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Johann Lowenthal vs Howard Staunton
Casual game (1851), London
Sicilian Defense: French Variation. Open (B40)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)5.Qa4 was played in N Thanarotrung vs M Tayseer, 2014 (1-0)5...Nf6 was played in J Pinedo vs M van ’t Kruijs, 1878 (0-1)6.Bc4 was played in C Stanley vs T Lichtenhein, 1857 (1-0)7.Nc3 was played in Staunton vs Saint Amant, 1843 (1-0)better is 15...Rf6 16.Ne2 Raf8 17.Kh1 R6f7 18.Rfd1 d5 19.exd5 exd5 = +0.11 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.76 (23 ply) after 16.Rfd1 Rad8 17.g3 Ng6 18.Nb5 d5 19.exd5 exd5 20.Rxd5 17.Nb5 a6 18.Nxd6 Rxf3 19.Qxf3 Nd4 20.Rxd4 exd4 21.Nc4 ⩲ +0.74 (27 ply) 17...Rf6 18.Ne1 Raf8 19.f3 Nd4 20.Rf2 b5 21.Ne2 Nc6 22.c3 = -0.19 (25 ply) ⩲ +1.24 (26 ply) 18...d5 19.exd5 exd5 20.Rxd5 Rxd5 21.Rxd5 Qf7 22.Rd3 ⩲ +0.64 (25 ply) ± +1.95 (26 ply) 19...Rf6 20.c3 Rdf8 21.Ne1 Nd4 22.cxd4 Qxd6 23.dxe5 Qxe5 ± +1.73 (27 ply)+- +2.90 (30 ply) 21.Qe3 Rxd6 22.c3 Nb5 23.a4 Rxd2 24.Qxd2 Nc7 25.Qd8+ Ne8 +- +2.96 (29 ply) ⩲ +0.69 (27 ply) 26...Qf6 27.Ne3 Rf8 28.Qc3 Qh6 29.h4 d2 30.Ng4 Qh5 = -0.27 (28 ply) ⩲ +1.08 (28 ply)better is 29...h6 30.Nc2 Qd6 31.Rd2 g5 32.Ne3 Kh7 33.Nf5 Qb6 ⩲ +1.28 (26 ply) ± +1.87 (26 ply) 33...Ne6 34.h4 h6 35.Rf2 Rxf2+ 36.Kxf2 Kh7 37.Qf3 Qe8 ± +1.89 (25 ply)+- +3.00 (26 ply)better is 35.gxf4 Nxd2 36.Qxd2 h6 37.Qe3 Kh7 38.Qf3 Qg6+ 39.Kf2 +- +2.77 (27 ply)+- +4.58 (28 ply) after 35...Rf8 36.Qb3+ Qf7 37.Qxf7+ Kxf7 38.Rxf8+ Kxf8 39.Kxf3 39...Kg8 40.Qxf3 Qxe5 41.Qg4+ Kh8 42.Kh3 Qf6 43.Qf4 Qe6+ +- +2.76 (26 ply)1-0

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