Karl Pitschel vs Adolf Anderssen (1851)

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Karl Pitschel vs Adolf Anderssen
Casual game (1851), Leipzig GER
King's Gambit: Accepted. Kieseritsky Gambit Long Whip (C39) · 0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]

Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply) 8.gxf3 d6 9.Bg5 Be7 10.Bxe7 Nxe7 11.Nd3 Ng6 12.Nd2 Nc6 = -0.08 (22 ply)better is 8...Nc6 9.Bg5 Nce7 10.O-O f6 11.Nxf3 gxf3 12.Qxf3 d6 ∓ -1.75 (30 ply) ⩱ -1.15 (29 ply) 9...Nc6 10.Nf4 Na5 11.Bd3 c5 12.c3 Nc6 13.Be3 cxd4 ∓ -1.76 (27 ply) 10.Bxh6 Rxh6 11.Qd2 Be6 12.d5 Bc8 13.Na3 Kf8 14.O-O-O ⩱ -0.94 (29 ply) 10...Be6 11.Bxh6 Rxh6 12.d5 Bc8 13.Qd2 Nd7 14.O-O-O Kf8 ∓ -1.98 (33 ply) ⩱ -0.71 (31 ply) 12.d5 Bc8 13.Qg5 Qxg5 14.hxg5 Nd7 15.Kf2 a6 16.Rae1 Kf8 ⩱ -0.85 (32 ply) ∓ -2.27 (30 ply) 13.Qe3 Qe7 14.O-O-O a6 15.Rhe1 Nd7 16.Nf4 Nf8 17.e5 d5 ∓ -1.59 (29 ply)better is 13...e5 14.Ne6 Qf6 15.d5 Na6 16.Qd2 Nc5 17.Ng5 Re7 18.b4 ∓ -2.36 (32 ply) 14.d5 e5 15.Ne6 Na6 16.a3 Nc5 17.Ng5 Rh6 18.O-O Nd7 ∓ -1.79 (34 ply)better is 14...Qf6 15.Qg5 Rg7 16.Qxf6 Nxf6 17.Nf4 e5 18.dxe5 dxe5 -+ -3.38 (37 ply) ∓ -2.34 (24 ply) 16...Nxd4 17.e5 dxe5 18.Nxe5 Rd8 19.Rd2 c5 20.a4 b6 -+ -3.49 (32 ply) 17.d5 exd5 18.Qf5+ Kd8 19.Nf8 Qh6+ 20.Kb1 Re7 21.exd5 = 0.00 (39 ply) 17...Nxd4 18.Nxh5 Qh6 19.Rxd4 Qxh5 20.Qxh5 Rxh5 21.e5 -+ -3.01 (33 ply) 18.d5 exd5 19.Qf5+ Kd8 20.Rxd5 Ke8 21.Qg5 Nge7 22.Qxh5+ ⩱ -0.87 (35 ply) 18...Qxh5 19.Qd2 Qh6 20.Rhe1 Qxd2+ 21.Rxd2 e5 22.dxe5 -+ -7.80 (32 ply)= 0.00 (38 ply) 20.d5 Nd8 21.Kd2 c6 22.dxc6+ Nxc6 23.Ke3 Ne5 24.Kf2 Rc8 = 0.00 (39 ply)-+ -4.35 (38 ply) 23.Nd1 g2 24.Re1 Nxd4 25.Nf2 Ne7 26.Kd2 Ng6 27.f5 exf5 -+ -4.69 (38 ply)-+ -17.61 (32 ply)25.Rd1 g1=Q 26.Nf1 Nxd4 27.e5 Ne2+ 28.Kd2 Nxf4 29.Ke3 -+ -20.40 (26 ply)0-1

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Sep-26-03		fred lennox: This early game shows the traits of mature Anderssen. A preference for semi-closed and closed positions, aggressive heavy piece movements, attack from the flank, streamroller - getting 2 or more adjacent pawns on the enemies side- as a major strategy, positions that favor the knight or not the bishop pair. Unlike Morphy, he is not concerned with playing P-Q4 at the earliest possible moment, if at all. He deepened and broaden his style, Over all, unclassical play and massive attack was his ideal as it was Bogoljubow and Larsen.

