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Johannes Zukertort vs Josef Noa
2nd DSB Congress, Berlin (1881), Berlin GER, rd 3, Aug-31
English Opening: Symmetrical. Two Knights Variation (A35)  ·  1/2-1/2

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 5.d4 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Be2 cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.O-O O-O = +0.42 (30 ply)= -0.27 (33 ply) 10...b6 11.d5 Na5 12.Ba2 Nxd5 13.Nxd5 exd5 14.Qxd5 Be6 = +0.13 (32 ply) ⩲ +0.92 (30 ply) 11...a6 12.Ba2 Nd5 13.Qd2 Nxc3 14.bxc3 Bxa3 15.Bb1 Bf8 = +0.35 (33 ply) 12.Bxd5 exd5 13.Nb5 Rf8 14.Nc7 Rb8 15.Nxd5 Bd6 16.Bxd6 ± +1.91 (35 ply) 12...Nxc3 13.bxc3 Bf6 14.Rb1 b6 15.d5 Na5 16.Bb5 Bd7 = 0.00 (34 ply) 13.Qc2 Nxc3 14.bxc3 Bf6 15.Bd3 g6 16.Rab1 b5 17.a4 bxa4 ⩲ +1.20 (30 ply) 13...Nf6 14.Nc3 b5 15.d5 Na5 16.Ba2 exd5 17.Nxd5 Nxd5 = -0.13 (32 ply) ⩲ +1.03 (35 ply) 14...Bb7 15.Nc5 Bxc5 16.dxc5 Nde7 17.Qe2 Nd4 18.Nxd4 ⩲ +0.67 (33 ply) ± +1.69 (32 ply) 15...Bc8 16.Rc1 Qb6 17.Qd3 Rd8 18.Ne5 Nxe5 19.Bxe5 b4 ⩲ +0.95 (30 ply) ± +2.20 (28 ply)better is 16...Bxc5 17.dxc5 Qf6 18.Qc2 Rac8 19.Bb1 Qf5 20.Qd2 Qh5 ± +1.52 (29 ply) 17.Bb1 Nce7 18.Ne5 Bxe5 19.Bxe5 f6 20.Bg3 Rc8 21.Nxa6 ± +2.25 (31 ply) 17...Nxe5 18.Bxe5 Bxe5 19.dxe5 Rc8 20.Bxd5 exd5 21.Qxd5 ⩲ +1.10 (38 ply)+- +2.95 (33 ply) 21.Qd3 b4 22.Bb1 g6 23.Qd2 Kg7 24.a4 Rad8 25.Rc4 Bxa4 +- +2.78 (31 ply) 21...b4 22.a4 b3 23.Bb1 Qa5 24.f3 Nf5 25.Bxf5 exf5 26.Qd4 ⩲ +1.32 (31 ply)better is 22.Bb1 Rad8 23.Qc2 g6 24.f3 Ba8 25.Bf2 Qb8 26.Bc5 Nf5 +- +2.78 (32 ply) ± +1.84 (31 ply) 23.f3 Ng6 24.Bb1 Be8 25.Qd2 a5 26.Be4 Nde7 27.Bf2 Qa6 ± +2.44 (30 ply) ± +1.60 (30 ply) 25.f3 Bd5 26.h4 h5 27.Kh2 f6 28.exf6 gxf6 29.Ne4 Bxe4 ± +1.68 (31 ply) 25...Bxg2+ 26.Kg1 Qd4 27.Bxe7 Qg4 28.f3 Bxf3+ 29.Kf1 = 0.00 (42 ply) 26.f3 Bd5 27.Nxc8 Rxc8 28.Qf2 Qxf2 29.Rxc8+ Nxc8 30.Bxf2 +- +3.31 (36 ply) 26...Bxg2+ 27.Kg1 Rxc1 28.Rxc1 Nd5 29.Bg3 Bh3 30.Qd2 ⩱ -1.08 (37 ply) ⩲ +1.20 (32 ply) 27...Nd5 28.Bg3 b4 29.Qd2 bxa3 30.bxa3 Ba8 31.h4 Rxc1 ⩲ +1.14 (33 ply) 28.Bxe7 Rxe7 29.Qc2 Be8 30.Nc8 Qb7 31.Nxe7+ Qxe7 32.Red1 +- +4.37 (33 ply)= +0.49 (34 ply)better is 30...Nf8 31.f4 Bd5 32.Kh2 Rdd7 33.Rcd1 Rc6 34.Rd2 b4 = +0.50 (31 ply)better is 31.Bxg6 fxg6 32.Rxc7 Qxc7 33.Qd2 Qb6 34.Rc1 a5 35.b4 ⩲ +1.23 (36 ply)= +0.49 (27 ply)better is 33.Qe3 Qc2 34.Re2 Qa4 35.Rd2 Kh7 36.Kh2 b4 37.Qb6 Rh8 ⩲ +0.95 (34 ply)= +0.36 (36 ply)better is 34.Re2 Qc1+ 35.Kh2 Qg5 36.Qc3 Rb8 37.Qe1 a5 38.Qxa5 b4 ⩲ +0.73 (34 ply) 34...Rd7 35.Qe3 Qb8 36.Rc1 Rc7 37.Rc5 Rxc5 38.Qxc5 Qd8 = 0.00 (42 ply)better is 35.Qc3 Qg5 36.Qc1 Qh5+ 37.Kg1 Rf8 38.Qe3 g5 39.Qd2 Qg6 ⩲ +0.95 (36 ply) 35...Qg5 36.Qc3 a5 37.Re1 Rb8 38.Qxa5 b4 39.Qa7 Ra8 = +0.38 (36 ply) ± +1.61 (44 ply) 40...Rg8 41.Qc1 Rf8 42.g4 Qa7 43.Qe3 Qd7 44.Rc1 Qd8 ⩲ +1.38 (41 ply) 41.Nc8 Qb8 42.Ne7 Bc4 43.Qc2 Qe8 44.Rc7 Qf7 45.Qd1 Qe8 +- +2.59 (36 ply) ⩲ +1.37 (41 ply)better is 42.Qe3 Qa7 43.g4 Qe7 44.Kg3 Qa7 45.Qc1 Qb6 46.Qc3 Ba8 ⩲ +1.48 (45 ply) ⩲ +0.87 (35 ply) after 42...Ra8 43.Qc3 Qd8 44.Qc1 Bb3 45.Rc7 Bc4 46.Rf7 a5 44.Qd3 Ra8 45.Qc2 Qa7 46.Rc5 Qb6 47.Qb2 Qb8 48.Qc3 Qd8 ⩲ +1.01 (35 ply)= 0.00 (55 ply)47.Rg3 Qh4+ 48.Rh3 Qf4+ = 0.00 (57 ply)1/2-1/2

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Apr-05-09  WhiteRook48: not sure why this is a draw
Dec-18-11  zev22407: The white cannot escape the checks by the black queen

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