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George Hammond vs James Stone
Casual game (1860), Boston, MA USA
Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit (C45)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply) 5.c3 Nf6 6.e5 d5 7.Be2 Ne4 8.cxd4 Bb6 9.O-O O-O = 0.00 (39 ply) ∓ -1.70 (29 ply) 7.Qb3 Qe7 8.O-O Na5 9.Bxf7+ Kf8 10.Qa4 Kxf7 11.a3 c2 ⩱ -1.07 (33 ply) 7...Nf6 8.e5 d5 9.Bb5 Ne4 10.Qa4 O-O 11.Bxc6 c2 ∓ -1.94 (33 ply)= 0.00 (39 ply)better is 12...Qe6 13.Bc4 Qg6 14.Bd3 = 0.00 (42 ply) 13.Re1 a6 14.Re4 axb5 15.Rh4 Qxh4 16.Nxh4 Nxe5 17.Bxb5 ⩲ +0.57 (34 ply)better is 13...O-O 14.Rae1 Ng6 15.Re4 a6 16.Nbd4 d5 17.exd6 cxd6 ⩱ -1.07 (32 ply) ⩱ -0.57 (30 ply) after 14.Nbd4 b5 15.a4 O-O 16.axb5 axb5 17.Nxb5 Ng6 18.Rfd1 14...d6 15.Ne2 Qg4 16.exd6 cxd6 17.Rfc1 d5 18.Bc3 O-O ⩱ -0.90 (30 ply) 15.h3 d6 16.Ne2 Be6 17.Ng3 Bxb3 18.Nxh5 Be6 19.exd6 Rfd8 = 0.00 (38 ply) 15...d6 16.exd6 cxd6 17.Nxd6 Be6 18.Bc4 Bg4 19.a4 Bxf3 ⩱ -1.23 (35 ply) 16.Rac1 d6 17.exd6 cxd6 18.h3 Be6 19.Bxg7 Bxb3 20.Nf6+ = 0.00 (36 ply) ⩱ -1.37 (35 ply) 17.hxg3 d6 18.exd6 Be6 19.Qa4 cxd6 20.Qe4 Qg6 21.Qxg6 ⩱ -1.07 (36 ply)better is 17...d5 18.exd6 Be6 19.Qa4 cxd6 20.Qe4 Qg6 21.Qxg6 fxg6 ∓ -2.24 (33 ply) ∓ -1.68 (25 ply) 19...Be6 20.Qa4 Ne5 21.Qd4 Bb4 22.Bh7+ Kxh7 23.Qxb4 Nc4 ∓ -2.46 (34 ply) ⩱ -1.34 (32 ply)better is 21.Kh1 Be6 22.Qxb7 g6 23.Rad1 Bc3 24.a3 Rab8 25.Qxa6 Ra8 ∓ -1.58 (31 ply) ∓ -2.31 (37 ply) 22.Ng6 Be6 23.Nxe5 Bxb3 24.axb3 Bb6+ 25.Kh1 dxe5 26.Be4 ∓ -1.94 (26 ply) 22...Bg4 23.Qd3 g6 24.Bb3 Bb6+ 25.Kh1 Bxd1 26.Qxg6+ Qg7 -+ -3.11 (34 ply) ⩱ -0.93 (38 ply) 23...f5 24.Nxf5 Bb6+ 25.Kh1 Bxf5 26.Rxf5 Qxf5 27.Qxf5 ⩱ -1.26 (40 ply) ⩲ +1.50 (44 ply) 27...Rfd8 28.Qe6 Re8 29.Qf6 Rf8 30.Qc6 Rfc8 31.Qe4 Re8 ± +1.77 (36 ply)+- +3.27 (41 ply) 30...Rd8 31.Qxb5 Bb4 32.Qa6 Rf8 33.Rxf8+ Bxf8 34.Qd3 +- +3.04 (44 ply)+- +9.42 (33 ply)33...Qxb3 34.axb3 Bg7 35.Qd6 Re8 36.Qd5+ Kf8 37.h4 Re5 +- +9.15 (31 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-01-05  sneaky pete: The Evans Gambit deferred, never seen before or after this game. Black is James W Stone.
May-15-11  squaresquat: Scotch Gambit augmented
May-15-11  squaresquat: it looks like white loses the initiative after Nxd and Bc5. best to pitch a pawn.

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