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Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Magnus Carlsen
Legends of Chess (2020) (armageddon), chess24.com INT, rd 8, Jul-28
English Opening: King's English Variation. General (A20)  ·  1/2-1/2

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)4...Nf6 was played in P Schreiner vs D Shengelia, 2011 (0-1)better is 7.O-O Be7 8.a3 O-O 9.b4 Qd6 10.d3 a5 11.b5 Nd4 12.Nd2 = +0.44 (22 ply)better is 7...Bd6 8.Qa4 a6 9.b5 Ne7 10.O-O Bd7 11.Qb3 Nf5 12.Rb1 = -0.10 (20 ply)= +0.49 (24 ply)better is 10...Bf5 11.O-O Qd7 12.Rc1 Rad8 13.Ng5 h6 14.Nge4 Nxe4 = 0.00 (25 ply)= +0.50 (23 ply)better is 15.Nce4 Nxe4 16.Nxe4 Bh3 17.Bh1 Rbd8 18.Qa4 Qc8 19.Qc2 ⩲ +0.82 (22 ply)= +0.31 (25 ply) after 15...Nh7 16.Nxd6 cxd6 17.Nd5 Be6 18.e4 Bxd5 19.exd5 Nd4 25.Rc4 Bh5 26.h4 Bg6 27.hxg5 hxg5 28.Be4 Qd6 29.Qxg5 Re5 ⩲ +1.07 (28 ply)= +0.19 (28 ply) 27...Bf5 28.Bg2 Re8 29.h4 gxh4 30.Qf4 Qe6 31.Qxh4 c6 = +0.11 (25 ply) ⩲ +1.25 (25 ply) 29.gxh4 Bf5 30.Bd5 Kg7 31.Qf4 Rd8 32.Bxb7 Qxb7 33.Qxf5 ⩲ +1.37 (26 ply)= +0.15 (27 ply)better is 30.Qg5+ Kf8 31.Qxg3 Bd7 32.Qg5 Qg6 33.Qxg6 fxg6 34.f4 ⩲ +0.55 (22 ply)= 0.00 (30 ply) 32.Qf4 Qe6 33.Bg2 Bg6 34.Bh3 Qa2+ 35.Kg3 Qa1 36.e6 Re8 = 0.00 (27 ply) ⩱ -0.99 (25 ply) 33.Ke1 Qd4 34.Be4 Qa1+ 35.Ke2 Qg7 36.Qxg7+ Kxg7 37.Bxf5 = -0.25 (26 ply) ⩱ -1.15 (23 ply) 35.Qg3 Rd8 36.Qxc7+ Rd7 37.Qe5 Qh4+ 38.Qg3 Rd2+ 39.Be2 ⩱ -0.85 (24 ply) ∓ -1.85 (23 ply)better is 36.Ke1 Rd8 37.Rg3 Qe5+ 38.Kf2 Rd5 39.Qh6+ Ke7 40.Bf3 ⩱ -1.18 (25 ply) ∓ -1.73 (24 ply) 37...Rd7 38.Qg8+ Ke7 39.Rg7+ Kf6 40.Rxd7 Qxd7 41.Bf3 c6 ∓ -1.65 (21 ply) 38.Kg2 Qb2+ 39.Kf1 Qd4 40.Qg8+ Ke7 41.Rg7+ Kf6 42.Qf7+ ⩱ -0.61 (22 ply) ∓ -1.80 (25 ply) 39...Rd7 40.Qg8+ Ke7 41.Rg7+ Kf6 42.Rxd7 Qxd7 43.Bf3 c6 ∓ -1.65 (21 ply) ⩱ -0.61 (22 ply) 41.Kf1 Qa1+ 42.Kg2 Qd4 43.Qg8+ Ke7 44.Rg7+ Kf6 45.Qf7+ ⩱ -0.74 (24 ply) 41...Qd4+ 42.Kf1 Rd7 43.Qg8+ Ke7 44.Rg7+ Kf6 45.Rxd7 ∓ -1.90 (25 ply) 42.Kg2 Qb2+ 43.Kf1 Rd5 44.Qg8+ Ke7 45.Rg7+ Kd6 46.Qd8+ ⩱ -1.07 (25 ply) ∓ -1.94 (23 ply)better is 43.Kg1 Qd4+ 44.Kf1 Rd7 45.Qg8+ Ke7 46.Rg7+ Kf6 47.Qf8+ ∓ -1.62 (26 ply) 43...Be4+ 44.Kg1 Rd5 45.Qg8+ Ke7 46.Rg7+ Kd6 47.Qf8+ Ke5 ∓ -2.12 (23 ply) 44.Kg2 