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Douglas Root vs Walter Browne
"Root 6...d6" (game of the day Jan-25-2024)
Lone Pine (1980), Lone Pine, CA USA, rd 4, Mar-19
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation. Benoni Defense (E31)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nbd2 d5 4.b3 Bd6 5.e3 O-O 6.Bb2 Nbd7 = +0.30 (42 ply)= -0.27 (36 ply)better is 6.e3 Qa5 7.Rc1 Ne4 8.Qc2 d5 9.cxd5 exd5 10.Bd3 cxd4 = +0.19 (31 ply)= -0.34 (43 ply) 7.e3 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Qe7 9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.Nd2 O-O 11.a4 Re8 = 0.00 (44 ply) 7...b5 8.Qxb5+ Nbd7 9.e3 exd5 10.cxd5 O-O 11.Nf3 g5 ⩱ -1.19 (28 ply)= 0.00 (33 ply) 10.Nf3 e5 11.e3 e4 12.Nd2 Qe7 13.Be2 O-O 14.Rd1 g5 15.Bg3 = 0.00 (37 ply)better is 10...O-O 11.Rxd6 Qc7 12.Qd1 Ne4 13.Rd3 Nb6 14.Qc2 e5 ⩱ -1.08 (31 ply)better is 11.Qc2 O-O 12.e3 Nb6 13.Nf3 Bd7 14.Qd3 d5 15.Ne5 Ba4 = -0.48 (24 ply) 11...g5 12.Bg3 e5 13.Nd2 Kd8 14.Qc2 Kc7 15.a4 a5 16.e4 ⩱ -1.14 (32 ply)better is 12.Qc2 Nb6 13.e3 e5 14.Nd2 Bd7 15.Bxf6 Qxf6 16.Ne4 Qf5 = -0.26 (34 ply) ⩱ -0.92 (32 ply) after 12...Nb6 13.Qc2 e5 14.Nd2 Bd7 15.Bxf6 Qxf6 16.Ne4 Qe7 13...Nb6 14.Qc2 Bd7 15.Bxf6 Rxf6 16.Ne4 Rff8 17.Qb1 Rad8 ⩱ -0.83 (33 ply) 14.Be2 g5 15.Bg3 Ne5 16.Qc2 Bf5 17.Bxe5 dxe5 18.Nf1 Rfd8 = 0.00 (41 ply) 14...Kh8 15.Be2 Ne5 16.Nxe4 Bf5 17.Bxf6 Rxf6 18.O-O Rg6 ⩱ -0.98 (36 ply)= 0.00 (37 ply)better is 16.a4 Qe6 17.Bg3 Ne5 18.O-O Nc6 19.Nb1 Ne5 = 0.00 (33 ply) 16...g5 17.Bg3 Rf7 18.f4 exf3 19.Bxf3 Bxf3 20.Rxf3 Kg7 ⩱ -0.67 (31 ply) 17.a4 Bc6 18.Bg3 Ne5 19.Ra1 a5 20.Rfb1 Rb8 21.Rb2 Rb7 = +0.20 (37 ply) ⩱ -1.31 (39 ply) 19.Rxf3 Ne5 20.Rff1 Qe6 21.h3 Rde8 22.Bxf6 Rxf6 23.Rxf6 ⩱ -0.88 (37 ply) ∓ -2.25 (33 ply) 23.Kg1 Rxe1+ 24.Bxe1 Re8 25.Qb3 Qf7 26.Bf2 Re2 27.Rd2 ∓ -1.64 (35 ply) 23...Re3 24.Bg3 Rxc3 25.Qb2 Rf7 26.R6d2 Re7 27.Kg1 Ree3 -+ -3.42 (34 ply) ∓ -1.62 (37 ply) after 24.Qb3 Qxb3 25.axb3 Re3 26.Be1 Ne5 27.Rd8+ Kh7 28.Bd2 25.R1d2 Re3 26.Bxf6 Nxf6 27.Rd8+ Ne8 28.R2d3 Rxd3 ∓ -1.55 (34 ply)better is 25...Qxc3 26.Bxf6 Nxf6 27.Rc6 Re8 28.a4 Ref8 29.Qd3 Qb4 -+ -3.23 (32 ply) 26.Qxe4 Rxe4 27.Kh2 Rfe7 28.Rc6 Re2 29.Rc7 R7e3 30.Bxf6 ∓ -1.98 (35 ply) 26...g5 27.Bxg5 Rg7 28.Rxd7 Nxd7 29.Rxd7 Rxd7 30.Bxh6+ -+ -4.78 (35 ply) ∓ -1.63 (36 ply)better is 28...Ne8 29.Re1 Rfe7 30.Rxe2 Rxe2 31.Kh2 Kh7 32.a4 Qe4 ∓ -1.81 (33 ply) ⩱ -1.28 (36 ply) 32.Qb8 Qg6 33.Ne5 Qe6 34.Nf3 Qc6 35.a5 bxa5 36.Rc8 Qg6 ⩱ -1.38 (35 ply) ∓ -2.16 (38 ply) 33.Qb8 Qg6 34.Qb5 a6 35.Qd3 Qxd3 36.Rxd3 Re4 37.Rd1 Ra4 ∓ -2.04 (25 ply)-+ -3.61 (25 ply) after 33...Nf6 34.Qa4 Re3 35.Qxa5 Rxf3 36.gxf3 Qxf3+ 37.Kg1 34.Kh2 Re2 35.Ng1 Qe5+ 36.Qg3 Qxg3+ 37.Kxg3 Re6 38.Rd2 -+ -2.64 (25 ply)-+ -5.27 (36 ply) 40.c4 Qf2+ 41.Kd1 Qb2 42.Ke1 Qc1+ 43.Ke2 Qxc4+ 44.Ke3 -+ -4.84 (37 ply)-+ -14.22 (35 ply) after 40...Qh1+ 41.Ke2 Nxc3+ 42.Kd2 Qd1+ 43.Kxc3 Qxd8 44.Kc2 50.Rxd3 Qxd3+ 51.Kc1 Qe3+ 52.Kc2 h5 53.Qf7 Kh6 54.Qg8 -+ -47.96 (36 ply)0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-25-24  goodevans: Loving the pun!
