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Akiba Rubinstein vs Georg Marco
The Hague (1921)  ·  King's Gambit: Declined. Classical Variation (C30)  ·  1-0
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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-28-05
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  Karpova: One of Rubinstein's greatest games!

6....nbd7? Marco tries some kind of "king's gambit declined hanham" which turns out to be bad. nbd7 only cramps up black's game while 7...c6 just weakens his position.

7...f5 is a strong move here since black has already castled.

11...a4 is a waste of time and 14...de opens the q-file for white. black can't prevent the following combination (17.nf7: 18.g5)

18...nd5 is no mistake. it`'s already completely lost for black but now he gets some counterplay.

white's king is also in danger but Rubinstein defends in great manner. black can't avoid checkmate (rh2)

Jul-16-07
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  Karpova: An absolutely fantastic attacking game from Akiba who shows his tremendous tactical skill once more!
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