Qb2+ 45.Kf1 Rd5 46.Qg8+ Ke7 47.Rg7+ Kd6 48.Qd8+ ⩱ -0.82 (23 ply)better is 44...Be4+ 45.Kh2 Qa2+ 46.Rg2 Qxg2+ 47.Qxg2 Bxg2 48.Kxg2 -+ -8.49 (30 ply) ∓ -2.00 (26 ply) after 45.Kh2 Qe5+ 46.Rg3 Rd3 47.Bf3 c6 48.Kh1 Qh8+ 49.Kg2 Ke8 better is 47...Rd3 48.Bf3 c6 49.a4 Ke8 50.Kg2 Qb2+ 51.Kf1 Kd7 ∓ -2.32 (28 ply)better is 48.Kg1 Qd4+ 49.Kf1 Rd7 50.Qg8+ Ke7 51.Rg7+ Kf6 52.Qf8+ ∓ -1.62 (26 ply) 48...Be4+ 49.Kg1 Rd5 50.Qg8+ Ke7 51.Rg7+ Kd6 52.Qf8+ Ke5 ∓ -2.12 (23 ply) 49.Kg2 Qb2+ 50.Kf1 Rd5 51.Qg8+ Ke7 52.Rg7+ Kd6 53.Qd8+ ⩱ -0.82 (23 ply)better is 49...Be4+ 50.Kh2 Qa2+ 51.Rg2 Qxg2+ 52.Qxg2 Bxg2 53.Kxg2 -+ -8.49 (30 ply) ∓ -2.00 (26 ply) after 50.Kh2 Qe5+ 51.Rg3 Rd3 52.Bf3 c6 53.Kh1 Qh8+ 54.Kg2 Ke8 better is 52.Rg3 Rd3 53.Bf3 c6 54.Kh1 Qh8+ 55.Kg1 Ke8 56.a4 Qd4+ ∓ -1.99 (26 ply)-+ -2.71 (26 ply) 53.Rxg3 Rd2+ 54.Kg1 Ke7 55.Bf3 b6 56.Bb7 Bd3 57.Rg7+ Kd6 ∓ -2.34 (26 ply)-+ -3.30 (28 ply)better is 54...Rxa3 55.Ke5 Ke7 56.Rg7+ Kd8 57.Rg8+ Kd7 58.Rg7+ Kc6 -+ -3.34 (27 ply) 55.Rg7+ Kd6 56.Be8 Rd4+ 57.Kf3 Rc4 58.Ke3 b6 59.Kd2 Rc2+ ∓ -2.35 (25 ply)-+ -3.61 (27 ply) after 55...Re3+ 56.Kf4 Rxa3 57.Rg7+ Kd8 58.Bg4 Bxg4 59.Rxg4 58...Rd3+ 59.Kf2 Rxa3 60.Rd8+ Ke7 61.Ra8 Rb3 62.Bf3 Rxb4 -+ -3.99 (26 ply) 59.Be2 Rh4 60.Bf3 Rh3 61.Ke2 c6 62.Ke3 b6 63.Ke2 c5 -+ -2.55 (26 ply)-+ -3.92 (24 ply) 60...Be4 61.a4 Rb3 62.Bd1 Rxb4 63.Rc8 Rc4 64.Ke1 b5 -+ -4.17 (24 ply)-+ -2.51 (25 ply)better is 63...Kd4 64.Bf1 Ra1 65.Bh3 Bd5 66.Kg3 e5 67.Bc8 e4 -+ -3.93 (28 ply) 64.Rxa6 Rb3 65.Ra4 Kd6 66.Bd1 Rb1 67.Be2 e5 68.Ra3 Rxb4 ∓ -2.07 (27 ply)-+ -4.46 (28 ply)81.Rd7 e2 82.Kf2 exd1=Q 83.Rxd1 Bxd1 84.Ke3 Kxb4 85.Kf4 -+ mate-in-141/2-1/2

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-28-20  Nazim12: This is surely win for black why it's draw?
Jul-28-20
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  saffuna: Carlsen must have offered it as a courtesy.
Jul-28-20
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  perfidious: Just so.
Sep-20-23
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  MarcusBierce: Nazim12: <This is surely win for black why it's draw?>

Armageddon, so black needed only a draw to “win.”

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