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Hans Niemann vs Erik F Santarius
24th Chicago Open (2015), Wheeling, IL USA, rd 8, May-25
Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04)  ·  1/2-1/2

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 2.e3 Nf6 3.Nf3 e6 4.Nbd2 b6 5.Bb5+ c6 6.Bd3 c5 = +0.45 (35 ply)= -0.08 (35 ply)better is 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 Nbd7 6.e3 c6 7.Bd3 Bd6 ⩲ +0.60 (34 ply)= +0.03 (35 ply)better is 4...Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Be7 6.Bg2 Nbd7 7.O-O O-O 8.Qc2 c6 = 0.00 (44 ply) ⩲ +0.57 (35 ply)better is 12.Qb3 Qa8 13.Be3 Be7 14.Nd2 O-O 15.Nf3 Ng4 16.Rfc1 = +0.23 (33 ply)= -0.45 (32 ply) 13.Be3 a6 14.Qb3 Ng4 15.Nd2 Nxe3 16.Qxe3 Bc5 17.Qe4 f5 = 0.00 (40 ply)better is 13...a6 14.Qd3 Be7 15.Bf4 h6 16.Rfd1 O-O 17.Qf3 Nd7 ⩱ -0.76 (31 ply)= -0.13 (32 ply) after 14.e4 a6 15.Qe2 O-O 16.Rd1 b5 17.a3 Nd7 18.Bf4 Nb6 19.h4 better is 15.Qf4 O-O 16.Rd1 b5 17.a3 Nd7 18.Be3 f6 19.Qe4 f5 20.Qc2 ⩱ -0.62 (23 ply) ⩱ -1.13 (26 ply)better is 16...h6 17.Be3 b5 18.Qb3 b4 19.Na4 a5 20.a3 bxa3 21.bxa3 ⩱ -1.23 (32 ply) ⩱ -0.65 (37 ply) 17...b5 18.a4 b4 19.Na2 a5 20.Rdc1 Rc6 21.Rxc6 Qxc6 ⩱ -0.95 (38 ply)= -0.13 (38 ply) 24.Qb3 Nd5 25.Qc2 Re1 26.a3 f5 27.Qd2 Ra1 28.Qd3 a5 = 0.00 (46 ply)-+ -2.76 (37 ply) 27.b4 Rb2 28.b5 h5 29.Qa7 Ng4 30.Qb8 Nxf2 31.a4 Ne4+ ∓ -1.90 (25 ply)better is 27...Nd5 28.Qa7 g6 29.g4 Be7 30.a5 Ra2 31.a6 Kg7 32.Kg3 -+ -3.65 (34 ply) 28.Qa7 Nd5 29.a5 Ra2 30.g4 g6 31.h4 h6 32.Kh1 Ra3 33.Kg1 ∓ -2.31 (37 ply)-+ -3.68 (37 ply) 29...Ne3+ 30.Kf3 Nd1 31.g4 Rxf2+ 32.Kg3 Ra2 33.Qa8 g6 -+ -4.64 (36 ply)-+ -2.91 (41 ply) 37.Qa8 Nd5 38.Kg2 Ra2 39.a6 Kg7 40.Qa7 Bd6 41.b4 Bc7 ∓ -2.43 (27 ply)-+ -3.90 (27 ply)better is 39...Ra2 40.Qb6 Nd5 41.Qa7 Bd6 42.Kh1 Be5 43.a6 Kg7 44.b4 -+ -4.97 (42 ply) ∓ -2.01 (40 ply) after 40.Kh2 Bd6 41.Kh3 Kf8 42.Kg2 Ra6 43.Qb5 Kg7 44.Kh2 Ra8 40...Bd6 41.Qb7 Kg7 42.Kh2 Ra6 43.Qb5 Ra8 44.Qb6 Bf8 ∓ -2.19 (41 ply)= -0.23 (44 ply)45...Kh7 46.Qxh5+ Kg7 47.Qg5+ Kh8 48.Qh5+ = 0.00 (51 ply)1/2-1/2

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