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Boris Gelfand vs Gata Kamsky
World Championship Candidates (2011) (blitz), Kazan RUS, rd 2, May-16
Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation (A04)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply) 7...b6 8.c4 Bb7 9.Nc3 Na6 10.e3 c5 11.Nb5 Ne4 12.Ne5 = +0.12 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.10 (25 ply)better is 8...Qe8 9.Nc3 d6 10.Qd2 Qf7 11.Rad1 Nc6 12.Ne1 e5 ⩲ +0.65 (23 ply) 9.Nc3 Nc6 10.d5 Ne7 11.dxe6 Bxe6 12.Nd4 Bc8 13.Qd2 c6 ⩲ +1.20 (21 ply)= +0.40 (24 ply) after 9...Qe8 10.Rc1 Nc6 11.c5 d5 12.Ne5 Nxe5 13.dxe5 Ne4 better is 11...Nb4 12.Qc3 c5 13.exf5 exf5 14.a3 Nc6 15.Qc2 Nd7 ⩲ +0.70 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.27 (25 ply) 12...Nh5 13.exf5 exf5 14.c5 d5 15.Rae1 Nxd4 16.Bxd4 Bxd4 ⩲ +0.61 (22 ply) ⩲ +1.47 (24 ply)better is 17...Qf7 18.Re3 Rae8 19.Rfe1 b5 20.cxb5 Nb4 21.Qe2 Nd5 ± +1.59 (23 ply) ± +2.17 (23 ply) after 18.Ba1 Ne7 19.Qe4 Rf7 20.Qxe6 Qxe6 21.Rxe6 Bd7 22.Re3 22.h3 c6 23.Rd1 cxd5 24.cxd5 Bf7 25.b4 Re7 26.Nf5 Rc7 +- +2.67 (26 ply) ⩲ +1.42 (26 ply) 23...Ng5 24.f4 Nh3+ 25.Kh1 Qd8 26.f5 Bg4 27.Ne4 Bf6 ⩲ +1.05 (24 ply) ± +2.21 (26 ply) 25...Qg5 26.Qd3 Qg4 27.f3 Qd7 28.h4 h5 29.Ne4 Nh6 30.Ng5 ± +1.79 (26 ply) 26.f4 Rf6 27.Qh5 Nh7 28.Ne4 Rff8 29.fxe5 Rxf1+ 30.Kxf1 +- +3.49 (27 ply) 26...Nxe4 27.Qxe4 Qd7 28.Rf3 Rxf3 29.Qxf3 Rf8 30.Qe4 Qf5 ⩲ +1.44 (31 ply) ± +2.35 (28 ply) 27...Ng5 28.f4 Nxe4 29.Rxe4 Qf6 30.Qg4 Qf5 31.Qxf5 Rxf5 ± +2.09 (30 ply)better is 28.f4 Qe7 29.fxe5 dxe5 30.Nf6+ Rxf6 31.Rxf6 Qxf6 +- +5.88 (25 ply) 28...Re7 29.h4 Qe8 30.h5 Kh8 31.Rd3 Rg8 32.Qxe8 Rgxe8 ± +1.81 (27 ply)+- +3.52 (26 ply)better is 30.Bg5 Qd7 31.Nf6 Rxf6 32.Bxf6 Rf8 33.Bxg7+ Qxg7 +- +3.67 (30 ply) ± +2.04 (29 ply) 32...Qf7 33.Qxf7+ Rxf7 34.g4 Nh4 35.Rxf7 Kxf7 36.c5 dxc5 ± +1.83 (26 ply)+- +2.86 (26 ply) after 33.Qg4 Kh8 34.Rc1 bxc4 35.Rxc4 Qf7 36.h4 Rb8 37.a4 Rbc8 35...Bxh6 36.Qxh6 Qg7 37.Qh5 Qf7 38.Qxf7+ Rxf7 39.cxb5 ± +2.47 (29 ply)+- +3.51 (29 ply) after 36.Bxg7 Kxg7 37.Qg5+ Kh7 38.Nf6+ Rxf6 39.Qxf6 c3 40.f4 36...Bxh6 37.Qxh6 Qg7 38.Qh5 Qh7 39.Qxh7+ Kxh7 40.c5 +- +2.61 (31 ply)+- +4.66 (26 ply) after 37.Be3 a5 38.Rb1 Qa4 39.Rc1 Qe8 40.Qxe8 Rxe8 41.c5 Nh4 better is 38.Qh5 Bxh6 39.Qxh4 Qf7 40.Re1 Qf4 41.Kg1 Rf7 42.Qh5 Rg7 +- +3.83 (26 ply) ± +2.01 (34 ply) 41...Kf6 42.h3 Rb2 43.Nxc7 Rxa2 44.Nb5 Ke7 45.Kh2 Ng6 ± +1.95 (28 ply)+- +2.85 (26 ply) after 42.h3 Rb4 43.c5 dxc5 44.Kh2 Nf3+ 45.Kg2 Nd2 46.Re1 c4 44...Rd4 45.Re1 Rxd5 46.Nc4 Kf6 47.h3 Nf3 48.Rb1 Kg5 ± +2.36 (31 ply) 45.Ne4 Kf7 46.d6 Rc4 47.Rd1 Rd4 48.Rxd4 exd4 49.Nc5 Ng6 +- +5.53 (29 ply) 45...Nxf5 46.gxf5+ Kf7 47.Kg2 Rd2 48.h4 Rxd5 49.Rh1 e4 ± +1.79 (35 ply)+- +5.78 (25 ply)56...Rb2 57.d7 Rb8 58.h7 Rd8 59.f4+ Ke4 60.g6 Rxd7 +- +132.70 (23 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
May-16-11  sevenseaman: Gelfand played with guts and gumption.
May-16-11  arnaud1959: This is a dutch defence and not a Reti!
May-16-11  MaxxLange: I think it's actually a "Formation: Dutch Defense"
May-16-11  cjgone: Dutch defense falls once again.
May-16-11  Ogma: 33...Nd4 and 40...Rb8 don't look good.
May-17-11  PierreMontz: I think the losing move is 11...g4?! It was an early pawn storm with not much major pieces at the back ground. Better was the plan Ne7-g6.
May-17-11  kia0708: I am glad Gelfand played King's Indian Attack. A07 played by da best in the world.
May-17-11  madlydeeply: kings indian attack with d4 before e4?? Pshaw!
May-18-11  ajile: 6..e6 is too slow. Black needs to play for ..e5 in the Leningrad Dutch.
May-18-11  ajile: And if you do play an early ..e6 you better play ..d5 soon after to avoid White busting open the center with e4. It's basically a Leningrad Stonewall Dutch.
May-18-11  JohnBoy: <seven> (and pretty much every other kibbitzer here) - while Gelfand played the rapids part well, this is not the game to illustrate it. This game shows Kamsky sac'ing several pawns in a desperate last-ditch attempt to get some play and pull Gelfand off balance. Didn't work.
Jun-06-11  ReikiMaster: 17...Rae8 & e5 looks natural.

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