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Johannes Zukertort vs Mikhail Chigorin
2nd DSB Congress, Berlin (1881), Berlin GER, rd 14, Sep-14
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense. Nyholm Attack (C65)  ·  1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-17-03
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  Honza Cervenka: White has big advantage in the final position. He is not only a pawn up, but also he has a strong initiative. The game could continue 35...Rd3 36.Qa1 <the Queen on diagonal a1-h8 acts well.> 36...Ree3 <36...Red8 37.Rfe1 with idea Re7> 37.Bf8 Qa7 38.Bb5 Rd8 39.Rcd1 Rxd1 <39...Rxf8 40.Rd7> 40.Rxd1 Qf7 41.Bb4 Qe6 42.Bc3 Qf7 43.Bc4 Qe7 44.Bxg7+ Qxg7 45.Qxg7+ Kxg7 46.Rd7+ winning a piece.
Jan-31-19  Straclonoor: <White has big advantage in the final position.> Yes, but win is very difficult.

Analysis by Stockfish 220119 64 POPCNT:

1. +- (4.73): 35...Rc8 36.Qf3 Rd3 37.Qe4 Rcd8 38.Qe7 b5 39.f5 gxf5 40.Bc3 Rxc3 41.Rxc3 Qb6+ 42.Kh1 Bc4 43.Re1 Qd4 44.Rh3 Rb8 45.Qb4 Qf6 46.Bxb5 Bd5 47.Qc5 Be4 48.Bd3 Bc6 49.Rc1 Re8 50.Kg1 Bd7 51.Qc3 Qxc3 52.Rxc3 Re7 53.Rb3

2. +- (5.80): 35...Rc7 36.Bd6 Rcc8 37.Be5 Re7 38.a4 Qa7 39.Qd4 Rf8 40.Bb5 h5 41.Bd6 Kh7 42.Bxe7 Qxe7 43.Rc6 Bf7 44.Rfc1 Nf5 45.Qxb6 Qe4 46.Qf2 Kg8 47.Rc7 Qb4 48.Bc4 Bxc4 49.R1xc4 Qa3 50.R4c6 Qa1+ 51.Qf1 Qxa4

One move before in the game Zukertort could won more powerful instead of 34.Qc3.

Analysis by Stockfish 220119 64 POPCNT:

1. +- (15.36): 34.f5 Ng7 35.f6 Ne6 36.Bxe6 Rxd2 37.f7 Qxf1+ 38.Rxf1 Bxf7 39.Bc3+ Kg8 40.Bxf7+ Kf8 41.Bxe8+ Kxe8 42.Bxd2 b5 43.Bg5 Kd7 44.Rf7+ Ke6 45.Rxh7 Kf5 46.Be3 Ke4 47.Re7+ Kd5 48.Rg7 Kc4 49.Rxg6

2. +- (9.84): 34.Rfe1 b5 35.Bc3+ Rg7 36.Bxe6 Qb6+ 37.Qd4 Qxd4+ 38.Bxd4 Rxe6 39.Rxe6 Bxe6 40.Rc7 Kg8 41.Rxg7+ Kf8 42.Rxh7 Bf7 43.Bf6 Ke8 44.Kh1 Bc4 45.Rb7 Bd3 46.Kg1 Bc4 47.Rg7 Bf7 48.Rh7 Bd5 49.Rc7 Kf8 50.Rc5 Be4 51.Rxb5 Kf7 52.Bd4 Bd3 53.Rb4 Be4 54.Kf2 Bf5 55.Rb7+ Ke6 56.Rb5

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