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Peter Oakley vs Paul R Bielby
Zollner Trophy, Northumberland Championship (1980), Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation. Botvinnik System (A36)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 1...e5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Nd5 O-O 6.a3 = 0.00 (37 ply)better is 2.d4 Nf6 3.f3 Bg7 4.e4 O-O 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 c5 7.d5 ⩲ +0.55 (36 ply) 2...c5 3.e3 Bg7 4.d4 cxd4 5.exd4 Nf6 6.d5 O-O 7.Be2 = -0.19 (34 ply) 3.d4 d6 4.e4 e5 5.Nf3 exd4 6.Nxd4 Nc6 7.Be3 Nge7 ⩲ +0.82 (40 ply)= -0.06 (36 ply) 5.b3 e6 6.Ba3 b6 7.Nf3 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.d4 Ba6 = +0.41 (34 ply)better is 5...a6 6.d3 d6 7.Nge2 Rb8 8.a3 b5 9.cxb5 axb5 10.O-O = -0.42 (30 ply)= +0.27 (30 ply) 6...a6 7.d3 Rb8 8.a4 Nf6 9.h3 Nd7 10.O-O O-O 11.Be3 = -0.40 (30 ply) 7.d3 a6 8.a3 O-O 9.O-O Rb8 10.Rb1 b5 11.cxb5 axb5 ⩲ +0.54 (30 ply)better is 7...h5 8.h4 O-O 9.Rb1 Ng4 10.d3 e6 11.a3 b6 12.b4 Bb7 = -0.22 (30 ply)better is 8.Rb1 Rb8 9.a3 b6 10.d3 Bb7 11.Be3 Ng4 12.Bd2 e6 13.h3 = +0.44 (34 ply)= -0.10 (21 ply)better is 9.Rb1 Bg4 10.h3 Bxe2 11.Nxe2 b5 12.Be3 Qc7 13.b3 Nd7 = +0.45 (32 ply)= -0.14 (35 ply) 10.a4 Nd7 11.Rb1 h6 12.Be3 Nd4 13.b4 b6 14.Qd2 Kh7 15.b5 = +0.29 (34 ply) ⩱ -0.52 (33 ply) 11.a4 b6 12.Be3 Nd4 13.Rb1 Bb7 14.b4 e6 15.Kh2 Qe7 16.Qd2 = 0.00 (36 ply) 11...b5 12.Ng3 Bb7 13.g5 Re8 14.cxb5 axb5 15.Nxb5 Ba6 ⩱ -0.98 (30 ply) 12.a4 Nd4 13.Be3 Qe7 14.Rb1 b6 15.Qd2 Nb3 16.Qd1 = 0.00 (34 ply)better is 12...b5 13.Kh2 Qe7 14.g5 bxc4 15.dxc4 Bb7 16.Rb1 h6 ⩱ -0.90 (30 ply)better is 13.Be3 b5 14.Rb1 b4 15.Nce2 h6 16.a3 bxa3 17.bxa3 Rxb1 = -0.24 (30 ply) ⩱ -0.76 (32 ply) 14.Rb1 Qa5 15.Be3 Bb7 16.Qd2 b4 17.Nce2 Nxe2 18.Qxe2 = -0.23 (31 ply) ⩱ -1.25 (31 ply) 15.Nce2 b4 16.Nxd4 cxd4 17.Rf3 Nc5 18.Bd2 Bd7 19.b3 Qb6 ⩱ -0.68 (29 ply) ⩱ -1.49 (30 ply) 16...b3 17.axb3 Qb6 18.Nxd4 cxd4 19.Bd2 Qxb3 20.Ba5 Qxd1 ⩱ -1.40 (31 ply)= -0.24 (30 ply) 17...Bb7 18.Qd2 Qe7 19.Rfd1 Rfc8 20.Bf2 Ra8 21.a3 bxa3 ⩱ -1.24 (28 ply)= -0.41 (32 ply)better is 18...Qe7 19.Qd2 Rfd8 20.Rfd1 Bb5 21.Rc2 Ra8 22.b3 Rac8 ⩱ -0.87 (31 ply)better is 19.Qd2 Rfc8 20.b3 Qd8 21.Rfd1 Bb5 22.Rc2 Qe7 23.Bf3 Ba6 = -0.12 (29 ply) ⩱ -0.72 (28 ply)better is 20...Bd4 21.Nf1 Rbc8 22.Qd2 Bc3 23.Qc2 Ba6 24.a4 Nb8 ⩱ -0.66 (30 ply)= 0.00 (32 ply) 21...Qd8 22.Nf1 Qe7 23.Nd2 Bc6 24.Nf3 Bh6 25.Re1 Bb7 ⩱ -0.64 (29 ply)better is 22.h4 h6 23.Qd2 Qb6 24.Bf3 Rf8 25.h5 Rcc8 26.Kg2 Qa6 = +0.15 (29 ply)= -0.44 (29 ply) after 22...Rf8 23.d4 cxd4 24.Bxd4 Bxd4 25.Rxd4 Rxc2 26.Qxc2 better is 25.g5 Qa8 26.h4 Ra7 27.Bf3 Ra5 28.h5 Qa6 29.h6 Bc3 30.Qe2 = 0.00 (31 ply) ⩱ -0.65 (30 ply) 26...Nb8 27.d4 cxd4 28.Rxc7 Rxc7 29.Bxb5 dxe3 30.Bxa6 = -0.46 (35 ply)= +0.49 (30 ply)better is 28...Qa8 29.f5 Rf8 30.Bf4 Bd4 31.Be3 = 0.00 (36 ply) 29.f5 Rf8 30.Bh6 Rcc8 31.fxe6 fxe6 32.Bxf8 Rxf8 33.Qe3 ⩲ +0.69 (31 ply)= -0.49 (30 ply) 30.f5 exf5 31.gxf5 Ne5 32.Be2 Re8 33.Rg1 dxe4 34.Rxc3 = 0.00 (34 ply)-+ -2.94 (34 ply)better is 31...exd5 32.bxc4 dxc4 33.Bg2 Qa6 34.Bxc6 Qxc6 35.dxc4 -+ -3.10 (33 ply) ∓ -2.17 (35 ply) 32...exd5 33.dxc4 dxc4 34.bxc4 Rxc4 35.Qg2 Qc7 36.Ne2 -+ -2.76 (35 ply) ⩱ -0.58 (38 ply) 34.Qg2 Nf6 35.g5 Qxg2+ 36.Rxg2 Nd5 37.dxc4 Nxe3 38.Rb1 ⩱ -0.76 (38 ply)better is 34...Bg7 35.dxc4 Qxd1 36.Nc1 Nf6 37.Qe2 Qxe2+ 38.Rxe2 -+ -2.74 (34 ply) ∓ -1.99 (27 ply) 36.Rdc1 e5 37.Rxc3 bxc3 38.d4 e4 39.f5 Nb6 40.Re1 Nxa4 ∓ -1.76 (32 ply)-+ -3.35 (31 ply)better is 37...Nf6 38.Rf1 Qd6 39.Bc1 Nd5 40.Kg1 Ra8 41.f5 exf5 -+ -3.68 (30 ply) 38.Re1 Qd5 39.Kg3 Qd6 40.a5 Nf6 41.Qe2 Nd5 42.Bc1 Ra8 ∓ -2.48 (31 ply)-+ -3.56 (34 ply) after 38...Nf6 39.Rg1 h5 40.Qd1 hxg4 41.Qxf3 gxf3 42.Kg3 Ra8 40.Rg1 Nf6 41.Qf2 Qd5 42.Qe2 Qb3 43.Rg2 Rc5 44.Be3 Rd5 -+ -2.81 (25 ply)-+ -4.25 (27 ply) 45...c2 46.Bxb4 c1=Q 47.Bxd6 Rc2 48.Re3 Rd2 49.Kg3 Rxe2 -+ -6.10 (39 ply)= 0.00 (47 ply)better is 46...Qxd3 47.Bxb4 c2 48.Rxe6 fxe6 49.Qxe6+ Kh7 50.Qe7+ = 0.00 (48 ply) ⩲ +0.51 (37 ply)better is 47...Qd6 48.Qxc3 Qb6 49.Qb2 Nd5 50.Qxb6 Rxb6 51.a5 Ra6 = 0.00 (43 ply) ⩲ +0.54 (39 ply)better is 51.Be7 Ra8 52.Bf6 Kh7 53.Rc4 Nd3 54.Kg2 Ra5 55.Kf3 Rf5 ⩲ +0.80 (29 ply) 51...Ra8 52.Bb4 Rxa4 53.Rc8+ Kg7 54.Bxe1 Rxf4 55.Kg3 e5 = +0.11 (42 ply) ± +1.76 (45 ply) 52...Kh7 53.a5 Rd2+ 54.Kg1 Ra2 55.a6 Rxa6 56.Kf1 Ra4 ± +1.69 (44 ply)+- +30.18 (37 ply); 53...Nb2 54.Bxd8 Nxa4 55.Rc4 Nb2 56.Rc2 Na4 57.Bf6 g5 +- +59.06 (40 ply)1-0

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