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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Dmitry Jakovenko
World Cup (2019) (rapid), Khanty-Mansiysk RUS, rd 3, Sep-18
Italian Game: Classical Variation. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)10.Bb5 was played in A R Saleh Salem vs B L Shrestha, 2016 (1-0) 11.Bb5 Bd6 12.Nc4 Nxc4 13.Bxc4 Na5 14.Bb5 Nc6 15.Bxc6 ⩲ +0.59 (23 ply) ⩱ -0.57 (26 ply)better is 13...Rfe8 14.Rxe8+ Rxe8 15.Bc2 Qd5 16.Qf1 a5 17.Qd3 Bg6 ⩱ -0.58 (25 ply)= +0.17 (23 ply) after 14.Qc2 Qxc2 15.Bxc2 Nd5 16.Nb3 Bb6 17.Be4 f5 18.Bxd5+ better is 20.Bxf7+ Kxf7 21.Bf4 Rxd1 22.Rxd1 Rd8 23.Rxd8 Nxd8 = +0.08 (25 ply)= -0.50 (26 ply) after 20...Bxa2 21.b3 Rxd1 22.Rxd1 Rd8 23.Rxd8+ Nxd8 24.Ba3 better is 22.Rxd8+ Nxd8 23.a3 Ne6 24.b4 h6 25.Bd2 Bg6 26.g4 c6 = +0.08 (27 ply)better is 22...Bxa2 23.b3 a5 24.Ba3 Nd5 25.g3 a4 26.bxa4 Na5 27.Bb4 ⩱ -0.63 (25 ply)= -0.08 (24 ply) 42...Kd6 43.a6 Rxf2+ 44.Kxf2 Bb6+ 45.Kf3 Bxa7 46.axb7 = +0.40 (24 ply) ⩲ +1.19 (24 ply) 43...Be7 44.Bd5 Rxf2+ 45.Kh3 e4 46.Bxe4 Ra2 47.Bd5 Ra3 ⩲ +0.63 (24 ply)+- +4.16 (27 ply) 44...e4 45.Rxa5 e3 46.g4 h6 47.Ra6+ Kg7 48.Kg3 Rd2 +- +3.85 (25 ply)+- +6.89 (28 ply)46...Ke5 47.Kxf2 Bc3 48.Bg8 Bd4+ 49.Ke2 h5 50.Rxg6 Bg1 +- +7.13 (25 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Sep-22-19
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  HeMateMe: quite a blunder on black's part. With the check, white gets his rook off of the dark diagonal skewer. Down a piece, Joker resigned.
Sep-22-19  Diademas: Black has nothing better.
The threat is Rf7#

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