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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Rainer Buhmann
Dortmund Sparkassen (2016), Dortmund GER, rd 4, Jul-13
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Breyer Defense Zaitsev Hybrid (C95)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)16.N1h2 was played in V Gashimov vs Navara, 2011 (1-0)better is 24.f3 Rc8 25.Bf2 Qc7 26.Nb3 Na4 27.Qc1 Nd7 28.Bd3 h5 ⩲ +0.56 (25 ply)= -0.09 (25 ply)better is 30...Rxc5 31.Nc4 Qb5 32.Nxd6 Qxd3 33.Bxf7+ Kf8 34.Rxd3 = 0.00 (26 ply) ⩲ +0.64 (26 ply) 32...Rd7 33.Qf3 Bf4 34.Nxf7 Rxd1+ 35.Qxd1 Kg7 36.Nd8 Qc1 = +0.21 (28 ply) ± +1.68 (24 ply) 33...f5 34.Qg3 Bxe4 35.h4 Be7 36.Ne8+ Kh7 37.Bg8+ Kh8 ⩲ +1.49 (24 ply)+- +4.15 (24 ply)better is 35.g3 Bf6 36.Ba2 Qa4 37.Bb3 Qd7 38.Kh2 Bc6 39.h4 h5 +- +4.10 (25 ply); 35...Qc2 36.g3 Bc6 37.Bd5 Bxd5 38.Rxd5 Bf6 39.b3 h5 40.h4 ± +2.08 (23 ply)1-0

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Jul-13-16  CountryGirl: 15...c5 or 15...ed followed by 16...c5 is probably a better idea.
Jul-14-16  Sokrates: Spontaneously, I feel that 22.-b4 is a positional mistake. He should have prepared this obligatory queenside attack more carefully, perhaps with a rook on c8, a knight on c5 - try not to fixate the pawns as is the result with b4,
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  PawnSac: < CountryGirl: 15...c5 or 15...ed followed by 16...c5 is probably a better idea. >

15. ..Qc8 is also interesting.

L Dominguez vs Karjakin, 2012

Jul-14-16  JohnBoy: Why the resignation? Black is clearly worse, but what is white's win? I'm looking at Qb3 and trying to enter the black king's house.
Jul-17-16  ChemMac: <JohnBoy> On a quick look; the end could be 35...Qc7 36.Qb3 Qb8 37. g3 h5 38 Nf7 Bh6 39.Nd8
Jul-20-16  talljack: Are we sure he resigned? Maybe the clock?
Jul-21-16  Conrad93: I'm not sure if it makes much difference, but I would prefer playing 16...c6 instead of 16...Bg7.

It's a common idea in the Breyer and delays White from playing ...d5.

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