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Howard Staunton vs Pierre de Saint-Amant
Staunton - Saint-Amant (1843), Paris FRA, rd 12, Dec-05
English Opening: Symmetrical. Normal Variation (A34)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 2...Nc6 3.e3 e5 4.Nge2 Nf6 5.Nd5 d6 6.Nec3 g6 7.Be2 = +0.04 (31 ply) ⩲ +0.61 (22 ply) after 3.e3 Nf6 4.d4 e6 5.Nge2 Be7 6.g3 d5 7.cxd5 Nxd5 4...fxe4 5.Nxe4 g6 6.Nf3 Bg7 7.Bc2 Nc6 8.O-O Bg4 = -0.10 (29 ply) 5.exf5 exf5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be2 Be7 8.d4 Nf6 9.d5 Ne5 ⩲ +1.14 (28 ply) 5...fxe4 6.Nxe4 g6 7.b4 Bg7 8.Rb1 cxb4 9.Neg5 Nf6 = -0.42 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.81 (26 ply)better is 10.Re1 Bd7 11.Rb1 Re8 12.Be2 d5 13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.cxd5 Nd4 ⩲ +0.97 (20 ply)= +0.41 (21 ply)better is 11.Ncd5 Bg5 12.Be2 Bd7 13.Nd3 Bf6 14.Nxf6+ Nxf6 15.Bf3 ⩲ +0.82 (21 ply)= +0.14 (23 ply)better is 12...Qxf6 13.Be2 Qe5 14.Bxg4 fxg4 15.d3 Qh5 16.Qd2 Bf5 = +0.19 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.75 (22 ply) after 13.Qb1 Qd7 14.Re1 b6 15.Ne2 g6 16.Bc2 Bb7 17.d4 cxd4 14.f3 Nge5 15.Bc2 d5 16.cxd5 Qxd5 17.d4 Nxd4 18.Nxd4 ⩲ +0.96 (21 ply)= +0.13 (21 ply) 15...Nf6 16.Re1 g6 17.Bc2 d5 18.d4 Qd6 19.cxd5 Nb4 20.Bd3 = +0.02 (22 ply) ⩲ +1.20 (21 ply) after 16.Ng3 Be6 17.Qh5 Nb4 18.Be2 Nc2 19.Rac1 Nd4 20.Bxd4 16...Bb7 17.Re3 Qd7 18.Rg3 Rf7 19.Nc3 Re8 20.Nd5 Re6 ⩲ +0.78 (21 ply) ± +2.06 (22 ply)better is 18.Qc1 Kf7 19.Re3 Ng8 20.Nc3 Re8 21.Nb5 Rxe3 22.dxe3 Qe7 ± +1.74 (23 ply) 18...Kf7 19.Nc3 Nd4 20.Nd5 Bb7 21.Re3 Qxe1+ 22.Raxe1 ⩲ +1.10 (27 ply)better is 19.Re3 Qd8 20.Qc1 Rf6 21.Qc3 Kf7 22.a3 Rb8 23.Bc2 Ng8 +- +3.62 (24 ply) ± +2.26 (21 ply) 21.Re3 Qd8 22.Bb1 Rf7 23.a3 Na6 24.d4 Nc7 25.d5 Ne8 +- +3.01 (21 ply) ± +1.64 (23 ply) 24.a3 Na6 25.Nf1 Nc7 26.d4 Ne6 27.d5 Nd4 28.Nd2 Rxe3 ± +1.82 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.77 (25 ply)better is 26.Qf2 Re8 27.a3 Nc6 28.Bc3 Re6 29.Bd3 Ng8 30.e4 Nd4 ⩲ +1.21 (23 ply) 26...Re8 27.Rd1 Re6 28.a3 Nc6 29.Qf2 Qxf2+ 30.Kxf2 Ne7 ⩲ +0.60 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.47 (22 ply) after 27.a3 Nc6 28.Nd2 Nd8 29.e4 Nf6 30.Qe3 Kg8 31.Rf1 Nh5 28.a3 Nc6 29.e4 Re8 30.Qf2 Qxf2+ 31.Kxf2 fxe4 32.Rxd6 ⩲ +1.47 (24 ply) 28...Qe7 29.a3 Nc6 30.Nf3 h6 31.Bc2 Re8 