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Hao Wang vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent (2012), Tashkent UZB, rd 11, Dec-04
Slav Defense: Quiet Variation. Schallopp Defense (D12)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 13...a6 14.Rc1 Qb6 15.Qxb6 Nxb6 16.b3 Ba3 17.Rc2 Rc8 = +0.19 (21 ply) 14.Qxb6 Nxb6 15.b3 a6 16.Kb2 O-O-O 17.Bd3 Kb8 18.h3 Bd6 ⩲ +0.70 (22 ply)= -0.10 (21 ply)better is 15.Bd3 Qd8 16.Ne2 b5 17.Qa5 Qb8 18.Bb4 Nb6 19.Bxe7 Kxe7 = +0.38 (21 ply) 15...Qd8 16.Rc1 b5 17.Qd1 Nb6 18.h4 Nc4 19.Bxc4 dxc4 = -0.18 (20 ply) ⩲ +0.68 (21 ply) 17...c5 18.b3 cxd4 19.exd4 Bd6 20.h4 Ke7 21.Be2 Rhb8 ⩲ +0.56 (22 ply) 18.Rc1 g5 19.Rxc6 Rh6 20.Bxa6 e4 21.Bb5 Rb8 22.Nb6 exf3 ± +1.76 (22 ply) 18...exd4 19.exd4 Nf8 20.h3 Ne6 21.Be3 Bd6 22.Rd3 Bf4 = +0.17 (24 ply) ⩲ +1.27 (23 ply)better is 20.h3 exd4 21.exd4 Nh7 22.Bd3 Nhf8 23.Bf5 Rc8 24.h4 Rxh4 ⩲ +1.16 (23 ply)= +0.43 (23 ply)better is 24...Bf6 25.Rd1 Bxd4 26.Kc2 Be5 27.Rxd5 Bxh2 28.b4 Nf8 ⩲ +0.67 (21 ply) ⩲ +1.21 (23 ply) after 25.Kc2 Nf6 26.h4 Ke7 27.Nc3 Bg3 28.h5 Kd6 29.Rd1 Bf2 28...Be3 29.Rd1 Bf2 30.Nc5 Nb8 31.Kc3 a5 32.bxa5 Nc6 ± +1.51 (23 ply) ± +2.35 (26 ply)better is 41.a8=R Rxa8 42.Nxa8+ Kb7 43.f4 Kxa8 44.Bd7 Kb7 45.Bxe6 ± +1.72 (31 ply)+- +2.55 (35 ply)better is 45.Kb4 Bg3 46.Be6 Bd6+ 47.Kb5 Kxa8 48.Bxd5+ Ka7 49.a5 +- +3.02 (39 ply) 45...Kxa8 46.Bc6+ Ka7 47.Bxd5 Kb6 48.Bc4 Bc7 49.Kd4 Kc6 ± +2.00 (33 ply)+- +6.60 (29 ply) after 46.Bc6+ Kxc6 47.a5 Kc5 48.Nb6 Bc7 49.Nc4 Kb5 50.Kxd4 Bg3 47...Ka7 48.Ke4 Bb8 49.Bb5 Kb6 50.Bd3 Ba7 51.f4 Kc6 52.f5 +- +5.97 (29 ply)1-0

rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1
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Dec-04-12  dumbgai: 38. Rxe6+! only works because of white's second a-pawn. After 42...Kb7 the knight is lost, but white still wins because he has passed pawns on both sides of the board, while black's only passer is easily stopped by the white bishop.

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