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Albert Edward Wallace vs Thomas Edward Ash
Sydney (1893)
French Defense: Steinitz. Bradford Attack Variation (C11)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply) 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Ne2 Be7 8.c3 O-O 9.Be3 Qb6 10.Qd2 a5 = +0.48 (29 ply)better is 6...Nc6 7.Bd3 a6 8.a3 Nxc5 9.Nf3 Nxd3+ 10.Qxd3 Bd7 ⩱ -0.51 (33 ply)= +0.06 (32 ply) after 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Nf3 f6 9.exf6 Nxf6 10.Qe2 Nc6 11.Bd2 Nd4 8...Qb6 9.Nh3 h5 10.Qg3 Nc6 11.a3 a6 12.Ng5 Ne7 13.Bd3 = -0.30 (32 ply)= +0.46 (31 ply) 10.Nf3 Nc6 11.a3 Bf8 12.Nb5 a6 13.Nd6+ Bxd6 14.exd6 Nf6 = +0.30 (30 ply)= -0.48 (30 ply) after 10...Nc6 11.a3 a6 12.Nd1 Ne7 13.Bd3 Qc6 14.Ng5 Bb6 15.b4 better is 11.a3 Nc6 12.Ng5 O-O 13.Bd2 Qxb2 14.Rb1 Qxa3 15.Bc1 Qa5 = 0.00 (36 ply) ⩱ -0.63 (34 ply) 12.Nb5 a6 13.Nd6+ Bxd6 14.exd6 Nf6 15.Nf2 O-O 16.Bd3 = -0.19 (30 ply) 12...Nd4 13.Bd3 Nc5 14.Ne2 Nxd3+ 15.Qxd3 Nf5 16.c3 Bd7 ∓ -2.31 (32 ply) 13.Bd3 Nc5 14.Ne2 Nb4 15.O-O Ncxd3 16.cxd3 Bd7 17.Be3 ⩱ -0.79 (34 ply) 13...Nd4 14.Qh3 Qc7 15.Bd1 Nf5 16.Ne2 Nc5 17.Be3 Bd7 ∓ -2.30 (31 ply) ⩱ -1.00 (31 ply) 14...Nc5 15.Ne2 Qa5+ 16.Bd2 Qxa2 17.O-O Nxd3 18.Nxd3 Qc4 ⩱ -1.43 (32 ply) 15.Ne2 Nc5 16.Be3 b4 17.Nd4 Nxd3+ 18.cxd3 Bd7 19.Nb3 O-O ⩱ -0.61 (31 ply) 15...Nc5 16.O-O Bxh4 17.Ne2 Bb7 18.Bd2 Bxf2+ 19.Rxf2 h4 ∓ -1.56 (33 ply) 16.Nce4 Nb4 17.Bd2 Bb7 18.O-O Nxd3 19.cxd3 Rc8 20.Rbc1 = 0.00 (30 ply) ⩱ -0.82 (29 ply)better is 17...Bb7 18.a3 Rc8 19.Ng3 Nb8 20.Nge4 Nbd7 21.Bb4 O-O ⩱ -0.74 (30 ply) 18.cxd3 Nb4 19.a3 Nc2+ 20.Kd1 Ne3+ 21.Bxe3 dxe3 22.Qxe3 = -0.14 (31 ply) ⩱ -1.00 (30 ply) after 18...a5 19.O-O Bxh4 20.b4 Be7 21.bxa5 Nxa5 22.Bb4 Nc4 19.O-O Na5 20.Bxa5 Qxa5 21.Nxd4 Qxa2 22.c3 Qc4 23.Rfd1 ⩱ -0.88 (31 ply) 19...dxc3 20.bxc3 Bxh4+ 21.Qxh4 Qxd3 22.Rd1 Rd8 23.Rh3 -+ -3.33 (33 ply)better is 20.a3 a5 21.b4 dxc3 22.Bxc3 Qd5 23.O-O Qa2 24.Qe3 Nxb4 ∓ -1.52 (29 ply) 20...dxc3 21.Bxc3 Qb6 22.a3 Rd8 23.b4 a5 24.Rd2 O-O 25.f5 ∓ -2.15 (31 ply) ⩱ -1.18 (31 ply) 21...Rd8 22.Nxd4 Nxd4 23.cxd4 Qxd4+ 24.Be3 Qc4 25.b3 Qc3 ⩱ -1.42 (32 ply) 22.Nf2 Qd5 23.b3 O-O 24.Bc1 Kg7 25.Nxd4 Nxd4 26.Rxd4 Qc6 = -0.40 (27 ply) ⩱ -1.35 (34 ply) 23...Nd4 24.Nc1 Rc7 25.Rf2 b4 26.Kh1 Qc8 27.Rxd4 bxc3 ⩱ -1.38 (35 ply) 24.Qe3 Na5 25.b3 O-O 26.Ne2 Nc6 27.f5 exf5 28.Nef4 Rfe8 = -0.43 (33 ply) 24...Nb4 25.Nxb4 Bxb4 26.Qg3 O-O 27.Ne2 Rfd8 28.Rxd8+ ⩱ -1.31 (34 ply) 25.Ne4 Nb4 26.Rc1 Qd8 27.Nd6 Nxd3 28.Qxd3 Ra8 29.Rc2 Bd5 ± +2.18 (34 ply) 25...Bxc5 26.Bxc5+ Ne7 27.Bd6 Qd8 28.Bb4 Qc7 = 0.00 (43 ply)+- +4.24 (35 ply)+- mate-in-14 after 31.Kh1 Bd5 32.Nxd5+ exd5 33.Qg5+ Ke8 34.Qf6 Rc734...Rhg8 35.Qh7+ Ke6 36.Qh6+ Rg6 37.Qxg6+ Kxe5 38.Rfe1+ +- mate-in-81-0

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Dec-05-20  optimal play: 8.h4 was a novelty

9...Qb6 compare 9...Nc6

Pillsbury vs Albin, 1896

25...Nxe5? expecting 26.fxe5? Bxc5 27.Bxc5+ Qxc5+ and black wins a pawn.

But instead white played 26.Nxe6+!

34.Rc1!

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<31...Rhg8> 32. Qg5+ Ke8 33. Rd6 Bd5 34. Qf6 Rc7 35. Nxd5 exd5 36. Rd8#

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