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Alexander Grischuk vs Levon Aronian
World Blitz Championship (2010) (blitz), Moscow RUS, rd 23, Nov-17
English Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation. General (A11)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)5.Na3 was played in D B Gurevich vs Bisguier, 1983 (1-0)better is 6...Nf6 7.Na3 Be6 8.Ng5 Qc8 9.e4 g6 10.b3 cxb3 = +0.02 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.58 (23 ply) after 7.b3 Nf6 8.Nc3 Qh5 9.bxc4 Nxc4 10.d3 Nd6 11.Bf4 g6 better is 8.d3 Nf6 9.Ne4 cxd3 10.exd3 Qh5 11.Re1 Nxe4 12.Rxe4 f6 = +0.32 (21 ply)= -0.30 (21 ply)better is 9.b3 Bg4 10.Nh4 e6 11.Bb2 Rd8 12.h3 Be2 13.Nxe2 Qxe2 = +0.46 (22 ply)= -0.29 (22 ply) 10...e5 11.d3 Be6 12.a5 Nd7 13.Ne2 Nc5 14.dxc4 Nf6 15.Bf3 = -0.32 (23 ply) 11.f3 Qc5+ 12.Rf2 Bc8 13.a5 Nbd7 14.d3 e5 15.Nd1 cxd3 ⩲ +0.56 (20 ply) ⩱ -0.75 (23 ply) 12.a5 Nbd7 13.dxc4 Be7 14.b3 Bc5 15.Ba3 Bd4 16.h4 c5 = +0.02 (23 ply) 12...Be6 13.f3 cxd3 14.Nxd3 Nc4 15.Bf2 Bd6 16.a5 Qh6 ⩱ -0.77 (21 ply)= +0.08 (24 ply) 13...Nbd7 14.dxc4 Be6 15.Bf3 Ng4 16.Bxg4 Qxg4 17.b3 Qh5 ⩱ -0.60 (21 ply)= +0.29 (24 ply)better is 16.Na4 O-O 17.Nac5 Nxc5 18.Nxc5 Bxc5 19.Qxc5 Nd7 20.Qb4 ⩲ +0.56 (25 ply)= -0.05 (22 ply)better is 17.g4 Qh4 18.Bf2 Qh6 19.h4 Bxg4 20.fxg4 Nxg4 21.Qc1 Qxc1 = 0.00 (25 ply) 17...c5 18.g4 Qh4 19.Qc1 Ne8 20.Bf2 Qf6 21.g5 Qxg5 ⩱ -0.63 (21 ply)= +0.45 (21 ply) after 18.Qc3 c5 19.Nxe5 Nxe5 20.Qxe5 Nd7 21.Qc3 Bf6 22.Qc2 Ne5 better is 19...Rfc8 20.Qd2 h6 21.Rc1 a6 22.b4 Rd8 23.Rfd1 Qg7 = -0.01 (20 ply)better is 20.Rc1 h5 21.h3 c5 22.Qc3 Rac8 23.Rcd1 Kh7 24.Nf5 Bxf5 ⩲ +0.64 (20 ply)better is 20...Bf8 21.a6 bxa6 22.Ra1 c5 23.Rxa6 c4 24.Nf2 Nc5 = +0.04 (20 ply) ⩲ +0.64 (22 ply) 22...Bd8 23.b4 g4 24.Rf2 Rc8 25.fxg4 Qxg4 26.h3 Qh5 = +0.19 (20 ply) 23.Qc3 Bf8 24.Nf2 Rad8 25.h3 Qh4 26.Rd1 Qg3 27.Nh1 Qh4 ⩲ +1.16 (20 ply) 23...Rac8 24.Rd1 b6 25.h3 Qh6 26.Rd2 Nh5 27.Rfd1 Qf8 = +0.15 (21 ply) ⩲ +1.06 (23 ply) after 24.f4 Bd6 25.a6 Rab8 26.axb7 exf4 27.Nxf4 Bxf4 28.Qxf4 better is 25.Nxe5 Nxe5 26.Bxe5 Kg8 27.Kh1 g3 28.Bxg3 Bb4 29.a6 Bd2 ⩲ +1.35 (21 ply) ⩲ +0.70 (23 ply) after 25...Bd6 26.a6 bxa6 27.Qxc6 Bb8 28.Qxa6 Qg5 29.fxg4 Nxg4 26...Qh6 27.Nxe5 Nxe5 28.fxe5 Nh5 29.Bh4 Qxc1 30.Rxc1 ⩲ +0.70 (26 ply) ⩲ +1.47 (21 ply)better is 28.Bg3 Qh6 29.Qxh6 Bxh6 30.e5 Bd2 31.Rd1 Bxa5 32.exf6 ± +1.89 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.37 (21 ply) after 28...Qh4 29.Bxd8 Rxd8 30.e5 Nh5 31.Kg1 f6 32.e6 Ne5 30...Qh5 31.e5 Nd5 32.Bg3 Qh6 33.f6 Bf8 34.Qc4 Rcd8 ± +1.63 (21 ply) 31.e5 Nd5 32.Bg3 Qh5 33.Qc4 Rcd8 34.b4 Bh6 35.Bxd5 cxd5 ± +2.41 (21 ply) ⩲ +1.05 (26 ply)better is 36.Qf4 a6 37.Rd1 h5 38.b4 Rce8 39.Rd6 R8e7 40.Rfd1 Rb5 ⩲ +1.22 (21 ply) ⩲ +0.70 (22 ply)better is 37.Kg1 R8e7 38.Qb4 Nc5 39.Qd4 a6 40.Qd6 Ne8 41.Qd8 Rd7 ⩲ +1.12 (21 ply) 37...h5 38.Rd1 R8e7 39.Qe3 a6 40.Rd6 Kh7 41.Qd4 h4 42.Kg1 ⩲ +0.54 (22 ply) 38.Qd6 Rhe5 39.Rd1 R5e7 40.a6 bxa6 41.Qxc6 Ne5 42.Qxa6 ± +2.18 (25 ply) ⩲ +1.39 (24 ply) after 38...Rhe5 39.a6 bxa6 40.Rd1 h5 41.Rd6 R5e6 42.Rxe6 Rxe6 40...a6 41.Rf2 Rg8 42.Rd6 Nfd7 43.Rfd2 Rd8 44.Rd1 Bf8 ± +1.79 (21 ply)+- +4.77 (25 ply) 51.Qd3 Rf5 52.Rxf5 gxf5 53.Qf1 c5 54.Qxf5 Nf6 55.Rxb7 +- +6.60 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.49 (26 ply) 52.h3 Ng3+ 53.Rxg3 Bxg3 54.Qd3 Be5 55.Qd7 Rg8 56.Rf3 Bg7 ± +1.98 (25 ply)= 0.00 (31 ply)54.Qd3 Bxh2 55.Qd7 Bc7+ 56.Kg2 Rg5+ 57.Kh1 Rh5+ = 0.00 (33 ply)0-1

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Mar-19-12  Batya: White could claim draw by repetition on move 49.
Mar-19-12  parmetd: No white cannot because it is blitz and therefore there was no notation with which to make the claim.
Apr-02-13  grasser: Time?

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