Jaw Dropping Or Maybe A Mind Blowing Sacrifice)))

January 24, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenWed, January 24, 2018 2:30pmURL:
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George Alcock MacDonnell vs Samuel Standidge Boden
Casual (1869), London
Bishop’s Opening: MacDonnell Gambit. La Bourdonnais-Denker Gambit (C23)
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5 3. b4 Bxb4 4. c3 Bc5 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Kf1 Ba5 8.Qh5 d5 9. Bxd5 Qe7 10. Ba3 Nf6 11. Bxf7+ Qxf7 12. Qxa5 Nc6 13. Qa4 Nxe4 14. Nf3 Bd7 15. Nbd2 Nxd2+ 16. Nxd2 O-O-O 17. Rb1 Qd5 18. Nf3 Bf5 19. Rd1 Rhe8 20. Bc5 Qxf3 21. gxf3 Bh3+ 22. Kg1 Re6 23. Qc2 Rxd4 24. Bxd4 Nxd4
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