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Rezso Charousek vs Geza Maroczy
Charousek - Maroczy (1895), Budapest AUH, rd 12, Dec-15
Italian Game: Hungarian Defense (C50)  ·  1/2-1/2

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)7...Na5 was played in R Muniz vs J Borisek, 2014 (0-1) 8.Nbd2 a5 9.O-O dxe4 10.dxe4 Bc5 11.Re1 Qe7 12.Nf1 Be6 = +0.48 (34 ply) 8...a5 9.Ba4 Rb8 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.O-O Nd7 12.Nbd2 a4 ⩱ -0.55 (32 ply)better is 9.O-O Be6 10.Rd1 Rad8 11.Nbd2 Rfe8 12.Nf1 h6 13.Ng3 Bf8 ⩲ +0.65 (31 ply)= 0.00 (25 ply)better is 10.O-O Nh5 11.Nb1 Rad8 12.Rd1 h6 13.Na3 a6 14.exd5 Bxd5 = +0.40 (33 ply)better is 10...Nh5 11.Nb3 a5 12.d4 dxe4 13.Qxe4 Nf6 14.dxe5 Nxe4 = -0.10 (32 ply) 11.O-O Nd7 12.b4 a6 13.a3 b5 14.exd5 Bxd5 15.c4 Bxf3 = +0.48 (31 ply) 11...Nh5 12.N1h2 d4 13.Bd2 Qc5 14.c4 Qb6 15.Rb1 Bb4 ⩱ -0.78 (32 ply) 12.Ng3 b5 13.Ng5 Bc8 14.O-O h6 15.Nf3 a5 16.Re1 d4 17.Bd2 = +0.35 (31 ply) 12...b5 13.Ne3 b4 14.Bd2 g6 15.O-O d4 16.cxd4 Nxd4 ⩱ -0.93 (29 ply)= +0.06 (29 ply)better is 13...h6 14.O-O Nf8 15.Rd1 Ng6 16.b4 Nf4 17.Bxf4 exf4 ⩱ -0.54 (29 ply) 14.O-O g6 15.Ba4 dxc3 16.bxc3 Nc5 17.Bxc6 Qxc6 18.d4 = 0.00 (30 ply) 14...b5 15.b3 bxc4 16.bxc4 Qb4+ 17.Bd2 Qb2 18.Qd1 Nb4 ∓ -1.83 (32 ply) 15.a3 Qd7 16.Qd1 f6 17.b4 Nc8 18.O-O Nd6 19.Bd2 Nf7 ⩲ +0.68 (31 ply) ⩱ -0.55 (29 ply) 16.Nf5 Qd7 17.O-O f6 18.a3 Bf8 19.N3h4 Nc8 20.Kh2 Nd6 = +0.11 (31 ply) ∓ -1.72 (31 ply) 17.O-O Nd7 18.Ne1 Qb6 19.f4 exf4 20.Bxf4 Bf8 21.Rb1 f6 ⩱ -0.86 (29 ply) ∓ -2.37 (31 ply) 20.Bc2 g6 21.Rg1 Kh8 22.fxg6 fxg6 23.Ba3 Ne6 24.Bxb4 ∓ -2.23 (33 ply)better is 20...g6 21.Bh6 Kh8 22.fxg6 fxg6 23.Rg1 Bf6 24.Kf1 Rd7 -+ -3.17 (31 ply)better is 21.Ng5 g6 22.Rg1 Rd7 23.Kf1 Kh8 24.Rg3 Qc6 25.fxg6 fxg6 ∓ -1.81 (29 ply)better is 21...h6 22.Kf1 Kh8 23.Rg1 Be7 24.Rg3 Kh7 25.h5 Nd7 26.Kg2 ⩱ -1.25 (26 ply)better is 22.Kf1 Qd6 23.Rh3 h6 24.Rg3 Be7 25.Bd2 Kh7 26.Bxb4 axb4 ⩱ -0.55 (25 ply) ⩱ -1.17 (33 ply)better is 25...Be7 26.Bd2 Kh7 27.Rh3 Rg8 28.Qc1 Rde8 29.Bc2 Bf6 ⩱ -1.06 (35 ply)better is 26.f4 exf4 27.Nxf6+ Qxf6 28.Bxf4 Bd6 29.Bd2 c5 30.Qg4 = -0.43 (41 ply) ⩱ -1.14 (34 ply) after 26...Nd7 27.Kg2 Be7 28.Bc1 b6 29.Kg3 Kh7 30.f4 Bf6 31.Qf3 better is 29.Bc1 Nb4 30.f4 Bd6 31.fxe5 Bxe5 32.Rg2 c5 33.Bd2 Kh7 = -0.39 (45 ply) ⩱ -1.13 (45 ply)better is 38...g5 39.fxg6 fxg6 40.Kd2 g5 41.Bd1 c5 42.Be2 Kg7 ⩱ -1.07 (31 ply)better is 39.Bd1 Kh7 40.Kd2 c5 41.Rgf1 f6 42.Rh2 Rc6 43.Be2 Ra6 ⩱ -0.57 (44 ply)better is 39...Kh7 40.Bd1 g5 41.hxg6+ fxg6 42.Rg3 Rf6 43.Kd2 g5 ⩱ -1.15 (47 ply)better is 40.Rg3 Nf7 41.Kd2 Kh7 42.Bd1 Ng5 43.Re1 Re8 44.Rgg1 c5 ⩱ -0.65 (57 ply)better is 40...c5 41.Kd2 Nf3+ 42.Kc1 Ng5 43.Kd2 Rd8 44.Rh1 Kg8 ⩱ -1.15 (49 ply) ⩱ -0.59 (41 ply) after 41.Rag1 Rb6 42.Bd1 Rd6 43.Kd2 c5 44.Be2 Kh7 45.Rg3 Rd7 better is 46.Raa1 c5 47.Rab1 Rb6 48.Be2 Rc6 49.Rg1 Kf7 50.Rg3 Kg8 ⩱ -0.68 (46 ply) 46...Kd6 47.Be2 Rb6 48.Rg1 Rg8 49.Ra3 Ra6 50.Raa1 Raa8 ⩱ -1.25 (52 ply)= 0.00 (48 ply) after 47.axb5 cxb5 48.c5 a4 49.Kd2 Kd7 50.bxa4 bxa4 51.Rca1 56...Kc7 57.Bxc6 Kxc6 58.Kc2 Kb6 59.Kb2 Kc6 = 0.00 (75 ply)1/2-1/2

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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-15-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Phony Benoni: You really have to feel for White's bishop. Imprisoned in a windowless cell for 40-odd moves, he finally gets a breath of fresh air and a chance to stretch his legs--and a draw is promply agreed.
Jun-05-10
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  jessicafischerqueen: This game is ROUND TWELVE of the second <Charousek-Maroczy> Match.

Budapest Nov. 12-19 1895

Fourteen games were played in eight days at the Budapest Chess Club

<Maroczy> won +6 -2 =6

Jun-05-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  jessicafischerqueen: Charousek's biographer Victor Charousin gives a different score for the end of this game.

Starting from 43.Kd2


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Charousin gives

43...Kg8
44.Bd1 Kf8
45.Ra2 Ke7
46.Kc2 b5
47.cxb5 cxb5
48.Kd2 bxa4
49.Rxa4 Rxa4
50.bxa4 Kd6
51.Rb1 Nc6
52.Rb7 Ra7
53.Rb5 Kc7
54.Bb3 Rb7
55.Rxb7+ Kxb7
56.Bd5


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Draw agreed

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