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Karl Pitschel vs Wilfried Paulsen
1st DSB Congress, Leipzig (1879), Leipzig GER, rd 10, Jul-19
Sicilian Defense: French Variation. Normal (B40)  ·  1/2-1/2

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 7.Nc3 O-O 8.O-O d5 9.exd5 exd5 10.h3 Re8 11.Re1 Bd6 = +0.40 (25 ply)7...O-O was played in Szen vs Anderssen, 1851 (0-1)= +0.05 (27 ply) after 8.exd5 Nxd5 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bd2 O-O 11.Na3 Rb8 12.Nc4 9.exd5 exd5 10.h3 Re8 11.Re1 Bd7 12.Qd2 Bc5 13.Nxc6 = +0.39 (28 ply) 9...Bc5 10.e5 Bxd4 11.Bxd4 Nxd4 12.exf6 Qxf6 13.Rb1 Bd7 ⩱ -1.25 (28 ply) ⩲ +0.92 (28 ply)better is 12.Be2 h6 13.Qe1 Nxd4 14.Bxd4 Ne4 15.Nxe4 dxe4 16.Qf2 b5 = +0.27 (27 ply)= -0.30 (25 ply)better is 13...Nxd4 14.Bxd4 a5 15.Qd2 Bd7 16.Rac1 h6 17.Ne2 b6 = -0.14 (29 ply)better is 14.Nce2 Nxd4 15.Bxd4 Bd7 16.Qd2 Rc8 17.Rac1 Bb5 18.Rxc8 = +0.37 (32 ply) 14...Nxd4 15.Bxd4 Bd7 16.Qd2 b5 17.Ne2 a5 18.Rff1 b4 = -0.22 (31 ply)better is 15.Nxc6 bxc6 16.d4 a5 17.Na4 Ba6 18.b3 Rf7 19.Ra2 Qc7 ⩲ +0.62 (32 ply)= 0.00 (28 ply) after 15...Nxd4 16.Bxd4 Bd7 17.Ne2 Rc8 18.Bb6 Qe8 19.b4 Qf7 better is 16...Nxd4 17.Bxd4 Rc8 18.b4 Bb5 19.Qe3 Qd7 20.Rff1 Rc6 = 0.00 (29 ply) 17.Rff1 Rb8 18.Qf2 Nxd4 19.Bxd4 b6 20.Ne2 a5 21.Kg1 a4 ⩲ +0.60 (28 ply) 17...exd5 18.e6 Bxe6 19.Nxe6 Qa5 20.Nd4 Bf6 21.Nxc6 bxc6 = -0.27 (28 ply) ⩲ +0.57 (32 ply)better is 27.Qd2 Qg7 28.Ra1 Ba4 29.Rc3 Rd7 30.Rac1 Bc6 31.Qe2 Qh6 ⩲ +1.09 (27 ply) 27...Kh8 28.Rh3 h6 29.Qd2 Rg8 30.Qf2 Qe8 31.Ra1 Kh7 ⩲ +0.56 (28 ply) 28.h5 Kh8 29.Rg5 Rg8 30.Qh3 Qf7 31.Rc3 gxh5 32.Rxg8+ ± +2.42 (26 ply)= 0.00 (34 ply) 30.Rh3 Qd8 31.Bd6 a5 32.Rc3 axb4 33.axb4 Qd7 34.Qe1 Ra8 = +0.31 (29 ply) ⩱ -1.19 (31 ply)better is 31.Rf3 Re4 32.Qf2 Qxf2+ 33.Kxf2 h5 34.g3 Kf7 35.a4 g5 ⩱ -1.13 (30 ply) ∓ -1.82 (29 ply) 32...Kf7 33.Qf2 g5 34.Qxh4 gxh4 35.Kh2 Rg8 36.Rg1 Rg4 ∓ -1.55 (31 ply) 33.Qf2 Qxa3 34.Rf1 Bd5 35.Qh4 Qe3+ 36.Rf2 Qe1+ 37.Kh2 = 0.00 (33 ply) 33...g5 34.Rc3 Qg4 35.Rc4 Qh4 36.Qf2 Kf7 37.Qxh4 gxh4 ⩱ -1.45 (30 ply)= 0.00 (40 ply)38...Rf7 39.Qf2 g5 40.Rg3 Qd1+ 41.Qf1 Qxf1+ 42.Kxf1 g4 = -0.20 (38 ply)1/2-1/2

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