Happy Halloween! The Hyper Aggressive Halloween Gambit

October 31, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenWed, October 31, 2018 7:00pmURL:
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Grigor Minchev vs V Velev
Svishtov students tournament (1994), Bulgaria, Sep-09
Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit (C46)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nxe5 Nxe5 5. d4 Nc6 6. d5
Ne5 7. f4 Ng6 8. e5 Ng8 9. d6 cxd6 10. exd6 Qa5 11. h4 Qb4
12. Qe2+ Kd8 13. f5 Nxh4 14. a3 Nxg2+ 15. Qxg2 Qxd6 16. Bd2
Qe5+ 17. Be2 Qxf5 18. O-O-O Qg6 19. Qxg6 fxg6 20. Nb5 Nf6
21. Bf4 Ne8 22. Be3 a6 23. Bb6+ Ke7 24. Rhe1 axb5 25. Bc4+ Kf6
26. Bd8+ Kf5 27. Rd5+ Kf4 28. Rd4+ Kg3 29. Bh4+ Kh2 30. Bd5
Bc5 31. Rh1#
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