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Mikhail Chigorin vs David Janowski
Barmen Meisterturnier A (1905), Barmen GER, rd 11, Aug-25
King's Gambit: Declined. Classical Variation (C30)  ·  1/2-1/2

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-18-08  Knight13: This game is too complicated! Hurts my brain even going over it.
Jul-11-15  poorthylacine: Dear little mouse, If you use a computer, I bet your brain will not be more lazy but opposite even more active, reaching the moves 54/55, when Chigorin missed a heavy and letal blow ( 55. Ne4+ is killing Black after 55...Kxe4 56. Dd4+...) and later the move 70, when Janowsky could win at his turn the endgame by playing the wonderful waiting move ...70...Kd6! instead of advancing immediately his "a" pawn...
Jul-11-15  Howard: Interesting comments !
Aug-05-16  Straclonoor: I want to add two more comments
1. Really after 55.Ne4+ white clear win: Analysis by Stockfish 310316 64 POPCNT: (123.34): 55.Ne4+ Kxe4 56.Qd4+ Kf5 57.Nh6+ Ke6 58.Qe3+ Kd7 59.Qa7+ Kc6 60.Nxf7 Ne6 61.Qe7 d4 62.Ne5+ Kd5 63.Nxc4 Kxc4 64.Qxe6+ Kxc3 65.Qe1+ Kc2 66.Qxa5 d3 67.Qc5+ Kb3 68.Qd4 Kc2 69.Qc4+ Kd2 70.Qc5 Kd1 2. According to Lomonosov 7-pieces tablebase after 69th black clear win Here is the line (1st move in the line is 70th move in the game) 1. Kf2 Kd6 2. Ke2 a3 3. Nc2 a2 4. Na1 Nd7 5. Kd2 Nc5 6. Nc2 Nb3+ 7. Ke2 a1=Q 8. Nxa1 Nxa1 9. Kd2 Nb3+ 10. Kc2 Kd5 11. Kb2 Ke4 12. Kc2 Nc5 13. Kd2 Na4 14. Kc2 Ke3 15. Kc1 Nxc3 16. Kc2 Nb5 17. Kb2 Kd3 18. Ka2 c3 19. Ka1 c2 20. Kb2 Nd4 21. Kc1 Nb3+ 22. Kb2 c1=Q+ 23. Ka2 Qc2+ 24. Ka3 Kc4 25. Ka4 Qa2#
Dec-12-19  Straclonoor: Chaotic game. Black took advantage in begin, missed it, occurs in lost position, missed it, took won position, goes to draw....

Here is some more analysis in middle game

Analysis by Stockfish 051119 64 BMI2:

1. -+ (-5.34): 25.Qe3 Qxe3 26.Nxe3 Rf2 27.Rxf2 Rxf2 28.Rd1 Nf6 29.Kg1 Re2 30.Ndf1 Nxe4 31.Rxd3 g4 32.Nd1 Bf5 33.Nfe3 Re1+ 34.Kg2 Kf7 35.b4 Ke6 36.Rd4 Kd7 37.b3 Ke6 38.c4 Re2+ 39.Kg1 Nd2 40.Nxf5 gxf5 41.Rd3 bxc4 42.bxc4 Nxc4 43.Rd4 d5 44.Rf4 Rc2 45.Rf1 Nd2 46.Re1+ Kf6 47.Re8 Nf3+ 48.Kf1 Rc1 49.Ke2

2. -+ (-6.39): 25.Qd1 Rxf1+ 26.Rxf1 Bxg4 27.Qxg4 Rxf1+ 28.Nxf1 Qf2 29.Qe6+ Kh8 30.Qc8+ Nf8 31.Qh3+ Kg8 32.Qg2 Qe1 33.Kg1 Nd7 34.Qf2 Qd1 35.Qd2 Qe2 36.Qxg5 Ne5 37.Qd8+ Kg7 38.Qe7+ Nf7 39.Qa7 c5 40.b4 Qe1 41.e5 d2 42.e6 Qxe6 43.Nxd2 Qe3+ 44.Kf1 Qxd2 45.bxc5 Qc1+ 46.Ke2 Qxb2+ 47.Kd1 Qxc3 48.cxd6 Qd3+ 49.Kc1 Qxd6 50.Kc2 Qe6 51.Qd4+ Kg8 52.h4 Ne5 53.Qd8+ Kf7 54.Qd4 Nc6 55.Qc5 Qe2+ 56.Kb1 Ne7 57.Qc3

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