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Harsen Smith vs Francis Stacy
10th Western Championship (1909), Excelsio, MN USA, Aug-21
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Anderssen Variation (C77)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 8...b5 9.Bb3 Bb7 10.Re1 Na5 11.Bc2 c5 12.d4 Nd7 13.d5 = +0.29 (25 ply) 9.Nbd2 b5 10.Bc2 Re8 11.Re1 Rb8 12.d4 exd4 13.cxd4 Nb4 ⩲ +0.99 (26 ply) 9...b5 10.Bb3 d5 11.Nbd2 Be6 12.Qc2 Qd6 13.Rac1 dxe4 = -0.24 (18 ply) ⩲ +0.57 (15 ply) 10...b5 11.Bb3 d5 12.Re1 Qd7 13.d4 Rad8 14.Nxe5 Nxe5 = 0.00 (22 ply) 11.d4 exd4 12.cxd4 d5 13.e5 Bf5 14.a3 Ng5 15.Nxg5 Bxg5 ⩲ +1.35 (23 ply) 11...Bg5 12.Nhf3 Bxe3 13.fxe3 Ne7 14.Bb3 Bxb3 15.Qxb3 = -0.31 (25 ply)better is 12.Ng4 d4 13.cxd4 exd4 14.Bf4 Nb4 15.Nf3 Bd6 16.Be5 Ng5 ⩲ +0.56 (18 ply) 12...Qxd5 13.Bxc6 Qxc6 14.Nhf3 Qd5 15.c4 Qxd3 16.Nxe5 = -0.15 (19 ply) 13.c4 Be6 14.Nhf3 Qxd3 15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.Nxe5 Qd6 17.f4 ⩲ +0.72 (24 ply) 13...exf4 14.Bxf4 Bd6 15.d4 Re8 16.Bc2 Bxf4 17.Rxf4 Qg5 = -0.35 (24 ply) 14.Bb3 Bxb3 15.Nxb3 Nf6 16.f5 e4 17.d4 Nd5 18.Qe2 Re8 ⩲ +0.54 (24 ply)= -0.34 (30 ply) 16...Bxf4 17.Rxf4 g6 18.Rf2 f5 19.Nhf3 Qd6 20.Bb3 Nf6 ⩱ -0.52 (22 ply)better is 17.Qg4 Bxf4 18.Qxf4 Qd6 19.Qxd6 cxd6 20.Ng4 Ne7 21.Ne3 ⩲ +0.80 (29 ply)= +0.21 (30 ply) 19...Ne7 20.h4 Nh7 21.Ne4 Qg6 22.Qe5 Qe6 23.Qxe6 fxe6 = +0.31 (32 ply)+- +2.61 (31 ply) 21.h4 Re1 22.Rxe1 Qxf4 23.Re2 Be6 24.Ne3 g6 25.Bxg6 Nh3+ +- +3.23 (34 ply)= -0.25 (29 ply) 22.R1f2 Rxf6 23.Nxf6+ gxf6 24.Nf1 Nxh3+ 25.Qxh3 Qxh3 = -0.12 (20 ply) ∓ -1.68 (32 ply) 23.Bb3 Ne7 24.Ne5 c5 25.Nef3 c4 26.Bc2 Nf7 27.Rb1 g6 ⩱ -1.04 (30 ply); 23...Nh3+ 24.Kh1 Nxf2+ 25.Rxf2 Re1+ 26.Nf1 Rxf1+ 27.Rxf1 -+ mate-in-50-1

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