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Isidor Gunsberg vs Joseph Blackburne
Blackburne - Gunsberg (1881), London ENG, rd 3, Mar-21
Sicilian Defense: Closed Variation (B23)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 9.c3 Bc5 10.b4 Ba7 11.Bb2 dxc3 12.dxc3 O-O 13.a4 d6 = +0.22 (25 ply)= -0.29 (22 ply)better is 12...Bb6 13.b4 d6 14.c3 d5 15.a4 Bd7 16.Bb2 Ne7 17.e5 f6 = -0.18 (21 ply)better is 13.Be2 Bb6 14.d3 Bc7 15.Bd2 Bd7 16.Bf3 Rac8 17.Kg1 Rfe8 = +0.42 (22 ply)= -0.09 (22 ply) after 13...Bb6 14.Bb2 Bd7 15.c3 d5 16.a4 Rad8 17.e5 dxc3 better is 14...Bd7 15.Rf3 g6 16.Ne2 d5 17.Rf1 dxe4 18.Bxe4 e5 = -0.10 (19 ply)= +0.42 (21 ply)better is 15...Nb8 16.c3 Nd7 17.Be2 dxc3 18.dxc3 Nf6 19.Qxd6 Bd7 = -0.14 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.57 (22 ply) after 16.c3 Bd7 17.a4 Rad8 18.b5 dxc3 19.Bxc3 Nd4 20.Ne2 Nxe2 16...Bd7 17.c3 f6 18.a4 dxc3 19.dxc3 Nd8 20.Qe2 Nf7 = +0.11 (21 ply) ± +2.02 (23 ply) 20.Rh3 Qf6 21.Qg4 g5 22.Rh5 Rh8 23.Rxg5+ Kf8 24.Rf1 Ke7 ± +1.73 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.72 (24 ply) 21.Rh3 Qxf6 22.Qg4 Kg7 23.Rf1 Qe7 24.Rg3 e4 25.Bc4 Ne5 ⩲ +1.15 (25 ply)= +0.24 (26 ply) 24.Rg3 Qe5 25.Rh3 Qg5 26.Rg3 = 0.00 (29 ply)-+ -3.13 (27 ply)better is 26...Re5 27.Rxe5 Qxe5 28.Kg1 Re8 29.Bc1 Re6 30.Rf3 Bb8 -+ -3.17 (27 ply) ∓ -2.05 (28 ply) 27...Qxf6 28.Qxf6 Rxf6 29.Kg1 Rf5 30.Reh4 Rb8 31.g4 Rd5 ∓ -2.32 (28 ply)= +0.42 (29 ply) after 28.Qe1 Qd5 29.Reh4 g5 30.Rh5 Rf5 31.Rxg5+ Rxg5 32.Bxg5 29...g5 30.Rh8+ Kg7 31.R3h7+ Kg6 32.Rh6+ Kg7 33.R8h7+ = 0.00 (36 ply)+- +2.79 (26 ply) 32...Ke7 33.Rhh8 Kd7 34.Qe1 Qe5 35.Re8 Ne7 36.Qd1 Bb6 +- +2.85 (23 ply)+- +6.99 (21 ply) after 33.h4 Qb5 34.Bg5+ Ke6 35.Rhh8 Bb6 36.Re8+ Kd6 37.Bd8 Nc6 36...Bc7 37.Bd2 Qe6 38.Qe4 Nc6 39.Qxe6+ Kxe6 40.g4 Rd5 +- +3.66 (24 ply)better is 37.b5 Rf6 38.Rhg8 Bc7 39.Rc8 b6 40.Qh4 Qe6 41.Qe4 Nxd3 +- +6.96 (24 ply)+- +3.78 (28 ply)better is 40.Bg5 Ra6 41.Bf4 d3 42.cxd3 Nxd3 43.Rxf7+ Ke6 44.Rhh7 +- +4.14 (25 ply) ± +2.35 (25 ply) after 40...Bc7 41.a5 Rc6 42.Bf4 Rxc2 43.Bxe5 Bxe5 44.Rxf7+ Ke6 better is 48.Kf2 Kc3 49.Rd5 Rc4 50.Bf6 Kxc2 51.Bxd4 Kd3 52.Bg7+ +- +4.24 (24 ply) 48...Rxe7 49.Bxe7 Kc3 50.Bf6 Kxc2 51.Bxd4 Kd3 52.Bb6 +- +2.76 (27 ply)+- +6.03 (23 ply)52...d3 53.Rxd3 Rc8 54.Rd4+ Kc5 55.Kf2 Ra8 56.Rd2 Kc6 +- +7.02 (24 ply)1-0

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