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Thomas Barnes vs Valentine Green
5th BCA Congress, London (1862), London ENG, Jun-30
Spanish Game: Classical Variation (C64)  ·  1-0

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Nov-12-13
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  wwall: 62...Kg8 looks like the losing move. Best may be 62...Kg7 63.Kf5 Rc3.

After 62...Kg8, instead of 63.Rf5, better may be 63.Kf6 Rb3 64.Re4 Kf8 65.Re6 a5 66.Ra6.

Instead of 63...Rg4?, best may be 63...Ra3 64.Rf4 Kg7 and a possible draw.

66...Rxg5?? loses fast, but White should win with any other Black move. White wins after 66...Rg1 67.Kc7 Rb1 68.Rc6+ Kxg5 69.Rxa6.

Jan-14-16  zanzibar: In the tournament book Black's move 32...Bxf2 is noted as being inferior to 32...Rxf2, which is claimed as obtaining an even game:


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Stockfish gives both as equally good at 29-ply, with eval 0.00.

Black's determination to hold the bishop on d5 is the real mistake, allowing White to basically gain a free pawn and active king by move 41.

Jan-14-16  zanzibar: I believe Bill's analysis is good (though I'm only just looking it over now).

The tournament book notes that White's play is exemplary from move 61 onwards:

<"The termination forms an instructive end game. White's play could hardly be improved." >

Actually, I think White errs at move 61 by allowing Black to get the king to g7. The move 61.Kg6 appears stronger:

(If 61.Kg6 vs. 61.Rf4)


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The White king is shielded. And if the Black king tries to defend from g8 White's mate threat causes Black lots of grief.

But I agree, it's an instructive study from move 61 on.

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