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Rezso Charousek vs Mikhail Chigorin
Berlin (1897), Berlin GER, rd 19, Oct-04
Queen's Gambit Declined: Alapin Variation (D31)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 6...exd5 7.Bd3 Bd6 8.b3 O-O 9.Bb2 Re8 10.O-O Nbd7 = -0.31 (26 ply)= +0.36 (25 ply) after 7.Bd3 Nxc3 8.bxc3 Be7 9.O-O c5 10.Bb5+ Bc6 11.a4 O-O better is 8...Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.e4 Nxc3 11.bxc3 c5 12.Re1 cxd4 = 0.00 (26 ply) ⩲ +0.66 (23 ply) after 9.e4 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Qc7 11.O-O Be7 12.g3 O-O 13.Bf4 Qd8 better is 9...Nxc3 10.bxc3 Be7 11.e4 O-O 12.Bf4 c5 13.Qe2 Nf6 = +0.22 (26 ply) ⩲ +0.85 (24 ply) 10...Nxc3 11.bxc3 e5 12.Qc2 O-O 13.a4 h6 14.a5 bxa5 = +0.36 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.27 (21 ply) after 11.Bb1 Be7 12.a3 Na6 13.Qc2 Nc7 14.Rd1 Nb5 15.Nxb5 cxb5 better is 11...O-O 12.a3 Na6 13.Qc2 c5 14.Rd1 cxd4 15.Rxd4 Bc5 ⩲ +0.96 (23 ply) 12.a3 b5 13.Bb3 a4 14.Bg5 Qc7 15.e5 Bf8 16.Bxe6 fxe6 ⩲ +1.50 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.68 (22 ply) 17.Na4 c5 18.Bb5 cxd4 19.Rfd1 e5 20.Nxe5 Ndc5 21.axb4 ⩲ +1.05 (24 ply)= +0.25 (26 ply)better is 18...Nxd3 19.Qxd3 Bb4 20.Rac1 Qe7 21.Na2 Ba6 22.Qe3 Rfc8 = +0.30 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.96 (24 ply) after 19.Bb1 Qc8 20.Ne5 f6 21.Nd3 Ba6 22.Qh5 Rd8 23.Nc5 Bxc5 better is 19...f6 20.Ng4 Nxd3 21.Qxd3 Bb4 22.Qg3 Nc4 23.Na4 Qe7 ⩲ +0.59 (22 ply)better is 20.Qg4 Qc7 21.Rac1 Qe7 22.Be2 f6 23.Nd3 Bxf4 24.Qxf4 ⩲ +1.16 (23 ply)better is 20...f6 21.Be3 Bc7 22.Nf3 Ba6 23.Qe1 Qe7 24.b3 Nd7 25.Na2 = +0.44 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.99 (22 ply)better is 25.Qh4 Rd7 26.Bf4 Qf7 27.Bh6 Qe7 28.Na2 Na4 29.Nxb4 axb4 ⩲ +1.23 (23 ply) 25...f5 26.Bh4 Qf8 27.Qxf8+ Rxf8 28.Be7 Rfc8 29.Bc5 Nd7 ⩲ +0.63 (25 ply) 26.Ne4 Rd5 27.Bh4 Qg7 28.Nf6+ Kh8 29.Qxg7+ Kxg7 30.Nxd5 +- +2.54 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.68 (25 ply) 27...Nxe5 28.dxe5 Rxd1+ 29.Rxd1 Nd5 30.Rd3 Ba6 31.Rg3 = +0.50 (24 ply) ⩲ +1.27 (23 ply) after 28.Bg3 Nxb2 29.Rdc1 Qf7 30.Qh4 Nc4 31.Na4 Nd6 32.Nc5 Nf5 30...Nd6 31.Be5 Nf5 32.Qd2 Nd6 33.Rdc1 Nf7 34.Bf4 Bc6 ⩲ +0.83 (25 ply) ± +1.97 (22 ply)better is 31...Bc6 32.Bd6 Qf7 33.Nc7 Rac8 34.Bxf8 Rxf8 35.Na6 ± +1.77 (23 ply) 32.Be5 a4 33.Nc7 Rac8 34.Nxe6 Rfe8 35.Nc5 Qf7 36.Qe3 Bc6 ± +2.34 (24 ply) 32...a4 33.Qe3 Ra7 34.Rdc1 Ba6 35.bxa4 Nc4 36.Nxc4 dxc4 ⩲ +1.45 (25 ply) ± +2.27 (24 ply) after 33.Be5 Nc8 34.Nxc8 Raxc8 35.Rxa5 Bb7 36.Qd2 Qf7 37.b4 33...Nc8 34.Nxc8 Raxc8 35.Rxa5 Bb7 36.Re1 Qe7 37.Qe3 e5 ± +2.13 (23 ply)+- +3.33 (25 ply) 34...Qg7 35.Qc1 Be8 36.Rd3 Qf6 37.bxa4 Nc4 38.Nxc4 dxc4 +- +2.53 (23 ply)+- +4.55 (30 ply) after 35.hxg6 Rxa1 36.Rxa1 hxg6 37.Qxg6+ Qg7 38.Qxe6+ Kh7 +- mate-in-11 after 42.Rxe6 Qxe6 43.Nf5 Qg6 44.Qh4+ Kg8 45.Ne7+ Kf747...Kg6 48.Qf7+ Kg5 49.Qf5+ Kh4 50.g3# +- mate-in-31-0

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Feb-16-10  ballroomblitz: 33.h4! ... let`s get ready to rumble ... Charousek starts to win the tournament! In this decisive game, his first move was 1.d4 - in fact,champion-like ...

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