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Adolf Albin vs David Janowski
Nuremberg (1896), Nuremberg GER, rd 8, Jul-28
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65)  ·  1/2-1/2

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply) 5.c3 Bd7 6.Ba4 h6 7.h3 Ne7 8.O-O Ng6 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 = +0.45 (37 ply)= -0.37 (31 ply)better is 6.O-O Be7 7.Re1 O-O 8.Nbd2 Nd7 9.Nf1 Nc5 10.Ne3 Ne6 = +0.27 (23 ply)= -0.33 (30 ply)better is 7.O-O O-O 8.Nbd2 c5 9.Re1 Nd7 10.c3 Rb8 11.Qc2 Qe8 = +0.15 (31 ply)better is 7...Nd7 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.O-O Nc5 10.Re1 Ne6 11.Nf1 Bd7 ⩱ -0.53 (33 ply)better is 8.O-O Nd7 9.Nbd2 Nc5 10.b4 Na4 11.Re1 Qe8 12.Nf1 f5 = 0.00 (35 ply) ⩱ -0.59 (29 ply) 9.O-O Nc5 10.Be3 Ne6 11.d4 Nxd4 12.Nxd4 exd4 13.Bxd4 c5 = 0.00 (32 ply) ⩱ -1.06 (31 ply)better is 10...Nf8 11.Be3 Bd7 12.Kf1 a5 13.Kg2 Ng6 14.Qc2 h6 15.b3 ⩱ -0.96 (32 ply)= -0.41 (31 ply)better is 12.Qd1 a5 13.O-O Bb7 14.Ne2 Qd7 15.Kg2 c5 16.Qd2 f6 = -0.38 (30 ply)better is 12...a5 13.Rd1 c5 14.Ne2 Bd7 15.O-O a4 16.Kg2 Ra6 17.Rb1 ⩱ -0.93 (30 ply) 13.Kf1 a5 14.Kg2 h6 15.Ng1 Nf8 16.Rb1 Ng6 17.Nf3 a4 = -0.24 (32 ply) ⩱ -1.17 (28 ply) 14.O-O f6 15.Ng3 d5 16.Qd1 Nd4 17.Kg2 Be6 18.Qa4 Qc7 ⩱ -0.56 (28 ply)better is 14...d5 15.Qd1 Qc7 16.Kf1 Rd8 17.b3 a5 18.Qc2 dxe4 ⩱ -1.44 (30 ply)better is 15.O-O d5 16.Qd1 f6 17.b3 Rb7 18.Kh2 Bf8 19.Rb1 dxe4 ⩱ -0.73 (30 ply) ⩱ -1.34 (31 ply) 16.O-O f6 17.b3 d5 18.Qd1 dxe4 19.dxe4 a5 20.Bd2 g6 ⩱ -0.87 (29 ply)-+ -2.53 (34 ply) 18...Rb7 19.Rh4 d5 20.Kf1 dxc4 21.dxc4 Be6 22.Rc1 a5 ∓ -2.35 (33 ply) ∓ -1.55 (31 ply) 20...Rb7 21.Rh4 Be6 22.Rc1 a5 23.Kg1 a4 24.Kg2 c5 25.Rc2 ∓ -2.36 (31 ply) 21.Ne1 Be6 22.Rc1 Bb4 23.Qc2 Bxe1 24.Rxe1 Qd7 25.h6 g6 ⩱ -0.93 (34 ply)better is 21...a5 22.Kg2 a4 23.Rh3 Be6 24.b3 Ra8 25.Rb1 axb3 ∓ -1.71 (32 ply) ⩱ -1.01 (31 ply)better is 23.Rh3 a4 24.Kg2 Ra8 25.Rb1 axb3 26.axb3 Qa5 27.Qe2 Qa2 ⩱ -1.28 (33 ply)better is 23...a4 24.Rb1 Qa5 