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Simon Winawer vs Henry Bird
Vienna (1882), Vienna AUH, rd 9, May-20
Sicilian Defense: Closed Variation. Traditional (B25)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply) 4.Bb5 Nd4 5.O-O Nxb5 6.Nxb5 a6 7.Nc3 b5 8.d4 Bb7 = +0.42 (35 ply) 4...a6 5.Be2 Be7 6.Bb2 Bf6 7.O-O d6 8.Qb1 b6 9.a4 = -0.44 (24 ply)= +0.34 (24 ply)better is 9.Ba3 O-O 10.Re1 Be6 11.Na4 Nd7 12.c3 Rc8 13.Rc1 Re8 = +0.44 (25 ply)= -0.22 (26 ply)better is 10.Na4 Be6 11.Ba3 Nd7 12.Qd2 Re8 13.Rae1 Qc7 14.d4 cxd4 = +0.25 (24 ply)better is 10...Bd6 11.Ng3 Be6 12.Bb2 Nd7 13.d4 c4 14.Re1 Re8 = -0.40 (24 ply)= +0.18 (24 ply) after 11.Bg5 Re8 12.Re1 h6 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.Nf4 Bd7 15.Rxe8+ 14...Qf6 15.Nh5 Qg6 16.Ng3 f4 17.Ne4 Bc7 18.Rf1 Bg4 19.h3 = -0.43 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.76 (24 ply)better is 16.c3 Rc8 17.c4 Nf6 18.h3 Bh5 19.Ba5 Qd7 20.Ne5 Bxe5 ⩲ +0.52 (28 ply)= -0.14 (25 ply) 19.Kh1 Qh4 20.Nxd6 Rxd6 21.Re5 Rh6 22.Qg2 Rg6 23.Qf1 Rf8 = 0.00 (31 ply)-+ -3.37 (25 ply) 21...Rg6+ 22.Kh2 Ne3 23.fxe3 fxe3+ 24.Nxd6 exd2 25.Ne4 -+ -4.47 (27 ply) ∓ -1.76 (30 ply) 23.Bxe3 dxe3 24.Nxd6 Rg6+ 25.Kh2 Qf4+ 26.Kh1 Rxd6 27.Qg1 ∓ -1.70 (28 ply)-+ -6.84 (23 ply) after 23...Rf8 24.Re2 Be5 25.Be1 Qh5 26.Ng5 Qxg5+ 27.Rg2 Qh5 24...Rf8 25.Kh1 Qh5 26.Be1 Rg6 27.h4 Be5 28.Qh3 Rxf3 -+ -4.61 (27 ply) ⩱ -0.56 (31 ply) 26...Qh5 27.h4 Rf8 28.Qh3 Be5 29.Rg2 Rxf3 30.Bg3 e2 ⩱ -0.72 (30 ply) 27.h4 Rf8 28.Qh3 Bc7 29.Rg2 Bd8 30.Rxg6 Qxg6 31.Qg4 Qf7 +- +2.85 (22 ply) 27...Qh5 28.h4 Rf8 29.Qh3 Be5 30.Bg3 Qxf3+ 31.Rg2 e2 ∓ -2.49 (30 ply) 28.h4 Qh5 29.Qh3 Rxe4 30.dxe4 d3 31.Rg2 d2 32.Bxd2 exd2 ± +1.67 (29 ply)= +0.08 (31 ply) 30.Rh2 Bxh2 31.Rxh2 Qh5 32.Rg2 Rxg2 33.Kxg2 Rf5 34.Bg3 = +0.15 (31 ply) ⩱ -0.86 (26 ply) after 30...Re8 31.bxc5 Rf8 32.Rb2 Be5 33.Rh2 Qxf3+ 34.Qxf3 better is 31.a3 b3 32.Rb2 Re7 33.Rh2 Bxh2 34.Kxh2 c5 35.Rxb3 Rb6 ⩱ -0.60 (25 ply) 31...Re8 32.Rb2 Be5 33.Rb1 c5 34.Bxc5 Rh6 35.f4 Bc7 ⩱ -1.17 (25 ply) 32.Bd6 Rxe4 33.dxe4 Qf6 34.Bxg3 Rxg3 35.Qb1 Rxf3 36.Qb8+ = 0.00 (29 ply)-+ -2.98 (27 ply) 36.Rxg6 hxg6 37.Rb2 Qxf3+ 38.Kg1 Qg4+ 39.Kf1 Qxe4 40.Kg1 -+ -4.42 (26 ply) 36...Rxg2 37.Kxg2 dxc2 38.Qc1 Qd6 39.Qxe3 Qd1 40.Qxa7 -+ -12.57 (26 ply)= +0.36 (29 ply) 40...Rh3+ 41.Kg2 Rxh5 42.Rd8+ Kf7 43.Rd7+ Kf6 44.Rd6+ = +0.28 (26 ply) ± +1.57 (25 ply)better is 42.h6 Rh5+ 43.Kg3 Rxh6 44.Rd7+ Kg8 45.Rxa7 Rg6+ 46.Kf4 ± +1.56 (26 ply) 42...Ke6 43.Rxa7 Rxh5+ 44.Kg3 Rg5+ 45.Kh3 Rh5+ 46.Kg4 ⩲ +0.95 (26 ply) 43.h6 gxh6 44.Rxh7 Ke5 45.Rxh6 c5 46.Rh7 Rg8 47.Rxa7 Kd4 ± +1.80 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.57 (26 ply) 45.a4 Rxc4 46.a5 Ra4 47.a6 c5 48.Ra8 c4 49.a7 Kg5 50.Kf2 ⩲ +1.28 (28 ply)= +0.29 (30 ply) after 45...h5 46.Kh4 g6 47.Rb4 Kg7 48.a4 Kh6 49.Rb1 g5+ 50.Kg3 48...h4 49.Ra8 h3 50.Rh8 Ra5 51.Rxh3 Ra3+ 52.Kc2 Kf4 = 0.00 (33 ply) ⩲ +0.79 (29 ply) 49...g4 50.Rf8+ Kg3 51.fxg4 h4 52.Rf5 Rxf5 53.gxf5 h3 ⩲ +1.29 (28 ply) ± +2.47 (27 ply) 51.Rf5 Rxf5 52.exf5 h4 53.f6 h3 54.f7 h2 55.f8=Q h1=Q ± +2.46 (28 ply) 51...Re7 52.Ke3 Rg7 53.Rb8 Rf7 54.e5 h4 55.Rg8 Rxf3+ = -0.45 (25 ply) 52.Rf5 Rxf5 53.exf5 h4 54.f6 h3 55.f7 h2 56.f8=Q h1=Q ± +1.84 (28 ply)= 0.00 (35 ply) 53...g4 54.fxg4 Kxg4 55.Rf6 h4 56.Rxc6 Rd2+ 57.Ke3 Rd1 = 0.00 (36 ply)+- +3.32 (25 ply) 54...Kf2 55.Rh5 Kg3 56.e6 Re2 57.Re5 c5+ 58.Kd5 Rxe5+ +- +2.80 (29 ply)+- +8.82 (27 ply) 59.Rh6 Rd2+ 60.Kxc6 Re2 61.c5 Re3 62.Kd6 Kg5 63.Rh8 Kf6 +- +14.09 (25 ply) 59...Rd2+ 60.Kxc6 Re2 61.Rh6 Kg3 62.Kd6 Rd2+ 63.Ke5 Re2+ = 0.00 (41 ply)+- +132.75 (40 ply) 61.c5 Rd2+ 62.Kxc6 Re2 63.Rxh2 Re6+ 64.Kd5 Re1 65.e8=Q +- +132.75 (45 ply)= 0.00 (43 ply) 64...Rc2 65.Kd7 Rd2+ 66.Ke6 Re2+ 67.Kf6 Rf2+ 68.Ke5 Re2+ = 0.00 (48 ply)+- +132.75 (42 ply) after 65.Rxh2 Rd1 66.Kf7 Rd7 67.Ke6 Rd1 68.e8=Q Re1+ 69.Re2 +- mate-in-22 after 79...Qa5 80.c7 Qh5+ 81.Kg8 Qg6+ 82.Qg7 Qc6 83.Qf8+85...Kd4 86.Qxd5+ Kxd5 87.Qc3 Ke4 88.Kg7 Kd5 89.Kf6 Ke4 +- mate-in-91-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-22-08  Knight13: It looked like White was getting squeezed to death at first and then suddenly... :-O
Feb-22-08  percyblakeney: Bird played well until he missed the winning 36. ... Rxg2 37. Rxg2 d2:


