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Emanuel Lasker vs Joseph Blackburne
Lasker - Blackburne (1892), London ENG, rd 6, Jun-03
Colle System (D05)  ·  1/2-1/2

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)6.b3 was played in Yusupov vs L Adasiak, 2005 (1-0)6...b6 was played in Flohr vs Noteboom, 1930 (0-1)better is 8.e4 dxe4 9.Nxe4 Bb7 10.Nxf6+ Nxf6 11.Qe2 Qd5 12.Bf4 = +0.20 (24 ply)= -0.31 (22 ply) after 8...c5 9.b3 Bb7 10.Bb2 Qc7 11.Rac1 Rac8 12.Qd1 h6 13.c4 better is 11...c4 12.Be2 b5 13.Rh3 a5 14.b3 Qc7 15.bxc4 bxc4 16.Rb1 = -0.45 (18 ply)= +0.08 (22 ply)better is 13.b3 Ng7 14.Bb2 Rc8 15.Rh3 Bg5 16.Re1 Nf5 17.Qd1 h5 = +0.01 (22 ply) ⩱ -0.52 (21 ply)better is 16.Bxg6 hxg6 17.Qxg6 Qe8 18.Qh6 Ba6 19.b4 cxb4 20.cxb4 = 0.00 (21 ply)better is 16...Qe8 17.Rf1 Nf5 18.Rg4 h5 19.Rf4 c4 20.Be2 Rc8 21.b3 ⩱ -0.64 (21 ply)= -0.02 (21 ply) after 17.dxc5 bxc5 18.Rh3 Nf5 19.e4 c4 20.exf5 Qb6+ 21.Kh1 better is 33...Bc8 34.Qf3 Qd8 35.Qd1 h5 36.e4 Qb6+ 37.Kh1 hxg4 = -0.13 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.61 (26 ply) 35...Qd8 36.e4 h5 37.Be2 Qe8 38.e5 a5 39.Qe3 Qe6 40.Bf3 = +0.34 (25 ply) ⩲ +1.15 (24 ply)better is 38.Qd4 Qd7 39.e4 dxe4 40.Qxe4 Bf7 41.Be3 a6 42.Kf2 Nf5 ⩲ +1.18 (25 ply) 38...Bf7 39.Bd2 a6 40.Be1 Nf5 41.g4 Qd6 42.Qf4 Qxf4 ⩲ +0.64 (28 ply) 39.e4 dxe4 40.Qxe4 Qe8 41.Be3 Bf7 42.Bxa7 Qxe4 43.Bxe4 ± +1.68 (26 ply) ⩲ +0.52 (27 ply)better is 40.g4 Qd6 41.Qf4 Qxf4 42.exf4 Ng3 43.Be3 a6 44.Kf2 Ne4+ ⩲ +0.66 (24 ply)= +0.12 (31 ply)better is 41.Qf4 Qxf4 42.exf4 d4 43.g4 dxc3 44.Bxc3 Ne7 45.Kf2 Kf7 = +0.38 (29 ply)= -0.20 (32 ply); 42.Bf3 Kf8 43.Be1 Ke7 44.Bg3 Nb7 45.Bb8 a5 46.Ba7 Kd6 = -0.08 (32 ply)1/2-1/2

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Nov-29-12  TheFocus: This game was actually drawn on move 66. Those moves are lost.
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Aug-10-20
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  dernier loup de T: 39.Bd2?!....Lasker does not try to force things here; 39.e4!? was a more energetic attempt to win: 39...dxe4 40. Qxd4 Bf7 (or 40..a6) 41.Bf4!...

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