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Sam Shankland vs Alexander Shabalov
Foxwoods Open (2009), Mashantucket, CT, rd 9, Apr-12
Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Variation Chelyabinsk Variation (B33)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 7s/ply) 15...Be6 16.a3 bxa3 17.Nxa3 Nd4 18.Nb5 Bxd5 19.exd5 Nxb5 = -0.23 (26 ply)better is 16.a3 bxa3 17.Qxa3 Ne7 18.Nc3 Qb6 19.Rfd1 Rfd8 20.g3 Nc6 ⩲ +0.55 (29 ply)= 0.00 (30 ply)better is 23...h6 24.Kf1 Kh7 25.Ke1 Ra5 26.Qc3 Ra6 27.c5 Rc6 28.Rd5 = 0.00 (29 ply) ⩲ +0.59 (35 ply) 24...Rc5 25.Qb4 Qc6 26.Rd5 Rxd5 27.Rxd5 Qc7 28.Qa5 Qxa5 = +0.31 (35 ply) 25.Rxd6 Rxd6 26.Rxd6 Qxd6 27.Qxa5 Qd4+ 28.Kf1 g6 29.Qxa4 ± +1.56 (31 ply)= 0.00 (36 ply) 26...Bc6 27.Ke1 Be8 28.Rxd6 Rxd6 29.Rxd6 Qxd6 30.Qxa5 = 0.00 (37 ply) 27.f4 f6 28.fxe5 fxe5 29.Kg1 Raa8 30.Rxd6 Rxd6 31.Rxd6 ⩲ +0.87 (29 ply)= -0.25 (32 ply) after 27...h6 28.c5 dxc5 29.Rc1 Ra5 30.Rxd8 Kxd8 31.Rd1+ Ke7 30.Qxc5+ Qxc5 31.Rxc5 Rc6 32.Rxc6 Bxc6 33.Rxd8 Kxd8 = 0.00 (39 ply)-+ -3.35 (31 ply) 34.Rxd8+ Kxd8 35.Rc1 b2 36.Rb1 Ra1 37.Bd3 Ba6 38.Kf2 -+ -3.47 (35 ply)-+ -6.85 (33 ply)38.Kd2 b1=Q 39.Bxb1 Rxc7 40.b5 Ke7 41.Bc2 Kd6 42.Bd3 Rc8 -+ -6.85 (32 ply)0-1

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