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Samuel Rosenthal vs Johannes Zukertort
London (1883), London ENG, rd 23, Jun-12
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Anderssen Variation (C77)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply) 8...h6 9.c3 O-O 10.O-O Rb8 11.d4 Ba7 12.dxe5 Nxe5 = -0.07 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.84 (25 ply) 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Ne3 f5 12.exf5 Qf6 13.Nd2 Bxe3 14.fxe3 ⩲ +0.84 (25 ply)= -0.31 (26 ply) after 10...O-O 11.c3 Nxb3 12.axb3 h6 13.Bxf6 Qxf6 14.b4 Bb6 better is 12...Bb6 13.O-O Nxb3 14.axb3 O-O 15.b4 a5 16.bxa5 Rxa5 = -0.38 (24 ply)= +0.18 (23 ply) after 13.Nf5 Bxf5 14.exf5 Qd8 15.O-O Bb6 16.Re1 O-O 17.Nd2 h5 14...a5 15.c3 O-O 16.O-O Bxe3 17.fxe3 Nh5 18.Bf2 Ng7 = -0.20 (24 ply) 15.Nf5 Bxf5 16.exf5 Qa7 17.Nd2 Nxg3 18.hxg3 Qe7 19.c3 ⩲ +0.84 (24 ply) 15...Bxe3 16.Qxe3 Qxe3+ 17.fxe3 a5 18.Ra3 f5 19.exf5 = -0.25 (27 ply) ⩲ +1.34 (26 ply)better is 18.d4 exd4 19.b4 Bxf5 20.exf5+ Kd7 21.O-O Bb6 22.cxd4 ⩲ +1.15 (26 ply) ⩲ +0.64 (22 ply) after 18...Be6 19.b4 Bb6 20.O-O Kd7 21.Rfc1 Rg8 22.c4 Qg5 23.g3 19.g3 fxg3 20.hxg3 Bb6 21.b4 Kd7 22.O-O Kc7 23.c4 Bd7 ⩲ +1.02 (23 ply) 19...a5 20.g3 fxg3 21.hxg3 a4 22.b4 Bb6 23.d4 exd4 = +0.16 (22 ply) 20.g3 a5 21.gxf4 Bd7 22.Rhf1 Bb6 23.d4 exd4 24.cxd4 Bc7 ⩲ +0.93 (23 ply)= +0.09 (22 ply)better is 22.g3 Bd7 23.gxf4 O-O-O 24.Rhg1 Rxg1 25.Rxg1 Kb7 26.Rg7 = +0.49 (25 ply) 22...Qg5 23.Nxd6+ Bxd6 24.exd6+ Be6 25.Qc2 Rd8 26.Nf3 = -0.18 (23 ply)+- +3.37 (22 ply) 24.Qe4 Rb8 25.g4 a5 26.Qxc6+ Kf8 27.Qxh6+ Ke8 28.Qc6+ +- +4.50 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.55 (23 ply) 25.Nf3 Bg4 26.Rxd6 Kf8 27.h4 Qh5 28.Qe4 Qf5 29.Re1 Qxe4 ⩲ +0.80 (23 ply) 25...Kf8 26.d7 Bxd7 27.Rxd7 Re8 28.Qd2 Qxh4 29.g3 Qg5 ⩱ -0.62 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.74 (24 ply) 26...Kf8 27.Nf3 Qf6 28.Rhe1 Rd8 29.Nd4 Bd7 30.b4 Rxg2 = 0.00 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.01 (23 ply) 28...Rd8 29.Rd1 Rxd6 30.Nxf3 Rxd2 31.Rxd2 Qe7 32.Qxc6 ⩲ +0.82 (23 ply) ± +1.82 (28 ply) after 29.d7 Rd8 30.Nf5 Rg6 31.h4 Qf6 32.Qc5+ Kg8 33.Ne7+ Kg7 30.Qc3 Rxd6 31.Qc5 Qf6 32.Nf5 Qxf5 33.Qxd6+ Kg7 34.b4 ± +1.73 (26 ply) ⩲ +0.76 (25 ply) 31.Nf5 Rg5 32.Ne7 Rxd6 33.Qc5 Qxe7 34.Rxe7 Kxe7 35.Rd3 ⩲ +0.92 (24 ply)= -0.23 (23 ply)better is 34.Qxf6 Rfxf6 35.b4 Rde6 36.Nd4 Rxe3 37.fxe3 Be4 38.Rd2 = 0.00 (33 ply)better is 34...Kg8 35.Rd4 Rd8 36.Qc3 b4 37.Rg4+ Kh7 38.Qxf6 Rxf6 ⩱ -0.60 (27 ply) 35.Rd2 Rd8 36.Qd4 c5 37.Qxf6+ Kxf6 38.Red3 Re8 39.Rxd5 = +0.08 (30 ply) ⩱ -0.88 (25 ply) 36.h3 Rd8 37.Qc3 Qxc3+ 38.bxc3 Ra8 39.Nd4 Rxf2 40.Nf5+ ⩱ -0.80 (24 ply) ∓ -1.71 (26 ply) after 36...Rxf2 37.Nf5+ Kh7 38.Qc3 Qxc3+ 39.Rxc3 Rf6 40.h3 a5 38.Rxe6 Bxe6 39.Qc3 Qxc3+ 40.bxc3 Rxg4 41.Nd4 Bd5 42.Rd2 ⩱ -1.50 (27 ply) ∓ -2.29 (28 ply) 40.Rxe6 Qxe6 41.Re3 Qf6 42.Qc2 Rc4 43.Rc3 Rxc3 44.bxc3 ∓ -2.22 (25 ply)-+ -3.53 (28 ply) 42.Qe7 Qxe7 43.Nxe7 Bxg4 44.Nxc6 Rf1+ 45.Kc2 Rf2+ 46.Kc3 -+ -3.23 (25 ply)-+ -7.35 (26 ply)44.Qxf7+ Rxf7 45.Nxf7 Qe2 46.Ng5+ hxg5 47.Kb1 Bf5+ -+ mate-in-60-1

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