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Rezso Charousek vs Harry Pillsbury
Budapest (1896), Budapest AUH, rd 10, Oct-17
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit. Steinitz Variation (C29)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 5.Nce2 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.Nxe5 Nxe5 8.fxe5 Nd7 9.e6 = -0.31 (18 ply) ⩱ -0.83 (20 ply) after 5...exf4 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Bxf4 Bd6 8.Bxd6 Qxd6 9.Qd2 Be6 6...exf4 7.Bxf4 Bd6 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bxf6 Qxf6 10.Be2 O-O ⩱ -1.23 (22 ply)better is 7.h3 Bb4+ 8.Nbd2 exf4 9.a3 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 Ne5 11.Qxf4 = -0.02 (22 ply)better is 7...exf4 8.Bxf4 Bd6 9.Bxd6 Qxd6 10.O-O Bxf3 11.Bxf3 ⩱ -0.65 (25 ply)= +0.03 (24 ply)better is 8...exf4 9.Bxf4 Bd6 10.e5 Nxe5 11.Bxe5 Bxe5 12.Bxb7 = -0.47 (24 ply)better is 9.f5 a5 10.O-O a4 11.Qe1 Be7 12.Qg3 O-O 13.Be2 Kh8 14.a3 = +0.18 (26 ply)= -0.32 (24 ply)better is 24...c5 25.a4 b6 26.g4 Nc6 27.Raf1 h6 28.Kg2 Nb4 29.R4f2 = 0.00 (24 ply)better is 25.b4 f5 26.Raf1 fxe4 27.Rxf8+ Rxf8 28.dxe4 b6 29.Rxf8+ ⩲ +0.52 (26 ply)= 0.00 (29 ply) after 25...b5 26.Na5 c5 27.Nb7 Rc8 28.Rf2 Rc6 29.e5 Nd5 30.exf6 better is 31.b4 Kf7 32.Kf4 R6e7 33.a4 Rb8 34.Ra1 Ke6 35.Rc1 Rd7 ⩲ +0.65 (29 ply) 31...a5 32.a4 Rd6 33.Rd1 Red8 34.Rb1 Ra8 35.Kf3 c5 36.Ke2 = +0.08 (28 ply)better is 32.b4 Rb5 33.a3 Ree5 34.Rxe5 Rxe5 35.Rc1 Rb5 36.c3 dxc3 ⩲ +0.84 (26 ply)better is 32...dxc3 33.bxc3 Kf7 34.d4 R5e7 35.a4 Rd8 36.Ke3 Ke6 = +0.25 (27 ply) ⩲ +0.79 (30 ply) 33...dxc3 34.bxc3 Re5 35.d4 Ra5 36.e5 Rxa2 37.exf6 gxf6 = +0.43 (28 ply) ± +1.60 (30 ply)better is 34...c5 35.a3 Kf7 36.b4 Rc8 37.Rb1 Ke7 38.b5 Rc7 39.Rg1 ⩲ +1.28 (26 ply) ± +1.79 (30 ply) 35...b5 36.c5 a5 37.bxa5 Ra8 38.e5 Rxa5 39.exf6 gxf6 ± +1.66 (30 ply)+- +2.80 (25 ply) after 36.e5 fxe5+ 37.Rxe5+ Kd7 38.Ke4 Ra8 39.Kxd4 Rf8 40.Ke4 41...a6 42.Kf4 Rb7 43.e5 fxe5+ 44.Kxe5 Ka7 45.Ra4 Kb6 ± +2.18 (34 ply)+- +3.16 (40 ply) 44...Re7 45.Kc2 a6 46.Kb3 Ka7 47.Ra1 Rb7 48.Kc4 Rd7 +- +2.83 (39 ply)better is 45.Ra1 Rd7 46.Kc2 Rc7 47.Kb3 Rd7 48.Kc4 a6 49.Rg1 Kc8 ± +1.79 (39 ply)+- +2.92 (37 ply)+- mate-in-15 after 64...Rf4 65.Rh8+ Ka7 66.d6 Rf6 67.Kc7 Rf7+ 68.d766...Rg6 67.Kc7 Rg7+ 68.d7 h3 69.c6 h2 70.Rxh2 Rf7 71.Kc8 +- mate-in-131-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-02-04  ughaibu: This is impressive. Charousek isn't one of the names I associate with endgame mastery.
Apr-12-06  szunzein: I never thought this guy was so good.
Brilliant.
And he died so young!
Apr-12-06  Dr.Fritz: Yes indeed! What a great player!

He had amazing memory skills I believe.

Apr-12-06  szunzein: I'll try to read more about him
Dec-02-07  xeroxmachine: <ughaibu: This is impressive. Charousek isn't one of the names I associate with endgame mastery.>Why????

His endgame skill are superb!???+1++!!11111eleven!!!

Jan-11-09  blacksburg: reminds me of a rubinstein.
Sep-12-09  notyetagm: <ughaibu: This is impressive. Charousek isn't one of the names I associate with endgame mastery.>

<szunzein: I never thought this guy was so good. Brilliant.>

Dr. Lasker predicted that he would have to play a WC match some day against Charousek, that is how talented Charousek was.

Mar-10-10  elohah: What a WONDERFUL game by an obviously brilliant player who rivals Pillsbury himself!
Aug-02-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  LIFE Master AJ: I don't ever remember seeing Pillsbury so thoroughly outplayed in a R+P endgame.
Sep-20-10  Loser Of Threads: pretty. what a pleasant surprise it is to stumble upon such a game.
Sep-19-18  cunctatorg: A titanic game and Charousek's whole concept was ... gigantic and profound also!!

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