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Wilhelm Steinitz vs David Janowski
London (1899), London ENG, rd 2, May-31
Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation (D31)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 7s/ply)better is 6.a4 c5 7.Bxc4 Nc6 8.O-O cxd4 9.exd4 Bb4 10.Bg5 O-O = +0.18 (29 ply)= -0.32 (27 ply)better is 9...Nbd7 10.Rd1 Qb6 11.h3 Rc8 12.a3 Bd6 13.e4 cxd4 = -0.32 (25 ply)= +0.34 (25 ply)better is 12.Bf4 Nd5 13.Bg3 Nc6 14.Nxd5 exd5 15.a4 b4 16.Re1 Rc8 ⩲ +0.52 (27 ply)= -0.08 (31 ply)better is 14...Bxd5 15.Bxd5 Nxd5 16.Rxd5 Bxg5 17.Nxg5 h6 18.Ne4 = -0.08 (34 ply)= +0.45 (28 ply) after 15.Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.Qxe7 Rxe7 17.Rac1 Rae8 18.Nd4 Re5 18.Nd7 Nxd7 19.Rxd7 Bc5 20.Nf5 Qg6 21.Rxb7 Qxf5 22.Rd1 = +0.34 (32 ply) ⩱ -0.67 (30 ply)better is 21...Bxd5 22.Rxd5 Rae8 23.Qd2 Rd8 24.Rf1 h6 25.b3 Rfe8 ⩱ -0.78 (31 ply)= -0.08 (34 ply) 23...Be4 24.Nd6 Re5 25.Nxe4 Rxe4 26.Re1 Rc4 27.Qe5 Qxe5 = -0.22 (31 ply) ± +2.17 (34 ply) 24...Qg5+ 25.Kh1 g6 26.Rd5 Rac8 27.Nd6 Rxc5 28.Rxg5 Rxg5 ± +2.03 (33 ply) 25.Re1 Rcd8 26.Rxe8+ Rxe8 27.Re1 Qg5+ 28.Ng3 Qd8 +- +3.39 (30 ply) ⩱ -1.00 (35 ply) 27.Qxf5 Rxf5 28.Rac1 Re8 29.Re1 Ra8 30.Rc6 h5 31.b3 a5 ⩱ -0.77 (33 ply)-+ -9.26 (37 ply) 28...Qe2+ 29.Kg3 Rxc1 30.Rxc1 Rg5+ 31.Kh4 Qxh2+ 32.Kxg5 -+ -9.25 (34 ply) ⩱ -0.89 (34 ply) 31.Rc8 g6 32.Rd4 Qh5 33.Rf4 Rf5 34.Rxf5 gxf5 35.Kg2 Qg6+ ⩱ -0.66 (33 ply) 31...Qh5 32.f4 Rg4 33.Rg2 Rxf4+ 34.Kg1 Qe5 35.Qd5 Qe3+ -+ -2.84 (28 ply) ⩱ -1.44 (30 ply)better is 35.Rg4 Qf6 36.Rd4 Rg5+ 37.Kf1 Re5 38.h4 Re6 39.Qd5 Rfe8 ∓ -1.81 (29 ply) 35...Qc1+ 36.Kg2 Rg5+ 37.Rg4 h5 38.Rg3 Rc5 39.Qd3 Qf4 ∓ -2.38 (29 ply) 36.Rd1 Rfc8 37.Qg4 Qf6 38.Qd4 Qe6 39.b3 Qh3+ 40.Kg1 Rc1 ∓ -1.61 (29 ply) 36...Qc1+ 37.Kg2 h5 38.Rd4 Qg5+ 39.Kh3 Re5 40.Rd3 Rfe8 ∓ -2.38 (30 ply) ⩱ -1.17 (36 ply) 38.Qd4 Qf5 39.Re4 Rc4 40.Qe5 Rxe4 41.Qxe4 Qg5+ 42.Qg4 ⩱ -1.24 (31 ply) 38...Ra1 39.a3 Re1 40.Rg4 h5 41.Qd2 hxg4 42.Qxe1 gxf3+ ∓ -2.17 (29 ply) 39.Qd5 Ra1 40.Qxc5 Rxc5 41.b3 Rg5+ 42.Rg4 Rd5 43.Re4 Kg7 ⩱ -1.18 (31 ply) 39...h5 40.Re4 Qg5+ 41.Kh3 Rd8 42.Re5 Qxe5 43.Qxd8+ Kh7 ∓ -2.40 (30 ply) ∓ -1.61 (29 ply) 41.Qd4 Qe6 42.Re4 Qxa2 43.Rfe2 R1c2 44.Rxc2 Rxc2+ 45.Kg3 ∓ -1.71 (29 ply)-+ -3.17 (32 ply) 42...Qg5+ 43.Kh3 Qe3 44.Rdd2 R8c4 45.Rde2 Qf4 46.Qe8+ -+ -4.16 (32 ply) 43.Qd8+ Qxd8 44.Rxd8+ Kg7 45.Re8 Rc3 46.Re4 Rc4 47.Rxc4 -+ -2.72 (30 ply)-+ -5.70 (29 ply)46.Rf4 Qe1+ 47.Kh3 Qf1+ 48.Kg3 Qg2# -+ mate-in-30-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Apr-06-07  vonKrolock: <22...♗xd5> A very picturesque position, with both black ♗♗s hanging...

<23.♕xc5>?

<23...♗xg2>! A little surprise, wining a ♙ and leaving the white ♔ vulnerable ...

<24...♖ac8 25.♕d5>?? Serious double oversight! With 25.Re1!!, the ♘ would be saved...

<27.♖ac1> to exchange ♕♕s was the best chance for still obtain a draw - From now on, Janowskt's play is irrepressible

Nov-23-16
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  KEG: I agree that Janowski's combination beginning with 23...Bxg2 was flawed, and Steinitz would have emerged a piece ahead had he played 25. Re1. However, Janowski had a better combo on move 23: he should have played 23...Bxa2 after which the Re1 idea would not have worked for Steinitz and Janowski would have gotten a (slightly) better game.

I also agree with vonKrolock that even after Steinitz' error on move 25 he would have had a chance though a pawn down with 27. QxQ.

After Steinitz' unfortunate 27. Rac1 Janowski should have crushed him with 28...Qe2 check. Instead, he let Steinitz back in the game with his poor 28...Rg5 check, and then probably blew the win with his dreadful 29...Qh4 check (instead of the much better 29...Rc2 check). Steinitz missed his last chance to draw with his poor 31. Rc2 (he should have played 31. Rc8).

After that, Janowski, though missing several chances to end the game more efficiently and more brutally, always had the win in hand with his extra pawn and his better K-side pawn structure. Steinitz played on however, but his tough defense waned with his needless 43. h4 (43. Qd8 check reducing to a double Rook ending was the only practical chance), and then walked in a forced mate in four with his 44. Kg3 (though even after the "better" 44. Ke3 he would still have been dead lost).

The difficulties Janowski had after getting a "won" game by move 25 show how difficult it is to win heavy piece endings of this type. Even strong players like Steinitz and Janowski had problems with them

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