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Willem Schelfhout vs Max Euwe
Amsterdam VAS (1919), Amsterdam NED, rd 2, Sep-15
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit. Breyer Variation (C29)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)8.Bd2 was played in P Montgomery vs D Levine, 1989 (1-0) 8...c5 9.O-O-O Nc6 10.c4 d4 11.Qe4 Re8 12.h3 g6 13.g4 = -0.14 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.06 (27 ply)better is 10.Qxe5 c6 11.Re1 Bf6 12.Qe3 Bf5 13.Bd3 Bxd3 14.cxd3 Nd7 ⩲ +0.78 (25 ply)= +0.23 (27 ply) 11.c4 Nd7 12.Bd4 Nf6 13.cxd5 Nxd5 14.Kb1 Qd6 15.Qd2 Bf5 ⩲ +1.12 (24 ply) ⩱ -0.65 (25 ply) 12...c5 13.Be3 Nf6 14.c4 Ng4 15.Qe1 d4 16.Bd2 Re8 17.Bd3 ⩱ -0.95 (13 ply) ⩲ +1.45 (13 ply) 13...Ng4 14.Qe2 c5 15.h3 Nf6 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Kb1 Bd7 = -0.01 (11 ply)+- +3.40 (25 ply)better is 16.Be5 Qe8 17.Bxd6 Be6 18.Bxf8 Qxf8 19.Qg3+ Qg7 20.Qxg7+ +- +7.91 (31 ply)+- +4.17 (26 ply)better is 17.Qe2 exf3 18.Qc4+ Qf7 19.Qxf7+ Kxf7 20.Rxd6 fxg2 +- +4.49 (25 ply) ± +2.44 (20 ply) ± +2.21 (17 ply) 21.Nc4 Rf8 22.Ne3 Bg6 23.Rd6 Rf2 24.Rd2 Rf8 25.Kd1 Kg7 ± +2.48 (24 ply) ± +1.58 (16 ply)better is 24.Rf1 h5 25.a4 b6 26.c4 Rd7 27.b3 a6 28.h4 a5 29.g4 Rf7 ± +2.35 (22 ply) ± +1.70 (31 ply)better is 27.Kd2 Kf4 28.Ke2 Bh5+ 29.Kf2 Bf7 30.b3 h5 31.g3+ Ke5 ± +1.91 (30 ply) ⩲ +1.32 (23 ply)better is 28...a5 29.Nf1 Kf4 30.a4 Bf7 31.Nd2 c5 32.g3+ Kg4 33.Nxe4 ⩲ +1.32 (22 ply) ± +1.91 (22 ply) after 29.b3 b5 30.cxb5 cxb5 31.Nc2 Kf4 32.Kf2 h4 33.g3+ hxg3+ 29...h4 30.g3 hxg3 31.hxg3 b6 32.Kd2 Be6 33.b3 Bh3 34.c5 ⩲ +1.24 (22 ply) 30.c5 b6 31.cxb6 axb6 32.b4 Kd6 33.g3 c5 34.Ng2 cxb4 ± +2.34 (28 ply) ⩲ +1.29 (25 ply) 33.Nc2 a5 34.Kd2 Kc5 35.Ne3 Bd7 36.Ng2 b5 37.axb5 cxb5 ± +1.95 (17 ply) ⩲ +1.15 (24 ply) after 33...Be6 34.Kf2 a6 35.Nc2 Bg4 36.b4 Be6 37.a5 bxa5 38.c5+ 34...Bg4 35.Ne3 Be6 36.Ke2 Ke5 37.Kd2 Bd7 38.Ke1 Be6 ⩲ +0.90 (35 ply) ± +1.73 (17 ply) after 35.Ne3 Kf6 36.Nc2 Kf5 37.Kf2 c5 38.Ne3+ Ke5 39.Kf1 Kf6 ⩲ +1.45 (27 ply) 36...Bh3 37.Ne3 c5 38.Ke2 Be6 39.Kf1 Bd7 40.Kf2 Bh3 ⩲ +0.72 (30 ply) 37.Nh2 Bg2 38.g4 hxg4 39.Nxg4+ Kf4 40.h5 Kg5 41.h6 Kg6 ± +2.41 (20 ply) ⩲ +0.64 (30 ply) after 37...c5 38.Kf2 Ke6 39.Kf1 Ke5 40.Ke1 Kd6 41.Kd2 Ke5 better is 39.Ke1 Kf6 40.Nc2 Kf5 41.Kf2 Kg4 42.b4 Kh3 43.Nd4 Bg2 ± +1.73 (22 ply) ⩲ +1.01 (19 ply) after 39...Ke6 40.Kc1 Ke5 41.Kd2 Kf6 42.Ke1 Ke6 43.c5 bxc5 40...c5 41.Kd2 Ke6 42.a5 bxa5 43.bxa5 Ke5 44.Ke1 Kd6 ⩲ +0.97 (39 ply)+- +3.69 (33 ply)51...Ke7 52.Kxe3 Kf7 53.Kf4 Kf6 54.h5 Bh1 55.Nc2 Bd5 +- +19.99 (29 ply)1-0

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