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Howard Staunton vs Pierre de Saint-Amant
Staunton - Saint-Amant (1843), Paris FRA, rd 10, Nov-30
Sicilian Defense: Paulsen Variation. General (B44)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)5...Bc5 was played in New York vs Philadelphia, 1856 (0-1)better is 8.h3 Bd6 9.Bd3 O-O 10.O-O Re8 11.Re1 h6 12.c3 Ne4 = +0.14 (22 ply)better is 8...Bb4+ 9.c3 Bd6 10.O-O O-O 11.h3 Re8 12.Na3 a6 13.Nc2 = -0.39 (20 ply)= +0.19 (22 ply) after 9.O-O O-O 10.Nc3 a6 11.Qd3 Nb4 12.Qd2 Ne4 13.Qd1 Nxc3 better is 12.h3 Bd6 13.Re1 a6 14.Bd3 Rae8 15.c3 Bd7 16.Qc2 Ne4 = +0.36 (21 ply)= -0.15 (25 ply) after 12...Rae8 13.Nxe6 fxe6 14.c3 a6 15.Rc1 Bd6 16.g3 Ne5 better is 13.c3 Bd7 14.h3 Rfe8 15.Bd3 h6 16.Re1 Ne4 17.Nb5 Qb8 = +0.18 (24 ply)better is 13...Bd7 14.c3 Rfe8 15.Bd3 Ng4 16.Nb5 Qb8 17.Qf3 Nxe3 ⩱ -0.52 (24 ply)= 0.00 (24 ply)better is 15.Bd3 Bd6 16.Qf3 Rfe8 17.Rae1 Ne4 18.Qh5 g6 19.Qh4 Be7 = 0.00 (25 ply) ⩱ -0.70 (25 ply)better is 16...Ba3 17.Bc1 Nxd4 18.Nxd4 Bc5 19.Rf3 Qb6 20.Bc2 Re7 ⩱ -0.77 (24 ply)= -0.08 (26 ply)better is 17...Re7 18.Nc2 Rde8 19.Rad1 g6 20.Rde1 Ne4 21.Rd1 f5 ⩱ -0.56 (22 ply)= 0.00 (25 ply) after 18.Rac1 Bd7 19.Nxc6 Bxc6 20.Nd4 Bd7 21.Nb3 Bc6 19.Rae1 Rde8 20.Kh1 g6 21.Kg2 Nf6 22.Nxc6 bxc6 23.f5 Ne4 = -0.13 (21 ply) 19...Rxe4 20.Rae1 Rde8 21.Nc2 Na5 22.Nd2 R4e7 23.Qf2 Nc4 ⩱ -1.15 (22 ply)better is 20.Qe2 Nxd4 21.Nxd4 Ree8 22.Rae1 Bd7 23.Qg2 Qc4 24.a3 = -0.14 (23 ply)better is 20...Nxd4 21.Nxd4 f5 22.Qg2 Rf7 23.g5 Rff8 24.Qc2 h6 ⩱ -0.71 (24 ply) 21.Rad1 Nxd4 22.Nxd4 Ree8 23.a3 Qc4 24.Qg2 Bd7 25.Rd2 = 0.00 (26 ply) 21...f5 22.Qg2 Rf7 23.Rad1 Ne7 24.Qf2 Qc6 25.g5 Bc7 ⩱ -1.01 (23 ply)= -0.12 (24 ply) 25.Rd2 Bc4 26.Rfd1 Bf8 27.Ned4 Nxd4 28.Nxd4 Bd3 29.Kh2 = -0.26 (26 ply) 25...Bxa2 26.b3 Bc5 27.Rc1 Qb8 28.Nxc6 Bxe3 29.Nxb8 Bxf2 ⩱ -1.28 (29 ply)= -0.17 (25 ply) 34...gxh6 35.Qg3 hxg5 36.Nxd3 Rxd3 37.Rxd3 exd3 38.Qxg5+ = -0.41 (25 ply)= +0.38 (23 ply) after 35.Bb6 Bxb6 36.Qxb6 Rc5 37.Kg3 a5 38.Nb3 Rcd5 39.Qe3 a4 42...Bc4 43.b3 Bd3 44.Qb2 Bf1+ 45.Kh2 b5 46.c4 bxc4 = 0.00 (26 ply) 43.b3 Bc6 44.c4 Qd7 45.Kf2 Bd6 46.Ne2 Bf8 47.Nd4 a5 ⩲ +0.93 (28 ply) 43...Qc4 44.Qd1 Bc6 45.Qc2 Bb5 = 0.00 (33 ply) ⩲ +1.39 (24 ply) 44...Bd7 45.c4 Qd6 46.Qc3 Qf8 47.Ne2 Ke8 48.Qd4 Bb8 ⩲ +1.41 (26 ply)+- +5.65 (26 ply)+- mate-in-14 after 56...Kc4 57.axb5 Kd5 58.b6 Kd6 59.Kxe4 Kd7 60.f561...Kd6 62.h8=Q a2 63.h7 Kd7 64.Qd4+ Kc6 65.h8=Q a1=Q +- mate-in-71-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Sep-12-06  Whitehat1963: Here's a Monday puzzle after 53...Kc5. I'm back!
Jan-21-07  wolfmaster: Saint Amant resigns only when it's a completely hopeless position for him. That's what I like about him.
Mar-07-08  Knight13: 44...Qc6 = lol for a world's #2 player.
Mar-07-08  mistreaver: This may be the pioneer taimanov sicilian ever played
Mar-11-08
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  keypusher: ...and a devilish bad game, as Morphy might say.
Feb-05-12  Knight13: <keypusher: ...and a devilish bad game, as Morphy might say.> Hey, at least Saint Amant learned well from his embarassing, inaccurate opening play from Game 8 of the match, two games earlier: Staunton vs Saint Amant, 1843.
Nov-16-12  brankat: For a game played 170 years ago I find the treatment of this Sicilian line surprisingly "modern"!
Dec-06-13  poorthylacine: Devilish beautiful and fine, would I say.
But Morphy did not like the closed games and would maybe have pointed the game 14 as a good example of the ugly style of Staunton!

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