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Ernst Falkbeer vs Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint Amant
Birmingham 1858  ·  French Defense: Exchange Variation (C01)  ·  0-1
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Mar-22-07  Autoreparaturwerkbau: 17.Bxh7+ looks like saving the day, but 18...Nc2+ screws the plan.
Mar-22-07  sambo: It makes you wonder if Falkbeer saw that. I suppose he did, given his strength, but it's funny to imagine him just devastated by 17. Bxh7+ and then perking back up with 18...Nc2+
Oct-18-07
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Falkbeer 8 mistakes:
8.Bd3 -0.45 (8.Nf3 0.00)
9.Nge2 -0.06 (9.Nf3 0.33)
11.g4 -0.91 (11.Rd1 0.39)
12.cxd5 -1.50 (12.g5 -0.88)
13.Qc2 -2.32 (13.Qa4 -1.30)
15.Qd2 -4.56 (15.Bxh7+ -0.94)
17.Bxh7+ -7.38 (17.Be4 -4.92)
22.Rf2 -16.18 (22.Rd1 -8.44)

De Saint Amant 4 mistakes:
8...b6 0.33 (8...dxc4 -0.45)
10...c5 0.39 (10...Na6 -0.16)
13...cxd4 -1.21 (13...Nxe3 -2.32)
22...Bc5 -10.08 (22...Ne2+ -16.18)

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