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Mikhail Chigorin vs Siegbert Tarrasch
Chigorin - Tarrasch (1893), St. Petersburg RUE, rd 22, Nov-14
French Defense: Chigorin Variation (C00)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)3...Nh6 was played in L Day vs I Kourkounakis, 1980 (0-1)better is 4...Nf6 5.e5 Nfd7 6.f4 c5 7.Nf3 O-O 8.g3 b5 9.Bg2 = -0.49 (23 ply)better is 5.d4 c5 6.exd5 Qxd5 7.Na3 Ne7 8.O-O-O cxd4 9.Nb5 = +0.22 (23 ply)= -0.37 (24 ply)better is 7.f4 c5 8.Nf3 Nc6 9.Nc3 O-O 10.g3 a6 11.a4 b6 12.Bg2 = 0.00 (26 ply) ⩱ -0.53 (24 ply) 11...Nb4 12.Rd1 Nb6 13.d4 N6d5 14.Nxd5 Qxd5 15.Bc4 Qe4+ = -0.46 (20 ply)= +0.41 (22 ply)better is 12...Nd7 13.Bc4 Nb6 14.Bd3 h6 15.Rd1 Nd5 16.Nxd5 Qxd5 = +0.12 (21 ply) ⩲ +0.80 (22 ply)better is 15...Qxf4 16.Qxf4 Rxf4 17.Nb5 Nb6 18.Nxc7 Rb8 19.O-O Nb4 = +0.44 (24 ply) ⩲ +1.04 (21 ply) after 16.Qg5 Nb4 17.Qxh6 gxh6 18.g3 Nxd3+ 19.Rxd3 b6 20.Kd2 17.Qg5 Qxg5 18.fxg5 Nd5 19.Rc1 Bd7 20.Be4 Nce7 21.Ne5 ⩲ +1.06 (25 ply)= +0.21 (24 ply)better is 18...Nxf4 19.Qxh6 gxh6 20.Ne5 Kg7 21.Bc2 Nxe5 22.dxe5 = +0.35 (21 ply) 19.Qe1 Nb4 20.Bc4 Rf8 21.Ne5 Rxf1+ 22.Qxf1 Qe3+ 23.Kh1 ⩲ +0.94 (22 ply) ⩱ -0.75 (23 ply)better is 20...Rxg4+ 21.Kh1 gxh6 22.Ne5 Nxe5 23.dxe5 Nd5 24.Bf5 ⩱ -0.65 (25 ply)= 0.00 (28 ply) 29...Kf8 30.Rf1+ Ke7 31.Rf7+ Kxe6 32.Rxc7 Ba6 33.Rxh7 d4 = -0.32 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.80 (27 ply)better is 33...Rc8 34.Rf3 Rc6 35.Re3 c4 36.Kf2 cxb3 37.axb3 Rc5 = +0.30 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.80 (24 ply) 34...Rc8 35.e7 Bg6 36.Rf3 b5 37.Kf2 c4 38.bxc4 bxc4 ⩲ +0.68 (24 ply) 35.Nc7 Bg6 36.e7 Rc6 37.e8=Q Bxe8 38.Nxe8+ Kg6 39.Kf2 b5 +- +3.20 (27 ply)better is 35...Rc6 36.Kf2 c4 37.bxc4 Rxc4 38.Kg3 Rc2 39.a3 Ra2 ⩲ +0.66 (26 ply) ⩲ +1.27 (25 ply) 36...Rc8 37.Ke3 c4 38.Kd4 cxb3 39.axb3 Rc2 40.Re1 Rxh2 ⩲ +1.21 (25 ply) 37.e7 Rb8 38.Re6 Be8 39.Ke3 b5 40.Rd6 Rb7 41.Kf4 c4 ± +2.08 (25 ply) ⩲ +1.06 (24 ply) after 37...Rc8 38.Ke3 Be8 39.Nd5 c4 40.Kd4 cxb3 41.axb3 Rc2 better is 41.h4 Rc7 42.Kf2 Be8 43.Rxh6 Rc6 44.Rh5 h6 45.Nd5 Ke6 ⩲ +1.20 (25 ply)= +0.45 (27 ply) 42...Ba8 43.g5 Re8 44.Rf6+ Kxe7 45.h4 Be4 46.h5 b5 47.Ra6 ⩲ +0.66 (27 ply) ± +2.19 (26 ply) after 43.Re1 Bc6 44.h4 b5 45.Nh3 Rh8 46.Rc1 c4 47.bxc4 Kxe7 44.h4 b5 45.Nh3 Rh8 46.Ng5+ Ke8 47.Rc3 h6 48.Nf3 Kxe7 ± +2.19 (27 ply) 44...b5 45.Nd3 Be8 46.h4 c4 47.Ne5+ Kg7 48.bxc4 bxc4 ⩲ +1.40 (28 ply)+- +3.39 (24 ply) 49...Kf7 50.Nxh7 c4 51.bxc4 Rh8 52.Nf6 Rxh2 53.e8=B+ +- +4.76 (25 ply)better is 50.Ne6+ Kf7 51.Nd8+ Kg7 52.Rf5 h6 53.Rf8 Bd7 54.Ne6+ +- +11.27 (23 ply) 50...c4 51.Ne6+ Kf7 52.Nd8+ Kg7 53.Re6 Rc7 54.Re2 Rc8 ± +2.34 (23 ply) 51.Ne6+ Kg8 52.Nxc5 Rc6 53.h4 Kf7 54.h5 Rd6 55.Ne4 Rd1 +- +5.26 (24 ply) 51...c4 52.Rd1 c3 53.h4 c2 54.Rc1 Rc3 55.Kf4 Kg8 56.Ne6 ⩲ +0.86 (23 ply)+- +3.61 (23 ply)better is 53.g6+ Kxe7 54.Re5+ Kd6 55.g7 Bf7 56.bxc4 bxc4 57.Ng5 +- +4.90 (23 ply) 53...Kxe7 54.Nxe8 Kxe8 55.Rxb5 c3 56.Re5+ Kf7 57.Re1 c2 +- +2.64 (27 ply)+- +7.82 (26 ply) after 54.g6+ Kxe7 55.g7 Bc6 56.Rc5 Bd7+ 57.Kg6 c2 58.g8=Q +- mate-in-29 after 58.Kxc8 c1=Q+ 59.Kb8 Qc6 60.e8=Q Qxe8+ 61.Rxe8 a5; 58...Rb8 59.e8=Q Rxe8 60.Kxe8 Kg6 61.h4 Kh5 62.Rc1 Kg4 +- +55.65 (23 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-30-07  FHBradley: I wonder whether 14... e5 might have been a good move, instead of 14 Nd7.
Apr-02-09  Lastwarrior: what a dangerous passed e-pawn.
Sep-16-17
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  Chessical: "<FHBradley: I wonder whether 14... e5 might have been a good move">

