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Parham Maghsoodloo vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
37th European Chess Club Cup (2022), Mayrhofen AUT, rd 5, Oct-07
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Poisoned Pawn Variation (B97)  ·  1/2-1/2

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 30s/ply)better is 3.c3 Nf6 4.Bb5+ Bd7 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Bc2 e5 7.O-O Be7 = +0.45 (33 ply)= -0.15 (36 ply) after 3...Nf6 4.Bb5+ Nbd7 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bxd7+ Nxd7 7.O-O b5 6.h3 e5 7.Nde2 h6 8.Be3 Be6 9.g4 d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 = +0.35 (36 ply)= -0.44 (44 ply)better is 12...Rb8 13.Qe1 Bb7 14.Bd3 O-O 15.Qg3 Nc5 16.Nxc5 dxc5 = -0.16 (37 ply) 13.h4 h6 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.Rh3 Rd8 16.g4 Nc5 17.Bg2 Nxb3 = +0.45 (36 ply)better is 13...h6 14.Bh4 Nxe4 15.Nxe4 Bxh4 16.Qa5 Bd8 17.Nxd6+ ⩱ -0.66 (41 ply)= 0.00 (44 ply) 14...O-O 15.g4 Rfe8 16.Rg1 Nc5 17.Nxc5 dxc5 18.e5 Nd5 = -0.34 (38 ply) ⩲ +1.15 (41 ply) 17.Bxe7 Nxc3+ 18.Qxc3 Qxe7 19.f5 b4 20.axb4 cxb4 21.Qe1 ⩲ +1.17 (39 ply)= 0.00 (45 ply) 19...Bxe4 20.Qxe4 O-O 21.Rd6 c4 22.g3 a5 23.Rhd1 b4 24.a4 = +0.20 (41 ply) ⩲ +1.14 (43 ply) after 20.Bxd5 Rxd5 21.Rxd5 exd5 22.Qa5 Qb7 23.Qc3 Qc6 24.f5 23...Kh8 24.exf6 Qc7 25.Qh5 Rd4 26.g4 Qc6 27.g5 Qg2 28.h4 ⩲ +0.67 (42 ply) ± +2.22 (41 ply)better is 25...Qf8 26.exf6 Kh8 27.Rf3 Rd5 28.Rg3 Rf5 29.Rd3 h5 ± +1.87 (41 ply)+- +2.58 (41 ply) 27.exf6 Qf8 28.Qg3 Rd2 29.Qc7 b4 30.Rg3 bxa3 31.bxa3 Rd8 +- +2.77 (40 ply) ± +1.76 (45 ply)better is 28...Rd1+ 29.Ka2 Rd5 30.Qh4 h6 31.Rh3 Rd4 32.Qg3 Kh7 ⩲ +1.17 (33 ply) ± +1.86 (35 ply)better is 29...h6 30.Rh3 Rd1+ 31.Ka2 Rd4 32.Qg3 Kh7 33.Qc7 Kg6 ⩲ +1.42 (34 ply) ± +2.01 (36 ply) 31.Qe3 Kh7 32.Rxf5 exf5 33.Qg5 Qh6 34.Qxf5+ Qg6 35.Qxc5 +- +2.70 (43 ply) ± +1.71 (45 ply) 32...c4 33.a4 bxa4 34.Qxc4 Qh6 35.Qd4 Qg6 36.Qe5 h4 ± +1.79 (43 ply)+- +4.18 (43 ply)better is 35.Qe5 h4 36.Ka2 Kh6 37.Kb3 Qg5 38.f4 Qxe5 39.fxe5 Kg5 +- +4.60 (49 ply) ± +2.38 (42 ply) 37.b3 e5 38.Qg4+ Kh8 39.Kc1 Qc6 40.Qh5+ Kg8 41.Qg5+ Kh7 ± +2.46 (45 ply)= +0.36 (42 ply)better is 39.Qe4 a3 40.bxa3 Qc3 41.a4 Qc5 42.Kc1 Qc3 43.Kd1 Kg7 ⩲ +0.57 (40 ply)= 0.00 (31 ply)67.Kc6 Ke3 68.Kb5 Kf2 69.Kc5 Kg1 70.Kd6 Kh1 71.Kd5 Kh2 = 0.00 (109 ply)1/2-1/2

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  DaltriDiluvi: Here's the position at move 59 (White to move):


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I've seen positions with 4 queens on the board before, but this is the first time I see 4 queens on the board and nothing else (except for the kings, of course).

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