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Wilhelm Steinitz vs Mikhail Chigorin
Steinitz - Chigorin World Championship Match (1889), Havana CUB, rd 14, Feb-19
Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense. Main Line (D07)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)3...Bxf3 was played in Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1889 (0-1)better is 6...dxc4 7.Bxc4 Qd7 8.dxe5 Na5 9.e6 fxe6 10.Bxe6 Qc6 = +0.09 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.82 (25 ply) 9.Bd2 b5 10.Nxe7 Bxe7 11.cxb5 O-O 12.O-O-O Qd6 13.Qd3 ⩲ +1.15 (26 ply) 9...Ne5 10.f4 Nd7 11.Nxe7 Bxe7 12.Bg2 O-O 13.O-O Nc5 = +0.01 (26 ply) 10.f4 Nce7 11.f5 Ne5 12.Bf4 Nxd5 13.cxd5 Bd6 14.Qg3 Qf6 ± +1.53 (24 ply) 10...Nce5 11.f4 Nd7 12.O-O-O c6 13.Nb4 Nc5 14.Qh3 Qh4 ⩲ +0.61 (24 ply)better is 11.h4 h5 12.O-O-O Nce7 13.c5 Be5 14.f4 Nxd5 15.fxe5 Ndf4 ± +1.98 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.35 (17 ply) 13.e5 Nxd5 14.cxd5 Bc5 15.h4 Ne7 16.Bg2 Qd7 17.Be4 Rbe8 ± +2.27 (26 ply) ⩲ +1.32 (25 ply) 15...Qg5 16.Qg3 Qh6 17.Rg1 Be5 18.Kb1 Kh8 19.Qg5 Qxg5 ⩲ +1.01 (28 ply)+- +2.54 (29 ply) 17...g5 18.Qg3 Kh7 19.Qxg5 Qxg5 20.Rxg5 Rfe8 21.Bxf4 ± +2.00 (27 ply)+- +4.70 (29 ply) after 18.dxc6 bxc6 19.Qg3 Qg4 20.f3 Qxg3 21.hxg3 Nd5 22.exd5 better is 21.Qxc5 Rfd8 22.Bc4 Qe4 23.Qxa7 Rbc8 24.Bb3 Ne5 25.Rde1 +- +5.76 (23 ply)+- +3.20 (24 ply) after 21...h4 22.Qg5 Qxg5 23.Rxg5 Rbd8 24.Bd3 Rfe8 25.f4 Rd6 +- mate-in-12 after 33.Rc8+ Ke7 34.Rxg7+ Nxg7 35.Qxg7+ Rf7 36.Qg835...Rf7 36.Bg5+ Qf6 37.Bxf6+ Rxf6 38.Rxc5 Rxf5 39.Rxf5 +- mate-in-71-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-27-08  Knight13: This is a type of opening that could arise when Black puts a knight on c6 and blocks his c-pawn from playing c6.

<4...e5?! 5. Qb3!>

Oct-24-09  notyetagm: 18 ?


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18 ♕f3-g3!


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18 ... ♕h4x♕g3 19 h2x♕g3 <trapped piece>


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Feb-12-11  notyetagm: Game Collection: RELOAD WITH A PAWN TO HARVEST A TRAPPED PIECE

Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1889 18 Qf3-g3! aims to reload on g3 with pawn against trapped f4-N

Mar-06-13  Garech: Screaming Blue Murder!

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