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Isidor Gunsberg vs Siegbert Tarrasch
St. Petersburg (1914), St. Petersburg RUE, rd 3, Apr-24
Van't Kruijs Opening: General (A00)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)3...h6 was played in Jobava vs R Wojtaszek, 2016 (0-1)better is 4.Nf3 Nd7 5.c4 c6 6.Be2 h6 7.O-O Ngf6 8.d4 Bd6 9.c5 = +0.09 (26 ply)= -0.42 (20 ply)better is 5.d3 c6 6.Nd2 Nbd7 7.Nd4 Bg6 8.Be2 Bd6 9.N4f3 h6 = -0.03 (22 ply) ⩱ -0.60 (22 ply) 6...Bd6 7.Be2 h5 8.O-O h4 9.Nh1 c5 10.Nf2 Nc6 11.Nc3 ⩱ -0.65 (20 ply) 7.Bb5+ Nbd7 8.f5 exf5 9.O-O a6 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Be2 d4 = +0.17 (21 ply) 7...h5 8.Qf3 Nc6 9.Be2 Bd6 10.O-O h4 11.Nh1 d4 12.e4 ⩱ -1.16 (21 ply)better is 8.Be2 h5 9.Bf3 Nc6 10.O-O h4 11.Ne2 Qb6 12.h3 O-O-O = -0.23 (23 ply)better is 8...Nc6 9.Nd2 Nb4 10.Kd1 h5 11.e4 h4 12.f5 exf5 13.Nxf5 ⩱ -0.97 (21 ply)= -0.36 (19 ply) after 9.Nd2 Nc6 10.O-O-O d4 11.Nc4 Be7 12.e4 h6 13.f5 exf5 9...d4 10.Nce4 Nd5 11.Nxd6+ Qxd6 12.exd4 cxd4 13.Be2 ⩱ -0.81 (21 ply)= -0.04 (22 ply)better is 11...h4 12.fxg6 hxg3 13.gxf7+ Qxf7 14.h3 Nc6 15.d4 Rh5 = -0.42 (22 ply)= +0.30 (23 ply) 12...Bd6 13.d4 cxd4 14.exd4 O-O 15.Qh3 Nc6 16.Kb1 Rae8 = -0.17 (22 ply)better is 13.d4 cxd4 14.exd4 Bd6 15.g3 O-O 16.Bh3 Nc6 17.Rhe1 Rae8 ⩲ +0.70 (22 ply)= +0.08 (22 ply) 14...cxd4 15.exd4 Bd6 16.Kb1 Nc6 17.Bd3 Nb4 18.Rhf1 = +0.27 (23 ply) 15.dxc5 Bxc5 16.e4 d4 17.Ne2 Nc6 18.Nxd4 Bxd4 19.Bxd4 ⩲ +1.20 (23 ply)better is 15...Nc6 16.Kb1 cxd4 17.exd4 O-O-O 18.Na4 Kb8 19.Bd3 = +0.10 (20 ply) ⩲ +0.66 (21 ply) 20.a5 Na8 21.Kb1 cxd4 22.exd4 Rde8 23.g4 hxg4 24.hxg4 ⩲ +0.77 (20 ply)= 0.00 (24 ply) 24.Kb1 h4 25.Qe1 Nc8 26.Nc1 Ne7 27.Nd3 Bd6 28.c3 Nxf5 = 0.00 (24 ply) 24...Qf7 25.a5 Nc8 26.Kb1 Na7 27.b4 Be7 28.Rg3 h4 29.Bg6 ⩱ -1.42 (22 ply) 25.Kb1 Nh5 26.Qg4 Ng3 27.Rc1 Nxf5 28.Qxf5 Qe7 29.Qg4 Nd7 = -0.37 (22 ply) ∓ -1.85 (23 ply) 27.Kb1 Qc4 28.Rd2 Nd6 29.Qxc4 Nxc4 30.Rd3 Nh5 31.Bc1 Ng3 ⩱ -1.40 (24 ply) 27...hxg3 28.Rxg3 Nh5 29.Rb3 Nf4 30.Qh2 Nd6 31.Kb1 g6 ∓ -2.47 (25 ply) ∓ -1.52 (24 ply) 30.Qe1 Qc4 31.Rff3 Ne7 32.Rb3 Nxf5 33.Rxf5 Rc8 34.Rf2 ∓ -1.56 (22 ply) 30...Qxa5 31.c3 Nd6 32.cxd4 Nfxe4 33.Bxe4 Nxe4 34.Rfd1 ∓ -2.49 (24 ply) 31.c3 Qb5 32.Rfd1 Nd6 33.Bg6 Re6 34.cxd4 Ndxe4 35.g5 Ng4 ⩱ -0.76 (26 ply)-+ -3.04 (24 ply) 32...Nfxe4 33.Rb3 Qxa5 34.Bxe8 Rxe8 35.Qe2 Nc5 36.Ba3 -+ -4.04 (25 ply) 33.c3 dxc3 34.Rxc3 Nfxe4 35.Bxe4 Qxe4+ 36.Qc2 Qb4 37.Rd5 ⩱ -1.37 (25 ply)-+ -6.94 (26 ply)36.Qh1 Nc3+ 37.Kc1 d3 38.Rd2 Na2+ 39.Kb1 Rxd2 40.Bxd3 -+ -19.49 (23 ply)0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-22-09  ughaibu: Tarrasch's final move is fairly nice. Otherwise, Gunsberg seems to have been getting a little fatalistic.
Dec-06-12  schnarre: ...Tarrasch handled this nicely!
Dec-06-12  fokers13: Wondering if the immediate 32.Rxd4 worked any bettr,white's position seemed so cramped and vulnerable it's really the only move that comes to mind.
Feb-10-15  poorthylacine: Even without analyzing, it seems to me the old Gunsberg had no much hope facing Tarrasch, and so he tried what he thought to be his only chance: to bewilder his opponent by fantasy in the opening...
Feb-10-15  poorthylacine: If 32. Rxd4 exd4 33.Rxd4 Qe1+ 34.Ka2 Nfxe4 35. Bxe4 Rxe4 curtains.

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