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Charles Fisher vs Robert Smith
Fisher - Smith (1873), Sydney AUS, rd 6, Oct-??
Owen Defense: General (B00)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply) 1...c5 2.c3 e6 3.d4 d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Be2 = +0.08 (35 ply) ⩲ +0.87 (37 ply) 3...e6 4.Nf3 c5 5.c3 Nf6 6.Nbd2 d6 7.O-O Be7 8.Re1 = +0.30 (37 ply) 4.exf5 Nf6 5.Nf3 e6 6.fxe6 dxe6 7.O-O Bd6 8.Bc4 O-O +- +3.34 (36 ply)= +0.30 (27 ply) 5.Nh3 Qh4+ 6.Nf2 Nc6 7.c3 O-O-O 8.b4 Nf6 9.O-O fxe4 ⩲ +0.77 (28 ply)= -0.37 (29 ply) 6.Kf1 Nc6 7.c3 O-O-O 8.Qe1 Qxe1+ 9.Kxe1 exf5 10.Ne2 ⩲ +0.66 (31 ply)= -0.15 (30 ply)better is 7.Ne2 Qf6 8.Nbc3 Nc6 9.Ne4 Qf7 10.fxe6 dxe6 11.Ng5 = 0.00 (30 ply) 7...Nc6 8.Nc3 O-O-O 9.fxe6 Nf6 10.Be3 Qd6 11.exd7+ ⩱ -0.53 (31 ply) ⩲ +0.90 (29 ply)better is 9.Nh3 Nc6 10.b4 O-O-O 11.Nd2 Kb8 12.Nf2 Nf6 13.O-O Qe7 ⩲ +0.69 (28 ply)= 0.00 (33 ply) after 9...Qe7 10.Nh3 Nf6 11.O-O Nc6 12.Nc2 O-O-O 13.b4 g6 10...Kd8 11.Nh3 h6 12.Nf2 Nc6 13.Ng4 Qe7 14.Na3 Nf6 = 0.00 (34 ply) ± +1.80 (31 ply)better is 11...Be7 12.Bg5 Qf7 13.Qxe5 O-O-O 14.Bxe7 Qxe7 15.Qxe7 ⩲ +1.42 (32 ply) 12.O-O Ne7 13.Nf2 Nxf5 14.Bf4 Bd6 15.Nd4 O-O-O 16.Nxf5 ± +2.05 (30 ply) 12...Qe7 13.Ng4 c6 14.Nxe5 cxb5 15.f6 Nxf6 16.Bg6+ Kd8 ⩲ +1.20 (33 ply) 13.Be4 d5 14.Ng4 Qe7 15.Bc2 c6 16.Nxe5 cxb5 17.f6 Nxf6 +- +2.88 (30 ply) 13...O-O-O 14.Ne4 Bxe4 15.Bxa6+ Kb8 16.Ne6 Bxf5 17.Nxd8 ± +1.67 (30 ply) ± +2.49 (32 ply) 14...Kd8 15.b4 Ne7 16.Ne4 Nxe4 17.Ne6+ Kc8 18.fxe4 a6 ⩲ +1.38 (32 ply)+- +7.38 (33 ply)26...Kd7 27.Bxf8 Qe6 28.Bxd6 Qxg8 29.Nxf6+ Kc6 30.Nxg8 +- mate-in-151-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-25-14  optimal play: This is the sixth game in the match between Charles Marshall Fisher and Robert Smith played 1873 in Sydney.

4.f3 appears to be a novelty by Fisher, though rarely played again.

<Inferior to P takes P>**

4...e6

<P to K 4 is a better move>*

5...Qh4+

<This move of the Q is premature, and in consequence of it, Black acquires a bad position>**

9...Qf6

<Black has lost time in regaining the pawn; here he should have played Q to K 2, followed by P to Q 3, if White moved Kt to Kt 5. In any case he gets a cramped game>*

13.Nd4

<White takes full advantage of the mistake made by his opponent in the opening>**

15.Ng4 !

<White now has a splendid attack, and he prosecutes it with vigour>*

15...Qe7

<Black's Q has been a continual source of trouble for him>**

22.Qxg8

<Q takes R and wins>*

23.f6

<White maintains his advantage in good style throughout>**

After six games, with the race to seven wins, Fisher has opened up a two point lead.

The progressive score was as follows:-

0-1-2-2-3-4 (4/6) Charles Marshall Fisher

1-1-1-2-2-2 (2/6) Robert Smith

*Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW) issue Saturday 25 October 1873 page 21

**The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic.) issue Saturday 25 October 1873 page 13

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