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Tassilo von der Lasa vs Adolf Anderssen
Breslau (1845)
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit (C44)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply) 4...Nf6 5.e5 d5 6.Bb5 Ne4 7.Nxd4 Bc5 8.Nxc6 Bxf2+ = -0.22 (37 ply)5.c3 was played in Maroczy vs M Porges, 1896 (1-0)5...Bc5 was played in Wijk bij Duurstede vs Nijmegen, 1850 (0-1) ⩲ +1.03 (22 ply)7.Qxd3 was played in Bledow vs Von Der Lasa, 1837 (1-0)better is 9.Be3 Nf6 10.Nbd2 Be7 11.Qb3 Rb8 12.Qc2 Bxf3 13.Nxf3 ⩲ +0.94 (22 ply)better is 9...Qxg5 10.Nxg5 Bxd1 11.Raxd1 Be7 12.Ngf3 Nf6 13.Bb5 = +0.31 (28 ply) ⩲ +0.86 (22 ply)better is 10...Bf6 11.Bc2 Qh5 12.h3 Be6 13.Ng5 Qxd1 14.Rfxd1 Bd7 = +0.45 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.14 (20 ply) after 11.Bg3 O-O-O 12.Qc2 Ne5 13.Nxe5 dxe5 14.Bxe5 Bd6 15.Bd4 11...Rb8 12.Qc2 O-O 13.Rfe1 Be6 14.Nf1 Bg4 15.Nd4 Ne5 ⩲ +0.65 (21 ply) ± +1.86 (24 ply) 13.h3 O-O 14.Rad1 Qe6 15.Qa4 a6 16.Nd4 Qd7 17.Bc2 Bf6 ± +1.82 (23 ply) 13...Ng4 14.Nd4 O-O 15.Bg3 Nge5 16.Bc2 h5 17.h3 Rfe8 ⩲ +1.05 (22 ply) ± +2.10 (24 ply) after 14.h3 O-O 15.Qd5 Ne5 16.Nxe5 dxe5 17.Qxe5 Qxe5 18.Bxe5 15.h3 Ne5 16.Bc2 c5 17.Ne2 b5 18.Qa3 Qg6 19.Rd1 a5 20.b3 ± +1.97 (21 ply) 15...Nxd4 16.cxd4 Qxh6 17.Re3 c5 18.e5 Qf4 19.e6 f5 20.d5 = +0.29 (24 ply) 16.Nf5 Qe6 17.Bc4 Qd7 18.f4 a6 19.Qd1 g6 20.Nxe7+ Qxe7 ⩲ +1.18 (24 ply) 16...Nxd4 17.cxd4 c5 18.d5 b5 19.Qc3 c4 20.Bc2 Rfd8 21.a4 = +0.18 (22 ply)+- +4.52 (25 ply)better is 18.Re3 Ne7 19.Be2 Nxf5 20.Bxh5 Nxe3 21.Re1 g6 22.Bf3 +- +4.55 (29 ply) ± +2.49 (26 ply)21...Qg6 22.Rxg6+ hxg6 23.e5 dxe5 24.fxe5 Bg5 25.g3 h5 +- +2.86 (26 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-25-04
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  Honza Cervenka: Nice and very instructive miniature.
Jan-25-04
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  Benzol: Instead of 16...♗f6 maybe Anderssen should have played 16...♘xd4. However, I still think White is better in that case.
Jan-25-04
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  Honza Cervenka: <Benzol> I agree, 16...Nxd4 was necessary.
Jan-25-04  Catfriend: It saves black from immediate death, but look at white's centre after that!
Jan-25-04
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  Honza Cervenka: Funny line is 18...Kh8 19.Be2 g5 (19...Qg4 20.h3 and 21.Rg3) 20.Rh3 Qg6 21.Rh6 Qg8 (oh, the Queen escaped, but the prize is too high) 22.Rxf6
Oct-17-07
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  playground player: When Adolph Anderssen lost, he lost ugly!
Jan-28-08  just a kid: Couldn't Anderssen have tried 21...Qxg3,and only be behind a pawn??
Apr-29-09  sfm: <just a kid: Couldn't Anderssen have tried 21...Qxg3,and only be behind a pawn??> I think many masters would have tried that. Black is clearly lost, but that has never been sufficient reason to resign.
Jul-06-11
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  profK: Don't bottle your queen up...It might might get stuck there!!!

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