe4 21.Bxe4 Bxe4 = +0.45 (34 ply)= -0.35 (34 ply) after 18...Rac8 19.dxc6 Bxc6 20.Be3 Nxe4 21.Nxe4 Bxe4 22.Qxe4 20.dxc6 Bxc6 21.Be3 Bxe3 22.Qxe3 bxa4 23.Rd4 d5 24.exd5 = 0.00 (40 ply) ⩱ -1.08 (42 ply) 21.Qxe3 cxd5 22.Nxd5 Nxd5 23.exd5 Qxe3 24.fxe3 Rxe3 ⩱ -0.67 (42 ply)better is 21...Rac8 22.Ne2 cxd5 23.axb5 axb5 24.Qd2 d4 25.exd4 Qe7 ∓ -2.05 (34 ply) 22.Nxd5 Bxd5 23.exd5 Rac8 24.Qd2 Nxd5 25.Bf5 Nxe3 ⩱ -1.50 (38 ply) 22...Rac8 23.Ne2 d4 24.Qxd4 Rxc2 25.Qxe5 Rxe5 26.axb5 -+ -7.97 (36 ply) 23.Qd2 Rac8 24.Ne2 Nd5 25.Bb3 Nc3 26.Rdc1 Nxe2 27.Qxe2 -+ -3.15 (36 ply) 23...Rac8 24.Qxe5 dxe5 25.Ra3 a5 26.Rb1 Nd5 27.axb5 Nxc3 -+ -7.33 (36 ply)-+ -3.13 (39 ply) 25...Nd5 26.Bxe4 Rxc3 27.Rxc3 Rxe4 28.Rxe4 Nxc3 29.Re7 -+ -3.60 (36 ply) 26.axb5 axb5 27.Bd1 Re6 28.Nxb5 d5 29.g4 Kf8 30.Nc3 Rec6 = -0.47 (35 ply) 26...bxa4 27.Ke2 Kf8 28.Rxd6 Rc4 29.Ba2 Rxb4 30.Rxa4 -+ -2.52 (34 ply) ⩱ -1.44 (38 ply) 32.Ra8+ Kh7 33.Rd8 Rxb4 34.Rd7 f6 35.Rxd6 Rb1 36.Rb6 b4 ⩱ -1.43 (28 ply)-+ -2.78 (36 ply)better is 33...Rb2+ 34.Kg3 b4 35.Rd8+ Kh7 36.Rb8 b3 37.Rb7 Kg6 ∓ -2.14 (29 ply) ∓ -1.64 (28 ply) after 34.Rd7 f6 35.Rd5 Rb1 36.h4 b4 37.Rb5 b3 38.Kf3 b2 39.Ke4 better is 34...Rb2+ 35.Kf3 b4 36.g4 b3 37.h4 g6 38.Rb7 Kg7 39.Kf4 ∓ -1.52 (27 ply)better is 35.g4 Rb1 36.h4 h5 37.gxh5 Kh6 38.Rb7 b4 39.Rb5 b3 40.e4 ⩱ -0.96 (38 ply) ∓ -1.57 (28 ply) 36.e4 h5 37.e5 Kf5 38.e6 h4 39.e7 Rf4+ 40.Ke2 Re4+ 41.Kf3 ⩱ -1.01 (42 ply) 36...h5 37.h4 Rb1 38.Rb6 b4 39.e4 b3 40.e5 b2 41.Kg3 Kf7 -+ -2.51 (42 ply) ⩱ -1.12 (43 ply) after 37.g4 b4 38.h4 b3 39.Rb5 h5 40.gxh5+ Kh6 41.e4 b2 42.Kg2 38.g4 b3 39.Rb5 h5 40.gxh5+ Kh6 41.Kg2 b2 42.e4 Re1 ⩱ -1.30 (52 ply) 38...Kxh5 39.Rb5+ g5 40.Kg3 Rb3 41.Rb6 Kg6 42.Kf2 h5 -+ -7.96 (35 ply)better is 39.g4 b3 40.Ke2 b2 41.Kd2 Kg8 42.Rb4 Rg1 43.Rxb2 Rg2+ ⩱ -0.51 (56 ply) ⩱ -1.24 (38 ply)better is 40.g3 b2 41.g4 Kg8 42.Rb8+ Kf7 43.Rb7+ Ke6 44.Rb5 Kd7 ⩱ -0.84 (35 ply)better is 40...b2 41.Ke4 Rh1 42.Rxb2 Rxh5 43.g4 Ra5 44.Kf4 h5 ∓ -1.57 (56 ply) ⩱ -0.89 (61 ply) 44...Kg8 45.e4 Kf7 46.Ra2 Rg5 47.Rh2 Rg1 48.Ke3 Re1+ ⩱ -0.76 (61 ply)= 0.00 (66 ply)71...Rb4 72.Rd8 Ke5 73.Rf8 Rb1 74.Rh8 Rh1+ 75.Kg2 Ra1 = 0.00 (77 ply)1/2-1/2

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