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Vladimir Kramnik vs Evgeny Najer
Dortmund Sparkassen (2016), Dortmund GER, rd 7, Jul-17
English Opening: King's English Variation. General (A20)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 6...O-O 7.Nge2 Nc6 8.O-O Nd4 9.h3 Bd7 10.f4 c5 = +0.09 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.62 (28 ply)better is 13.Nd1 Ngf6 14.f5 Nc5 15.Be3 Qb8 16.b3 O-O 17.Qd2 Bd7 ⩲ +0.70 (22 ply)better is 13...h4 14.Rb1 Ne3 15.Bxe3 Qxe3 16.Rf3 Qb6 17.f5 g5 18.g4 = +0.19 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.70 (27 ply) 18...c5 19.bxc5 b4 20.Nb1 Nxc5 21.Qxb4 Nb3 22.Rf3 Qd1+ = 0.00 (31 ply) 19.Rf3 Qc4 20.a3 Rc8 21.Nd1 Qc2 22.Nec3 cxd5 23.Nxd5 ⩲ +0.92 (27 ply)= 0.00 (30 ply) 23...Qxa2 24.Nc3 Qb2 25.Rxb5 Nc4 26.Rf2 Ra1 27.Nd1 Qb3 = 0.00 (33 ply) ⩲ +0.77 (28 ply)better is 25...Rfd8 26.Qf2 Rd4 27.Kh2 Rf8 28.a4 Qc4 29.Rc5 Qxb4 = +0.37 (26 ply) ⩲ +0.97 (23 ply) after 26.Rf3 Rc4 27.Ra5 Rd4 28.Rxa8+ Nxa8 29.Nb5 Rd7 30.a4 Bf8 better is 27...Qd7 28.Ra5 Rxa5 29.bxa5 Qa7 30.Qf2 Qxf2 31.Rxf2 Ra8 = +0.45 (29 ply) ⩲ +1.19 (29 ply) after 28.Rxb8 Rxb8 29.Qc1 Qd7 30.Qe3 Rb7 31.Ra1 Kh7 32.Qf2 Qc6 32.Ra7 Nxd5 33.exd5 Qe8 34.Rxf7 Rd7 35.Rxd7 Qxd7 36.Qc2 ⩲ +1.46 (27 ply)= +0.19 (30 ply)better is 33.Qc5 Bf8 34.Rf6 Rxd5 35.Qxd5 Nxd5 36.Rfxe6 fxe6 ⩲ +0.67 (28 ply) 33...Qd7 34.Qc5 Qd8 35.Nb4 Rd1 36.Nc6 Rxf1+ 37.Bxf1 Qd1 = 0.00 (34 ply) ⩲ +0.79 (27 ply) 35...Bf8 36.Rf6 Rxd5 37.Qxd5 Nxd5 38.Rfxe6 fxe6 39.exd5 = +0.29 (33 ply)+- +4.84 (31 ply)40...Re7 41.Qxb6 e4 42.Qc5 Qd7 43.b6 Be5 44.Ra8+ Kg7 +- +9.15 (25 ply)1-0

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Jul-18-16  newton296: nice tactics by vlad
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