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George Mackenzie vs Joseph Blackburne
Blackburne - Mackenzie m (1888), London ENG, rd 1, Sep-12
Russian Game: Modern Attack. Center Variation (C43)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 6...Bd6 7.Nd2 Nf6 8.Nb3 O-O 9.Bf4 a5 10.c3 Nc6 11.Re1 = +0.37 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.04 (20 ply) 8.c4 Nxe5 9.fxe5 c5 10.Qa4+ Bd7 11.Qb3 Bc6 12.Bxe4 ⩲ +0.99 (23 ply)= -0.18 (22 ply) after 8...Be7 9.c3 O-O 10.Ndf3 c5 11.Be3 c4 12.Bc2 Qb6 13.Qc1 11.Qe2 c5 12.c3 O-O 13.Nf3 c4 14.Bc2 Kg7 15.Be3 g5 16.g3 = +0.06 (23 ply)better is 11...h5 12.Be2 Qd7 13.Rd1 h4 14.Nxe4 fxe4 15.Qb3 O-O-O ⩱ -0.85 (23 ply)better is 12.Qh6 O-O-O 13.Nf3 Bf8 14.Qe3 h6 15.b3 Be7 16.c4 g5 = -0.33 (22 ply) ⩱ -1.01 (26 ply) after 12...Bg5 13.Rd1 f4 14.Qf3 Bg4 15.Qf1 Bxd1 16.Qxd1 Nxd2 13.Bc2 h5 14.Nxe4 dxe4 15.Bb3 c5 16.Bxe6 Qxe6 17.Be3 Kb8 ⩱ -0.74 (22 ply) ∓ -2.25 (22 ply)better is 14...h4 15.Nd2 Kb8 16.Qe2 g5 17.Bc2 f4 18.Nxe4 dxe4 ∓ -2.12 (21 ply) ∓ -1.60 (22 ply) 25...g5 26.Rf1 Qg8 27.c4 g4 28.hxg4 Qxg4 29.Rf4 Qd1+ = 0.00 (24 ply) ± +2.09 (22 ply) 26...Rb7 27.Nb3 Kb8 28.bxa5 bxa5 29.Nc5 Rb6 30.Qc1 Kc7 ± +1.69 (22 ply) 27.Nb3 axb4 28.cxb4 Bd7 29.a5 Be8 30.Rf1 bxa5 31.bxa5 ± +2.47 (22 ply) ⩲ +1.40 (23 ply) 28.Nb3 Ra6 29.Qc1 Ra7 30.a5 bxa5 31.Nc5 Ra8 32.Qh6 Ra7 ⩲ +1.50 (24 ply)better is 28...Ra6 29.Qb3 Qg5 30.Nf1 Be6 31.c5 b5 32.Ra2 Rxa4 = +0.38 (21 ply) ⩲ +1.08 (22 ply) 29...Kb8 30.c5 bxc5 31.Qxc5 Rb7 32.a5 Qc7 33.Qc3 Rb5 ⩲ +1.08 (21 ply) 30.a5 b5 31.cxb5 cxb5 32.Qb3 Kb8 33.Qxb5+ Rb7 34.Qc5 Qc8 ± +2.19 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.75 (24 ply) 31...Qg5 32.Nf1 Bxh3 33.Ra2 Be6 34.a5 h3 35.a6 hxg2 = +0.48 (23 ply) 32.Nb3 Qxc5 33.Nxc5 Kd8 34.Kf2 Bc8 35.Ke3 Rf7 36.a5 g5 ± +2.11 (27 ply)= +0.16 (22 ply) 35.a5 Ra7 36.a6 Bg4 37.Qf2 Bf5 38.Nf1 h3 39.g3 Qg4 40.Nh2 = 0.00 (24 ply) 35...Ke8 36.Nc5 Bg4 37.Qb2 h3 38.e6 Rc8 39.Ra2 Qe3+ ⩱ -0.79 (23 ply)= 0.00 (25 ply) after 36.Qf2 Bf5 37.Nc5+ Ke7 38.Qe1 Kf7 39.Ra2 Kg8 40.a5 Ra7 37.Qe1 Bc8 38.Ra2 e3 39.e6 Qf4 40.Re2 Qxd4 41.Nb3 Qf6 = -0.05 (23 ply) ⩱ -1.19 (23 ply) 38.e6 Rc8 39.Ra2 Qf6 40.Qf2 Qxf2+ 41.Rxf2 e3 42.Rf1 e2 = -0.08 (25 ply) 38...hxg2 39.Rb1 Bf5 40.e6 Qe3+ 41.Kxg2 Qf3+ 42.Kg1 Qg3+ -+ -3.33 (24 ply)= -0.43 (29 ply) 44.a5 Rf1 45.Nd3 Bf3+ 46.Kh2 Kd8 47.a6 Kc7 48.e6 Rxe1 = -0.08 (31 ply) ∓ -1.62 (28 ply) 45.a5 Rxd4 46.a6 Rd2 47.Kf2 Ra2 48.Rb1 Kf8 49.Rb8+ Kg7 ⩱ -1.41 (25 ply) 45...c5 46.dxc5 Rxa4 47.Nc1 Re4 48.Kf2 Rxe5 49.Nd3 Rf5+ -+ -2.68 (26 ply) ∓ -1.56 (27 ply) 47.a5 Rxd4 48.a6 Rd2 49.Kf2 Ra2 50.Rb1 Kf8 51.Rb8+ Kg7 ⩱ -1.41 (25 ply) 47...c5 48.dxc5 Rxa4 49.Nc1 Re4 50.Kf2 Rxe5 51.Nd3 Rf5+ -+ -2.68 (26 ply)= -0.08 (31 ply) 50.Nc5 Rxd4 51.a7 Kxa7 52.e6 Rd1 53.Kf2 Rxe1 54.Kxe1 g5 = -0.08 (32 ply) 50...Bxe6 51.Rxe2 Bc8 52.Rb2 Bxa6 53.Nc5+ Bb5 54.Rb4 Ka5 ∓ -1.89 (31 ply)-+ -2.84 (38 ply)-+ mate-in-17 after 77.Kf2 d2 78.Ne3 Bc2 79.Ke2 Bb3 80.Kf2 d1=Q80.Nd2 g3 81.Nb1+ Kd4 82.Ke1 Bf3 83.Kf1 Ke3 84.Kg1 d2 -+ mate-in-130-1

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