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Siegbert Tarrasch vs Max Weiss
5th DSB Congress, Frankfurt (1887), Frankfurt am Main GER, rd 14, Jul-27
Spanish Game: Open. St. Petersburg Variation (C82)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 11...Nxf2 12.Rxf2 Bxf2+ 13.Kxf2 f6 14.exf6 Qxf6 15.Kg1 = 0.00 (30 ply) ⩲ +0.51 (23 ply) after 12.Bxd2 Qd7 13.b4 Be7 14.Nd4 g6 15.f4 Nxd4 16.cxd4 f6 better is 12...Bg4 13.Qd3 g6 14.Bf4 Re8 15.Rae1 Bf5 16.Qd2 Bxc2 = +0.33 (28 ply) 13.a4 b4 14.Rd1 Bg4 15.Qd3 g6 16.Qxd5 Qxd5 17.Rxd5 Bb6 ⩲ +0.89 (22 ply) ⩱ -0.96 (26 ply) 14.Qf4 Nc4 15.b3 Nd6 16.Qf3 Bxd4 17.cxd4 Qd7 18.Bf4 Bf5 ⩱ -0.60 (22 ply) ⩱ -1.50 (26 ply) after 14...Nc4 15.Qd3 Qh4 16.b3 Nd6 17.Be3 Bxd4 18.Bxd4 Bf5 better is 15.h3 Nf6 16.Qf2 Ne4 17.Bxe4 dxe4 18.b3 Qf6 19.Be3 Rad8 ⩱ -1.04 (26 ply) ∓ -1.55 (21 ply) 18...b4 19.cxb4 Bxb4 20.Re6 Bd6 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.b4 Rb8 ⩱ -1.35 (21 ply)= -0.10 (28 ply) 20.Qg3 Nh5 21.Qh4 Bxg5 22.Qxg5 fxe6 23.fxe6 c4+ 24.Kh1 = -0.08 (30 ply) ⩱ -0.96 (27 ply)better is 36.h3 Qc5 37.Qe3 Qxe3+ 38.Rxe3 a5 39.Rf3 Rd5 40.b3 cxb3 ∓ -1.69 (28 ply) ∓ -2.39 (27 ply) after 36...Qb7 37.Kf2 Rd3 38.a3 Qd7 39.Kg1 Rd1+ 40.Kg2 Rd2 37...Qb6+ 38.Re3 Rd3 39.Kf3 Qc6+ 40.Kf2 Qc5 41.b4 Qb6 ∓ -2.10 (27 ply)better is 38.Re8 a5 39.h4 a4 40.a3 Qc5+ 41.Kf1 Qc6 42.Kf2 Qd5 ⩱ -1.29 (30 ply) ∓ -1.94 (30 ply) after 38...Qc5+ 39.Kg2 Rd3 40.Kh2 f5 41.Rf4 Qd6 42.Qg2 Qe7 69.Ra8+ Kb5 70.Rb8+ Ka6 71.Rc8 c1=Q 72.Rxc1 Rxc1 73.Ke4 -+ mate-in-200-1

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Sep-17-05  Calli: A classic textbook rook and pawn ending by Weiss. Some really did know how to play endings in the old days.
May-10-11
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  Sastre: An alternate winning variation is 67...Rb5 68.Ke4 Kb2 69.Kd3 c1=Q.

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