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Semyon Alapin vs Berthold Englisch
5th DSB Congress, Frankfurt (1887), Frankfurt am Main GER, rd 10, Jul-25
King's Gambit: Accepted. Hanstein Gambit (C38)  ·  1/2-1/2

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White to move.
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Dec-28-18  Straclonoor: Instead of 37....Qc6+ better was 37....Rg8+ involving the rook in attack.

Analysis by Stockfish 091218 64 POPCNT:

1. -+ (-7.78): 37...Rg8+ 38.Ng4 Qb3 39.e6 Qg3+ 40.Kh1 Qxh3+ 41.Nh2 Qg3 42.Rg2 Rd1+ 43.Nf1 Qh3+ 44.Kg1 Rxg2+ 45.Qxg2 Qxe6 46.Qf3 Rd4 47.f5 Qd6 48.Qe2 Qc5 49.Qe3 Rg4+ 50.Kh2 Qc2+ 51.Qd2 Qc7+ 52.Kh1 Rf4 53.Ne3 Rf3 54.Kg2 Rg3+ 55.Kh1 Rh3+ 56.Kg1 b5 57.f6 Rf3 58.Kh1 h3 59.f7 Rxf7 60.Qb2 Qc6+ 61.Kh2 Qd6+ 62.Kh1 b4 63.Qe2 Qc6+ 64.Kh2 Rf3 65.Nf1 b3

2. -+ (-5.82): 37...Rf8 38.Ng4 Rdxf4 39.Rxf4 Rxf4 40.Qd2 Qc6+ 41.Kh2 Rf8 42.Kg1 Kc8 43.Ne3 Rf3 44.Qd4 Qc1+ 45.Nd1 Qg5+ 46.Qg4+ Qxg4+ 47.hxg4 Rg3+ 48.Kh2 Rxg4 49.e6 Rg3 50.Nf2 Re3 51.e7 Rxe7 52.Kh3 Re2 53.Ng4 Ra2 54.Kxh4 Rxa5 55.Nf2 Kc7 56.Kg4 b5 57.Kf5 Ra3

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