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Bernhard Horwitz vs Howard Staunton
Staunton - Horwitz (1846), London ENG, rd 24, Apr-30
Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack (B20)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
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Feb-17-04  InspiredByMorphy: 25. Qf3 b5
26. axb5 axb5
27. Bxb5 Rxb5
28. Qxc6 dxc6
29. Nxb5 cxb5
30. Bb6 b4
31. Bc7 Bb7
32. c4 bxc3ep
33. Rxc3 Bd5
34. Rd4 Ba3
35. Ra4 Bb2
36. Rd3 Be4
37. Rd1 g5
38. Ra7 Bc3
39. Rd7 gxf4
40. gxf4 Ra8
41. Rxa8+ Bxa8
42. Rd1 Bd5
43. Bd6 and should draw.
Feb-17-04  drukenknight: oh come on, what about on move 30?
Feb-18-04  InspiredByMorphy: 30 ... Bb7
31. Rd7 Be4
32. Rc7 Rb8
33. Bf2 Rb7
34. Rc8 Kg7
35. Bc5 Bxc5
36. Rxc5 b4
37. Ra1 Rd7
38. Kg1 Rd2
39. Ra7 Rxc2
40. Rxc2 Bxc2
41. Rb7 Bxb3
42. Rxb4 Bd5
43. Kf2 and should draw.
Blacks position is horribly cramped by move 30, and has limited options.
Feb-18-04  drukenknight: I mean on move 30 in the real game; isnt it more challenging to see if there is a save later in the game?
Feb-19-04  InspiredByMorphy: As much as I dislike Staunton, I found no save for the weasel's opponent after move 30. Before giving the analysis I would like to say that Whites mistake was move 25.R3d2 . Wasting the Rooks move to d3 and depriving the queen of a necessary defensive spot: f3. There is no save after the loss of the exchange on 28.Rd6

30. Rg1 Qf3
31. Qxf3 Bxf3
32. axb5 axb5
33. Bd3 Be4
34. Bxe4 fxe4
and black will still win.

Oct-12-07  nimh: Rybka 2.4 mp, AMD X2 2.01GHz, 10 min per move, threshold 0.33.

Horwitz 12 mistakes:
5.a4 -0.24 (5.Bb3 0.10)
17.Rad1 0.59 (17.Nxe6 1.10)
20.Bf2 0.40 (20.Rf3 1.03)
23.g3 0.21 (23.Rf3 0.85)
24.Kh2 -0.04 (24.g4 0.79)
26.Bd4 -1.38 (26.Na2 -0.37)
28.Rd6 -2.45 (28.Rd4 -1.34)
31.Bxb5 -3.55 (31.Rg1 -2.45)
37.h4 -5.72 (37.g4 -4.22)
40.Kh3 -7.68 (40.h5 -5.44)
44.b4 -9.62 (44.Kg2 -7.00)
48.Ke3 -18.70 (48.Ke2 -8.44)

Staunton 7 mistakes:
11...Ne7 0.54 (11...Nb4 -0.10)
15...Nc6 0.68 (15...Nf7 0.00)
16...Rab8 1.10 (16...Nf7 0.56)
21...Re8 0.48 (21...Qc6 0.00)
22...Bh6 0.85 (22...Qc6 0.23)
23...Bf8 0.79 (23...Qc6 0.21)
48...Rdd4 -8.44 (48...Re4+ -18.70)

Dec-19-07  sneaky pete: The last game of the match, played April 30, 1846 (Keene & Coles).
Sep-28-13  parisattack: The first example of the Staunton System (Keene).

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