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Charles Isaacson vs Emanuel Lasker
Match series (1892), New York, NY USA, rd 2, Oct-27
King's Gambit: Falkbeer Countergambit. Staunton Line (C31)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 5.Qe2 Be7 6.Nxe4 Nxd5 7.d3 Nc6 8.Nf3 O-O 9.Qf2 f5 = +0.02 (28 ply) 5...Bc5 6.d3 exd3 7.cxd3 Bg4 8.Nge2 O-O 9.d4 Bb6 ⩱ -0.69 (24 ply)= +0.40 (18 ply) 8.d4 exd3 9.Qxd3 c6 10.a3 Bc5+ 11.Kh1 b5 12.Bb3 cxd5 = +0.40 (22 ply) ⩱ -0.69 (21 ply) 12.Kh1 Bg4 13.h3 Bxe2 14.Nxe2 Bc5 15.a3 a5 16.Rd1 Rxe2 = -0.20 (22 ply) ⩱ -0.99 (23 ply)better is 15.Nc3 Qc5+ 16.Kh1 Be5 17.Bf4 Bxc3 18.bxc3 Qxc3 19.Rab1 ⩱ -0.84 (24 ply) ∓ -1.51 (22 ply) 17...Be5 18.c3 Nc5 19.Rfd1 Bxh2+ 20.Kxh2 Re3 21.Bg3 Nxd3 ⩱ -1.30 (21 ply) 18.Nc3 Qa5 19.Rfd1 Ne4 20.Nxe4 Bxe4 21.Kh1 Bxd3 22.Qxd3 = -0.41 (24 ply)better is 18...Nxf1 19.Bf2 g6 20.Rxf1 Re6 21.Nd4 Rxf6 22.Nxc6 Qxc6 -+ -3.76 (24 ply) ∓ -2.25 (24 ply) 19...g6 20.Rf2 Rae8 21.Kh1 h5 22.Ng1 Bxg3 23.hxg3 Ne4 -+ -2.66 (23 ply) ⩱ -0.77 (25 ply) 22.Bxd6 Qxh3 23.gxh3 cxd6 24.Rd1 Re8 25.Kf2 Re6 26.fxg7 ⩱ -0.92 (26 ply) ∓ -1.70 (29 ply) after 22...Bc5+ 23.Bf2 Qg6 24.Qxg6 Bxf2+ 25.Rxf2 hxg6 26.fxg7 better is 28.h4 f5 29.Rc1 Kf6 30.g3 Re7 31.Rc8 Bd3 32.Rc3 Bb1 33.a3 ⩱ -0.69 (24 ply) ⩱ -1.30 (25 ply) after 28...Kf6 29.Rc1 Re5 30.Rf1 Kg5 31.a3 Rd5 32.Ke3 f5 33.g3 better is 29...Kf6 30.Rc7 Re7 31.Rxe7 Kxe7 32.g3 Kd6 33.h4 Ke5 ⩱ -1.26 (28 ply)better is 30.h4 Kf6 31.g3 Ke5 32.Ke3 Bg2 33.Rc8 Bh3 34.Rd8 Bg4 ⩱ -0.76 (30 ply) ⩱ -1.33 (26 ply) 32.Nf3+ Kf4 33.g3+ Kg4 34.Nh2+ Kh3 35.Nf3 f6 36.a3 Kg4 ⩱ -1.25 (26 ply)-+ -2.72 (26 ply); 33.Nf3+ Kd6+ 34.Kf2 Bxf3 35.Kxf3 d4 36.Rc8 Kd5 37.b3 b5 -+ -2.72 (25 ply)0-1

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Nov-09-14  TheFocus: This is Match Game 2 from a series of matches played against members of the Manhattan Chess Club.

This game was played on October 27, 1892.

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