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Vahap Sanal vs Emre Can
European Championship (2012), Plovdiv BUL, rd 9, Mar-29
Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. Open (B32)  ·  1/2-1/2

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 4...Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bf4 d6 7.Ndb5 e5 8.Bg5 a6 9.Na3 = +0.12 (36 ply) ⩲ +0.74 (35 ply)better is 5...Nf6 6.Nc3 Nxd4 7.Qxd4 d6 8.Be2 Bg7 9.O-O Be6 = +0.24 (31 ply) ⩲ +0.84 (35 ply)better is 8...d6 9.O-O Bd7 10.Qd2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 Bc6 12.f3 Nd7 = +0.30 (31 ply) 9.Qd2 Bb7 10.f3 Rc8 11.O-O Nxd4 12.Bxd4 d6 13.Be3 Ne8 ⩲ +1.04 (32 ply)= +0.28 (30 ply) 10.O-O Rc8 11.Na3 Ne8 12.Rc1 f5 13.exf5 gxf5 14.Qd2 Ne5 ⩲ +1.00 (30 ply)= -0.36 (28 ply) after 10...Rc8 11.Bf3 e5 12.O-O Qe7 13.g3 exf4 14.gxf4 d6 11.Bd3 Rc8 12.Qe2 Ne8 13.O-O Bxc3 14.bxc3 Nd6 15.f5 Bxe4 = 0.00 (32 ply)better is 11...Ne8 12.O-O d6 13.Bd4 dxe5 14.Bxe5 Bxe5 15.fxe5 Qc7 ⩱ -0.92 (29 ply)= -0.34 (31 ply) 13...Nb7 14.Bf3 Bxf3 15.Qxf3 Qc7 16.Nd4 d6 17.Rc1 dxe5 ⩱ -0.80 (31 ply)= 0.00 (36 ply)better is 18.Rac1 e5 19.c5 Qe6 20.f5 gxf5 21.Qxf5 Qxf5 22.Rxf5 = +0.13 (35 ply) ⩱ -0.55 (31 ply)better is 21...Rfd8 22.Rfd1 a5 23.b5 Rxd3 24.Rxd3 Ne7 25.Ne3 Nf5 ⩱ -0.51 (24 ply)better is 22.f5 e4 23.Qxe4 Ne5 24.Bg3 Qxc4 25.Rd4 Qxc2 26.Bxe5 = 0.00 (40 ply) ⩱ -0.62 (33 ply)better is 24...exf4 25.Qxf4 Ne5 26.Bd4 Rfe8 27.Bxe5 Bxe5 28.Qc1 ⩱ -0.71 (33 ply)= 0.00 (42 ply)better is 29.b5 Kf7 30.g3 Re8 31.Qd3 Bf8 32.Kf1 Bc5 33.Rd2 Re4 = 0.00 (45 ply) ⩱ -0.66 (37 ply) 30.Rxe8+ Qxe8 31.Kf2 Qe4 32.Qe2 Kf7 33.g3 h5 34.Qe1 Qc2+ = 0.00 (37 ply) ⩱ -1.23 (35 ply) 31.b5 Qe6 32.Rxe4 fxe4 33.Ke1 Kf7 34.Qe2 Bf8 35.Qb2 Bc5 ⩱ -0.85 (32 ply) ∓ -2.19 (33 ply) 32...b5 33.a4 bxa4 34.Rc2 a6 35.Ra2 Qe8 36.g3 h5 37.Rc2 ∓ -2.11 (39 ply) 33.a4 g5 34.g4 fxg4 35.Rg1 h5 36.h3 gxf4 37.hxg4 h4 = 0.00 (43 ply) 33...b5 34.a4 bxc4 35.Qxc4 Kh7 36.Qc6 Re2+ 37.Kg3 Qe4 ∓ -2.48 (38 ply) 34.a4 Bf8 35.g3 Bd6 36.Rc2 g5 37.Re2 Kg6 38.a5 bxa5 = 0.00 (42 ply)-+ -4.58 (37 ply) 37.a4 h5 38.a5 Re6 39.Rc2 Re8 40.Qb3 Qe6 41.cxb5 Qe1+ -+ -3.70 (34 ply)better is 37...h5 38.Rc1 Kh6 39.Kf1 Re8 40.Kf2 bxc4 41.Qxc4 Qe6 -+ -6.70 (33 ply) ∓ -2.19 (37 ply) 38...bxc4 39.Qxc4 Qd7 40.Re2 d3 41.Rxe4 fxe4 42.Nd5 Qg4 -+ -2.82 (36 ply) 39.cxb5 axb5 40.h5 Qf7 41.Qxb5 gxh5 42.Nd5 d3 43.Rc7 = 0.00 (41 ply)-+ -4.83 (40 ply) 43...h5 44.a4 bxc4 45.Qxc4 