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Siegbert Tarrasch vs Johannes Metger
2nd Bavarian Chess Federation, Nuremberg (1888), Nurnberg, rd 1, Aug-06
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense. Rio de Janeiro Variation (C67)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 7...Nxb5 8.Nxb5 a6 9.Nc3 Nb8 10.Nxe5 d6 11.Nd3 O-O = 0.00 (32 ply) ⩲ +0.73 (26 ply) 8...Ne5 9.Ndxe4 Nxb5 10.Nxb5 d6 11.f4 Nd7 12.f5 O-O = +0.01 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.94 (30 ply) 9...a6 10.Nc3 Nb8 11.Ndxe4 d6 12.f4 O-O 13.f5 Nd7 14.Be3 = +0.24 (30 ply) ± +1.79 (28 ply)better is 12.Qd5 Qb6 13.Nd4 g6 14.Be3 h5 15.a4 Qc7 16.b3 Re8 ± +2.17 (15 ply)better is 12...Nc4 13.Bf4 Nxd6 14.Bxd6 b6 15.Qd5 Ba6 16.Rfe1 Rc8 ⩲ +1.42 (16 ply) ± +1.98 (16 ply) 13...Kh8 14.Qxe5 fxe4 15.Rd1 Bxd6 16.Rxd6 Qe8 17.Qd4 Rf5 ± +1.69 (19 ply) ± +2.46 (25 ply) 15.Nd4 Bd7 16.Qxb7 Rb8 17.Qd5 Bf6 18.b3 Bxd4 19.Qxd4 Qb6 +- +2.63 (22 ply)better is 15...Bd7 16.Qxb7 Qe8 17.Qd5 Bc6 18.Qd4 Ng5 19.Ng3 Bf6 ⩲ +1.45 (20 ply)better is 16.Qb3 b6 17.Nd5 Kh8 18.Bf4 Ne5 19.Rad1 Be6 20.Bg3 Qd7 ± +2.11 (19 ply) 16...b5 17.Rae1 Bb7 18.Qd4 Ng5 19.Ng3 Bf6 20.Qd3 Qd7 ⩲ +1.47 (18 ply)+- +2.96 (22 ply) 20.Qxe4 Nd7 21.Nf5 Rf7 22.Rad1 Nf6 23.Bxf6 Bxf6 24.Qd5 +- +2.65 (32 ply)= +0.30 (21 ply)better is 21.Rxf8+ Bxf8 22.Qd2 Qg5 23.Bd4 Rc8 24.c3 Be7 25.Nf1 Rf8 ⩲ +0.67 (31 ply)= +0.11 (36 ply) after 21...Rxf1+ 22.Rxf1 Rc8 23.Bb2 Bg5 24.c4 Bxe3+ 25.Qxe3 23...Be7 24.Bb2 Bg5 25.Rf2 Bh4 26.Rf4 Bg5 = 0.00 (33 ply) 24.Bb2 b5 25.Qxa7 Qc7 26.Qd4 Qb6 27.Qxb6 Rxb6 28.a3 Rc6 ± +1.58 (36 ply) 24...Be7 25.Bb2 Bh4 26.Re2 Bg5 27.b5 Rc5 28.c4 Bxe3+ = +0.20 (32 ply) ± +1.79 (34 ply)better is 26...Qc7 27.Qd4 Qb6 28.Qxb6 Rxb6 29.a3 Rc6 30.Nd1 Bxc2 ± +1.53 (34 ply) ± +2.21 (32 ply) 27...Qa8 28.a3 Qc6 29.Nd1 Be7 30.e6 Bf8 31.Nc3 Qxe6 ± +1.79 (31 ply) 28.h3 Qa8 29.a3 Qa7 30.Qd2 Rf7 31.Rxf7 Kxf7 32.Kh2 Be7 +- +2.99 (30 ply) 28...Qg5 29.a3 h3 30.Rf2 Qg6 31.Nxd5 Rc4 32.Qb6 Qxb6 ⩲ +1.38 (32 ply) 29.h3 Qg5 30.a3 Qg6 31.Rf2 Be7 32.c4 bxc4 33.Nxc4 Kh7 +- +2.70 (28 ply) ⩲ +1.27 (25 ply) 30...Qe8 31.Ng4 Rc7 32.Nf2 Rc4 33.Qe3 Be7 34.Nxh3 Qh5 ⩲ +1.12 (33 ply) 31.Qb6 Re7 32.Rf2 Qh6 33.Qxh6 gxh6 34.Rd2 Rd7 35.Ng4 Be7 +- +2.70 (32 ply) 31...Qg6 32.c4 bxc4 33.Nxc4 Rc7 34.Ne3 Qe6 35.Rf1 Rc8 ⩲ +0.97 (32 ply)+- +3.39 (32 ply) 33...Bxc2 34.Qf2+ Qf5 35.Bd4 Be7 36.Nc7 Kg6 37.e6 Be4 +- +3.10 (30 ply)better is 34.Nc3 Bf3 35.Qxg4 Bxg4 36.Nxb5 Be2 37.Nc7 Bd1 38.c4 Bb3 +- +7.14 (32 ply) ± +1.96 (32 ply) 35...Qh5 36.e6 Qg6 37.Qf1 Qxe6 38.Qxb5 Bxc2 39.Qe5 Qxe5 ± +2.14 (31 ply) 36.Qf4 Qg6 37.Qh4 Bxc2 38.Qxh3 Bb3 39.Qf5 Qxf5 40.Nxf5 +- +3.30 (32 ply) 36...Be7 37.Qg4 Qxg4 38.Nxg4 Bxc2 39.Kf2 Bg5 40.Ke2 Be4 ⩲ +1.43 (35 ply)+- +3.28 (31 ply) 37...Be7 38.cxb5 Bd7 39.Qd3 Bg5 40.Kf2 Be8 41.a4 Bh5 +- +2.62 (31 ply)+- +7.19 (31 ply) after 38.cxb5 Be7 39.Qc4 Kf7 40.Kf2 Bg5 41.Qc7+ Kg6 42.Qc2+ better is 46.Nd1 Bb5+ 47.Ke1 Ba6 48.Nc3 Bc4 49.b5 Be7 50.b6 Kd7 +- +3.48 (36 ply) 46...Bb5+ 47.Kc3 Bxe3 48.Bxe3 Kxe5 49.Kb3 Ke4 50.Bg5 Kd3 ± +2.27 (46 ply)+- +5.31 (33 ply) after 47.Nc4 Bb5 48.Kc3 Bg5 49.Nd6 Bd7 50.Kc4 Be7 51.Ne4 Kf5 +- mate-in-25 after 57.a6 Bg2 58.b6 Kc8 59.Kd6 Be4 60.Ke5 Bg2 61.Kf558...Ke6 59.b6 Kd5 60.b7 Kc5 61.b8=Q Bg2 62.a6 g4 63.Qc7+ +- +147.92 (28 ply)1-0

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May-03-20
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  Honza Cervenka: 20.fxe5 was a serious slip, which dropped all advantage of white from the opening. Simple 20.Qxe4 would have been much better.

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