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Paul Journoud vs Jules Arnous de Riviere
de Riviere - Journoud (1859), Paris, rd 4
Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Morphy Attack (C78)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply) 8.a3 = +0.14 (30 ply)better is 8...Nxd4 9.Nxd4 exd4 10.Bd5 Nxd5 11.Nxd5 c5 12.c3 dxc3 ⩱ -0.70 (21 ply) 9.dxe5 Nxe5 10.Bf4 Nxf3+ 11.gxf3 Bh3 12.Re1 O-O 13.a4 = -0.01 (21 ply)-+ -2.74 (26 ply) 10...Bxf3 11.gxf3 Nxd4 12.Qxd4 c5 13.Qd3 c4 14.Bxc4 bxc4 -+ -2.64 (25 ply)= -0.22 (22 ply) after 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.h3 Bh5 13.Bd5 Bxf3 14.gxf3 Bxc3 15.bxc3 better is 11...Nxd5 12.Nxd5 f5 13.Re1 Bxf3 14.gxf3 Bh4 15.Bc3 f4 ⩱ -0.59 (23 ply)= -0.09 (21 ply)better is 15...Bxf3 16.gxf3 Qe8 17.Rad1 c6 18.Ne3 Bf6 19.Qxd6 Bxb2 = -0.39 (22 ply)= +0.22 (23 ply) after 16.Nd4 Re8 17.h3 Be6 18.Rfe1 Bxd5 19.exd5 Bf6 20.c3 Bxd4 better is 16...Bxf3 17.Qxf3 Re8 18.Rfd1 a5 19.Rd3 Qe6 20.Rad1 c6 = -0.22 (25 ply)= +0.42 (20 ply) after 17.Rad1 Re8 18.b3 a5 19.Nd4 c6 20.Nf4 a4 21.Rfe1 axb3 better is 17...c6 18.Ne3 Bf6 19.c3 c5 20.Nxe6 fxe6 21.Rad1 Rad8 = 0.00 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.52 (25 ply)better is 28.c3 Rfd8 29.Rfd1 Bd3 30.f4 Rh8 31.Kh2 a5 32.Rd2 Rab8 = -0.08 (27 ply) ⩱ -0.82 (24 ply) 29...c3 30.bxc3 Rc8 31.Kf4 Rxc3 32.Rh1 Rh8 33.g4 Bc8 ⩱ -1.00 (28 ply) 30.Rfd1 Rh8 31.Ne4 Rde8 32.Rd5 Bxe4 33.Kxe4 h3 34.gxh3 = -0.21 (23 ply) ⩱ -1.15 (28 ply) after 30...c3 31.bxc3 Rc8 32.g3 h3 33.Kf2 Rxc3 34.g4 Bg6 35.Rh1 31.b3 Kg6 32.bxc4 bxc4 33.Rh1 c3 34.Rhd1 Rxd1 35.Rxd1 ⩱ -0.72 (23 ply) ∓ -1.59 (25 ply) 32...c3 33.b4 Kf8 34.Re2 Ke7 35.f4 gxf4+ 36.Kxf4 Rd4+ ⩱ -1.35 (26 ply) 33.Rh2 b3 34.axb3 cxb3 35.Ne4 bxc2 36.Rhxc2 Rb8 37.Re2 = -0.23 (24 ply) ⩱ -1.10 (27 ply) 34...c3 35.bxc3 bxc3 36.Ke3 Kf8 37.Rh2 Ke7 38.Ne4 Rd5 ⩱ -1.15 (26 ply)= 0.00 (32 ply) after 35.c3 Rd3 36.cxb4 h3 37.Rh2 Rd4+ 38.Ke3 Rd3+ 39.Kf4 38...Rc8 39.Rf3 Rc5 40.Kxh4 Rxe5 41.Rcf1 Rc5 42.R1f2 Ra4 = -0.36 (24 ply) ⩲ +0.53 (27 ply) 57.Kg3 Rg5+ 58.Kh3 Re5 59.Kg3 Rf5 60.Rc3+ Kd4 61.Ra3 Kc4 = 0.00 (54 ply)-+ -132.71 (42 ply)-+ mate-in-13 after 61.Re8+ Kf2 62.Rf8+ Kg1 63.Rg8+ Kh2 64.Rg5 Ra4+0-1

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Jul-08-08  whiteshark:


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Now <57.Rc8??> was the losing move. 57.Kg3 or 57.Kh3 should draw instead.

Sep-22-08  I Offer You A Resign: After 57. ♖c8, though, why did White start checking along the 8th rank? It seems as though if he hadn't done that, maybe the best that Black could do was perpetual? Or maybe I miscalculated?
Sep-22-08  I Offer You A Resign: Ah, never mind. I just realized.

if...
63. c8=♕ ♕h1+
64. ♕h3 ♕xh3+
65. ♔xh3 ♖h5#

Jun-18-18  Omnipotent00001: 53.Kh3 is a draw
May-21-22  Llera: < I Offer You A Resign: Ah, never mind. I just realized. if... 63. c8=♕ ♕h1+ 64. ♕h3 ♕xh3+ 65. ♔xh3 ♖h5#> You can spare a move: 63.c8=♕ ♕f6+ 64. ♔xh3 ♖h5#

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