Jul-26-09		heuristic: mo' better moves: 14.Qd2 Nc6 15.0-0-0 Nf6 16.e5 exd5 16...Nxd4 17.e5 dxe5 18.Ne4 Rd8 19.c3 17.d5 exd5 18.Qf5+ Kd8 19.Nxd5 Qf7 17...Nxd4 18.Qa5 Nc6 19.Qb5 Rb8 20.Qc4 17...Qxg5 18.hxg5 Nxd4 19.g6 Rh8 20.g7 18.Qb5 Kc8 19.Kb1 Nd8 20.Rhf1 Ne7 20.d5 exd5 21.exd5 Ne5 22.Ne4 Rhf7 23.Nd1 Nxd4 24.Nf2 Ne2+ 25.Kd2 g2

Jul-07-17		Tabanus: White is Karl Pitschel?

Apr-08-18		Vlach: No, Carl was his brother

Jan-24-21		webbing1947: What's wrong with 18......,Qxh5?

Jul-28-22		Messiah: Pitschel'd a lil'bit too hard.

Jul-28-22		fredthebear: That long whip hurt! King's Gambit Accepted, Kieseritsky, long whip defence C39 Sub-variants: King's Gambit Accepted 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 King's Gambit Accepted, Allgaier gambit 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5 King's Gambit Accepted, Allgaier, Horny defence 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5 h6 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Qxg4 Nf6 8. Qxf4 Bd6 King's Gambit Accepted, Allgaier, Thorold variation 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5 h6 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. d4 King's Gambit Accepted, Allgaier, Cook variation 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5 h6 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. d4 d5 8. Bxf4 dxe4 9. Bc4+ Kg7 10. Be5+ King's Gambit Accepted, Allgaier, Blackburne gambit 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5 h6 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Nc3 King's Gambit Accepted, Allgaier, Walker attack 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5 h6 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Bc4+ King's Gambit Accepted, Allgaier, Urusov attack 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5 h6 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Bc4+ d5 8. Bxd5+ Kg7 9. d4 King's Gambit Accepted, Allgaier, Schlechter defence 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5 Nf6 King's Gambit Accepted, Kieseritsky, Paulsen defence 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Bg7 King's Gambit Accepted, Kieseritsky, long whip (Stockwhip, classical) defence 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 h5 King's Gambit Accepted, Kieseritsky, long whip defence, Jaenisch variation 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 h5 6. Bc4 Rh7 7. d4 Bh6 8. Nc3 King's Gambit Accepted, Kieseritsky, Brentano (Campbell) defence 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 d5 King's Gambit Accepted, Kieseritsky, Brentano defence, Kaplanek variation 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 d5 6. d4 Nf6 7. exd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Bb4 9. Kf2 King's Gambit Accepted, Kieseritsky, Brentano defence 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 d5 6. d4 Nf6 7. Bxf4 King's Gambit Accepted, Kieseritsky, Brentano defence, Caro variation 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 d5 6. d4 Nf6 7. Bxf4 Nxe4 8. Nd2 King's Gambit Accepted, Kieseritsky, Salvio (Rosenthal) defence 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Qe7 King's Gambit Accepted, Kieseritsky, Salvio defence, Cozio variation 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Qe7 6. d4 f5 7. Bc4 King's Gambit Accepted, Kieseritsky, Polerio defence 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Be7 King's Gambit Accepted, Kieseritsky, Neumann defence 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nc6 King's Gambit Accepted, Kieseritsky, Kolisch defence 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 d6 King's Gambit Accepted, Kieseritsky, Berlin defence 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nf6 King's Gambit Accepted, Kieseritsky, Berlin defence, Riviere variation 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nf6 6. Nxg4 d5 King's Gambit Accepted, Kieseritsky, Berlin defence, 6.Bc4 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nf6 6. Bc4 King's Gambit Accepted, Kieseritsky, Rice gambit 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nf6 6. Bc4 d5 7. exd5 Bd6 8. O-O There's quite a choice of defenses: https://www.canadawhips.ca/common-t...

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