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Daniel Harrwitz vs Adolf Anderssen
Anderssen - Harrwitz (1848), Breslau GER, rd 4
King's Gambit: Accepted. Bishop's Gambit Lopez Variation (C33)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)7.g3 was played in M Lange vs Anderssen, 1851 (1-0) 8.h4 h6 9.Rh2 g4 10.Ne1 Nbc6 11.Nb5 O-O 12.Nxc7 Nxd4 = +0.28 (17 ply) 8...O-O 9.h4 d6 10.Nxg5 Qxd1+ 11.Nxd1 dxe5 12.dxe5 ⩱ -0.79 (18 ply)= +0.26 (24 ply) 9...c5 10.Ne4 O-O 11.Ne2 cxd4 12.Nf6+ Bxf6 13.exf6 Ng6 = -0.37 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.59 (23 ply) 10...d5 11.Nxd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd5 f6 13.f4 fxe5 14.dxe5 c6 = -0.11 (22 ply) ± +2.03 (22 ply)better is 14.Ne4 h6 15.Nf6+ Kd8 16.Bxf7 Bb7 17.d5 Na6 18.Nd4 Nb4 +- +2.77 (23 ply) ± +1.97 (28 ply) 15.Nb5 Bxb5 16.Bxb5 Nbc6 17.c3 h6 18.Ne4 O-O-O 19.Bd2 d6 ± +2.40 (23 ply) ± +1.51 (24 ply)better is 17.c3 h6 18.Nf3 O-O-O 19.Be3 d5 20.Ng3 Ne7 21.Kg2 c5 ± +1.56 (22 ply)better is 17...O-O-O 18.Nhg5 Be7 19.Kg2 Rf8 20.c3 f6 21.Nf3 Rh7 ⩲ +0.87 (25 ply) ⩲ +1.48 (28 ply)better is 20...Kxd8 21.Kg2 c5 22.Rd1 cxd4 23.Rxd4 Nc5 24.Bxe7+ ⩲ +1.03 (26 ply)better is 21.Kg2 Bxg5 22.Nxg5 Rg7 23.h4 Nb4 24.c3 Nd5 25.Kg3 f6 ± +1.67 (27 ply) ⩲ +1.15 (26 ply)better is 22...Nb4 23.c3 Nd3 24.Nf6 Rh6 25.b3 d6 26.Rd1 Nf4+ 27.Kf3 ⩲ +1.12 (26 ply) ± +1.68 (25 ply) 30.Kf3 Ne1+ 31.Kf2 Nd3+ 32.Ke3 b5 33.h5 Rg1 34.bxc4 bxc4 +- +2.63 (25 ply) ± +1.78 (26 ply) 31...Rg6 32.bxc4 bxc4 33.Rf1 f6 34.exf6+ Rxf6 35.Rxf6 ± +2.03 (30 ply)+- +3.25 (27 ply) after 32.bxc4 bxc4 33.exd6+ Kxd6 34.Rf1 Rf8 35.Rf6+ Ke7 36.Ra6 33.bxc4 bxc4 34.Rf1 Rf8 35.Rf6+ Ke7 36.Ra6 f6 37.Rxa7+ +- +3.12 (25 ply)= -0.08 (30 ply) 36.bxc4 c2 37.Ke4 c1=Q 38.Rxc1 Nxc1 39.c5+ Ke7 40.a4 a5 = -0.10 (33 ply)-+ -3.38 (30 ply) 37.bxc4 c1=Q+ 38.Rxc1 Nxc1 39.a3 Nb3 40.Kd3 Na5 41.a4 -+ -2.90 (28 ply)-+ -132.66 (28 ply)-+ mate-in-4951.Kxa5 Ke4 52.Kb5 Kf4 53.Kc4 Kxg5 54.Kd3 f5 55.Ke2 Kg4 -+ mate-in-220-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-02-03
Premium Chessgames Member
  Honza Cervenka: 33...b4 is a nice shot, 34...Rxg5 is another one. The rest of ending is very instructive.
Nov-29-04  johnwgoes: Couldn't white force a stalemate fairly easily?
Nov-30-04
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  beatgiant: <Couldn't white force a stalemate fairly easily?>

I really don't see it. Before the pawn ending, both players have lots of moves so stalemate is unlikely, and the pawn ending itself looks dead won for Black at all times.

<johnwgoes> (or anyone else who sees it), could you post the details of when and how White could force stalemate in this game?

Dec-04-04  johnwgoes: Forgive me, I meant a draw; but I see that the pawn will easily be promoted with the aid of the king.
Jan-20-09  WhiteRook48: interesting endgame.
May-25-09  heuristic: mo' better moves;

13...Kf8 14.Kf2 Bb7 15.Bg5 Ng6 16.Nd5

14.Nb5 Na6 15.Ng5 h6 16.Bxf7+ Kd8 17.Bd5

30.Kf3 b5 31.bxc4 bxc4 32.Nd6 f6

31...Rg6 32.bxc4 xc4 33.Rf1 f6 34.exf6+

33.bxc4 bxc4 34.Rf1 Rf8 35.Rf6+ Ke7

37.a3 c1Q+ 38.Rxc1 Nxc1 39.bxc4 a5

Jul-10-09  sillybilly47: Harrwitz is a favorite of mine but he butchers the endgame here.
Dec-21-09  kooley782: Why not 25. ...Nf4? It wins, does it not?
Dec-21-09  kooley782: Ack, sorry, my mistake. 25. ...Nf4 26.Kg3.

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