Mr. Horseman Goes For A Knight Sacrifice

February 28, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenWed, February 28, 2018 4:00amURL:
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Derek Horseman vs Dennis Horne
Hastings (1955)
King’s Gambit: Accepted. Kieseritsky Gambit Cotter Gambit (C39)
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ng5 h6 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Nc3 d5 8. Nxd5
Be7 9. Bc4 Bxh4+ 10. Kf1 b5 11. Bb3 Kg7 12. d3 Bg5 13. Bxf4 Nf6 14. Bxg5 hxg5
15. Rxh8 Qxh8 16. Kg1 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 c6 18. Qd2 Qh6 19. Rf1 Nd7 20. Rf7+ Kg6 21.
Qf2 cxd5 22. Qf5+ Kh5 23. Rh7
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