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Fritz Riemann vs Ernst Flechsig
1st DSB Congress, Leipzig (1879), Leipzig GER, rd 10, Jul-19
French Defense: Exchange Variation (C01)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 7.Nb5 Be7 8.Bf4 Na6 9.O-O O-O 10.c3 c6 11.Na3 c5 = +0.15 (20 ply) 7...O-O 8.Nb5 Be7 9.O-O Nc6 10.a3 a6 11.Nc3 Bd6 12.h3 = -0.43 (22 ply) 8.Nb5 Nb4 9.Nxd6+ cxd6 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Bxd7+ Qxd7 ⩲ +0.54 (27 ply) 8...O-O 9.h3 Nb4 10.O-O Nxd3 11.cxd3 c6 12.Bf4 Be7 ⩱ -0.71 (25 ply)better is 9.a3 Qd7 10.O-O-O O-O-O 11.h3 Bf5 12.g4 Be4 13.Kb1 Kb8 = +0.41 (22 ply) 9...Nb4 10.Ne1 Nxd3+ 11.Nxd3 Ne4 12.Nxe4 dxe4 13.Nc5 = -0.29 (28 ply) 10.a3 Ba5 11.Ne5 Nxe5 12.dxe5 Ng4 13.Bd4 Rc8 14.h3 c5 ⩲ +0.92 (25 ply) ⩱ -1.50 (19 ply) 14.Nb3 b6 15.Ka1 O-O 16.f3 Nc4 17.Bc1 Rfe8 18.g4 Bf5 ⩱ -0.78 (30 ply) 14...O-O 15.Qf3 Nc4+ 16.Ka1 Nxe3 17.Qxe3 a6 18.Rhe1 Ng4 ∓ -1.54 (32 ply) ⩱ -0.71 (29 ply) 15...Nc4 16.Qf3 Nxe3 17.Qxe3 a6 18.g4 Nxg4 19.Qf3 O-O ⩱ -0.94 (30 ply) ⩲ +0.93 (29 ply) 17.Nb3 Nc4 18.Bf4 Qd8 19.Nc5 O-O 20.Rhe1 Re8 21.Re2 Nd6 ⩲ +1.12 (30 ply) 17...Qxg3 18.fxg3 Ra6 19.Nb3 Nb7 20.Rhe1 O-O 21.Kb2 Re8 ⩱ -0.69 (32 ply) ± +1.75 (31 ply) 18...Nxb3+ 19.cxb3 Kd7 20.f3 Rg8 21.Rhe1 Kc8 22.Kb2 g5 ± +1.67 (29 ply)+- +3.64 (28 ply)better is 20.d5 Nxd5 21.Bc5 cxb3 22.Bxf8 Kxf8 23.cxb3 Kg8 24.Qd6 +- +5.25 (32 ply) ± +2.33 (28 ply) after 20...Kd8 21.Rhe1 Kc8 22.Bf4 Nh5 23.Qf3 Nxf4 24.Qxf4 g6 21.Rhe1 Kd8 22.Bf4 Kc8 23.Bd6 Qd8 24.Rxe6 fxe6 25.Qxg7 +- +2.70 (27 ply) ⩲ +1.27 (26 ply) 22.a4 Kc8 23.a5 Rb7 24.Kb2 Qd8 25.Rbe1 Re7 26.Qxg7 h5 ± +1.73 (27 ply) 22...Kc8 23.a4 bxa4 24.Rb2 Rxb2 25.Kxb2 g5 26.Ra1 Nb6 ⩲ +0.64 (27 ply)better is 23.Bf4 Kc8 24.Bb8 Rxb8 25.Qxb8+ Kxb8 26.Nxd7+ Kc7 ± +1.88 (31 ply) 23...g5 24.a4 Kc8 25.a5 Rb7 26.Kb2 Qd8 27.Ra1 Qc7 28.Nxb7 ⩲ +1.35 (30 ply)+- +3.39 (34 ply) 24...Kc8 25.Rd6 f4 26.Qg6 Bf5 27.Rxc6+ Nc7 28.Rxc7+ Kxc7 +- +3.23 (32 ply)+- +5.75 (33 ply)better is 27.Qe5 Kc8 28.Rd6 Bg4 29.h3 Qf7 30.hxg4 Re8 31.Re6 Rxe6 +- +7.81 (34 ply) 27...g5 28.g3 fxg3 29.fxg3 Kc8 30.h4 b4 31.cxb4 Bxe6 +- +3.59 (27 ply)+- +6.57 (32 ply) 29.Qg6 Rg8 30.g3 fxg3 31.fxg3 b4 32.Bf4 Nxf4 33.gxf4 b3 +- +6.21 (29 ply) ± +1.54 (29 ply) 30.g3 Re8 31.Rxg7 Rxe4 32.Rxf7+ Ke6 33.Rxa7 Rxe1+ ± +1.76 (30 ply) 30...Kc8 31.Kb2 Kb7 32.a3 a5 33.Qe5 Rd8 34.h4 Ka7 35.h5 = +0.22 (31 ply) ⩲ +1.12 (30 ply) after 31.Kb2 a5 32.a3 Kc8 33.Qg6 Qxg6 34.Rxg6 c5 35.Rxb6 Nxb6 31...Kc8 32.Qd6 Rd8 33.Qc5 Qc7 34.g3 fxg3 35.hxg3 Ra6 ⩲ +1.04 (31 ply)+- +10.20 (35 ply)+- mate-in-18 after 58.Bg5 R8c7 59.Qg8+ Kd7 60.cxb4 c3 61.b5 Rc5 62.Qf7+64...Ke8 65.Qxc4 Rf6 66.Qc7 Rf7 67.Qc8+ Ke7 68.Bg5+ Kd6 +- mate-in-151-0

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Sep-15-20
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  Honza Cervenka: 29.Qg6! Rg8 30.R1e5 would have given white total dominance in position (see diagram)


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The game continuation almost let black to slip off the hook, if he would not be so kind to play cooperative 30...Kd8?! and 31...Rf8?? (in both cases it was better to play Kc8).

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