A Very Unusual Way Of Trapping A Queen

December 5, 2021 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenSun, December 5, 2021 4:08pmURL:
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King’s gambit leads to a quick king-side attack which White concludes by trapping opponent’s Queen!
In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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Tony Magee vs Cliff Aker
corr (1981) (correspondence)
King’s Gambit: Declined. Classical Variation (C30)
1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. d3 Ng4
7. Ng5 O-O 8. f5 Nf6 9. Nd5 h6 10. Nxf6+ Qxf6 11. h4 Na5
12. Nh7 Kxh7 13. Bg5
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