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George Mackenzie vs Wilhelm Steinitz
London (1883), London ENG, rd 6, May-04
Spanish Game: Fianchetto Defense (C60)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)6...a6 was played in V Korchagina vs V S Popov, 2013 (0-1)8.f3 was played in Bacrot vs Pavasovic, 2018 (1-0)8...Re8 was played in Kasparov vs Smyslov, 1975 (0-1)9.Bg5 was played in Dvoirys vs V Malaniuk, 1989 (1-0)better is 10.Bc4 d5 11.exd5 Nexd5 12.Nxd5 Nxd5 13.Bxd5 Qxd5 14.c3 = -0.08 (25 ply) ⩱ -0.66 (23 ply)better is 11.Nf3 Nxe4 12.Bxe4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Bf5 14.Ng3 Qxd1 = -0.22 (24 ply) ⩱ -0.75 (22 ply) after 11...Nfxd5 12.Qf3 Nb4 13.Rfe1 Nxd3 14.cxd3 Re8 15.Nb3 better is 16.Qf4 Qe7 17.Nf3 Rae8 18.Rae1 b5 19.Qc7 Rc8 20.Qf4 Rcd8 ⩱ -0.51 (20 ply) ⩱ -1.03 (20 ply) after 16...Qe7 17.Rad1 Rae8 18.Nc2 Rd8 19.Nd4 Be5 20.Qf2 Kg7 17...Qe7 18.Qf2 b5 19.Bd3 a6 20.e4 c5 21.Nf3 Bc6 22.e5 ⩱ -1.03 (22 ply) 18.Bxf7+ Kh8 19.Bxe8 Rxe8 20.Qf7 Qe7 21.Rd1 a5 22.Qxe7 +- +2.75 (27 ply) ⩱ -1.47 (21 ply) after 18...Bc7 19.Nf4 Re7 20.Bb3 Qe5 21.e4 a5 22.g3 Qb5 23.Qe2 better is 19...Bc7 20.Nd3 b5 21.Bb3 a5 22.a4 bxa4 23.Bxa4 Be6 ⩱ -1.42 (22 ply)better is 20.e4 Bc7 21.Bb3 Rfe8 22.Nd3 f6 23.Kh1 h5 24.a4 a5 25.Ba2 ⩱ -0.90 (23 ply) ∓ -1.62 (20 ply) 21.e4 Bc7 22.Nd3 Bg3 23.Bb3 f5 24.e5 Rfe8 25.Nf4 Rxe5 ⩱ -1.14 (21 ply) ∓ -2.03 (22 ply)better is 24.Qg3 Be4 25.Bb3 h6 26.h4 Rfe8 27.Ref1 Kh7 28.Qh3 Bf5 ∓ -1.70 (20 ply) ∓ -2.35 (24 ply) after 24...Qc5 25.Bb3 Rfe8 26.Rfe2 b5 27.g3 h5 28.Qf2 Bb6 25.Bb3 Qc5 26.Rfe2 b5 27.Qf2 Bb6 28.Kh2 a5 29.a4 Rxe3 ∓ -1.98 (22 ply)-+ -3.77 (23 ply) 28.h4 h6 29.Qf1 Qe7 30.Qh3 Rd1 31.Ref1 Rxf1+ 32.Rxf1 Rd2 -+ -2.61 (20 ply)better is 28...h5 29.Qe2 Rd2 30.Qxd2 Rxd2 31.Rxd2 hxg4 32.hxg4 Qg5 -+ -3.99 (22 ply) 29.Bb3 Bb6 30.a4 g5 31.a5 Bxa5 32.Nh5 Bd3 33.Qg2 Bxc3 ∓ -2.46 (22 ply)better is 29...Rd2 30.Rfe2 Bb6 31.Ng2 f5 32.Qf4 Qxf4 33.Nxf4 fxg4 -+ -3.68 (24 ply) ∓ -1.87 (25 ply) 31.Rfe2 b5 32.Qf2 Rxe2 33.Bxe2 Rd2 34.h5 gxh5 35.Qh4 Qe7 ∓ -1.82 (23 ply)-+ -3.39 (26 ply) after 31...Qc5 32.Be2 Bxf4 33.Rxf4 Rxb2 34.c4 Rxa2 35.Qg3 Qe5 49.Kg1 Bf3 50.Rc2 Be3+ 51.Kh2 Be4 52.Re2 f4 53.Ra2 Bd3 -+ -7.25 (23 ply)0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-06-07  benba57: Wow, Steinitz with the pair of bishops. I love ...20. Bc8
Jul-09-18
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  Telemus:


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Black is clearly better, but 17.. ♗e5? allows 18.♗xf7+ +-. 18.. ♔h8 19.♗xe8 ♖xf3 20.♘xf3!


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Not too difficult to find.

Nov-13-19  SymphonicKnight: Still, a nice problem for students, when told to look for it. If the Bd7 were elsewhere (e.g. still on c8), the game could still be challenging to finish, and the K better placed on g7, and not easy to see over the board, as these two GMs evidence.

In any case, 17.Be5? should not have been played in the first place, and, practically, for my taste, 17.Re7 instead of the Stockfish' recommended 17.Qe7!

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