A Great Attack That Seems To Be Virtually Unknown

June 29, 2019 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenSat, June 29, 2019 4:30pmURL:
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In this video I am analyzing a brilliant attacking game played by English chess player John Cazenove (President of the London Chess Club) against D Tomalin. By going for King’s gambit Cazenove manages to build up a strong attack and making use of opponent’s mistakes sacrifices his queen after which Black king finds himself in a mating net! In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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John Cazenove vs D Tomalin
London m/7 (1819)
King’s Gambit: Accepted. Traditional Variation (C38)
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. d4 Qe7 6. O-O h6
7. Nc3 c6 8. e5 Qb4 9. Ne4 Bf8 10. Qe2 g4 11. Nd6+ Bxd6
12. exd6+ Kd8 13. Ne5 Rh7 14. c3 f3 15. Qe4 Nf6 16. Qxh7 Nxh7
17. Nxf7+ Ke8 18. Re1+ Kf8 19. Bxh6+ Kg8 20. Re8+ Nf8 21. Ng5+
Qxc4 22. Rxf8#
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