25.Kg2 Rb7 26.Rh3 Qb4 27.Rbh1 Qa3 ∓ -1.84 (32 ply) ⩱ -1.14 (30 ply) after 24.Ng6 Bc5 25.Ngh4 Rf8 26.Rg1 a4 27.Rg3 Qa5 28.Rb1 axb3 better is 24...a4 25.Ng6 Bb4 26.Ngh4 axb3 27.axb3 Qd7 28.Rh3 Bc3 ∓ -1.61 (33 ply) 25.Qg3 Qd8 26.Rab1 a4 27.Ng6 Bc5 28.Ngh4 axb3 29.Rxb3 ⩱ -0.90 (29 ply) 25...a4 26.Rg3 h6 27.Ng6 Bc5 28.Qc2 Kh7 29.Rb1 Qa5 30.Kh3 ∓ -1.85 (30 ply) 26.Rg3 h6 27.Qc2 Reb8 28.Ng6 Qc7 29.Rd3 Bc5 30.f4 exf4 ⩱ -0.62 (29 ply) ∓ -1.51 (32 ply) after 26...a4 27.Rg3 h6 28.Rf1 axb3 29.axb3 Ra8 30.f4 Ra2+ 27.Qc2 a4 28.Rg3 h6 29.Ng6 Qe8 30.Ra1 Bc5 31.Rb1 Kh7 ⩱ -1.43 (30 ply) ∓ -2.45 (35 ply) 33...Rb8 34.Ng6 Qe8 35.Rf3 Bf7 36.Ngh4 Kh7 37.Rb1 Bb4 ∓ -2.18 (35 ply) 34.Ng6 Raxb3 35.Rxb3 Rxb3 36.Ra1 Ba3 37.Qd2 Qa7 38.Qd1 ⩱ -1.38 (31 ply)better is 34...c5 35.Ng6 Bxc4 36.Nxf8 d3 37.Rxd3 Qxe4+ 38.Kh2 Bxd3 -+ -3.52 (33 ply) ∓ -2.19 (30 ply) after 35.Rh1 Ra2 36.Qd1 Rb7 37.Ng6 Kh7 38.Rd3 Bc5 39.Qf3 Qb8 36.Qb1 Rb7 37.Rh1 Rba7 38.Qd1 Rb2 39.Rf1 Ra3 40.Rd3 Qe8 ∓ -2.33 (30 ply)-+ -4.51 (33 ply) 43...Be6 44.Rh1 Bxf5 45.gxf5 Ke7 46.Rg3 Qg8 47.Rc1 Kd6 -+ -5.93 (35 ply)= 0.00 (49 ply)66...Kd7 67.Rh7+ Ke8 68.Rh8+ = 0.00 (63 ply)1/2-1/2

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  keypusher: After 16....Nd4


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In his note in the tournament book, Tarrasch writes, "Janowski shows in this game that he possesses an outstanding gift for slow games and for Queen-side attacks." Let it never be said that the Doctor had no sense of humor.

Mar-04-19  Straclonoor: Janowski could won this game and improve gamescore vs. Albin

Analysis by Stockfish 080219 64 POPCNT:

-+ (-8.59): 41...Kh7 42.Ra3 Qb7 43.Nf5 Qb1 44.Ng3 Qc2 45.Rh1 Be6 46.Rha1 d3 47.Nf1 d2 48.Ne3 Qxe4+ 49.f3 Qb4 50.Ra4 Qc5 51.R4a3 Qc1 52.Kf2 Qb2 53.Ke2 Bb3 54.Rxb3 d1Q+ 55.Kxd1 Qxb3+ 56.Kd2 Qb4+ 57.Kc1 Qc3+ 58.Nc2 Qxf3 59.Kd2 Qxg4 60.Re1 Qf4+ 61.Ne3 f5 62.Ke2 Qh2+ 63.Kd1 e4 64.Nc4 Qf4 65.Nd2

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