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Tom Polgar-Shutzman vs Josiah Stearman
Bay Area International Open (2019), Burlingame, CA USA, rd 3, Jan-03
Sicilian Defense: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack. Fianchetto Variation (B31)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 2...d6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Be2 e6 5.O-O Be7 6.d4 cxd4 = -0.20 (43 ply)= +0.30 (42 ply)better is 5...e5 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.d3 Ne7 8.Nbd2 b6 9.a4 a5 10.Nc4 = -0.10 (31 ply)better is 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.d3 O-O 8.a4 a5 9.Qe2 Ne8 10.e5 Nc7 ⩲ +0.56 (30 ply)= 0.00 (35 ply)better is 7.h3 O-O 8.Nc3 Nc7 9.Bxc6 dxc6 10.d3 b6 11.a4 a5 ⩲ +0.57 (35 ply)= 0.00 (35 ply)better is 10...b6 11.Neg5 Nc7 12.a4 a5 13.h3 h6 14.Ne4 Ne6 15.Bd2 = -0.19 (25 ply)= +0.41 (32 ply) after 11.b3 b6 12.Bb2 Nd4 13.Ned2 Be6 14.Ng5 Bc8 15.a4 h6 better is 12.Qc1 Nd4 13.Nxd4 cxd4 14.Bh6 Qc7 15.Ng3 c5 16.Qf4 Rd8 ⩲ +0.53 (32 ply)better is 12...Qc7 13.Bf4 Nxf4 14.Qxf4 a5 15.Nc3 Be6 16.h3 Rad8 = 0.00 (34 ply) ⩲ +0.68 (34 ply)better is 14...Bb7 15.Qf4 c5 16.f3 Bxe4 17.Rxe4 Qd7 18.Rae1 Rae8 = 0.00 (32 ply)better is 15.Ng3 Bb7 16.Nf5 Bxh6 17.Nxh6+ Kg7 18.f3 Bd5 19.Re2 Qd7 ⩲ +0.68 (32 ply)better is 15...Qd5 16.h5 Bxh6 17.Qxh6 Qxe5 18.hxg6 fxg6 19.a4 Bf5 = 0.00 (41 ply) 16.h5 Qd7 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.h6+ Kg8 19.Qf4 Bxe4 20.Rxe4 ⩲ +0.67 (34 ply)= -0.09 (34 ply) 18...h6 19.b3 Bc8 20.a4 Be6 21.Qf4 Rac8 22.Ne4 Kh7 23.Qh2 = 0.00 (40 ply)better is 19.Nh3 Bc8 20.Nf4 Be6 21.Qf2 Qd7 22.Qg3 Kh7 23.a4 Rg8 ⩲ +0.87 (38 ply)= +0.14 (37 ply) after 19...Bd5 20.b3 Be6 21.Ne4 Rad8 22.Ng5 Qd7 23.a4 Bd5 better is 20.Nh3 Bc8 21.Ng5 Be6 22.b3 Qd7 23.Ne4 Qc7 24.Kh2 Rh8 ⩲ +0.57 (41 ply) 20...Bc8 21.Ne4 Rh8 22.Ng5 Rdf8 23.a4 Bf5 24.b3 Qc6 = 0.00 (34 ply) 21.Nh3 Rg8 22.Kf2 Bc8 23.g4 Rh8 24.Kg3 Qc6 25.Rae1 Bb7 ⩲ +0.86 (33 ply) 21...Bc8 22.Qg5 Rh8 23.Ne4 Be6 24.Rf2 Rc8 25.f4 Qd7 26.a3 = 0.00 (39 ply) ± +1.51 (35 ply) 22...Qc7 23.Nh3 Kh7 24.Qd2 Kg7 25.Ng5 e6 26.Qf4 Qe7 ⩲ +0.93 (32 ply)+- +4.66 (36 ply) after 23.f4 e6 24.f5 Rd7 25.Qf6+ Kh6 26.fxe6 fxe6 27.g4 Qd8 better is 24.g4 Qxa2 25.gxh5 Qe6 26.Nf4 Qf5 27.e6 Qxg5+ 28.hxg5 f6 +- +5.57 (34 ply) ± +2.43 (37 ply) 26...Qe7 27.Qxe7 Rxe7 28.gxh5 Bc6 29.Rg1 Be8 30.Ke1 c4 +- +2.80 (34 ply)+- +14.02 (37 ply)+- mate-in-19 after 29.Kg3 Qg7 30.Rh2+ Kg8 31.Rh6 Rd7 32.Rxg6 Rf7 32...Qxg6 33.Rxg6+ Kh7 34.Rf6 Rd7 35.Nxe6 Rde7 36.Ng5+ +- +3.20 (33 ply)+- +27.26 (33 ply); 33...Rf8 34.Ng6 Rb7 35.Rh8+ Kf7 36.Nxf8+ Ke7 37.Qh4+ Kf7 +- +24.32 (25 ply)1-0

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