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Bernhard Horwitz / Johann Lowenthal vs Howard Staunton / James Cunningham
Consultation game (1856), London, Oct-18
Italian Game: Classical Variation. Greco Gambit (C53)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply) 8.cxd4 Bb6 = +0.16 (30 ply) ⩱ -1.02 (24 ply)better is 10...f6 11.e6 Qd6 12.Nd2 f5 13.Nxe4 fxe4 14.Be3 Rf6 15.b4 ⩱ -0.80 (23 ply)= -0.27 (23 ply) 12...f5 13.Nd2 f4 14.N2f3 Qh5 15.Bc1 Rae8 16.Qa4 Bb5 ⩱ -0.75 (24 ply) 13.Qxd4 Bb7 14.b4 Rfe8 15.Nd2 c5 16.bxc5 Qh5 17.f3 Nxd2 ⩲ +0.79 (23 ply)better is 13...f5 14.Nd2 f4 15.Nf3 fxe3 16.Nxh4 exf2+ 17.Kh1 f1=R+ = -0.25 (25 ply)better is 14.f3 Ng5 15.Bf2 Qh5 16.Qc2 c5 17.dxc5 Ne6 18.Na3 Qg5 = +0.44 (22 ply) 14...f5 15.Qxc6 Bb7 16.Qe6+ Kh8 17.Nd2 f4 18.Nf3 Qd8 = -0.30 (22 ply)better is 15.Qxc6 fxe5 16.Qxa6 Nxf2 17.Qe2 Ng4 18.h3 Nxe3 19.Qxe3 ⩲ +0.74 (22 ply)better is 15...fxe5 16.fxe4 c5 17.g3 Qh3 18.dxe5 d4 19.Bf4 Rb6 = 0.00 (22 ply)better is 16.Nc3 Rxg2+ 17.Kxg2 fxe5 18.Nxe4 dxe4 19.Qc2 exf3+ ⩲ +0.60 (25 ply)= 0.00 (24 ply) 17.fxe4 Rxg2+ 18.Kxg2 Qg4+ 19.Kh1 Qxe4+ 20.Kg1 Qg4+ = 0.00 (27 ply) 17...Bd3 18.Qxd5+ Kh8 19.Nc4 Rc2 20.Reb1 Rg8 21.Rb3 Bxc4 ⩱ -1.42 (22 ply)= +0.45 (24 ply) 18...Bd3 19.Qxd5+ Kh8 20.exf6 Nh3+ 21.Kh1 Rxc2 22.fxg7+ = +0.11 (21 ply) ⩲ +1.26 (21 ply)better is 19...Bc8 20.exf6 Bf5 21.Rac1 Bxc2 22.Bxg5 Qxg5 23.Rxc2 ⩲ +0.93 (20 ply) 20.Bxg5 Qxg5 21.e6 Qg6 22.Ne3 Bc8 23.e7 Be6 24.Rac1 h5 ± +1.53 (24 ply) 20...Qh6 21.Rac1 fxe5 22.Qxc7 e4 23.Ne3 exf3 24.Rc6 Qh3 = 0.00 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.12 (22 ply) 23...Re2 24.Qc1 Qd3 25.Rxg5 Rxe3 26.Re5 Rxe5 27.Bxe5 Bc4 = +0.30 (22 ply) ⩲ +1.34 (22 ply) 25...Nf7 26.Re7 Nd6 27.Nxd5 Qb5 28.Ne3 Re8 29.Rxe8+ Nxe8 ⩲ +1.21 (22 ply)+- +3.53 (23 ply)better is 30.Re8+ Kh7 31.Nf6+ Qxf6 32.Qe4+ Qg6 33.Rh8+ Kxh8 +- +7.25 (29 ply)+- +3.14 (27 ply)52...Rf1+ 53.Ke3 Ra1 54.d6 Bb5 55.Qc7 h5 56.Qc2+ Kh6 +- +8.07 (25 ply)1-0

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Jun-19-08  Antiochus: After the corret 32...gf6 follows 33 Re7 with perpetual check or Qe7 check changing queens?The exchange is a risky endgame searching for invisible chances
Sep-28-21  ciastekx: 32...gf6 does not work after 33.Qe7+ Qg7 34.Qe4+ Qg6 (34...f6 doesn't help) 35.Rh8+ Kg7 36.Rg8+ and Black must give up his queen for White's rook.

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