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Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Grischuk
World Blitz Championship (2015) (blitz), Berlin GER, rd 15, Oct-14
Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation (A04)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)5.Bd3 was played in M Trifunov vs Velimirovic, 1972 (1-0)better is 9...Nc6 10.Qe2 Rb8 11.Rd1 Qc7 12.Nb5 Qb7 13.Na3 Rd8 = -0.28 (22 ply)= +0.41 (22 ply)better is 11.Bf4 Qc7 12.Qd2 Rad8 13.Rad1 c4 14.Nxc4 Nc5 15.Qc2 = +0.38 (21 ply)better is 11...Qc7 12.Bf4 e5 13.Bg3 Nb6 14.Bh4 c4 15.Bc2 d5 16.Bxf6 = -0.18 (20 ply)= +0.43 (21 ply) after 12.Qc2 Qc7 13.Bf4 Rfb8 14.Bb5 e5 15.Bg3 Nh5 16.Bh2 Bc6 better is 14...Qb8 15.Nc4 Qb7 16.Qe3 Nb6 17.Na3 e5 18.Bg5 Rfe8 = -0.17 (25 ply)= +0.36 (24 ply)better is 20.Qe2 Qb6 21.Nc4 Qa7 22.Kh1 Rd5 23.Bg3 Rcd8 24.Ne5 Be8 = +0.33 (23 ply)= -0.20 (23 ply) after 20...Bb5 21.Bf1 Nd5 22.a3 Bxc4 23.Bxc4 Bxe5 24.Rxe5 e6 30.g4 Ng3 31.Bc4 h4 32.Qe3 e6 33.Qg5 Kg7 34.Qe5+ Qxe5 = 0.00 (27 ply) ⩱ -0.85 (28 ply) 32.Rb1 Rd2 33.Qc5 Qxc5+ 34.bxc5 Rc2 35.Rb5 Rc3 36.Kf2 ⩱ -0.72 (23 ply) ∓ -1.55 (26 ply) 34...Nd4 35.Rxe7 Rd2 36.Be2 Ne6 37.Re8+ Kg7 38.Rxe6 fxe6 ⩱ -1.28 (23 ply)= -0.08 (27 ply) 36.Rxe7 Rd2 37.Be2 Qc5 38.Re8+ Kg7 39.Kg2 Qc2 40.Kf1 = -0.19 (26 ply)-+ -3.25 (28 ply) 37...Kf8 38.Re2 Nxe2+ 39.Qxe2 Qc5+ 40.Kh1 Qd4 41.b6 Rd2 -+ -4.29 (28 ply) 38.Re8+ Kg7 39.Qe3 Kh7 40.Re7 Kg8 41.Re8+ Kh7 = 0.00 (35 ply) 38...Qe1 39.Re8+ Kh7 40.f4 Nf3+ 41.Qxf3 Qxe8 42.g5 Qe7 ∓ -2.41 (26 ply)= 0.00 (36 ply) 42.Rxe6 fxe6 43.Bd3 Rg2+ 44.Kf4 e5+ 45.Ke4 Qc7 46.Kd5 = 0.00 (32 ply)-+ -2.80 (27 ply) 43.Be2 Nxe8 44.Qxe8 Qc7+ 45.Kg2 Qf4 46.Qe7 Kg7 47.g5 Rb2 -+ -2.69 (29 ply)better is 43...Qg1 44.Qe2 Rxe2 45.Rxe2 Ne6 46.f4 Qc5 47.Bc6 Qc3+ -+ -7.44 (23 ply) ∓ -2.38 (26 ply)better is 45...Rb2 46.Qe4 Qc5 47.Qe8 Kg7 48.Qe1 Qc2 49.Qg3 Kg8 -+ -4.09 (29 ply)better is 46.b6 Qxb6 47.Qe5+ Qf6 48.Qxf6+ Kxf6 49.Kg3 g5 50.Bf1 ∓ -2.27 (25 ply) 46...Qd8 47.Qc3+ f6 48.g5 Rd4 49.gxf6+ Qxf6 50.Qc7+ Kh6 ∓ -1.70 (26 ply)-+ -3.02 (26 ply)55.Bg8 Rd4+ 56.Kg3 Kxg5 57.Kf3 Kf6 58.Ke3 Rh4 59.Ba2 g5 -+ -132.77 (61 ply)0-1

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Oct-15-15  grasser: http://www.nrk.no/video/PS*233797
Feb-20-24  tonsillolith: <38...Qd1> is better, methinks
Feb-21-24
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  beatgiant: <tonsillolith> Or even <38...Qe1>, when White can't take the queen because of the mate in 2.
Feb-23-24  tonsillolith: <beatgiant:> ooh, that's nasty. I approve

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