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Rudolf Spielmann vs Carl Schlechter
San Sebastian (1912), San Sebastian ESP, rd 3, Feb-22
Three Knights Opening: Schlechter Variation (C46)  ·  1/2-1/2

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 7s/ply)5.c3 was played in H Wolf vs Chigorin, 1906 (1-0)better is 5...Nxe4 6.O-O O-O 7.d3 Nf6 8.Nxb4 Nxb4 9.Nxe5 d6 = +0.29 (27 ply) ⩲ +0.85 (33 ply) 6...Ba5 7.a4 Bb6 8.O-O O-O 9.b4 a6 10.d4 h6 11.Nxb6 = +0.47 (32 ply) 7.d4 Bb6 8.Bg5 exd4 9.cxd4 Bg4 10.e5 dxe5 11.dxe5 ± +2.28 (32 ply)= -0.06 (33 ply)better is 9.b4 Bb6 10.a4 a5 11.O-O Be6 12.Bxe6 Qxe6 13.b5 Nb8 = +0.38 (33 ply)better is 9...Bxe3 10.fxe3 Ne7 11.Bc4 Be6 12.Bxe6 Qxe6 13.O-O O-O = -0.31 (33 ply)= +0.31 (31 ply) after 10.O-O O-O 11.a4 Bxe3 12.fxe3 Qh6 13.Qe2 Ne7 14.Bc4 Be6 better is 12...Rb8 13.Qd2 Ne7 14.Bb3 O-O 15.O-O Ng6 16.Qe3 Rbe8 = 0.00 (32 ply) ⩲ +0.58 (31 ply) 13...Rab8 14.Nd2 Ne7 15.Bb3 Rbd8 16.Rfe1 Ng6 17.Nf1 Nf4 = -0.19 (33 ply)better is 14.Rae1 Ne7 15.Bxe6 Qxe6 16.d4 Rfe8 17.h3 Ng6 18.a3 Rac8 ⩲ +0.69 (32 ply)= -0.03 (38 ply)better is 17...Rad8 18.f3 Qe5 19.Rfe1 Rfe8 20.Qf2 h6 21.Nc2 Be6 = +0.13 (34 ply) ⩲ +0.84 (33 ply) 23...Rb4 24.Red2 Rd4 25.h3 Rxd2 26.Qxd2 Rd8 27.Qd3 Qe7 ⩲ +0.59 (35 ply) ± +1.82 (40 ply) 26.Qxa7 Qg5 27.Re3 Qg6 28.h3 f5 29.Rg3 Qf7 30.Qxf7+ Kxf7 ± +1.90 (34 ply) 26...Bxe4 27.Rxd6 Rxd6 28.Qxd6 Qxd6 29.Rxd6 Bf5 30.f3 g6 = +0.13 (39 ply) 27.f3 Qe7 28.Nd5 Bxd5 29.Rxd5 Qc7 30.Qd3 Qb6 31.Rd2 a5 ⩲ +1.30 (34 ply)= 0.00 (41 ply)better is 29.g3 Re6 30.Kg2 g5 31.h3 h5 32.Qa4 h4 33.Qg4 Kf8 34.Rd5 ⩲ +0.66 (24 ply)= 0.00 (44 ply)30...Re1+ 31.Kh2 R1e6 32.Kg1 h6 33.Rf1 Qf4 34.Rdd1 Ra8 = 0.00 (43 ply)1/2-1/2

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Feb-19-13  Abdel Irada: And in this (original?) Schlecter Variation, White ends the game with Alekhine's Gun in reverse and apparently jammed. No wonder he had to settle for a draw.

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