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James Mucklow vs Elijah Williams
London (1851), London ENG, rd 2, Jun-??
English Opening: Agincourt Defense (A13)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)3.a3 was played in Owen vs Steinitz, 1862 (1-0) 4.d4 b6 5.Nh3 Bb7 6.O-O Bd6 7.b3 O-O 8.Nc3 a6 9.Bb2 ⩲ +0.62 (25 ply)better is 4...Nxh5 5.Qxh5+ g6 6.Qd1 Qg5 7.Kf1 b6 8.h4 Qh5 ⩱ -0.56 (26 ply)= +0.12 (21 ply)better is 7...c6 8.Be2 Bd6 9.Nf3 O-O 10.O-O Nbd7 11.b3 Qe7 = -0.46 (23 ply)= +0.20 (21 ply) after 8.d4 c6 9.Nge2 Na6 10.Nf4 Nc7 11.g3 O-O 12.O-O b6 13.b3 better is 8...c6 9.d4 Ne4 10.Nf4 O-O 11.O-O Re8 12.Qc2 Nd7 13.b3 = -0.19 (21 ply)= +0.35 (20 ply)better is 10.Nf4 Ne7 11.Qb3 c6 12.h4 b6 13.Bd2 Rf7 14.O-O c5 = +0.44 (21 ply)better is 10...Na5 11.Qc2 c6 12.b3 Re8 13.Ba3 b5 14.Nf4 Nb7 15.O-O = -0.17 (22 ply)= +0.42 (21 ply) after 11.Nf4 c6 12.h4 Qd6 13.Bd2 b6 14.O-O Ba6 15.Be2 Bxe2 better is 11...c6 12.Nf4 Re8 13.Bd2 Rb8 14.h5 g5 15.h6 Bf8 16.Nh5 = -0.07 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.57 (20 ply)better is 13...b6 14.g3 Rf7 15.Be2 c5 16.Rc1 Bb7 17.O-O Qd7 18.Qc2 = +0.01 (20 ply) ⩲ +0.57 (19 ply) after 14.Be2 Ne4 15.Rd1 b6 16.O-O Re8 17.Qc2 Bb7 18.b4 Nxd2 15.Kf1 Ne4 16.Bc3 b6 17.g3 Rf6 18.Kg2 Ba6 19.Rad1 Rd6 ⩲ +0.61 (22 ply)= -0.24 (22 ply)better is 17.Rc1 b6 18.Nc3 Bd7 19.O-O Rac8 20.Qd3 c5 21.b3 Bc6 = 0.00 (21 ply) 17...b6 18.b3 Ba6 19.Bb2 Rac8 20.g3 Kg8 21.Kf1 c5 22.Qd1 ⩱ -0.62 (20 ply) 18.g3 b6 19.b3 Nxc3 20.Qxc3 Ng8 21.Kf1 Nf6 22.Rc1 Ne4 = +0.28 (20 ply) ⩱ -0.88 (24 ply)better is 20...Rac8 21.Rd1 c5 22.Ne5 Be8 23.O-O cxd4 24.exd4 b5 ⩱ -1.07 (20 ply)= -0.42 (19 ply) after 21.b3 Nxc3 22.Nxc3 Nf6 23.Ne5 Be6 24.O-O Ne4 25.Ne2 c5 better is 23.Qxb4 Qxb4+ 24.Nxb4 Nf6 25.O-O Ne4 26.Rfd1 Rfd8 = -0.48 (25 ply) ⩱ -1.19 (24 ply) 24.Nd3 Ne4 25.Qb2 c5 26.O-O Bxa4 27.Rfb1 Rfb8 28.Ne5 b5 ⩱ -0.92 (21 ply) ∓ -2.13 (21 ply) after 24...c5 25.Qb3 Ne4 26.Bg2 Ra5 27.Qb2 Bxa4 28.O-O c4 25.Qb3 c5 26.Bg2 Ra5 27.Qb2 Bxa4 28.O-O Qc6 29.Rfb1 Rb5 ∓ -1.82 (21 ply)-+ -3.06 (22 ply) 27.Qb3 Qc6 28.Ra3 Rac8 29.Kf1 cxd4 30.Ncxd4 Bxd4 31.exd4 -+ -2.90 (22 ply)-+ -4.86 (21 ply) after 27...bxa5 28.Qd2 a4 29.dxc5 Qxc5 30.Ncd4 a3 31.Kf1 Bg4 28...bxa5 29.dxc5 Qxc5 30.Ncd4 Bg4 31.Rh1 a4 32.Kf1 Qc4 -+ -4.99 (21 ply) 29.Qb4 Qxb4+ 30.Nxb4 Be6 31.Nc3 Rxa5 32.Rb1 Bf8 33.Kd2 ∓ -1.64 (29 ply)-+ -4.70 (24 ply) 32.Qc1 Ra8 33.Nc2 Qb3 34.Kd2 Bf6 35.Qb1 Qxb1 36.Nxb1 Bd8 -+ -3.65 (26 ply)better is 32...Ra8 33.f4 Rxa2 34.Rxa2 gxf4 35.gxf4 Bxd4 36.exd4 -+ -12.00 (26 ply) ∓ -2.45 (29 ply) 34.Kd2 Qb7 35.Rh1 Qf7 36.Rh2 Kg7 37.Qa6 Rb2 38.Kc1 Rb3 ∓ -2.43 (28 ply) 34...Qb3 35.Qxb3 cxb3 36.f3 b2 37.Na3 Bxa3 38.Rxb2 Rxb2 -+ -6.65 (27 ply) 35.Nc3 Rb3 36.Qa7+ Kg8 37.Kd2 Bf3 38.Qa5 Qb7 39.Kc1 Qf7 ⩱ -0.79 (27 ply)-+ -7.12 (21 ply)-+ mate-in-14 after 42.f3 Qxh2 43.fxg4 c2 44.Qc7 Qg1+ 45.Kb2 Qb1+45.Qxd1 cxd1=Q+ 46.Kb2 Qg1 47.f4 Qxe3 48.f5 Qxd4+ 49.Kb3 -+ mate-in-90-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-13-14
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  keypusher: A funny finale after 34....Qc6.


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Mucklow wins the exchange with 35.Nf6+ Qxf6 36.Qa7+ Bg7 37.Qxb8, but then comes 37....Qf3:


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That rook on h2 isn't doing a lot.

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