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Tom Ward vs Tony Palmer
Michigan Open (1999), Cadillac, MI USA, rd 3, Sep-04
Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense (C24)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)4.c3 was played in Steinitz vs W Meiners, 1896 (1-0)5.d3 was played in J Gheng vs V Lederle, 2001 (1-0)5...O-O was played in E Delmar vs A Hodges, 1892 (0-1)6.O-O was played in Hector vs T Olsson, 2013 (1-0)6...Bb6 was played in Gunsberg vs Janowski, 1901 (0-1)better is 7...Bd7 8.a4 a5 9.Na3 O-O 10.Nc2 h6 11.O-O Re8 12.Nh4 = -0.19 (27 ply)= +0.41 (27 ply) after 8.a4 a5 9.O-O O-O 10.Be3 Bxe3 11.fxe3 Ne7 12.Nbd2 c6 better is 8...O-O 9.b4 Bb6 10.a4 a5 11.b5 Nb8 12.Bb3 Nbd7 13.Nc4 = +0.04 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.77 (23 ply)better is 9...Bg6 10.Nh4 Nd7 11.Nxg6 hxg6 12.b4 Bb6 13.Ne3 Bxe3 = +0.40 (24 ply) 10.Ng3 Bg6 11.Nh4 O-O-O 12.Bg5 h6 13.Ngf5 Qd7 14.Bxf6 ⩲ +1.07 (25 ply) 10...h6 11.Bd2 Bb6 12.Ng3 Bg6 13.Nh4 O-O-O 14.O-O Kb8 = +0.30 (26 ply)better is 11.Ng3 h6 12.Nf5 Qf8 13.O-O g6 14.Ne3 Bxf3 15.Qxf3 Qg7 ⩲ +1.20 (26 ply) ⩲ +0.63 (26 ply)better is 13...Kd7 14.Ne3 Bxe3 15.fxe3 Kc8 16.O-O-O Nb8 17.Kb1 = +0.30 (28 ply)better is 14.Ne3 Bxe3 15.fxe3 Kd7 16.Rf1 Kc8 17.O-O-O Bg6 18.Nd2 ⩲ +0.93 (28 ply)= +0.42 (30 ply)better is 15...Kd7 16.h4 Kc8 17.O-O-O Na5 18.Bc2 d5 19.Ng3 dxe4 ⩲ +0.55 (26 ply) ⩲ +1.22 (24 ply) 16...Kd7 17.h4 Qf8 18.Nd2 Nh5 19.Qg4+ Ke8 20.Bxd8 Kxd8 ⩲ +0.96 (25 ply) ± +1.93 (24 ply) after 17.O-O-O Bb6 18.Nh4 Ra8 19.Kb1 Nh7 20.Bd2 Kd8 21.Ngf5 better is 17...Ra8 18.O-O-O Nh7 19.Bd2 Kd8 20.Ngf5 Nf8 21.Qg4 Rh7 ± +1.51 (27 ply) ± +2.23 (24 ply) 18...Ra8 19.Kb1 Nh7 20.Bd2 Kd8 21.f4 Nf6 22.fxe5 dxe5 ± +1.88 (23 ply)better is 19.f3 Kf8 20.Qg2 Ng8 21.Kb1 Nge7 22.Nxh5 Rxh5 23.f4 Na5 +- +2.98 (23 ply) ± +1.82 (24 ply) 20...Na5 21.Bc2 Nc6 22.d4 exd4 23.e5 Nxe5 24.Rhe1 Qe6 ± +1.80 (23 ply) 21.d4 Bb6 22.Nf5 exd4 23.cxd4 g6 24.Rhe1 Ba5 25.Re2 Bb6 +- +3.05 (26 ply) ⩲ +0.79 (27 ply) 24.Rhg1 Rc7 25.Rdf1 Qe6 26.Kb1 Kd8 27.Qg2 g6 28.Nf3 Qe8 ⩲ +1.16 (26 ply)better is 24...Qe6 25.Kb1 g6 26.Ng2 Nc4 27.Rhf1 a5 28.Rf2 O-O = +0.20 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.81 (26 ply) 25...Qe6 26.Kb1 Nc4 27.Rhf1 g6 28.Ng2 O-O 29.Bb3 exd4 = +0.45 (26 ply) ± +1.85 (27 ply) 26...g6 27.Bb3 Qe7 28.Rhf1 Rc7 29.Ng2 Na5 30.Ne3 Nxb3 ⩲ +1.46 (26 ply) ± +2.24 (25 ply) 27...Qd8 28.Nf5 g6 29.Ne3 O-O 30.Rhg1 Kh8 31.Nf5 Qf6 ± +2.14 (27 ply)+- +3.51 (27 ply)better is 29.Rc1 Rc6 30.e5 dxe5 31.Rxc6 Nxc6 32.dxe5 Nxe5 33.Re1 +- +4.48 (24 ply) 29...d5 30.Nf5 g6 31.Ne3 O-O 32.Nxd5 Nxd5 33.Bxd5 Qe7 +- +2.93 (27 ply)+- +6.45 (27 ply) after 30.e5 Qc6 31.Bxf7+ Kd8 32.exd6 Rd7 33.Qxc6 Nxc6 34.Bxh5 31.e5 axb3 32.exd6 Rc6 33.Rde1+ Kd8 34.Ng6 fxg6 35.Qf8+ +- +4.05 (31 ply)= +0.15 (32 ply) 33...Kd7 34.axb4 Re8 35.Rc1 g6 36.Nh4 Rxf1 37.Rxf1 Rxe4 = 0.00 (32 ply) ⩲ +1.23 (26 ply) 35...Rh6 36.Rb6 Kd7 37.Rb7+ Kc8 38.Rf7 Rf6 39.Rxf6 Nxf6 ⩲ +0.87 (28 ply)better is 36.d5 Ne5 37.Rb7+ Kc8 38.Rb4 Kd7 39.Rxa4 Ke7 40.Rf1 Nf6 ± +1.75 (29 ply) ⩲ +1.13 (29 ply) 37...Kd8 38.Rc1 Ne7 39.Rc4 Kd7 40.Rxa4 Ke6 41.Rf3 Nf6 ⩲ +1.00 (29 ply)+- +2.60 (29 ply) 39.Re7 Rf8 40.Rc4 Rf7 41.Rb4+ Kc8 42.Rxf7 Nxf7 43.Rxa4 +- +2.71 (28 ply) 39...Ng3 40.Re7 d5 41.Rc5 dxe4 42.Rb5+ Kc8 43.Rg5 Nh5 ⩲ +1.33 (27 ply); 40.Rc4 Nxh3 41.Rb4+ Kc8 42.Rxd6 Nf4 43.Rc4+ Kb8 44.Rxa4 +- +3.22 (26 ply)0-1

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