Re3 46.Rxd4 Bxd4 47.Qxd4 Re2+ -+ -4.49 (32 ply)-+ -2.76 (29 ply) 44...Re3 45.Rxd4 Bxd4 46.Qxd4 Re2+ 47.Kf3 Rc2 48.Nf6+ -+ -3.28 (42 ply)= -0.05 (40 ply) 49.Rd3 Qc4 50.Ke2 a5 51.Ne3 Qb5 52.Nd5 Kf7 53.Kd2 Qc4 = -0.04 (43 ply) 49...Qc3 50.Rd7+ Kf8 51.Rb7 Qxa3 52.Rb6 Kf7 53.Rb7+ Ke8 ⩱ -0.87 (27 ply)= 0.00 (35 ply) after 50.h5 gxh5 51.Rd5 Kg6 52.Rxf5 Qh1 53.Ra5 h4 54.Rxa6+ Kf7 81...Kd7 82.Re5 Kc8 83.Kc4 Qf2 84.Rg5 Qc2 85.b5 axb5+ = +0.21 (26 ply) ± +1.84 (35 ply)better is 82...Qg1 83.Rg5 Kf7 84.b5 Qf2 85.Nd5 axb5 86.axb5 Qc5 ⩲ +1.20 (35 ply) ± +1.80 (24 ply) after 83.b5 axb5 84.axb5 Ke8 85.Rg5 Qb6 86.Kc4 Qe6+ 87.Rd5 Kf7 better is 84.b5 Qb6 85.Rd5 Qg1 86.Rg5 Qd4 87.f5 gxf5 88.Rxf5+ Kg6 ⩲ +1.45 (33 ply) ⩲ +0.80 (34 ply) 86...Qe6+ 87.Rd5 Kf7 88.Kb4 axb5 89.axb5 Qe3 90.Rg5 Qg1 ⩲ +0.93 (35 ply) 87.Nd5 Qe6 88.Rd8+ Kf7 89.Kc5 Qf5 90.b6 Qb1 91.Kd6 g5 +- +23.38 (32 ply)= 0.00 (41 ply) 88.Kb3 Qc5 89.Rd7 Qb4+ 90.Kc2 Qc5 91.Rd5 Qb4 92.Rd8+ Kg7 ⩲ +0.79 (25 ply)= 0.00 (42 ply) after 88...Qg7+ 89.Kc4 Qc7+ 90.Kb3 Kg7 91.Rd4 Qf7+ 92.Kc2 Qe6 91...Qb4+ 92.Kc2 Kg7 93.f5 gxf5 94.Rxf5 Qd6 95.Rd5 Qg6+ ⩲ +0.55 (27 ply) ± +2.13 (25 ply) 93...Qe7 94.Rc5 Qd7+ 95.Nd5 Qg7+ 96.Kd3 Qa1 97.Nc3 Qb2 ± +2.22 (34 ply)better is 94.Re5 Qb6+ 95.Kc4 g5 96.hxg5 h4 97.gxh4 Qf2 98.Rf5+ Kg8 +- +8.74 (32 ply) ± +1.96 (34 ply) after 94...Qe6 95.Kd4 Qe7 96.Rc5 Qd7+ 97.Nd5 Qg7+ 98.Kd3 Qa1 better is 95.Kc4 Qe6 96.Kd4 Qe7 97.Rc5 Qd7+ 98.Nd5 Qg7+ 99.Kd3 Qa1 ± +2.24 (37 ply) 95...Qe6 96.Rd5 Qe1 97.Rg5 Kf7 98.Kc4 Qf1+ 99.Kc5 Qd3 ± +1.67 (34 ply)better is 96.Rd5 Qb4 97.Rd4 Qe7 98.Kd2 Qc5 99.Rd5 Qg1 100.Rg5 Qd4+ ⩲ +0.78 (24 ply)better is 96...Kg7 97.Rd5 Qf2 98.Rg5 Kh6 99.Kc4 Qf1+ 100.Kb3 Qg1 ⩲ +1.29 (36 ply) ⩲ +0.70 (33 ply)better is 97...Qg1 98.Rg5 Kf7 99.Kc4 Qf1+ 100.Kc5 Qd3 101.Nd5 Qa3+ ± +1.60 (35 ply) 98.Rg5 Kf7 99.Kc4 Qf1+ 100.Kc5 Qd3 101.Nd5 Qa3+ 102.Kb6 ± +2.35 (33 ply) 98...Kd7 99.Rg5 Qf1+ 100.Kd4 Qf2+ 101.Kc4 Qf1+ = 0.00 (47 ply)+- +5.17 (30 ply) after 99.Kc4 Qf1+ 100.Kd4 Qf2+ 101.Kd5 Qxg3 102.Ne4 Qb3+ 103.Kd6 99...Qf1+ 100.Kd4 Qa1 101.b6 Qb2 102.Kc5 Qb4+ 103.Kc6 Qc4+ +- +3.61 (38 ply) 100.Nd5 Qb3+ 101.Kd4 Qxa4+ 102.Kc5 Qc2+ 103.Kd6 a4 104.b6 Qb2 +- +8.22 (34 ply) ⩲ +1.46 (36 ply) 101.Re4 Qd6+ 102.Rd4 Qc5 103.Rc4 Qf2 104.Rc7+ Ke8 105.Kc4 Kd8 ⩲ +1.29 (37 ply)= 0.00 (43 ply) after 101...Qd4 102.Re5 Qf2+ 103.Kb3 Qd4better is 102...Ke6 103.Rd5 Qf2+ 104.Kb3 Qxg3 105.b6 Qxh4 106.Rxa5 Qxf4 = 0.00 (42 