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David Janowski vs Mikhail Chigorin
Ostend (1905), Ostend BEL, rd 3, Jun-15
Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense. Janowski Variation (D07)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 7s/ply) 4...Nf6 5.h3 = +0.47 (27 ply) ⩲ +1.23 (25 ply) 7.Bd3 Ba5 8.O-O Bb6 9.Be3 Ng4 10.e5 Nxe3 11.fxe3 O-O ⩲ +1.45 (27 ply) 7...e5 8.a3 exd4 9.axb4 dxc3 10.bxc3 O-O 11.O-O Qxd3 ⩲ +0.55 (28 ply) ⩲ +1.37 (26 ply)better is 8...Nd5 9.a3 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 f6 11.exf6 Qxf6 12.Bd2 Qf5 ⩲ +0.96 (30 ply)better is 9.a3 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 f6 11.Qe4 Na5 12.Ba2 c5 13.dxc5 Qe7 ± +1.65 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.94 (25 ply) 10.Nf3 Na5 11.Bb5 f5 12.exf6 Nxf6 13.O-O a6 14.Ba4 b5 ± +1.56 (27 ply)better is 10...Be7 11.Nge4 a6 12.Rd1 b5 13.Bb3 Bb7 14.O-O Ng7 15.g4 ⩲ +0.78 (25 ply) ⩲ +1.50 (25 ply) after 11.Qe4 Ng7 12.Rd1 Nf5 13.O-O Bxc3 14.bxc3 h6 15.Nf3 Nxe3 15...h5 16.g4 Qxa2 17.gxh5 f5 18.Rdg1 Ng7 19.hxg6 f4 +- +2.60 (27 ply)+- +7.12 (26 ply)+- mate-in-24 after 25...Bb731...Re7 32.Qh8+ Kf7 33.Qxg7+ Kxg7 34.Bf6+ Kf7 35.Rg7+ +- mate-in-51-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-10-06  Sleeping kitten: Funny ! Janowski plays the Janowski variation against Chigorin's Chigorin Defense. Nice attack by Janowski who has been a piece down for 15 moves. I didn't find any improvement for Black so this attack might be sound.
Feb-18-08  Knight13: Of course it's sound... Black had like barely any good pieces to even defend his king adequately while White had all its forces coming at him.
Jun-07-19
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  WTHarvey: Lots of would be fireworks after the last move. Janowski's 31st move is the solution to a 'mate in 6' containing queen sacs.


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31.Bg5 if 31...Re7 32.Qh8+ Kf7 33.Qxg7+ Kxg7 34.Bf6+ or if 31...Rf6 32.Qxg7+ Kxg7 33.Bxf6+

Jun-09-20  faulty: A crazy pun would be like PLAY YOUR INNER SELF because Chigorin plays Chigorin and Janowski plays Janowski

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