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Adolf Anderssen vs Johannes Zukertort
Berlin (1871), Berlin GER
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Anderssen Variation (C77)  ·  0-1

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Feb-16-08
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  tpstar: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 <The Anderssen Line, but of course> d6 <[last book move]<>> 6. Bxc6+ <DERLD> bxc6 Opening Explorer 7. h3 g6 8. Nc3 Bg7 <A Kingside fianchetto plus 0-0 works well for Black> 9. Be3 <9. Bg5 h6 10. Be3 0-0 11. Qd2 Kh7 11. g4 d5 J Minckwitz vs Anderssen, 1869 > 0-0 10. Qd2 < 10. g4 Re8 11. Ne2 d5 12. Ng3 Nxg4 Anderssen vs Max Lange, 1868 > d5 11. Bh6 <11. Nxe5?! d4> Qd6 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. 0-0-0 <[13. 0-0 Rb8 =]<>> Be6 <[13 ... d4 14. Ne2 =]<>> 14. Rhe1 <[14. d4!? Nxe4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. dxe5 =]<>> d4 <White threatened 15. exd5 winning a Pawn> 15. Ne2 Nd7 <Black avoids 15 ... Bxa2 16. Qa5 & 17. Qxe5> 16. c4!? <Risky for White to open Queenside lines> Rfb8 17. Kc2 Rb6 18. Nc1 <[18. Ng5 Nc5 ]<>> Rab8 19. b3 a5 <[19 ... Qa3!? 20. Rh1 a5 ]<>> 20. Qxa5 Nc5 21. Qd2 Ra6 22. Qg5? <[22. Kb1 ]<>> f6 23. Qg3 Rba8 <[23 ... Na4 24. bxa4 Qb4 ]<>> 24. Nh2? <[24. Rd2 ]<>> Rxa2+ <[24 ... Nxb3 25. a4 Qb4 is even quicker]<>> 25. Nxa2 Rxa2+ <[25 ... Nxe4 ends the debate - 26. Ra1 Nxg3 27. fxg3 f5 ]<>> 26. Kb1 Nxe4! 27. Kxa2 <27. dxe4 Qa3 mates> Nxg3 28. fxg3 Qb4 <Material is even, but White's Queenside is too breezy> 29. Nf3 Qa5+ 30. Kb1 Qc3 31. Ka2 <[31. Re2 Qxb3+ 32. Kc1 c5 ]<>> Bf5 0-1 <Black wins more material with 32 ... Bxd3 & 33 ... Bc2>.

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