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Joseph Blackburne vs William Napier
British Championship (1904), Hastings ENG, rd 5, Aug-26
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense. Nyholm Attack (C65)  ·  1/2-1/2

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.Bd3 d5 7.exd5 cxd5 8.O-O = 0.00 (39 ply) ⩱ -0.60 (23 ply) after 4...Bc5 5.c3 dxc3 6.Nxc3 Nge7 7.O-O d6 8.Na4 a6 9.f4 was played in Bird vs Steinitz, 1867 (1-0)better is 9...Ne6 10.Qd3 c6 11.Bc4 d5 12.exd6 Bxd6 13.Rd1 Bc7 = +0.33 (24 ply) ⩲ +1.05 (25 ply) after 10.Bc4 O-O 11.Rd1 b5 12.b4 Nb7 13.Bd3 a5 14.Bb2 f5 better is = 0.00 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.51 (18 ply) after 11.Rd1 Qc7 12.Bc4 Ne6 13.Bxe6 fxe6 14.Bf4 b6 15.Qe3 c5 15.Rd2 Bf5 16.Rfd1 a5 17.Bf3 h6 18.g3 Rfe8 19.h4 Be6 ⩲ +0.60 (20 ply)= -0.37 (22 ply)better is 17...b5 18.Bb3 a5 19.a4 bxa4 20.Bxa4 Rb8 21.b3 Be6 = -0.42 (21 ply)= +0.13 (21 ply)better is 20.Rfe1 Bf6 21.c3 b5 22.Bd3 Be6 23.Be4 b4 24.Bxc6 Rab8 = +0.20 (17 ply) 20...b5 21.Bb3 Rb8 22.a3 a5 23.Nd6 a4 24.Ba2 b4 25.Bc4 = -0.35 (27 ply)better is 21.Nd6 Bxd6 22.Rxd6 Kf8 23.g4 Be6 24.Bxe6 Rxe6 25.Rxe6 = +0.48 (21 ply)= -0.17 (27 ply)better is 23.g4 Bxe4 24.Rxe4 Rad8 25.Rde1 g5 26.f4 h6 27.Kg2 Bd6 = 0.00 (20 ply) ⩱ -0.59 (26 ply)better is 24.a4 h5 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.Re2 Rd1+ 27.Re1 Rd7 28.Re2 g5 = -0.26 (31 ply) ⩱ -0.78 (21 ply) after 24...Bc2 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.Re2 Bg6 27.a4 Bh4 28.f4 Rd1+ 26.a4 h5 27.Rxd8 Rxd8 28.Re2 Rd1+ 29.Re1 Rd7 30.Re2 g5 = -0.26 (31 ply)1/2-1/2

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