ply) ⩲ +0.54 (26 ply) 145...Qe1+ 146.Kd5 Qd2+ 147.Nd4 Qa2+ 148.Kc5 Qa3+ 149.Kc6 = 0.00 (42 ply)+- +2.73 (37 ply) 146...Qa3 147.Kd5 Qf3+ 148.Kd6 Qb7 149.Rc4 Kf6 150.Nd4 Qb8+ ± +1.66 (35 ply)better is 147.Kd6 Qf3 148.Rf4 Qb7 149.Ne7+ Ke8 150.Nc6 Qb6 151.Re4+ Kf7 +- +7.85 (34 ply)+- +4.01 (28 ply) 148.Nf5+ Kf7 149.Kd6 Qc8 150.Rf4 Qb7 151.Ne7+ Ke8 152.Nc6 Qb6 +- +7.39 (33 ply) 148...Qb3 149.Nc5 Qxg3+ 150.Kd5 Qd6+ 151.Kc4 Qf6 152.Rd7+ Ke8 = 0.00 (44 ply) 149.Nc5 Kf7 150.Kd5 Ke7 151.Re4+ Kd8 152.Kc6 Qf6+ 153.Kb7 Qf5 +- +11.19 (34 ply)= 0.00 (42 ply) 185.h5 Qb3+ 186.Kh4 Qb1 187.Rf4 Qh1+ 188.Kg5 Qd5+ 189.Kh4 = 0.00 (41 ply) 185...Qb3+ 186.Rf3 Qd5 187.Nf6 Qe5+ 188.Kg4 a4 189.h5 Qd4+ -+ -3.04 (31 ply)= 0.00 (41 ply) after 186.h5 Qc2 187.Rf6+ Kb5 188.Rf2 Qd3+ 189.Rf3 Qd6+ 190.Kh4 200.Re5+ Kd7 201.Rh5 Qe4+ 202.Kf7 Qe8+ 203.Kg7 Qxh5 204.h8=Q = 0.00 (70 ply) 200...Qf6# -+ mate-in-1= 0.00 (70 ply)229.Ke3 Qh8 230.Kf3 Kg6 231.Kf4 Kf6 232.Kf3 = 0.00 (63 ply)1/2-1/2

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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-30-12  wordfunph: 228-move game whoa!!!
Mar-30-12  wordfunph: oopppsss, maybe I Nikolic vs G Arsovic, 1989 tops it all at 269.
Apr-05-12  capablancakarpov: Indeed a remarkable game... the longest of all time with the 50 move rule and in classical time controls... only Nikolic vs Arsovic ( played without the 50 move rule, but the 100 move rule instead ) and Kosteniuk-Fressinet 2007, with 237 moves ( played in rapid time controls, therefore without the 50 move rule ) have been longer games in history of chess.
Jul-11-12  DanRoss53: 200... ♕f6#
Jul-26-12  norami: Lucky break for Vahap Sanal. How often do you allow a mate in one on move 200 - and your opponent misses it!
Dec-04-12  technical draw: Emre Can, a grandmaster, misses a mate in one after 200 moves. Maybe they were playing at lighting speed?
Dec-04-12  technical draw: That should be "lightning speed". Lighting speed is the time it takes you to light up your DOC.
Dec-30-12
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  GrahamClayton: I wonder what Can thought after 200...♕f6# was shown to him in the post-mortem?
Dec-30-23  DouglasGomes: 204... Kg6 is a instant draw
Dec-30-23
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  perfidious: Maybe 204 moves of torment were not enough.

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