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Nicholas MacLeod vs Joseph Blackburne
6th American Chess Congress, New York (1889), New York, NY USA, rd 35, May-11
King Pawn Game: Macleod Attack (C20)  ·  1/2-1/2

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White to move.
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Jan-24-19  Straclonoor: It was lucky day for Blackburne.
MacLeod had strategically won game after 31 moves.

Analysis by Stockfish 170119 64 POPCNT:

1. +- (6.11): 32.c4 Re8 33.Nxd5 Bxd5 34.cxd5 e3 35.Rg3 Nd4 36.Kb2 e2 37.Re1 g6 38.Bd3 Re5 39.Kc3 Rxd5 40.Re3 a5 41.Kc4 Rg5 42.Bxe2 h5 43.Bd3 Kg7 44.Re5 Nf3 45.Rxg5 Nxg5 46.Re5 Nh3 47.Rxc5 h4 48.Rxa5 Nf2 49.Bc2 Ng4 50.Kc3 Ne3 51.Ra7+ Kh6 52.Bd3

2. +- (3.85): 32.Kb2 g5 33.Ne2 Re8 34.Rf1 h5 35.c4 g4 36.cxd5 Bxd5 37.Kc3 Re5 38.Nf4 Bf7 39.Re2 e3 40.Ng2 h4 41.Nxe3 Nd4 42.Ree1 Nf3 43.Nxg4 Rxe1 44.Rxf3 Kg7 45.Rh3 Bg6 46.Rxh4 Bxc2 47.Kxc2 Re2+ 48.Kc3 Rxa2 49.Rh5 Ra1 50.Rxc5 Rc1+ 51.Kd4 Rxc5 52.Kxc5 Kf7 53.Ne3

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