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Allies vs Mikhail Chigorin
Consultation game (1894), St. Petersburg RUE
Queen Pawn Game: General (D00)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply) 3.c4 e6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.b3 O-O 6.Bd3 c5 7.O-O Nc6 8.Nc3 = +0.37 (36 ply) ⩱ -0.84 (29 ply) after 3...c5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.c3 Qb6 6.Bd3 g6 7.O-O Bg7 8.Nbd2 4...e6 5.Nf3 c5 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.O-O cxd4 8.Nxd4 Nxd4 ⩱ -1.03 (30 ply)better is 5.Ne2 Nd7 6.Bxe4 Bxe4 7.O-O e6 8.Ng3 Bg6 9.c4 c6 = 0.00 (32 ply) ⩱ -0.55 (32 ply)better is 7.c4 c6 8.Ne5 h5 9.Bxe4 Bxe4 10.Nc3 Bf5 11.Qe2 Bb4 = 0.00 (34 ply)better is 7...c6 8.Nd2 h5 9.a4 Ndf6 10.Nxe4 Nxe4 11.Bxe4 Bxe4 ⩱ -0.72 (30 ply)better is 8.c4 c6 9.Nc3 Ndf6 10.c5 h4 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.Bxe4 Bxe4 = -0.10 (32 ply)better is 8...h4 9.Qe2 f6 10.Nec4 Be7 11.a4 Bg6 12.Bxe4 dxe4 ⩱ -0.66 (29 ply) 9.c4 Be7 10.Nxe4 Nxe4 11.Bd2 a5 12.Be1 Kf8 13.h3 h4 = 0.00 (33 ply) ⩱ -1.08 (31 ply) 10.Ng5 Nxe5 11.dxe5 c6 12.Nf3 h4 13.h3 Be7 14.Bxe4 Bxe4 ⩱ -0.68 (29 ply) ∓ -1.70 (32 ply) 11.Bd3 Be7 12.c4 f6 13.Nxg4 hxg4 14.Nd2 Nxd2 15.Qxd2 Qd7 ⩱ -1.25 (32 ply) 11...f6 12.Nd3 g5 13.Bd2 Bd6 14.Rc1 Qd7 15.b4 O-O-O 16.c4 -+ -2.81 (29 ply) 12.c4 h4 13.h3 Nh6 14.Nd3 Be7 15.Nf2 Ng3 16.Re1 O-O ⩱ -1.15 (32 ply) ∓ -2.01 (30 ply) 13.Nxg4 hxg4 14.Nd2 g5 15.Nxe4 Bxe4 16.Bc2 f5 17.Bxe4 ⩱ -1.38 (31 ply)better is 13...g5 14.Bc2 Qe7 15.fxg5 fxg5 16.c4 O-O-O 17.c5 Bc7 -+ -3.19 (28 ply) 14.Bc2 O-O-O 15.c4 dxc4 16.Nde1 g5 17.Qe2 Kb8 18.Nd2 ∓ -2.23 (20 ply)-+ -3.15 (35 ply) 15.Nd2 Nxh2 16.Nxe4 dxe4 17.Kxh2 exd3 18.Qf3 g5 19.e4 g4 -+ -3.09 (35 ply)better is 15...Nxh2 16.Nxh2 Ng3 17.Qd1 Bxd3 18.Be1 Nxf1 19.Nxf1 -+ -7.00 (31 ply) ∓ -2.13 (31 ply) 17.h3 Ng3 18.Bxg3 hxg3 19.Nc5 Bxc5 20.dxc5 Nh2 21.Nd4 ∓ -2.20 (34 ply)-+ -3.35 (32 ply) 21.Rxf2 gxf2+ 22.Kxf2 g5 23.Rf1 gxf4 24.exf4 O-O-O -+ -2.58 (33 ply) 21...Ne4 22.Nd3 O-O-O 23.Nc5 g5 24.fxg5 Rdg8 25.Bxe4 -+ -5.49 (30 ply)-+ -2.60 (40 ply) 23.Rxf2 gxf2+ 24.Kxf2 g5 25.Nd3 Rdg8 26.Rg1 Kb8 27.a4 g4 ∓ -2.49 (37 ply) 23...Nxh3+ 24.gxh3 Qxh3 25.Qg2 Qg4 26.Nd3 g5 27.Nf2 -+ -6.61 (34 ply) ⩱ -1.38 (39 ply) 25.Rxf2 gxf2+ 26.Kxf2 b6 27.b3 a5 28.c4 dxc4 29.bxc4 g5 ⩱ -1.23 (33 ply)-+ -2.93 (36 ply)-+ mate-in-18 after 45...Rc2 46.g5 Rxc3 47.Na1 a2 48.Kf7 Rc1 49.Nb3; 46.Kg7 Rf3 47.Na1 Rxc3 48.g5 Rc1 49.Nb3 Rb1 50.Nd2 Rb2 -+ mate-in-150-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
May-05-17
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  fredthebear: The two armies castle opposite. Black rolls up the kingside like a division of tanks, pushing pawns and exchanging to open lines under Black's control. Chigorin keeps finding good square after good square for his pieces. Black mauls White methodically.
Dec-27-22  Messiah: <fredthebear: The two armies castle opposite. Black rolls up the kingside like a division of tanks, pushing pawns and exchanging to open lines under Black's control. Chigorin keeps finding good square after good square for his pieces. Black mauls White methodically.>

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