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The position is equal.18...Bc5N6:19Predecessor:18...Bxf2+19.Kxf2g520.Rxd7Rc721.Rxc7Nxc722.Bd3gxf423.Qb4+Kg724.Qxb7Nd525.Qxa7Qxb20-1 (34) Blomqvist,E (2537)-Nesterov,A (2482) Stockholm 202019.Rxd72:06Rd8!5420.Rxd824But not20.Rxb7Bxf2+21.Kh121.Kxf2Nd621...Rd120...Qxd82221.Qf523Bb63:5022.c36:5322.Be5looks sharper.g623.Qf4a624.g322...Qf65:2123.Bd31:31Qxf51:5524.Bxf5=23 Endgame KBB-KBNBc71:0825.Be31:01Bb63726.Bf41:03Much weaker is26.Bxh7Bxe327.fxe3g628.Bxg6fxg626...Bc72327.Bd21:29g63128.Bd333h51:0329.g344Ke71:3230.Kg226Ng72631.f41:53f53532.h351Ne64333.Kf325Kf62234.a42:08g51:2035.fxg5+40Nxg5+2236.Kg222Ne64237.Be21:29f42:0638.Bxh55:41
g4 is the strong threat.38...fxg32139.Bd11:53Nf4+1:0340.Kxg323Nd3+2041.Kf323Nxb22242.Bb322b548 Against c443.axb529cxb52144.Ke43:15a51:1545.Bc11:51Nc41:0746.Kd51:09Be53647.Bxc440bxc42148.Kxc423 Black must now prevent Kb3. KB-KBKg6!2249.Ba356 Black should prevent Kd3.Kh53950.Be723 Threatens to win with Kd3.a4!2351.Kb445 Threatening mate with c4.a3!23 ( -> ...a2)52.Kxa322 Intending c4 and mate.Bxc32153.Kb321Be12254.h421Bxh42255.Bxh422Kxh41 An interesting draw. Weighted Error Value: White=0.02 (flawless) /Black=0.01 (flawless)½–½
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