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Harry Golombek vs John Hawson
British Championship (1961), Aberystwyth WLS, rd 5, Aug-18
English Opening: Symmetrical. Two Knights Variation (A35)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 3...Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.d4 d5 6.a3 a6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.b4 = -0.03 (32 ply)better is 4.g3 Be7 5.d3 Nf6 6.Bg2 d6 7.O-O O-O 8.Ng5 Ne8 9.f4 ⩲ +0.69 (31 ply) 4...Nf6 5.Bg5 Be7 6.g3 d6 7.Bg2 O-O 8.O-O Be6 9.a3 = 0.00 (29 ply) ⩲ +0.79 (32 ply) 5...g6 6.Nd5 Bg7 7.Nd2 Nf6 8.Bg2 d6 9.a3 O-O 10.Rb1 = 0.00 (30 ply) ⩲ +0.82 (31 ply)better is 6...Nf6 7.b3 Rb8 8.O-O Be7 9.e3 O-O 10.Bb2 Bf5 11.h3 = +0.20 (29 ply) ⩲ +0.86 (28 ply)better is 8.a3 Be7 9.Rb1 a5 10.Bg5 O-O 11.Nd2 Be6 12.e3 Ng4 ⩲ +0.80 (22 ply)= +0.18 (30 ply)better is 9.b3 O-O 10.Nd2 Be6 11.Bb2 Bf7 12.e4 Bg6 13.f4 Nxd5 ⩲ +0.70 (29 ply)better is 9...Bd7 10.e3 Nxd5 11.cxd5 Nb4 12.Ne1 a5 13.Bc3 O-O = 0.00 (32 ply) 10.Ng5 Kh8 11.f4 Bd7 12.a3 b5 13.b3 Rb8 14.e3 Qe8 15.Re1 ⩲ +0.57 (32 ply)better is 10...Nxd5 11.cxd5 Nd4 12.Nd2 Nb5 13.a4 Nxc3 14.bxc3 b6 = -0.25 (36 ply)better is 11.e3 b5 12.Nd2 Bd7 13.b3 Nxd5 14.cxd5 Nb4 15.Qe2 Nc2 = +0.37 (32 ply)better is 11...Nxd5 12.cxd5 Nd4 13.Nd2 f4 14.e3 b5 15.axb5 Nxb5 = -0.19 (32 ply)= +0.37 (28 ply) after 12.Nd2 a5 13.e3 Nb4 14.Qe2 Be6 15.Nxe7 Qxe7 16.f4 Rbe8 better is 12...Nxd5 13.cxd5 Nd4 14.e3 Nb5 15.Nd2 f4 16.Re1 Bg5 = 0.00 (35 ply) ⩲ +0.75 (35 ply) 13...Bf7 14.e3 Bh5 15.Qe1 Nxd5 16.cxd5 Na7 17.Nc4 Nb5 = 0.00 (35 ply) ⩲ +1.04 (29 ply)better is 18.f4 exf4 19.Rxf4 h6 20.Qc2 Nc7 21.e4 fxe4 22.dxe4 Bh7 ⩲ +1.07 (25 ply) 18...cxb4 19.Bxb4 Rd8 20.Rc1 Bf7 21.f4 exf4 22.gxf4 Bh5 = +0.48 (30 ply) 19.bxc5 e4 20.Rc1 dxc5 21.dxe4 fxe4 22.Nb6 Rd8 23.Rxc5 ± +2.32 (31 ply) ⩲ +0.86 (31 ply)better is 21.Na3 Nxa3 22.Bxa3 Qb5 23.Qd2 Bxd5 24.Rb1 Qa4 25.Bxd5 ⩲ +1.16 (33 ply) 21...f4 22.Qe2 h6 23.exf4 exf4 24.Qxe8 Rfxe8 25.Rfe1 = +0.49 (30 ply) ⩲ +1.37 (23 ply) after 22.f4 exf4 23.Rxf4 h6 24.Rcf1 Bh7 25.Bd2 Qf7 26.Bc1 Rde8 better is 23...f4 24.Qd1 Qh6 25.e4 Bf7 26.Rc7 Be8 27.Rxb7 Bg5 28.d4 ⩲ +1.26 (29 ply)better is 24.e4 Rff7 25.Bb4 Bd8 26.Qd1 Qxd1 27.Rcxd1 