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Mikhail Chigorin vs Wilhelm Steinitz
Vienna (1882), Vienna AUH, rd 27, Jun-13
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Accepted (C51)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply) 5...Ba5 6.d4 d6 7.Qb3 Qd7 8.O-O Bb6 9.Bb5 a6 10.Ba4 = -0.14 (36 ply) ⩲ +0.63 (16 ply)better is 6...d6 7.O-O Na5 8.Be2 Nc6 9.Bc4 = 0.00 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.73 (19 ply)better is 8.Nbd2 Qd7 9.Bb3 a6 10.Nc4 b5 11.Ne3 Nf6 12.Re1 Bb7 ⩲ +0.84 (19 ply) 8...Qd7 9.Qc2 Be7 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Rd1 Qg4 12.Ba3 Bxa3 = +0.09 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.90 (21 ply)better is 10.Ng5 Nh6 11.Rd1 Bg7 12.Nf3 O-O 13.Ba3 Qf6 14.Bxf8 Bxf8 ⩲ +0.74 (21 ply)= +0.18 (26 ply)better is 11.Ba3 Qf6 12.Bd5 Nge7 13.Nbd2 O-O 14.Bxc6 Nxc6 15.Bxf8 ⩲ +0.71 (26 ply)= +0.05 (27 ply)better is 14...Nxc6 15.Bxf8 Kxf8 16.Qb5 Kg7 17.h3 a6 18.Qd3 Qe7 = +0.11 (23 ply)better is 15.Nc4 Bf4 16.g3 Bg4 17.Rd3 Rfb8 18.Qc2 Nd5 19.gxf4 Nxf4 ⩲ +0.64 (24 ply)= +0.11 (25 ply) after 15...Re8 16.Qa5 c5 17.Bxc5 Nc6 18.Qxc7 Bg4 19.h3 Rac8 better is 20...Be6 21.Qa4 a5 22.Bc1 Bxc1 23.Rxc1 Qe7 24.Rcd1 Bg4 = +0.31 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.99 (24 ply) 21...Qh8 22.c4 Bf8 23.R6d3 Rac8 24.Qa6 Qg7 25.Rc1 Qh6 ⩲ +0.82 (24 ply)+- +3.57 (25 ply)40...Qf5 41.Qe5+ Qf6 42.Qxf6+ Kxf6 43.d8=Q+ Kg7 44.Qxa5 +- +57.02 (27 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-19-09  Shams: 22...Bg5 because I believe white was threatening 23.Qxa1, e.g. 22...Bxf3 23.Qxa1 Rxa1 24.Rd8 Rxd8 25.Rxd8 Qf1 26.Bxf1 Bxf1 27.gxf3 with the simplest of wins.
May-24-12  Libelt: That's the scheme of John Brunner's novel.
Nov-21-14  Ke2: typical of steinitz, the unbelievably cheeky bf8
May-14-16  RookFile: Yes, and typical of Chigorin too. He put a lot of wins up in the Evans Gambit against Steinitz.
Oct-10-19  SymphonicKnight: As Stockfish claims, Steinitz fatal mistakes came on moves 20 and especially 21. The two bishops may have been sufficient to battle Chigorin's extra pawn, and hold the draw.

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