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Pierre de Saint-Amant vs William Fraser
Match (1836), London ENG
Bird Opening: General (A02)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)2...e6 was played in Kolisch vs Anderssen, 1861 (0-1) 3.g3 b6 4.Bg2 Bb7 5.O-O e6 6.c4 Be7 7.b3 O-O 8.Nc3 = +0.45 (25 ply)better is 3...g6 4.e3 Bg7 5.Be2 b6 6.O-O Bb7 7.b4 O-O 8.c4 c5 = -0.32 (25 ply)= +0.42 (23 ply) after 4.e3 c5 5.c4 e6 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.Be2 Be7 8.dxc5 O-O 9.a3 6...Be7 7.Be2 O-O 8.O-O b6 9.Bd2 Bb7 10.Rc1 c5 = 0.00 (24 ply) 7.Ne5 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Bd6 9.Qb3 Nc7 10.O-O Ncd5 11.Bd2 ⩲ +0.77 (24 ply)= 0.00 (23 ply)better is 8.Ne5 Bd7 9.Qb3 Nb4 10.a3 Nc6 11.Qxb7 Rb8 12.Nxc6 Rxb7 ⩲ +0.58 (24 ply)= 0.00 (28 ply)better is 10.Ne5 Bd6 11.Qe2 Qb6 12.Nxd7 Nxd7 13.Bd2 O-O 14.Rfc1 = +0.21 (22 ply)= -0.40 (22 ply) after 10...Rb8 11.Ne5 Qb6 12.Bd2 Bd6 13.b4 O-O 14.b5 Be8 15.Rb1 13...Qb6 14.Rb1 Rfb8 15.Qe1 Qd6 16.Qe2 Qa3 17.Nd2 Ne4 = -0.15 (27 ply) 14.Bb4 Rf6 15.Ne5 Rh6 16.Qe1 Be8 17.Rb1 Rb8 18.Ba5 Qe7 ⩲ +0.92 (24 ply) 14...Qc7 15.Ng5 Rfc8 16.Nxe4 fxe4 17.Ba3 Qc3 18.Re1 Rab8 = -0.34 (26 ply) 15.Ba3 Re8 16.Ne5 Rb7 17.Rc1 a5 18.Bc5 Nf6 19.Rb1 Qb8 ⩲ +0.72 (22 ply) 15...Qc7 16.Ba3 Rfc8 17.Bc5 a5 18.Qc2 Qb7 19.Rab1 Rc7 = -0.22 (27 ply) 16.Ba3 Rf6 17.Qd3 Qc7 18.Rfc1 Qb7 19.Qc2 h5 20.Rab1 Rh6 ⩲ +1.34 (26 ply) 16...Kh8 17.Ba3 Rg8 18.Qxa6 Rxb3 19.Qxa7 g5 20.Qe7 Qxe7 = +0.40 (22 ply) ⩲ +1.24 (26 ply) after 17.Ba3 Qb6 18.Rfc1 h5 19.Rab1 Rh6 20.h3 h4 21.Rb2 Qb7 17...Qb6 18.Ba3 h5 19.h3 h4 20.Rab1 Rh6 21.Nf3 Rh7 22.Ng5 ⩲ +0.97 (25 ply) ± +1.77 (23 ply) after 18.g3 Qb6 19.Ba3 Rh5 20.Rab1 Nf6 21.Rb2 Rh6 22.Rcc2 Qb7 better is 18...Qh4 19.Nf3 Qh5 20.Qxa6 Rxb3 21.Qxa7 Rxe3 22.Qe7 ⩲ +1.46 (26 ply) 19.Ba3 Nf6 20.Qd2 Ng4 21.Rac1 Qb7 22.h3 Nf6 23.Qe1 Ne4 ± +1.99 (24 ply) 19...Qb4 20.Rc7 a5 21.Rxa7 Rf6 22.Ra1 Qb6 23.Re7 Rf8 ⩲ +1.10 (26 ply) 20.Ba3 Qa5 21.Nf3 Rf6 22.Rc8 Qb6 23.Ne5 Rf7 24.Nxf7 Kxf7 +- +3.31 (24 ply) 20...Qe7 21.Qd3 Qb4 22.Rc7 a5 23.Qc2 Qxb3 24.Qxb3 Rxb3 ⩲ +1.27 (24 ply)+- +3.90 (26 ply)26...Qf7 27.Qxf7+ Rxf7 28.Rxe8+ Kh7 29.Be7 Nf6 30.Bxf6 +- +7.47 (29 ply)1-0

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Oct-08-16  Aunt Jemima: 25. Ba3 is a nice move. The black rook had just scurried home in time to defend the back rank, or so it seemed.

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