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Benjamin Finegold vs Kayden Troff
SPICE Cup (group C) (2011), Lubbock, TX USA, rd 6, Oct-18
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin (B50)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply) 7...O-O 8.O-O cxd4 9.cxd4 e5 10.Nc3 exd4 11.Nxd4 d5 = -0.19 (26 ply) ⩲ +1.02 (13 ply) 9.a3 e5 10.d5 Nd4 11.Nxd4 exd4 12.O-O Nd7 13.Nd2 Nc5 ⩲ +0.64 (18 ply) 9...e5 10.O-O exd4 11.Nxd4 d5 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Be3 Re8 = -0.24 (19 ply)better is 10.d5 Nb4 11.Bb1 a5 12.O-O Na6 13.Bf4 Nc5 14.Re1 Nh5 ⩲ +1.04 (17 ply)better is 10...e6 11.Be3 h6 12.Rc1 Bb7 13.Qd2 Kh7 14.Rfd1 Rc8 = +0.39 (25 ply) 11.Be3 Rc8 12.Rc1 Na5 13.Nd2 a6 14.Bd3 b5 15.a4 b4 16.Ne2 ⩲ +1.00 (19 ply)= +0.18 (24 ply) 12.Bd3 a6 13.Bd2 Nd7 14.Ne2 e5 15.Bg5 Bf6 16.Bxf6 Qxf6 ⩲ +1.09 (17 ply)= +0.27 (23 ply)better is 13...Nb4 14.Bb1 e6 15.Bf4 Nc6 16.Qd2 Kh7 17.Bc2 Nb4 = +0.25 (25 ply) 14.Bd3 Nc4 15.Bc1 a6 16.b3 Na5 17.Bd2 Nc6 18.Ne2 e6 19.a3 ⩲ +0.80 (23 ply) 14...a6 15.a4 Nc4 16.Bc1 Na5 = 0.00 (22 ply) 15.Bd3 Rxc3 16.bxc3 Nxe4 17.Rac1 Re8 18.Bf4 f5 19.Nd2 ⩲ +1.32 (28 ply)= +0.36 (27 ply) after 15...a6 16.a4 Nc4 17.Bc1 b5 18.Bd3 Qb6 19.axb5 axb5 19...Nc6 20.d5 exd5 21.Qd2 Kh7 22.Qxd5 Bxc3 23.Nd2 Na5 ⩲ +0.70 (32 ply) ⩲ +1.49 (31 ply) 20...Qd7 21.c4 d5 22.Bf4 Qc6 23.Qf3 a5 24.Be5 Rc8 25.Bxg7 ⩲ +0.74 (30 ply)better is 21.d5 Re8 22.Bf4 e5 23.c4 Kh7 24.Be3 Qc7 25.Rc1 f5 26.Qa2 ± +1.70 (29 ply)better is 21...d5 22.Qa2 Qa8 23.Ra1 a6 24.f3 Rd8 25.Red1 g5 26.Bf2 ⩲ +1.03 (29 ply) 22.b4 Re8 23.Qd3 Re7 24.Rc1 Rd7 25.d5 Qd8 26.Rcd1 e5 ± +1.78 (28 ply) 22...d5 23.Qa2 Qb8 24.Rc1 Rc8 25.Qd2 dxc4 26.bxc4 Rd8 ⩲ +0.96 (31 ply) 23.Bf4 d5 24.Be5 f6 25.Bg3 Qd7 26.Rc1 Re7 27.Qd3 h5 ± +1.96 (28 ply) 23...d5 24.Qa2 Qb8 25.Rc1 Rd8 26.Red1 Bc6 27.Qa6 Bb7 ⩲ +1.14 (30 ply) ± +1.96 (33 ply) 25...Bd7 26.dxe6 Bxe6 27.Bd4 b5 28.Bxg7 Kxg7 29.cxb5 d5 ± +1.80 (33 ply)+- +4.36 (31 ply)better is 27.Qa4 Re7 28.Qa3 e5 29.Qxd6 Qe8 30.Qd8 Bc6 31.Qxe8 Bxe8 +- +4.50 (31 ply) ± +2.38 (28 ply) 30...Bf8 31.Ra3 Re7 32.Ra1 Bb7 33.Rxa7 Rg7 34.Qb3 Qc8 +- +3.26 (27 ply)better is 31.Bxe5 Rf7 32.Bxd6 Qc8 33.c5 Rd7 34.Bg3 Rxd3 35.Rxd3 +- +7.87 (27 ply)+- +3.03 (31 ply) 33.c5 dxc5 34.bxc5 bxc5 35.Qc4 Re7 36.Rad3 Bc6 37.Rd6 +- +3.38 (29 ply) ⩲ +1.30 (32 ply) 36...d5+ 37.Bg3 Qxc4 38.Re1 exf3 39.Qxc4 dxc4 40.gxf3 g5 ± +1.69 (30 ply)+- +5.63 (26 ply)+- mate-in-20 after 44.Qb3+ Kg7 45.Rxb7 Bxg3+ 46.Qxg3 Qxg3+ 47.Kxg347...Rxf7 48.gxf7+ Kxf7 49.Rxb7+ Ke6 50.Rc7 d3 51.Rc3 +- mate-in-171-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-01-14  Ke2: Finegold employs a weird delayed Alapin to suffocate the kid who was around 13 I think. He lashes out and there's not much to show for it.

5... g6 is passive and scores pretty poorly, the crude 5... d5 is needed. But some of this stuff can be avoided with the alternative 4... Bg5.

That h3 move is really annoying. Kind of like Carlsen - G Jones.

Oct-08-15  st.dvy: Truff sacrifices the exchange for a meaningless pawn; yet loses by 4 pawns and the exchange with a pin. This is grandmaster play?
Oct-08-15  King Radio: Not a good game, but Troff was only a master when this was played, I believe.
Mar-11-19  myhilarioususername: Ke2, The engine agrees with you, but believe it or not g6 is the most popular move.
Mar-11-19  myhilarioususername: Troff made the right moves sacrificing but his follow up wasn't that great.

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