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Alexander Morozevich vs Vasyl Ivanchuk
World Blitz Championship (2009) (blitz), Moscow RUS, rd 33, Nov-18
Dutch Defense: General (A80)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)4.Nf3 was played in M Tscharotschkin vs R Bajer, 2016 (1-0)better is 7.c5 Nh5 8.cxd6 Nxf4 9.dxc7 Qxc7 10.exf4 Qxf4 11.Bb5+ ⩲ +0.55 (18 ply) 7...O-O 8.c5 Be6 9.Qa4 Nbd7 10.Bc4 Bxc4 11.Qxc4+ Kh7 = -0.04 (19 ply)better is 8.c5 Nh5 9.cxd6 cxd6 10.Bc4 Kf8 11.O-O Ndf6 12.Bh2 Bd7 ⩲ +0.97 (20 ply) 8...Nh5 9.O-O-O Ndf6 10.Be5 O-O 11.Bxf6 Rxf6 12.Be2 c6 = +0.44 (21 ply) 9.h5 g5 10.Bg3 cxd4 11.Nxd4 Ne4 12.Bd3 Ndc5 13.Nxe4 ⩲ +1.34 (22 ply)better is 9...Nh5 10.g4 Nxf4 11.exf4 fxg4 12.Qxg6+ Kf8 13.Nd2 = -0.08 (24 ply)better is 10.e4 fxe4 11.Nxe4 O-O 12.Ned2 Nb6 13.Bg3 Nh5 14.Bd3 = +0.50 (21 ply)better is 10...Nxh5 11.Rxh5 gxh5 12.Qxf5 Bxc3+ 13.bxc3 Qa5 14.Rc1 = -0.10 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.62 (22 ply)better is 12.Nd2 Ne5 13.Bxe5 dxe5 14.Qa4+ Qxa4 15.Nxa4 Kf7 16.Be2 ⩲ +0.56 (24 ply) 12...Ne4 13.Bxe4 fxe4 14.Nd2 Bxc3 15.bxc3 Nf6 16.f3 O-O = 0.00 (23 ply) ± +1.88 (22 ply) 13...b4 14.Nd1 b3+ 15.Qd2 Qxd2+ 16.Nxd2 bxa2 17.e4 O-O ± +1.63 (21 ply)better is 14.e4 O-O 15.Nxg5 Rb8 16.Kf1 Ne5 17.Bxe5 Bxf5 18.exf5 ± +2.49 (20 ply) 14...O-O 15.Nxc4 Qb4 16.a3 Qxc4 17.b3 Qxc3+ 18.Qxc3 Ne4 ± +1.74 (22 ply)+- +3.31 (22 ply) 21.Qf5+ Nf7 22.Ne4 Qg7 23.Rab1 Qh7 24.Qxh7 Rxh7 25.Rxb6 +- +4.56 (24 ply)= 0.00 (28 ply) 22...gxf4 23.Rae1 Qg5 24.Qe6 Rb8 25.Ne4 Qe5 26.Rxf4+ = 0.00 (29 ply) ± +1.90 (24 ply) 24.Rab1 Qxd2 25.Qf5+ Kg8 26.Rxb6 Re8 27.Rbb1 Qd4 28.Rbe1 ± +2.09 (27 ply) 24...g3 25.Nf3 Qf6 26.Qxg3 Rg8 27.Qh3 Nxd5 28.Rae1 Nf4 ⩱ -1.15 (27 ply)+- mate-in-8+- mate-in-7 after 25...Qe2 26.Rae1 Nd7 27.Rxe2 exf6 28.Rxf6+ Nxf627...Kd8 28.Qxd6+ Ke8 29.Qe6+ Kd8 30.Qxb6+ Ke8 31.Qe6+ +- mate-in-51-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-21-09  dumbgai: Nice attacking game by Moro!
Aug-25-10  ajile: Video at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=180X...

An interesting setup by White with the very early 2.Bf4. Black plays ..c5 in this game but the principled strategy in this type of Leningrad Dutch setup would be to still play for ..e5. Takes longer with the Bf4 but still probably best.

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