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Henry Bird vs James Mason
Vienna (1882), Vienna AUH, rd 21, Jun-05
Bird Opening: Lasker Variation (A03)  ·  1/2-1/2

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
1/2-1/2

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Feb-22-08  Knight13: 17. d4? Nxf7 Rxf7 Bxf6 Qxf6 AND THEN d4 (17. d4 sends that bishop on b2 to jail)
Dec-21-18  Straclonoor: Black needed to move g5 after trading on f3 or do it without trading.

Analysis by Stockfish 091218 64 POPCNT:

1. -+ (-5.28): 30...g5 31.Qf1 g4 32.Nd4 cxd4 33.Bxd4 a5 34.Qe2 Kg7 35.Qc2 h5 36.Qc5 h4 37.Qc4 Bd5 38.Qc2 h3 39.gxh3 gxh3 40.Kf1 Kh7 41.Qc8 Bxb3 42.Qxd8 Nxd8 43.Bb6 Nb7 44.Rc6 Re7 45.Ke1 Bxa4 46.Rc8

2. -+ (-4.38): 30...Bxf3 31.gxf3 g5 32.Kh1 Rd3 33.fxg5 Kg7 34.a5 Rxb3 35.Rxc5 f4 36.exf4 Rxf3 37.Rc1 Qd5 38.Kg1 Rxf4 39.Qe2 Qxa5 40.Bb2 Qb6+ 41.Kg2 Nxg5 42.Rf1 Qb7+ 43.Kg3 Rxf1 44.Qxf1 Ne4+ 45.Kg4 a5 46.Qf3 Qd5 47.Kf4 Nc3 48.Bxc3 Qxf3+ 49.Kxf3 bxc3 50.Ke3

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