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Magnus Carlsen vs Nigel Short
Reykjavik Rapid (2004) (blitz), Reykjavik ISL, rd 14, Mar-17
Trompowsky Attack: Poisoned Pawn Variation (A45)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply) 7...e5 8.fxe5 dxe5 9.Bc4 Qc7 10.a4 a6 11.Nf3 Nbd7 = 0.00 (31 ply) 8.e5 Nfd7 9.Rb1 Qd8 10.Nf3 dxe5 11.fxe5 a6 12.Qe2 Bg7 ⩲ +0.83 (24 ply)better is 8...Qd8 9.Bc4 Bg7 10.e5 Ng4 11.h3 Nh6 12.g4 O-O 13.Qe2 = +0.01 (22 ply) 9.e5 dxe5 10.fxe5 Ng4 11.Rb1 Qc7 12.Bb5+ Bd7 13.d6 exd6 ⩲ +0.62 (26 ply)= -0.39 (25 ply) 10.Bb5+ Nfd7 11.Be2 a6 12.a4 Qa5 13.Nb5 Qd8 14.Nc3 = 0.00 (26 ply) ⩱ -1.00 (27 ply) 15.O-O b5 16.e6 Nb6 17.exf7+ Rxf7 18.Ne5 Bxe5 19.Qxe5 ⩱ -0.70 (25 ply) 15...Nb6 16.e6 Nxd5 17.exf7+ Rxf7 18.Ne4 Bf5 19.O-O Qd7 ∓ -1.86 (25 ply)= -0.16 (26 ply)better is 17.Nxg5 Bxe5 18.Bxe5 Qxe5 19.Qxe5 Nxe5 20.O-O b5 21.axb5 = +0.08 (28 ply) ⩱ -0.54 (26 ply) 23...g4 24.Ng5 Qd4 25.Be3 Qxd6 26.Bxc5 Qe5 27.Nxc8 Raxc8 = -0.11 (27 ply) 24.Qxc5 Be6 25.Rb4 Rac8 26.Nxc8 Rxc8 27.Qxc8+ Bxc8 ⩲ +1.23 (25 ply) ⩱ -0.71 (26 ply) 25.h4 Ng4 26.Qg3 gxh4 27.Qf4 Bd7 28.Nxh4 Bf6 29.Rc1 Qd3 = -0.22 (25 ply) ∓ -2.29 (25 ply) 26...Qa4 27.Ra1 Qd4 28.Qxd4 cxd4 29.Ba5 Nd5 30.Nxd5 Bxe5 -+ -2.57 (28 ply) 27.Bc3 Nd7 28.Nxd7 Bxd7 29.Qxc5 f5 30.Be5 Rf7 31.Rfe1 f4 ⩲ +0.70 (25 ply)-+ -3.93 (26 ply)better is 29...Kh7 30.Qb2 Rad8 31.Re1 Qa4 32.N5g6 fxg6 33.Bxg7 Rf7 -+ -4.09 (24 ply) 30.Re1 Qa4 31.h4 Kh7 32.Qd2 gxh4 33.Nxf7 Rxf7 34.Rxe6 ∓ -2.47 (27 ply)-+ -3.80 (26 ply) after 30...Bxe5 31.Bxe5+ Kh7 32.h3 f5 33.h4 g4 34.Qc3 f4 35.Re1 34...Rf6 35.Rxf6 Bxf6 36.Kf2 Qe4 37.Qxe4 fxe4 38.Ke3 c4 -+ -8.90 (25 ply) 35.Nxf8+ Rxf8 36.Qc2 Be5 37.g3 Qd4+ 38.Kf1 Bxd6 39.Nxf5 -+ -3.40 (27 ply); 35...Rf6 36.Rxf6 Bxf6 37.h4 Qd4+ 38.Kh1 Qg4 39.Kh2 gxh4 -+ -8.96 (26 ply)0-1

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