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Ludwig Rellstab vs Gideon Stahlberg
Kemeri (1937), Kemeri LAT, rd 2, Jun-17
French Defense: Classical. Steinitz Variation (C14)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 7...O-O 8.Nf3 c5 9.dxc5 Nxc5 10.Qd2 Bd7 11.Be2 Ne4 = +0.20 (34 ply)8.Nf3 was played in F Vallejo Pons vs N Dahmani, 1993 (1-0) ⩲ +0.72 (20 ply)better is 9.Nc7 cxd4 10.Bd3 Nxe5 11.Nxa8 Nxd3+ 12.Qxd3 Bd7 13.Nf3 ⩲ +0.76 (23 ply)= +0.01 (19 ply) after 9...f6 10.Nc7 cxd4 11.cxd4 fxe5 12.Nxa8 Rxf4 13.Be2 Rf8 11...g5 12.O-O gxf4 13.Qe2 Kh8 14.Bc2 cxd4 15.Nbxd4 = -0.22 (17 ply) ⩲ +0.60 (22 ply)better is 13...Qb4+ 14.Qd2 Nb6 15.Nd6 Nc4 16.Bxc4 dxc4 17.Qxb4 ⩲ +0.60 (21 ply) ⩲ +1.25 (20 ply)better is 16.Qd2 Bh5 17.Ng5 h6 18.Nh3 Nxd4 19.Nf4 Nc6 20.Nxh5 Nxe5 ⩲ +0.70 (22 ply)better is 16...Bh5 17.Bxh7+ Kh8 18.Bg6 Bxf3 19.Rxf3 Rxf3 20.gxf3 = +0.19 (26 ply) ⩲ +0.80 (25 ply) 17...Nd7 18.Rxf8+ Nxf8 19.Qf2 g5 20.Nf3 Bh5 21.Nd2 Ng6 ⩲ +0.52 (24 ply)+- +3.54 (28 ply) 20...Qg5 21.Nf7+ Rxf7 22.Rxf7 Nxd4 23.Raf1 Qxg6 24.Bxg6 +- +3.13 (30 ply)+- +9.42 (27 ply); 21...exf5 22.Nf7+ Qxf7 23.Qxf7 Kxh7 24.e6 Rg8 25.e7 Nxe7 +- +9.23 (26 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Sep-17-12  vinidivici: 21...exf5
22.Nf7+
Jun-03-18  JPi: A famous game but I was never totally convinced by the simplicity of White strategy. What about 11...a6 12.Nd6 g5!? Looks crazy but Kh8 makes it quite safe and Black has some conter chances in the somehow too much proud White center.
Mar-22-25
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  WTHarvey: White wins:


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If 20...♕g5 21.♘f7+

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