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Mikhail Chigorin vs Samuel Rosenthal
London (1883), London ENG, rd 24, Jun-19
Spanish Game: Open Variations (C80)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 7s/ply) 8.dxe5 Be6 9.Nbd2 Nc5 10.c3 d4 11.Bxe6 Nxe6 12.cxd4 = +0.40 (22 ply) 8...Nxd4 9.Nxd4 exd4 10.axb5 Bc5 11.c3 Ra7 12.cxd4 ⩱ -0.74 (35 ply) ⩲ +0.57 (34 ply) 11...Nc5 12.Bxd5 Bb7 13.Qe3+ Qe7 14.Bxb7 Nxb7 15.Qd2 Qd6 = +0.14 (33 ply) 12.Ba4 Bd7 13.Re1 Qc7 14.f3 Bd6 15.fxe4 Bxh2+ 16.Kf1 O-O ± +1.58 (35 ply) 12...Nc5 13.Re1+ Ne6 14.Nf3 Be7 15.Qb6 Qxb6 16.axb6 O-O ⩱ -0.73 (34 ply)+- +2.61 (34 ply) 13...Nc5 14.Nf3 Ne4 15.Ng5 Nc5 16.Re1+ Kd7 17.Be3 Nxb3 ± +2.37 (34 ply)+- +3.34 (39 ply) 15.Bg5 Qd6 16.Ba4 Bd7 17.Rfe1 f6 18.Bf4 Qxf4 19.Bxc6 Rd8 +- +3.11 (37 ply) ⩲ +1.04 (35 ply) after 15...O-O 16.Bxe7 Qxe7 17.Qxc6 Be6 18.Bxd5 Rac8 19.Qb7 better is 19.Rfd1 Rfc8 20.Qb6 Rcb8 21.Qd4 Rb4 22.Qe5 Re4 23.Qc3 ± +1.54 (34 ply) ⩲ +1.02 (27 ply)better is 21.Qb6 Qd8 22.Qxd8+ Rxd8 23.Red1 Rac8 24.Rd4 h5 25.Ra1 ⩲ +1.23 (28 ply) 21...Qd4 22.Red1 Qc5 23.Qxc5 Rxc5 24.Ra1 Rb8 25.Kf1 Rbb5 ⩲ +0.56 (35 ply) ± +1.79 (38 ply) 26.Bc4 h5 27.Kf1 Rd4 28.b3 h4 29.Re1 Rad8 30.h3 R8d6 ± +2.20 (32 ply) 26...Rab8 27.Bc4 Rdc8 28.Bd3 Rc5 29.Bxh7 Rxa5 30.h3 Ra2 ⩲ +1.35 (38 ply) 27.Bc4 g5 28.Re1 Rad8 29.g3 Rf6 30.Bd3 Rd5 31.b4 Rd4 ± +2.30 (34 ply) 27...Rh6 28.Kg1 Rb8 29.Bd3 Rh5 30.Bxa6 Rxa5 31.Bd3 Rb4 ⩲ +1.44 (38 ply) ± +2.48 (35 ply) after 28.Bd3 Rb8 29.b3 g5 30.Re1 Rd5 31.Ra1 Rxd3 32.cxd3 Rxb3 31...Rb4 32.b3 Kf7 33.f3 Ra7 34.h3 h5 35.Re1 Kf6 36.Re8 ± +1.58 (23 ply)+- +2.51 (28 ply) after 32.b4 Ra2 33.Ke2 Ke7 34.b5 Kd6 35.Ke3 Kc5 36.b6 Ra1 32...Rg5 33.g3 Ke7 34.Ke3 Re5+ 35.Be4 Rc8 36.Kd4 Rb5 ± +2.30 (32 ply)+- +4.59 (37 ply)better is 35.Ke3 Kd6 36.Kd4 Ra4 37.c3 Kc7 38.f4 Ra2 39.Be4 Kb6 +- +4.89 (38 ply)+- +2.91 (35 ply)better is 36.f4 Rb1 37.Kf2 Rb4 38.Kf3 Rb1 39.g4 Rh1 40.Kg2 Rb1 +- +2.82 (31 ply) ± +2.09 (28 ply) after 36...Kc5 37.Kg3 Kd4 38.f4 Ke3 39.Kg4 Rh1 40.g3 Kd4 41.Kf3 39.h4 Ra4 40.g4 Rb4 41.g5 Ra4 42.Kf3 Ra1 43.f5 gxf5 +- +5.67 (34 ply) 39...g5 40.c4 gxf4+ 41.Kxf4 h6 42.h4 Kd4 43.Be2 Rb2 = 0.00 (56 ply)+- +8.99 (32 ply) after 40.f5 g5 41.f6 Re1+ 42.Be2 Ra1 43.Ke4 Kd6 44.c4 Ke6 45.b6 better is 43.gxf5 Ke5 44.f6 Kxf6 45.Ke4 Ke6 46.Kd4 Rg7 47.Be4 Rg1 +- +4.38 (31 ply)+- +11.52 (32 ply) after 43...Rh1 44.Kg2 Rd1 45.Bxh7 Ke5 46.Kg3 Rg1+ 47.Kh4 Ra1 +- mate-in-17 after 56.g5 Ra5+ 57.Kf6 Ra6+ 58.Be6 Kh7 59.c4 Rb6 60.c566...Ke5 67.c8=Q Kd4 68.Qd8+ Ke3 69.Qd3+ Kf2 70.Qd2+ Kg3 +- mate-in-101-0

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Dec-31-11  WhoKeres: Chigorin had a won position in this game for about the last 30 moves. Money must have been at stake for Rosenthal to keep playing on. I can't imagine a modern GM playing this position out.

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