32.Kf2 Nf6 33.Qd2 ⩲ +0.65 (23 ply) 29.a3 Na6 30.e4 Nf6 31.Nf3 Nh5 32.Ng5+ Kg8 33.exf5 Nxf4 ± +2.28 (24 ply) ⩲ +1.22 (25 ply)better is 30.a3 Nc6 31.e4 Re8 32.Qf2 Qxf2+ 33.Kxf2 fxe4 34.Rxd6 ⩲ +1.47 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.85 (24 ply) after 30...Nf6 31.Nf3 Bxf3 32.Qxf3 Qh5 33.Qxh5 Nxh5 34.g4 Ng3 31...Qe7 32.g4 Be4 33.Bxe4 fxe4 34.Nd2 Re8 35.f5 Nd3 ⩲ +1.17 (22 ply) 32.e4 Bxe4 33.Bxe4 fxe4 34.Ne5+ dxe5 35.Rxd8 Qxf4 ± +2.13 (24 ply)= -0.41 (27 ply)better is 38...fxg4 39.hxg4 Nf6 40.Bxf6 Rxf6 41.Kg3 Bc8 42.Be4 a5 = -0.42 (25 ply)= +0.08 (30 ply) 40.g5 Rxf4+ 41.Nf3 hxg5 42.Bc1 Rxf3+ 43.Kxf3 Ke6 44.Bxg5 = +0.08 (32 ply)better is 40...Rxf4+ 41.Nf3 fxg4 42.hxg4 Nf6 43.Ke3 g5 44.Bxf6 ⩱ -1.09 (29 ply) ⩱ -0.57 (29 ply) 43...Nf6 44.Bxf6 Rxf6 45.Ne5+ Kg7 46.Rd7 Re6 47.Nc6 Kf8 ⩱ -0.89 (26 ply)= 0.00 (32 ply) 53...Nc8 54.g5 a4 55.Kd5 Ne7+ 56.Ke6 Nf5 57.Rh7 Nd4+ = +0.07 (33 ply)+- +6.42 (31 ply)+- mate-in-11 after 84.Rg5 Rg8 85.Kf7 Rc8 86.g8=Q Rxg8 87.Rxg8 Kb689...Rb7 90.Rc8+ Rc7 91.Qe6+ Kb5 92.Rxc7 Kb4 93.Rb7+ Ka3 +- mate-in-51-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-06-05  Jaymthegenius: Nh3??? 5.exf5 would be much better.
Jan-06-05  Brian Watson: white won, genius.

5.Nh3! heads to d5 and prevents ..Qg5

Apr-10-08  Knight13: <Jaymthegenius: Nh3??? 5.exf5 would be much better.> If you're talking about Black trading a side-pawn with white's central pawn making that move bad then I understand you. But 5. Nh3 is better.
Oct-28-09  samsloan: This is one of the worst games that I have ever seen.

I do not understand how this can be regarded as a world championship game.

Sam Sloan

Feb-05-12  Knight13: 20... Nxd3 is probably better.

<samsloan> I understand. Especially White's moves from 26 to 32. Then there's 38... Be4? among others (11... Bf6, etc.).

Apr-23-16  EssChess: 20...Nb3 creates a triple fork on queen, rook and bishop..

44... Nxh6 should have been played

Mar-24-18
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  louispaulsen88888888: Give em a break Sam Sloan. It’s 1843!
Oct-21-19  Granmaster NN: EssChess What the hell are you even talking about?First 20..Nb3 is illegal if you mean Nxd3 then Rxd3 Second if 44.. Nxh6 simply Nxg5+ winning the black rook on e4

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