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[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2012.09.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Marshall analysis"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "C89"]
[Annotator "PANFR"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2012.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.12"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 g5 16. Qf1 Qh5 17. f3 $5 {Ametanoitos' move order refinement.} Bf5 18. Nd2
Rae8 $1 {Most consistent: Black does care first and foremost about active
piece play.} 19. Rxe8 (19. Qf2 Bxe4 20. fxe4 f5 $1 {an excellent tactical
strike, ensuring Black a strong initiative.} 21. e5 f4 22. Qf3 Qxf3 23. Nxf3
fxg3 24. exd6 Rxf3 25. Bxd5+ cxd5 26. Bxg5 gxh2+ 27. Kh1 Rf7 28. Be7 Rfxe7 29.
dxe7 Rxe7 30. a4 Kf7 $5 31. axb5 axb5 32. Ra6 b4 $5 {White should hold this
with a little care... :p}) (19. Bd1 $5 Bh3 20. Qf2 f5 21. Re2 (21. Rxe8 Rxe8
22. a4 (22. Nb3 $5 f4 23. g4 Qf7 24. Nd2 Qg6 $1 25. Ne4 Bc7 26. Bc2 (26. Nc5 h5
) 26... h5 27. Nc5 Qh6 28. gxh5 Qxh5 {Black has a very dangerous attack.})
22... Re7 23. Nb3 Qe8 24. Bd2 Bf4 $1 25. gxf4 gxf4 {with equality.}) 21... Rxe2
22. Bxe2 (22. Qxe2 $6 Re8 23. Qf2 Ne3 $15) 22... Re8 23. a4 (23. Bf1 g4 24.
Bxh3 gxh3 $5 (24... Qxh3 25. f4 Qh6 26. Nf1 Qe6 27. a4) 25. Nf1 (25. a4 Qg6 26.
Nf1 (26. axb5 Nf4 27. Nf1 Re2 28. Bxf4 Rxf2 29. Kxf2 axb5 (29... Bxf4 30. bxa6
Bb8 31. a7 Bxa7 32. Rxa7 f4 33. Re7 $11) 30. Ra8+ Kf7 31. Ra7+ Ke8 32. Bxd6
Qxd6 33. Rxh7 Qe6 $1 $15) 26... f4 27. Bd2 (27. axb5 Qd3 $1 28. gxf4 Kf7 29.
Qh4 Rg8+ 30. Ng3 Qd1+ 31. Kf2 Qc2+ 32. Ke1 Nb4 $1 33. Qh5+ Ke7 34. Bd2 Bxf4 35.
Qh4+ Ke8 $17)) 25... f4 26. Bd2 Kf7 $1 {provoking Re1.} 27. Re1 Rxe1 28. Bxe1
Qg6 29. Qe2 (29. Nd2 fxg3 30. hxg3 Bf4 31. Kh2 Be3 32. Qe2 Qc2 33. Kxh3 Qxb2
34. f4 Bxd2 35. Qxd2 Qxd2 36. Bxd2 h5 37. Kh4 Kg6 38. f5+ Kxf5 39. Kxh5 Nf6+
$11) 29... fxg3 30. hxg3 Nf4 31. Qe3 Ng2 32. Qe2 Nf4 33. Qh2 Ng2 34. Bf2 Qf5) (
23. Nf1 f4 24. Bd2 Qg6 25. a4 Qc2 26. axb5 axb5 27. Ra6 Bf8 $5 28. Rxc6 Nb4 $1
29. Bd1 Qxd1 30. cxb4 fxg3 31. hxg3 Re2 32. Rc1 Rxf2 33. Rxd1 Rxf3 $15) (23. a3
Re7 24. Bf1 g4 25. fxg4 fxg4 26. Bd3 Qe8) 23... Re7 $1 24. Bf1 (24. Nf1 Qe8 25.
Bd3 Re1 26. axb5 cxb5 27. b3 Nxc3 28. Qd2 Bxf1 29. Qxg5+ Qg6 30. Qxg6+ hxg6 31.
Bxf1 Bb4 $11) 24... Bxf1 25. Nxf1 g4 $1 26. f4 Qe8 27. Bd2 Kf7 $1 {forcing Re1.
} 28. Re1 bxa4 29. Rxe7+ Qxe7 30. c4 Nf6 31. Be3 Qe4 {seems completely equal.})
19... Rxe8 20. Ne4 Bxe4 21. fxe4 Rxe4 22. Bd1 g4 {This has been played (by
transposition) in Vachier Lagrave- Mi. Adams, as well as in other six games.
Houdini claims a minuscule white advantage, but in practice white has scored
rather badly. Still, I feel this is white's best try in the whole variation.}
23. a4 $1 {Most consistent, although rarely played. White does have to give
black queenside liabilities to achieve anything at all.} (23. Qf2 Re6 24. Bd2 (
24. a4 b4) 24... Nf6 25. Bb3 Ne4 26. Qg2 Nxd2 27. Qxd2 Rf6 28. Re1 c5 {is
equal.}) (23. Bd2 c5 24. Qg2 Re6 25. Bb3 c4 26. Bc2 Ne3 27. Bxe3 Rxe3 28. Rf1
b4 $5 $146 29. Be4 bxc3 30. bxc3 Rxc3 31. Bd5 Kg7 32. Qe4 Rf3 33. Rxf3 gxf3 34.
Bxc4 a5 {and Black should have absolutely no trouble drawing this.}) 23... b4
$5 $146 {I think this is the most consistent reply.} 24. Bd2 bxc3 25. bxc3 Ne3
26. Qe2 Qh3 $1 {A tactical solution to a positional problem- quite a common
theme in the Marshal.} 27. Qf2 (27. Bxe3 Bxg3 $11) 27... Nxd1 28. Rxd1 Qh5 29.
Qf1 $5 (29. Rb1 c5 $5 {Looks risky, but white has no good way to exploit this.}
(29... Qd5 30. Qf6 Re6 31. Qg5+ Qxg5 32. Bxg5 c5 {also looks reasonable.}) 30.
Rb6 Bf8 31. Qf6 cxd4 32. cxd4 Re2 33. Qg5+ Qxg5 34. Bxg5 a5 35. Bf6 (35. Rb5
Bb4 36. Bd8 (36. Bf6 h6) 36... Rd2 37. d5 Kg7 38. Bxa5 Bxa5 39. Rxa5 Kf6 40.
Ra6+ Ke5 41. d6 Ke6 42. a5 Rd1+ 43. Kf2 Rd2+ 44. Ke3 Rxh2 45. Rb6 Ra2 46. a6 h5
$11)) 29... a5 30. Qa6 Qd5 31. Rf1 Kg7 {and Black has no real problems to
solve.} *