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Johannes Zukertort vs Alexander Sellman
London (1883), London ENG, rd 10, May-11
French Defense: Exchange Variation (C01)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)8...Re8 was played in Larsen vs Petrosian, 1966 (0-1)better is 13...Bg4 14.Bxf4 Qxf4 15.Qd2 Nh5 16.Nxh5 Qxd2 17.Nxd2 = 0.00 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.56 (25 ply) 14...Bg4 15.Nh4 Nh5 16.Nhf5 Nxg3 17.Nxg3 Nf6 18.Qg5 Bd7 = +0.33 (24 ply) 15.h3 Nf8 16.a4 a6 17.Re1 Ng6 18.Ne5 bxa4 19.Rxa4 Nxe5 ⩲ +1.27 (25 ply) 15...a5 16.a4 bxa4 17.b5 cxb5 18.Bxb5 Reb8 19.Bxa4 Rb4 = +0.08 (26 ply) ⩲ +0.97 (24 ply)better is 18.Nhf5 Bxf5 19.Nxf5 Ne6 20.Re1 bxa4 21.Rxa4 Qf4 22.Qxf4 ⩲ +0.96 (21 ply)= +0.31 (24 ply)better is 19.Qc2 Rad8 20.Rfa1 Qf4 21.g3 Qg4 22.f3 Qh5 23.Nxg6 fxg6 ⩲ +0.57 (21 ply)= 0.00 (28 ply) 27...Kf8 28.h3 Nh6 29.Qb6 Qc8 30.Ra7 Nf7 31.Qc7 Qxc7 = 0.00 (31 ply) ± +1.53 (29 ply) 28...Qc8 29.Qxc8+ Rxc8 30.Ra7 Nh6 31.Ne6 Nf7 32.Re7 g6 ⩲ +0.98 (28 ply) ± +2.38 (29 ply) 31...Qb8 32.Qxh7 Re7 33.h3 Qe8 34.Kf1 Re4 35.Kg2 Re1 +- +3.36 (27 ply)+- +5.63 (29 ply)better is 36.Qh5+ Rg6 37.Ra8 Kg7 38.Qh8+ Kf7 39.Qh7+ Rg7 40.Qh5+ +- +10.60 (29 ply)+- +4.44 (26 ply) after 36...Rg8 37.Qh6 Qe4 38.Ra7+ Ke6 39.Qh3+ Rg4 40.Qh5 Qg6 better is 37.Qf5 Rh8 38.Ra6 Qb7 39.Ra3 Kg7 40.Rf3 Qe7 41.Re3 Qc7 +- +6.19 (27 ply)+- +3.52 (27 ply)55...Qd2+ 56.Kh3 Qh6+ 57.Kg2 Qd2+ 58.Qf2 Qxf2+ 59.Kxf2 +- mate-in-171-0

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Jan-14-05
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  offramp: Sellman gradually gets outplayed and tries for a perpetual check. 39.g4+ would have ended the game early in white's favour.

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