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David Janowski vs Frank Marshall
Janowski - Marshall, 2nd Match (1905), Paris FRA, rd 14, Feb-25
Spanish Game: Schliemann Defense. Dyckhoff Variation (C63)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)6.Ng5 was played in Leonhardt vs Spielmann, 1906 (1-0)better is 6...Be7 7.d3 O-O 8.g3 exd3 9.Bxd3 d5 10.O-O Ne4 = +0.13 (18 ply) ⩲ +0.77 (22 ply) 7...exd3 8.Bxd3 Qe7+ 9.Qe2 Qxe2+ 10.Nxe2 Bd6 11.Bf4 = +0.48 (22 ply) 8.Nxe4 Nxe4 9.Qh5+ g6 10.Nxg6 Nf6 11.Qe2+ Kf7 12.Nxh8+ ± +2.23 (25 ply)better is 8...Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.Bg5 Ne5 11.dxe4 Nxe4 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 ⩲ +0.70 (22 ply) 9.O-O Be7 10.Bxd3 O-O 11.Bg5 Nd5 12.Bxe7 Ncxe7 13.Qg4 ⩲ +1.36 (22 ply)= +0.42 (21 ply) after 9...Bb4+ 10.Nd2 Qe7+ 11.Qe2 Bd7 12.a3 Bxd2+ 13.Bxd2 10.Kd1 Qd6 11.Re1+ Be7 12.b3 O-O 13.Ba3 Qd8 14.Nf3 Bxa3 ⩲ +0.89 (21 ply)= -0.11 (22 ply)better is 14.Kd1 Re5 15.Be2 Bc5 16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.Bd3 Rhe8 18.a3 = +0.22 (22 ply)better is 14...Nb4 15.Bxd7+ Rxd7 16.c4 Be7 17.Nhf3 h6 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 = -0.39 (21 ply)= +0.14 (21 ply) after 15.Bc4 Rc5 16.Rc1 Be7 17.a3 h6 18.Ng6 Re8 19.Bf4 Bxf5 better is 18.Rb1 Bd6 19.b3 Rd5 20.Bxf6 gxf6 21.a4 Re8 22.g4 Rc5 = -0.24 (23 ply) ⩱ -0.77 (22 ply)better is 21.Ne6 Bxe6 22.fxe6 Re8 23.Ba3 Rb5 24.Bxc5 Rxc5 25.Re1 ⩱ -0.75 (26 ply) ⩱ -1.26 (24 ply)better is 23...Nd5 24.g4 a5 25.Ne6 Bxe3 26.fxe3 Bxe6 27.fxe6 Rxe6 ⩱ -1.44 (24 ply)better is 24.Ne6 Bxe3 25.fxe3 Bb5 26.Nf4 c5 27.h3 Rxf4 28.exf4 ⩱ -0.89 (24 ply) ∓ -1.61 (24 ply) after 24...Ra3 25.Nb3 Bxe3 26.fxe3 Bb5 27.Ne1 c5 28.Kf2 Nd5 26.Ne6 Bxe6 27.fxe6 Rxe6 28.g3 Rd6 29.Rd2 Nd5 30.Ke2 ∓ -1.51 (23 ply) ∓ -2.27 (24 ply) 30...Nxa2 31.Re1 Kb7 32.Kf3 Nb4 33.Rc1 Ra3 34.Ke2 Na2 -+ -2.63 (22 ply) ∓ -1.60 (25 ply) 32.Ra1 Nc3+ 33.Kd2 Nb5 34.f4 a5 35.f5 Re8 36.Ra4 Nc7 ∓ -1.64 (25 ply)-+ -2.56 (23 ply) after 32...Kb7 33.f4 Nb4 34.f5 Re7 35.Kd2 Rd7 36.d4 a5 37.Rf1 -+ mate-in-4955.Rc3 h2 56.Rh3 Rg1+ 57.Kxa2 h1=Q 58.Rxh1 Rxh1 59.Kb3 -+ mate-in-140-1

rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1
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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-03-06  Sirthursday: Can White play 8.Nxe4? 8...Nxe4 9. dxe4 looks very good, with threats of Qh5+...
May-27-06  GufeldStudent: Obviously the N on h4 hangs in that variation. But I think White can insert Qh5+ before capturing on e4. If g6, then fxg6 then Nf6 comes to mind but white can reply with g7+ promoting. It is easy to see why Janowski "trusted" Marshall and did not play this line but I think White has a very good position after Nxe4.
Nov-06-07  rhedrich: <GufeldStudent> "Obviously the Queen on h5 hangs in that variation" :P 8.Qh5+??? Nxh5. I think Marshall could have been "trusted" to take the queen, g6 is completely unnecessary haha.
Nov-06-07  rhedrich: On a side note, Marshall did an excellent job isolating/doubling white's pawns by move 20 and neatly picking them off afterwards. Endgame was a lock.
Feb-15-08  JG27Pyth: <"Obviously the Queen on h5 hangs in that variation" :P 8.Qh5+??? Nxh5. I think Marshall could have been "trusted" to take the queen, g6 is completely unnecessary haha.>

Well, that kibitz is a few months old, but no, <rhedrich>, you missed on this one, not <Gufeld student>; but Janowski and Marshall missed to, so you have good company --

Here's the line <Gufeld student> was analyzing: 8.Nxe4 Nxe4 -- this capture by black discovers an attack on the white Nh4... hence the comment that the white N "hangs" ...but there is no Nxh5 available to prevent white's Qxh5+ ... so <Gufeld student> it seems, can be trusted after all! ;)

The Qh5+ continuation more than saves the N. Marshall and Janowski seem to have missed this line. It is sharp and strong for white. Moral of the story... Don't trust anyone, not even Marshall! Or as they say in journalism school: 'trust... but verify.'

Feb-19-15
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  tpstar: The suggested improvement 8. Nxe4 leads to a great game for White after 8 ... Nxe4 9. Qh5+ (9. dxe4?? Qxh4) Ke7/Kd7 10. dxe4, but a tough struggle if 8 ... Nxe4 9. Qh5+ g6 10. fxg6 Nf6 11. g7+! (a stock Discovered Check tactic) Nxh5 12. gxh8=Q Qxh4 (so the Nh4 hangs after all):


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White has RPP for NN but Black has real King safety issues.

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