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Samuel Reshevsky vs Donald Byrne
Reshevsky - D Byrne (1957), New York, NY USA, rd 9, Sep-02
Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation (A04)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)7...O-O was played in R Haque vs Z Rahman, 2016 (0-1)better is 8...O-O 9.a3 Rb8 10.e3 a6 11.Rb1 b5 12.cxb5 axb5 13.b4 = -0.07 (22 ply)better is 9.h3 Bd7 10.Rb1 a6 11.a3 O-O 12.b4 cxb4 13.axb4 b5 14.c5 ⩲ +0.62 (19 ply)better is 9...O-O 10.Rb1 b6 11.a3 Bb7 12.b4 Qd7 13.e3 Rab8 14.Ne2 = -0.13 (24 ply)= +0.46 (22 ply) after 10.a3 O-O 11.Rb1 a5 12.e3 e6 13.Re1 a4 14.Ne4 Na5 15.Bc3 better is 10...O-O 11.a3 a5 12.Re1 Nh6 13.Qc1 Ng4 14.Nh2 Nge5 = 0.00 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.61 (20 ply)better is 12...Ne5 13.b4 Bc6 14.Bxc6+ bxc6 15.bxc5 Rxb1 16.Nxb1 = 0.00 (23 ply)= +0.50 (21 ply) after 13.e3 Nf5 14.Nf3 a5 15.Qe2 O-O 16.Nb5 b6 17.Rfc1 Ne5 better is 13...Ne5 14.Nd5 e6 15.Nc3 Bc6 16.Ne4 Bxe4 17.Bxe4 O-O = +0.22 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.75 (24 ply) after 14.e3 Nf5 15.Nf3 a6 16.Qc2 cxb4 17.axb4 Ne5 18.Nxe5 dxe5 better is 16.e3 Nf5 17.Nf4 b6 18.Nf3 Nxf3+ 19.Bxf3 Nh6 20.Bg2 Ng4 ⩲ +0.60 (21 ply) 16...Qd8 17.Re1 b6 18.Nf3 Nexf3+ 19.exf3 Be6 20.Nf4 Bc8 = 0.00 (27 ply)better is 17.Bc1 Nf5 18.Bb2 Be6 19.e3 Bf7 20.Nf3 Nxf3+ 21.Bxf3 e5 ⩲ +1.04 (23 ply)better is 17...Be6 18.e3 Nf5 19.Nf4 Bf7 20.Bc3 e6 21.a4 Qd7 22.e4 = +0.50 (21 ply) ⩲ +1.20 (22 ply)better is 20.Be4 Be6 21.b6 axb6 22.Nxb6 Qc7 23.Rb5 Bf7 24.Nd5 Qd7 ⩲ +1.14 (20 ply)better is 20...Kh7 21.Re1 Nh6 22.Qc2 Ng4+ 23.Kg1 Ne5 24.f3 a6 25.a4 ⩲ +0.64 (20 ply) ⩲ +1.39 (23 ply)better is 22.Bc3 Bh6 23.Nd5 Bg7 24.b6 a6 25.Nc7 Kg8 26.d4 cxd4 ⩲ +1.49 (22 ply) 22...Bh6 23.Nd5 e6 24.Bxf5 gxf5 25.Nf4 Bxf4 26.gxf4 Ke7 ⩲ +0.82 (23 ply)better is 23.Bc3 e5 24.Nd5 b6 25.a4 Ne7 26.a5 Bf5 27.Ra1 Bxe4 ± +1.87 (21 ply) 23...cxd4 24.exd4 Nxd4 25.Qd3 f5 26.Bg2 e5 27.Be3 Kg8 ⩲ +1.16 (21 ply) ± +2.00 (21 ply) 25.Bd5+ Kf8 26.Nd3 Ne7 27.Nxe5 Bg4 28.Nxg4 hxg4 29.Qe2 ± +1.78 (21 ply) 25...b6 26.Bd5+ Be6 27.e4 Nd4 28.Qd1 Rh8 29.f4 Kg8 30.Be3 = +0.47 (24 ply) ⩲ +1.50 (26 ply)better is 26...Be6 27.Bxe6+ Kxe6 28.Qd5+ Ke7 29.Qxc5+ Qxc5 30.Nxc5 ± +1.60 (24 ply) ± +2.20 (21 ply) 29...Rf8 30.fxe5 Nxe5 31.Nf4 Bg4 32.Bc3 Qd7 33.Qc2 Bf5 ± +2.42 (24 ply)better is 30.Nxf4 Rh6 31.Bc3 Kf8 32.e4 Qe8 33.Qb2 Qe7 34.Rbe1 Re8 +- +3.81 (22 ply) 30...Kd8 31.Rbe1 f5 32.Bf7 Bd4 33.Bxg6 Rh6 34.Bf7 Kc7 +- +2.60 (20 ply)better is 31.Rbe1+ Kf8 32.f5 Bxf5 33.Bf4 Qd7 34.Nxc5 bxc5 35.Bxb8 +- +5.50 (24 ply) 31...Kd8 32.Qxg6 Bf8 33.Rbe1 Kc7 34.Ne5 Be8 35.Nf7 Rh6 +- +2.65 (25 ply) 32.Rbe1 Qe8 33.Qg2 Qd8 34.f5 Bh6 35.fxg6 Bxd2 36.Qxd2 +- +5.13 (25 ply) 32...Be6 33.Qe4 Bxd5 34.cxd5 Kf7 35.f5 Re8 36.Qc4 Bf8 ⩲ +1.02 (24 ply)+- +6.32 (26 ply)+- mate-in-8 after 36...Qxd5+ 37.cxd5 Nf5 38.Ne6+ Ke7 39.Nxg7+ Ne337...Bh8 38.Qh7 Rg7 39.Ng6+ Rxg6 40.Qe7# +- mate-in-31-0

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37. ?

if 37...♘xf5 38.♘g6#
or if 37...♗h8 38.♕h7 ♖g7 39.♘g6+

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