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Black to Play

Pete Tamburro on

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The Albin Counter Gambit to the Queen’s Gambit usually signals a wild and wooly fight. This game is no exception. Both players start out well. Then their move choices get interesting and even critical: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 Be6 6.a3 Nge7 7.g3 Qd7 8.Bg2 Ng6 9.Qc2 0–0–0 10.b4 Ncxe5 11.0–0 d3?! 12.exd3 Nxd3? 13.Bb2 Bh3 14.Bd4? (A terrible idea. Better was 14.Bxh3 Qxh3 15.Ng5) and now SEE DIAGRAM


From a game won by Nielsen in the 1930s 14...Ndf4! Amazingly enough, this is a decisive move 15.Be3 If 15.Bxh3 Qxh3 16.gxf4 Nxf4 17.Ne1 Ne2+ 18.Kh1 Nxd4 19.Qd1 Bd6 20.f4 g5 21.Rf2 Bxf4 with an easy win. 15...Bxg2 16.Bxf4 Nxf4 17.gxf4 Bxf3 and White Resigned because of 18.Nxf3 Qg4+ 19.Kh1 Qxf3+ 20.Kg1 Rd6 21.Rfe1 Rg6+ 22.Kf1 Qh3+ 23.Ke2 Bxb4 24.axb4 Re8+ 25.Kd2 Rd6+ 26.Kc1 Rxe1+ 27.Kb2 Rxa1 28.Kxa1 Qa3+ 29.Kb1 Qxb4+ 30.Kc1 Qe1+ 31.Kb2 Rb6+ 32.Ka3 Qa5+ 33.Qa4 Qc3+ 34.Ka2 Qb2 mate A devastating king hunt. There were other ways to win, but this one appealed to me. Play it over!

 


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