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Gustave Simonson vs Mordecai Morgan
Franklin CC v Manhattan CC Telegraph Match (1897), USA, May-31
French Defense: Exchange Variation (C01)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 5...Bd6 6.Qe2+ Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.c3 Re8 9.Qc2 h6 = 0.00 (36 ply) ⩲ +0.51 (28 ply)better is 6...O-O 7.Be3 Nc6 8.a3 Bd6 9.Nbd2 h6 10.c4 dxc4 = 0.00 (33 ply) ⩲ +0.55 (30 ply) after 7.h3 Bh5 8.Re1 O-O 9.Bg5 c6 10.Nbd2 Nbd7 11.Bf4 Re8 better is 7...O-O 8.h3 Bh5 9.Bf4 Bd6 10.Bxd6 Qxd6 11.Nbd2 Nbd7 = +0.07 (33 ply) ⩲ +0.67 (32 ply) after 8.Bf4 O-O 9.h3 Bh5 10.Nbd2 c5 11.a4 Re8 12.Re1 Bg6 better is 13...Bb6 14.a4 Bg6 15.Bf4 Rfe8 16.a5 Bc7 17.Bxc7 Qxc7 = 0.00 (39 ply) ⩲ +0.60 (32 ply) after 14.Bf5 Qc7 15.g3 Bg6 16.Re1 Rfe8 17.Be3 a6 18.Kg2 Bd6 better is 15.Bg5 Rfe8 16.h3 Bxd3 17.Qxd3 h6 18.Be3 Bc5 19.Qf5 Bxd4 ⩲ +0.65 (32 ply)better is 15...Qc7 16.h3 Bc5 17.Be3 a6 18.Rfe1 Rfe8 19.Bxg6 hxg6 = 0.00 (34 ply)better is 16.Re1 Rae8 17.Bxg6 hxg6 18.Be3 Ng4 19.Nf3 Nxe3 20.Rxe3 ⩲ +0.54 (32 ply)= 0.00 (40 ply) after 16...Qe5 17.Bxg6 hxg6 18.Qf2 Rfe8 19.Re1 Qc7 20.Be3 Nd7 better is 17.Be3 Bb6 18.Bf2 Rfe8 19.a4 Re7 20.Bxg6 hxg6 21.Rfe1 = +0.41 (32 ply)= -0.27 (34 ply) after 17...Re8 18.Qd3 Nd7 19.Be3 Ne5 20.Qc2 Qa6 21.Rfe1 Bf6 better is 18...hxg6 19.Be3 Rfe8 20.Rfe1 Bxd4 21.Bxd4 Nd7 22.Qa4 = 0.00 (37 ply) ⩲ +0.62 (32 ply) 20.Rfe1 a6 21.Bg1 Re7 22.Qd2 Rfe8 23.g3 Re5 24.Bf2 Qd7 ⩲ +0.58 (34 ply)-+ -6.24 (32 ply); 21.Qd2 Rxe1 22.Rxe1 Re8 23.Rxe8+ Nxe8 24.Ne2 Kf7 25.Qf4+ -+ -5.97 (33 ply)0-1

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  fredthebear: After the recapture 21.RxRe3, Black has a double attack that threatens checkmate.

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