It is interesting, but it does not quite seem to work for Black. For example:

<14... e5> 15. fxe5 Bxg4 16. exf6 (Not 16. Bc4+?? Qe6) 16... Rae8+ 17. Kf2 Ne4+ 18. Nxe4 Rxe4 19. Bc4+ Kh8 20. f7 Bxf3 21. Kxf3 Re7


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Dec-22-18  siggemannen: Why not 20...Rxg4?
Oct-18-19  Straclonoor: Instead of 50.Kf5 moves 50.Ne6+ & Rf5 was more powerful.

Analysis by Stockfish 120919 64 POPCNT:

1. +- (68.26): 50.Ne6+ Kf7 51.Nd8+ Kg7 52.Rf5 Rc6 53.Rf8 a6 54.Rxe8 Re6 55.Nxe6+ Kf7 56.Rb8 Kxe7 57.Rxb6 a5 58.Nxc5 a4 59.bxa4 Kf8 60.Rf6+ Ke8 61.Rh6 Ke7 62.Rxh7+ Kd6 63.Ne4+ Kd5 64.g6 Ke6 65.g7 Kf7 66.a5

2. +- (9.59): 50.Rf5 Bf7 51.Ke5 Rxf8 52.exf8Q+ Kxf8 53.Rf6 Ke8 54.Rc6 Kd7 55.Rh6 Bg6 56.h4 Bb1 57.h5 Ke8 58.Re6+ Kf7 59.Rc6 Ke8 60.Rc7 a6 61.Ra7 a5 62.Rb7 Kd8 63.Rxb6 Kc7 64.Rb5 Kc6 65.Rxa5 Bc2 66.Ra6+ Kb5 67.Ra7 Kb4 68.Ra4+ Kb5 69.Rc4 Bd3 70.a4+ Kb6 71.Rc3 Kc6

Mar-17-24
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  NM JRousselle: What a great game to end a great match. This is one of my all-time favorite chess matches.

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