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John Mann vs John Pendrill
NSW v SA Telegraph Match (1871), Sydney & Adelaide, rd 2, May-24
French Defense: Advance Variation (C02)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply) 5.Nf3 Nge7 6.Bd3 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nf5 8.Be3 Qb6 9.Qd2 = 0.00 (33 ply) 5...Qa5 6.Qa4 Qxa4 7.Bxa4 Ne7 8.Nf3 Bd7 9.Na3 a6 ⩱ -0.92 (32 ply) 6.Ba4 Bd7 7.Ne2 cxd4 8.cxd4 Nge7 9.Be3 Nf5 10.Nbc3 = -0.05 (24 ply) ⩱ -0.84 (27 ply)better is = 0.00 (23 ply)better is 9...Ne7 10.O-O Ba6 11.a3 Bxc3 12.bxc3 O-O 13.a4 Rfb8 ⩱ -0.51 (25 ply)= +0.19 (28 ply) 10...Bf8 11.Na4 Qb8 12.b4 Ne7 13.O-O Nf5 14.Re1 Bxe2 = -0.36 (30 ply) ⩲ +0.58 (34 ply) 11...Ba5 12.O-O Qb3 13.Qa6 Qb6 14.Qe2 = 0.00 (32 ply) ⩲ +1.00 (32 ply)better is 13.a4 c5 14.O-O cxd4 15.cxd4 O-O 16.Ba3 Rfe8 17.Bc5 Qa5 ⩲ +0.84 (32 ply)better is 13...Qb5 14.Qd1 c5 15.a4 Qd7 16.dxc5 O-O 17.Be3 Rfb8 = +0.17 (31 ply) 14.a4 Rfb8 15.Ba3 Qd8 16.a5 a6 17.Bc5 Rb5 18.Bb6 Qd7 ⩲ +0.84 (33 ply)= -0.40 (31 ply) after 14...Qb3 15.a4 Qxc3 16.Bb2 Qb4 17.Qd3 Nf5 18.Ba3 Qxd4+ 15...cxd4 16.Bxd4 Qb3 17.Rab1 Qxa3 18.Ra1 Qb3 19.Rfb1 = -0.42 (31 ply) 16.g4 h6 17.Rae1 Rab8 18.Qf3 f5 19.exf6 Rxf6 20.Bf2 Rbf8 ⩲ +0.51 (30 ply)better is 16...f5 17.exf6 Rxf6 18.g4 Raf8 19.Raf1 Ng6 20.Bc1 h6 ⩱ -0.68 (31 ply) 17.Rf2 Qb3 18.Rc1 Qa4 19.g4 Qd7 20.Rcf1 f5 21.exf6 Rxf6 = 0.00 (30 ply) ⩱ -0.86 (32 ply) 18.Qe1 Qc2 19.f5 Rb3 20.f6 Ng6 21.Rc1 Qd3 22.Qg3 Rxc3 = 0.00 (31 ply) ∓ -1.61 (34 ply)better is 19.Bc1 Rc2 20.Rb1 Ng6 21.a4 Nh4 22.Rg3 Ra2 23.a5 a6 ⩱ -1.34 (31 ply) ∓ -1.85 (30 ply) 20.a4 Rc2 21.Bg5 Nc6 22.fxe6 fxe6 23.Raf1 h6 24.Bh4 a5 ∓ -1.70 (30 ply)better is 20...Nc6 21.a4 Rc2 22.Rc1 Rxc1+ 23.Bxc1 Rb1 24.Rf1 Ra1 -+ -2.72 (34 ply) 21.fxg7 Rc2 22.Bf2 Rb3 23.h4 h5 24.gxh5 Ne7 25.Be1 Kxg7 ∓ -1.84 (32 ply) 21...Rc2 22.Rc1 Rbb2 23.Rxc2 Rxc2 24.Bf2 gxf6 25.exf6 -+ -2.82 (32 ply) ⩱ -1.14 (34 ply) 23.Bg5 h6 24.Bf6+ Kg8 25.h4 Nf8 26.R1f2 Rb1+ 27.Kh2 Ra1 ⩱ -1.23 (36 ply)better is 23...Ra2 24.Bg5 Kg8 25.Bd8 h6 26.h4 Nf8 27.Ba5 Rbb2 ∓ -2.16 (35 ply) 24.Bg5 h6 25.Bf6+ Kg8 26.R1f2 Rb1+ 27.Kg2 Rcc1 28.h4 Rh1 ∓ -1.54 (34 ply) 24...Nh4 25.Rg3 h6 26.Be3 Rb3 27.Rf6 Ng6 28.h4 Rcxc3 -+ -4.12 (35 ply) ∓ -1.56 (37 ply) 26.h4 h6 27.Bd8 Nf8 28.Ba5 Rbb2 29.R1f2 Rxf2 30.Rxf2 ∓ -1.61 (35 ply)better is 26...a5 27.R3f2 Rxf2 28.Kxf2 Rb3 29.Bd2 Rxa3 30.Rb1 Ra2 -+ -2.99 (35 ply) ∓ -2.03 (35 ply) after 27.Bg5 Rxa3 28.h4 a5 29.h5 Nf8 30.Rc1 Nd7 31.Rcf1 Nb8 27...a5 28.h4 Nxh4 29.Bg5 Rxf1+ 30.Rxf1 Ng6 31.a4 Rb3 -+ -2.51 (36 ply) 28.h4 Rb3 29.h5 Rxc3 30.Bh6 Rg3+ 31.Rg2 Rxf1+ 32.Kxf1 = 0.00 (37 ply) 28...Ng6 29.Rc2 Rbb1 30.Kg3 a5 31.h4 Nf8 32.a4 Nd7 33.h5 ∓ -1.89 (35 ply) 29.Bg5 Rxf1 30.Rxf1 Rxa3 31.Rb1 Rb3 32.Ra1 h6 33.Bf6 Rb7 = 0.00 (40 ply) ⩱ -1.03 (35 ply) 32.Bc1 Ra1 33.Bh6 Rb1 34.Bg5 Rb3 35.Rc2 Nf8 36.h4 Nd7 ⩱ -0.57 (34 ply)-+ -4.27 (41 ply)-+ mate-in-13 after 64...Ke4 65.Kxe6 Rxc3 66.Kd7 Re3 67.e6 c3 68.e769.Kxe6 c2 70.Kf6 c1=Q 71.e6 Qh6+ 72.Ke7 Ke5 73.Kd7 -+ mate-in-100-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-03-14  optimal play: <<<Board 2>

