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Mikhail Chigorin vs Simon Winawer
Vienna (1882), Vienna AUH, rd 24, Jun-09
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 5...O-O 6.Nbd2 d5 7.exd5 Qxd5 8.Bc4 Qd8 9.O-O a6 = +0.19 (29 ply) ⩲ +0.70 (18 ply)6...O-O was played in Steinitz vs S Rosenthal, 1883 (0-1)better is 8.d4 Ba7 9.d5 Nb8 10.Bc2 d6 11.c4 c6 12.Nc3 b5 13.Bg5 ⩲ +0.54 (21 ply)= 0.00 (21 ply)better is 10...d6 11.Nbd2 Ba7 12.Re1 g4 13.Nh4 Nh5 14.Nf1 Qf6 = 0.00 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.62 (23 ply) after 11.Bc2 d6 12.d4 Bb6 13.a4 Bb7 14.Re1 Rfe8 15.d5 Nb8 13.Re1 Bg4 14.Bd5 Qd7 15.h3 Bh5 16.Nbd2 exd4 17.Bxc6 = +0.25 (20 ply) 13...Nxd5 14.exd5 e4 15.dxc6 exf3 16.Re1 Qf6 17.Qxf3 ⩱ -0.71 (23 ply)= +0.09 (22 ply)better is 15.h3 Rfe8 16.Bb3 exd4 17.cxd4 g4 18.hxg4 Bxg4 19.Qd2 = 0.00 (19 ply)better is 15...Rfe8 16.Nc2 Qf8 17.Bxc6 Bxc6 18.d5 Bd7 19.Nb4 Nxe4 ⩱ -0.72 (21 ply)= -0.06 (21 ply) 17...Bb7 18.Nac2 Rde8 19.f3 d5 20.e5 Nh5 21.Bf2 Nf4 = -0.13 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.85 (25 ply) after 18.cxd4 Bb7 19.d5 c5 20.Nc2 Rfe8 21.b4 Qf8 22.f3 Nh5 21.Qa7 Qc8 22.f3 Rfe8 23.Bf2 d5 24.e5 Nf4 25.Nd4 Re7 ⩲ +0.59 (21 ply)better is 21...Qg6 22.Rd2 g4 23.Bh4 Rd7 24.Qd3 Re8 25.e5 Re6 = -0.18 (23 ply)= +0.48 (23 ply) after 22.Qd2 d5 23.e5 Qc6 24.f3 Rfe8 25.b4 Rc8 26.Re3 Qg6 22...Qg6 23.f3 d5 24.exd5 Qxd3 25.Rxd3 Rxd5 26.Rxd5 Bxd5 = +0.14 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.94 (24 ply) 26...Rf4 27.h3 a5 28.Qf2 Rff8 29.Qe2 Bc6 30.b4 axb4 ⩲ +0.91 (21 ply) 27.h4 a5 28.h5 Qxh5 29.Rxd6 Qh4 30.Qxh4 gxh4 31.Rxh6 Rd2 ± +1.90 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.86 (25 ply) after 27...Bc8 28.h4 Bxg4 29.Qxg4 Rf4 30.Qe6+ Qxe6 31.Rxe6 Kf7 better is 28.Nf2 h4 29.Qg4 Rf5 30.Re7 Bd5 31.Ne4 a5 32.g3 a4 ⩲ +0.99 (24 ply)= +0.38 (22 ply)better is 29...Rde8 30.h3 Re6 31.Ng4 Rfe8 32.b4 Rxe1+ 33.Rxe1 = +0.19 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.87 (25 ply)better is 33.f4 Rdf8 34.Red1 Kh8 35.Qh3+ Kg8 36.Rxd6 R5f6 37.Rxf6 ⩲ +0.70 (25 ply)= 0.00 (29 ply)better is 40.Qh3 Rf8 41.Re6+ Rf6 42.Kg2 Qf5 43.Rxf6+ Kxf6 44.Qh6+ = 0.00 (33 ply) ⩱ -0.69 (32 ply) 41...Kf7 42.Re1 Kf6 43.Kg2 d4 44.cxd4 Rxd4 45.Re2 Rd8 ⩱ -1.05 (33 ply) 42.Rc6 c4 43.h4 Re8 44.h5 Kg5 45.h6 Rh8 46.Rxa6 Rxh6+ = 0.00 (40 ply)-+ -10.38 (28 ply)49.Rf1 Kc2 50.Kg2 d1=Q 51.Rxd1 Rxd1 52.b4 Rd2+ 53.Kg1 -+ -132.70 (36 ply)0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
May-29-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  nasmichael: King and pawns ending leads to a Winawer win--because of the active Black king.
Mar-05-10  donehung: IMO whites 27 Ng4 is the losing mistake, it seems the ensuing tempo gaing pawn moves,and the squares they occupy after are key to Winawers victory.
Mar-06-10
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  beatgiant: <donehung>
I don't think White needs to lose after <36. Qxf4> gxf4 37. Rd2, ready to push the h-pawn.
Mar-07-17
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  tpstar: 49. h4 Kc2 50. Ke2 Re8+ cleans up.

Black sacrificed a Pawn to reach a won R&P endgame, with the Rook supporting the passed Pawn from behind and the centralized King overcoming White for 0-1.

Oct-08-19  SymphonicKnight: Stockfish indicates the losing mistake was 42.Rxa6??, and that 42.c6 would have likely ended with a draw.

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