George Alcock MacDonnell vs Henry Edward Bird (1872)

George Alcock MacDonnell vs Henry Edward Bird
London 1872 · King's Gambit: Accepted. Muzio Gambit Accepted From Defense (C37) · 1-0
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Sep-13-03		bunti: A beautiful queen sacrifice leading to mate. if black is going to accept the muzio gambit in the king's gambit opening they better know what they are doing!

Feb-04-06		Mate Hunter: 15...Kxf7 16.Qxd4 Ke7 (17.Rxf5 Qxa1+ black wins) would be better than 15...Ke8

Mar-17-06		Dodd: Wow, this looks less sacrificial than suicidal - he seems to throw away a knight and a pawn in the first ten moves. I agree, it looks like K takes f7 is better than king runs away with tail between legs! And then you would have had really suicidal play by white. Technically speaking you wouldn't expect white to win at all, would you?

Mar-17-06		Dodd: I should have said materialistically speaking...

Mar-17-06		DeepBlade: The Immortal Game approach KGA game.

Apr-03-08		Knight13: <DeepBlade: The Immortal Game approach KGA game.> Right on the spot. Wouldn't be surprising if MacDonnell got the idea from that game.

Could you use a little magic in your chess?

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