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Boris Spassky vs Jonathan Speelman
Brussels OHRA (1985), Diegem, Brussels BEL, rd 4, Dec-??
Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation (B17)  ·  1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-17-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  woldsmandriffield: Black is much worse but resignation looks premature.
Feb-17-19  whiteshark: <woldsmandriffield: Black is much worse but resignation looks premature.> SF9 tends to agree:


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Black to move

1) +0.82 (32 ply) 34...Rxc5 35.bxc5 Rb1 36.Nc6 Qa1 37.Qe5+ Qxe5 38.Nxe5 Ne7 39.Kg2 Rb5 40.a4 Ra5 41.Rc4 f6 42.Nd7 Nc6 43.f4 Kf7 44.Nb6 g5 45.hxg5 fxg5 46.Kf3 gxf4 47.Kxf4 Kf6 48.Ke3 Ke7 49.Ke4 Kf6 50.Nd7+ Ke7 51.Ne5 Nxe5 52.Kxe5 Kd7 53.Kf6 Kc6 54.Kxe6 Rxc5 55.Rxc5+ Kxc5

2) +1.25 (31 ply) 34...Re8 35.Nc6 Ra6 36.R2c3 Rea8 37.Qf3 Nd6 38.Qxf6+ Kxf6 39.Rd3 Nf5 40.Na5 Nd6 41.Kg2 Kg7 42.Kf3 Rb6 43.Nc6 Nb5 44.Ne5 Rxa3 45.Rxa3 Nxa3 46.Rc7 Rb5 47.Rxf7+ Kg8 48.Ra7 Rxe5 49.Rxa3 Rb5 50.Ra4 Kf7 51.Ke4 Ke7 52.Kd4 Rf5 53.Ra7+ Kf8 54.Ra6

3) +1.50 (31 ply) 34...Rf8 35.Kg2 Ra6 36.Nb5 Qd8 37.R2c3 Kg8 38.Rd3 Qa8 39.Qf3 Qxf3+ 40.Kxf3 Rb8 41.Rd7 Rbb6 42.Ke4 Nh6 43.Ra7 Kg7 44.Rxa6 Rxa6 45.Rc7 Ng4 46.f3 Nh6 47.Kf4 Nf5 48.Rd7 e5+ 49.Kxe5 Nxg3

6.0 minute analysis by Stockfish 9 v010218

My thought was that after <34... Rxc5 35.Rxc5>


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these two connected passers would have guaranteed white's win, however there's

1) =0.00 (31 ply) <35...Nxh4!> 36.gxh4 Qxf2+ 37.Kh3 Rd6 38.Qe5+ Kh7 39.Qxd6 Qf3+ 40.Kh2 Qf2+ 41.Kh1 Qf1+ 42.Kh2 Qf2+

Feb-21-19
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  woldsmandriffield: @whiteshark thanks for the analysis. Speelman should defintely have played at least one more move (34..Rxc5) to see if Spassky would fall for the cheapo. As they say, no game is won by resigning...

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