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White has nothing better than Rxd2 exd2 and black wins thanks to Qh4+ followed by Qe1 and the pawn promotes.

Mar-03-20  Straclonoor: <Bird played well until he missed the winning 36. ... Rxg2 37. Rxg2 d2:> Yes. It goes to win for black

36....Rh6 also enough for win

Analysis by Stockfish 230120 64 BMI2:

1. -+ (-#23): 36...Rxg2 37.Kxg2 dxc2 38.Qc1 Qg5+ 39.Kh3 Qxh5+ 40.Kg2 Qg5+ 41.Kh3 Qh6+ 42.Kg2 e2 43.Qxh6 gxh6 44.Kf2 c1Q 45.Kxe2 Qxc4+ 46.Ke3 Qxa2 47.f4 Qa3+ 48.Kd2 Qf3 49.f5 Qxe4 50.Kc3 Kf7 51.Kb3 Kf6 52.Kb2 Kxf5 53.Kc3 Ke5 54.Kb3 Kd5 55.Ka2 Qe2+ 56.Kb3 Qd2 57.Ka4 Qb2 58.Ka5 Qa3#

2. -+ (-6.68): 36...Rh6 37.Rb2 Qxf3 38.Kg1 Qxh5 39.Rb8+ Kf7 40.Qf1+ Ke6 41.Qf5+ Qxf5 42.exf5+ Kxf5 43.Rf8+ Rf6 44.Rd8 e2 45.Re8 d2 46.Rf2+ Kg6 47.Rg2+ Kf7 48.Re7+ Kxe7 49.Rxe2+ Re6 50.Rxd2 Re5 51.Rg2 Kf6 52.Rf2+ Rf5 53.Rd2 Rc5 54.Rd4 h5 55.Rf4+ Kg6 56.a4 a5 57.Kg2 Kh6 58.Re4 g5 59.Kg3 Kg6 60.Re6+ Kf5 61.Re8 h4+ 62.Kh3 Rxc4 63.Rf8+ Ke6 64.Re8+ Kf6 65.Rf8+ Kg7

May-03-21
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  DaltriDiluvi: 64...Rc2! is the only drawing move.

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