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Wilhelm Steinitz vs Mikhail Chigorin
Steinitz - Chigorin World Championship Match (1889), Havana CUB, rd 12, Feb-12
Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense. Main Line (D07)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)3...Bxf3 was played in Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1889 (0-1)6.Qb3 was played in Rubinstein vs Chigorin, 1906 (1-0)better is 6...Nf6 7.h3 Bh5 8.Be2 O-O 9.O-O a5 10.a3 Bxc3 = +0.06 (27 ply) ⩲ +0.67 (25 ply) after 7.h3 Bf5 8.Be2 Bxc3 9.Bxc3 dxc4 10.Bxc4 O-O 11.O-O better is 17.Bb4 Ngh4 18.Ne1 Qg5 19.Qd3 Re6 20.Qd1 Rbe8 21.g3 Rf6 = 0.00 (29 ply) 17...Ngh4 18.Nxh4 Qxh4 19.h3 Qg5 20.Kh2 Nh4 21.f4 Qe7 ⩱ -0.68 (30 ply)= +0.08 (28 ply) 24...Nf5 25.Be3 Qe7 26.Qd3 g6 27.Bf2 h5 28.Qd2 Rf8 29.a4 = +0.15 (28 ply) ± +1.58 (26 ply) after 25.Be3 Nf5 26.Qxb7 Qb6 27.Qxb6 axb6 28.Bf2 h5 29.a4 f6 26...Qa5 27.Bh4 h6 28.f4 Nd2+ 29.Kg1 Ne4 30.Rf1 Qb5 ⩲ +1.12 (28 ply) 27.g3 Qh6 28.Kg2 R6e7 29.Qb4 Re6 30.Qc5 Nb6 31.b3 Qg6 ± +2.25 (28 ply)better is 27...a5 28.Qc3 Ra8 29.b3 Nb6 30.h4 Qg6 31.Qc2 a4 32.g4 ⩲ +1.49 (28 ply) 28.g3 Nb6 29.Qc3 Qf5 30.Kg2 Nc8 31.g4 Ne7 32.h3 Qd7 ± +2.11 (28 ply) ⩲ +0.93 (29 ply) 29...h4 30.bxc4 hxg3 31.h3 dxc4 32.Qxc4 Rh6 33.Re4 Rd8 ⩲ +1.04 (27 ply) ± +2.20 (33 ply)better is 32.f4 Qh6 33.f5 Rg4 34.e6 fxe6 35.Rxe6 Rxe6 36.fxe6 Re4 +- +2.99 (27 ply) ± +1.95 (32 ply) after 32...Qxd2 33.Rxd2 Nc8 34.Bh4 a5 35.Rc2 a4 36.Rb1 axb3 33.Qc2 Qd7 34.Kg1 Nc8 35.Bh4 Ne7 36.Bxe7 Rxe7 37.f4 Qd8 ± +2.47 (28 ply) ⩲ +1.45 (28 ply)better is 34...Ne7 35.Rc1 Re6 36.Bf2 Qg5 37.Qd2 Qxd2 38.Rxd2 f6 ⩲ +1.42 (29 ply) ± +2.15 (27 ply) 35...Ne7 36.Bxe7 Qxe7 37.f4 Rh6 38.f5 a5 39.Rc1 Qb4 ± +2.02 (28 ply)better is 36.f4 Rc8 37.h3 Qxh3 38.Qxg6 Qxh4 39.Qf5 Re8 40.e6 fxe6 +- +4.03 (28 ply) 36...Nc8 37.f4 Ne7 38.Bxe7 Qxe7 39.Rc1 Rb8 40.Rf2 Qh4 ± +2.24 (28 ply)+- +3.70 (27 ply)better is 38.h3 Ne6 39.Rf1 Rh6 40.f5 Nd8 41.Bg5 Rh7 42.e6 Qc8 +- +4.13 (27 ply) ± +2.20 (28 ply) after 38...f5 39.Be3 Rf8 40.Rc1 Ne6 41.Rec2 h4 42.Qf1 Rc8 40...Rb8 41.Rc1 h4 42.h3 Qh5 43.Kh1 Rb6 44.Rfc2 Na6 ± +2.15 (20 ply) 41.Rc1 h4 42.h3 Qg3 43.Qd2 Rh6 44.Rf3 Qg6 45.Qa5 Qf7 +- +2.95 (28 ply) 41...Qxe2 42.Rfxe2 a5 43.Rc1 a4 44.Rec2 axb3 45.axb3 Rb8 ± +1.65 (33 ply)+- +2.58 (30 ply) after 42.Qd2 Rb8 43.Qa5 Rb7 44.Rc1 Qe8 45.Rfc2 Qd7 46.h3 Rh6 47...Rc7 48.Be3 Nd8 49.R3c2 h4 50.h3 Qd7 51.Bd2 Rc8 ± +2.17 (26 ply)+- +3.75 (28 ply)better is 49.Be3 Rxc6 50.Rxc6 Ng6 51.Bg5 f4 52.Qe2 f3 53.Qxf3 Qxf3 +- +4.91 (31 ply) ± +2.17 (27 ply) 52.Bh4 Nxd4 53.Qd3 Ne6 54.Qxd5 Rg7 55.Rc6 Ng5 56.Qxf7 ± +2.40 (26 ply) 52...h4 53.Bxh4 Rxg2+ 54.Kh1 Rxa2 55.Rf1 Qg6 56.Qxf5 = 0.00 (35 ply) ⩲ +0.99 (25 ply) 53...Re4 54.Rd1 Rxd4 55.Qf1 Rxd1 56.Qxd1 Qg7 57.Qf3 Qg5 ⩲ +0.74 (27 ply) ± +1.73 (28 ply) 54...Re4 55.Qd6 f4 56.Bf2 f3 57.Qxd5 Qg6 58.Qb7+ Ng7 ± +1.82 (27 ply)+- +5.81 (27 ply) after 55.Rc6 f4 56.Bf2 Ng7 57.Rxh6+ Kg8 58.Qd6 Qe8 59.e6 f3 58.Kf2 Rc1 59.Rxh6+ Kg7 60.Qd6 Rc7 61.Rf6 Qe7 62.Rxf5 +- +4.03 (31 ply) 58...Qg7 59.Qd6 Re2 60.Qxd5 h4 61.Qf3 Rxe5 62.Rd6 Qg5 = +0.35 (34 ply)+- +9.80 (28 ply) after 59.Rxh6+ Kg7 60.Rf6 Qe7 61.Rxf5 Re1 62.Rxh5 Qxe5+ 61...a5 62.Rxg7+ Kxg7 63.Qf6+ Kh7 64.e6 Re1 65.Qxf5+ Kh8 +- +56.97 (31 ply)1-0

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Feb-27-08  Knight13: Black got too busy with his will-not-prevail kingside attack that he forgot about his friend on c6 that has no one protecting him, and so thus gets sniped out.

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