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Adolf Anderssen vs Johann Lowenthal
Casual game (1851), London, England
Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 5...Nxc3 6.dxc3 Be7 7.Be3 O-O 8.Bd3 Nd7 9.O-O Bf6 = +0.11 (31 ply) 6.Qe2 ⩲ +0.70 (30 ply) ⩱ -0.75 (24 ply) 7...Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.Re1 Bf5 10.d3 Nc5 11.d4 Nxa4 ⩱ -0.70 (21 ply)= +0.10 (23 ply)better is 9.d4 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Bd6 11.Bb3 Be6 12.Qd3 Qf6 13.c4 Bf5 = 0.00 (24 ply) ⩱ -0.52 (22 ply) after 9...Bd6 10.Re1 Bf5 11.d3 Nc5 12.Bg5 Qc7 13.Bxd5 h6 better is 11.h3 Bh5 12.Re1 Nxc3 13.bxc3 Re8 14.Bg5 Rxe1+ 15.Qxe1 = 0.00 (26 ply) ⩱ -0.57 (24 ply) after 11...Re8 12.Ne5 Bf5 13.Qf3 Nxc3 14.bxc3 Be6 15.Bf4 Qf6 13.Bg5 Qf5 14.c4 h6 15.Bh4 Qxd3 16.cxd3 Bxf3 17.gxf3 Na6 = +0.08 (25 ply) ⩱ -1.30 (21 ply) after 13...Nd7 14.Nf3 h6 15.Bb2 Bf5 16.Qd1 Nb6 17.Ne5 Rfe8 better is 14...Nd7 15.Nd3 Rfe8 16.h3 h6 17.Be3 a5 18.a4 Qg6 19.c4 ⩱ -1.05 (22 ply) 15.Nd3 Be4 16.Qh3 a5 17.a4 Bf5 18.Qf3 Nd7 19.Re1 Rfe8 = -0.45 (23 ply) 15...Bg4 16.Qe3 Bxf4 17.Qxf4 Be2 18.Qc7 Na6 19.Qxb7 Rab8 ⩱ -1.23 (27 ply)= -0.16 (25 ply)better is 16...Ba3 17.Bc1 Bxc1 18.Rxc1 Nd7 19.Qxg6 Bxg6 20.Nd3 a5 = -0.44 (25 ply)= +0.18 (25 ply) 19.g4 Be6 20.Nd3 h5 21.h3 Rae8 22.Rae1 Qf6 23.Qxf6 Nxf6 = +0.10 (21 ply) ⩱ -0.79 (28 ply)better is 21.Nxc2 Qxc2 22.Rfc1 Qg6 23.Re1 Nb6 24.Bb3 Nd5 25.Bxd5 = -0.43 (26 ply) ⩱ -1.05 (25 ply) 22.d5 cxd5 23.Bxd5 Rad8 24.Rd1 Nf6 25.Bb3 Rxd1 26.Bxd1 ⩱ -0.91 (24 ply)better is 22...Nb6 23.Bf1 Be6 24.Nd3 Rad8 25.Re1 Bc4 26.Ne5 Qd6 ∓ -1.70 (24 ply) ⩱ -1.15 (23 ply) 24.Qxf6 Nxf6 25.Rb2 b6 26.Rc1 Rad8 27.Rxc6 Rxd4 28.Rc7 ⩱ -1.17 (24 ply) ∓ -2.22 (25 ply)better is 25...Rad8 26.Bf1 Rfe8 27.Qf4 Qg7 28.Re1 Nb6 29.Re4 Nd5 ∓ -1.99 (26 ply) ⩱ -1.37 (27 ply) 26...Qg7 27.Rb1 Nb6 28.a4 Nxa4 29.Rxb7 c5 30.Rd7 Nb6 ∓ -1.66 (26 ply) ⩱ -0.82 (25 ply) after 27.Qxf6 Nxf6 28.h4 h6 29.Ne3 gxh4 30.Rh2 Bxf3 31.Rxh4 29.Rb1 Ne6 30.Be4 Rad8 31.Rxb7 Nxd4 32.Bxd5 Rxd5 33.Qb2 ⩱ -1.08 (23 ply) ∓ -2.04 (21 ply)better is 30.Qd3 Qg7 31.Rd1 Rad8 32.Rfd2 gxh4 33.Nxh4 Nf4 34.Qf5 ∓ -1.65 (19 ply) ∓ -2.32 (25 ply) 31...Qh6 32.Qe3 Ng5 33.f4 Ne4 34.Bxe4 Rae8 35.f5 Qxe3 ∓ -2.22 (26 ply) ⩱ -1.46 (24 ply) 33...Qg5 34.Nf5 Rae8 35.Rh2 h5 36.Bb3 Rg8 37.Bxd5 Qxf5 ∓ -1.75 (25 ply) ⩱ -0.69 (24 ply)better is 36...Rf6 37.g5 Rff8 38.Kf2 Rad8 39.Qd2 c5 40.Nf4 Rxd4 ⩱ -1.06 (21 ply)= -0.39 (23 ply) 38.Qg5 Rxd4 39.Re1 Nf8 40.Qxg7+ Kxg7 41.Bxf5 Rdd8 42.Ne3 = -0.46 (24 ply)-+ -3.70 (26 ply)better is 44...Nc4 45.Re2 Rxd4 46.Kh2 Qc7+ 47.e5 Rdg4 48.Qf5 Qg7 -+ -3.30 (24 ply) 45.Qf5 Qg7 46.Rg3 Rg6 47.Nf4 Rf6 48.Nh5 Rxf5 49.Nxg7 Rf4 ∓ -2.28 (23 ply)-+ -3.66 (26 ply) after 45...Rf6 46.Qc3 Qf7 47.d5 Rg7 48.Qa1 Nf2 49.Re3 Qg6 47.d5 Qg7 48.Qb2 Nxe4 49.Qxg7+ R6xg7 50.Rb2 cxd5 51.Kh2 -+ -3.26 (23 ply)-+ -6.26 (25 ply)53.Rxg2 Qxg2+ 54.Qxg2 Rxg2+ 55.Kxg2 cxd4 56.Kf3 h5 -+ -132.66 (29 ply)0-1

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Jul-03-13
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  Honza Cervenka: 38.gxf5 is bad. White should have played 38.Nf4 with still playable game.
Apr-16-15  Superjombonbo: White cannot allow 38...Bxa2 to win a 2nd pawn.
Apr-23-22  Mathematicar: A modest game for that era!

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