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Levon Aronian vs Vladimir Kramnik
Norway Chess (Blitz) (2014) (blitz), Hidle NOR, rd 9, Jun-02
Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation (D37)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)7.Bg3 was played in A E Post vs Spielmann, 1905 (1-0)7...Qa5 was played in S Olujic vs P Thiel, 2000 (0-1)9.Bd3 was played in Lasker vs Blackburne, 1892 (1-0)better is 10.Ne5 Nxe5 11.dxe5 Nd7 12.f4 f6 13.O-O fxe5 14.fxe5 Qg5 ⩲ +0.59 (22 ply)= 0.00 (22 ply) after 10...b6 11.Bd3 O-O 12.cxd5 exd5 13.Re1 Bb7 14.Qc2 c5 better is 15...h6 16.Qc2 g6 17.Ne1 Ne4 18.Nd3 Nd6 19.Bg4 Nf6 20.Bf3 = +0.11 (23 ply) 16.a4 N8d7 17.a5 Rac8 18.Ra1 h6 19.h3 Re8 20.axb6 axb6 ⩲ +0.78 (20 ply)= -0.05 (24 ply)better is 17.Qa4 Ne6 18.Qc2 g6 19.Bd3 Rac8 20.Qa4 Bc6 21.Bb5 Bxb5 = +0.22 (21 ply)= -0.32 (23 ply)better is 18.Qf4 Ng6 19.Qa4 h6 20.Rc2 a5 21.Nh4 Nxh4 22.Qxh4 Bc6 = +0.09 (23 ply) ⩱ -0.55 (20 ply) 19...d4 20.Nxc5 Rd5 21.exd4 Nxc5 22.dxc5 Qxe2 23.Re1 Qa6 ⩱ -0.80 (24 ply)better is 20.b4 d4 21.Nxc5 Nxc5 22.Rxc5 dxe3 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8 24.Qc7 = 0.00 (26 ply) ⩱ -0.51 (22 ply) after 20...c4 21.Bxb7 Qxb7 22.Nd4 Qe7 23.Nf5 Qd7 24.Nc3 Kh8 better is 21...Rb8 22.b4 cxb4 23.axb4 Rxb4 24.Qa5 Qb7 25.Nd4 Ra8 = -0.26 (23 ply)= +0.26 (22 ply) after 22.b4 Re8 23.Nxc5 Nxc5 24.bxc5 Rxc5 25.Nd4 Ne4 26.Rxc5 27.Ne5 R6c7 28.Nd3 c4 29.bxc4 Rxc4 30.Nab2 Rxc1 31.Rxc1 = -0.06 (23 ply) ⩱ -1.17 (25 ply)better is 28.Ne5 Rb6 29.exd4 Nxd4 30.Nc4 Rxb3 31.Re1 Qd8 32.Qxd8+ ⩱ -0.67 (23 ply) ⩱ -1.26 (25 ply) 31...Qxg5 32.Qd2 Rb6 33.a4 a6 34.Qxg5 hxg5 35.Nd4 Ne4 ∓ -1.65 (25 ply) 32.Qc3 Qe7 33.Qd3 Re6 34.Nd4 Re4 35.Qg3 g4 36.Nf5 Qe5 ⩱ -0.87 (21 ply) ∓ -2.27 (24 ply) 33.Rc3 Qe2 34.Rcc1 Re6 35.Re1 Qb2 36.Rxe6 Qxc1+ 37.Re1 ∓ -1.91 (24 ply)-+ -4.18 (26 ply) 34...Ng4 35.hxg4 Rh6+ 36.Kg1 Qh2+ 37.Kf2 Rf6+ 38.Ke3 Rd8 -+ mate-in-12 ⩱ -1.14 (23 ply) 35...Nd5 36.Qc4 Nf4 37.Qe4 Rxa3 38.Re3 Qf2 39.Rec3 Ne6 ∓ -1.55 (23 ply)= -0.27 (25 ply) 36...Rxe7 37.Rxe7 gxh3 38.Qf1 Rxa3 39.gxh3 Rxb3 40.Rce1 ⩱ -1.01 (23 ply)= +0.35 (24 ply) 38...Qe5 39.Rce1 Qd5 40.hxg4 Rb7 41.Qe2 Rxb3 42.Kg1 c4 = +0.12 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.98 (26 ply)better is 39...Qd2 40.Rxc5 Rxc5 41.Qxc5 Qd3 42.Kg1 Qxb3 43.Nxg7 ⩲ +0.80 (25 ply) ⩲ +1.38 (22 ply) after 40.Kg1 Rac8 41.Qc4 Qg6 42.Qf4 Nd5 43.Qe5 Rd7 44.Rc4 Qf6 41...Re8 42.Kg1 Qg6 43.Rc8 Rxc8 44.Qxc8+ Kh7 45.a4 g3 ⩲ +1.26 (27 ply) 42.b4 Rad8 43.Kg1 Nh5 44.Qxg4 g6 45.Ne3 Qg7 46.Rc8 f6 ± +2.29 (24 ply) 42...Rxc8 43.Qxc8+ Qg8 44.Qxg8+ Nxg8 45.b4 Rd3 46.Kh2 g6 ⩲ +1.06 (27 ply)+- +2.77 (25 ply) 46.Qd5 Qa7+ 47.Nd4 Re8 48.Re1 Nf6 49.Rxe8+ Nxe8 50.Qe5+ +- +3.55 (27 ply) ⩲ +1.03 (29 ply) 48.Rf7+ Kh8 49.Rf4 Nd2 50.Nxg4 Rxb3 51.Rd4 Rb1+ 52.Kf2 ⩲ +0.97 (27 ply) 48...Nd6 49.Rxg4 Rxb3 50.Nd5 Nf5 51.Kh2 Ne3 52.Nxe3 Rxe3 = +0.19 (34 ply) ± +1.79 (27 ply) 56...Rd4 57.Kh3 Nc4 58.Nxc4 Rxc4 59.g4 Rc3+ 60.Kg2 Rb3 +- +3.17 (33 ply)+- +7.23 (31 ply) after 57.b6 Na5 58.b7 Rb3 59.Rf8 Nxb7 60.Rf7+ Kg8 61.Rxb7 Ra3 +- mate-in-14 after 75.g7 Kf7 76.Ne7 Kxg7 77.Nf5+ Kf7 78.Nxd6+ Ke676...Kxd8 77.g8=Q+ Ke7 78.Qh7+ Ke6 79.b7 Nxb7 80.Qxb7 +- mate-in-101-0

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