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Max Euwe vs Willem Schelfhout
Euwe-Schelfhout Match (1923), Amsterdam NED
Dutch Defense: Blackburne Variation (A81)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)5.f3 was played in Somacarana vs Cochrane, 1856 (1-0)better is 5...Bd6 6.c4 O-O 7.Be3 Nc6 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Bd2 h6 = +0.37 (24 ply) 6.Nd2 Bd6 7.Nf3 O-O 8.Bf4 Qe7 9.Rc1 Bxf4 10.Nxf4 ⩲ +0.98 (28 ply) 6...c5 7.e4 cxd4 8.exd5 Nxd5 9.Qxd4 Qb6 10.Qxb6 axb6 = -0.16 (28 ply) ⩲ +0.96 (31 ply)better is 7...c5 8.e5 Ng8 9.c3 cxd4 10.cxd4 Qb6 11.Nc3 Nc6 = +0.18 (28 ply) ⩲ +0.92 (29 ply)better is 11...Rxf6 12.Be3 exd4 13.Qxd4 Rxf1+ 14.Bxf1 Qxd4 15.Bxd4 ⩲ +0.63 (30 ply) ⩲ +1.15 (31 ply) 13...cxd5 14.Be6+ Kh8 15.Bxd5 Nc6 16.Kg2 e4 17.Bxe4 Qxd1 ⩲ +0.53 (32 ply) ± +1.76 (31 ply)better is 19...Na5 20.Bc1 Rfd8 21.Kf2 Rd6 22.Bf3 Rxd1 23.Rxd1 Rc7 ⩲ +1.15 (30 ply) ± +1.71 (31 ply)better is 20...Rfd8 21.Kg2 Kg8 22.Bc2 Kh8 23.h4 Nd5 24.Bf2 Nc7 ⩲ +1.50 (23 ply)better is 21.c4 Ng8 22.Kg2 Rxd1 23.Rxd1 Rd8 24.Rxd8 Bxd8 25.Kf3 g6 ± +2.19 (31 ply) ± +1.61 (32 ply) after 21...h6 22.Rxd8 Rxd8 23.Bxh6 Nd5 24.Bxd5 Rxd5 25.Be3 Kh7 22...Rxd1 23.Rxd1 Rd8 24.Rxd8+ Bxd8 25.Kf2 g6 26.Kf3 Ne7 ⩲ +1.38 (26 ply) ± +2.22 (25 ply) 26...Bf8 27.Rb8 Be7 28.Ra8 a5 29.Kf2 Nd6 30.Bxb6 Rxa8 ± +2.12 (20 ply)better is 27.Kf2 Bd8 28.Ke2 a5 29.Bc6 Rf8 30.h4 Nd6 31.Rb8 Kg7 +- +3.10 (28 ply) ± +1.92 (32 ply) 28...Nc4 29.Bd7 Rf8 30.Bb5 Nxe3 31.Rxe7 Rf5 32.h4 Rf4 ± +2.01 (32 ply)better is 29.Bxf5 gxf5 30.h4 h6 31.gxh6 b5 32.Bf2 Bf8 33.Rb7 Bxh6 +- +3.23 (29 ply) ± +2.21 (27 ply) 31...Be3+ 32.Bxe3 Nxe3 33.Be6 Rxb2 34.a6 Rb6 35.Ra8+ Kg7 +- +3.41 (30 ply)+- +7.77 (30 ply)better is 39.Bf4+ Kf6 40.Bxe3 Bg3 41.Bc4 Bh2+ 42.Kf1 Bb8 43.Rxh7 +- +10.30 (28 ply)+- +4.74 (27 ply) 40...g5 41.Be1 Rg2+ 42.Kh1 Rc2 43.a6 h5 44.Bxh5 Rc1 +- +4.34 (28 ply)better is 41.a6 Rb1+ 42.Kf2 Ng4+ 43.Ke2 Ra1 44.Bc4 Ne5 45.Bg8 Nc6 +- +8.60 (26 ply) 41...Kxe6 42.Re7+ Kd5 43.Rxe3 Ra2 44.Bd8 g5 45.Rh3 Kc4 +- +4.09 (37 ply)+- +9.30 (27 ply) after 42.a6 Rb1+ 43.Kh2 Ra1 44.Rf7+ Ke5 45.Bc8 Ra2+ 46.Kh3 Nf5 43...Rb1+ 44.Kh2 Nf1+ 45.Kh3 Ne3 46.a7 Rh1+ 47.Kg3 Ra1 +- +11.08 (25 ply)1-0

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