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Hans Niemann vs Anish Giri
Niemann - Giri (Rapid) (2024) (rapid), Utrecht NED, rd 1, Aug-11
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B90)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/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 better is 9.Bh4 Bg7 10.Nb3 Nc6 11.Be2 Nf6 12.O-O O-O 13.f4 Be6 = +0.36 (29 ply)= -0.27 (31 ply)better is 24.f5 Nxe5 25.Rde1 gxf5 26.Rxf5 Ng6 27.Ne2 e6 28.Nf4 = 0.00 (33 ply) ⩱ -0.69 (31 ply)better is 25.g4 c5 26.Rde1 Re8 27.Kg2 Qb6 28.h4 Ra2 29.Nc1 Ra1 = -0.07 (32 ply) ⩱ -0.78 (32 ply)better is 26.Ne2 Qb6+ 27.Kh2 Rh8 28.Nc3 Ra7 29.Na4 Qa5 30.Qf2 Raa8 = -0.37 (32 ply)better is 26...Qa5 27.Ne2 Qxd2 28.Rxd2 Rb8 29.Nc3 Ra5 30.g3 c5 ⩱ -1.04 (35 ply)= -0.46 (23 ply) after 27.Ne2 Ra3 28.Nc3 Nc5 29.Qe1 Na6 30.Qd2 Nb4 31.Ra1 Ra5 better is 28.Ne2 Qxd2 29.Rxd2 c5 30.Nc1 Ra7 31.g3 Ra1 32.Nd3 Ra2 ⩱ -0.53 (26 ply) ⩱ -1.07 (23 ply)better is 29.Qd2 Qb4 30.Ne2 Qxd2 31.Rxd2 c5 32.Nc1 Ra1 33.Nd3 Rc8 ⩱ -0.66 (28 ply)= 0.00 (37 ply) after 29...Re8 30.f5 Qb8 31.fxg6 fxg6 32.Nh5+ gxh5 33.Rg3+ Kf8 30...Ra1 31.Qf2 Ne4 32.Nxe4 dxe4 33.Rfe3 Rf1 34.Qe2 Rxf4 = -0.14 (38 ply) ⩲ +0.69 (37 ply) 32...Ne4 33.Nxe4 dxe4 34.Rc4 Qf8 35.f6+ Kh7 36.Rxe4 Qc5 = +0.27 (39 ply)+- +20.40 (32 ply)+- mate-in-11 after 37...Ne4 38.Qxh6+ Ke7 39.exf7 Kd7 40.f8=Q Qxf839...Qe7 40.Rxf7+ Kxf7 41.Qg6+ Kf8 42.Qg8# +- mate-in-31-0

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