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Andrey Esipenko vs Boris Gelfand
Nutcracker Match of the Generations (2020), Moscow RUS, rd 2, Mar-05
English Opening: Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Variation Geller Variation (A33)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply) 16...Qc4 17.e5 Nd5 18.Bb2 Bd7 19.Kc2 Rc8 20.Rad1 Qa6 = 0.00 (25 ply) ± +1.91 (23 ply) 19.Bf1 Qb6 20.Qd4 Bd7 21.Kb2 Rc8 22.Re1 Nf2 23.Rg1 O-O ± +2.46 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.98 (26 ply)better is 20.Bf1 Qa3+ 21.Qb2 Qxb2+ 22.Kxb2 Nxe5 23.Rd5 f6 24.Nc5 ⩲ +1.23 (27 ply) ± +1.79 (26 ply)better is 23...Nxg2 24.Qd4 Qa3+ 25.Kd1 Rac8 26.Ke2 Qe7 27.Rad1 Nh4 ± +2.07 (26 ply)+- +2.82 (28 ply) 25...Rc5 26.Nxc5 Qb5+ 27.Nb3 Nc4+ 28.Kc2 Nxd6 29.exd6 +- +2.78 (27 ply)+- +5.05 (24 ply)36...b5 37.Nd4 Kf6 38.Nc6 Qb6+ 39.Kf1 a6 40.d8=Q+ Qxd8 +- +13.30 (22 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-13-20  moodini: This one certainly cracked my nut. Does anybody know what on earth was going on at any point?
Mar-14-20  jith1207: I think Gelfand gave up too many pawns to capture enemy Queen and create an imbalance, but he also gave up a pawn center and didn't receive enough compensation back. The result is not having enough resources to make a fight with only his Queen and a Rook, having both relegated to defensive approach.
Mar-18-20  pmukerji: I think Gelfand could have picked up a piece by 23. ..Nxg2, no?
Mar-18-20  pmukerji: Also looks like he can fork by 23. .. Nc4 I must be missing something.
Mar-20-20
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  HeMateMe: why doesn't black play 22...NxB?
Mar-21-20  utssb: 22...Ng2 23.Qa6 ba6 24.Rd3
or 23...Ng2 24.Qd3
I think that's the point - the Black knight will always be trapped at the end. But now I'm seeing 23...Ng2 24.Qd3 Qa3+ 25.Kc2 Ne1+ 26.Re1 Qa2+ winning back the Knight.

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