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William Ruth vs John W Collins
61st US Open (1960), St. Louis, MO USA, rd 8, Aug-15
French Defense: Exchange Variation (C01)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 4...Bd6 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.O-O O-O 7.Re1 h6 8.Nc3 a6 9.h3 = -0.06 (34 ply)= +0.44 (34 ply)better is 6.Ne2 Nf6 7.O-O O-O 8.Ng3 h6 9.Nd2 Re8 10.Nf3 a5 = +0.40 (34 ply)= -0.28 (29 ply)better is 9.O-O Ng6 10.Re1 O-O 11.Qc2 Rae8 12.Nbd2 h6 13.Bxh6 = 0.00 (34 ply)better is 9...Ng6 10.O-O O-O 11.Nh4 Rae8 12.Rfe1 Bg4 13.Qf1 Nce7 ⩱ -0.53 (32 ply)= 0.00 (30 ply)better is 11...Nf5 12.Nb3 Rde8 13.O-O-O b6 14.Ba6+ Kd8 15.Rhe1 ⩱ -0.51 (31 ply)better is 12.Nb3 Nf5 13.O-O-O Kb8 14.Bb5 Nxg3 15.hxg3 Bf5 16.Qf1 = 0.00 (31 ply) 12...cxd6 13.Nf1 Ng6 14.Ne3 Nf4 15.Qf1 Nxd3+ 16.Qxd3 f5 ⩱ -0.57 (38 ply)= +0.20 (33 ply) 13...Kb8 14.Rde1 Nd8 15.Nb3 b6 16.Qc2 Nb7 17.Re3 Ng6 = -0.44 (31 ply) 14.Bc2 Qd7 15.Qf1 Na5 16.Re1 Kb8 17.Re3 Bg4 18.h3 Be6 = +0.32 (34 ply) ⩱ -0.90 (36 ply) 15...Nxd3+ 16.Qxd3 Ne7 17.Nb3 Bf5 18.Qb5 b6 19.Re3 Bd7 ⩱ -0.90 (36 ply) ⩲ +0.58 (33 ply) 16...h5 17.Nb3 Kb8 18.g3 Nh3 19.Nbd2 Bc8 20.Kb1 Bg4 = 0.00 (33 ply) ⩲ +0.97 (32 ply)better is 18.g3 Ng6 19.b4 Nc6 20.a3 Kb8 21.Kb2 b6 22.Rde1 Rxe3 ⩲ +0.70 (32 ply)better is 18...Ng6 19.g3 Rxe3 20.fxe3 g4 21.Ng1 b6 22.e4 Rf8 23.Kb1 = +0.14 (33 ply) ⩲ +0.83 (33 ply)better is 20.h3 Re8 21.e4 Nc4 22.Nxc4 dxc4 23.e5 fxe5 24.Bxg6 Qxg6 ⩲ +1.10 (34 ply)= +0.46 (34 ply)better is 22.h3 Nc4 23.Nxc4 dxc4 24.hxg4 Bxg4 25.Nh3 h5 26.Qf2 Qh2 ⩲ +0.82 (25 ply)better is 22...b6 23.b3 Qa3+ 24.Kb1 dxe4 25.Bxe4 f5 26.Qa6+ Kb8 = +0.11 (25 ply)better is 23.b4 Nc6 24.a3 f5 25.exf5 Nge7 26.Ne2 Nxf5 27.Nf4 h5 ⩲ +0.68 (31 ply) 23...dxe4 24.b4 f5 25.bxa5 Qa3+ 26.Kb1 Qxc3 27.Rd1 Qxa5 = 0.00 (37 ply) ⩲ +1.08 (33 ply) 26.Rf1 Kc7 27.Ne2 a5 28.a3 Ra8 29.Qf2 axb4 30.axb4 Ra1+ ⩲ +1.23 (32 ply) ∓ -2.14 (34 ply)better is 27.Ne2 a5 28.a3 Rf3 29.Qg1 Bf5 30.dxe5 Nxe5 31.Qd4 Kc7 ∓ -1.55 (32 ply) 27...hxg6 28.Rxe5 a5 29.a3 Rf7 30.Re1 Qf8 31.Qd2 Rf2 ∓ -2.13 (36 ply) ⩱ -1.09 (38 ply) 29.Qd2 Be6 30.Re3 Rf1+ 31.Re1 Rxe1+ 32.Qxe1 Bf5 33.Kb2 ⩱ -0.84 (36 ply) ∓ -2.26 (43 ply) 30...Kc7 31.Rd1 Qxe2+ 32.Nxe2 Rf2 33.Re1 Rxh2 34.Kc1 Bf5 ∓ -2.11 (43 ply) 31.Rd1 Qxe2+ 32.Nxe2 Rxe5 33.Nd4 Bd7 34.Rf1 Kc7 35.a4 a6 ⩱ -1.26 (36 ply) 31...Kc7 32.Qe2 Bd5 33.Qc2 Qxc2+ 34.Kxc2 Rf2+ 35.Kc1 ∓ -2.47 (35 ply) ∓ -1.70 (38 ply) after 32.Re2 Qxe3 33.Rxe3 Rxh2+ 34.Ne2 Kc7 35.Kc1 Kd7 36.a4 better is 33.Qe2 Qxe2+ 34.Nxe2 Rxe5 35.Kc1 Bd5 36.Kd2 Rh5 37.a4 ∓ -1.84 (26 ply) 33...Kc7 34.Qe2 Bd5 35.Qc2 Qxc2+ 36.Kxc2 Rf2+ 37.Kc1 ∓ -2.47 (35 ply) ⩱ -1.08 (37 ply) 36.Kc1 Kc8 37.Nf4 Kd7 38.Re2 Rxe2 39.Nxe2 c5 40.bxc5 Kc6 ⩱ -0.90 (44 ply) ∓ -2.49 (38 ply) after 36...Kc8 37.Nd4 Kd7 38.Re4 Rh3 39.Nxe6 Kxe6 40.Rxg4 b5 37.Nd4 Kd7 38.Re4 Rh3 39.Nxe6 Kxe6 40.Rxg4 b5 41.Rg7 ∓ -2.12 (38 ply)-+ -3.30 (36 ply) 38...h5 39.Rd4+ Ke7 40.Rd6 Bf7 41.Rh6 h4 42.Rxh4 Rxh4 -+ -3.53 (34 ply) ∓ -1.66 (35 ply) after 39.Rxc4 h5 40.Rd4+ Ke8 41.Rd6 h4 42.gxh4 g3 43.Rf6 Be4 better is 40...Kf6 41.Rd4 h5 42.b5 h4 43.gxh4 Rxh4 44.bxc6 bxc6 -+ -3.30 (33 ply) ∓ -1.87 (38 ply) 42.Rd7+ Kf6 43.Rf7+ Ke5 44.b5 Bc4 45.Rc7 Kd6 46.e7 Ra2+ -+ -2.51 (36 ply)-+ -4.91 (35 ply) after 42...Ke8 43.Nh5 Rxh5 44.Kxa2 Rh2+ 45.Kb1 h5 46.Re4 Ke7 59.Rf8+ Kg3 60.Kd3 Kh2 61.Rh8+ Kg2 62.Kd4 g3 63.Rh6 Kg1 -+ -147.92 (39 ply)0-1

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