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Preston Ware vs George Mackenzie
5th American Chess Congress, New York (1880), Manhattan, New York USA, rd 3, Jan-12
Dutch Defense: General (A80)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)2...e6 was played in P Ware vs Mackenzie, 1871 (0-1)better is 5.c4 Be7 6.Nc3 O-O 7.d5 d6 8.Be2 Na6 9.O-O exd5 = +0.27 (20 ply)= -0.35 (22 ply) after 5...Be7 6.Be2 b6 7.c4 Bb7 8.O-O O-O 9.b3 Na6 10.Nc3 better is 6.Be2 b6 7.c4 cxd4 8.exd4 Bb7 9.O-O Be7 10.Be3 Ng4 = 0.00 (21 ply)better is 6...g6 7.c4 b6 8.d5 Na5 9.Nc3 Bg7 10.Ne5 O-O 11.b4 ⩱ -0.72 (20 ply)= -0.05 (21 ply) after 7.c4 b6 8.d5 Na5 9.Nc3 Nb7 10.Be2 Nd6 11.O-O O-O 12.b4 better is 9.b3 Bb7 10.Bb2 d5 11.Nbd2 Ne4 12.Bb5 Bf6 13.a4 Qc7 = -0.11 (23 ply) ⩱ -0.85 (20 ply) after 9...Na5 10.b3 Bb7 11.Na3 Rc8 12.Nc4 cxd4 13.Nxa5 bxa5 better is 13...Qc7 14.g3 Bf6 15.Be2 Nxc3 16.Nxc3 Nxd4 17.Bd2 Nxe2+ ⩱ -0.95 (22 ply)= -0.27 (20 ply)better is 14...Qc7 15.Ne5 Be7 16.Qe2 Na5 17.Qd1 Qd6 18.Rf2 Rfd8 ⩱ -0.62 (19 ply)= 0.00 (22 ply) after 15.Ne5 g6 16.Qe1 Bg7 17.Na3 a6 18.b4 Re8 19.c4 Nf6 20.Bc3 16.g3 Qc7 17.Qe2 Be7 18.Ba6 Nf6 19.Bxb7 Qxb7 20.c4 Ne4 = +0.15 (25 ply)better is 16...Nxe5 17.fxe5 Bg5 18.Qe2 Bxd2 19.Qxd2 d6 20.c4 Ne7 ⩱ -0.65 (23 ply)= 0.00 (21 ply)better is 18.Bc4 Kf7 19.Re1 Rh8 20.Na3 Qd7 21.Nc2 Bh4 22.Re2 Bf6 = 0.00 (22 ply) ⩱ -0.75 (21 ply)better is 19...Rh8 20.Ba6 Bxa6 21.Qxa6 Qd7 22.Qd3 Be7 23.c4 Nf6 ⩱ -0.87 (22 ply) 20.Na3 Rh8 21.Kg1 Nd5 22.Nc4 Bh4 23.h3 Qd7 24.Rc2 Nf6 = -0.12 (23 ply) 20...Rh8 21.Kg1 b5 22.Be3 Nd5 23.Qd2 Nxe3 24.Qxe3 Qd7 ⩱ -0.97 (20 ply)= +0.20 (22 ply) after 21.Na3 Re8 22.Nc2 e5 23.fxe5 dxe5 24.Bc4+ Kf8 25.Bc1 Bd5 better is 22.Na3 Nd5 23.a6 Bc6 24.Kg1 g5 25.fxg5 Bxg5 26.Bxf5 exf5 = 0.00 (20 ply) ⩱ -0.55 (21 ply)better is 23.Nc4 Qc7 24.Bd2 Bc6 25.axb6 axb6 26.Rxa8 Rxa8 27.Ne3 = -0.10 (21 ply) ⩱ -0.60 (22 ply) after 23...b5 24.a6 Bc6 25.Bxd5 Bxd5 26.Qxb5 Qc7 27.Qd3 Qc6 28.Nf3 Bxf3 29.Qxf3 Qc7 30.h3 Rhb8 31.Rfa1 a6 32.Re2 Re8 = -0.16 (24 ply) 28...g5 29.fxg5 Qxg5 30.Nf3 Qf4 31.axb6 axb6 32.Ra7 Kg6 ⩱ -0.99 (23 ply)= -0.08 (24 ply) 30...Rhb8 31.Re1 Qb7 32.Qd3 Qc6 33.b4 Re8 34.Rea1 Rac8 ⩱ -0.71 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.73 (25 ply) 32.Ra6 Qb4 33.Qd3 Rhe8 34.Rxd6 Kf7 35.Rda6 Re7 36.h3 Qc5 ⩲ +1.25 (26 ply)= 0.00 (30 ply)better is 37.Qe1 Qxe1+ 38.Rxe1 Rc8 39.Rxe6 Rxc4 40.Rexd6 Rxd6 = 0.00 (28 ply) ⩱ -0.52 (26 ply)better is 38...Qb7+ 39.Kh2 e5 40.Qd2 exf4 41.gxf4 Qf3 42.Qd5+ Qxd5 ⩱ -0.52 (26 ply)= 0.00 (24 ply) after 39.b5 Qc8 40.Rd1 Rc7 41.Raxd6 Qb7+ 42.Kg1 Qxb5 43.Qxg7+ 41.Qe6 exf4 42.gxf4 Rb8 43.b5 Rbb7 44.Rg1 Qf6 45.Qxf6 = -0.08 (29 ply) ⩱ -1.50 (29 ply) 42.gxf4 Qh4 43.Qg2 Re8 44.Rg1 Re6 45.Qg3 Qxg3 46.Rxg3 ⩱ -1.33 (29 ply) ∓ -2.23 (29 ply) 43.Rxd6 Rxd6 44.cxd6 Qe8 45.Qc4 Qe3 46.Qh4+ Kg8 47.Qc4+ ⩱ -1.48 (30 ply)-+ -7.54 (26 ply)-+ mate-in-5 after 48.Qxf5 gxf5 49.Ra1 Qxh3+ 50.Kf3 Rf1+ 51.Rxf1 g2+50.Kf4 Qg4# -+ mate-in-10-1

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