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Graham Russell Mitchell vs Cecil Purdy
1st Correspondence World Championship (1950) (correspondence), ?, May-01
Spanish Game: Closed. Bogoljubow Variation (C91)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply) 15.d5 Nd7 16.Nbd2 Bf6 17.Rb1 Rc8 18.h3 Bh5 19.g4 Bg6 = +0.13 (27 ply)better is 15...cxd4 16.h3 Bh5 17.Bb2 Nc6 18.Qe2 Rc8 19.Bd3 Nd7 ⩱ -0.66 (25 ply)= +0.08 (25 ply)better is 17.d5 Nd4 18.Bb2 Nxf3+ 19.Nxf3 Nd7 20.Qd3 Bxf3 21.Qxf3 = +0.08 (25 ply)better is 17...Nxg4 18.hxg4 Bxg4 19.Bb2 Nxd4 20.Bxd4 cxd4 21.Nf1 ⩱ -0.60 (22 ply)= +0.06 (22 ply)better is 19.Nf1 Rc8 20.d5 Nb4 21.Bb1 Bf6 22.Qd2 a5 23.a3 Bxb2 = +0.03 (23 ply) 19...cxd4 20.Nxd4 Nxd4 21.Bxd4 Bg5 22.Be3 Bxe3 23.Rxe3 = -0.47 (24 ply)better is 20.d5 Nce5 21.Nxe5 dxe5 22.Nf3 Bd6 23.Qe2 Nb6 24.Nd2 Rc8 = +0.45 (22 ply)= -0.25 (22 ply) after 20...cxd4 21.Nxd4 Nxd4 22.Bxd4 Bh4 23.Ne3 Bg5 24.Rb1 Bf6 21...Rc8 22.Ng3 cxd4 23.Nxd4 Nxd4 24.Rxc8 Nf3+ 25.Qxf3 = 0.00 (23 ply) 22.h4 Nxd4 23.Bxd4 cxd4 24.h5 Rf8 25.Kg2 Be5 26.Ng3 Nf6 ⩲ +1.32 (22 ply) ⩱ -0.65 (26 ply)better is 25...Nd5 26.Bxg6 hxg6 27.Qe4 Nc7 28.Red1 Ne6 29.Ng3 Qc7 = -0.47 (24 ply)= +0.07 (26 ply) 39...Ne7 40.h4 a4 41.bxa4 bxa4 42.Kg2 a3 43.Nf5 Nxf5 = +0.11 (32 ply) 40.Kg2 Rc3 41.Ng8 Rxb3 42.Nxf6+ Kf8 43.h4 Ne6 44.Ra7 ⩲ +1.34 (26 ply) 40...Nc6 41.Rh7 Ne7 42.h4 a4 43.bxa4 bxa4 44.Kg2 a3 = +0.21 (27 ply) ⩲ +1.28 (23 ply) 41...Kd8 42.h4 Rc4 43.h5 Rxg4+ 44.Kf1 Rf4 45.Nd6 Nd4 ⩲ +0.94 (26 ply)+- +5.19 (26 ply)45...Kd8 46.Ne6+ Nxe6 47.h7 Kc8 48.h8=Q+ Nd8 49.Qf8 Rb7 +- mate-in-121-0

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Jul-13-09  v d pandit: This is the only game Purdy lost in this Chp which he won 10.5/13 (+9,=3,-1).
Feb-10-15  whiteshark: Position after <41. Nf5!>


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Purdy had set up the position with his pawn on b4. (Thus <41... Rb8??>.) He later claimed that he had a drawing line with <41...Kd8>.

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