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Elijah Williams vs Hugh Kennedy
Casual game (1848), London
Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy. Linksspringer Variation (B00)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)4...d6 was played in A Tohme vs M Ftouni, 1999 (0-1)5.h4 was played in Alexander V Ivanov vs Joel Benjamin, 1996 (1-0) 6...Be7 7.Bd3 Nf6 8.c4 d6 9.Nc3 O-O 10.O-O Nh5 11.Bc2 = +0.18 (25 ply) 7.h4 h5 8.Na3 Nf6 9.Qa4 Bb6 10.Bxb6 cxb6 11.d6 O-O ⩲ +1.31 (23 ply)= +0.34 (23 ply) after 7...Nf6 8.Na3 O-O 9.Nc4 Bb6 10.Bxb6 axb6 11.d6 Re8 better is 8.Bxb6 axb6 9.d6 cxd6 10.O-O d5 11.exd5 d6 12.Re1 N8e7 ⩲ +0.58 (24 ply)better is 8...Bxe3 9.fxe3 Nf6 10.c4 O-O 11.Nc3 d6 12.Qe2 Bd7 = -0.16 (27 ply)better is 9.h4 d6 10.h5 Nf4 11.Bxf4 exf4 12.Nd4 O-O 13.Nd2 f5 ⩲ +0.59 (21 ply)= 0.00 (25 ply)better is 11...Bg4 12.Be2 Bd7 13.a3 f5 14.c5 dxc5 15.Bc4 Kh8 16.Bg5 = 0.00 (19 ply) 12.Rab1 Bb6 13.b4 Bxe3 14.fxe3 a5 15.b5 Bd7 16.a3 h6 ⩲ +0.59 (19 ply)= -0.22 (23 ply) 13.f3 c6 14.dxc6 bxc6 15.Rd1 Be6 16.exf5 Nxf5 17.Bxf5 = +0.18 (20 ply)better is 13...exf4 14.Bd4 fxe4 15.Bxe4 Bf5 16.Bb1 c5 17.dxc6 bxc6 ⩱ -1.20 (22 ply) ⩱ -0.62 (23 ply) 15.Bd3 Qd7 16.fxe5 Nxe5 17.b3 Bg6 18.Rxf8+ Rxf8 19.Bxg6 ⩱ -0.68 (19 ply) ⩱ -1.48 (25 ply) 16.Nd3 Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Bb6 18.c5 dxc5 19.fxe5 c4 20.Nc5 ⩱ -1.06 (25 ply)-+ -6.42 (25 ply); 17.Rxf8+ Qxf8 18.Nd3 Nxc4 19.Qe2 Ngxe5 20.Nxe5 Nxe5 -+ -6.30 (26 ply)0-1

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Jul-27-05  EmperorAtahualpa: 17.Qxe3 Bb6!
Jul-31-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  wwall: Perhaps 13.exf5 is better.

Perhaps 15.Qc2 or 15.Bf3 is better.

If 16.Bf2 Nxf4. If 16.Nd3 Nxe3 17.Qxe3 Nxf4.

Aug-12-05
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  beatgiant: <wwall>
<Perhaps 15.Qc2 or 15.Bf3 is better.> On 15. Bf3 exf4 16. Bxf4 Nxf4 17. Qxf4 Bd3 opens a double attack on f4 and f1.
Jan-13-12  master of defence: <On 15. Bf3 exf4 16. Bxf4 Nxf4 17. Qxf4 Bd3 opens a double attack on f4 and f1.> After 18. Nxd3 Rxf4 19. Nxf4 is a little better than loses the exchange on f1.

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