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Judit Polgar vs Boris Gelfand
World Cup (2009) (rapid), Khanty-Mansiysk RUS, rd 3, Nov-29
Russian Game: Modern Attack (C43)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)6...Nxb3 was played in Sokolsky vs Lilienthal, 1938 (0-1)7.Nbd4 was played in V Gashimov vs Gelfand, 2009 (1-0)better is 10.c4 dxc4 11.Nbd2 Qc7 12.Nxc4 O-O 13.Ne3 Rd8 14.Nd5 Qd7 = -0.15 (24 ply) ⩱ -0.75 (24 ply)better is 11.Re1 Nc7 12.Bf4 Bf5 13.h4 Bg4 14.Qd2 h6 15.Nh2 Be6 = -0.34 (21 ply) ⩱ -0.88 (23 ply)better is 13.Nxd4 Nxe5 14.Qe2 Nd3 15.Qf3 Be6 16.b3 Bc5 17.bxc4 = -0.31 (24 ply) ⩱ -0.96 (19 ply)better is 18...Be6 19.Qe2 d3 20.Qe3 Nd4 21.Qf2 Qd7 22.Bd2 Rf7 ⩱ -0.90 (21 ply)= -0.27 (20 ply)better is 20.Qxc4+ Kh8 21.Bd5 Nc2 22.Rb1 Bf5 23.Qc5 Rc8 24.Qd6 Rc7 = -0.50 (23 ply) ⩱ -1.16 (21 ply) after 20...Be6 21.Be3 Nc2 22.Bc5 Rf7 23.Rac1 Rc8 24.Rxc2 Rxc5 22.Qa5 Qxa5 23.Bxa5 g6 24.Rac1 Kg7 25.Bb4 Rfd8 26.Bb7 ⩱ -0.83 (22 ply) 22...Be2 23.Rg1 Bf3 24.Bc3 Bxg2 25.Bxd4 Bf3 26.Be3 a5 ∓ -1.92 (22 ply)better is 23.Qa5 Rce8 24.Rac1 Rb8 25.Be3 Nf5 26.Bd2 Rfc8 27.b3 Nd4 ⩱ -0.97 (20 ply) ∓ -1.63 (23 ply) after 23...Nc2 24.Qxb5 Nxa1 25.Qxd7 Bxd7 26.Bd5+ Kh8 27.Rxa1 26.Ra3 Rb8 27.Qc3 Rfc8 28.Rf2 Nxd2 29.Rxd2 Rb3 30.Rxb3 ∓ -1.53 (27 ply) 26...Nxa1 27.Rxa1 Rfd8 28.Rf1 h6 29.Re1 d2 30.e6 Qd3 -+ -3.23 (25 ply) 27.e6 Qxe6 28.Rae1 dxe1=B 29.Rxe1 Qg6 30.Re7 Rf6 31.Be4 ⩱ -1.33 (24 ply)-+ -3.52 (25 ply) 29.Rxd2 Nxd2 30.Bxd2 Rfd8 31.Be1 Rd1 32.e6 Qxe6 33.Bc3 -+ -3.03 (24 ply)-+ -7.21 (23 ply) 45...Kg6 46.Bd1 Rxf4 47.Kg3 Kg5 48.Bb4 Re4 49.Bf3 Re6 -+ -5.22 (25 ply) 46.Bf3 Rxf4 47.Bd5+ Kf8 48.Kg3 Rf5 49.Bxc4 Rg5+ 50.Kh4 -+ -2.85 (30 ply) 46...a3 47.bxa3 Nd4 48.Kg2 Ne2 49.Bb4 Rxf4 50.Ba4 c3 -+ -5.96 (26 ply)-+ -3.30 (28 ply) 50...Rc2 51.f5+ Kxf5 52.Bg8 Kg6 53.Bb4 Nd3 54.Ba3 Nxb2 -+ -6.76 (29 ply)-+ -3.62 (26 ply) after 51.Bb5 Rxf4 52.Bd2 Re4 53.Kf2 Kf5 54.Be2 Rd4 55.Ke3 Rh4 63.Bg2 hxg2+ 64.Kxg2 Rf2+ 65.Kg3 Rxb2 66.Kf4 Rb3 67.Ke4 -+ mate-in-150-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-29-09  luzhin: Amazing the way Judit almost hacked her way out of a losing position. Gelfand's clever 57th move is based on the fact that 58.Bxh3 loses to 58...Nxh3 59.Kxh3 a3!
Nov-29-09  zanshin: Interesting point in the game on move 25 for Black. I would have taken the Rook:


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Also, what's the point of Qb7 in the position below (White move 29)? It loses to Qxd1. Maybe Rxd2 is better, but the game already looks lost. No need to run this by Rybka. Too bad, I was hoping she would advance.


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