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Massimiliano Romi vs Giovanni Ferrantes
Crespi Memorial (1938), Milan ITA, Apr-??
Indian Game: Capablanca Variation (A47)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 7s/ply)better is 5...d6 6.c3 Nh5 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 Nd7 9.Bd3 g5 10.Bg3 = -0.32 (23 ply)6.h3 was played in Nyzhnyk vs Iturrizaga Bonelli, 2019 (1-0)6...d6 was played in D Pacheco vs S Mareco, 2017 (0-1)better is 7.c3 d5 8.O-O Nbd7 9.h3 c5 10.Bc2 e6 11.Bd6 Re8 12.Ba4 = +0.26 (22 ply)= -0.48 (32 ply) after 7...a5 8.O-O d6 9.Rad1 Nbd7 10.h3 Re8 11.e4 e5 12.dxe5 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Ba6 Bxa6 10.Qxa6 Re8 11.h3 Qc8 12.Qc4 Qb7 = 0.00 (34 ply) 8...c5 9.h4 h5 10.c3 Nbd7 11.Kb1 a6 12.Bg3 b5 13.Ng5 ⩱ -1.03 (32 ply) 9.h4 h5 10.Kb1 c5 11.c3 Ba6 12.Bxa6 Nxa6 13.Bg5 Qd7 = 0.00 (30 ply) ⩱ -1.23 (30 ply) 11.Bg5 cxd4 12.Nxd4 Nc5 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.h4 a4 15.a3 Bxd4 ⩱ -0.90 (31 ply) 11...a4 12.Nb1 Nc7 13.Na3 b5 14.Nxb5 Nxb5 15.Bxb5 a3 ∓ -1.73 (32 ply) 12.a4 Qe8 13.Bb5 Nxb5 14.Qxb5 Qc8 15.Bg5 Ba6 16.Qb3 Bd3 ⩱ -0.87 (34 ply) ∓ -2.29 (38 ply) after 12...e6 13.Bxd6 Qxd6 14.e5 Qd8 15.d6 Nce8 16.exf6 Nxf6 13.a3 e6 14.Bxd6 Qxd6 15.e5 Qd8 16.d6 Nce8 17.exf6 Nxf6 ∓ -1.92 (34 ply) 13...a3 14.bxa3 Rxa3 15.Nb1 Qa8 16.Nxa3 Qxa3+ 17.Qb2 -+ -3.65 (34 ply) 14.a3 e6 15.h5 exd5 16.hxg6 fxg6 17.cxd5 b5 18.Be3 Ba6 ⩱ -1.02 (29 ply) 14...a3 15.bxa3 e6 16.hxg6 fxg6 17.Bh6 exd5 18.Bxg7 Qxg7 ∓ -1.81 (30 ply) ⩲ +0.73 (32 ply) 15...a3 16.b3 Bb2+ 17.Kb1 gxh5 18.Rh1 f6 19.Bh6 Rf7 = 0.00 (26 ply) ⩲ +0.90 (27 ply) 20...a3 21.Bxf6 Bxf6 22.b3 Qg7 23.Qxh5 Bb2+ 24.Kb1 Ba1 = +0.43 (35 ply) 21.Kc2 Bxd5 22.cxd5 Nxd5 23.Re1 Nb4+ 24.Kd1 Nxd3 25.Qxd3 ⩲ +1.37 (36 ply)= 0.00 (38 ply) 24.Rh1 axb2+ 25.Kb1 b5 26.Nh4 bxc4 27.Nf5 Qg8 28.Nh6 Qg7 = 0.00 (41 ply) 24...Qc3+ 25.Kb1 Qxd3+ 26.Ka1 Rh7 27.Qg4 Qc3+ 28.Kb1 Bc8 -+ -11.76 (35 ply)-+ -3.61 (34 ply) 26...Qb2+ 27.Kd1 Ba6 28.Qh8+ Qxh8 29.Rxh8+ Kg7 30.Rh5 -+ -4.62 (32 ply) ⩱ -0.76 (33 ply) 27...Qb2+ 28.Kd1 Rg7 29.Qg4 Rxg5 30.Qxg5 Ba6 31.g3 Qd4 ⩱ -1.19 (35 ply) 28.Qh8+ Qxh8 29.Rxh8+ Kg7 30.Nxf7 Rxf7 31.Rb8 Ba8 = 0.00 (41 ply)-+ -4.26 (35 ply) 30.Qh8+ Qxh8 31.Nxh8 Nf4 32.Nc3 Bxg2 33.Rh4 Kg7 34.Nd1 -+ -4.15 (33 ply)-+ -11.09 (34 ply) after 30...Rxf7 31.Qh5 Rf2 32.Qh8+ Qxh8 33.Rxh8+ Kg7 34.Rb8 32...Qb2+ 33.Kd1 Rxg2 34.Qh6+ Qg7 35.Nd8 Rxg6 36.Qxg7+ -+ -6.09 (32 ply)= -0.12 (40 ply) 34.Kb2 Qf2+ 35.Ka3 Qf4 36.Nd8 Qxg5 37.Ne6+ Kg8 38.Nxg5 = -0.13 (42 ply) ∓ -1.57 (36 ply) 36.Kc2 Ne3+ 37.Kc1 Nxg2+ 38.Qxf4 Nxf4 39.Nd8 Bg2 40.Bf5 -+ -3.07 (36 ply)-+ -6.00 (34 ply)-+ mate-in-16 after 38.Kxc3 Qd4+ 39.Kb3 Bd5+ 40.Qxd5 Qxd5+ 41.Kb239.Kxc3 Qb4# -+ mate-in-10-1

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