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William Norwood Potter vs Wilhelm Steinitz
City of London CC t (1872), rd 4, Apr-??
Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit. Chigorin Variation (A83)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)6...d5 was played in G Neumann vs Anderssen, 1866 (0-1)7.Rb1 was played in Marshall vs Chigorin, 1905 (1-0) 8.Nd2 Qxb2 9.Ngf3 Bd6 10.Qe2+ Kd8 11.O-O Re8 12.Qd1 g6 = 0.00 (24 ply) ⩱ -0.95 (22 ply)better is 9.Nce2 Bb4+ 10.Kf1 Qa3 11.h4 Bd6 12.Rb1 b5 13.c3 Bg4 ⩱ -0.66 (23 ply) ⩱ -1.17 (21 ply)better is 11.h3 Nd7 12.a4 Qb4 13.Nb1 Bc7 14.Nd2 Re8 15.Nf3 Qd6 ⩱ -1.02 (21 ply) ∓ -1.56 (23 ply)better is 13.g3 Qc7 14.Qd2 Nd7 15.Re1 Re8 16.Rbb1 Nb6 17.Nd1 Be6 ⩱ -1.33 (22 ply) ∓ -2.02 (22 ply)better is 15...Kh8 16.Nd1 Nd7 17.c4 Nf6 18.Rb2 Re8 19.Rc2 b6 ∓ -2.37 (21 ply) 16.Nb5 Bb8 17.Bxf5 Kh8 18.Bxg6 Nf6 19.Bf5 cxb5 20.Bxc8 ∓ -1.79 (22 ply)-+ -3.15 (22 ply) 20.Rb2 Bb7 21.c3 a5 22.a4 b4 23.Rc2 Rae8 24.Rfc1 Qb6 -+ -3.10 (21 ply)-+ -5.15 (22 ply) after 20...g5 21.Qg2 gxf4 22.g5 a5 23.h4 Bd7 24.a4 bxa4 25.Rb2 29.Qxe2 Bxg4 30.Nd2 Qh6+ 31.Kg1 Kg7 32.c3 Bxf3 33.Nxf3 -+ -5.36 (24 ply)0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-17-17
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  fredthebear: Black uses his space advantage to aim his forces at the White kingside. After White accepts the exchange sacrifice with 29.QxRe2, Black has some options including 29...Bxg4 to gain back the material and eliminate the White king's pawn shield.

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