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Johannes Zukertort vs Adolf Anderssen
Breslau (1864), Apr-30
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense. Hedgehog Variation (C66)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 9.Bc4 c6 10.dxc6 Nxc6 11.Bg5 Bg4 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.Nd5 ⩲ +0.51 (22 ply)= 0.00 (24 ply) 10...Ng4 11.Bc1 c6 12.Rd1 Qb6 13.Qe2 Ngf6 14.dxc6 bxc6 = 0.00 (23 ply) 11.Rfe1 a6 12.Rad1 h6 13.g3 Nhf6 14.h3 Nh7 15.Kg2 Bg5 ⩲ +0.83 (21 ply)better is 11...Bg5 12.Rad1 a6 13.Nf3 Bxe3 14.Qxe3 Qb8 15.a3 Nhf6 = 0.00 (21 ply)better is 12.Rae1 Bg5 13.g3 Bxe3 14.Qxe3 Kg7 15.h3 a6 16.Qe2 Nhf6 ⩲ +0.51 (19 ply) 12...Bg5 13.Rad1 Nf4 14.Nxf4 Bxf4 15.Rde1 a5 16.a3 Bxe3 = -0.03 (21 ply) 13.exf5 gxf5 14.f4 e4 15.Qb3 Bf6 16.Rae1 Ng7 17.Nc4 Nb6 ⩲ +0.75 (21 ply) 13...exf4 14.Nxf4 Nxf4 15.Bxf4 g5 16.Be3 f4 17.Bd4 g4 = -0.33 (21 ply) 14.Rae1 Nf6 15.Ng3 Ng4 16.exf5 Nxf5 17.Nxf5 Rxf5 18.Ne4 ⩲ +0.63 (18 ply)= -0.47 (20 ply) 16.Qc3 Bf6 17.Bd4 c5 18.dxc6 bxc6 19.Rff1 Rb8 20.b4 Qc7 = +0.05 (21 ply) 16...Bg5 17.Rff1 Ng4 18.Bf4 Bxf4 19.Nxf4 Qf6 20.Qc3 g5 ⩱ -0.72 (22 ply)better is 17.Rff1 f4 18.Bd4 Bf6 19.Qxb7 Nh5 20.Bc3 Ng4 21.Nd4 = +0.44 (21 ply)better is 17...Ng4 18.Rff1 Nxe3 19.Qxe3 f4 20.Qb3 Bf6 21.Rf2 Qe7 = -0.23 (22 ply)= +0.44 (22 ply)better is 19.Qxb7 Qe7 20.h3 Nh5 21.Raf1 a5 22.Qb3 a4 23.Qc3 Rfc8 ⩲ +0.63 (21 ply) 19...b6 20.Raf1 Nh5 21.g4 Ng7 22.Bxe5 dxe5 23.Nc1 Ne8 = -0.07 (23 ply) 20.Qxb7 Nh5 21.Raf1 Rc8 22.Qb3 c5 23.Bxe5 Bxe5 24.Qd3 ⩲ +0.73 (22 ply) ⩱ -0.62 (23 ply)better is 22.g3 Qe7 23.Raf1 Nh5 24.g4 Ng7 25.Re1 Rae8 26.Qc2 Kg8 = -0.20 (21 ply)better is 22...Nh5 23.Nf3 Qe7 24.a4 Nf7 25.a5 Kg8 26.Nd2 Be5 27.Qd3 ⩱ -0.82 (22 ply)better is 23.a3 Qe7 24.a4 Nh5 25.a5 Kg8 26.Rff1 Qg7 27.axb6 axb6 = -0.27 (16 ply) ⩱ -0.95 (23 ply) after 23...Qe7 24.Raf1 Nh5 25.Nf3 Rae8 26.Nxe5 Bxe5 27.g3 Qg7 25...Nh5 26.Raf1 Nd7 27.Nd2 Kg8 28.Kg1 Qh6 29.Bxf6 Ndxf6 ⩱ -1.37 (20 ply) 26.Nxf4 Qh6 27.Nxe5 Bxe5 28.Bxe5 dxe5 29.Nd3 Nh5 30.Re1 ⩲ +0.97 (26 ply) ⩱ -0.90 (25 ply) 27.Qd3 Rd8 28.hxg4 Ne6 29.Re1 Kg8 30.Kg1 Ng5 31.Nc1 Qh6 = -0.12 (21 ply) ⩱ -1.16 (25 ply) after 27...Qh6 28.g3 f3 29.Bd2 Bg5 30.Bxg5 Qxg5 31.Nc3 Nh5 28...Bh4 29.g3 Bxg3 30.Bxe5+ Kg8 31.Bc7 Bxf2 32.Rxg4 f3 ∓ -2.29 (22 ply)better is 29.Rff1 Rd8 30.Bd2 Bg5 31.b4 cxb4 32.Bxb4 Rg8 33.a4 Bf6 ⩱ -1.01 (21 ply) 29...fxg3 30.Rxg3 Nxg3+ 31.Nxg3 gxh3 32.Nf5 Qg6 33.Qg3 ∓ -1.58 (26 ply) ⩱ -0.63 (24 ply)better is 33...Qg6 34.Rff1 Nf6 35.Re1 Kg7 36.h4 h6 37.Nf2 Re7 ⩱ -0.85 (29 ply)= -0.26 (28 ply)better is 34...Qg7 35.Rh2 Ref8 36.Nf2 gxh3 37.g4 Nf4 38.Rg3 Rf7 ⩱ -0.70 (26 ply) 35.Rh2 Nf6 36.Nf2 Qh5 37.Qd3 Qf7 38.Rf1 Nh5 39.Rg1 Nf6 = 0.00 (30 ply)-+ -3.17 (31 ply) 37...Rxh4+ 38.gxh4 g3+ 39.Kg1 gxf2+ 40.Kf1 Rg8 41.Nxf2 -+ -3.17 (31 ply) 38.Kg1 Kg7 39.Rd2 Qg6 40.Nf2 Ng2 41.Qd3 Nf4 42.Qe3 = 0.00 (31 ply)-+ mate-in-1040.Kg1 Nh3+ 41.Rxh3 Qxe3 42.Rxg3 Qe1+ 43.Kh2 Qxf2+ -+ mate-in-80-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
May-01-09  just a kid: Pretty constricting attack.Hard to suggest a big mistake,but I think 15.Rxf4 was pretty bad for White.
Sep-14-17  ughaibu: Anderssen's play is what, sixty years before its time? ninety? a hundred?
Sep-14-17  Petrosianic: No, only 43.

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