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Veselin Topalov vs Magnus Carlsen
Amber Tournament (Rapid) (2009) (rapid), Nice FRA, rd 8, Mar-22
Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation. General (D37)  ·  1/2-1/2

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 11...g6 12.Qc2 Bg7 13.Rfd1 Qe7 14.Ne2 Re8 15.Nf4 e5 = 0.00 (32 ply) ⩲ +0.55 (25 ply)better is 13.Ne2 Bb7 14.Bb1 e5 15.Nxe5 Nxe5 16.dxe5 Bxe5 17.Nd4 = +0.44 (27 ply)better is 13...g6 14.Ne2 Nb6 15.Nf4 Bd7 16.Qd3 Be8 17.Qe2 Qe7 18.g3 = -0.16 (25 ply)= +0.35 (34 ply)better is 15.Nxe5 Nxe5 16.dxe5 Bxe5 17.Nd4 Re8 18.Qd2 g6 19.b4 Qd6 ⩲ +0.58 (27 ply)= 0.00 (30 ply)better is 26.Kf1 Kf8 27.e4 d3 28.Ra5 d2 29.Ke2 b4 30.axb4 Bc3 = +0.46 (29 ply)= -0.13 (29 ply)28...Bc5 29.Kf1 Kf8 30.Ke2 Re8 31.Kf3 Re5 32.Ra8+ Ke7 = 0.00 (45 ply)1/2-1/2

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