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Andrew Burns vs Charles Fisher
Melbourne Chess Club Handicap Tournament (1886), Melbourne AUS
Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation (C45)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 7.Qe2 dxe4 8.Nc3 Bb4 9.Bxe4 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 Nxe4 = +0.14 (38 ply)= -0.36 (25 ply)8...Qh4 was played in M Subaric vs A Bozic, 1946 (0-1)better is 9.Bf4 g5 10.Bd2 O-O 11.b4 Bb6 12.a4 a5 13.bxa5 Bc5 = -0.22 (35 ply)9...Qh4 was played in M Judd vs Pillsbury, 1898 (0-1)= -0.48 (38 ply) 11.Bd2 O-O 12.b4 Bb6 13.Nc3 Qxe5 14.Qxe5 Nxe5 15.Na4 f6 = -0.50 (31 ply) ∓ -1.92 (36 ply)better is 12.e6 Bxe6 13.Nd2 h4 14.Be5 Nxe5 15.Qxe5 O-O-O 16.Nb3 ⩱ -1.42 (25 ply) ∓ -2.03 (25 ply) 15.c3 Bxe5+ 16.Kg1 Bf4 17.Na3 Rb8 18.b3 Kf8 19.Qxe7+ ∓ -1.75 (33 ply)-+ -2.72 (31 ply) 19.c4 Ke7 20.Kg1 Be6 21.Rbc1 Be5 22.Rc2 Rab8 23.Nf3 Bf4 ∓ -2.44 (32 ply)better is 19...a5 20.Be2 Ke7 21.Rbd1 a4 22.Nc5 Bc3 23.f4 Rg8 24.Rf3 -+ -3.45 (31 ply) ∓ -2.30 (31 ply) after 20.c4 Rh6 21.Rfc1 Ba6 22.Bf1 c5 23.cxd5 Bxf1 24.Rxf1 Rd8 21...c5 22.Bb5+ Kf8 23.Na5 Kg7 24.Bd7 Rab8 25.Rd1 Rb6 -+ -3.90 (31 ply)-+ -2.61 (23 ply) 31...Rh8 32.Bb1 Rhg8 33.f4 Bg4 34.Rde1 Bh6 35.Re7+ Kc8 -+ -5.11 (33 ply) 32.Bb1 f4 33.Rde1 Bg7 34.Rxe6 Rxe6 35.Bf5 Rg6 36.Nc1 Ke7 -+ -2.97 (33 ply)better is 32...f4 33.Nd4 Bxc5 34.Nxe6 Rxe6 35.Bf5 Be3 36.Rc2 Rg6 -+ -4.66 (36 ply) 33.Nd4 Bxd4 34.Rxd4 Rg8 35.Re5 a5 36.Ra4 Rh7 37.Re2 Rhh8 ∓ -1.96 (37 ply) 33...Bc3 34.Nd2 Bxd2 35.Rxd2 f4 36.Rde2 h3 37.Rxe6 Rxg2+ -+ -5.41 (33 ply) ⩱ -1.23 (39 ply) 35.Re3 Rh5 36.Kh3 Bb2 37.R1e2 Bh8 38.Kh2 Bg7 39.Kh3 a5 ⩱ -1.10 (37 ply)-+ -3.66 (33 ply) 39.g4 d4 40.Kh3 d3 41.Kxh4 Bc3 42.Kg3 d2 43.Nxd2 Bxd2 -+ -4.07 (28 ply)better is 39...Kf5 40.g3 d4 41.Kxh4 d3 42.Kh3 Bc3 43.Kg2 d2 44.Nxd2 -+ -7.56 (35 ply) 40.g4 hxg3 41.Kxg3 d4 42.Kf2 Kd5 43.Ke2 Ke4 44.Nd2+ Kxf4 ∓ -2.26 (58 ply)-+ -3.72 (28 ply) 41.g3 hxg3 42.Kxg3 Kd5 43.Kf3 Be7 44.Ke2 Kc4 45.Nd2+ -+ -3.91 (38 ply)-+ -8.76 (32 ply)47.Nb3 d2 48.Nxd2 Kxd2 49.Kf7 Bd6 50.Ke6 c5 51.Kd5 Kd3 -+ -147.92 (34 ply)0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-24-15  heuristic: 6.Bd3 is uncommon
11.Bg3 is only game

11...h5!

12.h3?!
12.e6 Bxe6 13.Nd2 h4 14.Be5

36.Bxf5!

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