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Elijah Williams vs Howard Staunton
Staunton - Williams (1851), London, rd 11, Nov-??
Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense (D35)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)6.cxd5 was played in Schlechter vs H Wolf, 1899 (1-0)6...dxc4 was played in Mackenzie vs J Mason, 1885 (0-1)better is 7...dxc4 8.Bxc4 = +0.08 (28 ply)better is 8.cxd5 exd5 9.b3 c5 10.Bb2 Bb7 11.Rc1 Nbd7 12.Ne2 Ne4 ⩲ +0.60 (22 ply)= 0.00 (24 ply)better is 9...Nxd5 10.Nxd5 Qxd5 11.f3 Qd8 12.Be4 Bxe4 13.fxe4 c5 = -0.05 (21 ply) 10.b3 c5 11.Ne2 Nc6 12.Bb2 Re8 13.Ng3 Bf8 14.Rc1 Rc8 ⩲ +0.51 (22 ply)= -0.42 (21 ply) 12...Nxg3 13.hxg3 Nc6 14.Bd2 Nxe5 15.fxe5 Bc8 16.Qe2 Be6 = -0.41 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.75 (21 ply) after 13.dxc5 Nxg3 14.hxg3 Nc6 15.Ng6 Rf6 16.Nxe7+ Nxe7 17.b4 15...Bd6 16.Be3 Qe8 17.Qh3 Nxg3 18.Qxg3 Ba6 19.Bxa6 Nxa6 = +0.43 (21 ply)better is 16.Bb2 Nc6 17.Rac1 Nxe5 18.fxe5 Qe6 19.Nxf5 Rxf5 ⩲ +1.50 (22 ply)better is 16...Bd7 17.Rac1 a5 18.a4 Nxg3 19.hxg3 Nc6 20.Nxc6 Bxc6 ⩲ +0.87 (22 ply) ± +1.51 (25 ply)better is 17...Nxg3 18.hxg3 Bd7 19.Nxc6 Bxc6 20.Bxf5 a5 21.Bd3 a4 ⩲ +1.22 (21 ply) 18.Bxe4 dxe4 19.Ng6 Rf7 20.Rxc8 Rxc8 21.Nxf5 Qd7 ± +1.77 (21 ply) 18...Bd7 19.Qh3 Nxg3 20.Qxg3 Rc8 21.Rxc8 Bxc8 22.Rc1 Bd7 ⩲ +0.98 (25 ply) 19.Bxe4 dxe4 20.Ng6 Kh7 21.Nxf8+ Bxf8 22.d5 Qd7 23.Rfc1 ± +1.88 (23 ply) 19...Ba3 20.Rd1 Bd6 21.Qh3 Nxg3 22.Qxg3 Bb7 23.Rdc1 Rc8 ⩲ +0.97 (23 ply) 20.Bxe4 dxe4 21.d5 Qxd5 22.Rxc8 Rxc8 23.Rxc8 Bxe5 +- +3.87 (28 ply) 20...Nxg3 21.Qxg3 Bd7 22.h3 Rc8 23.Qf3 Bxe5 24.dxe5 Rxc2 ⩲ +0.80 (22 ply) 21.Bxe4 Bxe5 22.Bxf5 Qe8 23.dxe5 Bxf5 24.Nxf5 Rxf5 25.g4 +- +3.62 (26 ply) 21...Bd7 22.Bxe4 Bxe5 23.dxe5 fxe4 24.Ne2 Qf7 25.Bb4 Ne6 ⩲ +0.73 (21 ply) 22.Nh5 Bxe5 23.fxe5 g5 24.Qh3 Nc6 25.Bc3 Nxc3 26.Rxc3 ± +1.89 (22 ply)= +0.33 (21 ply)better is 23...Rc8 24.Rxc8 Bxc8 25.Bc1 Bd6 26.Be3 b5 27.Rc1 Bb7 ⩲ +0.63 (24 ply) 24.Be3 Nxg3 25.Qxg3 Rc8 26.Rxc8 Qxc8 27.Rc1 Qe6 28.a4 ⩲ +1.21 (23 ply)better is 24...Ba3 25.Rd1 Rc8 26.Rxc8 Bxc8 27.Bc1 Bd6 28.Be3 Bb7 = +0.33 (21 ply) ⩲ +1.02 (27 ply) 32...Nd4 33.Bc3 Nf5 34.h5 g6 35.hxg6 Kg7 36.Ke1 Kxg6 = +0.25 (30 ply)+- +2.92 (29 ply)better is 35.h5 Ng7 36.hxg6+ Kxg6 37.Kxd3 Nf5 38.Ke4 d3 39.Kxd3 +- +3.22 (36 ply) ± +2.01 (33 ply) 36...Ke7 37.Be1 Kd7 38.Bf2 d3 39.Be3 Nc7 40.Kxd3 Nd5 ± +2.15 (35 ply)+- +3.84 (31 ply)47...Nb4+ 48.Kb6 Kd7 49.Be1 Nd5+ 50.Kxa6 Nxf4 51.Kb7 Nd3 +- +8.87 (31 ply)1-0

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