g6 28.Rc1 Kg7 ± +1.77 (31 ply)better is 24...Bf7 25.e4 Qxd1 26.Rcxd1 Bh5 27.f3 g5 28.Rb1 Bd8 ⩲ +1.02 (32 ply) ± +1.66 (34 ply) after 25.e4 h6 26.Rb1 Qd8 27.Rb6 Bh7 28.Qa4 Rff7 29.Bh3 Bg5 better is 25...h6 26.Qa4 Bh7 27.Rfc1 Qf7 28.e4 g5 29.Rc8 Rxc8 ⩲ +1.20 (28 ply) ± +1.90 (30 ply) 26...h6 27.e4 Bh7 28.Rfc1 Qe7 29.Rc8 Rfd8 30.Bh3 Qf7 ± +1.57 (29 ply) 27.Rfc1 Rc7 28.Bh3 Rxc4 29.Rxc4 Be7 30.e4 b5 31.axb6 ± +2.50 (31 ply) 27...h6 28.e4 Bh7 29.Rfc1 Rf8 30.Qa4 Qe7 31.Rc8 Rfd8 ± +1.70 (28 ply)+- +3.21 (30 ply) 29...Qf6 30.Rb8 Rd8 31.Rxb7 f4 32.Rxf7 Bxf7 33.Qb6 Be8 +- +3.46 (30 ply)+- +7.44 (35 ply) after 30.Re8 Rde7 31.Rb8 f4 32.Rcc8 fxe3 33.Rxf8 Rxf8 34.Rxf8 33.Rb8 h6 34.Bf1 Qf3 35.Qd4 Kh7 36.Qf2 Qxd5 37.Rcc8 Qxa5 +- +4.36 (35 ply) ⩲ +0.81 (40 ply) 34.Bf1 Qa2 35.Bb4 Bf6 36.Qc4 Qb2 37.Rc2 Qa1 38.Bc3 Bxc3 ⩲ +0.90 (26 ply)better is 34...Qh5 35.Qf2 Rf8 36.Bf3 Qf7 37.Re1 Re8 38.Qe2 Qf8 = +0.12 (35 ply) ⩲ +0.70 (32 ply) after 35.Kf2 Bf6 36.Qb4 Rfe7 37.Bb2 Bxb2 38.Qxb2 Qh5 39.h4 Re8 36...Rf8 37.Bf3 Qg6 38.Qe3 Re7 39.Qc1 Rxe1+ 40.Qxe1 Re8 = +0.09 (34 ply)+- +9.92 (36 ply)better is 44.Bh5 Qg5 45.Re6 Rxe6 46.dxe6 h6 47.Bf7 Kh7 48.Qd5 Qg4 +- +11.00 (36 ply)+- +2.79 (36 ply) 48.Qe3 Qg5 49.Rf8 Qxe3+ 50.Kxe3 Rd7 51.Rxf5 Re7+ 52.Be4 +- +3.27 (35 ply) 48...Kh7 49.Qc3 Qd8 50.Rc8 Qe7 51.Kg2 Rf7 52.Rb8 Rg7 ± +1.69 (35 ply)better is 49.Rb4 Bg6 50.Rb6 Kh7 51.Qf4 Qc7 52.Qxd6 Qc2+ 53.Be2 Qc1 +- +3.01 (34 ply) ± +1.99 (31 ply) 50.g4 Qh4+ 51.Ke2 Qe7+ 52.Kd2 Qd8 53.Kc2 Kh7 54.gxf5 Rg1 ± +2.47 (34 ply) 50...Bxd5 51.Rc8+ Bg8 52.Qb4 Kh7 53.Rb8 Qe5 54.d4 Qf6 = +0.41 (36 ply) 51.Rc8 Kh7 52.g4 Qh4+ 53.Kg2 fxg4 54.Be4+ Kh8 55.Rf8 Rc7 ± +1.61 (35 ply) ⩲ +0.76 (37 ply)better is 55...Bb5 56.Kh2 Rf7 57.Rc3 Re7 58.Kh1 Kg6 59.Kg1 Kg7 = +0.32 (40 ply) ⩲ +0.91 (40 ply) after 56.Kh3 Re1 57.Kg2 Re7 58.Kh2 Be8 59.Rd8 Re3 60.Rb8 Qe7 better is 57.Rc2 Rf7 58.Kg2 Rd7 59.Re2 Re7 60.Rb2 Bf7 61.Rb1 Rd7 ⩲ +0.94 (37 ply)= +0.30 (28 ply) 58...Rf7 59.h5 Bh7 60.Kg2 Rf6 61.Rb3 Qd7 62.Rb2 Qc7 ⩲ +0.53 (43 ply)+- +12.76 (34 ply)+- mate-in-22 after 62.Kh3 Qa1 63.h5 Qf1+ 64.Kh4 Qd3 65.Rxg6+ Kf765...Qxg2+ 66.Kxg2 Kh8 67.Qxg6 a5 68.Re8# +- mate-in-31-0

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