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Henry Bird vs Amos Burn
Bird - Burn m (1886), London ENG, rd 1, May-25
King's Gambit: Accepted. Tartakower Gambit (C33)  ·  1-0

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 4...Nf6 ⩱ -0.64 (28 ply)= -0.14 (26 ply)better is 6...Qd8 7.d4 Bd6 8.Bc4 Qe7+ 9.Qe2 Nb4 10.Bb3 Bf5 ⩱ -0.55 (23 ply)= 0.00 (23 ply) 8.d4 O-O-O 9.Ne4 Qd5 10.Nc3 Qa5 = 0.00 (21 ply) ⩱ -0.79 (22 ply) 10.Ne4 h6 11.b3 Be7 12.Bb2 Nf6 13.Nxf6 Bxf6 14.Bxf6 gxf6 = -0.21 (21 ply) ⩱ -1.15 (21 ply)better is 13...c5 14.Re1 f5 15.Nc3 Nf6 16.Ne5 Bd6 17.Qf3 Rde8 ⩱ -1.28 (23 ply) ⩱ -0.76 (21 ply) 14...c5 15.Ne5 Bd6 16.Re1 Nf6 17.Qf3 Qb7 18.b3 Rde8 ⩱ -1.42 (24 ply)= 0.00 (25 ply) 16.Bc3 Ng4 17.Bxh8 Qxa4 18.Qe2 Ne3 19.Rf2 Re8 20.c4 Ng4 = -0.05 (24 ply) 16...c5 17.Qe2 Nd7 18.Rae1 Bd5 19.c4 Bb7 20.d4 g4 21.d5 ⩱ -1.30 (23 ply)= -0.20 (24 ply) 18...Bd6 19.Bxe3 fxe3 20.Qxe3 Rhe8 21.Qf2 Qa5 22.Nd4 Qe5 ⩱ -1.03 (27 ply) 19.hxg4 fxg4 20.Nd4 Rxd4 21.Rxf4 Rxf4 22.Qxe3 Bd7 = -0.05 (25 ply) 19...Bd6 20.hxg4 fxg4 21.Bxe3 fxe3 22.Qxe3 Rhe8 23.Nc5 ⩱ -1.23 (25 ply) ⩲ +1.44 (22 ply) 21.Nxg2 c5 22.Qxe3 Rg8 23.Nc3 Bg7 24.Qh3 Kb8 25.Re1 Bd4 ⩲ +0.87 (22 ply) 21...Nxc2 22.Qxe6+ Kb8 23.Rc1 Qxd3 24.Qxc6 Qxd2 25.Qb5+ = 0.00 (27 ply) ± +2.05 (20 ply) 22...Rhe8 23.Qf2 Bxf4 24.Bxf4 Qa5 25.Nxg2 Kb8 26.Kh2 Ka8 ± +1.59 (20 ply) 23.Nc5 Qb5 24.Rc4 Rde8 25.Qf2 Rhg8 26.Bf4 Qb6 27.Nxg2 +- +2.73 (22 ply) 23...Bxf4 24.Ne7+ Kb8 25.Qxf4 Qb5 26.Qh2 Ka8 27.c4 Qb8 ⩲ +1.09 (22 ply)+- +7.08 (25 ply)29...Rd8 +- mate-in-361-0

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Nov-27-14  Knight13: Black shouldn't have pressed for the attack on White's King while his Queen was locked out of play at a6. 16... c5 was necessary before trying anything on the Kingside.

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