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Alexander Sellman vs Joseph Blackburne
London (1883), London ENG, rd 23, Jun-12
French Defense: Exchange Variation (C01)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)8...Ne7 was played in Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1878 (0-1)9.h3 was played in Chigorin vs Alapin, 1880 (1-0) 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 h6 12.Bxf6 Qxf6 13.Nb5 Ne7 14.Nxd6 = +0.42 (34 ply) ⩱ -1.27 (34 ply)better is 12...Qh5+ 13.Kg3 gxf6 14.Rh1 Qg6 15.Kh2 Nxd4 16.Nxd4 ⩱ -1.13 (34 ply) 13.Rh1 Nxd4 14.Qxd4 Bxf3 15.Qxd5 Bxd5 16.Bd3 Be4 17.Rad1 = -0.50 (36 ply)-+ -5.54 (32 ply) 14...Kh8 15.Qd3 Rxe2 16.Nh2 Be6 17.Qf3 Qxf3 18.Nxf3 Rxb2 -+ -6.83 (32 ply) ⩲ +0.53 (38 ply)better is 19...Kg7 20.Re1 Rge6 21.Rxe6 Rxe6 22.g3 Rh6+ 23.Nh4 Bxd1 = +0.41 (33 ply) ⩲ +1.11 (34 ply)better is 22...b6 23.a4 Nb7 24.Re1 Rhe6 25.Kf1 Kg7 26.Nc4 Nd6 ⩲ +0.83 (22 ply)better is 23.Nd3 Rd8 24.b4 c6 25.Re1 Kg7 26.g3 f4 27.gxf4 Rf6 ⩲ +1.37 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.86 (23 ply) after 23...Rd8 24.Nd3 Rd5 25.Re5 Rxe5 26.Nxe5 Rh5 27.Re1 Kg7 24...Rhe6 25.Rxe6 Rxe6 26.Kf1 Kg7 27.f3 Rd6 28.a4 b6 ⩲ +0.97 (34 ply) ± +1.88 (36 ply) 25...Rxe1+ 26.Rxe1 Re6 27.Rxe6 Nxe6 28.d5 Nd8 29.Kf2 Kg7 ± +1.92 (34 ply)+- +3.11 (32 ply)better is 27.Kf2 Rg6 28.Rg1 b6 29.Rc8 c5 30.dxc5 bxc5 31.Rxc5 Rd6 +- +2.86 (31 ply) ± +1.93 (35 ply) 30.Nd3 Ne6 31.Ra8 a6 32.Ra7 b5 33.Ke3 Kf8 34.g3 h6 35.a3 ± +2.47 (36 ply) ⩲ +0.86 (37 ply) 33.g3 Nd8 34.Nb4 Nc6 35.Nxc6 Rxc6 36.Re8 a5 37.a3 Kg7 ⩲ +1.15 (37 ply) 33...Rc6 34.g3 Rxc3 35.Ke3 Nd8 36.d5 Nb7 37.Re8 Nd6 ∓ -2.40 (39 ply)= +0.23 (33 ply) 37.g3 h5 38.Kc2 Rg8 39.c4 Nc7 40.Re3 b5 41.axb5 cxb5 = +0.09 (38 ply) ∓ -1.68 (37 ply) 38.Kc3 Nxg2 39.c5 Rg8 40.b5 bxc5 41.Rxc5 cxb5 42.axb5 ⩱ -1.30 (34 ply)-+ -10.78 (28 ply)41.Kxd3 f4 42.Kc3 Ke4 43.Kd2 Kd4 44.c5 bxc5 45.bxc5 Kxc5 -+ -84.04 (42 ply)0-1

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