Jan-25-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  Honza Cervenka: 50.Qb6 Qc1+ 51.Ka2 Nb4+ 52.Kb3 Qc2+ 53.Ka3 Qa2# was one possible finish.
Jan-25-24  thegoodanarchist: Brilliant pun. Reminds me of downtown Albuquerque and all the old motels. Some are derelict, some still in business.
Jan-25-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: Clever pun. Shame it wasn't Root's move, but a little poetic license covers it.
Jan-25-24
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  FSR: Cute pun, interesting game.
Jan-25-24  LivBlockade: Wow! Submitted this game many years ago. I had long given up on it being selected...

... though I'm sure others have had similar experiences.

Jan-25-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  An Englishman: Good Evening: Brilliant pun, so good, haven't studied the game yet.
Jan-25-24  stone free or die: Only slightly spoiled by Root not having played it.
Jan-25-24  GlennOliver: Agreed, the 2024 Pun Of The Year competition may already have found its winner.
Jan-25-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  tamar: That’s how some people get their kicks…
Jan-25-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: Then again, some of us might prefer Route 66....
Jan-25-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  moronovich: And some of the religious fanatics prefer

Route 666...

Jan-25-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  Check It Out: Cute pun. Lone Pine is in CA and route 66 was the main road there to escape the Midwest back in the day.

Not to be a party pooper, but its not a very significant move in the game itself.

Jan-25-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <moronovich: And some of the religious fanatics prefer

Route 666...>

Route 66 had a spur route for decades called U.S. 666:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._...

Jan-26-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  moronovich: Thanks, <perfidiuos> !

I didn´t know that.

Jan-26-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  fredthebear: Route 66 chess: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnn...
Jan-26-24  LivBlockade: <fredthebear> That was also GOTD as Route 66, a 66 move game where white's king takes a long journey around the board.

Kasparov vs Beliavsky, 1981

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