A Smooth Combination By A British Civil Engineer

July 5, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenThu, July 5, 2018 7:30amURL:
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Francis Burden vs NN
London m/7 (1850)
King’s Gambit: Accepted. Bishop’s Gambit Cozio Variation (C33)
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 d6 5. Nc3 g5 6. d4 Bg7 7. Nf3 Qh5 8. e5
Qg6 9. h4 h6 10. Nd5 Kd8 11. hxg5 hxg5 12. Rxh8 Bxh8 13. Nxg5 Qxg5 14. Bxf4 Qh4
15. Qf3 Nc6 16. exd6 Bg4 17. dxc7+ Kc8 18. Qe4 Be6 19. Qxe6+ fxe6 20. Nb6+ axb6
21. Bxe6#
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