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Alexander Fritz vs Emmanuel Schiffers
5th DSB Congress, Frankfurt (1887), Frankfurt am Main GER, rd 1, Jul-18
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo. Italian Four Knights Variation (C50)  ·  1/2-1/2

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 4...h6 5.c3 g5 6.O-O Bg7 7.d4 exd4 8.cxd4 Nxe4 9.d5 = 0.00 (38 ply) 5.O-O O-O 6.c3 d6 7.Re1 h6 8.Nbd2 Bb6 9.Nf1 a5 ⩲ +0.56 (41 ply)= -0.26 (38 ply) 6.Bg5 Na5 7.O-O Nxc4 8.dxc4 Be6 9.Nd5 Bxd5 10.cxd5 = +0.42 (33 ply)= -0.35 (31 ply) 7.Bb5 O-O 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.h3 Bd7 10.O-O h6 11.b3 Bb4 = +0.24 (32 ply) ⩱ -0.86 (35 ply) 11...c6 12.O-O Qa5 13.d4 O-O 14.Rfb1 Rab8 15.Qe3 h6 16.f3 ⩱ -0.94 (33 ply)= 0.00 (35 ply)better is 12...Qc8 13.Bb3 c6 14.c4 Qd8 15.Qe3 Nd7 16.c3 Qa5 17.Qd2 ⩱ -0.72 (25 ply) 13.Bb3 Qd7 14.c4 c6 15.O-O Rae8 16.c3 Re7 17.Qe3 Nh5 = 0.00 (34 ply) ⩱ -0.86 (30 ply) 14.O-O h6 15.Bb3 g5 16.Rbd1 Kg7 17.Kg2 Qe7 18.Rh1 Rh8 = -0.37 (28 ply) ⩱ -1.46 (30 ply) 17.Qf5 Qe7 18.h5 Rad8 19.Kf1 a5 20.a3 Kh8 21.h6 g6 = -0.28 (32 ply) 17...Kh8 18.h5 Nxb3 19.axb3 fxg6 20.Qg3 gxh5 21.Rxh5 Qe8 ∓ -2.13 (34 ply) ⩱ -1.22 (27 ply)better is 18...g5 19.Rg1 a5 20.a3 Nxb3 21.Rxb3 f6 22.Qf5 Ra7 23.a4 ∓ -1.65 (25 ply) ⩱ -1.00 (25 ply) after 19.Rxb3 Qg5 20.c4 gxh5 21.Qxh5 Qxh5 22.Rxh5 g6 23.Rh1 20.Qxf6 gxf6 21.c4 Kg7 22.hxg6 fxg6 23.b4 f5 24.exf5 ⩱ -0.74 (36 ply) 20...g5 21.Rg1 Kh7 22.b4 a5 23.bxa5 Rxa5 24.Rg3 Kh6 ∓ -1.86 (34 ply)= 0.00 (44 ply) 25...Qc6 26.cxd5 Qxd5 27.Qh8+ Kf7 28.Qh4 Qc6 29.c4 Rad8 = -0.41 (32 ply) 26.fxe4 Qf2+ 27.Kd1 dxe4 28.Qe6+ Qf7 29.Qxe4 Rae8 30.Qh4 ⩲ +0.82 (38 ply)= 0.00 (38 ply) 33.Rh3 Ke5 34.c5 Kxe4 35.c6 a4 36.Ra3 Ra7 37.Rc3 Rc7 = 0.00 (47 ply) ⩱ -1.33 (49 ply) 34...a3 35.Ra1 g5 36.c5 Ke6 37.Ke2 Ra4 38.Kf3 a2 39.Kf2 ∓ -1.55 (47 ply)= 0.00 (46 ply) 36...Rc8 37.Kb5 Rb8+ 38.Kxa4 Kd4 39.Rg1 Kxc5 40.Rxg6 = 0.00 (47 ply) ± +2.27 (47 ply) 37...Ke6 38.c6 Kd6 39.Rg1 Kc7 40.Rxg6 Rxe4 41.Rxg7+ Kd8 ± +1.96 (46 ply) 38.Rd1 Kf4 39.c6 Re5+ 40.Kb6 Re4 41.c7 Rc4 42.Rd4+ Rxd4 +- +11.52 (32 ply)= 0.00 (61 ply)42.Ra7 Re3 43.Kb6 Rb3+ 44.Kc5 Re3 = 0.00 (59 ply)1/2-1/2

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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-16-20
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  Honza Cervenka: 38.Rd1! looks like a win for white. If 35...a3, then 36.Kc4 a2 37.Ra1 g5 38.c6 Kd6 39.Kb5 g4 40.e5+ Kc7 41.e6 g3 42.e7 g2 43.Kc5 Re8 44.Re1 g5 45.Kd5 a1=Q 46.Rxa1 Rxe7 47.c4 holds draw.

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