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Joseph Blackburne vs Johannes Minckwitz
2nd DSB Congress, Berlin (1881), Berlin GER, rd 9, Sep-08
Rubinstein Opening: Classical Defense (D05)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)5...O-O was played in S Agdestein vs K Holm, 2018 (0-1)better is 7.dxc5 O-O 8.a3 Bxc5 9.Nbd2 e5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Bxe5 = +0.48 (23 ply)= -0.05 (23 ply)better is 11.Nxc6 Rxc6 12.Rc1 Rc8 13.Qe2 Ne4 14.Nxe4 dxe4 15.Ba6 = +0.13 (24 ply)better is 11...Nb4 12.Bf1 Ne4 13.a3 Nc6 14.Nxc6 Bxc6 15.Ba6 Rc7 = -0.37 (23 ply)= +0.33 (23 ply) after 12.Nxc6 Bxc6 13.Qe2 Bb7 14.Rac1 Bd6 15.c4 cxd4 16.exd4 better is 14...d4 15.exd4 Nxd4 16.Nxd4 cxd4 17.Qd2 Bf6 18.Rad1 = -0.27 (23 ply)better is 15.cxd5 Nb4 16.e4 exd5 17.exd5 Rcd8 18.Bc4 Bxd5 19.Bxd5 = +0.47 (22 ply)better is 15...Rfd8 16.Qe2 d4 17.exd4 cxd4 18.a3 a5 19.Rcd1 g6 = -0.19 (22 ply)= +0.45 (24 ply) 20.Bb1 g6 21.Rh3 c4 22.Rd1 Rcd8 23.Rf1 cxb3 24.axb3 h5 = 0.00 (24 ply) 20...Bxf3 21.Bxf8 Rxf8 22.gxf3 Nxd3 23.Re2 Rf7 24.Rd2 ⩱ -1.18 (24 ply)= 0.00 (27 ply) 23.Qd1 Be7 24.Qh5 Bxg5 25.Qxg5+ Kf7 26.Rd1 Rcd8 27.Qh6 = +0.31 (27 ply) ⩱ -1.25 (25 ply) 24...Nb2 25.Rd7 Rfd8 26.Rxb7 Rd1+ 27.Qxd1 Nxd1 28.g3 c4 ⩱ -1.25 (23 ply)better is 25.Nxe6 Rf6 26.Ng5 Nd5 27.Qc2 Nb6 28.a4 a5 29.f4 Bc7 ⩲ +1.05 (23 ply) 25...Bc6 26.Rxh7 Rcd8 27.Nxe6 Be4 28.Qe1 Kxh7 29.f3 Kg8 ⩲ +0.54 (21 ply)+- +3.30 (25 ply) after 26.Rxc7 Bxc7 27.Nxe6 Rf7 28.Nxc7 Rxc7 29.Qxf5 Nc6 42...Rf6 43.Kg3 Ba5 44.Qxc5 Nxe6 45.fxe6 Bd8 46.e7 Bxe7 +- +8.72 (26 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-24-08  whiteshark: After Blackburne's <20.Bxg7> sacrify black missed the best (and forced) response with <20...Bxf3 21.Bxf8 Rxf8 22.gxf3 Nxd3>


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Black would have been slightly better as ♗+♘ are stronger than ♖+♙ in this position.

Nov-06-13
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  GrahamClayton: A great example of how a centralised Queen can disrupt the placement and effectiveness of several minor pieces, leading eventually to the win of a piece by 39. a5 and 40. ♕xa6.
Apr-17-19  whiteshark: 11yrs later chec♔ it w/ a tool: <20...Bxf3 21.Bxf8 Rxf8 22.gxf3 Nxd3>


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White to move

1) -0.75 (31 ply) 23.Rd1 Be5 24.Qb1 Nb2 25.Rd2 c4 26.bxc4 Nxc4 27.Rd1 Kh8 28.Rh3 Rb8 29.Qd3 Rg8+ 30.Kf1 Qg7 31.Qxc4 Qg2+ 32.Ke2 Qxh3 33.Qxe6 Bg7 34.Rc1 Qh5 35.Rc8 Rf8 36.Qd7 Qxh2 37.Rxf8+ Bxf8 38.Qxa7 Qd6 39.a4 Qe6 40.Qd4+ Kg8 41.e4 Kf7 42.Qd5 Qxd5 43.exd5 Bc5 44.a5 Kf6 45.f4 h6 46.a6

2) -1.05 (31 ply) 23.Re2 Ne5 24.Rh3 Rf6 25.Kh1 Rg6 26.Qd1 Qb7 27.Re1 Nf7 28.Rh5 Be5 29.Rg1 a5 30.Rxg6+ hxg6 31.Rh4 Qc6 32.Kg1 g5 33.Rc4 Bc7 34.f4 gxf4 35.exf4 Nd6 36.Rc1 Ne4 37.Qf3 Qd6 38.Rd1 Qxf4 39.Qxf4 Bxf4 40.h4 Kg7

3) -1.25 (31 ply) 23.Rf1 Rf7 24.Qd1 Rg7+ 25.Kh1 Qb7 26.Qe2 Qd5 27.Rg1 Be7 28.Rg3 Rg6 29.Kg1 Bf6 30.Rh6 Kg7 31.Rh5 e5 32.h3 Qd7 33.Kh2 h6 34.Qd1 Kh7 35.Rg1 Rxg1 36.Qxg1 Nxf2 37.Qxf2 Kg6 38.Rh4 Bxh4 39.Qxh4 Qd2+ 40.Kg1 Qxe3+ 41.Kg2 Qg5+ 42.Qxg5+ Kxg5 43.Kg3 e4 44.fxe4 fxe4

6.0 minute analysis by Stockfish 9 v010218

Nov-29-24  kereru: Blackburne's playing like Nakamura.

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