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Adam A Taylor vs Chris Ward
British Championship (2015), Coventry ENG, rd 2, Jul-28
Zukertort Opening: Symmetrical Variation (A04)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)8...Bf5 was played in N Davies vs S Haslinger, 2006 (0-1)better is 10.Nc4 Qd8 11.Nfe5 Nbd5 12.Qd3 Be6 13.e4 Nc7 14.Qxd8+ ⩲ +0.56 (22 ply)= -0.02 (23 ply)better is 17.h4 Nb5 18.d5 Bxb2 19.Qxb2 c5 20.Bg2 Nd4 21.Ne3 Nd7 = +0.31 (20 ply)= -0.28 (23 ply)better is 18.Qd2 Qd7 19.d5 Rfd8 20.Ne5 Qd6 21.Nc4 Qd7 = 0.00 (24 ply)better is 18...Bxb2 19.Qxb2 cxd5 20.exd5 Nd6 21.Rdc1 Nbxc4 22.bxc4 ⩱ -0.63 (25 ply)= 0.00 (22 ply) 21.d6 Rb8 22.Na5 Nxd6 23.Bxb7 Qd7 24.Bg2 Rfc8 25.Nc6 Rb7 = +0.20 (23 ply) ⩱ -0.80 (23 ply)better is 22...a6 23.Qd2 Rc8 24.Re1 Nd7 25.Nc4 Re8 26.h4 Nxc4 ⩱ -0.81 (21 ply)better is 23.Nc4 a6 24.Re1 Rc8 25.Qe3 Re8 26.Rac1 Nf5 27.Qd2 b5 = -0.23 (25 ply) ⩱ -0.80 (21 ply) after 23...h5 24.Ne3 a6 25.Nc4 Nf6 26.Qe3 Rc8 27.Re1 Re8 24...Nc5 25.Qc3 Rc8 26.Rac1 a5 27.Nc4 f4 28.gxf4 a4 ⩱ -0.87 (20 ply)= +0.04 (24 ply)better is 26.Qxc4 Rac8 27.Qe2 Nf6 28.Qxe7 Rfe8 29.Qa3 a6 30.Qb2 = +0.08 (25 ply) ⩱ -0.65 (25 ply) after 26...Qd6 27.Qc3 b6 28.Re1 Nc5 29.Qe3 Rf7 30.f4 a5 31.Bf3 better is 31.Bf3 b6 32.h4 a4 33.Ra2 h5 34.Kh2 Ra7 35.Ra3 Rfa8 = -0.33 (22 ply) ⩱ -0.87 (23 ply)better is 35.Kg2 Nb3 36.Ra2 Kg7 37.h4 R8a7 38.Bd1 Nc5 39.Ra3 Ne4 = -0.33 (23 ply) ⩱ -1.04 (27 ply) after 35...Ra5 36.Rb2 Ne4 37.Kg2 Qc5 38.Qxc5 bxc5 39.Be2 Nd6 better is 36.Kh2 Ne4 37.Be2 Kf8 38.Kg1 Re8 39.g4 Rc8 40.Kg2 Kf7 ⩱ -0.68 (25 ply)better is 36...Re8 37.Bf3 e5 38.dxe6 Rxe6 39.Qg1 Kg7 40.Kg2 Re8 ⩱ -1.37 (25 ply) 37.Ra3 Ra5 38.Rb2 Ne4 39.Kg2 Qc5 40.Qxc5 bxc5 41.Be2 ⩱ -0.65 (31 ply) ∓ -1.93 (26 ply) 39.g4 Qd7 40.Bxa4 Nxa4 41.Qxe6+ Qxe6 42.dxe6 Kg7 43.gxf5 ∓ -1.75 (27 ply)-+ -7.74 (26 ply)41.Be4 Rd1+ 42.Kh2 Qxe4 43.Qxe4 fxe4 44.Kg2 Nxe6 45.Rd5 -+ -7.38 (25 ply)0-1

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