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Wesley So vs Yangyi Yu
Grand Prix Jerusalem (2019), Jerusalem ISR, rd 1, Dec-12
Russian Game: Modern Attack (C43)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)6...Nd7 was played in V Gashimov vs Gelfand, 2009 (0-1)7.c4 was played in I Nepomniachtchi vs S Drazic, 2010 (1-0)7...Bg4 was played in P M Kotsur vs M Zulfugarli, 2000 (0-1)8.O-O was played in F Vallejo Pons vs R O Perez Garcia, 2009 (1-0)9...Be6 was played in D Anton Guijarro vs D G Fridman, 2018 (0-1)better is 17...d4 18.f4 Rae8 19.Bh5 Bg6 20.Bf3 Qxa2 21.g4 h6 22.Bh4 = +0.27 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.77 (20 ply) after 18.Bh4 d4 19.f4 Rfe8 20.Bb5 a6 21.Bxc6 dxc3 22.Qxc3 Bxc6 better is 21.g4 cxd4 22.Bxd4 Bd5 23.Bd3 Qg5 24.Bf5 Nxd4 25.Rxd4 ⩲ +0.78 (22 ply)= +0.18 (23 ply) 22...Bd5 23.Bf1 Bxa2 24.Bc5 Rxd1 25.Rxd1 Qh5 26.Re1 Be6 = +0.17 (24 ply)better is 23.Bg4 Bf5 24.Bxf5 Qxf5 25.e6 Nxd4 26.exf7+ Qxf7 27.Rxd4 ⩲ +1.20 (26 ply) ⩲ +0.53 (23 ply) after 23...Bc2 24.Rd2 Rac8 25.Be3 Rxd2 26.Bxd2 Nxe5 27.Qd4 Nc6 25...Bxh3 26.Qf4 Rxd1 27.Bxd1 Rd8 28.g4 Rxd1 29.Rxd1 ⩲ +0.65 (24 ply) ± +1.90 (22 ply)better is 29.Rd6 Qb3 30.Bd3 g6 31.Qf3 b5 32.Qb7 Re8 33.Qxb5 Qxb5 ± +1.67 (21 ply) ⩲ +0.98 (24 ply) 36...Kf8 37.Qd6+ Kxf7 38.Qd7+ Kf8 39.Qxg7+ Ke8 40.Qxh6 ⩲ +1.50 (25 ply)+- +7.53 (26 ply)38...Qg5 39.f8=Q Rxf8 40.Qxf8 Qg6 41.Qe7 Kg8 42.Qd8+ Kf7 +- +7.68 (24 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-27-19
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  naresb: With 33rd move White had a favourable trade leading to exchange of pieces. Eventually it disrupts opponent's king safety & improves his own pawn structure- thanks to passed pawn promotion threat!

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