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Borislav Kostic vs Albert Fox
Rice Memorial (1916), New York, NY USA, rd 3, Jan-20
Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Defense (D46)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 5...Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 b4 9.Ne4 Nxe4 = -0.09 (34 ply)= +0.48 (34 ply)better is 6...dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Be2 O-O 9.O-O Nbd7 10.a3 a6 = -0.09 (35 ply)= +0.50 (32 ply) after 7.e4 dxc4 8.Bxc4 b5 9.Bb3 b4 10.Na4 Be7 11.e5 Nd5 better is 8...dxc4 9.Bxc4 e5 10.Be3 b5 11.Bb3 Bb7 12.Rc1 Qb8 = -0.09 (34 ply) ⩲ +0.60 (33 ply) 10...c5 11.dxc5 Bxc5 12.Bg5 Nf6 13.Qc2 h6 14.Rad1 Qc7 = 0.00 (34 ply) ⩲ +1.24 (31 ply)better is 11...Nf6 12.Bd2 b6 13.Re1 Qc7 14.Bc3 Ba6 15.Bd3 Qd7 ⩲ +0.77 (30 ply) 12.Bg5 Be7 13.Bxe7 Qxe7 14.Nxe5 Nxe5 15.Re1 Rd8 16.Rxe5 ⩲ +1.41 (29 ply) ⩲ +0.62 (38 ply) 13.Re1 Nxf3+ 14.Qxf3 Re8 15.Be3 Be6 16.Rad1 Qc7 17.g3 ⩲ +0.85 (34 ply)= -0.19 (40 ply)better is 15...Re8 16.Rfe1 Kf8 17.Rad1 h6 18.Be3 Bxb2 19.Bc5+ Kf7 = -0.22 (36 ply) 16.Rae1 Bxb2 17.Bb3 b6 18.Be7 Rf7 19.c5 Ba6 20.Rd1 Bxf1 = +0.28 (35 ply)better is 16...Re8 17.Ba3 Be6 18.Bd3 a5 19.Rae1 Bd4 20.b3 a4 21.Bc1 ⩱ -0.67 (36 ply) 17.Rae1 Re8 18.Bb3 Kf7 19.c5+ Kg6 20.h4 h5 21.Bg5 Re4 = 0.00 (44 ply) ⩱ -0.86 (34 ply) 19...b5 20.cxb6 Bxb6 21.Ba4 Bd7 22.Rfc1 Rac8 23.Bc5 Bxc5 ⩱ -0.78 (33 ply) 20.Rfd1 bxc5 21.Ba4 Bd7 22.Rbc1 g6 23.Bb3+ Be6 24.Bxc5 = 0.00 (38 ply) ∓ -2.47 (32 ply)better is 25...a5 26.g4 g6 27.gxf5 gxf5 28.Be2 Bxe2 29.Rxe2 b4 -+ -3.82 (32 ply) ∓ -2.25 (31 ply) 26...g6 27.gxf5 gxf5 28.Kg2 a5 29.Kg3 Bb2 30.Kf4 Bxa3 ∓ -2.28 (25 ply)better is 27.Be5 Re8 28.Re3 Rxe5 29.Rxd3 Rxc5 30.gxf5 a5 31.Rd6 ⩱ -1.44 (23 ply) ∓ -2.05 (26 ply) 30.Kf1 a5 31.Ke1 fxg4 32.Bxg4 Bf5 33.Bf3 g5 34.Ke2 b4 ∓ -2.27 (29 ply)better is 30...Kxg5 31.Bg2 Kf4 32.Re7 a5 33.Ra7 Ke5 34.Rxa5 Rc7 -+ -3.81 (30 ply) ∓ -2.43 (32 ply) after 31.Re2 Bd1 32.Re5 Bxf3 33.Rxf5+ Kg6 34.Rxf3 a5 35.Kf1 35...Bd3 36.Bb3+ Bc4 37.f4 Rd4 38.Bd1 Bd5 39.Bf3 Be4 -+ -4.01 (31 ply) 36.Ke2 Rxe3+ 37.Kxe3 Bd5 38.f4 a4 39.Kd4 Bg2 40.Be2 h6 ⩱ -0.71 (48 ply)-+ -5.28 (36 ply)-+ mate-in-14 after 57.axb4+ Kxb4 58.Bxa4 Kxa4 59.Kc3 Kb5 60.Kc2 Kb461.Kb2 Bb3 62.Kc3 c1=Q+ 63.Kd3 a1=Q 64.Ke2 Qc2+ 65.Kf3 -+ mate-in-50-1

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