C34: King's Gambit Accepted: 3 Nf3: 3...Nf6 and 3...d6
1.e4
This game was played without clocks during the tournament.
1...e5
2.f4
When you get the chance to play one of the all-time greats you've got to have a go!
2...exf4
3.Nf3
h6
4.d4
g5
5.h4
Bg7
6.hxg5
hxg5
7.Rxh8
Bxh8
8.Nc3
[8.Qd3
g4
9.Ne5
Qh4+
10.Kd1
d6
11.Nc4
Qf2
12.Nc3
Ne7
13.Bd2
a6
14.a4
Nbc6
15.Nd5
Nxd5
16.exd5
Ne7
17.Be2
Bf5
18.Qb3
Qg1+
19.Be1
Qxd4+
20.Kc1
Qxd5
21.Bh4
Qxg2
22.Kd2
Qd5+
Basman,M-Rantanen,Y/London 1978/MCD/0-1 (25); 8.g3
g4
9.Nh2
fxg3
10.Qxg4
Ne7
11.Nf3
d5
12.Qh5
Ng6
13.Bg5
Bf6
14.Nc3
Bxg5
15.Nxg5
Qf6
16.Nf3
dxe4
17.Nxe4
Qf4
18.Qb5+
c6
19.Qe2
Kf8
20.Bg2
Bg4
21.Ned2
Nd7
22.0-0-0
Re8
Lachaux,J-Bernard,J/Val Thorens 2002/EXT 2003/0-1 (34)]
8...d6
9.Bc4
Nc6
10.e5N
[10.Nd5
Bg4
11.c3
Bh5
12.Kf2
Bg7
13.Bd2
Nf6
14.Nxf6+
Qxf6
15.Bb5
Kf8
16.e5
Qf5
17.Bxc6
bxc6
18.Qa4
g4
19.Qxc6
Re8
20.Qxc7
gxf3
21.Qxd6+
Kg8
22.Qc6
Rb8
23.b3
Qc2
0-1 Madsen,P-Jacobsen,B/Vejle 1974/MCD (23); 10.Qd2-/+
]
10...g4
[10...Bf5
11.Nh4
gxh4
12.Qh5
Qd7
13.e6
Bxe6
14.Qxh8
Nce7
15.d5
Bg4
16.Bxf4
0-0-0
17.Qxh4
Ng6
18.Qf2
Re8+
19.Kd2=
]
11.Bxf4
gxf3
12.Qxf3
Qh4+
13.Bg3
Qh1+
[13...Qh7
was stronger 14.0-0-0
Nb4=
]
14.Kf2
Qh7
15.Rh1
Qxc2+
[15...Qxh1
Theme: Deflection from f7 16.Qxf7+
Demolition of pawn structure]
16.Kf1
Be6
[16...Bf5
17.Rxh8
0-0-0
18.exd6
cxd6
19.Bxf7+-
]
17.Bxe6
fxe6
18.Rxh8
0-0-0
19.exd6
cxd6
20.Qg4
Qc1+
21.Be1
Rf8+
22.Ke2
Qc2+
[22...Qxb2+??
capturing this pawn is a mistake 23.Bd2
Rd8
24.Rxg8
Nxd4+
25.Ke3
(25.Qxd4?!
Rxg8
26.Qxd6
Rxg2+
27.Ke3
a6+/=
) 25...Nf5+
26.Kd3+-
]
23.Bd2
Qf5
24.Rxg8
Nxd4+
Demolishes the pawn shield
25.Qxd4
Deflection from g8
25...Rxg8
26.Ne4
[26.Qe4
Qh5+
27.Kd3
Rg6
28.Qc4+
Kd7=
]
26...Rxg2+
27.Kd1
Qd5
[27...Qh5+
28.Kc2+/-
]
28.Nxd6+
Kc7
29.Qxd5
exd5
30.Nb5+
Kb6
31.Nd4
Kc5
32.Ne6+
Kd6
33.Nd4
[33.Nf4
Rg4+/-
]
33...Kc5
[33...Ke5!?
is worthy of consideration 34.Bc3
b6=
Settling for the draw.]
34.Ne6+
Kd6
35.Nd4
[35.Nf4!?
35...Rg4
36.Ke2+/=
The likelihood of either side winning this is minimal.]
35...Kc5
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