(a) 3.e5

This bad move was probably adopted with the view of embarrassing the Sydney player.

(b) 8...♗b4+

B to Q R 3, followed by P to Q B 4, would have been far better. After the move made White soon gets out of his difficulties.

(c) 17...♕b2

He should rather have played P to K Kt 3

(d) 25.♗g5

Both players appear to potter somewhat at this point of the game.

(e) 25...♖a2

Mr. Pendrill here misses an easy chance of acquiring a superior game. We believe he should now have played K R to Q Kt 7 ; for suppose 25... K R to Q Kt 7 ; 26. R to B 2 ; 26... R takes R ; 27. R takes R ; 27... R to Kt 6, &c. White has other lines of play, but none of them will avail him.

29.♗b2 At this point the first sitting was terminated.

(f) 30...♖a2

A perfectly safe move, the effects of which were not sufficiently provided against by White.

(g) 32.♔f1

This attempt to catch the Rook loses a Pawn at once. He should have played B to B sq, but even then it is difficult to see how he could save the game.

(h) 32...♘f4

Cleverly played, and evidently quite unforeseen by White.

(i) 41...♖d2

Again the best move.

(j) 43.♖c1

He has nothing better - from this point winning is a mere matter of time.

47...♔g7 Here the second adjournment took place.

(k) 65...♔d3

Mr. Pendrill's play throughout the end game is worthy of study.

It will be seen that the last twenty moves played by White have been aimed at the sacrifice of R for Pawn, and the subsequent capture of Black's centre Pawns ; by the play in the text, however, this movement is rendered unavailing.

The time taken by Mr. Pendrill in deliberating upon his moves in this game was one hour and a quarter, being five hours and a half less than the prescribed limit.>

- Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW) issue Saturday 10 June 1871>

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