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Richard Taylor vs Vernon Albert Small
Howick-Pakuranga Tt (1992), Auckland, New Zealand, Mar-29
Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Szen Variation (B44)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 2...d6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Be2 e6 5.O-O Be7 6.d4 cxd4 = -0.20 (43 ply) ⩲ +0.54 (41 ply)better is 6.c4 Nf6 7.N1c3 a6 8.Na3 Qa5 9.Bd2 Be7 10.Be2 O-O = +0.48 (43 ply)= -0.25 (25 ply) 8.Be3 d5 9.exd5 exd5 10.Qd2 Bd6 11.O-O-O O-O 12.Kb1 = +0.28 (24 ply)better is 8...Be7 9.Be2 Qc7 10.O-O O-O 11.Be3 Rd8 12.f4 b5 ⩱ -0.63 (29 ply)better is 9.Nb3 h6 10.Be3 Be7 11.f4 O-O 12.Be2 b5 13.a3 Na5 14.e5 = 0.00 (30 ply) ⩱ -0.73 (29 ply)better is 12.Be3 Ne5 13.Nf3 Neg4 14.Bf4 Qc7 15.h3 Ne5 16.O-O Rc8 = -0.32 (27 ply)better is 12...O-O 13.Bg3 Qb6 14.Rd1 Rfd8 15.O-O Nxd4 16.Qxd4 Qxd4 ⩱ -0.87 (29 ply)= -0.32 (29 ply) 13...Ne5 14.Bg3 Qc7 15.Nxe5 dxe5 16.O-O O-O 17.Rfd1 Rfd8 ⩱ -0.83 (29 ply) 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Qxd6 Be7 16.Qg3 O-O 17.Rd1 Rfd8 18.e5 = +0.05 (31 ply) ⩱ -0.81 (31 ply) after 14...Rd8 15.h3 O-O 16.O-O Bc8 17.Bg3 Rfe8 18.Rfe1 Bb7 better is 15...g4 16.Nd4 Qxd4 17.Qxd4 Nxd4 18.Rxd4 e5 19.Rd3 Be6 ⩱ -0.71 (35 ply)= 0.00 (28 ply) 16...Kf8 17.Rfe1 Kg7 18.h3 Be6 19.Bf1 Nb8 20.Nd5 Nxd5 ⩱ -0.53 (30 ply) ⩲ +1.42 (32 ply) 18...Qe6 19.Bxf6 Bxf6 20.Nd5 Bd8 21.h3 h5 22.e5 Bc6 = +0.33 (33 ply) 19.Qe3 Qxe3 20.fxe3 Ng4 21.Bxg4 Bxg4 22.Bxh8 Bxd1 ⩲ +1.41 (34 ply)= 0.00 (37 ply) 21.Bd4 Qc7 22.d6 Bxd6 23.Bxf6 Nc4 24.Bxc4 Bxh2+ 25.Kh1 = 0.00 (37 ply)-+ -2.57 (34 ply) 22.Qd3 Rfd8 23.Qf3 Ne8 24.d6 Bxd6 25.h4 Ne5 26.Qh5 Ng6 ∓ -2.14 (33 ply)-+ -3.05 (35 ply) 25.d7 Bb6 26.Qd6 Ne4 27.Qxc6 Rxc6 28.Bb4 Rb8 29.Rfe1 Re6 -+ -2.92 (34 ply)-+ -5.19 (32 ply)-+ mate-in-30 after 33...h4 34.Kh1 h3 35.Rg1 Rc3 36.d7 hxg2+ 37.Rxg239.Ree1 Rxd1 40.Rxd1 Bd2 41.Qg1 Qxg1+ 42.Kxg1 Rxd7 -+ -64.89 (43 ply)0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-17-07
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  Richard Taylor: Someone used Fritz and found that Nxe5 was sound! Lol.
Nov-17-07
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  Richard Taylor: I think 19 Qe3 is the move that gives me good chances. Small was one of NZ's best players - & he maybe he still is - so perhaps I was bit overawed. My sac possibly a bit premature though!
Nov-17-07
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  Benzol: Vernon Small was probably the strongest player in NZ in the 1980's.

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