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Johannes Zukertort vs William Norwood Potter
Potter - Zukertort (1875), London, rd 10, Nov-25
French Defense: Exchange Variation (C01)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)8.h3 was played in Gunsberg vs Blackburne, 1881 (1-0)8...Ne7 was played in Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1878 (0-1) 9.Be2 Be6 10.Nb5 Be7 11.Bf4 Ne8 12.Nc3 Nd6 13.Re1 Re8 = +0.16 (21 ply) ⩱ -0.70 (24 ply) 11.Qc1 Qxc1 12.Raxc1 Bxf3 13.gxf3 Nxd4 14.Kg2 c6 15.Nc3 = -0.47 (27 ply) ∓ -1.84 (26 ply) 12.Be4 Nxf3+ 13.Bxf3 Bxh3 14.Re1 Be6 15.g3 c6 16.Nc3 ∓ -1.73 (24 ply)-+ -2.54 (25 ply) 13.Nf5 Bxf3 14.Nxh6 Bxd1 15.Nxf7+ Rxf7 16.Raxd1 Raf8 ∓ -2.29 (27 ply)-+ -4.02 (24 ply)20.Rxd3 c4 21.Rd4 cxb3 22.axb3 Re8 23.b4 g6 24.Rd2 Kg7 -+ -6.00 (25 ply)0-1

rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1
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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-22-05  Whitehat1963: Whoops!
May-27-08  whiteshark: Zukertort on the wrong path.
Sep-19-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  tpstar: Zukertort must be one of the most erratic players in history, capable of beating Steinitz and Blackburne with flair and flourish, but then he has plenty of ugly miniatures like this one where he outsmarts himself and falls apart.

The French Exchange deserves its drawish reputation, but 8 ... Bg4!? becomes an interesting gambit (9. Nxd5 Bxh2+ 10. Kxh2 Qxd5); 8 ... Be6 seems safer. White tried to swipe a Pawn with 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Nxd5!? except 10 ... Qh6 put instant pressure on h2. White should probably give up a Pawn with 11. h4 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Qxh4 13. g3 Qxd4, because 11. h3?! Nxd4! gave Black a huge edge (12. hxg4? Nxf3+ & 13 ... Qh2#). White gave up the Queen for 2 pieces, only to err badly with 19. Nb3? (19. Ne2 ) Rxd3! 0-1 since the upcoming Pawn Fork 20. Rxd3 c4 wins 2 pieces for a Rook, leaving Black with QR vs RR and an easy win.

Harry Potter's great-grandfather shows off his magic.

Jul-26-09  WhiteRook48: haha how weird
Mar-13-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  Phony Benoni: Zukertort still won the match, +4 -2 =8.
May-02-13  thomastonk: <Phony Benoni> Yes, the results are correct. And nevertheless the final standing was 5.5 : 3.5! (☝ The first five draws were not counted.)
Aug-22-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  fredthebear: This game is referenced by Blackburne in a latter Black copycat whipping of White: Englisch vs Blackburne, 1883

It's good to study the games of the past greats to learn how to handle different approaches that are rare these days.

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