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Emanuel Lasker vs Mikhail Chigorin
Lasker - Chigorin Rice Gambit Match (1903), Brighton ENG, rd 5, Aug-12
King's Gambit: Accepted. Kieseritsky Gambit Rice Gambit (C39)  ·  1/2-1/2

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply) 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 c6 4.Bb3 d5 5.Nf3 Bd6 6.Nc3 d4 7.Ne2 = +0.32 (36 ply) ⩱ -1.07 (36 ply)better is 6.Nxg4 Nxe4 7.d3 Ng3 8.Bxf4 Qe7+ 9.Be2 Rg8 10.Bxg3 = -0.37 (34 ply) ⩱ -1.09 (31 ply) 8.d4 Nh5 9.O-O O-O 10.Rxf4 Qxh4 11.Rxg4+ Bxg4 12.Qxg4+ ⩱ -0.56 (35 ply) ∓ -2.01 (34 ply) 15.d6 Bf5 16.Bh6 cxd6 17.Qd2 Nd7 18.Qg5+ Bg6 19.Nd2 Qf5 ∓ -1.85 (37 ply)-+ -2.63 (33 ply)better is 21...Be4 22.d5 Rad8 23.Qd2 h5 24.Rd1 a6 25.d6 Ne5 26.Bd5 -+ -2.70 (23 ply) 22.Qd2 h5 23.Bg5 Rd6 24.Re1 Kh7 25.Nd5 Na5 26.Nf4 Nxc4 ∓ -1.82 (24 ply)-+ -3.36 (25 ply) 30...Rd6 31.Rd1 Rg6 32.Kd2 gxf1=N+ 33.Rxf1 Rg2 34.Rg1 -+ -3.70 (33 ply)= 0.00 (37 ply)40...Qc2+ 41.Kf3 Rxg1 42.Bxg1 Qd1+ 43.Kg2 Qe2+ 44.Kg3 = 0.00 (42 ply)1/2-1/2

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Kibitzer's Corner
Sep-01-08  Karnatakiaditya: A gr8 game for the opening of the day! Very clear play from both the players!
Nov-27-14  TheFocus: Match game 5 of the Rice Gambit match, won by Chigorin +2=3-1.

This game was played in Brighton, England on August 12, 1903.

The opening repeated up to 15.Bf4.

Oct-02-21
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  louispaulsen88888888: 29….g2 is the beginning of a wrong plan, and as often happens, is followed by other errors. 29…Qh2 is good.

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