Keres Plays King’s Gambit, His Opponent Answers With Falkbeer Countergambit

October 11, 2021 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Paul Keres vs Vladimirs Petrovs
USSR Championship (1940), Moscow URS, rd 19, Oct-02
King’s Gambit: Falkbeer Countergambit. Charousek Gambit Keres Variation (C32)
1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nd2 exd3 6. Bxd3
Qxd5 7. Ngf3 Bc5 8. Qe2+ Qe6 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4
g6 12. b4 Be7 13. Bb2 Bf6 14. O-O-O Nc6 15. h4 h5 16. g4 Bxe5
17. fxe5 Qxg4 18. Qe3 Nxb4 19. e6 Nd5 20. exf7+ Rxf7 21. Bc4
c6 22. Rxd5 Qxc4 23. Qe8+ Rf8 24. Qxg6#
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