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Adolf Anderssen vs Lionel Kieseritzky
Casual game (1851), London ENG, Jun-03
King's Gambit: Accepted. Kieseritsky Gambit Long Whip (C39)  ·  1/2-1/2

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)8.Nd3 was played in Morphy vs J McConnell, 1849 (1-0)better is 10...Bh6 11.Bxh6 Nxh6 12.Qd2 Kg7 13.Nc3 Be6 14.O-O-O Bf7 = +0.26 (19 ply)better is 11.Nc3 Kg7 12.Bg5 Qe8 13.Qd3 c6 14.O-O-O Kh8 15.Kb1 a5 ⩲ +0.89 (20 ply)= +0.36 (25 ply)better is 12.Bg5 Be7 13.Qd2 Nf8 14.Nc3 Bd7 15.Nd5 Bxg5 16.hxg5 Be8 ⩲ +0.65 (23 ply)= -0.04 (23 ply) after 12...b6 13.Qd3 Kh8 14.Nc3 Bb7 15.Rae1 Bg7 16.Bg5 Qe8 13...b6 14.Qd3 Bb7 15.Rae1 c5 16.e5 Qg6 17.exd6 Ngf6 = 0.00 (25 ply)better is 14.Nb5 Qg6 15.Nxc7 Rb8 16.Bxd6 Ng8 17.Bxf8+ Nxf8 18.Qd3 +- +3.57 (22 ply) 14...Qg6 15.Nb5 Kh7 16.Nxc7 Rb8 17.Bg5 Nc6 18.c3 Bg7 ± +2.12 (23 ply)+- +5.97 (22 ply) after 15.Nd5 Kh7 16.Nxc7 Qxe4 17.Rae1 Qc6 18.Nxa8 b5 19.Qc3 better is 17.Nd5 Qg6 18.Nxc7 Rb8 19.Nd5 b6 20.Rf5 Ba6 21.Nf4 Qe8 +- +5.67 (24 ply) 17...Ne5 18.Nd5 Bxf5 19.Nf6+ Kh8 20.Qh6+ Bh7 21.Nxe8 +- +2.72 (25 ply)+- +6.32 (26 ply)better is 22.Qg5 Nxf6 23.Rxf6 Bf7 24.h5 b6 25.hxg6 Bxg6 26.d5 Kh7 +- +6.64 (21 ply)+- +2.72 (22 ply) after 22...Qe7 23.Nd5 Bxd5 24.exd5 Rf8 25.Rxf8 Ngxf8 26.Qxg4+ 23.Qxg4 Bxf1 24.Rxf1 Nf6 25.Rxf6 Kxf6 26.Nd5+ Kg7 27.h5 +- +3.59 (27 ply) 23...c5 24.Rd1 cxd4 25.Rxd4 Qe5 26.Qxe5+ Ndxe5 27.Rxd6 ⩲ +1.00 (25 ply)better is 24.Nb5 Qe7 25.Nxc7 Rf8 26.Rxf8 Ndxf8 27.Nd5 Bxd5 28.Qxd5 +- +4.02 (25 ply) ± +1.90 (23 ply) after 24...Bg8 25.Qxg4 Ne5 26.Qf5 Qe7 27.Ref1 Rf8 28.Qh3 c6 better is 26.Qg5 Qd8 27.Qxd8 Rxd8 28.Ne2 Be8 29.Nd4 Bd7 30.Kg2 Ne7 ± +1.72 (24 ply) ⩲ +1.13 (22 ply) after 26...Nf8 27.Qf6+ Kg8 28.g4 Nh7 29.Qf4 Qd7 30.Qg3 Rf8 27.Ne2 Rf8 28.Qh3 Bxd5 29.exd5 Nf3+ 30.Rxf3 Rxf3 31.Qe6 ± +1.51 (22 ply)= +0.43 (22 ply) 29.Kg2 Kh8 30.Nd4 Rf8 31.Qh3 Rg8 32.Rf4 c6 33.dxc6 bxc6 ⩲ +1.00 (21 ply)better is 29...Ng5 30.Kg2 Bxh5 31.Rh1 Bg4 32.Qf4 Rf8 33.Nf5+ Rxf5 = +0.08 (23 ply)better is 30.Qf4 Kh8 31.Nf5 Qf6 32.Nh6 Qxf4 33.Rxf4 Rxg3+ 34.Kf2 ⩲ +0.82 (22 ply)= +0.08 (23 ply) 31.Rf4 c6 32.dxc6 bxc6 33.Kg2 Ng5 34.Qh4 c5 35.Nf5 Qe6 = +0.30 (20 ply) ⩱ -0.53 (27 ply)better is 32...Bxh5 33.Qh2 Qh7 34.Rf4 Bg4 35.Qxh7+ Kxh7 36.Kh2 Kg6 ⩱ -0.56 (25 ply)= +0.08 (26 ply) after 33.Nf5 Qxe4 34.Qxe4 Nxe4 35.Rf4 Bxd5 36.Ne7 Nxg3 37.Nxd5 33...Nh7 34.c3 Bxh5 35.Qh3 Ngf6 36.Re3 Qe5 37.Rf5 Qe8 = -0.34 (21 ply) ⩲ +1.06 (26 ply) 35.Qh4 Bf7 36.Qxg4 Nh3+ 37.Qxh3 Qxh3 38.Rh2 Rxg3+ 39.Kh1 ⩲ +1.05 (26 ply) 35...c5 36.dxc6 bxc6 37.Rd2 d5 38.exd5 cxd5 39.Qh4 Ne4 = +0.17 (24 ply) 36.Qh4 Rg8 37.Rf5 Qg6 38.a4 Nh6 39.Rh2 Nxf5 40.exf5 Nf3+ ± +1.55 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.57 (29 ply) 37.dxe6 Kg7 38.Qh4 Rxe6 39.Rxg4+ Bxg4 40.Qxg4+ Qg6 ⩲ +0.84 (28 ply) 37...Ng5 38.Rh2 Bxg4 39.Rxh7+ Nxh7 40.Qh6 Re5 41.b3 Bh5 = -0.15 (24 ply)+- +7.05 (28 ply) 45.Ke3 Nc2+ 46.Kd3 Nb4+ 47.Kc4 Nc2 48.Kb3 Nd4+ 49.Ka4 +- +7.05 (24 ply)= 0.00 (36 ply)51.Kc4 Qc2+ 52.Kb4 Qb2+ 53.Ka4 Qc2+ 54.Ka3 Qc3+ 55.Ka4 = 0.00 (53 ply)1/2-1/2

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