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Jose Raul Capablanca vs George E Northrup
Manhattan CC h-c t (1909), New York, NY USA, Mar-19
Russian Game: Classical Attack. Staunton Variation (C42)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)12...Bh5 was played in I Lacau-Rodean vs Lagno, 1998 (0-1)13.Re1 was played in Rotlewi vs Jacques Davidson, 1911 (1-0)14.f4 was played in Plaskett vs B Finegold, 1988 (1-0)16.Nf3 was played in Plaskett vs B Finegold, 1988 (1-0) 18...b5 19.gxh5 bxc4 20.Qh3 Qe7 21.h6 Qe4 22.Bd2 Qd3 = +0.12 (22 ply) ± +1.60 (27 ply) 19...Bh5 20.g6 Qe7 21.Qxe7 Bxe7 22.Bxf7+ Rxf7 23.Rxf7 ⩲ +1.39 (26 ply)+- +4.56 (28 ply) 26.Qf3+ Kg8 27.Qh5 Qe6 28.Be7 Qxg6+ 29.Qxg6 Kh8 30.Bd6 +- mate-in-27 ± +1.53 (28 ply) 27...a5 28.Be3 b6 29.Bxb6 Rb8 30.Bc5 Rb5 31.Be7 Rxe5 ± +1.79 (25 ply)+- +11.27 (28 ply)41...Kd5 42.Qd8+ Kc5 43.g8=Q Qe2+ 44.Qd2 Qxd2+ 45.Kxd2 +- +132.71 (32 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Apr-07-16
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  MissScarlett: As discussed before, Black must, pace <The Unknown Capablanca>, be <George E Northrup>, not <George P Northrop>.

The game itself is pretty interesting too. This opening variation came into vogue in the late 1980s. See: Short vs Huebner, 1988

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