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Adolf Anderssen vs Gustav Neumann
Berlin (1865), Berlin GER
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)6.Nc3 was played in Anderssen vs Paulsen, 1862 (1-0)6...g6 was played in Anderssen vs Steinitz, 1866 (0-1)7.O-O was played in Gohle / Schallopp vs G Neumann, 1864 (1-0)8...h6 was played in Luka Lomadze vs Nika Darsalia, 2016 (0-1) 10.Nc3 Nf6 11.Ne2 Nh5 12.Nc3 = 0.00 (23 ply) ⩱ -0.90 (22 ply)better is 11.Nd2 h5 12.f3 Nh7 13.Nc4 Bh4 14.Kg2 Ng5 15.Be3 Rb8 = -0.33 (21 ply) ⩱ -0.85 (22 ply)better is 12...g6 13.Bh6 Re8 14.Kg2 Kh7 15.Bd2 hxg4 16.Nxg4 Rh8 ⩱ -0.93 (19 ply) 13.Nxg4 Kh7 14.Nf5 Rh8 15.Nxe7 Qxe7 16.Bg5 Rb8 17.Kg2 = -0.18 (20 ply) 13...g6 14.Bh6 Re8 15.b3 Nh7 16.Kg2 Bg5 17.Bxg5 Nxg5 ⩱ -1.22 (21 ply)= -0.15 (22 ply) after 14.Nf5 g6 15.Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.f4 f5 17.fxe5 fxe4 18.Rxf8+ 15...Kg7 16.Nhf1 Bg5 17.Ne3 Rh8 18.Bd2 Bh4 19.Bc3 Kg8 ⩱ -1.00 (20 ply) ± +1.73 (23 ply)better is 17.Bh6 f4 18.Bxf8 Qxf8 19.Nf5 Bxf5 20.exf5 Qxf5 21.Qg4+ ± +1.62 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.02 (26 ply) 18.Qxe8 Rxe8 19.Nxf5 Bxf5 20.exf5 Kf7 21.Ng4 Rh8 22.Nh6+ ± +1.60 (25 ply) ⩱ -1.34 (24 ply)better is 19...Qg6 20.Kf1 fxe4 21.Qg2 Be6 22.Rg1 Kf7 23.Nxe4 Qxg2+ ⩱ -0.92 (25 ply)= -0.42 (24 ply)better is 22.Qh4 fxg3 23.f3 Kf7 24.Qxg3 Qxg3+ 25.Kxg3 Be6 26.Kf2 = -0.29 (24 ply) ⩱ -0.96 (23 ply) 23.Qh6 fxg3 24.Qxg6+ Kxg6 25.Rh6+ Kf7 26.f3 Be6 27.Bg5 = -0.38 (24 ply) ⩱ -1.47 (25 ply) 24.f3 c4 25.b3 cxd3 26.cxd3 a5 27.Qh6 Qxh6 28.Rxh6 a4 ⩱ -1.24 (23 ply) ∓ -2.27 (25 ply) 25...d5 26.Qxg6+ Kxg6 27.Rh6+ Kg7 28.exd5 Ng4 29.Rc6 ∓ -2.24 (24 ply) ⩱ -0.83 (23 ply) 27.Rh6 c4 28.Rxg6 Kxg6 29.Bc3 Nd7 30.Kf3 cxd3 31.cxd3 ⩱ -0.99 (25 ply) ∓ -2.41 (26 ply) after 27...d5 28.exd5 Bxd5+ 29.Kf2 c4 30.b3 Ke6 31.bxc4 Bc5+ 28.Rae1 d5 29.exd5 Bxd5+ 30.Kf2 Ke6 31.Re2 cxd3 32.cxd3 -+ -2.60 (22 ply)-+ -3.82 (23 ply)42.c5 e4 43.Ra2 Rc4 44.Bd2 Ne5 45.Kf2 Nf3 46.Bf4 Rxb4 -+ -5.98 (24 ply)0-1

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  offramp: Black's king receives a drastic check:
22. Qh8+.


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22...Kf7.


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The king sidesteps a pin with 28...Ke6.


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He recaptures a rook, 35...Kx♖d5.


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He takes a pawn, 38...Kxc4.


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The king heads back: 37...Kb5.


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He takes the ♙a6.


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And then settles on b7.


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Quite a trek under hostile fire.

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