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Copyright 1991,1996, 1997, 1998 John Richard Coffey.
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0 [Next]	The game is Mayet - Anderssen, Berlin 1851. It is a position from the Ruy Lopez opening. Black to Move
1 [Next]	It would have been more standard for White to castle or play d4. Black to Move
2 [Next]	Black to Move
3 [Next]	Black to Move
4 [Next]	Fritz 10 thinks that the bishop sacrifice gives White a 2/3 pawn advantage, whereas it thinks that Bh5 is equal. Black to Move
5 [Next]	Now white is lost. Black to Move
6 [Next]	This is not how the game continued, but it is how it should have gone according to Fritz 10. Black to Move
7 [Next]	Black to Move
8 [Next]	Black to Move
9 [Next]	Black to Move
10 [Next]	Black to Move
11 [Next]	With a huge advantage.
12 [Next]	In the actual game, black played ... Black to Move
13 [Next]	Black to Move
14 [Next]	White's queen move was a mistake. Black to Move
15 [Next]	This move followed by Rh1+ is the more accurate way to play this according to Fritz. This is not what was played...
16 [Next]	In the actual game, Black took the d-pawn and White grabbed the knight... Black to Move
17 [Next]	What follows is ... Black to Move
18 [Next]	Black to Move
19 [Next]	Black to Move
20 [Next]	Black to Move
21 [Next]	Mate.