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George Mackenzie vs Amos Burn
Mackenzie - Burn (1886), London ENG, rd 3, Aug-14
French Defense: Advance Variation. Milner-Barry Gambit (C02)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply) 8...a5 9.Qe2 Nge7 10.Nbd2 a4 11.b4 axb3 12.Nxb3 Na5 = +0.35 (30 ply)better is 9.a4 Be7 10.b4 a6 11.Na3 Qd8 12.Nc2 Nh6 13.Qe2 Nf5 ⩲ +1.33 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.83 (23 ply) after 9...g5 10.Nb3 g4 11.Nxc5 Qxc5 12.Be3 Qe7 13.Bg5 Qc5 better is 11.Re1 g6 12.Be3 Qc7 13.Qd2 Nf5 14.Bg5 Bxg5 15.Qxg5 Qd8 ⩲ +1.24 (23 ply)better is 11...g6 12.Be3 Qc7 13.Bf4 Nf5 14.Rfe1 Qd8 15.Qd2 Nh4 ⩲ +0.68 (23 ply) 12.Rd1 g6 13.Be3 Kf8 14.Rac1 Kg7 15.h3 Rc8 16.Nc5 Rc7 ⩲ +1.30 (20 ply)= +0.48 (23 ply)better is 13...Kf8 14.h3 Nxd4 15.Nxd4 Nf5 16.Nxf5 exf5 17.Be3 Be6 = +0.50 (23 ply) 14.Nf3 Nh6 15.Rac1 Nf5 16.Rfd1 Rc8 17.Bxf5 gxf5 18.c4 ⩲ +1.24 (22 ply)= +0.40 (21 ply) after 14...Nxd4 15.Nxd4 Nh6 16.Be3 Kf8 17.h3 h4 18.Rfd1 Nf5 better is 15...Kf8 16.h3 Nxd4 17.Nxd4 Nh6 18.Be3 Bc5 19.Rfd1 b6 = +0.45 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.96 (21 ply)better is 16...Nxd4 17.Nxd4 Nh6 18.Be3 Bc5 19.c4 Bxd4 20.Bxd4 dxc4 ⩲ +0.52 (24 ply) ⩲ +1.11 (22 ply) after 17.Nb5 Nf5 18.Bxf5 gxf5 19.Be3 Na5 20.Nxa7 Ra8 21.Nd2 better is 18.Be3 Nc4 19.Bf2 Be7 20.Nbd4 Kf8 21.a4 Kg7 22.Ra1 Nf5 ⩲ +1.16 (21 ply)better is 18...Be7 19.Be3 a6 20.Nd2 Kf8 21.b4 Nc6 22.N4b3 Kg7 ⩲ +0.65 (21 ply) ⩲ +1.20 (25 ply) 25...Kf8 26.Ne4 Be8 27.Rfd1 Rc7 28.Qe1 Qb4 29.Qxb4 Bxb4 ⩲ +0.97 (20 ply) ± +1.85 (22 ply) 26...Bxe4 27.Qxe4 Rc7 28.c5 Qxe4 29.Bxe4 O-O 30.Na5 b6 ⩲ +1.16 (24 ply) ± +2.12 (21 ply) 30...Rf8 31.Bd3 Rg8 32.Rf2 Rc6 33.Bf6 Qb4 34.Bc3 Qa4 ± +2.44 (19 ply)+- +5.70 (24 ply)+- mate-in-11 after 39...Rxg2+ 40.Rxg2 Qxg2+ 41.Kxg2 Nc2 42.Rxc2 Bc6+42...Rxf8 43.Qxf8+ Ke6 44.Qf6# +- mate-in-21-0

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Mar-09-08  Knight13: Mackenzie went mad again, didn't he? Shame on Burn for pushing his kings and weakening his king!

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