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John M Burke vs Hans Niemann
ch-USA Junior (2019), Saint Louis USA, rd 7, Jul-18
English Opening: Symmetrical. Four Knights Variation (A35)  ·  1/2-1/2

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 4.g3 e6 5.Bg2 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 = +0.50 (32 ply)= -0.15 (31 ply)better is 5...e6 6.g3 Bc5 7.Nb3 Bb4 8.Bg2 Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 O-O = +0.06 (32 ply) ⩲ +0.57 (38 ply)better is 10...Be6 11.Rc1 Qa5 12.f3 Rfc8 13.b3 Rab8 14.h4 a6 15.Nd5 = +0.43 (30 ply) ⩲ +1.01 (32 ply)better is 11...Qa5 12.Rab1 Ng4 13.Bxg4 Bxg4 14.b4 Qd8 15.Nd5 Be6 = +0.41 (31 ply) ⩲ +1.11 (32 ply)better is 13.b3 Nd7 14.Rab1 Nc5 15.Rfe1 Re8 16.Bf1 Qb8 17.Nb5 Rd8 ⩲ +0.93 (35 ply)better is 13...a4 14.Nd5 Nd7 15.Rfd1 Re8 16.Bf1 Qa5 17.Qf2 Bxd5 = +0.19 (34 ply)better is 14.b3 Nc5 15.Rcd1 Re8 16.Nb5 b6 17.Rc1 Rf8 18.Rfd1 Qc8 ⩲ +0.93 (34 ply)= +0.38 (34 ply)better is 16...a3 17.b3 Bb2 18.Rc2 Rc8 19.Bb5 Rxc2 20.Qxc2 Ne5 = +0.15 (41 ply) ⩲ +0.75 (33 ply) after 17.Rc2 Qa5 18.Qxa5 Rxa5 19.g3 Raa8 20.Kg2 Rfc8 21.Rdc1 better is 17...Qa5 18.Rb4 Rfc8 19.Rb5 Qxd2 20.Rxd2 a3 21.b3 Na6 = +0.42 (28 ply) ⩲ +1.07 (33 ply)better is 18...Qc7 19.Rc1 a3 20.b3 Rfc8 21.Rb5 Bb2 22.Rc2 Qd8 23.g3 ⩲ +0.69 (35 ply)better is 19.a3 Qa5 20.Bb5 Na6 21.Bxa6 Qxa6 22.Rb6 Qa5 23.Qxa5 ⩲ +1.40 (36 ply) ⩲ +0.74 (32 ply) after 19...Qa5 20.Rc2 a3 21.b3 Rfc8 22.Kf1 Qc7 23.Bc4 Rab8 20.a3 Qb8 21.Rc2 Nb3 22.Qd1 Rxc2 23.Qxc2 h6 24.Bb5 Nc5 ⩲ +1.23 (35 ply) 20...b5 21.R4c2 Qa5 22.Qxa5 Rxa5 23.f4 b4 24.e5 b3 = +0.27 (38 ply) ⩲ +1.14 (33 ply) after 21.R1c2 Qc7 22.Qd1 Qa5 23.Kf1 b5 24.Bd2 Qa6 25.Rb4 Rcb8 25.e5 dxe5 26.Rxc5 exf4 27.Rxc8 Rxc8 28.Bxf4 axb2 29.Bd3 ⩲ +1.39 (38 ply) 25...Na6 26.Rxc8 Nxb4 27.bxa3 Rxa3 28.Bd2 Nxa2 29.Be2 ∓ -1.51 (37 ply)= 0.00 (43 ply) 27.Bxc5 Rxa2 28.Bxc8 b1=Q+ 29.Rxb1 Rxc2 30.fxe5 Bxe5 = +0.13 (44 ply) ⩱ -1.03 (38 ply) 33...Kg7 34.g4 f5 35.gxf5 gxf5 36.Kg2 Kf6 37.Kf3 Ke5 ⩱ -1.04 (48 ply)= 0.00 (58 ply)37...Be5 38.h3 g5 39.Be2 Bd4 40.a4 Kc3 41.a5 Ba7 42.Bf3 = -0.09 (60 ply)1/2-1/2

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