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Geza Maroczy vs David Janowski
New York (1924), New York, NY USA, rd 11, Mar-30
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo. Italian Four Knights Variation (C50)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 8.c3 O-O 9.b4 h6 10.Bd2 Be6 11.Bb3 Bxb3 12.Qxb3 Nd7 = +0.45 (25 ply)= -0.05 (22 ply) after 8...Nd7 9.Nxb6 axb6 10.c3 Qf6 11.b4 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 Qxf3 better is 9.c3 h6 10.h3 Bd7 11.Bd2 Ne7 12.Bxd7 Qxd7 13.b4 Ng6 = +0.34 (20 ply)= -0.26 (21 ply)better is 11.Rb1 c5 12.b3 c6 13.g4 Bg6 14.c4 h6 15.Nh4 Nh7 16.Nxg6 = +0.14 (20 ply)= -0.47 (25 ply)better is 13.a4 d5 14.exd5 Qxd5 15.c4 Bxf3 16.Qe3 Qd6 17.Qxf3 Rfd8 = -0.15 (24 ply) ⩱ -0.70 (25 ply)better is 16...Bh3 17.Re1 Bxf5 18.Nh2 Qe8 19.Kh1 Be6 20.Rg1 Qh5 = -0.37 (24 ply)= +0.36 (26 ply)better is 19...Kh7 20.a4 c5 21.Bd2 Be8 22.a5 bxa5 23.Rxa5 Rxa5 = 0.00 (27 ply) ⩲ +0.69 (22 ply) after 20.Bd2 c5 21.Rf2 Kh8 22.Raf1 Bf7 23.f4 exf4 24.Bxf4 Be6 24...Rg6 25.Qh4 c5 26.Rxg6 Bxg6 27.Kg1 Rh5 28.Qd8 Qf7 ⩲ +0.59 (29 ply) 25.Ng4 Rf8 26.Rh2 Rxf3 27.Qg2 h5 28.Bxg5 Qg6 29.Ne3 d5 ± +2.10 (27 ply) ⩲ +1.00 (23 ply) 29.Qh3 Rh6 30.Bc1 b5 31.Qg3 c4 32.Bb2 Bd5 33.Rfe2 Qb6+ ± +1.52 (23 ply) 29...e4 30.Bd2 Qd6 31.Qxd6 cxd6 32.Bc3 Re6 33.Rfe2 Kg6 ⩲ +0.75 (22 ply) ± +1.99 (24 ply) 30...Qf7 31.Rg2 Qg6 32.Bc1 Bxf3 33.Nxf3 Rxf3 34.Qc8 R3f5 ⩲ +1.10 (25 ply)+- +3.11 (24 ply) 32.Kh1 Qe6 33.Reg1 Rxf3 34.Qxe6 Rxe6 35.Rxg5+ Kf6 +- +4.40 (26 ply) ⩲ +1.05 (25 ply) 33.Re1 Qd7 34.Rg3 Rd3 35.Qg2 Qd8 36.Qf1 Qd7 37.Qe2 Qd8 ⩲ +1.28 (24 ply)= +0.08 (28 ply) after 33...e4 34.fxe4 Qxe4 35.Rxd6+ cxd6 36.Rxd6+ Kf7 37.Rd7+ 35...g4 36.Nxg4 hxg4 37.Qxg4+ Kh7 38.Rd2 Qg6 39.Rh2+ Kg7 = +0.34 (28 ply) 36.Qc2 Kg6 37.Qd3 h4 38.Ng4 Qf8 39.Qxd6+ Kh5 40.Qxb6 ± +2.20 (25 ply)= +0.35 (27 ply)better is 37...g4 38.Nxg4 hxg4 39.Qxg4+ Kh7 40.Rd2 Qg6 41.Rh2+ Kg7 = +0.34 (28 ply) ⩲ +0.96 (23 ply)better is 38...Kf8 39.Qh3 Qg6 40.Rf2 Ke7 41.Nf1 Kd8 42.Rg2 Bxf3 ⩲ +0.58 (21 ply) 39.Qd2 Kg7 40.Rf2 Bc6 41.b4 e4 42.f4 gxf4 43.Bxf4 Qd4 ⩲ +1.12 (23 ply) 39...e4 40.fxe4 Rxf1+ 41.Nxf1 Qe5 42.Qh2 Qxh2+ 43.Nxh2 = +0.08 (30 ply)better is 40.Rf2 e4 41.Bc1 Kf7 42.Bb2 Qg6 43.fxe4 Rxf2 44.Qxf2+ ⩲ +1.12 (25 ply)better is 40...Kf7 41.Rf2 Ke6 42.b4 Qg6 43.Qd1 Rf6 44.Qa4 cxb4 ⩲ +0.52 (23 ply)better is 41.Rf2 Qf6 42.Rg2 Kh6 43.Qd3 Qg6 44.Bc1 Kh7 45.Bd2 Kh6 ⩲ +1.25 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.65 (25 ply) after 41...Rf6 42.Rf2 Qf5 43.Rg2 Rg6 44.Qe3 g4 45.fxg4 hxg4 better is 42.Rf2 Qf6 43.Qe3 e4 44.Bc3 Qf8 45.Rf1 Qe7 46.Rd1 Kf7 ⩲ +0.97 (24 ply)= +0.28 (24 ply) after 42...Rf6 43.Rf2 Qh3 44.Qd3+ Qf5 45.Qxf5+ Rxf5 46.Rd2 Rf6 better is 44.Qd3+ Qf5 45.Qxf5+ Rxf5 46.Rd1 Rf6 47.Rd3 Kf5 48.Kf2 ⩲ +0.65 (26 ply) 44...Kg7 45.Rf1 Qh3 46.Qg2 Qh4 47.Qf2 Qf4 48.Qd2 Qf5 = 0.00 (30 ply) ⩲ +0.82 (29 ply) 46...Qxd6 47.Rxd6+ Kf5 48.Be1 h4 49.Rxb6 Re3 50.Bf2 Rc3 = +0.08 (29 ply)+- +3.53 (30 ply) 50...Rg3+ 51.Kf2 Rc3 52.Bxc5 h3 53.Bd6 Rc2+ 54.Kg3 Rg2+ +- +3.42 (29 ply)+- +6.11 (32 ply) after 51.Kg2 Rf2+ 52.Kh3 Rxa2 53.Kxh4 Ra3 54.Rd3 g2 55.Bxc5 55...Rb1 56.Bxh4 Ke4 57.Bxg3 Ke3 58.Rf2 Kd3 59.Kf3 Rd1 +- +7.80 (27 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-30-07  sambo: About 44...Bxf3, Alekhine comments "Suicidal. After 44...Qh3 45. Qg2 Qf5 there would have been in sight no continuation holding out victory for White. Now, of course, the game is lost."
Apr-16-09
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  Peligroso Patzer: Alekhine's assessment of 44. ... Bxf3 (quoted above by <Sambo>) seems dubious. What really seems to have been Black's fatal error was 46. ... Kf5, giving up the e-pawn and granting White's DSB access to targets on the Q-side. With 46. ... Rf6, Black might still have had chances to hold.
Dec-21-16
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